Thanks so much, Sir Caius!
Speaking of setting, I was just given an amazing fan-made map of the gameworld, and I wanted to share it with you all. Feast your eyes:
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It’s beautiful 
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It looks very nice. Is it accurate enough to be put in game?
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More or less. 
The existing map isn’t meant to be a 100% accurate Angels-eye view picture anyway…
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SNAP, that map looks good.
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@Havenstone Why did you decide to gate the choice “Whoever they choose for themselves.” when deciding who to be band-leader behind Earn dying? Would you say that choosing one of the less prominent members of the band (Alira, Ciels, Earn, and Yebben) as band-leader is scraping the bottom of the barrel, or do they have their own merits (and flaws) that would put them roughly at the same ability to lead as more established leaders (Zvad, Breden, Elery, etc.)? Will Yebben learning theurgy affect his ability to lead the band?
EDIT: here is a snippet of the code
*if (earnndead)
#Whoever they choose for themselves.
You don't want to be responsible for choosing from the survivors, none of whom are without their flaws. Let the band choose for themselves, in your absence.
All non-diegetic reasons. I wanted a named character as band leader, and to give agency to the MC, to make the story close as satisfying to most readers as possible. But there did need to be some option in case all the named characters are dead, fled, or unwilling.
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First off, replaying the game again the amount of tyranny references in this 
Second off when this game first came out I made a post about how shit it was, but after replaying it and seeing the nuances in it and how I was more angry on how challenging it was, I wanted to apologize and say how much I appreciate this game.
Ya made a amazing world, put an excellent story, and helped shape the minds eye imagining these situations very well
More for Catharsis since it’s very unlikely you even remember the post, but still I hope you see this. Have a great day, imma go back to playing the game over again XD
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Am I the only one who thinks theres a chance that Brendan isn’t the the traitor? Or was it confirmed somewhere in the 3.5 thousand comments? Lol
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The identity of the traitor has not been confirmed, it’s just generally agreed Breden is the most likely suspect
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I have this conspiracy theory that the real traitor is the MC.
or
Mara’s mule.
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I feel that if Bredan they’re the world’s worst spy and have been harrowed for thier incompetence. I meam who poisons a meal when they are on cooking duty?
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Someone desperate, most likely.
They may be a “drafted” helot or more likely one of the technically “free” but desperately poor city folks. I don’t think Breden is the trained Kryptast, if there even was one at this early stage, in our rebellion.
Breden having been a minor con(wo)man in one of the cities before they were sent to whip up rebellions in the countryside so the Hegemony would have an excuse to harvest more people, including yeomen who are not normally subject to it.
If and when we meet them I guess the more experienced Cabel rebels are likely to be aghast at how some of the operations of our mc’s rebellions are and were run, but in this game the mc and their rebels have not fully shaken the civilian mindset…yet.
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My stupid theory is this:
Breden is a kryptast but Breden is not the traitor. Breden’s merry little gang got scheduled for harrowing because someone who a) cares for the MC (even though they would die before admitting it) b) is known to be able to rat to the alastors; happened upon the knowledge of MC’s extracurricular activities and ensured that the bad-influence kids get busted while MC is not there.
The fact that the sedition squad that got busted was really a grander endeavour of a crafty kryptast was a pure coincidence. Breden was all ‘FML’ when alastors came knocking, but when MC turned the blunder into a proper rebellion they went right back on the assignment and resumed kryptasting.
Depending on the MC, our lovely kryptast would then either remain professional or develop feelings for the enemy and botch their job by… well, you know what.
That’s how I read it. There is more magic in finding equilibrium between grand design and random chance, giving both planning and accident their due, than in opting for just one or the other.
I reckon the reverse inclination is the more popular, hence the decision to keep the traitor’s identity (and Breden’s alleged kryptasm) unresolved, making all interpretations equally viable is a truly masterful craftsmanship.
I jabber. I’ll cease.
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But Kryptast are like top tier spies, I think (s)he still qualifies as the worst if (s)he develops, and more importantly act on her feelings. Though that would explain why, if (s)he was the spy and felt that strongly for the MC to do what she did for the final confrontation, why still poison the food? At that point they have thier rebels rilled up and exposing themselves, they can put down the rebellion to put out hope, and catch the leader to make an example of. Instead she risks banishment or execution to save you, harrowing if she is the traitor or spy
Would there mindset be any less civilian than ours? I believe it’d arguably be the opposite since they were in the woods for months
Are they really, or is everyone just too used to hearing horror stories?
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Fair
I definitely don’t know. I’m not an expert on this game. I’ve been off the forum for a while and haven’t played it in a few months so if I’m wrong totally correct me, but I don’t think we’ve actually been given a lot of info about how the Kryptasts actually function or who they recruit. Just a possibility that they aren’t as well trained or loyal to the Hegemony as they’d have you believe.
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You’re right. Nobody its not even certain they exist I think. Its been a while for me too but I think I recall there being debate if the Kryptast are even a real thing or just a story to keep people in line
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