Is our friendly ghostly making a return?

[Alleluia]

In the media section of the 5.1 site, there is a set of screenshots, one of which shows hoodless G'raha Tia in lakeland. Then above them there are two shots of character models on a white background, one of which is also a hoodless G'raha Tia. This implies that the media, including the model shots, are specifically about post-5.0 content.

My question comes in about the other model render shown: Ardbert. The above logic means that his render being there means he's got something to do with the next patch. Is it possible he's still around? It sure seemed like the symbolism in the final scenes of 5.0 said he was moving on, but now I'm not sure. Not that I'd mind if he's still around. I'd just be pretty surprised.

Or perhaps he's got some past history with the Grand Cosmos and will appear in flashbacks? Do we ever learn where he was actually from?

[JeanneOrnitier]

I sure hope he's still around.

[Theodric]

I hope so, he's my favourite character not only in Shadowbringers but the game as a whole.

[RoseSymphony]

I remember initially seeing that picture of Ardbert before the site got updated but looking at it now, it seems to be gone. I'm not sure if they put it there by accident or if it was just a filler image.

[Lihtleita]

looks like our boi was reincarnated

[Iscah]

looks like our boi was reincarnated

"Looks like" but I doubt it. You can see the same boy in an earlier cutscene when you first restore night to Lakeland, and Ardbert's soul isn't "available" to be reincarnated because it's still him.

[Nalien]

"Looks like" but I doubt it. You can see the same boy in an earlier cutscene when you first restore night to Lakeland, and Ardbert's soul isn't "available" to be reincarnated because it's still him.

Technically isn't his soul now us? I expect him to live on as a Fray type character at this point, at least. One who is effectively just in our heads.

[Iscah]

Technically isn't his soul now us? I expect him to live on as a Fray type character at this point, at least. One who is effectively just in our heads.

That too - he definitely won't be reincarnated now.

I think it's quite possible that we'll see him return and continue to exist/manifest as a distinct 'fragment' of ourself.

[Alleo]

looks like our boi was reincarnated

That would make no sense. He was becoming a part of our soul so he should not be able to reincarnate at all and that would be too fast. I just think this boy shows how our deeds change people and give them a reason to become adventurers themselves.

At OP: Would be nice if he makes a return but that would also mean that he somehow is able to co-exist even with our souls rejoined..poor WoL her mind is really getting full.

[Erendis]

looks like our boi was reincarnated

I believe he was supposed to remind us of Yozan