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Zachelm Guardian of Time-Keepers: Timekeepers HQ
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Elder dragons death spirits
It’s magic soaks back into the world.
Much like a god. Glint would have replaced Kralkatorrik by absorbing his powers.
Much like what kormir did to abbadon.
Assuming they just kind of….burst into power and seep back into the earth
Revenants don’t call upon spirits. ArenaNet has been extremely careful to never use the terms spirit, soul, or ghost when talking about revenants. It’s always ‘legend’.
This indicates that revenants don’t call upon spirits but rather copies of individuals with a strong impact on the Mists. The Mists are known to copy things – places, people, even events – and that’s what the revenants seem to be channeling. Copies of these famous, or infamous, individuals. Sapient copies, as they react to the situation, but copies nonetheless.
As for Elder Dragons… hard to say, really. It’s fully unknown if they have a spirit in the first place. But it’s known that their magic will return to Tyria (as vanderwolf says). And it’s entirely possible that they create an impact on the Mists and thus can be copied – Abaddon would have been copied by the Mists, if Evon had won the election so I don’t see why the Elder Dragons couldn’t be.
If this is so, would a revenant become corrupted either slowly or quickly? No. The copy of the Elder Dragon – or the soul of one – would not retain the original body’s magic. So in a sense, it would no longer be an Elder Dragon.
Dear ANet writers,
Stop treating GW2 as a single story. Each Season and expansion should be their own story.
Stop treating GW2 as a single story. Each Season and expansion should be their own story.
Revenants don’t call upon spirits. ArenaNet has been extremely careful to never use the terms spirit, soul, or ghost when talking about revenants. It’s always ‘legend’.
This indicates that revenants don’t call upon spirits but rather copies of individuals with a strong impact on the Mists. The Mists are known to copy things – places, people, even events – and that’s what the revenants seem to be channeling. Copies of these famous, or infamous, individuals. Sapient copies, as they react to the situation, but copies nonetheless.
As for Elder Dragons… hard to say, really. It’s fully unknown if they have a spirit in the first place. But it’s known that their magic will return to Tyria (as vanderwolf says). And it’s entirely possible that they create an impact on the Mists and thus can be copied – Abaddon would have been copied by the Mists, if Evon had won the election so I don’t see why the Elder Dragons couldn’t be.
If this is so, would a revenant become corrupted either slowly or quickly? No. The copy of the Elder Dragon – or the soul of one – would not retain the original body’s magic. So in a sense, it would no longer be an Elder Dragon.
Next Revenant elite spec: Adaddon, Legendary God stance
I’d prefer Arachnia, tyvm.
Dear ANet writers,
Stop treating GW2 as a single story. Each Season and expansion should be their own story.
Stop treating GW2 as a single story. Each Season and expansion should be their own story.
If this is so, would a revenant become corrupted either slowly or quickly? No. The copy of the Elder Dragon – or the soul of one – would not retain the original body’s magic. So in a sense, it would no longer be an Elder Dragon.
Would it need to have the original body’s magic? After all, the entire point of legends is being able to harness copies of their powers, and the article that gave us the details we’re using also said that a legend can keep enough control over that power to partially turn it on the revenant. Is it so far fetched to think that the Mist’s recreation of an Elder Dragon’s power- or corruption- could be close enough to have the same effect?
R.I.P., Old Man of Auld Red Wharf. Gone but never forgotten.
To corrupt the revenant? I would argue yes. The fact it’s not the original could change matters entirely.
Of course, this all depends on what the act of corruption entails. Can a mere copy perform such? Would the copy have the means or knowledge to do it if it had the capabilities? Would it?
Dear ANet writers,
Stop treating GW2 as a single story. Each Season and expansion should be their own story.
Stop treating GW2 as a single story. Each Season and expansion should be their own story.
I’d definitely be wary of trying to channel a copy of mordremoth (or jormag I guess). having even a copy of it living in your head sounds like a recipe for disaster