After the coronation, it is revealed Krile is from another shard, the Unlost World. In the Unlost World, it is heavily implied the Milala arrived upon that shard to escape the calamity of ice. We know from Emet-selch that experiencing a calamity results in one's soul being "rejoined" with their equivalent self, increasing their soul's density.
Based on this, the Milala would be 5-times rejoined before their travel to the Unlost World (6/14). It is likely that Krile inherited the unusually dense soul of a Milala upon birth on the Unlost world, giving her the same density (6/14).
We know that Krile's parents sent her to the source shortly after she was born, and that she experienced the 7th Umbral calamity, putting her at 7/14. However, the average denizen of the source would be 7-times rejoined, or 8/14. Special cases such as time travel (G'raha Tia) or merging under extreme conditions (WoL) have a density of 9/14.
Upon learning of this, Krile says:
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I struggle to believe I am from another reflection. I wonder, does this mean my soul is thinner than a native of the Source?
Surely not. Y'shtola would have noticed. Gods, there's so much I don't understand, my head is ripe to burst...
Would Y'shtola have noticed this difference in density? If she has observed Krile and determined nothing is strange, how did her soul gain the extra density?
A few theories, assuming Krile is in fact 8/14
* Upon the 6th Umbral Calamity, her shard's soul was in a sort of limbo until she was transported to the source, when it was subsequently rejoined.
* Krile's past soul-self did the Ardbert thing with a denizen of the Unlost World
* Upon death, Krile's previous soul-self merged with her Unlost World self in that shard's aetherial sea.
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Based on this, the Milala would be 5-times rejoined before their travel to the Unlost World (6/14). It is likely that Krile inherited the unusually dense soul of a Milala upon birth on the Unlost world, giving her the same density (6/14).
We know that Krile's parents sent her to the source shortly after she was born, and that she experienced the 7th Umbral calamity, putting her at 7/14. However, the average denizen of the source would be 7-times rejoined, or 8/14. Special cases such as time travel (G'raha Tia) or merging under extreme conditions (WoL) have a density of 9/14.
Upon learning of this, Krile says:
Quote:
I struggle to believe I am from another reflection. I wonder, does this mean my soul is thinner than a native of the Source?
Surely not. Y'shtola would have noticed. Gods, there's so much I don't understand, my head is ripe to burst...
Would Y'shtola have noticed this difference in density? If she has observed Krile and determined nothing is strange, how did her soul gain the extra density?
A few theories, assuming Krile is in fact 8/14
* Upon the 6th Umbral Calamity, her shard's soul was in a sort of limbo until she was transported to the source, when it was subsequently rejoined.
* Krile's past soul-self did the Ardbert thing with a denizen of the Unlost World
* Upon death, Krile's previous soul-self merged with her Unlost World self in that shard's aetherial sea.
Continue reading...