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Lambsona redraw

(Should have posted this a long time ago..)

Other posts about my Lambsona:

1, 2, 3

No clothes undercut (not nsfw):

Since they believe that deaths via the Red Crown sever one from the cycle of reincarnation, have they ever stopped to think "Maybe this Heretic is one of my faithful in a new form, and I'm about to remove them permanently simply because they oppose me." Even with their vague sense of somehow knowing whose a reincarnation of who, was there ever a case of "This is one of my faithful in a new body, but they are far too indoctrinated by the Old Faith to be pulled into my following safely."

Perhaps they may begin to consider not using the Red Crown, specifically to avoid this sort of conflict? Or do they simply not care enough to bother?

There are two interesting points to discuss here: The Crusades and the Reincarnated Followers.

Let's start with the Crusades, or as some call them, the "Hunts". These have two important functions: gathering resources/followers and freeing the beast.

Following this last point, heretics can meet their end in two ways: by the claws or by the blade.

The False Prophet remains a predator, a carnivore, and, according to the game's logic, a cannibal. So they not only kill Heretics with the crown or curses, but they also hunt them for food (for themselves and for their cannibalistic followers).

Why did I want to address this point to answer the question? Because, knowing the nature of how the False Prophet approaches a crusade, the simplest answer is: They don't care about Heretics lifes nor deaths.

Which brings us to the second point: The Reincarnated Followers.

Ordinary followers are welcomed into the cult, indoctrinated, and live the best life the FP can offer within its grounds. Once they die (usually of old age), they return to the cycle, and that is the end of their service to the cult.

They only belong to the FP for one lifetime, nothing more.

What becomes of them in their next cycles? The False Prophet don't care. They no longer belong to them; new life means that they are free and unmarked, a new cycle that is not linked to them.

The only ones the FP would be careful to avoid ever touching with the Red Crown, would be the First Followers and the Caretakers (if they revealed themselves to them as heretics, of course).

I just realized nothing is stopping the false prophet from being overtaken by the rot. Then again, the fox can eat a rotted follower. So it's safe to say that the False prophet is also built the same way.

Baba is going to have a big role in the Woolhaven era, but the False Prophet would never force them to anything.

So, let's start with the fact that I have my own way of seeing the crowns considering that I started this story years ago. I checked all the new information that has come out about them and while my take doesn't go against it, I'll do a simple explanation first of my take.

For me, The Crowns are a magical object with a certain degree of consciousness. They are not intelligent as such, perhaps mostly intuitive and easily influenced by its wearer (if it fit its purpose)

They have a purpose, like any object, and their magic is designed to fulfill that purpose. Therefore, one could attribute to it a will, a "desire" to fulfill this purpose, which makes it favor certain actions of its wielder and oppose others (Although they are still an object, so it's not like they can physically do anything against it bearer).

What is that purpose? Being such ancient objects that has passed through many hands, somewhere along the way that original true purpose was lost, leaving only the knowledge of what theycan do (in the case of the Red Crown, its power over death).

Returning to the question, the Red Crown has a strong sense of purpose. They spent a long time with Narinder to not influence each other, and when it was given to the Lamb, it was with the intention of continuing this purpose…and the Lamb went and give it to the FP.

The Red Crown is initially used as the object it is, but without the intention with which it was accustomed to being used. The FP has no ambition to be a god or create a cult for TOWW; they are simply doing what they want with the "cover" that is the mission entrusted to the Lamb.

So it's common to see it make faces at certain actions of its wearer, especially those associated with their positive emotions towards their followers, especially Yuki.

The FP "wastes a lot of time" tending to their cult: decorating it, spending time with the followers, indulging them, and especially pampering Yuki. Time during which they don't use the crown for its "purpose," which is why the Red Crown has disdain for all these "mortal" ties.

Compilation of the Red Crown when the FP is in Yuki mode

As long as the False Prophet continues to indulge in such "useless" activities in their transformation into a God of Death, the crown will continue to make faces. Although, as I said before, it's not completely indifferent to the influence its wearer has upon it.

The red crown is very fond of the Lamb (and of Narinder too)

How the Red Crown looked while the Lamb was gone vs when they found them.

It doesn't seem to hold much resentment over the exchange, but it does seem to resent Ratau.

Perhaps because he didn't notice this exchange? It doesn't matter, but you'll always see it making a face when the rat is present and treats the FP with respect.