I have quickly skimmed through this morning. Looks fine. What I have learned by the speed read:
- Lukka ascends at the end of the book (the usual old trope "at the end of a particular book, some real **** hits the fan and target main character becomes a planeswalker
- Lukka and Jirina are engaged. Lukka goes through a traumatic experience when he loses his squad and friends, and later deserts from the Coppercoats to find answers. He meets Vivien during his trip through wilds.
- halfway through the book, Vivien tells Lukka about planes and planeswalkers
- Lukka finds out he has bonder abilities, he makes a bond with the giant flying cat. It never gets a name, though, (unlike the other bonded) before it is later executed by Kudro (after it saved Jirina and brought her back to Drannith). Seems fitting, because its card is also nonlegendary - Patagia Tiger.
- the story revolves around the Ozolith, one of the giant crystals. It is inhabited (possessed) by some unknown devious (and alien) entity that manipulates it (speaking in an eloquent, intelligent, sly way - think Ashiok/Tezzeret styke). It grants Lukka enormous power of control of the beasts - but not in the bonder way, more like a direct control, that even the bonders (and Vivien) are disgusted of. He does not learn to consider the beasts friends and partners, he sees them as tools. But it is AFTER the entity in Ozolith gives him "what he wants" - the strength to protect those who he cares about (humans and especially Jirina).
- Lukka's driven by the desire to give Drannith a strong army to defend itself, even when it should mean controlling the monsters into being the army.
- After he is imbued by the Ozolith's power (and influenced by the entity) he becomes a lot more aggressive and less rational/sensitive, to the verge of being a bad guy driven by "good" intentions.
- Kudro is an old bastard, not hesitating to use his own daughter for his purpose (even labeling her a possible traitor thanks to her connection to Lukka). But he does it because he wants to keep Drannith safe. In the end, he is killed by Lukka.
- After Lukka vanishes, Jirina, as the new leader, allows bonders and beasts into Drannith, so Lukka's idea basically halfway happens.
Well the mysterious entity of the otoliths not talking story wise but card wise
The number crunch saids there’s 2 more colorless cards so one of those might be a culprit (whatever the alien thing is)
Well the mysterious entity of the otoliths not talking story wise but card wise
The number crunch saids there’s 2 more colorless cards so one of those might be a culprit (whatever the alien thing is)