Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20130803022158/@comment-9090085-20130805112041

Yes I have played Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic, and I think that is a good comparison. I... can't rule out that Grim are weakening from the mining of Dust, but I feel that is unlikely; considering that Dust provides one with "nature's wrath", and that the Grim are likely having a resurgence, it don't fit, IMO.

Looking at the plot again, there is actually next to nothing on the origins of the Grim: they are simply referred to as "An inevitable darkness - creatures of destruction", though I think we can assume they existed before humans did since their world is described as "unforgiving". The mention that they "set their sights on man and all of his creations" does give me the thought that their destructive urges are directed almost solely at humans; they "pointlessly" destroy buildings, but that's because they were made by humans, which the Grim "hate".

Which... When I think of them that way, they sound like the titans from Attack on Titan; the titans don't need to eat, so the only reason they eat humans is to slaughter them. (bare in mind I have only gotten to vol.5 of the manga, so my understanding of them is incomplete) Given that I like to think that humans and the Grim are fundamentally different on some level, (hence why I like the concept of "smoke") it would fit that they have a - for lack of a better term - "irrational hate" of humans.

Annnddd... now we get into a random tangent I don't believe in... that the Grim are(viewed by themselves, at least) anti-bodies for their world, "protecting" nature from the ravages of human industry. ...Why do I always see things in shades of gray? is it because I'm turning into a vampire? 'cause I slept most of the day, and I've been up past 3am writing this post...

As for how they reproduce? We don't even know if they reproduce; for all we know "The Darkness" - for want of a better term - "forms" them where there is no "light" (human civilization, I mean). Until we get a "biology lesson" latter in the season, we're shooting in the dark. heh heh, dark.

Finally, I think the Grim will have a "face", someone/thing that can converse/taunt our characters - whether that is a "human" (like Crimson), or intelligent Grim, or both at different times in the story: Someone/thing that will give us (the viewers) something to relate to.

also, guys? you can trim the quotes in "source mode", by pressing the button with this:

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and you can preview your posts before you post them, to make sure they ain't broke...

...I've been rambling too long. Someone stake me...