So, I have an idea for an ex Wailer character who would also be a former Wildling. I've been doing a lot of research on Greenwrath, woodsin, and Wildlings, and have noted that nearly all the sources of information we have about these are 1.0 quests. It seems that in 1.0, once a person became a Wildling, there was really no going back from that, except I think for one instance when the Elementals took a number of people, but then released them after the Padjals prayed to them.Â
But what about now? What happened to the Wildlings that were running around the Twelvewood when the Calamity occurred? We know that the Elementals were severely weakened by the Calamity, and going by the 2.0 Shroud quests, there's no reason to believe that they're still claiming a bunch of people and turning them into Wildlings. Is it possible that someone who became a Wildling at some date prior to the Calamity could have been released by the Elementals after they were weakened?Â
As I said, my character would have been a Wood Wailer who ended up in a situation where he became so overloaded with woodsin that his mask could no longer protect him (that is why Wailers wear the mask, yes? And I read that the masks can shatter if they absorb too much woodsin), and the wood claimed him. Sometime after the Calamity, he would wake up somewhere with very little of his memory intact. I know something like this occurs to an NPC in 1.0, but I believe that character still belongs to the Elementals, whereas I want my character to be freed from their influence (at least for the most part).
So, does this sound at all plausible? Not that this is not an excuse to make my character an IC white mage, or anything like that. He's just a humble lancer.
But what about now? What happened to the Wildlings that were running around the Twelvewood when the Calamity occurred? We know that the Elementals were severely weakened by the Calamity, and going by the 2.0 Shroud quests, there's no reason to believe that they're still claiming a bunch of people and turning them into Wildlings. Is it possible that someone who became a Wildling at some date prior to the Calamity could have been released by the Elementals after they were weakened?Â
As I said, my character would have been a Wood Wailer who ended up in a situation where he became so overloaded with woodsin that his mask could no longer protect him (that is why Wailers wear the mask, yes? And I read that the masks can shatter if they absorb too much woodsin), and the wood claimed him. Sometime after the Calamity, he would wake up somewhere with very little of his memory intact. I know something like this occurs to an NPC in 1.0, but I believe that character still belongs to the Elementals, whereas I want my character to be freed from their influence (at least for the most part).
So, does this sound at all plausible? Not that this is not an excuse to make my character an IC white mage, or anything like that. He's just a humble lancer.
Michaux Vidal - Oyuna Qestir - Tatsu Kaisuri
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