The last six pages are the conclusion of the story some months later and end with the classic triple dot. The first two pages describe how and where Isabella found the pivotal character known only as The Heretic. This is the only part of the lore written from Isabella's point of view. These are my thoughts on what I think each faction is likely to do when confronted with that choice. The Choir may also decide that the Lost need to be put out of their misery permanently and/or that they are unnecessary when the Choir/Watcher can bring permanent peace to the galaxy. The Umbral Choir: The Choir may consider what happened to the Lost as a horrible afront to harmony and that the galaxy needs the gods to bring it some peace. I can also see the Hissho viewing the Lost as weak who deserved their fate. The Hissho: I can see the Hissho considering the quest to bring back the Lost and right a terrible injustice committed by their ancient Endless enslavers to be an honorable cause. On the otherhand the Sophons are the kind of people that would think experimenting on Gods to be a good idea. The Sophons: I can see them refusing the bring back the Lost from an atheist or rationalist point of view. These are factions that I can see picking either side with equal validity. Either way, it feels more right for the Cravers to prevent the return of the Lost and make the galaxy their fodder. The Cravers: The Cravers either remain loyal to the Endless or exclaim No Gods No Masters. To that end, the Riftborn wouldn't want Old Gods to return and interfere with their plans. The Riftborn: As their faction quest shows, the Riftborn's objective is to recreate their home in the Endless galaxy destroying it in the process. Furthermore Zelevas wouldn't want contenders while he strives to become God Emperor. The United Empire: The Empire is more likely to prefer operating in a realpolitik galaxy without supernatural beings that would upset the status quo. The Vodyani: While the scenario of Isyara having a reconciliation of sorts with her brother Isyander is appealing, it is more likely that the Vodyani in their quest to become Virtual will oppose the return of the Lost strongly and not consider their fate unjust. They are the kind of reckless fools that would think this is a good idea. The Lumeris: They are likely to believe they can have leverage with the Lost thanks to their dust supply as the outro shows. Horatio: Horatio is the kind of mad genius that would think it's a good idea to bring back the Lost in order to absorb their genetic material to become more perfect. Interestingly even with the Heretic losing outro, the Vaulters say they "believed in the Lost." The Vaulters are likely to side with the Lost in honor of Auriga's memory. The Vaulters: They are also tied to one of the Lost, Auriga. They are intrinsically linked to one of the Lost and are likely to see what happened to the Lost as a deep injustice that needs to be fixed. The Unfallen: Pretty obvious as to why. Here is my interpretation of which factions would join or fight the Heretic. That being said, I find that factions are more likely to pick a side over another based on their own lore, motivations and if an outro "feels more right" than the other. There is of course no canon position - we are allowed to roleplay and pick either side with any of the factions which is reflected by each faction having 2 different outros. I have been thinking if each faction would side with the Heretic to bring back the Lost or fight him and prevent their return. While in the game itself the whole Heretic storyline and his attempt to bring back the Lost isn't very well executed, lore wise it presents an interesting scenario.
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