#aqworlds

"Oops, sorry! I was just browsing the library! But, that sounds crazy."

"Let me show you a journal from a Lorekeeper who traveled abroad. They witnessed a Vampire melting into a puddle as shame overcame them. That was how their own body reacted to being disobedient." - Muusa

"Constantin told me that Mother Moon and Father Forest had a child that split into two. If this is the same pair as the couple you taught me about in Birgitta Spire... I just had this thought."

"Please, do share. I love hearing theories." - Muusa

"Vampires and Werewolves of Darkovia supposedly share an ancestor. Darkovian Vampires aren't forced to obey their sires, so Queen Safiria has to earn their loyalty. Is that the same of Darkovian Werewolves? I mean, I don't know if I've met one that wasn't from Darkovia."

"Interesting and very logical conjecture!" -Muusa

"This crossed my mind because I figured I'd eventually run into non-Darkovian Vampires and Werewolves. It could be while I'm travelling but... you know, it's weird to me. Queen Safiria's been around for a long time."

"How come her court only ever encounters non-Darkovian Vampires by calling their dead spirits from Gehenna? You'd think they'd be interested in how Darkovia could hold the key to freeing them from their sires. Something's not adding up. And there are inconsistencies..."

"Between Talia and Constantin's stories?" - Muusa

"Yeah! In Talia's journal, the Moon is a corpse. Constantin's story made me assume that "Mother Moon" or well, the Night was still alive. Did something happen in between those two events? Is there more to the Eternal Night?"

"Muusa? You're dozing off. Did I bore you?"

"No, I just felt a small earthquake. The world is more sensitive than many believe. Let's come up with a theory for your first question. Wouldn't Vampires and Werewolves come to Darkovia to solve their problems? Obviously..." - Muusa

"...Yes. Of course they'd come to Darkovia. Darkovian Vampires travel outside of the forest all the time. Eventually, non-Darkovians are going to learn about their unique attributes. So, they come to Darkovia... and something stops them from encountering Darkovian Vampires."

"I could be wrong. She's careful and calculating... but my gut says Queen Safiria wasn't lying about this in particular. Constantin would have talked about something like this too." "Who do you think is stopping them?" "It could be Shadowslayers but..."

"If not..."

"You forget, Witch. 'Father Forest' isn't just a name."

"That's right. That was from Talia's story."

"Hmm? Did I say something?" - Muusa

Witch Queen Talia's name was inspired by an Italian fairy tale called "Sun, Moon, and Talia." It's about a girl doomed by the stars, who would go on to have twins named Sun and Moon.

This follows the naming pattern started by Laidronette, who is named after the protagonist of "The Green Serpent," a French fairy tale.

The ancestral home of House Cavendish, originally the magic workshop of Talia, was named after Lasses Birgitta. In the 1500s, she was the first woman in Sweden executed for witchcraft after she was found in a cemetery trying to raise the dead.

My dad's a big Volbeat fan, and I learned about Lasses Birgitta from one of their songs (literally named Lasses Birgitta).