#solasaich

I based it loosely off of illustrations of various sun gods like Apollo and Sol, and his hair is inspired by Ra’s falcon head :D

The title is The Secret of St Kilda, not The Secrets of St Kilda. This of course implies there is one big secret rather than multiple smaller ones. Now if I had to guess this has to do with one of the following:

The possibility that everyone on the island is already dead.

The possibility that who the islanders see as Dubrach and Solasaich are actually the same entity OR the other way around from what they believe.

I just listened to the new episode of Secret of St. Kilda, and, of course, I have thoughts.

The biggest one is about Lockie's past. I figured it would come back to bite him on the ass, but I didn't expect it to be so soon. I knew he was a con artist and the fraud charges would be there, but I did not expect the murder charge and conviction. I highly suspect there's more to the story than what the papers said, but for now, I'm reserving judgement on that part.

Secondly, there seems to be some sort of a connection between Lockie and his family and Dubrach. It sounds distinctly like Lockie's daughter was having dreams of Solasaich, and it scared her. That, combined with whatever it was speaking through Andromeda in the first episode, is setting up something major.

Third, Mathias fucked up in a pretty major way and he now knows it. He should never have taken justice into his own hands without at least talking to Andromeda first. As the injured party and the leader of the cult, any action taken against Lockie should have been her decision. I think he's basically ended his friendship with Andromeda, and will have to grovel long and hard to get back into her good graces after this.

He's also alienated himself from at least one close friend in the end by implying that criminals are okay only if they're idiots. But Georgie was right. If Mathias keeps going on this path, he's probably going to end up dead or worse.

And that brings me to what's next.

I mentioned the something that possessed Andromeda in the first episode. It said, "Brother, you imprisoned me and stole my name and power. And now I see your descendants coming to stop me, But I will not stop until our presence..."

Factoring in the scene with Lockie and his daughter, I think that somehow, Lockie is directly tied in with Solasaich. There's also the implication that somehow, Solasaich managed to disguise himself as Dubrach and stole his power, which has some interesting implications for the question of just what the hell the cult on St. Kilda is worshipping.

The story of the First Follower was an interesting piece of lore, but I'm not sure where and how it fits in yet

It sounds like there's going to be an all-out war between Dubrach and Solasaich coming, with the people on St. Kilda having to either take sides or take cover, and it's going to cause a major split in the community.

The fact that Andromeda stripped the island council of their rank and duties has set up a major shift in power, and that vacuum is going to have to be filled. It's just going to be a question of who she chooses to fill the positions and why.

On the subject of the love triangle, it's obvious at this point that Mathias doesn't have a chance with Andromeda, and not just because she doesn't have a thing for redheads. When he took justice into his own hands, he pretty much ended that possibility.

They haven't told us enough about the relationship between Andromeda and Lockie for me to really have a handle on why she trusts him, or what made her decide to bring him into the fold so early in his time on the island. The fact she got directly involved and has taken personal responsibility for him implies that she knows something, but there's no explanation as to why or how she knows it.

On the subject of Mathias and Lockie's relationship, I have a feeling that if things go south in a major way, they may end up as reluctant allies. If they do end up working together, it will be with gritted teeth and no love lost between them. If nothing else, the one thing they can agree on is that they love Andromeda.

On the subject of Mathias, it's clear at this point that the one thing that's really driving him is jealousy. Lockie is better with people than he is, and he's apparently won Andromeda's heart. The question is, will it destroy him in the end, or will he pull his head out of his ass and let it go? At this point he probably has very few friends on the island and he will have to step carefully.

introducing my TSoSK OC, Lune!

His name used to be Aster and he was an augur for Solasaich, but he became too powerful and important to Solasaich, and so to “protect” Aster he blinded him, turning his hair white and his eyes a pale, milky yellow. Because who would want a blind servant besides him? (Spoiler alert: Dubrach would)

We only ever hear him narrating when following Lockie, never any of the other characters on the island. We know from the end of the first episode "Trust" when Andromeda is possessed by Dubrach that Lockie is very likely a descendant or host of Solasaich, as Andromeda is for Dubrach, and this is likely why she takes such an interest in him in the first place.

Andromeda/Dubrach (addressing Lockie): I have seen you Brother! And I will claw my way out of my very grave to find you!

At the start of episode two, "Honesty", while Lockie is having a nightmare, the "Narrator" seems to adress him directly:

Lockie: No, no, I can fix this!

Narrator: Can you?

And the way he speaks at times as if they are the same person:

Narrator: Solitude is not a gift afforded to us this morning, however

And again in episode three, "Justice" the Narrator adresses him directly as if talking to him personally and seems very concerned about keeping him alive:

Narrator: The past can't be changed with wishing. You need to focus now. Where are they taking you Lockie? Where are they taking you?

...So our "Narrator" definitely has an agenda of sorts, and I don't know who else it could be other than Solasaich, talking to Lockie as a voice in his head.