I just had a “crazy” idea: Vrtra could be a permanent party member for the next story arc, either via Varshaan or via a new puppet. He was able to send Varshaan to Sharlayan and not lose signal, so the control range on that eye of his could be as big as we need it for whatever adventure we go on next.

It just occurred to me but I’d absolutely love this. Vrtra is my favorite dragon now. And he’d bring an interesting dynamic, being an alien creature but also relatively wise but also loves people but also is relatively unversed in being part of a team. It’s a great potential mix of a character who’s both useful and reliable but also has a lot of fun character building potential.