Yggdrasil Burnes Posted 2 hours ago Report Posted 2 hours ago So in the Malefactor's Mask's description, it is said to be made out of "Whitewood" and that any discoloration would mean permanent exile. Now, I haven't touched any of the story content yet, so no spoilers if you can help it, but compared to Larch, Bald Cyprus, and Birch, none of them are the truly Chalk White color of the Mask. I was wondering if this implies that there is a "Whitewood" tree, and if such trees might, if only rarely, be available as lumber in the game down the road? "Real Whitewood" is white pine, a cheap softwood used for a bunch of stuff, and is more of the light beige color the background you are looking at is right now. The Malefactor's mask is almost true white. I think having such a pure white lumber would look pristine next to chalk stone.
LadyWYT Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago 51 minutes ago, Yggdrasil Burnes said: Now, I haven't touched any of the story content yet, so no spoilers if you can help it, but compared to Larch, Bald Cyprus, and Birch, none of them are the truly Chalk White color of the Mask. I was wondering if this implies that there is a "Whitewood" tree, and if such trees might, if only rarely, be available as lumber in the game down the road? "Real Whitewood" is white pine, a cheap softwood used for a bunch of stuff, and is more of the light beige color the background you are looking at is right now. There's no spoilers related to the mask, at least not that I'm aware of. "Whitewood" just refers to the mask's color and material, and not the specific wood it's made from. So it could easily be birch, pine, or some other light-colored wood that's both easy to acquire and light enough to be somewhat comfortable to wear as a mask.
Maelstrom Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago 1 minute ago, LadyWYT said: There's no spoilers related to the mask, at least not that I'm aware of. "Whitewood" just refers to the mask's color and material, and not the specific wood it's made from. So it could easily be birch, pine, or some other light-colored wood that's both easy to acquire and light enough to be somewhat comfortable to wear as a mask. I would add that there is probably some bleaching involved due to the discoloration leading to exile caveat to having the mask. I'm willing to bet that the discoloration mentioned would be of a red variety.
LadyWYT Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago Just now, Maelstrom said: I would add that there is probably some bleaching involved due to the discoloration leading to exile caveat to having the mask. I'm willing to bet that the discoloration mentioned would be of a red variety. Possibly, but I hesitate to say that there would be paint or chemical processing involved due to the mask's specific purpose--an indicator of whether or not an individual has potentially contracted the Rot. Untreated, lightly-colored wood will make any sort of stain or other suspicious tampering(like trying to paint over a blemish) immediately obvious. The red tally marks are an exception, since those are clearly carved into the mask and painstakingly painted/stained in order to stand out. The Rot also leaves blackened markings as its calling card, not red.
Maelstrom Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago Interesting. I thought the Malefactor were the ne'er do wells that decided to play nice in society due to the apocalyptically bad circumstances everyone was in. My understanding is they were sent to the surface and use their skulduggery to return with goods to help underground society, like the hunters would return with food. 1
LadyWYT Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago 3 minutes ago, Maelstrom said: Interesting. I thought the Malefactor were the ne'er do wells that decided to play nice in society due to the apocalyptically bad circumstances everyone was in. My understanding is they were sent to the surface and use their skulduggery to return with goods to help underground society, like the hunters would return with food. If only that were the case... Spoiler "Malefactor" means "criminal", and that's exactly what they were in the Old World. While it's left up to the player's imagination of what crimes their character committed, whatever crime(s) were committed were serious enough to warrant exile to the surface until the individual could scrounge up something useful to bring back to the stronghold...assuming they didn't get infected in the process. Upon completing such a mission, I believe they would have "atoned" for their crimes and be allowed to remain in the stronghold, hence the significance of the mask markings--some individuals chose to go on more missions rather than remain in safety. Hunters are somewhat similar, except I get the impression that hunters had the luxury of doing all their work before humanity went underground, and are otherwise allowed the freedom to choose if they want to risk a surface trip. Those that still remain active on the surface are likely active in untainted areas, and thus much safer than the malefactors, who are likely having to scavenge Rot-infested areas for their salvage. Basically, the malefactors, regardless of having had a genuine change-of-heart or just trying to ensure their own survival, can't be executed for their crimes since all remaining manpower is needed for the Grand Project, but they can't be allowed to stay in the strongholds without some sort of trial since there's always the chance they could commit more crimes and thus undermine the efforts. A malefactor who has earned a spot, however, will be much less likely to do something that would warrant them losing that spot.
Maelstrom Posted 40 minutes ago Report Posted 40 minutes ago 47 minutes ago, LadyWYT said: Reveal hidden contents "Malefactor" means "criminal", and that's exactly what they were in the Old World. While it's left up to the player's imagination of what crimes their character committed, whatever crime(s) were committed were serious enough to warrant exile to the surface until the individual could scrounge up something useful to bring back to the stronghold...assuming they didn't get infected in the process. Upon completing such a mission, I believe they would have "atoned" for their crimes and be allowed to remain in the stronghold, hence the significance of the mask markings--some individuals chose to go on more missions rather than remain in safety. Hunters are somewhat similar, except I get the impression that hunters had the luxury of doing all their work before humanity went underground, and are otherwise allowed the freedom to choose if they want to risk a surface trip. Those that still remain active on the surface are likely active in untainted areas, and thus much safer than the malefactors, who are likely having to scavenge Rot-infested areas for their salvage. Basically, the malefactors, regardless of having had a genuine change-of-heart or just trying to ensure their own survival, can't be executed for their crimes since all remaining manpower is needed for the Grand Project, but they can't be allowed to stay in the strongholds without some sort of trial since there's always the chance they could commit more crimes and thus undermine the efforts. A malefactor who has earned a spot, however, will be much less likely to do something that would warrant them losing that spot. Yeah. Basically what I said but using more words.
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