What was your scariest moment in Subnautica and follow up did any of the creature in that game inspire any monsters in your books?
I don't know if I have a scariest moment in Subnautica. For me, it's mostly the sense of creeping dread that's also why I'm actually scared of open water; there could be anything beneath you at any time. And in Subnautica, there probably is! The Ghost Leviathans absolutely inspired the Diamondscales in Ghostwater
What was the favor Eithan owed Saeya?
Spoiler. RAFO
Have you ever played the King's Quest games? If so, what did you think about them?
I have not played King's Quest. I'm somewhat aware of them, but not super familiar.
Do sacred beasts need insight to reach underlies, and if they do is it the same insight as humans or a different insight
Yes, sacred beasts do need insight to reach Underlord, but it's somewhat different than what sacred artists need. "That doesn't sound too spoileriffic!" you might say, so how about this: this question will be definitively answered in Underlord.
What is the most powerful hat in the Willverse?
I don't know about the entire Willverse, but in Asylum there's an Awakened hat that devours minds.
What would a non-illusory based path of pure light look like?
I can think of a few uses for pure light techniques. Bending sight, blinding opponents, cleansing areas of shadow aura, just plain lighting things up...it probably wouldn’t be the greatest punch-em-up Path, but it would be useful.
Since Dross is now apart of Lindon, When he manifests does his colour change based on the core Lindon is drawing from?
No color change for Dross, at least right now. He’s leeching off Lindon, but he’s his own entity.
What would lindon do if SV was destroyed right now?
If Lindon found out that SV had been destroyed, he would drop everything and return home. Upon confirming that it was indeed true, he would undergo a personal crisis, after which he would go back to adventuring. Because he’s not alone, and the others aren’t going to let him wallow forever. Who DOESN’T have a destroyed homeland or two in their backstory?
Would it be possible for a sacred beast to have pure madra? And if so, can it happen naturally, or does someone have to purposefully nurture a sacred beast to have pure madra?
It is not possible for a sacred beast to have pure madra. Pure madra is uniquely produced by humans (and named by humans, otherwise it would be called “human madra”).
Obviously most Iterations don't have a hard "If you get to here, you're into the Abidan" line, but Cradle does. Does that contribute to the fact that Cradle has so many more Abidan candidates than other Iterations?
Other Iterations also have a clear final boundary, but they don’t have clearly defined steps and mechanics for steadily working your way up to that boundary. That’s the Cradle Difference (tm).
How distantly related are Cassias and Eithan (we know they're not cousins, but are they like fifth or sixth cousins, or are they closer than that)?
Pretty distantly related. Effectively not related at all, by our standards.
If a grown human, from another iteration, travelled to Cradle will they naturally develop madra channels and a core, and if so how long would it take?
A baby from another Iteration would develop a madra system normally, if perhaps weakly. An adult would gradually develop one, but it would take years and would probably be weak or even deformed without the equivalent of spiritual surgery. ...and you have no idea how tempting it was to use that answer to imply that Lindon was from another world. “A baby from another Iteration would develop a madra system normally, if perhaps weakly. Maybe they would be considered weaker than their fellows, even...Unsouled.” But he’s not, so no shenanigans.
Could you give tell us about a Path based on traditional calligraphers on Cradle?
Honestly, scriptors and Paths that rely heavily on scripting are like calligraphers. It’s an interesting facet of Cradle society that I hope I have a chance to get into.
If a sacred artist had a child in another iteration, would that child have a core and be able to use the sacred arts?
Probably not, but there would be some individual exceptions.
Favorite fighter in Smashbros?
Kirby, the classic. I also really like Marth, Ike, and Bayonetta, but I’m 100% a confirmed Piranha Plant main.
Is there a path that kills by tricking people into thinking they are dying so convincingly that they actually do?
There’s not a Path that specifically REVOLVES around convincing people they’re dead, but there are Paths that could do it. Especially if you’re talking a huge mismatch in power.
Is creation madra a actual type of madra?
Good question; creation madra is NOT a type of madra, because there is no creation aura, which is kind of a philosophical debate in Cradle. Why does the act of destruction release aura, but acts of creation do not?
What movie are you looking forward to in the next year?
Like everyone else, I’m looking forward to Infinity War 2, but I can’t imagine it will hold up to part one. If it does, I’m buying cardboard cutouts of both Russo Brothers. I haven’t seen Overlord yet, but I really want to, because I want to see the next tier of advancement after Underlord with my own eyes. Fantastic Beasts: I’ll probably love the actual fantastic beasts and tolerate everything else, like last time.
How many different species of tits are on Cradle?
Oh, the tits are very adaptable. I suspect you’d see tits or other related birds on many different continents, though I imagine them more like the Eurasian blue tit rather than the African version.
It seems that powers specific to iteration aren't related to biology, but perhaps instead granted by the iteration at birth.
Some Iteration powers are hereditary, and others are environmental. Cradle powers have elements of both, in that you can inherit some spiritual traits or powers from your parents, but madra really comes from aura, which is environmental.
