#a lot to think on in a non combat episode that spanned about 24 hours

[gut-shabbos-sluts]

More questions than answers for me this episode. 26, to be exact, most under the cut because it’s a long post. Come talk answers with me, because I have no clue what to think.

The Nein have seen Caleb’s scars before, presumably. They’ve all seen each other naked enough times for that fact to be likely. What did they think they were until now?

How old is Nott, really? Is her perception of her age changed by her time as a goblin? Because she claimed that she’s nine again this episode, but also said she’s been married to Yeza for five years, and Luke is about that age.

Caduceus says he’s an open book, but he doesn’t give anything up. The new lore we get from him is only marginally deeper than what we knew before now. He also admits to being a fan of lies by omission. What is he hiding? Why is he hiding it?

What is the job of the archmage of antiquities? Caleb mentioned researching artifacts, but I can’t help but wonder what else she may do. Censoring history books? Erasing people whose crimes against the Empire have come to light since their death?

If what we saw of Luke’s character is all we have to go off of, he has a limp, or some sort of other issue walking. Did he get it escaping the goblin village with Yeza?

Nott calls herself a goblin girl, then a halfling woman. We know she’s majorly dysphoric in her goblin body, does the fact that she’s no longer an adult add to this? Because despite her issues growing up, she at least had grown up and found a version of success that worked for her. Now she’s back to square one, and a monster on top of that. Was this a deliberate word choice?

The whole connection between the hooded woman and Molly’s story. According to what we know, Nott and Molly died within half a year of each other. Molly woke up a total amnesiac. Nott says she’s losing more and more of her halfling self as time goes on. Even if it wasn’t the same woman, or slightly different ceremonies, the fact that they happened so close to each other definitely begs discussion.

Why would the mages let the troops mobilize again if the tripod had been stolen that very day? There’s enough fear in Felderwin already to not have issue stirring people up to think it’s another surprise attack. Did the mages not notice their tools and notes stolen? Had they planned on leaving them there?

Which parts of backstory did Caleb change/omit because they weren’t true the from the first time around, and which did he say differently because of editing for his audience?

Is Ermendrud a surname or a middle name? If it’s the latter, what is his surname?

What are Trent and the Assembly at large’s goals? You don’t just stop a war in the street with a truce and a proposal that gives them a major in to the Empire’s politics. Especially when you’re a morally grey (at best) mage with great power and relative immortality. Their goals may be parallel to the Empire’s, but it’s unlikely that they’re the same. What do they want with dunamancy beyond winning a war?

What’s happening in the rest of the world, in locations where the Nein actually used the beacon? What’s the likelihood that their small use of dunamis could call the Krynn like the regular experiments in Felderwin?

Who put the note in the Cobalt Soul book that taught Caleb the word ‘dunamis’ in the first place?

Travis obviously likes being a shit-kicker, but how much was that the case with him saying that Fjord used the Nein? After everything with his arc, it doesn’t feel likely, but even so, does Fjord feel that that’s the case?

Beau is name dropping the Cobalt Soul a lot, like it means something, but the people in Felderwin don’t seem to be acting like it holds as much clout as she expects. Is it just not as know outside of major cities?

The Krynn were only in Felderwin for an hour or so, according to the Crownsguard. Is that accurate, or the result of time-weirdness? If the apothecary was hit last, when did they attack the fields?

Why is Jester the most averse to slurs, to the point where she hesitates before using them in conversations where other words would cast suspicion on her? Character choice, backstory choice?

The time sickness from the dunamancy experiments seemed to center around poorer neighborhoods in Felderwin. Was it intentional to put people who lived in those areas under more risk, as opposed to wealthier citizens?

The worms definitely would have an effect on the fields and the soil structure. Was that a choice of biological warfare alongside torching the crops themselves? Presumably giant Xhorhas worms wouldn’t be the healthiest thing for the earth, not to mention the turning of soil out of time.

The Blooming Grove was made either before or around the same time that the Savalierwood was cursed. Were their creations linked? What magic do they hold that Caduceus is convinced that the curse shouldn’t be leaching into it? How many other temples and cemeteries were created at the same time? How are they doing?

What is the linguistic connection between Ghor Dranas and Nicodranas, if any?

Yasha mentioned bull-men in northern Xhorhas, near Ghor Dranas. What are the chances that Blud, Marion’s bodyguard, is from there?

If the most dunamancy being practiced at this time is based in Ghor Dranas, and the city is the former seat of the Betrayer Gods, what are the chances it’s a form of magic from the Age of Arcanum that was erased from larger history, possibly because of its part in the Calamity/Divergence?

In relation to that, could dunamancy be what’s causing the permanent night over the city? Not just darkness, but actual nighttime enforced by time manipulation.

Was Geo’f’f just really badly injured, or were the fires somehow magical and therefore more damaging? It’s been two plus weeks and he still seems to be in a worse place medically. If it’s the latter, is that because he was injured at the base of the dunamancy experiments? Or just apothecary-related acid burns?

Fjord’s accent slip wasn’t to his ‘real’ accent. This was more posh, a little higher, the accent not quite the same. What caused the slip, then, and why to that accent?

#critical role #cr spoilers #long post #lots of questions #and im still writing other meta #a lot to think on in a non combat episode that spanned about 24 hours