#which is to say. it's kinda fucked but i wouldn't be surprised if ruidusborn blood itself is something important

[chaosgenasi]

thinking about. potential leader of the "death-obsessed cult" within paragon's call / inferred worshipper of the duskmaven, otohan thull, using poison that seals souls behind one of the divine gates and prevents resurrection. there's also an interesting piece of dialogue from treshi, who, in relation to the ruidus superstitions of those within paragon's call, said: "i've seen enough interesting, weird things in my life to know that most nothing makes much sense, so you get what you can with the time you are given. and when your time is up, it's up." also, it's very out there, but if the poison is less about preventing resurrection and moreso about redirecting the souls elsewhere if possible -- say, behind a different gate -- there's this interesting piece of lore from c2:

"there is a prominent belief, superstitious as it is largely considered, that most of these meteors that do come through in meteor showers themselves are parts of ruidus, the distant moon, breaking apart and making their way towards the planet. some believe because it's decaying and just showering its decay upon the planet in clumps, others believe it's supposedly distant warriors' spirits that themselves are returning to the planet after being lost on the battlefield."

#basil.ramblings #cr spoilers #critical role spoilers #every day i wish we got to see bells hells fight her greatest warriors just to see what she would have Done #had her people been knocked unconscious / if she would have let them die #also i'm super curious about the poison itself like. is it necrotic?? how does otohan view the rq in regards to #the natural order of life and death?? is the duskmaven different? especially bc we know she's already riding that line with dunamancy #or is the poison itself a form of worship / how does she view coming back bc again laudna isn't secretive about being undead #& no one seemed bothered by her #idk it's all so interesting. i'm shaking all the lore around in my mind #also i just finished re-listening to calamity the other day and i keep thinking about 'blood of the chosen' #& all of the bloodlines & magic & rituals we have going on this campaign and what that might mean ruidus wise #especially if y'know. there's the omen archive & everything with werewolves & paragon's call having or once had connections #with the nightmare king & ashton possibly being a weird religious experiment / elemental magic + blood #which is to say. it's kinda fucked but i wouldn't be surprised if ruidusborn blood itself is something important #i don't know! i'm excited to find out!