Sam would create a new character that's a targeted thirst trap for his previous character. I love this for him, us, and especially and specifically Veth Brenatto
i respect the fuck out of sam reigel coming in with a new character during the back half of the campaign, where most of the existing characters already have pretty complex relationships with each other, and going “i’m going to flirt with ALL of them and disrupt that as much as i can”
do you guys understand the implications of essek thelyss, previous shadowhand of the dynasty, watching first hand the reveal of aeorian pre calamity knowledge, city that he knows for SURE was experimenting with luxon beacons, artifacts his whole country believes are pieces of their god around the world, which he dedicated his whole life to study and was stopped bc of his country religious beliefs.....
Braius Doomseed came to Aeor to chew bubblegum, defeat Ludinus, and seduce everyone in sight, and he's all outta bubblegum and the defeating Ludinus thing has been temporarily rescheduled, so-
ludinus said "wizard hubris is fake, we are actually the coolest most powerfulest specialest guys in history. the gods just couldn't handle that and then i had to live in a post-apocalyptic world which sucked ass"