#icebrood saga

[blufox3542]

Alright, I’ve personally been wondering what other people’s opinions on this would be, so

*I know IBS isn’t a true expansion but it’s got its own mastery line so I’m counting it

[sylvaridreams]

anyone else still gripped by the horrors of the charr civil war forever and ever and ever or just me and these npcs in drizzlewood

[jollycryptid]

Lone commander AU, where Kittra is chosen as Jormag's Champion instead of Ryland.

Even while falling for the dragon's manipulation, she absolutely talks back.

Honestly, she'd be swayed by the promises of finally having some goddamned stability and preservation of things instead of everything almost collapsing every couple of months. Although it'd be a "the road to hell is paved with good intentions" type slow spiral towards villainy for Kittra.

[avoiceoffire]

Attack against @couple-o-commanders featuring their Commanders and mine, Titus during the Dragonstorm fight!!

[lady-quen]

Hello Guild Wars 2 community! A new poll has dropped! 🐦‍⬛

(At least, hopefully new, lol.) I'm curious, which blessing did your Commander get on their first/canon go through the Raven Sanctum in the story mission "The Invitation?" Choose and tell me in the tags why they made their specific decisions :)

Compiled explanations from the wiki below for ease of access:

The trial choices in order:

Save the wounded man or save the healers

Save the spell tome or save the historical record

Save the queen or save the prince

Blessings:

Blessing of Daybreak

"When the fear of beastly claws and a child's pain is made sharp by the knowledge of elders, we make no mistakes. But do we grow?"

Healers -> historical record -> prince

Grace of Dawn

"When wisdom is favored in all things—a healing hand, a text of old, a beloved queen—we lose the sharpened sword of the truly bold."

Healers -> historical record -> queen

Consecration of Morning

"We seek to destroy monsters with sharp claws and icy breath, but do we protect ourselves from the beasts shaped like us, who prey on the young and vulnerable, who seek to rule us?"

Healers -> spell tome -> prince

Invocation of Midday

"When we flee from the things we fear most - the teeth of beasts, the storm of a dragon, a change of power-we risk running backward."

Healers -> spell tome -> queen

Supplication of Midday

"We favor the skill of healers and the wisdom of elders over the uncertainty of the future. But the young take chances, and the young push us forward."

Wounded man -> spell tome -> prince

Consecration of Evening

"We long for the comfort of a healing touch, an ancestral word of wisdom, a leader we know and trust. But comfort is fleeting, and with it comes inertia."

Wounded man -> historical record -> queen

Grace of Dusk

"We sacrifice so much—safety from the claws of death, knowledge of the ages, a steadfast reign—to propel ourselves forward. But if we move too fast, do we risk the inability to stop?"

Wounded man -> spell tome -> prince

Blessing of Twilight

"We try so hard to do the right thing. We heal, we protect our people, we preserve stability. But we cannot control how the winds of fate may shift, and a tight grip can sometimes hurt more than it helps."

Wounded man -> spell tome -> queen

[clemmykins]

finally got a good pic of drakkar hot damn

[dawnbatkmt]

It's so heartbreaking and harrowing to me that the rigid structure of Charr society is so fucked up that it led to the Charr Civil War. Bangar went insane with power and he was able to effectively groom an entire generation to follow him.

[born-in-ascalon]

Oops, forgot to upload this here.

Come join Dominion, they said. It will be cool, they said...

(cover for Frostbound)

[therealpactcommander]

Painted in therapy today.

[ratasum]

I want to talk more about having a norn or an asura commander or commander adjacent character at the death of Primordus and Jormag.

I want to talk more about the weight of playing part in the death of the very thing that drove your people from their homes, terrified and uncertain in the unforgiving cold or dark and winding depths, teetering for decades on the brink of extinction.

Part in vengeance, however hollow it may feel.

The game gives it so little weight. I can't even remember it ever coming up. I want to talk more about it.

[nullvoidface]

This winter hasn't been so rough (we've had some dark days)

Oh, it was cold, but still, it wasn't cold enough (we're in the thick of it now)

To freeze the blood beneath my spine (and when the ice breaks)

At least I'll survive

(Dark Days, PUP)

Aereth belongs to @alta1r1an o7

[gw2-correct-quotes]

Rytlock Brimstone: Commander, you got a second? Crecia Stoneglow: We could use your perspective on something. Commander: (annoyed eagle screech) Crecia Stoneglow: ...Uh. Rytlock Brimstone: Yeah, y'know what? You sound pretty busy. We got this. Just keep doing whatever it is you're doing.

~ Icebrood saga

[sylvaridreams]

There's a trio of Vigil goofballs running around in western Bjora's, south of the Kodan settlement, chatting with each other about various topics. I liked their silly dynamic... :)

[nurllius]

So I’ve been replaying the story and this whole chapter made me cackle thinking about what must’ve the commander been thinking while seeing Ryland’s memories. And it’s even funnier that that the commander mumbled things while they were in the vision.

[i-mybrunettelady]

I'm so happy Icebrood Saga enjoyers are coming out of the woodworks!!! I wish I could be as articulate as some of you are (like, I can, my degree made sure of that, but I view this game through the lens of blorbo largely 🙃) but man y'all really said: "this is actually q masterpiece" and I love that

[brightwingedbat]

"I woke up like this, at the Eye of the North. A searing wound on my chest that my healing magic works little on."

"Aurene was there, helped heal what she could. The rest will come with time. My... Friends. They were there too, reminded me what happened. But..."

"I remember it all, up until Bangar shot me with Eir's bow. That fire magic, that's probably why the wound still burns. My magic is part fire, perhaps that's why it won't work. Aurene doesn't have a hold over water or ice magic yet either."

"It wasn't just Bangar that did this to me though. Rytlock, and Crecia... They both attacked me. Along with the Whisper. They're all why I'm like this."

"I talked to them, along with Braham and Jhavi, they were relieved to see me alive. And I... It was hard to put on a face. They saw through it anyway."

"They could see I was hurt, more than physically. I just... Wanted those two to go. In my heart I know it wasn't them, it was Jormag. But that doesn't ease the apprehension I feel around them."

"Time, on my own. That's all I asked, aside from where my armour was. Turns out most of it didn't survive the onslaught of the Whisper, Sohothin, Flame magic and Eir's bow."

"Before Rytlock and Crecia left, they offered to get it repaired. What's the point? It won't protect me from that again. Then Rytlock insisted he would get me some new armour, sturdier than what I had."

"He wants to make up for what he did, that's just who he is. Alright, I said. But I still wanted to be alone. To heal."

"On they went, I heard Braham talking to Rytlock too. Something about repurposing his old gauntlets, and Jhavi mentioning about Vigil supplies, they were out of earshot before I could hear anything else."

"...Something that Crecia said weighed on my mind too. A charr civil war. Burn me, and I can't do anything to help, injured like this. I have to rest, wait. Be there when I can, hopefully not too late."

"...This is a disaster."