Quote Originally Posted by Theodric View Post
Venat as a Yunalesca figure wouldn't exactly put her in full out villain territory, either - it'd just have her double down on what she saw as the best way forward and require defeat in order for the protagonists to avert a second Sundering.
That still sounds just like every other "Punch God" plot, to be honest.

On the basis of Venat being willing to abandon the Reflections the Scions should have been eager to confront and defy her...but there's barely a whisper of protest despite spending most of the previous expansion on the First and knowing full well who would be left behind.
But this was one of the few elements of the story that was handled with a modicum of maturity and nuance. After the Forum makes its proclamation, the Scions make it clear that they will not get in their way for executing their own plans to survive the Final Days because 1) their plans are horrific, but still better than the alternative of annihilation and 2) there isn't any time left to debate this. This was exactly the sort of grayish morality that the expansion should have had more of.