yo another theory real quick, what if Mythshore was killed by our teacher? like he went to Northcrest so what if his intention was to join up with the people who were going to kill Mythshore/attempt whatever happened there? and he like escaped or didn't and later we can find his remains or some proof he was there?
forgot entirely about some things so ignore the dead teacher idea, i HIGHLY doubt thats a possibility now. still think its possible he was involved in it tho
Didn't he ask for Strong Health Potions and Lust Potions Right in his letter? So he would have gone to the Orc's because of the person that knew of us the informant, right? If he was the one that gone there to do something wouldn't he be there to heal instead of killing people because hes a healer. I know he wouldn't be able to send letters to us after the avalaunch but wouldn't he ask for spectral sirup instead of lust potions?
yeah, him being the informant makes sense but I'm just saying if he sided with the orcs maybe he would side with the people who killed Mythshore because he is planning on using it on Northcrest too, also I don't know if healer works for him because he is technically a herbalist too. so he could be like the final boss version of the MC. (or a weaker one if we level up high enough lol) also the avalanche actually kinda throws a wrench into our theory because the Skullbreaker horde is the one we think he is working with which wouldn't make sense if the avalanche is stopping his letters because he would directly be able to go to Northcrest since it seems if he is working with the Orcs the people of Northcrest don't know he is, and why would he stop interacting with the character? also who the hell delivered the letter to the MC? I just realized we live in the forest before addresses and stuff so who knows where we live and is delivering those letters? unless they got a map, or the teacher has one he just hands out how do they find us?
I actually think the death cult from Mythshore doesn't have anything to do with what's happening with the orcs , while both have the eldritch horror signature mark(I say that because of the orc brute sanity drain move) they are way to different from one another to be related, since generally speaking this kinds of things have a modus operandi, like the nameless likes to fuck with the mind(everybody that's cleansed from the curse of lust says that their body was kind of in autopilot and they had no control over it) and the witch likes subtle behavioural manipulations (like the aphrodisiac around her hut) but the orcs are having their natural disposition amplified and warped and Mythshore was completely run over by the "we tried to summon an elder god" vibes. In short I don't think that it's possible for the both to have the same third party involved. Also the teacher could be made to help against his will in some way making him unable to keep contact or alternatively he could be farther north closer to Durig's home(though I like the traitorous teacher idea more, but that's because I like drama and trauma in stories even when it's at my characters expense there's just so much to explore and develop that way¯\_(ツ)_/¯).
Delivery people could simply ask around Bareshade where is the herbalist's hut since everybody there knows where we live and I'm pretty sure the message was dropped at Bernie's and then he went to the hut and left it there since it was him that handled the shipping and he also got a letter. And the reason people cannot reach Mythshore is the orc's blockade not the avalanche that keeps people from going north(I know it was Xerxes-gen who mentioned the avalanche but I'm kind lazy right now and don't wanna write another comment Lol).
ok yeah this makes sense, the teacher being forced also could be something to think about. even if I also like the traitorous teacher idea more but that's only because I think it would be interesting plot not because I like trauma lol. plus, the death cult summoning a eldritch being is not what I thought I fully thought they just wanted to kill everyone in Mythshore for some unknown reason but summoning the god would make sense too. I also did not think at all about them being able to ask so like I have been blanking a lot.
I expressed myself badly is not that I like trauma per se is more that I like the storytelling possibilities that it opens and they happen to involve trauma(I like to see characters dealing with it and growing stronger from it).
I also thought that the people who destroyed Mythshore were only trying to get new weaponry, but the more I think about how they're always involved with death or the sea in some way... I find that the Lovecraftian vibes are strong with them.
I think I mostly understood what you meant by trauma, I just don't like hardships in most series or games because I already got enough in real life. I use gaming as an escape and don't need reminders of reality XD. plus, yeah, I see the Lovecraftian stuff, and speaking of him, what if the nameless was actually brought here by the deaths of those in Mythshore?
It would be interesting if that's how the nameless got to Aigram specially since my character is super spiteful towards him, so I imagine their conversation about that to go like: you said you're not bad right? Now I see how you're the embodiment of goodness and goodwill *awkward silence*. And I like playing games for the same reason but for me characters going through hardship is no problem I don't like bad endings though, since generally I use characters triumphs as a reminder that I can do it(maybe because my support network is not that good).
