Star Wars: The High Republic: Path of Vengeance

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The Hero Who Seeks Revenge Shall Exterminate With Darkness where the protagonist was betrayed by their comrades and suffered through many traumatic experiences, later becoming a powerful Anti-Hero/ Villain Protagonist that seeks revenge on their traitors. The Saint puts on a pretty good show of being a wise and kind-hearted woman, but underneath the surface, the only thing she is ever thinking about is her obsession with Kaito. The Mother doesn’t use the dark side of the Force but her incredible manipulation skills allow her to turn a small group of refugees into a big and dangerous cult that almost makes Eiram and E’ronoh destroy each other. Marda Ro Meanwhile, Marda Ro joins an expedition to the Great Leveler's homeworld, Planet X, to gather more creatures like it and gain the Mother's approval. The companions that he had trusted throughout his journey turned on him and blamed him for their own disgusting crimes against humanity, and hunted him down for a year before finally ending his life with a knife through his chest.

Matty is sent to Dalna, the home of the Path of the Open Hand, by her new Jedi Master, Vildar Mac. She is to join Oliviah as they investigate what might be going on with the Path. She carries a massive burden on her shoulders that leaves you guessing what it could be throughout the entirety of the novel, but comes with some massive results. The results were something I wish could’ve been played out over a longer period, but still provide that jaw-dropping moment you expect in any Cavan Scott piece. As the concluding novel in phase two of The High Republic, Path of Vengeance by Cavan Scott proves to be one of the boldest and bleakest entries in Star Wars literature. The overall theme of the book is women in their villain eras, and we’re just along for the deliciously dark ride. Aristocrats Are Evil: So far, without exception, those in charge are selfish, greedy, corrupt bastards and bitches who will do anything and everything to better themselves, no matter how much suffering they cause to others... as long as they think they can get away with it. The Atoner: In the first timeline, Kaito's naivety got many innocent people ruined or murdered by his companions. While Kaito's idealism is pretty much dead, he does feel the need to make things up to them in the second timeline.

The High Republic at Its Best

One of Kaito's spirit swords removes the target from the cycle of Reincarnation completely, causing Cessation of Existence. It also Retgones them, making it so that they never existed except in the memories of those who witnessed their demise. I See Dead People: Both Marda and Yana interact with hallucinations of Kevmo and Kor, their respective dead lovers, who serve to judge their present actions. According to spacer folk tales, the Evereni are said to be haunted by the ghosts of the people they have killed, which implies a sense of guilt for their lovers' deaths.

All of them show their true colors, but while The Mother and The Herald are more than predictable, Yana and Marda truly surprised me. Yana is constantly grieving the death of her loved one, despite her being a woman that has shown no remorse when taking lives before, she shows a very vulnerable side. Aerostar: For oath of vengeance, havethem detail exactly who killed their parents and why. Was it an evil temple, a thieves guild, some dark conspiracy? Perhaps they possessed some crucial piece of knowledge or magic an enemy needed. Then give the PCmultiple quests to discover who did it (maybe they need the help of a rogue/inquisitive or a wizard of the divination school), why they did it, where they are, and what needs to be done to capture or kill them. Are the murderers part of a major plot in the campaign or a side quest you can ramp up to get things moving or change the pace? Perhaps the death of the parents was part of some larger plot that leads the party to its major villain? As a sequel to Path of Deceit, this story basically spoils that Kevmo (the Jedi lead of that book) was killed at the end. The same goes for Yana's girlfriend and the Herald's daughter, Kor Plouth. The Jedi perspectives in the novel are good and fresh, and I enjoyed the characters as presented. The most consistently compelling viewpoints were Marda and Yana. Hearing the Leveler was also super important to get immersed in the moment. It may have appeared in fewer scenes than most other characters but whenever it did, things were very intense. Its roar really helped me to understand how scary and dangerous this abomination truly is.

