Unresolved plot point collection thread

[Sunken Valley]

There are many unresolved plot points and unanswered questions in Oots verse. Rather than debate them, this thread is about gathering them together in one easy thread. I have done a few (a good few) to start y'all off. Any mysteries collected will be added to the OP. Any mysteries solved will be deleted from the OP. starting in 3,2,1:


The big two:

What is Varsuuvius’ gender?

What is MitD?


Story-wide plot points:

When will Xykon and Redcloak betray each other? Who will make the first move?

What's the deal with the world in the world?

Do the crayon drawings hide a secret?

How will Belkar “die”?

When will Roy learn the Mageslayer trick?

How will Elan get his happy ending?

How will Durkon’s return be posthomonous?

Will Belkar kill Varsuuvius?

Will Xykon come within 1000 feet of Girad’s gate?

How will the IFCC use their 45 minutes of V’s soul?

What are the 9 (or more) sides to the conflict?

Will MitD turn to the side of good?

Where is Xykon's phylactery?

Is Tsukiko's ritual what we think is? Will she end up helping Xykon control a gate?


Future arc plot points:

What broke up the Scribble so much?

How did Kraagnor die?

Where is Serini?

What did Roy ask his Archon to do?

Where does Xykon go when he comes back with new tricks?

Will Eugene go to heaven?

What will O-Chul and Lien find at Kraagnor's gate?

What will happen to Azure city?


Current arc plot points:

Who are Girard’s “us”?

Where is Girard’s gate?

How will Tarquin be defeated?

What does Tarquin know about Girad?

What sensitive information does the Lizardfolk ambassador have for the Empress only?

Who is Durkon’s new Linear guild opposite?

What is Quarr up to?

Why is Geoff acting all suspicious?

What exactly is Nale's ridiculously over complicated plan?


OtOoPC's and SoD spoilers:

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How will Durkon bring doom to the dwarves?

What Happened to Right Eye's daughter?

What happened to Xykon's gem with the souls of the scribble in it?

Is the Dark one hiding a step in his grand plan from Redcloak?

What about that anti-betrayal spell Xykon did on the Mitd?

Will we ever know:

What is Daigo's surname?

What will Kazumi call the baby?

What happened when Roy and Durkon visited the Oracle the first time?

Why is Fyron's son not in SoD?

Regardless of V's gender, what gender is V's mate?

What did Haley mean when she said she's not exactly what you call...?

Will Hilgya and Pompey come back?

What is Elan's last name?

Has Kazumi had that baby yet?

Why does no one remember Blackwing?

What happened to Dorukan's and Lirian's rifts?

Will Eugene keep his promise not to visit family?

[martianmister]

I got one:

Why do you call him "Girad"? His name is Girard. Also Seniri => Serini, Belker => Belkar.

[GSFB]

I have another one: why do people jump down each others' throats over spelling errors, especially knowing that this is an international forum where many people don't use our alphabet let alone speak English regularly?

[Dr.Epic]

Will Elan get his happy ending?

Yes (panel 9)

[MoonCat]

I have another one: why do people jump down each others' throats over spelling errors, especially knowing that this is an international forum where many people don't use our alphabet let alone speak English regularly?

English actually has nothing to do with spelling names that are never even said aloud correctly.

[martianmister]

I have another one: why do people jump down each others' throats over spelling errors,especially knowing that this is an international forum where many people don't use our alphabet let alone speak English regularly?

Then how can they read the comic and forum posts in the first place?

[BillyBobJoe]

English actually has nothing to do with selling names that are never even said aloud correctly.

The irony is strong with this post.

[super dark33]

Who was the eye trailing Mr Scruffy from?

Will Belker kill Varsuuvius?

Will Xykon come within 1000 feet of Girad’s gate?

That dark elf from the liner guild was scrying on them

No

Yes.

[MoonCat]

The irony is strong with this post.

Gosh, it really was, wasn't it?

[t209]

What is Daigo's surname?

His Surname startes with Da. So, his surname could be Daigoro (the baby from lone wolf and cub)!

[Esprit15]

What is Varsuuvius’ gender?

Will not be revealed.

What broke up the Scribble so much?

Disagreement about how to take care of the gates.

How will Durkon bring doom to the dwarves?

Where the heck was this said?

Will Xykon come within 1000 feet of Girad’s gate?

Already happened.

[MoonCat]

Where the heck was this said?

Already happened.

OotPCS.

Hasn't actually, but has been foretold, which means it will happen.

[Whiffet]

What happened to

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Right-Eye's daughter?

[Dr.Epic]

Where the heck was this said?

Prequel book.

Already happened.

When?

[Esprit15]

Prequel book.

Ah, that's why I don't know'

When?

During the march to Azure City

[MoonCat]

During the march to Azure City

Um, no he didn't. The reason the Oracle said Girard's Gate was because Roy left Soon's completely out of it.

[KingofMadCows]

How will Tarquin be defeated?

Will Elan get his happy ending?

