#Cyrus storm

[marvelousbelladonna]

Opal’s performance check on a handy to Cyrus

[zei-ord-art]

Dorian Secondsun Onlyson Storm

[topaz-mutiny]

Imagine being magically compelled to leave as your brother is being attacked by a giant spider.

And then he suddenly stops screaming.

[song-of-baldy-ron]

I better not hear anyone speaking bad about my man Dorian, who just lost his brother to a Betrayer God and hasn't even had time to process that grief before being shown this footage. Not to mention losing a close friend to that same god and watching as other friends dedicated to the Wildmother/Raven Queen begged for help only for those two to stand by doing nothing as Lolth takes over Opal.

I don't think anything he saw in Downfall surprised him after that and he's absolutely valid for that opinion.

[revvethasmythh]

"Do you know what a trope is? A thematic element, you are a apprentice bard, are you not? It's one of my least favorite. Yet, it is where my heart guides me. I want revenge, Dariax, badly. Do you think you can take revenge against the universe? Do you think you can fight back against gods and monsters?"

[crabridgedart]

C3E14 Abridged - Art by @wingbuffet, galaxybandit, @azraelion and @agarthanguide

[annemarieyeretzian]

petition to give dorian storm a fucking break,

[sofigrace]

nothing, just thinking about dorian returning to the silken squall and his parents seeing the golden accents on his clothes and just knowing

[ittybittyremy]

All the details Bells Hells know about Cyrus' death & everything surrounding it

I've been seeing people wondering/forgetting how much Dorian has told Bells Hells about the circumstances of Cyrus' death. So I've decided to go through the episodes!

A couple disclaimers before I start:

Orym shouldn't have made that comment to Dorian. Even if he didn't know all the specifics, knowing Dorian's brother died recently (and at all for that matter) should have stopped him from making that theoretical. Even if Cyrus' death had nothing to do with the gods, it would still be an inappropriate thing to say. He could've made that theoretical to anyone else in that group but he said it to the person with a recently dead family member.

Even though it would be beneficial for Dorian to tell BH (and for BH to learn/understand) everything about that day, he doesn't have to (and` shouldn't be forced to). Plus, it's very in character for Dorian not to tell them.

I don't want to see any comments saying "well it's implied," "BH should be able to connect the dots," or "BH should get the hint because of how Dorian has been acting." I'm bad at picking up hints irl so I won't fault BH for not connecting those points.

This post is about what Dorian has explicitly said (even though I did add a couple parts where he implies what happens).

This is all under the assumption that Dorian has not told BH everything off camera.

All timestamps will be based on the YouTube VOD.

I may miss a couple tidbits so sorry in advance.

Now to the actual information

Episode 93

Cyrus died (3:43:24)

Two of Dorian's best friends became the champions of the Matron of Ravens and the Spider Queen (3:43:28)

It all happened yesterday (3:43:38)

Opal is "not really" okay (3:43:45)

Cyrus died in battle "if you can call it that" (3:53:36)

Until that day he never thought real evil existed (3:53:46)

What he saw in the previous couple days does was "irredeemable" (3:53:55)

They tried to help Opal (3:54:59)

Dorian knows that there are forces enacting on the world that go "deeper than [he] imagined" (3:55:05)

Fy'ra Rai stayed with Opal (3:55:16)

Dariax is "all right" (3:55:20)

Opal is alive but corrupted (3:57:04)

Fy'ra Rai may be walking down the path as Opal (3:57:12)

Episode 94

Dorian doesn't explicitly mention it this episode but there is a moment where he hints that the prime deities may have somehow been involved.

"If you are relying on the help of the gods, champions, I can't say that I trust them anymore" (2:30:17)

Episode 102

No explicit mentions here BUT we begin to get Dorian's opinions of the gods. That's not what this post is about so I will move on

Episode 103

More of Dorian's views on the gods and we finally get another (sort of) explicit mention

"The last I conferred with a god, they cared very little about the feelings of anyone around us." That god being the Spider Queen (1:37:01)

The reason I say "sort of" is because Dorian doesn't say this is in regards to Cyrus' death (even though we the audience knows this). Orym and Fearne could've easily assumed that this was in regards to their EXU times.

Episode 109

Get an idea of what "getting dark" means. Matt describes Opal as "a humanoid shape of white hair and a black crown dripping and black oil and ichor. Opal stands dark and still" (2:19:13)

"Opal the Twice-Crowned, born a fractured, dual soul. A being of unknown potential, manipulated by cult and betrayer gods alike to walk a violent path without agency, a pawn for the gods and their whims." Raven Queen describing Opal (2:19:32)

Opal has a spider form (different from three-armed Opal) (2:49:20)

Episode 110

Dorian remind Bells Hells that Opal is now the champion of the Spider Queen (51:29)

Laudna says "hang on, because didn't, the last time you saw Opal, wasn't she trying to brutally murder you?" (52:22). I guess BH knows it was the Spider Queen? I'm a bit confused because Dorian never explicitly told them this but maybe it was an off screen thing

Dorian: "I'm not certain any information we would get from her would be particularly reliable" (52:30)

What does Bells Hells know?

As far as they know, the day before Dorian reunited with Bells Hells:

Cyrus died in a (sort of) battle.

They tried to help Opal but she is corrupted, she is still alive though

Fy'ra Rai stayed with Opal

Dariax is safe

Opal and someone else are now the champions of the Spider Queen and Matron of Ravens.

Dorian discovered real evil existed

The title "Opal the Twice-Crowned"

Opal's spider form (but different the three-armed Opal that Dorian saw)

Opal is not a reliable source of information right now

What does Bells Hells not know?

Wildmother refused to help

Matron refused to help

The Spider Queen killed Cyrus (? tbh i'm confused about this one)

Dorian came here because Opal casted mass suggestion

Dorian abandoned Dariax

Opal's memories are either gone or altered

Opal with three arms

The whole Ted thing

And much more

[eternalmomentss]

This campaign cannot end before I have seen Miss Momma Wyvernwind. Just a crumb, please. Mainly because I want the full family picture but also Dorian just seems like a momma's boy to me.

It's just the image of baby Dorian listening to her song that is such an important part of his character and her calling him Bron, him asking for her when meeting Zeru and missing her presence and kind of latching onto Keyleth as a result.

Show me the Squall while we're at it, pretty please. I WILL ask again...

[cassafrasscr]

So... Are we all gonna just gloss over the fact that Dorian didn't tell his dad that he was with Cyrus when he died?

We just gonna ignore that?

[screechingfromthevoid]

Do you think Dorian sees black icor drip from Laudna and think of Opal?

Do you think he needed to be a part of the ritual to seal away Delilah? To make up for not being able to save Opal?

Do you think he left Dariax behind because he already lost an idiot brother and he couldnt risk losing another?

Do you think Dorian wants the gods to go away so terribly because then Opal will be free? Fy'ra Rai will be free? Morrighan will be free?

The only thing Dorian gains from banishing the gods is peace for his friends. And that's enough for him to do it

[undead-knick-knack]

[countslimeula]

I watched EXU: Kymal and Opal was so real for this tbh.

[revvethasmythh]

"This is my brother! I didn't know he was here. Say hello, everyone. This is Cyrus, my brother, Cyrus." - Campaign 3, Episode 8: A Woodworker's Quandary

[multifandom-damnation]

Suddenly worried that Dorian's parents from the Silken Squall will be there too and will recognise him and try to get him to come home