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The reason that Ashton learning about the Luxon is interesting is not because it would change their stance on the pantheon (considering the Luxon is not of the pantheon and therefore any change in opinion on, say, Pelor, would be a false and reductive equivalence), but because their stance on religion as a whole is currently reductive in a deeply unproductive and, frankly, potentially dangerous way, and the Luxon's existence flies in the face of that.

Ashton has a basic but narrow view of how the gods operate: someone asks for something, and the gods answer. He may acknowledge that generally the answer is given as part of an exchange, but might also feel that the extent of his suffering is worth more than the offering usually made. This is a very valid and understandable position! They suffered under some destructive force of nature, and later under the general indifference of the world, and if there are gods who claim to do good in the world*, and suffering persists, how can those gods be considered just?

so I understand there are extremely valid reasons why people start with the Briarwood episodes for C1 but honestly? I loved basically every minute of the Vasselheim arc. I loved Lady Kima’s introduction. I loved Pike’s struggle with faith. I loved the first Big Boss Battle in episode 12. I love seeing Zahra and Kashaw first interact with the party. I love Thorbir and Lyra. I love the drastic change from Percy being the quiet, competent one in those first episodes to him completely falling apart. I love Grog’s fights and Keyleth’s Aramente and Vax and Gilmore’s date and them finding a small fortune in platinum in the Bag of Holding. I love Vex and Keyleth finding Clarota and managing to actually briefly ally with him. I love the initial introduction of Scanlan’s most notorious potion. I love Vex being furious about the magic carpet. I love how bewildered the cast is with the huge supportive response to this weird thing filmed in what appears to be the children’s bedroom section of Ikea with miserable sound quality.

Early c1 Keyleth reminds me of leading in youth group: specifically when the other leaders are fucking around and leaving all the responsibility for you.

It's not fun when everyone else is more focused on being cool, fun and friendly than keeping things safe and running.

You may not *want* to be the buzz kill or the bad guy, but no-one else is saying anything so a buzz kill you must be.

Ya know if my daughter could read my thoughts and I didn't want her to be exposed to the full range of resentment and grief I held for her mother and her powers, I too (foolishly, cruelly, selfishly), would keep a distance.

This ain't the cute spyxfamily version of a kid with telepathy. Imogen grew up seeing every negative emotion her father ever directed at her, regardless of how much he tried to hide it from her.

Was he a good father? No.

Was he a depressed man trying his best? Undoubtedly.