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Tag yourself : AC Odyssey NPCs Part 2 (Part 1)
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Tag yourself : AC Odyssey NPCs Part 2 (Part 1)
One person who should have been extra romanceable and two people who should have been romanceable at all. Xenia, Demosthenes, and Anthousa.š¤ For AC Odyssey Rarepair/Rare Character day.
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
SO late getting into this game, but Iāve just gotta sayā¦
What makes Odyssey so compelling as a fanfic writer is that itās just SUCH a masterpiece and SUCH a disaster all at once. Itās hilariously aggravating. If youāre interested in a SAGAā¦ Iāve got a hell of an example for you that I just canāt get overā¦
A while back I was working on a sequence around the Monger scenes in Korinth and got caught in a plot hole... I side with Brasidas there (obviously), but when it comes down to it, itās a hell of a gamble, even for a great pair of thighsā¦
Unwilling to change course, I figured Brasidas is one of the greatest strategists of his era, right? Surely I can find a way to make his reasoning more compelling than āitās secludedā š
But yāallā¦.
Turns out itās WAY deeper already.
No fabrication needed.
I started digging into what makes this cave sacred...
At first I was looking for records of the cave itself - itās an odd city landmark, so I figure itād be mentioned somewhere. Nope. Entirely fictitious from what I can tell. So then I needed to know why Ubi included this random-ass cave in the middle of town.
So my next dive was into Apollo and Aphrodite (the cityās main deities, but that was a dead end too.
I was ready to craft a complete smoke screen when I stumbled across another tidbitā¦
Through (WAYYY too much) research (especially for a fanfic I sincerely hope NO ONE reads š¤£)ā¦ I learned that Korinthia also served a local nymph called Peirene, who had a fountain in Korinthia. Ubisoft even included this fountain - itās across from the Temple of Apollo.
This fountain was allegedly fed by an underground spring that came from Akrokorinth. This spring was the main site of Peireneās worship. Curious enough, this spring is also on the game mapā¦ and it just so happens to be significant to the plotā¦the place we meet our favorite hetaeraā¦ Anthousa š
Coincidence? I think not.
Even moreā¦ our Sacred Cave sits loosely on the path between the spring on Akrokorinth and the fountain in Korinthia proper. AND its central chamber is full of water. This seems pretty decisive to me.
Iāve stumbled across a gem.
If Anthousa (and possibly the hetaera as a whole) revere Peirene and this cave is a place of a rawer connection to her, then maybe Brasidasā plan is already deeper than I realizedā¦
At this point, I think I have enough to craft something with actual roots.
BUT THENā¦.
Before writing the scene I went down to get a better look around and discovered itās ALREADY being used for worship of a male deity. A HUGE snag in my theory.
That isā¦ until I discovered the statue is Ares.
The whole thing was baffling, especially considering Aresā common characterization and the reputation of Korinthiaā¦ The two seem very much at odds.
But ya know who in Korinthia WOULD worship Aresā¦? You know who would turn a sacred site of Peirene (the weeping mother) into an altar to the brutal, ruthless god of war, Ares?
The Monger š³
And what makes Brasidas think we could easily lure the Monger way down inside a dark, secluded cave?! Because itās a place he ALREADY goes.
My mind is blown.
Holy Hellā¦ And thereās too many weird in-game references and coincidencesā¦ it HAS to be intentionalā¦ SOMEBODY PLANNED THIS.
Brasidasā plan is fucking BRILLIANT.
Itās sheer, undeniable poetry.
Whatās the ONE way you could kill The Monger while defying Anthousa outright and still earn her respectā¦ still walk away with the information you need?
You could spill The Mongerās blood on the sacred ground he defiled in the name of brutality and bloodlust.
You could restore Korinthiaās most famous mother to her rightful place and wash away The Mongerās power with her sacred tears, reclaiming the place of her rawest beauty and restoring her worship.
You could let the literal gore of the Monger wash up into the fountain, a sign for the whole city that his reign is unmistakably ended.
Its so logical. Itās so ācut the bullshit and get straight to the heart of the matter.ā Itās so fucking Brasidasā¦
The longer you sit on it, the more thematically layered and gorgeous and brilliant it becomes. And itās just plausible enough for the player to gamble onā¦ exchanging Anthousaās plan for something less theatrical, but more personal, more meaningful. And saving lives in the process. Its crazy enough to work.
Iām CONVINCED this whole web is somebodyās silent masterpiece. And yet somehow it never became more than subtext (excuse me while I shake my fist at the sky).
AND this SAME CHARACTERā¦ At Amphipolisā¦ takes my CASUAL COMMENT and is like, āHey, FUCK strategy, letās just run over there RIGHT NOW on a whim ācause you said so!!!ā
Can you say plot hole?!
WTF Ubisoft?! š¤£
Odysseyā¦ the perfect balance of STUNNING depth of detail and WILD, GLARING gapsā¦ a writerās playground! Iām completely hooked by the intricacy and completely frustrated by ā¦ basically everything else!
Soā¦ if youāre wondering what Iām up to for nanowrimo, Iām over here frantically patching holes and dumping water over the sides to keep this glorious ship just a tad above the waterline š¤£
assassinās creed odyssey + valhalla // npcs i wanted to romance but couldnāt šš
birth of a goddess
Deimos's journey to find her family.
Anthousa