| “ | Becoming [Your Clan] was the best day of my life. | ” |
— the Former Wheel | ||
The Former Wheel is a woman born into a Black Eel Valley Wheel clan. As she did not fit their expectations for women, her kin sought to marry her off to a Rider clan.
Ride Like the Wind[]
The Former Wheel is a set character that sometimes appears in a game of Ride Like the Wind. She has an entirely unique portrait set. She can be acquired through an event (see below). If your clan takes her in, she will appear in the pool of leaders in her early thirties, about a decade after joining the clan.
Her name is random, and can change between playthroughs.
Skills & Religion[]
Though much about the Former Wheel varies between playthroughs, she will always have high Food and Magic skills and she always worships Gamari, goddess of horses.
Events[]
She first appears in Wheel Adoption, and her story can continue in Wheel In-Laws Need Aid. Although the Wheel Adoption event can reoccur, the adoptee will only become a potential circle member the first time.
She has a unique perspective on any events involving the Wheels and her presence on the circle can sometimes unlock extra options.
Lore[]
The Former Wheel has a good deal of insight to offer regarding Wheel culture and her advice is always worth checking. If placed on the circle, she can say some of the following:
- "Growing up among the Wheels, I was taught to distrust all shamans."
- "Among the Wheels we had a saying: every spirit is the Trickster in disguise."
- "Do we really wish to spark a great controversy over Hyalor? He is like Samnal, who I worshiped as a Wheel—important, but not the main god."
- "Don’t take this wrong, but sometimes I think the Riders make such a huge fuss over Hyalor because he’s the god who separates you from the Wheels."
- "Wheels portray Hyalor as a mortal who sped the Golden City’s doom with radical changes."
- "If you want to be more like charioteers, by all means, build a fire cage."
- "You negotiated my bride price with Wheels. You can certainly conduct ordinary trade."
- "Kingdoms come easier to Wheels than they do to Riders. Samnal the Chariot never discouraged them the way Hyalor did. "
- "As a former Wheel, I can attest to the advantages of pure solar worship."
- "Growing up as a Wheel, I thought our men the most bullheaded in the valley. Then I married into the <Player> clan."
- "Riders and Wheels used to be one, until Hyalor came along and split us in two. Do you now want him to split the Riders?"
- "Wheels treat unwed mothers harshly. I am glad I live here now."
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