#but i might play around with some interconnected oneshots once worldhoppers is done

[nellasbookplanet]

OKAY so the idea of a critical role tma au won’t leave me alone, have some rambly thoughts:

Essek as the archivist, possibly with him also being influenced by the Lonely (and the Cerberus Assembly as a stand in for the Magnus Institute; Ludinous as Elias subtly encouraging him to take risks/endanger people in his search for answers and driving him closer to enacting the Eye's ritual). His family are possibly followers of the Lonely, but since they have no interest in actually researching/understanding the entities, Essek distances himself from them early (as did Verin, though for other reasons). He doesn’t fully know what his family worshipped other than it was supernatural.

Ergo, he knows about the supernatural (ghosts, monsters, etc) from the start but nothing of the true nature of the entities, which is the information Caleb, an avatar, initially uses to draw him in and gain his interest.

Beau as an opposing force working for the Cobalt Soul to stop rituals without aligning with an entity (sort of a Gerry character). She is possibly tempted to align herself with/already somewhat aligned with the Eye through her occassional collaborations with Essek (which are unapproved by the Soul/Dairon and definitely something she does secretly).

She might also be tempted by the Hunt (symbolized by a fling with Reani), which she later distances herself from by getting with Yasha, who as an avatar is an enemy (rather than giving in to the Hunt and continuing to fight her). She DOES NOT trust Essek, but the two would risk their own lives to save the other in a dangerous situation (of course, neither would admit to this).

So Essek and Beau have this buddy cop dynamic, with various members of the nein showing up to wreak havoc occassionally. Eventually, all nine of them will come together to put an (at least temporary) end to the archives.