@Lys I have listened to a lot of those artists/songs while working on Guenevere!
As @darkwolf76 says, much more than a cameo! She will be a fusion of Elaine of Astolat/Shalott and Elaine of Corbenic, and she will be marrying Lancelot. The plot surrounding her will (as @OtherGrimm says) be loosely inspired by both Elainesâ stories and by Tennysonâs famous poem, but will differ from the medieval source-material in many ways.
There are definitely Reasons, but youâll have to wait until part 4 to find out.
Yes, definitely. Galahad will be Elaine and Lancelotâs son. In my current plan, he will play a major part in the endgame, which will also involve the Grail.
You just made me all the more excited for future parts. I love Arthurian legends/tales and I am excited by how youâll adapt it to your story,
I also have a question to ask you.
As you said Guen will have a child. Therefore I was wondering if it was a possibility that child would be Lanceâs? If Guen chooses to have an affair with him of course.And if so what would be the consequences and would Arthur find out about it?
Depending on how closely it follows Elaine of Corbenicâs tale, she seduced him by impersonating Guen and had a child out of wedlock. Iâm not sure what the Gueneverseâs stance on such matters is (jeantown mentioned that nobles with magic bloodlines frown upon affairs due to wanting to preserve their powers, so presumably the same could be said of pre-marital trysts - whether the same is true for other nobles I donât recall), but IRL such things were taken very seriously, especially for nobles.
haha, glad to hear it!! Iâm really excited to be able to put my own spin on this stuff. As for Guenâs child, check out the FAQ on my blog for more information. The consequences of Arthur finding out will depend on how he finds out!
Uh⊠well⊠depending on the circumstances, Arthur might be totally okay with it (maybe even happy about it) or very surprised? Beyond that Iâm not going to say right now, except to note that Guen will be accused of infidelity in part 6, and the accusation will be weaker or stronger depending on all sorts of factors.
This is correct. There will be some debatable circumstances surrounding the marriage, but they wonât be impersonation in this case.
Ah, well, a couple of other elements may be very loosely inspired by Elaine of Corbenic⊠but yeah, Elaine of Astolat is much more well-known, thanks to Tennyson, so she will be somewhat more recognizable. But Iâm also going to be giving the character, and her circumstances, my own particular interpretation, which Iâm very excited about.
Itâs completely unrelated to anything Celtic or Arthurian, but I like listening to this on my playthroughs all because of the lyrics and the melody (and the fact that I recently binge watched General and I). It would fit a Guenarthur romance the best IMO.
I donât know if anyoneâs suggested it yet butâŠwhat if mordred wasnât the spawn of Arthur and Morgana but was the child of Gwen and Arthur and named after Morgana who is Gwens lover? Could that be something.
Not in this story. Mordred is 100% the child of Morgana and Arthur. That got mentioned various times in this topic and the impact of the circumstances of his conception will be important in the way it influences both Morgana and Arthur and Mordred himself (itâs really not pretty as far as we know, really, really not).
@matt_smith There are plenty of Arthurian retellings in which Mordred isnât Arthur and Morgana/Morgauseâs son, so absolutely, that can work! For my game, though (as @Sammysam says) itâs deeply embedded in the plot and themes â most of the plot from part 3 onward hinges on Mordred inheriting the Pendragon bloodline, and on the tension surrounding his conception. I know that the latter wonât be everyoneâs cup of tea, so I wonât blame anyone who doesnât want to play for that reason (or any reason, really!) â though I hope that even people who find the incest squicky will give me a chance, since I think my way of handling it is going to be pretty different from how itâs normally done (not that Iâm going pretend incest isnât squicky).
Stupid question since I could probably search for it and all but why does Morgana sometimes have the name Morgan Le Fay? That seems to be name most people give her in the numerous fandoms like Marvel and DC where sheâs a villainess.
As you know, there are a lot of stories about the Arthurian cycle, most of which conflict/vary with each other.
In some of those tales, Morgana is either part fae, or else she was trained in the ways of fae magic. And if you look at the tales that predate the arrival of Christianity, this is certainly more common.
That said, in a lot of versions (including, IIRC, the original stories) Morgause and Morgana/Morgan le Fay are separate characters, with Morgause being Mordredâs mother. More recent stories, including Guenevere, amalgamate them and stick with Morganâs name since sheâs more famous.
Just because I like doing it hereâs what my Gwen would do if she walked in on them.
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Gwen walks into Arthurâs chambers. There she sees Arthur and Morgana. Horror stricken faces at what they have just done._
M: Gwen⊠we didnât know what was happening we just blacked out and thenâŠ
A: Sheâs right I wouldnât cheat on you.
M: Gwen please believe that I love you. And I would never sleep ⊠with Him
G: Get out Morgana gets up and leaves with her undercutting on. Gwen stops her.
G: I donât blame you but we will have to talk about this later. She turns to Arthur
G: And youâŠ
A: Gwen please i- what are you doing with Excalibur?
G: Nothing⊠Iâm just going to make sure you never touch Morgana ever again. Gwen levels the sword at Arthurâs groin
A: LANCE. GWENâS GOING TO CUT OF MY BALLS!
L: Aw come on. Iâve gotta be a part of this shit.
Iâm pretty sure my poor Guen is just going to mentally scarred forever by the thought of her BFF and the husband she loves having⊠done stuff, even if it was against their will. Will depend on the context. Sheâll likely try to comfort both of them as much as herself though.
I canât help myself, I want to add to the pool of all the different âGuenevere reactionsâ.
My Guenevere will be sad and hurt at the news, yet her rational mind would kick in immediately (this also being her defence against unwanted emotions and painful situations) and she would try, and succeed, to forgive both of them and reunite them. Though not without a few frosty words shared (a mild argument?) with one or both, just to give the frustration within her an outlet. For she is - madly - in love with Morgana, whilst she wanted to be a good and kind wife for Arthur from the start, and had grown to be truly fond of him over the years. Thus Guenevere would never willingly part with either of them, despite this weird predicament.
Also I have got a question, or several. All which will probably not be answered since they could be easily seen as spoilers, but, alas, I canât seem to stop typing.
Anyway:
Will there be any sort of interaction between Guenevere and Lot (Morganaâs husband)? Since my Guenevere is head over heals for the woman she would be⊠interested⊠to see who got lucky to marry Morgana and how he treats her.
Are we going to see more of Morganaâs current children in future books/chapters? And do the choices Guenevere make throughout the game have any significant outcome for the boys? (besides their mother âturning evilâ or âstaying goodâ.)
I am sorry if these questions have been asked and answered before, but I searched for the life of me and couldnât find anything between the comments.
It was explained at the end of the demo that we will see more of the boys in later chapters.
As for the interaction with LottâŠwho can say.
(probably Jeantown)