#it might also be mildly tied to the Radiance or related to her essence

[ruthlesslistener]

what do you think lifeblood even is? the game implies that old hallownest considered its consumption heretical, but as far as i know you never find out why? that always confused me

There's very little to no lore on it, but my personal headcanon is that its a substance heavily tied with a minor void deity where consuming it gives you great vigor in exchange for tempory posession or transfusion of your blood into the Lifeblood Creature's essence. It's technically only as dangerous as any other interaction with a Higher Being, but it gave the Pale King enough of an excuse to ban it to prevent the Lifeblood Creature from being worshipped (which makes sense, as it literally lives in his basement). Other cultures like the Mosskin or the Mantises didn't seem to have this taboo, which makes sense when you consider that the Mantises don't have to worry about godly territory concerns, and Unn is either far enough to not be threatened or simply not care at the prospect of another god rising against her. In Old Hallownest, and particularily to the Pale King, it would have been more of a threat.