It seems like its going to be at least a little while before Fjord gets to take a new class/patron, and honestly, from a narrative perspective, I absolutely love it. Fjord’s arc thus far has been him doing everything he can to either be like someone else or live up to the standards they set. But just in the brief time he’s not had magic, he’s had to make decisions on the sort person he is at heart. So far that has been the sort of person who is quick to put himself in danger for his friends, someone concerned for their individual well-being, someone who can stay rational under pressure, and knows when you just have to be up front and honest with the strangers whose help you need.



And yes these sorts of things have always been there with Fjord for sure, it just seems so much bolder now for some reason. Fjord seems to have embraced the fact that he loves the Nein, and they love him. That love has built a foundation for Fjord that he can, for the first time in his life, feel safe in figuring out what sort of person he is and wants to be, for himself and himself alone. After the Nein’s reaction to his situation, he now understands that he can put his full faith in the Nein. Where before, while he definitely loved being a part of this group, he felt his continued existence within it was predicated on his usefulness. Now those doubts and fears have all been washed away. He has Faith, now. Maybe just in friends and not some broader ideal like Caduceus, but that in no way makes it any less meaningful and powerful.

I just wanted to say I love this new life Fjord has started. He felt he was born again when he gained his power, with a whole new world open up to him. But I think if Fjord lives a long life, this will be part of his life he will truly look back on as his new beginning.

