#c3 e77

[fjorests-of-wildemount]

Orym, with no magic, watching his friend die over and over.

Orym, who just bought healing potions an hour ago for the express reason of helping someone else, watching one evaporate.

Orym, voice so small, "Nonononono, why would he--?"

Orym, always the last man out of the door, backing up. Helpless to do anything to save his friend.

I'm so glad Ashton pulled through, but Orym is not okay.

[towards-toramunda]

I was curious so I rewatched the end of the episode and:

Ten rounds with an average con save of 18.6 and total damage of 391

Woof.

[lyuenger]

Fearne’s View

ETA, I may have giggled a bit when Mat Mercer described Ashton as having a hoofprint on his face, as that was the image that had stuck in my head after E77 (that I had to draw). I loved that he started E78 with it.

Also - what happens to your clothes and nail earrings when you burn from inside and also explode into thousands of pieces?! I assume at least his shirt is toast (thus I drew him without), unless it's magical.

Took a break from some Orym works to do this after that last episode…

[atlasascending]

Catching up on CR and my god. My fucking god. Of all the *stupid* things to do

[deneveve-is-lost]

No offence but nobody genuinely angry at Ashton rn knows what it's like to almost lose someone to their own reckless impulsive behaviour and be the one who has to shoulder the burden of saving them. They don't know what it's like to give trust to someone when you don't know if they're right, only for it to backfire and leave you the sole thing standing between them and their grave. If you did you couldn't genuinely be angry, you wouldn't be saying he's a bad person or that he's manipulative or that he doesn't deserve to be forgiven, because it just doesn't feel like that from Fearne's perspective. I have myself said the words "if he survives I'm going to kill him", instead I hugged him tighter than I ever have before. I nearly punched a hole through a wall but I've never been happier to hear the sound of someone's stupid, unserious, clearly fucking pleased with himself voice, even though I wanted to strangle him. Anger, yes, genuine hatred? Resentment? Feeling of betrayal that cannot be forgiven? Fuck no.

[merle-bookdragon]

okay the longer I think about it (and also see on tumblr that I am not alone with this opinion at the moment) the less scared I am to just say that I do not hope callowmoore becomes a thing anymore. I simply don't think it makes sense anymore and that really just developed in the last two episodes. before that, I was really all for the possibility.

[that-one-scared-gay]

"I don't see any harm in playing by her rules, because it's my game."

TELL 'EM LAUDNA

[lespetitesmortsde]

Anybody else having feelings about Imogen reaching out to divinity? I want to know what would happen if it was the Raven Queen that Imogen ended up chatting to, instead of Pelor. Laudna's in this, too, briefly, but she is the driving force of Imogen's actions, I'd say.

So this is that. Imogen tries reaching out to a god and the Matron reaches back.

There is angst, mentions of historical suicidal ideations, blood, knives, but nothing particularly graphic.

[hayleysayshay]

tal's giddiness at them going around whitestone castle with it's secret passages is so fun to see

[inconmess]

Takes in a deeep breath. Yeah man that was one episode indeed.

Angst loving part of me wants to write a time loop fic of Ashton taking the shard. Possibly from Ashton's perspective. Maybe someone else's. Idk. But rational me also knows that I don't have enough time rn to write it?

If anyone wants to pick it up, please so 🥺🥺🥺 I'd love to read it

Damn you real life.

Also, sorry about my break in streak of Inktober but my laptop crashed and didn't stay open long enough for me to actually work on anything. So I won't be able to get back into it until next week or two. Maybe more considering exams so 🥲

[fjorests-of-wildemount]

Another powerful woman who is technically in this room once stood up and made a deal to save her undead love at the cost of the world.

Time is a flat circle.

[towards-toramunda]

How is it already Wednesday I feel like Thursday was just yesterday my god this last week’s episode felt like a fever dream

[delphi-star]

I'm really suspicious of this night time adventure. I don't think this is Laudna's idea.

[slaymoore]

given what matt said about the DCs and the fact that ashton had a +8 to the saves there was (by my maths) a 0.18 chance for that to work. which may not be the highest stakes but still left a 4/5ths chance of just fucking exploding in front of all ur friends

[deramin2]

Orym and the Hag

I made a compilation to clips about where Orym's head was at going into that deal with Morri. They really hit harder for me seeing them back to back.

Clips:

E77 Orym and Fearne the morning after the girls' night Whitestone Underground Tour. Later that day Ashton absorbed the shard.

E79 Orym talks to Ashton for the first time after the shard incident.

E79 Morrigan lays out the rules of the Honesty trial.

E79 Orym tells his two truths in the Honesty trial.

E80 Bell's Hells decompress after the trial. Everyone has powder keg issues to work on, even Orym.

E81 Orym makes a self-sacrificing deal with Mori.

[merle-bookdragon]

It's been a day since I finished watching c3e77, but I still can't stop thinking about it.

but right now specifically, Imogen saying "I know that you're more powerful, I know you are. I guess I could call that faith" is rotating in my brain and it's ruining me.

i have so many thoughts and feelings about this episode and that moment... so. many. layers.