Tarquin repents, adopts Roy as his son, and opens a pet shop with Elan raising puppies.

[Dr.Epic]

Tarquin repents, adopts Roy as his son, and opens a pet shop with Elan raising puppies.

You just described the plot to an 80's style OotS sitcom.

[BillyBobJoe]

Um, no he didn't. The reason the Oracle said Girard's Gate was because Roy left Soon's completely out of it.

Yes, but that meant he will come within a thousand feet of Girard's gate, but Soon's gate came first.

[MoonCat]

Yes, but that meant he will come within a thousand feet of Girard's gate, but Soon's gate came first.

Yeah. So that hasn't happened yet Esprit.

[BillyBobJoe]

Yeah. So that hasn't happened yet Esprit.

Ohhhhhhh, I thought you meant that he wouldn't come near it, not that he hadn't come near. Herp Derp, I can't read.

Also, Esprit???

[MoonCat]

Ohhhhhhh, I thought you meant that he wouldn't come near it, not that he hadn't come near. Herp Derp, I can't read.

Also, Esprit???

Esprit, the one who said that they had already been near been within 1000 feet or Girard's Gate, who I was responding to.

[Esprit15]

Esprit, the one who said that they had already been near been within 1000 feet or Girard's Gate, who I was responding to.

Ah, my bad. I thought I remembered them saying that they were passing the gate but wouldn't go there actually. *feels stupid*

[MoonCat]

Ah, my bad. I thought I remembered them saying that they were passing the gate but wouldn't go there actually. *feels stupid*

Nah, I doubt they'd have made a detour to another continent.

[Denamort]

When will Xykon and Redcloak betray each other? Who will make the first move?

This question implies we already know Xykon and Redcloak will betray each other. Yes, in SoD and the latest strip it's strongly implied, and I'm fairly certain they will, but still. Any way, this is just nit pick. I would change to "Will Xykon and RC..." rather than When.

How will Durkon bring doom to the dwarves?

This is said in a prequel, it should be spoilered.

Also, every question related to a profecy made by the Oracle should be considered true. Elan will get his happy ending, we just don't know how. I would change them to "How will Elan get it's happy ending?". Again, just nit pick.

Who was the eye trailing Mr Scruffy from?

Will Belker kill Varsuuvius?

Will Xykon come within 1000 feet of Girad’s gate?

That dark elf from the liner guild was scrying on them

No

Yes.

Where or when was it said the scrying belonged to the Dark Elf?

We don't know if Belkar will kill Varsuuvius. Belkar asked the Oracle if he would kill any of the individuals (or horse) he named. Killing one, two or all of them fulfils the profecy. So, though Belkars prophecy was fulfiled when he killed the Oracle, killing Varsuuvius is still a posibility.

What broke up the Scribble so much?

Disagreement about how to take care of the gates.

No, Kragor's death caused the rupture. It's implied by Girards coments in his message and in the Crayon Drawings that Soon asked them to sealed the gate before he and Kragor got to safety. At the last moment Soon abandoned Kragor to his death, saving himself and killing the dwarf. Whether this is what happend or Girard's perception it's not yet clear. I guess that's another question "How did Kragor die?" or "Did Soon leave Kragor to his fate?"

[Esprit15]

Nah, I doubt they'd have made a detour to another continent.

Never doubt the incompetency of a stereotypical villain.

[ArcaneSaint]

What is Varsuuvius’ gender?

V suffers from what is only known to scientists and doctors as "Schrodinger's' gender", ie: the subject is of no gender, and is of every gender, until it (a positive proof of a gender) is observed. As there is no way to determine the gender without observing it (you pervert), V will remain genderless until the Giant provides us with an observation of V's gender, after which it will remain unchanged. Scientists discard the rumours of an item known as the Masculinity/Femininity Belt that could change the wearer's gender as pure myth.

What is MitD?

A riddle wrapped in mystery inside an enigma locked in box.

When will Xykon and Redcloak betray each other? Who will make the first move?

Soon; Xykon
you see what I did there?

Why is there a world in a world?

A good question, and let me answer that with another question: How are you sure that what we perceived was actually another world within this world. If what is known about the Snarl is true, than it stands to reason that the mere action of observing it would utterly destroy even the most powerful minds. Therefore it is perfectly plausible that our brain "censors" the visual input it receives in a self-preservative reflex. It would logically try to impress an image of the one thing we are sure of exists, and will always exist. And since experience points can not be visually witnessed, the brain uses the second most stable thing in existence, our planet. I hope you found this answer adequate.

What broke up the Scribble so much?

Ah, the eternal conflict that arises within a party when more than one guy wants to take charge, or when a major member takes issue with the current leader. On one hand, we had Soon, who believed he was most suited to lead the Scribble because of his paladin-ic honor. On the other hand you had Girard, an epic(I think)-level conjurer and master of illusions and deception. As he spend most of his time concealing the truth he finds it very difficult to trust anybody, much less someone who claims his honor to be "unbreakable". This strife reached a peak when they sealed what is now known as Kraagor's gate, when one of the party member was assumingly destroyed by the snarl.

