the Ivory Wraith and Gwylan has parallels that I wonder if pguy intended it or it's just a rare coincidence (nothing is actually rare, there's many instances that points to it.)

the ivory wraith is a manifestation of all the victim's memories during the ritual to summon auriga that is given thought and a shape, the last victim - the acolyte, clanha - took the image of them, hence the attachment/obsession with the necklace and is terribly hateful, longing, and vain being that isn't human. most of its actions are just a mime to its last memory before it came to be. it exist solely through the beliefs of people and it clings to their memories.

gwylan's lineage is years upon years of knowledge and memories collected from different lifetime in different bodies. but this tree is always bound to suffer to contain the poison that leaks from the holes. this duty is a heavy one, but what's more heavier is a blackened heart that continues to beat and sing of love despite knowing the pain when the song ends and only silence follows after.

both being a vessel of memories, of extraordinary knowledge that isn't recorded or completely forgotten. both suffered a great deal with the children of auriga and the temple itself. many years has already passed, and yet they continue to exist and watch as the town rises and fall to a new era. Ivory Wraith knows of their nest and the birds that used to live there, Gwylan acknowledges it's existence and keeps their distance. They both know of loneliness.

who exactly are you fooling with gwylan? did it taste wrong or bitter to refer PC as a friend now? even though that's exactly what you wanted when you talked with PC back in your bedroom. even with the wedding dress, you were so relieved to hear that it just appeared during valentine's day.

I figure it has to do with the rituals; I've somehow managed to trigger pc to ask about their ears + fangs, and I assume the tail is a similar situation. But I've genuinely no clue how to trigger that.

hi hi anon dear!!!

so what you basically need to do to get the option of finding out of gwy's fox tf is to first gather the special clothing items related to foxes (the fox mask, shrine maiden, jade pendant etc.) and talk with gwylan about it. you'll get the option to ask gwylan about it and to press the topic.

there's another direct way to confront gwylan about their foxiness if you have gotten the whole scene of their ears, fangs and tail and then talked with gwylan about it. but if you haven't triggered the tail scene yet anon then your best bet is with the fox clothing! with how to trigger the tail scene, one of the easiest ways to get it is if you have fox tf then do the beast ritual, choose fox and then have gwylan use the bait on themselves. or have pc use it, either way works. it'll trigger a scene with pc looking at gwylan and staring at their fox ears, tail and fangs. but other than that im out of ideas lmao

because won't it's children with PC be undeniably a tether to continue existing through them? doesn't help when IW occasionally visits the ward to check up on its kid (which is so dang cute btw)

hi hi eden fucker anon!

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