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1. The idea of the WOL rejoining with other Azem shards is stupid and would be terrible writing. I kind of hope there's a future, villainous Azem shard who tries to do this so the characters can point out how sociopathic it is.

1a. The WOL going back in time to become Azem is the worst theory this fandom has. Azem did not have cat ears or lizard scales.

2. Ice is directly opposite to lightning on the elemental wheel. For all of his many, many flaws, Calyx claims to be acting in the interest of preserving life. What if this "Winterer" group is trying to restore balance to the Ninth?
1) Yes. It is inherently wrong to gobble up unwilling shards to become more powerful. Thus it would be a villain who would do that - exactly as we’ve discussed when referencing a possible villainous Azem shard - doing just that. But I imagine if this is the path forward, the writers will have our character power up with friendly shards during a “last battle” type moment.

1a) Personally, I don’t find it stupid. But your mileage may vary. What you pointed out however, can easily be solved in the game with a glamour that is later dispelled once certain characters are let on to our actual appearance. It would even be fun to hop into the character creation menu with a specific toolset of Ancient looks to make our appearance.

2) That’s a very cool (no pun intended) idea and I support it. Would be fascinating to see if this group intends to preserve a reflection other than the source - to the detriment of the other reflections.