Critters in Cantha

[Scavarius.6059]

while i can say its just a placeholder, i'm realy currios as to why they showed an orian risen gorilla in the trailer. did they run from orr after the commanders deeds in orr? did or favorite necrodragon send them there after his rise? or are there no longer living gorillas out there :C

[Randulf.7614]

They could have spread there during Zhaitan’s time. Zhaitan’s rise cut off links to Cantha from Tyrian civilians, but risen ships patrolled the seas. It’s not unfeasible they landed or washed up there.

[AgentMoore.9453]

Evidently there are some enemies in the trailer wielding Orrian weapons as well, so they either went for a walk and wound up in Cantha between Zhaitan's demise and now, or maybe the rise of Orr itself wooshed a contingent of smelly boys across the sea. I hope it gets addressed in some fashion.

[Narcemus.1348]

A way of teasing that they are planning to remake the Zhaitan Fight into a Strike Mission for the Expansion?

[Fenom.9457]

59 minutes ago, Narcemus.1348 said:

A way of teasing that they are planning to remake the Zhaitan Fight into a Strike Mission for the Expansion?

Yeah, I’m anticipating something like this more than just a ‘random risen washed ashore yesss ago so have some randomly reused old enemies haha’

 

If there’s any dragon fight they’d remake, it there’s only one that people have spent almost a decade complaining about, it’s Zhaitan.  Either he may return or perhaps the DSD will be utilizing his power in some unforeseen way.  We may get another fight against him or maybe just a little more lore about the recycling of dragons domains of magic when one dies

[Konig Des Todes.2086]

My first theory is related to Ankka and the whole "someone's been investigating dragon research facilities".

Makes me think the Aetherblades' plan is going into Inquest territory, especially since Ankka is possibly former-Inquest (worked at Thaumanova with Gorrik).

[Zola.6197]

The Risen used ships to go all over Tyria. If I’m remembering correctly, Zhaitan’s forces were the main thing blocking travel by sea. It’s more than possible Zhaitan sent naval forces to attempt an invasion in Cantha too and were just never wiped out. Otherwise some remaining unchained Risen decided to hop in a boat and head south for whatever reason. If the jade has been absorbing magic from dragons’ deaths, maybe they sensed some of Zhaitan’s magic to the south and traveled there.
 

Speculation aside, it’s not entirely improbable for the risen to be in Cantha.