Johnny Silverlight Posted October 2, 2023 Report Share Posted October 2, 2023 (edited) The Sunlit Man offers us our first tantalizing hints about the nature of the Evil that slew most of the humans on Threnody. The relevant passage occurs on Page 140: Spoiler “We came from another world,” she said around bites of her food. Odd, how they even ate with gloves on. “Chased by an ancient force known as the Evil.” “It’s still there,” he said. “On your homeworld. I’ve seen it. Well, the manifestations of it.” Wild, unchained Investiture, come to life with its own alien will—forming mountain-sized figures with impossible, unnerving features and unknowable motivations. Threnody was not a place one visited to relax. This comment finally threw her for a loop. She almost dropped her sandwich as he said it. Edited October 2, 2023 by Johnny Silverlight 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Oltux72 he/him Posted October 2, 2023 Report Share Posted October 2, 2023 So to sum it up: The Evil is a piece of Ambition detached from the main Shard during the battle It has gained sentience The arrival of the Evil was basically a meteorite impact, only that it involved a piece of sentient Investiture rather than a natural celestial body falling from the sky 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Silverlight Posted October 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2023 This is our first canon description of how the Evil physically manifested. While reading Shadows For Silence, I visualized it as a dark, enormous cloud that drained people's lives. Nomad makes it sound more like the Evil manifested as a bunch of kaiju that rampaged across the Homeland (the primary continent on Threnody). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Oltux72 he/him Posted October 2, 2023 Report Share Posted October 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, Johnny Silverlight said: This is our first canon description of how the Evil physically manifested. While reading Shadows For Silence, I visualized it as a dark, enormous cloud that drained people's lives. Nomad makes it sound more like the Evil manifested as a bunch of kaiju that rampaged across the Homeland (the primary continent on Threnody). Yes. But there must be centuries between his observation and the arrival of the Evil. The assumption that it stayed physically the same is simple, but not necessarily true. It may be something like Midnight Essence adapting to its environment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werewolff Studios he/him Posted October 3, 2023 Report Share Posted October 3, 2023 On 10/2/2023 at 11:29 AM, Johnny Silverlight said: The Sunlit Man offers us our first tantalizing hints about the nature of the Evil that slew most of the humans on Threnody. The relevant passage occurs on Page 140: Hide contents “We came from another world,” she said around bites of her food. Odd, how they even ate with gloves on. “Chased by an ancient force known as the Evil.” “It’s still there,” he said. “On your homeworld. I’ve seen it. Well, the manifestations of it.” Wild, unchained Investiture, come to life with its own alien will—forming mountain-sized figures with impossible, unnerving features and unknowable motivations. Threnody was not a place one visited to relax. This comment finally threw her for a loop. She almost dropped her sandwich as he said it. It's tantalizing for sure! Can't wait to see some Awakened Jaegers going toe to toe with these fellas. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treamayne Posted October 3, 2023 Report Share Posted October 3, 2023 On 10/2/2023 at 3:58 AM, Oltux72 said: The Evil is a piece of Ambition detached from the main Shard during the battle Not necessarily - or, at least there is a possibility that it is not only pieces of Ambition. Discussed in this post. Note that the AU Threnody essay specifically says that both Ambition and Odium were wounded in the clash there. It's possible that the Evil is a Sapient Splinter of the pieces of Ambition and Odium combined. Spoiler Coppermind: A Splinter is the term for a specific type of fragment of Investiture that is ultimately derived from Adonalsium. These Splinters can be composed of a single Shard's power or the Investiture of multiple Shards. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therunner he/him Posted October 3, 2023 Report Share Posted October 3, 2023 3 minutes ago, Treamayne said: Not necessarily - or, at least there is a possibility that it is not only pieces of Ambition. Discussed in this post. Note that the AU Threnody essay specifically says that both Ambition and Odium were wounded in the clash there. It's possible that the Evil is a Sapient Splinter of the pieces of Ambition and Odium combined. Reveal hidden contents Coppermind: A Splinter is the term for a specific type of fragment of Investiture that is ultimately derived from Adonalsium. These Splinters can be composed of a single Shard's power or the Investiture of multiple Shards. Hmm...Hateful Ambition, that does sounds quite evil I would say. More so than Ambition alone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bzhydack he/him Posted October 4, 2023 Report Share Posted October 4, 2023 On 2.10.2023 at 3:29 AM, Johnny Silverlight said: The Sunlit Man offers us our first tantalizing hints about the nature of the Evil that slew most of the humans on Threnody. The relevant passage occurs on Page 140: Hide contents “We came from another world,” she said around bites of her food. Odd, how they even ate with gloves on. “Chased by an ancient force known as the Evil.” “It’s still there,” he said. “On your homeworld. I’ve seen it. Well, the manifestations of it.” Wild, unchained Investiture, come to life with its own alien will—forming mountain-sized figures with impossible, unnerving features and unknowable motivations. Threnody was not a place one visited to relax. This comment finally threw her for a loop. She almost dropped her sandwich as he said it. Description of Evil was to me very similar to something more familiar to us. To Rosharan HighStorm. Those giant figures looks very much like Stormstriders, so possible Evil is very much like Stormfather. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duladen he/him Posted October 5, 2023 Report Share Posted October 5, 2023 On 10/2/2023 at 6:54 PM, Werewolff Studios said: Can't wait to see some Awakened Jaegers going toe to toe with these fellas. Please oh please oh pleeeeeaassee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alathea Posted October 6, 2023 Report Share Posted October 6, 2023 On 10/3/2023 at 4:01 PM, therunner said: Hmm...Hateful Ambition, that does sounds quite evil I would say. More so than Ambition alone. That could be exactly it! Much like Ruin + Preservation = Harmony/Discord, Ambition + Odium = Evil. A terrifying potential splinter combination for sure! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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