Giant skeletal hand supporting the sphere above the West Tower.

Right hand missing from skeleton at the Abbey of the Fallen Moon.

 

Anyone have an thoughts on this?

The hand at the battery always irked me, since no explanation was given for it being there.

Well now, set me on fire and call me "sparky". I kinda don't remember that part.

 

Would it be OK if you posted a screenshot?

"This giant wrist bone ends without providing any clues as to the location of its matching hand"

 

Edited March 27, 20187 yr by Achilles

That's nuts, i never noticed that.

 

Cool find.

@Achilles thanks for the screenies.

 

Me not remembering this is a dead giveaway, that I don't even have a clue how to explain this and answer Your question.

 

We have an open field for hyphotesis, and it drives me nuts.

It’s my second time through, so now I’m trying to pick up all the stuff I missed the first time.

 

The obvious implication is that the Pargrunen found the Abbey (makes sense, as they were explorers), took the hand (makes since, as its the one that wielded the hammer and they love them some industriousness), and then incorporated it into their great big monument to their patron god.

 

It might just be a fun little detail they threw in for flavor. It might also be that there’s more to the story.

 

I’m betting we’ll see another Pargrunen-related DLC in Deadfire. If that happens, I’m also willing to bet that PoE3 takes place in the Living Lands.

Isn't it too small for that? 

Hard to tell with forced perspective

 

EDIT: but absolutely possible.

Edited March 27, 20187 yr by Achilles

 If that happens, I’m also willing to bet that PoE3 takes place in the Living Lands.

 

I've been posting this idea for months

Oh my god, he’s such a bastard

 

https://jesawyer.tumblr.com/post/172382460276/im-currently-replaying-pillarswm-in-preparation

Plot twist: in PoE3, you play as the right hand of Abydon. Literally.

Plot twist: in PoE3, you play as the right hand of Abydon. Literally.

Plot twist: in PoE3, you play as the right hand of Abydon. Literally.

Better that than Eothas’ dangly bits, I suppose

Eothas' middle leg?...

Just replayed this part. It's definitely Abydon's hand. Upon finishing this quest, you immediately go into a watcher's vision of Abydon's right hand wielding his hammer. I can't believe I never noticed this.

Actually it's his left

Actually it's his left

Unless Abydon has reverse-thumbs, i'm pretty sure it's his right hand.

It’s the left, I promise

If you follow the vision “up the arm”, it shows a second illustration with the left hand down (holding the hammer) and the right hand raised.

 

Edited April 1, 20187 yr by Achilles

Still the missing hand at the abbey and the surplus hand at the battery are a match, whether Abydon was left-handed or not. The vision being triggered due to the presence of Abydon's remains would still make sense imho, even if this hand didn't wield the hammer.

Edited April 1, 20187 yr by M4xw0lf

Still the missing hand at the abbey and the surplus hand at the battery are a match, whether Abydon was left-handed or not. The vision being triggered due to the presence of Abydon's remains would still make sense imho, even if this hand didn't wield the hammer.

I agree

It’s the left, I promise

 

If you follow the vision “up the arm”, it shows a second illustration with the left hand down (holding the hammer) and the right hand raised.

 

left1.jpgleft2.jpg

Oh, i misunderstood the post, i meant that the skeletal hand is of the right arm, not the left.

 

It’s the left, I promise

 

If you follow the vision “up the arm”, it shows a second illustration with the left hand down (holding the hammer) and the right hand raised.

 

left1.jpgleft2.jpg

Oh, i misunderstood the post, i meant that the skeletal hand is of the right arm, not the left.

 

Ah, I see