#atrea

AAAAAAAAA THEY'RE FINALLY DONE!! MY BOYSSS

ATREA!DieDreiFragezeichen haben mich wieder eingeholt, Freunde.

TOO LATE I'M SORRY

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No, I don't think so; not their cup of tea. BUT this triggered a primal part of my brain. Animals are in my veins.

First, as part of a good step in Elemental Dissonance's reimagining, we received a proper introduction with the Atealan trainers. Then, we received brilliantly detailed background exposition for the Ateala and their relationship with Wargoth. And now, my dears, we have ourselves a true introduction to Atrea itself.

I like how it becomes immediately obvious that Nirios and Etaos are going to take center stage for this quest as far as characterization goes. Prior to this release, a good portion of the narrative had a huge focus on Alz'ein which makes sense given that she tends to be the most expressive and outspoken member of the main inner circle of important atealan characters. As such, it's only logical that we tend to see much more clearly how this whole tragedy has affected her more than the others. With Starlit Sandsea, we were finally able to get a glimpse as to what the loss of Somorah meant for Isiri and now we can see how that loss translates for the cryptic duo.

In Nirios' case, you can see what the conflict has done to his sense of security, that constant need to be prepared for the next catastrophe to take place. It reminds me all too well of stories of those living in war-torn nations never feeling like they can safely sleep at night out of fear that the next bomb could drop at any moment. It is good to see then that finding a familiar face among what remains of their people is enough to brighten his mood, if only for the briefest of moments.

Also proper Yolande introduction!!! We're on a roll!

Now as for Etaos, he hasn't really presented much to latch on to yet at least not fully. Out of all the trainers, Etaos always seemed the most easygoing of the lot. Not the type to let most things get him bogged down in life. So, it makes sense to me that when things have finally gotten quiet that the main thing on his mind is to focus on the little things that bring joy instead of the heavier stuff that can't be immediately addressed yet like whether the other Unael made it off Somorah. Still, I do wonder if there anything more pulling at him at the moment.

Additionally...

I'd kill for my alts to have this hairdo.

At the end of it all though,