Chapter: 685 - Blood and Iron
Added 2026-01-21 13:00:17 +0000 UTCComments
Every time I see "gilded", I want to correct it, but just like "rust", I can see how it could be correct for this culture that's focused around metal.
NondescriptGamer
2026-01-22 17:46:05 +0000 UTCHer Two original aspects of Maternal Iron and Ravenous Jealous Devourer combined/melded to become the Iron Matriarch. I could be wrong but it is my understanding that conceptually Tala is a Holowed both by authority and acknowledgement, she just needs raw power to really solidify that advancement.
Rezkel
2026-01-22 06:58:46 +0000 UTCWhat is she doing with all that authority? Is it the path towards being a sovereign she is embarking on? She's been acknowledged as hollowed, but is she conceptually at that level? The start or walking far down the path? How far can she go with her gate a rank behind? She needs to Ascend and then Transcend, but from what I can tell she is working on being the Soviergn of Iron and has checked all the boxes for hollowedness. I'm not sure if there's much to her second epiteth of ravenous jealous devourer versus iron matriarch yet nor is it a well known title...
Kaladin
2026-01-21 20:56:31 +0000 UTCEssentially a wandering, unkillable threat with deep ties to Reality and Magic, iirc
AsheHides
2026-01-21 20:44:43 +0000 UTCS - Cow π Now you too are stuck picturing all of them as powerful, S-ranked cows.
J. L. Mullins
2026-01-21 20:22:27 +0000 UTCInteresting developmentsβ¦ Iβm eagerly awaiting each new chapter. Btw, how is eskau correctly pronounced? Iβm afraid I had it jumbled mentally for the longest time, and only recently realized it.
Chris O
2026-01-21 20:05:55 +0000 UTCCan I get a refresher on baby yaga? With Patreon speed of chapters I fear I'm coming up short on Tala's experience with one and it's significance.
Ian
2026-01-21 19:27:20 +0000 UTCThis isn't even her home, it's a part of her body, herself.
Jesus
2026-01-21 16:21:34 +0000 UTCNew word of the day: inculcated
Dan
2026-01-21 15:15:49 +0000 UTCXero chance of not becoming a religious icon when even your home puts people on their knees with tears in their eyes.
Rezkel
2026-01-21 13:56:46 +0000 UTCAh, the sneakiness. π€πΏ
Youkai-sama
2026-01-21 13:40:10 +0000 UTCThis is so exciting I can't wait to see how she combines these two houses and becomes the leader of both creating an authority that goes beyond ironhold and causes her to advance.
Ike5421
2026-01-21 13:27:08 +0000 UTC
