Quote Originally Posted by jameseoakes View Post
I think that's the problem, the sundering/the aftermarth seems to have driven the unsundered ascians insane, where as Venat was able to betray and unmake her own civilisation and apparently isn't affect at all
The Ancients were very meticulous and obsessed with their perfect utopia that it gave into a somewhat unhealthy culture where people played god, putting a lot more value into the work of developing their civilization for the benefit of the star and in a weird way undervaluing their own lives by encouraging one to "die" after they fulfilled their purpose. This kind of thinking is what would have eventually gave pass to their own self-destruction, based on the examples of other civilizations we've come across at Ultima Thule such as the Niburun, The Omicrons and the Ea where their own paradises developed their flavor of nihilism. To me the Ancients were well on their way to that path. Venat gave the impression that she didnt necessarily agree with a lot of her people's ways, which is why she was the rare case of a Convocation member still being alive even though she fulfilled her purpose and gave up her seat. Factor that with her own free spirit, something that she shares with our Azem, it makes sense why she was one of the few Ancients whom didnt gave into despair like the rest of the Ancients during the Final Days.