Oath of Vengeance paladins are skilled with keen blades, healing magic, and magical abilities that let them hunt down their prey. The paladin gains access to four subclass features at 3rd, 7th, 15th, and 20th level. You can read all of the Oath of Vengeance features in the Player’s Handbook. In summary, your subclass features allow you to: Keryll easily believed Lucia's lies that Minnalis had been bullying her. Minnalis convinces a bunch of undead that everything wrong in their lives is his fault. This Phase has been infused with a truly massive amount of new Star Wars lore as well as a slew of characters that have added their respective songs to the brilliant melody of this initiative. However, as fans eagerly await the return of the survivors of Starlight Beacon in this Fall’s third Phase, the question of Phase II’s ultimate purpose still lingers in the air.

Path of Vengeance is nearly a direct sequel to the events of Path of Deceit by Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland. In fact, it also mainly follows key characters from that book, including Mardo Ro and Yana Ro. Rounding out the trifecta of perspectives in Path of Vengeance is Matty Cathley, a Jedi Padawan Scott that brought over from his excellent run of The High Republic comics from Marvel. Path of Vengeance book review Corrupt Corporate Executive: The Merchant, who has both legitimate business interests as well as ties to criminals and a Fantastic Drug. Onto production, Emily O’Brien’s narration is on point. While not perhaps as bombastic as regular narrator Marc Thompson, Emily’s delivery is measured, clear, and she effortlessly captures the cast. Particularly I enjoy her performance of the ardent and naive Marda, the sinister Mother, and the chatty and idealistic Jedi Padawan Matthea Cathley.

The Review Verdict on Star Wars: Path of Vengeance

The story gave the Ro family exactly what we needed, but for Marda, I must admit I was a bit underwhelmed. Much like her cousin Yana, she carries the weight of the dead with her. As Yana sees and hears Kor, Marda sees and hears Kevmo Zink. If you recall, Kevmo was the young Padawan Marda fell in love with. She even carries Kevmo’s lightsaber with her throughout the book and serves as a major symbol of the storm raging within her throughout. Marda’s concluding arc was completely satisfying and even chilling, but the journey in getting there felt a bit over the top and half-baked. Deconstruction: What kind of psychopath would kidnap an untrained teenager against his will and force him to fight a war for three years against the devil herself? Answer: the kind of psychopath who utterly hates his race for merely existing, enjoys the thought of murdering his friends and family, and gleefully betrays him the moment he outlives his usefulness by pinning their crimes against humanity on him. Oliviah is a stoic and stern Jedi. She doesn’t open up to just anyone, and she doesn’t offer praise lightly. Though she and Matty have spent a considerable amount of time together on Jedha, you wouldn’t mistake them for friends. The two are forced to learn to both rely on and trust each other along the way.

It doesn’t matter that none of them has studied the Force or the different points of view regarding it. Every idea or concept that members of the Path have about it has been fed to them just like a beast feeds its cub. In groups where indoctrination of this kind is so prevalent, questioning the beliefs of the group can lead to exclusion or worse. For me, one of the best things about Phase II of the High Republic is the Path of the Open Hand. Across the different eras of Star Wars, the Sith have fought against the Jedi without none of them truly achieving victory. Path of Vengeance is very similar to Path of Deceit, the last and first novels of Phase II respectively. The story is focused on a few characters and the pace of the book is very slow, too slow for my taste but it’s cool that the structure of both novels is so similar. As a frequent player of paladins, I've never chosen this subclass purely because of the "what now?" concept. To explain, if I were a Oath of Vengeance paladin, and I got my revenge, what would happen then? They've fulfilled their oath, and that raises some questions. Do they lose anything (such as magical power)? Do they make a different oath? What do they do then, because all they've wanted, they've achieved. Of course, this is a perfect time for the player to retire this character, but say I wanted to continue playing them? What would they do? Any answers would be very helpful. Fair-Weather Friend: Minnalis's human father seemed to be a loving one for most of her life. But she inherited her beastman mother's race in a Fantastic Racist village. When her race was exposed, he abandoned them and let them get taken by slavers.Where I Was Born and Razed: Minnalis spends three days torturing the villagers of her former home before finally letting them die.