Do we really need the Scions again?

[Iscah]

I don't know if I would call Zero a main cast member yet. She's been with us for a handful of patches and seems very much like a special guest for this whole 13th shard story we're doing at the moment, which I assume will be concluded in 6.5 since every one of the scions that is involved with it will be leaving for the new world in 7.0.

Main character is relative. She is certainly a main character during this story arc.

As I've said elsewhere, I don't expect her to continue in MSQ but she may have a future in a sidequest arc, which has happened previously for characters like Hilda who left the MSQ but popped up in the MCH job quests.

The twins are supposed to be helping with the reconstruction of Garlemald, which I guess they either just abandon or it will be quickly explained that they somehow managed to get them functioning as a self sufficient nation with a stable government and we just shouldn't care how that happened. I really am not sure what Urianger or Thancred would be pursuing since they have no character development independent of us. Really though they haven't given these characters any goals outside of what the plot demanded of them at the time, so they have nothing to do other than whatever we are doing.

The twins are helping with Garlemald, yes. They're not the sole driving force behind the entire effort and it won't collapse without their personal presence – I would find that far more unrealistic. They've been there for months now, presumably working hard, and diplomatic connections have been made for trade with the Hannish. We may be getting updates on their progress for some time yet.

And Thancred and Urianger are off "wandering the realm" and doing stuff independent of us (and being amusingly sarcastic buddies), which is how they've likely ended up independently recruited to Tural.

[SieyaM]

Main character is relative. She is certainly a main character during this story arc.

As I've said elsewhere, I don't expect her to continue in MSQ but she may have a future in a sidequest arc, which has happened previously for characters like Hilda who left the MSQ but popped up in the MCH job quests.




The twins are helping with Garlemald, yes. They're not the sole driving force behind the entire effort and it won't collapse without their personal presence – I would find that far more unrealistic. They've been there for months now, presumably working hard, and diplomatic connections have been made for trade with the Hannish. We may be getting updates on their progress for some time yet.

And Thancred and Urianger are off "wandering the realm" and doing stuff independent of us (and being amusingly sarcastic buddies), which is how they've likely ended up independently recruited to Tural.

Since time passes in such an inconsistent way that I am not sure they have been there for months, I think this entire story arc is supposed to take 1 year from ARR to EW. And no the reconstruction of Garlemald will not halt without them, but for them to just up and leave whenever it suits them smacks of irresponsibility and lack of commitment, it would literally be them saying oh well we know you're still trying to rebuild but we want to do something else even though we've become heavily involved. It's also just another example of characters not having any real or lasting development of their own, just doing whatever the WoL and plot demands of them.