“I've been struggling with the blood in my eye for a few weeks now. I've never been so fucking angry. But it doesn't matter because it's still what needs to be done. Let my friends prove themselves to you in this. Let me prove myself to you in any way that you need. You've always told me that we're stronger if we stand together. Always.”-Orym/Keyleth
this is the real reason we haven't had an episode about these three yet. It took two episodes just for force ashton into the pool, not to mention the floaties...
Essentially, I thought too long about the "what if Orym multi-classed into a barbarian and got to release all that pent-up rage?" idea. And he asked Morrigan to make him "more capable." HOW DOES THAT MANIFEST??
YA'LL. You know if something remotely like this happens, we'll be able to hear Travis scream with delight through the fabric of space-time.
(Image description below the cut!)
[Image Description: a sketchy comic about Orym's deal with Nana Morri.
Panel 1:
(Wide shot of Orym struggling to get up, using his sword to push himself up. He's bleeding from multiple wounds, and the sky above is red, Exandria a small blue dot in the sky.)
Badguy (offscreen): You are just a lone, little man in a big fight. What can YOU do?
Panel 2:
Fearne: ORYM! (She reaches for him)
Panel 3:
Nana Morri (her voice in Orym's mind): Get up.
Orym: N-Nana Morri? (his silhouette hacks up a mouthful of blood)
Nana: Get up, little Ashari.
Panel 4:
Orym: I... (Close up of his left eye, where a yellow-green light has started to shine. Blood trickles down his face, over his eye)
Panel 5:
Orym: would like... (Close up of his right hand, clenching the sword)
Panel 6:
(A ghostly red silhouette of Nana Morri hovers in the air over Orym, her fanged smile and clawed hands filling the space. Orym is standing, but a little crookedly. Yellow-green light continues to waft like smoke from his left eye.)
Nana: You aren't done yet.
Orym: ...to rage.