#Furina and her whale son

[avemstella]

So as u probably know I went insane with the fake Rome lore in my Furina fic and since posting that thing I went 'holy shit Ajax is Greek' and how both of them are tied together by the Primordial Sea. I have so many thoughts.

[avemstella]

Okay finished Remuria main quest and wow

well first thing, Scylla is so fucking chill I'm dying. My dude is so nice and helpful, for a guy with a title like Fell Dragon I was expecting a much more grumpy dude (honestly thinking about it more like Dvalin/dendro dragon/etc). I was also expecting doomed toxic yaoi from him and Remus, but no they were bros to the end (the one entrusted with Remus's final song, I'm crying).

But yeah, I'm so glad I knew the lore because I wish I was recording the face I made when Boethius showed up. Jaw dropped (and when the cat was revealed to be Cassiodor. All around really enjoyed how so much of this was set up in lore, and how differences between lore is just how history is portrayed versus reality etc. felt very realistic).

And while Boethius was way more of a twat than I was expecting, I kind of dig how everyone in this story is Complicated TM. Everyone was doing what they thought was best for their people, even if some were more misguided than others and had some atrocious outcomes. Even Boethius, we don't actually know where he ends and Phobos begins, so it is left very ambiguous who he truly was (a monster/good/probably somewhere in the middle), which makes him just as tragic and sad as the rest (He reminds me a lot of my Dedil Furina tbh). They all deserved better.

I really want to draw the Remuria fam now (well my version lol). A family can be a god king, his whale I mean dragon husband, their weird water daughter, their cat whose also a man, a crazy musician man, an even more crazy prophet musical instrument, and weird water daughter's water dragon son who also has a bunch of adopted daughters who are a different dead dragon's kids. The Dragons and the Romans as I like to call them pfft. Bonus: an ancient water goddess and her Queen-Knight-Prophetess girlfriend, looking on in utter bafflement

Though on Erinnyes, the lore that is probably just a title not her actual name is really interesting. Also, that she wasn't the previous king's daughter, but someone who just came sort of out of nowhere... For a hot minute there, I thought she might literally be Sybilla who took the form of a human to fight Remus. But then I was reminded that she died to create Phobos/is basically now Phobos, so probably not (would be interesting if she's like a reincarnation or something though). I haven't finished the area yet though so there might be more lore that I'm missing but hmmmmm. I'm not someone who is sold on her being Furina (also not like she can't be her either), but I am curious if we will get more answers on her eventually, or she'll just be a vague historical figure (like will she show up like Boethius/revealed as Furina/etc).

um... I think thats all for now. Also, I need to see that meeting between Scylla and Neuvillette, it just sounds hilarious.

I've been having a great time with this new patch (harbingers and Remuria, I was only ever going to have a fun time), here's some small rambling thoughts under the cut that aren't particularly spoilerly but just to be safe

Teenage father Arle, I'm in tears. She's a baby. I both love it and hate it, what is this pfft. Also because there is a very real chance that she became a Harbinger at 17, and Ajax has been stated to be the youngest person to become a Harbinger, that means he became a Harbinger sometime between age 14-16 (maybe slightly older if we bump up Arle's age because there is ambiguity there, but still). Of all things my fic to get right, honestly not the one I wanted because of the implications lol. 16-year-old Harbinger Childe, what a thing.

Also, people were always saying that Arle would be shitty because of Childe and Scara's voicelines, but I was always like 'yo those two are super biased they aren't the best source of info' and I like being right pfft. I love stuff like this, it's such fun character building for both parties.

It makes me really curious about Pulcinella, like there are two ways of reading his shit talking of Arle to Childe. A) he's got along with the previous Knave and is pissed she killed her so he's complaining to the kid he picked up, or B) he's intentionally isolating Childe from the other harbingers by making them out to be the worst. Also, could be a mix of both, and either way neither particularly paint him in the best light. Either way, super intrigued (though I personally hope there's nuance to him, we already have the Dottore/Scara dynamic that's just Dottore being the worst. Like don't get me wrong don't want Pulcinella to nessisarilly be a secret amazing guy (and I do like the Dottore Scara dynamic), but I think there's a balance u know).

Rip harbinger found fam u were too good for this world, though I will admit if we aren't getting that I do love a good political drama. I'm digging all the different Fatui factions and how they fight, but also work together.

Also, talk of Tonia rebellious phase makes me giggle because of future fic plans, and that's all I'm gonna say haha.

And finally Remuria! Okay this will be short because I've not had a lot of time this week and only just started that quest lol. But damn what I've seen so far is so cool. I love exploring this sort of thing and because I have a decent grasp of the lore has helped a lot.

Also this me being delusional, but me seeing the cat with heterochromia and how the ruins of Remuria were sealed under a Spring... looks at my Furina fic... (I know I'm delusional, but it brings me joy pfft). Furina is part of my Remuria exploration team for a reason haha.

But yes, I'll probably have more to say later (for example I'm waiting to unlock naturally Arle's voicelines/stories, though I have seen some talk of them), so stay tuned (maybe).