Oh, LORE????

catherine’s memories-thoughts

spoilers below the cut for catherine’s memories

so i was both happy and a little underwhelmed by the ending. I did like that justin came along for the last memory, because it added a nice touch into the narrative. i’m probably going to make a full length post soon elaborating, but I thought the conclusion of this story was beautiful, with some story elements a touch out of left field.

however, I do have an issue with one thing. i didn’t like the whole “everyone’s special and can conduct Aideen” angle they went for. The message is great out of game, but game-wise, it seems odd. @writingonjorvik made a good point, in that this reveal takes away the mc’s uniqueness amongst NPCs. there isn’t really a reason why we are the mc, since NPC’s can also accomplish what we can.  like, i think this angle would work in a medium(movie, TV) that wasn’t so interactive, but i digress. 

i do think that catherine has a limited understanding of Aideen, however. in the southern harvest counties memory, we see Evergray perform magic to draw out Aideen. this doesn’t work, and we see Catherine’s horse Nemo disappear into the light of Aideen, breaking their bond. It seems to be implied that Catherine also went too close, as she disappeared briefly. since Aideen had the bond between horse and rider, and Catherine lost that, I think her understanding of Aideen shattered. Since she got too close to both light and darkness, she only sees the parts of Aideen, not herself as Aideen. this is also sort of based on @writingonjorvik‘s post about Aideen’s gift, as I liked Amelia’s thoughts on catherine’s incomplete understanding of Aideen. I highly recommend you read the post, which I will link at the end.

overall, I thought the ending was great. I did like the implication at the end that the previous incarnations of Aideen are all in the light of Aideen, along with catherine. I still have some questions, but overall, I thought the ending fit.

WOJ’s post: https://writingonjorvik.tumblr.com/post/617462048371179520/can-we-discuss-aideens-gift

realistically how hard would it be to create a master post of all the terrible decisions sse has made

Not hard at all lmao, though community input might be necessary because obviously not everyone is going to be aware of everything. Here’s what I got off the top of my head, maybe if people pitch in we can make a more detailed post!

-antisemitism around Christmas and Pi the witch

(-Hiring Julian)

-problematic redesign choices, this one could be split into several subcategories like Chiyo, Sabine, Holdsworth,,,

-firing freelance workers, leading to the discontinuation of comics, books and music.

-the mistfall series (maybe not the worst idea in theory, but I can’t imagine it brought in more business and money than it cost)

-the fucking candle

-relating to the candle, clearly wanting to sell their players things but releasing absolutely 0 merch

-horse girl is a slur

-back when it happened, collabing with jojo siwa was a big controversy because people didn’t think she fit the game

-AI art

-They’ve been reported to Konsumentvert for breaking laws regarding advertisements toward kids.

-Maybe a personal gripe of mine but not being more active during women’s day for a company that advertises itself as by women for girls. I think one time they posted “every day is women’s day on jorvik” on Instagram and that was. Questionable.

Journal

Spoilers ahead for update 1/23

minus Alex and Tin-Can because they won’t appear for me

*violently shoves a microphone in your face* What do you think the new Anne will look like?

[leans in so close to the microphone I can taste it] anne von blyssen will be shaped like a friend

into the unknown...

Avengers: Endgame (2019) dir. The Russo Brothers

Found this book in Fripp’s room...

Some SSO Asks!

Reblog for your followers to send you numbers, or just copy the questions and answer them all, any way is fine.

Favourite in-game coat colour and breed

Something in the game you really want updated

A new feature you really want in the game

Kiss, Marry, or Kick them to Pandoria (asker chooses 3 NPCs)

Favourite in-game pet and a pet you wish was added

Jorvik location you’d most like to visit if it was real

Favourite race and championship

Least favourite race and championship

A piece of tack you wish was added (type/design/anything)

Something in the game you just want gone

Favourite café, picnic spot or campfire

An underrated NPC you wish more people liked

Weird habits you have when playing

Hopes for the potential addition of homes/rooms in the game

Favourite story moment 

4 and 6!!

4. Astrid’s soul steed is named Ashshadow, and he is a Jorvik Warmblood. Ashshadow has 1 unique marking, which is on the left side of his neck, hidden under his mane. It is a very small white swirl.

6. Astrid’s favorite horse rotates based on the horse’s behavior and how far along she is in training it. Her all time favorites however, are her Lusitano Stormblaze, because she introduced Astrid to the world of dressage, and Ashshadow, because he was her first horse.

thank you!!!

~with a sense of poise and rationality~