Eldritch Realms Predictions

[Dr. Scoots]

Alright, so based on the wording of the store description, we're looking at more than one racial form. My bet is on the forms being along the lines of minotaurs and bug people. If theyre going bug people they might add more insectoid enemies to the game as well. I also bet that they're going to make blue and purple society traits. Finally while the store page doesnt say there will be any new tomes, I can see at least a blue/purple or blue/white tome at tier 1.
Mostly im just looking at what looks like gaps in the customization process with the rest of the DLC, so take this however you want, this will probably be a take

[BigJ]

I'd love to have some minotaurs.

[Aurumworks]

Insectoid form would be interesting, though probably only with four limbs as the forms have to match established animations. And maybe tentacle faces if they're not claimed by DnD, but then I'd happily take slug/snail faces.
I fully expect shadow and archon transformations.
We might get the endailons poke their heads in to offer quests fitting to your affinities.

[Pantagruel]

An obvious candidate for eldritch realms is bringing back Shadow Demons (and possibly Syrons, but they're less interesting, they could just be a form) from AoW:SM. Based on the model of how they've generally done new packs, that would be:

• New form trait, based on the Spawn unit (and possibly also a Syron variant)
  
• New steed, based on the Stag Mount unit.
  
• New culture? Not really seeing it, but...
  
• New tier 1 tome containing Larva, Bombard, and some spells
  
• New tier 3 tome containing Brain, Harvester, and some spells.
  
• Larva is a tier 1 evolutionary unit similar to a slither hatchling. Evolves to Harvester (in SM it evolved to a spawn, which was quite useless).
  
• Bombard is a tier 2 battle mage unit.
  
• Harvester is a tier 3 with summon larva as a spell that starts on cooldown, and some sort of devour whole ability that recharges summon larva.
  
• Brain is a tier 3/4 support or mythic with buffing, boost to spellcasting, and the ability to steal status effects.

[~ Fabulous ~]

My bet: we meet Merlin and his naked, because his robe got stolen

[melkathi]

Bug form seems a reasonable guess, as they can probably reuse quite a few assets from Planetfall.

Bovine form seems also a good option, as the horns will clip with every headpiece and Triumph loves clipping in leader customisation.

I guess we will get two story missions.

Some kind of shadow realm would be welcomed by many AoW:SM fans. I am not holding my breath, as Planetfall had great potential of giving maps another "moon" layer or abandoned space station or multiple added layers, and the Devs went with a simple map instead. In that sense, I feel we are lucky we got the underground.

[jasons073]

I’m hoping for more quests and interactivity with the world for single player. They need to stop focusing so much on multiplayer.

[Malaficus Shaikan]

My prediction:
I think we will get a clifhanger ending to the story(Because ending things isnt proffitable)
Merlin will either die or pass on the torch.
Julia will be with merlin as her husband is dead and thus not in the way of there romance anymore.
We get a hive mind trait where xp gain in shared for all units who have that trait.
Or a more lame double the normal xp gain.
We get a new culture called: We are to lazy to allow multiple bodies per culture so here is a genetic buglike creatue with organic looking building.
They will use a bow, a sword and a buglike horse.
There racial power is +1 shadow +1 nature.
With a heavy focus on drafft and food.
There unique gimic is doing extra damage to none hive minds.

I honestly dont see how they can add anything good with the limitations of age of wonders 4.