Who are Girad’s “us”?

He probably gathered a few new companions to better guard the Gate. Maybe even formed a new party. They will probably have some connection with Tarquin & co, as Tarquin appears to know him (and we wouldn't be having this arc otherwise if it wasn't important to the story)

Where is Seniri?

In the Northern Continent, at Kraagor's gate, where she gathered the most powerful creatures from the world (and beyond!).

Where is Girad’s gate?

In the last place you'd expect, cleverly hidden by illusion upon deception upon mirage.

What is Daigo's surname?

It begins with "Da-", which is everything we know for sure. This will probably revealed later on, it's too much of a Chekhov's Gun to just leave it hanging out there.

Who was the eye trailing Mr Scruffy from?

Probably Girard or one of his "new companions" who, after receiving the "Trap Triggered" scried on the on the location to locate and identify any survivors in order to prepare themselves to protect the actual Gate. Or perhaps someone somehow detected a friggin' megaton blast of raw arcane power and decided it might be a good idea to check what all that noise was.

How will Tarquin be defeated?

Not, he already stated that no matter what happens, he has won. Unless he gets killed defeated in a way that grants him no glory or fame at all. Kind of like that one strip of Goblins where Ears is talking with Goblinslayer, but refuses to take the ear he cut off Goblinslayer as a trophy, stating he (Goblinslayer) "isn't worth the trouble".

What does Tarquin know about Girad?

We know that he knows that Girard is human, uses illusion, has red hair and a squiggly tattoo on his face. We also know that he knows that we know that he knows, so he is withholding further information to screw with our minds and lead us into speculation about what he knows that we don't know, so he can better manipulate us.

What sensitive information does the Lizardfolk ambassador have for the Emperess only?

It's an ambassador, their job is to act like the fate of entire nations depends on them whenever they want to converse with a country's leader, I wouldn't read to much into it. If Tarquin thought it was important he'd have convinced the ambassador he'd relay the message for him. (I don't think he'd be able to get the information out of the Empress, 'cause I don't think her memory goes further back than the last cow, so she'd have forgotten about it before the ambassador finished speaking.)

How will Belker “die”?

Knowing the Giant: in the most awesome and unexpected (for us) way possible, perhaps with some character development, perhaps because of a refusal to develop or perhaps because of it.

When will Roy learn the Magslayer trick?

Has he not learned it already? He'll probably learn it before the final confrontation, although maybe not before the next, with Xykon. For once he, and the rest of the party, will act competent and actually accomplish something heroic on purpose

Will Elan get his happy ending?

Yes

How will Durkon’s return be posthomonous?

Umm, after he dies. Not after something funny.

Will Belker kill Varsuuvius?

I don't think so, it would directly contradict this fake character development thing he's trying to pull off, and even the Belkster wouldn't shoot himself in the foot unless it'd be really really really funny.

Will Xykon come within 1000 feet of Girad’s gate?

Yes

Where does Xykon go when he comes back with new tricks?

We know that at least one of the places he visits is the Oracle, perhaps he also visits others. He most likely levels up on these trips ()the new trick), perhaps after asking (or forcing) the Oracle to tell him the location of the enemy that will give him enough XP to level up (or having the Oracle map a route that will yield enough XP for Xykon to level up without risking lethal damage).

How will the IFCC use their 45 minutes of V’s soul?

In a very Evil way. Probably to prevent either side from gaining the upper hand in the Gates conflict, to further their own goals.

Who is Durkon’s new Linear guild opposite?

Perhaps it's Hilgya, after the return of Z you can never be sure. Altough I doubt the Giant would pull that one on us twice in a row so quickly. He's still not involved in the current conflict anyway, so perhaps he will not notice anything until it's over? Or his opposite is already in the palace, as an assassin meant to engage Malack once the LG begins its coupe, to prevent him from assisting Tarquin.

I hope you find my answers adequate.

[JoseB]

Where or when was it said the scrying belonged to the Dark Elf?

It is not directly said, but some people have deduced it, because the dweomer (colour of the magic aura) of the scrying eye is identical to that of the spells cast by Zz'dtri (a rather fetching shade of green). It appears, so far, that every magic-user shown in the strip has had a personal, specific colour for their dweomer, without duplicates (I am not sure about that, though).

[MoonCat]

It is not directly said, but some people have deduced it, because the dweomer (colour of the magic aura) of the scrying eye is identical to that of the spells cast by Zz'dtri (a rather fetching shade of green). It appears, so far, that every magic-user shown in the strip has had a personal, specific colour for their dweomer, without duplicates (I am not sure about that, though).

There are duplicates (Elan and Azure city folks), but it's not it belongs to anyone else.

[BillyBobJoe]

Esprit, the one who said that they had already been near been within 1000 feet or Girard's Gate, who I was responding to.

I feel really bad at reading right now. I didn't even realize you were responding to someone else. PLUS, I misread what you said.