Mysteries still unanswered after finishing the game.

[I_Dont_Like_BigBrother]

First, or the most important, why Asterion went to the High Island the died there, what is he chasing for?
Second, Is their a big secret behind all of these? Or just the Thais' raid on the steep house ten years ago is the main reason and secret for the story?
What's mountain tribe's story? Doest their story answer my question?
Here's my understanding of this story: Thais want to unify all the settlements under her rule, but the steep house(which actually is from her tribe) refuse to submit, so she just raid the village, and some of the escaped victims was united by Glaucia and become the bandits. And the bodies of the victioms were awoken by the priest in white marsh. The Glaucia started a shelter in the heart of the woods, so the short cut was blocked. Basically the raid on the steep house is the main pushing point for this game. Is my understanding correct?

[I_Dont_Like_BigBrother]

Btw, what's the TRUE name of the peninsula? Does it have a true name? Any secret behind this true name? Or it just doesnt have any name and the player can name it freely.

[newk657]

The people who lived on High Island stashed their blades in a cave when they left. Some of these blades were enchanted. Asterion was trying to get these blades.
I've heard that Asterion's motivations are based on the player's personal quest. If you picked a goal related to money, Asterion wanted to sell the blades. Otherwise, he wanted to put them to use for a good or heroic cause.

I understand the tribe of the Green Mountain comes from High Island. They were forced to leave due to outsiders invading the island, so they decided to settle in the mountains which are much harder to reach.
I think your understanding of the story is correct.

[I_Dont_Like_BigBrother]

Originally posted by newk657:

The people who lived on High Island stashed their blades in a cave when they left. Some of these blades were enchanted. Asterion was trying to get these blades.
I've heard that Asterion's motivations are based on the player's personal quest. If you picked a goal related to money, Asterion wanted to sell the blades. Otherwise, he wanted to put them to use for a good or heroic cause.

Thats it? I thought there could be some more hidden story or cause behind this. Turns out the his cause is quite......blank or straight forward.

[Danterus]

Originally posted by I_Dont_Like_BigBrother:

Originally posted by newk657:

The people who lived on High Island stashed their blades in a cave when they left. Some of these blades were enchanted. Asterion was trying to get these blades.
I've heard that Asterion's motivations are based on the player's personal quest. If you picked a goal related to money, Asterion wanted to sell the blades. Otherwise, he wanted to put them to use for a good or heroic cause.

Thats it? I thought there could be some more hidden story or cause behind this. Turns out the his cause is quite......blank or straight forward.

Right? For such a suspenseful story you would think there was something massive or a very clear reason for going after those weapons, rather than just money or a shapeless "heroic cause".

[I_Dont_Like_BigBrother]

Originally posted by Danterus:

Right? For such a suspenseful story you would think there was something massive or a very clear reason for going after those weapons, rather than just money or a shapeless "heroic cause".

Quite true, and it's same for other things in the game, like Thais' raid on the steep house, or the so called "heart of the forest".
The name "heart of the forest" kind of reminds me of the story of ladies in the woods in Witcher3, those 3 crones story, Some mystery or evil power dwells inside the deep woods and torques this peninsula. This evil power Thais or exploits her ambition and seduce her to raid the steep house etc. Turns out the "hearts of the forest" is just an abandoned normal short cut without anything deeper than that. And Thais' raid is just a raid.

[Echo]

So true about the heart of the forest. I spent literally the whole game preparing for my journey there because everyone told me how dangerous it is. I thought it was the endgame area! The result: I never got to explore it because I ran out of days