I've just cleared the Big Event on Turn 27 for the second time (though sadly the election was winnerless), and this time I visited Mau for the first time afterward and watched obgu irefvbaf bs the summoning scene. (Qentbpra'f nccebiny svyyf zr jvgu funzr!) Shortly thereafter a terrible truth dawned (ETA: probably very large lore spoilers ahead!!):
- Ibfuxbg znxrf pyrne gung Zvynavn vf fbzrubj fcvevghnyyl be cflpuvpnyyl pbaarpgrq gb Rgreany Enqvnapr, naq jneaf Mbenan abg gb gbhpu gur pelfgny onerunaqrq;
- Mbenan'f zbz qvrf, ure oebgure phgf ure bss, naq Pelfgny Abin vf cvffrq va rirel raqvat V'ir sbhaq fb sne jurer fur hfrf gur pelfgny, rira gur barf jurer fur bayl qbrf fb va gur rcvybthr;
- Mbenan jnf pybarq fcrpvsvpnyyl gb or noyr gb hfr gur pelfgny, naq vaqrrq trgf irel nggnpurq/nyzbfg nqqvpgrq gb univat vg arne ure nsgre hfvat vg bayl bapr;
- Qentbpra unf nofbyhgryl ab pbaprea nobhg uvf jvsr fgvyy orvat nyvir, naq pyrneyl cynaarq gb hfr Mbenan nf n jrncba;
- Zvynavn'f fcvevg pnyyf Mbenan n guvrs naq zheqrere naq unf qvrq irel erpragyl;
Hfvat gur Rgreany Enqvnapr pelfgny xvyyf Mbenan'f zbz.
So now I'm wondering: jvyy gurer or nal bgure jnl gb qrsrng Qentbpra? Be vs abg, qb V whfg unir gb qrny jvgu nyy Abin ungvat zr nsgrejneqf? Vapvarengvat ure rivy qnq vf qrsvavgryl n cbfvgvir sbe Mbenan, nethnoyl bar sbe rirelobql ryfr gbb, ohg Zvynavn qlvat xvaq bs fhpxf sbe gur Abinaf naq gur gnggrerq yrff-rivy erznvaf bs Mbenan'f snzvyl. (Jr arire frr Pelfgny Abin, fb V zvtuga'g pner nobhg vg vs V unqa'g cynlrq YYgD, ohg V qvq naq V qb!)