void_nothing wrote: ↑4 months agoSPOILERShowHideYes, we are kind of "spoiled" by the key art for later sets. We know that Rakdos deliberately goes off-plane right after the events of this set's story. However, we don't know why. Looking outside the events of this set's storyline, it kind of looks suspicious.
Mookie wrote: ↑4 months agoSPOILERShowHide
...that does raise further questions though - is this a 'before the murder' Teysa (meaning she's still dead), or is the corpse actually a Phyrexian imposter that she used to fake her own death? Hmmm... The plot thickens.
I'll call out that the summoned ghost (who I assume can't lie to Kaya) never actually says that Teysa is dead. Just that she's 'unavailable' and 'they don't distinguish between her current state and any other'. Plus that they can confirm that Kaya didn't kill her (which makes sense if she's still alive).
Mookie wrote: ↑4 months agoSPOILERShowHide
...that does raise further questions though - is this a 'before the murder' Teysa (meaning she's still dead), or is the corpse actually a Phyrexian imposter that she used to fake her own death? Hmmm... The plot thickens.
I'll call out that the summoned ghost (who I assume can't lie to Kaya) never actually says that Teysa is dead. Just that she's 'unavailable' and 'they don't distinguish between her current state and any other'. Plus that they can confirm that Kaya didn't kill her (which makes sense if she's still alive).
void_nothing wrote: ↑4 months agoSPOILERShowHideI think we can rule out the idea that the summoned ghost IS Teysa's ghost. Kaya sees the spirit after all, and I don't know how Teysa could have disguised her identity from one of the multiverse's biggest experts on ghosts who also knows her personally very well. What I do potentially buy is that Teysa isn't actually dead, but set up an apparent death as a ruse.
now, that does get my hopes up!CommanderMaster999 wrote: ↑4 months agoI wouldn't get your hopes up just yet
We could have 2 different Teysa cards
void_nothing wrote: ↑4 months agoSPOILERShowHideDo the Orzhov make thrulls that are recognizably based on a specific dead person? For that matter, does anyone? Thrulls are made with flesh, certainly, but they're not really even undead - they're gross little lumpy alchemical creations. I'd love to see a legendary Thrull but don't think it's plausible.
void_nothing wrote: ↑4 months agoTomorrow is the fifth story so halfway through the plotline. Obviously next week will bring the conclusion. I can only wonder how the pace will quicken.
Actually if we look at the storySporegorger_Dragon wrote: ↑4 months agovoid_nothing wrote: ↑4 months agoTomorrow is the fifth story so halfway through the plotline. Obviously next week will bring the conclusion. I can only wonder how the pace will quicken.SPOILERShowHideSpoiler not needed? Based on Demand Answers, next chapter might be the attempt on Aurelia.
Clearly Rakdos is the red herring; he has the ability to instill murderous rage, not mind control. Zegana was carefully isolated, murdered then arranged in a purposeful manner. This not the act of someone consumed with bloodlust.
If anything, yellow powder suggests to me spores, which point towards the Golgari. Mind-controlling fungi is basically a fantasy trope at this point.
Also? Come on, Kaya, at least read a bit more about the other guilds before going back to report.
Sporegorger_Dragon wrote: ↑4 months agoSPOILERShowHideIronically enough, this actually clears Rakdos (the parun).
Dilated pupils indicate a drug of some sort. Agents that dissolve into moss usually suggests Golgari, however, tuft of white fur suggests either wolf-rider or pegasus-rider. I remember I previously mentioned spores, now I'm thinking yellow powder could actually be pollen.
Selesnya might actually be the ones behind these murders. Ever since the first set they were always faint suggestions and implications of a brainwashed cult, we might be seeing a shift into something more like Midsommar.
