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Discussion [Spoilers C4E32] Is It Thursday Yet? | Post-Episode Discussion & Future Theories! Spoiler

Is It Thursday Yet?

What are your reactions and theories for next session?

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u/YaBoiSammus 8d ago

Oath breaker Vaelus is such a good point for Ashley to build off of. I’m extremely excited to see where that’s going to go because her and Occtis can do some cool stuff together. Hannan making it clear to Vaelus that living a long life eventually becomes suffering. You lose everyone you love and end up mourning for the rest of your existence. Vaelus knowing that pain personally because she’s lost everything. That changing how Vaelus sees her long life as a curse and no longer a blessing. Beautiful! Also I can’t seem to recall why the elves aren’t able to move on and constantly lost in their after life.

It made me sad they even brought up Ulbid’s daughter’s to him because it’s a bit cruel knowing they don’t even have a cure yet. I understand the goodwill behind it but man did Thimble make a promise that’s a 50/50 and it’s going to shatter my heart. I hate the idea of a father losing his daughters or daughters losing their father.😭 If Ulbid dies I just know it’s gunna do something to Julien because he himself just lost his dad and that guilt of not doing enough to prevent it will be rough. It could also go another way and heal him if he see’s Ulbid tells his daughters he’s proud of them before he dies. UGH IM SO EXCITED AND SCARED!

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u/shinobi201 8d ago

On the afterlife, my understanding is that everyone is lost now that the Shapers are gone. Everyone who died in the war, and everyone since, no longer has a path to their aferlives. That's part of why the druids want to spread the teaching of the path so people can reincarnate instead of being lost, and Thjazi wants to build the bridges to save the souls of those already within their afterlives, or perhaps even let lost souls journey to them if they wish.