Theories

## The Party

* Babo
* Brimy
* Cinna
* Darcy
* Kane
* Leor
* Nym
* Skoria
* Yossel

## The Villains

### Why was Callstall attacked?

Kane has told us that the conspiracy was "out of free will", which was a clear attempt to dodge the question. All it tells us is that it was not under the influence of the Puppeteer. With the knowledge that the Puppeteer was not influencing the events, it is entirely possible that the Puppeteer is not real and was fabricated as a red herring to take the blame off of Gale Pridestone and the rest of the War Wicks.

I don't think Gale wanted Iris Raine dead. He was close enough to the royal family to know that they had easy access to resurrection magic. Even if the goal was to open the Raine Station and let the eldritch creature destroy the Ever Tree, there is no valid reason to kill Iris except as a fear tactic.

Could Iris have been in on the murder? Raine and Gale are still associates following the attack, which must mean there aren't many hard feelings. It's unclear whether Raine is under the false memories of Kane killing his daughter, or whether he knows Gale killed her.

### How does Gale keep coming back?

The most obvious answer is that he hasn't been dying at all, and that his skills as an Echo Knight are so advanced that he can convincingly leave versions of himself to die. My understanding, however, is that an Echo Knight's echoes disappear when defeated, as we saw during our first fight with Gale in Episode 3. Gale's "decoys" don't just remain after defeated, but in certain cases have illusion magic wear off to reveal a real tangible item in his Lobster Arm.

### What is Raine's deal?

Raine's first name is kept secret. It is probably a colour, as his siblings are called Blu and Red, or it is something like Bo, as a reference to the word "rainbow".

### Why did Malus lose his arms and jaw?

It is possible that he removed them intentionally in order to make himself more powerful. It may be a consequence of the Hundred Year War.

### What is Project Deus?

Our only knowledge of Project Deus is in a brief note from Kane to Darcy, with the addendums "only heard whispers" and "the Bastion wants those crystals to take them back". This could mean that Project Deus refers to a project dedicated to retrieving the crystals.

Deus is Latin for "god". There are no specific known gods in the world of Takka Hun, although the existence of paladins like Draven and Yossel definitely indicates the existence of at least one. It could also refer to the Titans, which seem like they could be the gods of this world. If the note to Darcy and the note to Brimy are meant to be read alongside each other, then Project Deus could concern the creation of the Puppeteer. Its creation has been indicated to be the responsibility of the Wolf Tribe, as evidenced by Fang's journal. We also know that the Puppeteer is a clone that combines the Frostford Titan with the Purple Curse crystal.

If Project Deus is concerning the creation of the Puppeteer, then Kane, as a member of the War Wicks who released it, would probably have heard more than whispers. Kane's note also makes it seem like Project Deus is an ongoing thing, but if it was just to create the Puppeteer, then it seems like the goal is complete. Perhaps the goal isn't just its creation, but rather a second War of Fragmentation.

### What is Gale's relationship to the Lion Tribe?

Gale is the only Beastfolk we have met or heard of who had an active part in the Hundred Year War on the side of Takka Hun. It is possible, but unlikely, that Gale is born and raised in Callstall, which is why he managed to climb so high in its ranks, but every other known Beastfolk in the world has been restricted to the Wild Bastion. Since everybody seems to have a tragic backstory, it is not unlikely that Gale was driven from the Wildside for his actions and/or identity (perhaps as a parallel for Kane), or chose to leave the Wildside due to conflicting philosophies (perhaps as a parallel for Skoria). Either parallel would point towards Gale being part of the Lion Tribe's royalty. His surname, Pridestone, could function as a reference to The Lion King (1994), the titular lion kings resulting in the similarly named Pride Rock. The only member of the Lion Tribe we currently know is its queen, who has been described as a witch.

## The Allies

### How big is Duck Duck's dick?

On one hand, most ducks have a penis that is ten inches long, which would imply Duck Duck has the same. However, the ten inches that an average duck possesses is half its body length, which, when extrapolated to the height of Duck Duck (roughly 70 inches) one would infer that Duck Duck's penis is a whopping thirty-five inches, which is greater than the height of Leor. The only character who has experienced Duck Duck's penis is Skoria, who refuses to weigh in on the conversation for privacy reasons.

### Where did Void Cat come from?

We know now that the Watchers are familiar with Void Cat from their time in the Pit, which means Void Cat is at the very least 20 years old. That makes him old for a cat to begin with.

### Who is Atsali?

Atsali is a white dragonborn and it is clear that he and Skoria care deeply about each other. We know Skoria was raised by kobolds, which gives him less chances to interact with his fellow dragonborn. I'm not sure how dragonborn genetics works, but it's possible that they are related. Skoria is known to be homosexual, which means it is possible Atsali and Skoria were lovers.

## Other Characters

### Which royal is the bastard child of Alexander?

We know that the events of the Pit took place twenty years prior to 4569 PF. We don't know how long Alexander was in the Pit before, but it is likely not too long, which means that his royal bastard is in their mid-twenties. It is theoretically possible that Iris is his bastard. It has been theorised that Gale and King Raine are lovers, which means that the king's sexuality leaves the queen wanting, a hole that Alexander fits well.

Although not a royal, Xander Crimson is around the right age and his name is a diminutive of Alexander's, which could indicate that Xander was named after him. We don't know much about the Crimson family but his mother may have been unfaithful. It would make Xander not a true Crimson and add a layer of complexity to Xander's character and his failure as a member of the Crimson Riots.

### What happened to Kane's mother?

Kane seems to go consistently silent on matters of his mother.