#but fuck it if thats not an analyst's job than i don't know what is

[greenteaandtattoos]

A very popular theory that Marisha really likes is that Maya - Cerrit’s daughter who had been gifted Patia’s orb that held all of her memories - helped build the Cobalt Reserve, a branch of the Cobalt Soul. The Cobalt Reserve’s mission, as we know, is to accumulate and preserve knowledge. 

She thinks that Maya and Cerrit, or at least Patia’s orb, ended up with the Cobalt Reserve, and that it was Cerrit's job to specifically influence the work that all future expositors would have to do.

Beauregard’s an Expositor of the Cobalt Reserve.

One of the archives of the Cobalt Reserve is in Marquet, known as The Temple of the Mentor, specifically in Ank'Harel. The city was visited by Vox Machina. Granted, Beau isn’t a member of that branch, but as a member, I’m sure she could access it.

As we learn in Call of the Netherdeep, the branch and archive of the Cobalt Reserve in Marquet was particularly dedicated to bringing down the Consortium of the Vermilion Dream, a cult dedicated to studying Rudius. Who, let’s be real now, is probably connected to the Ruby Vanguard.

The Cobalt Reserve Marquet branch discovered ruidium, a red mineral, which was named by the Consortium of Vermillion Dream because of the red color and their belief that it is connected to Ruidus, which they use in weapons.

Ruidium was created during the Calamity, and is imbued with magical properties that emits the power of Alyxian, the Apotheon. Also known as The Paragon as well as being a ruidusborn. He was blessed by three Prime Deities during the Calamity, one of them being the Changebringer. 

Ank’Harel has a temple dedicated to the Duskmaven - also known as the Matron of Raven or the Raven Queen - known as the Crossings of Eventide.

I know I’m repeating myself, but the Raven Queen is suspected to be ruidiusborn and is also a personal acquaintance of Patia before she ascended, whose orb may have ended up with the Cobalt Reserve.

Evidently, Matt has decided to say “fuck it with the subtle Calamity references” (as if they were ever subtle lol) and just straight-up reference the Ring of Brass. 

The B Team - Laudna, Orym, and Ashton - ended up in Marquet. What if they learn of and go to the Cobalt Reserve in hopes to find some information? I should remind everyone that Eshteross said he’d reach out to contacts in Ank'Harel, (c3 ep 11) naming some of them being part of the Temple of the Mentor. What if the B Team follows up on that? 

AND what if Caleb and Beauregard also ended up in Marquet and the B Team finds them. Then, they lead and help the B Team gain access to the Cobalt Reserve’s Ank’Harel library?

What if they find Patia’s orb? What if they meet some of Maya and Cerrit’s descendants, or they’re referenced in some way, since they were the ones who brought the orb there? What if that is how they learn of Avalir, of the truth of Calamity, and through that, come up with some way to stop/seal Predathos?

I know that Aabria thinks that Maya and Cerrit ended up in Niirdal-Poc instead but... well, not that Matt plays favorites but... Marisha is part of the B Team lol

TL;DR:

Marisha likes the theory that Cerrit helped build the Cobalt Soul and Cobalt Reserve with the help of Patia’s orb, specifically training future Expositors

Beauregard is an Expositor of the Cobalt Reserve

There’s a Marquet branch of the Cobalt Soul in Ank’Harel called the Temple of the Mentor

Team B is in Marquet

Eshteross said he’d reach out to some contacts in Marquet, specifically in the Temple of the Mentor

The Temple of the Mentor is dedicated to stopping the The Consortium of Vermillion Dream

The Consortium of Vermillion Dream likely being a part of the Ruby Vanguard based on its studies of Ruidus

The Temple of the Mentor discovered a precious mineral which was named ruidium by the Consortium of Vermillion Dream

Ruidium emits powers of Alyxian

Alyxian was Ruidusborn

Alyxian was known as the Paragon

The Paragon’s Call being a part of the Ruby Vanguard

The Paragon’s Call worships the Raven Queen

The Raven Queen suspected to be Ruidusborn

There’s a temple in Ank’Harel dedicated to the Raven Queen

Patia personally knew the Raven Queen before she ascended

Patia’s orb possibly ending up with the Cobalt Reserve

B Team finds the orb and learns about Avalir

Team B also meet Maya and Cerrit’s descendants thanks to their role in using the orb to create the Cobalt Reserve

They all come up with a way to defeat Predathos using the information from the orb

The orb was given to Maya in the first place by Patia

Patia was Marisha’s character

Laudna is part of the B Team in Marquet

Matt loves his wife lol

Matt makes the theory canon because Marisha likes it lol