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Remnant 2has a lot of stories to tell, something that makes replaying it (or simply sharing the different experiences with a friend) a real joy. Among the places depicted is Losomn, a realm composed of two merged worlds, that of the Fae and the Dran.
While the Dran have some fan favorite levels and bosses (not to mention some seriousBloodbornevibes), the Fae are the ones with all the lore. It was due to the machinations of the Fae that the two worlds merged, and the mastermind behind it all was the Imposter King.
Who Are The Fae?
Something you’ll quickly learn from your travels (either in the first Remnant or in Remnant 2) is thatevery world other than Earth has a Guardian.These Guardians watch over their worlds,acting as gatekeepers to prevent the Root(the game’s antagonistic force) from entering their realm.
That is the extent of things that Guardians have in common, since other than that, they come in all sorts of colors and sizes. Their personalities are also widely different, some being detached from the societies forming around them, while others take a more personal approach, like the One True King.
The Guardian of the Fae world existed long before the Fae themselves, and saw them grow and develop their culture. As they evolved, the Guardian noticed their destructive nature, noting that, if left unchecked, they would destroy everything he was trying to protect.
Sothe Guardian named himself the One True King, ruling over the Fae to bring order and balance to their lives. While he was mostly successful, the essence of the Fae never went away, bringing cruelty and mischief to everything they did.
This cruelty went from chefs decorating trees with intestines to architects adding deadly traps to all the rooms of a palace.
From the outside looking in, it seems the Fae flourished under the rule of their One True King, since they managed to develop a rich culture and magnificent palaces. But some of the Fae didn’t feel so blessed, insteadseeing their King as their captor, waiting for their chance to set themselves free.
Faelin And Faerin
When the player reaches the Fae side of Losomn, the One True King has already been slain(or rather, put in a forceful state of slumber).The current ruler is the Imposter King, a two-faced Fae who suffered a personality split after deposing the former ruler.
This was likely caused by the One True King being a Guardian, soby trying to take its place, the world of the Fae paid a toll, merging with that of the Dran.This wasn’t much of a problem for the Fae (the Dran ended up being great hunting targets), butthe Imposter King did take the blow of having its personality split between Faelin and Faerin.
The player can interact with both sides of the Imposter King, and each will task the player with slaying the other.The only difference between each fight is the reward, since the outcome is the same: the Imposter King is made whole once more, but to find out more, we’d need to enter the DLC The Awakened King.
Spoilers for the DLC of Remnant 2
Who Really Is The Imposter King?
The one who stabbed the One True King in the back was none other than his personal scribe, Leywise.You can gather bits and pieces from the base game about this, but not only is it confirmed during the DLC, you even get to meet Leywise in person.
Leywise’s original plan was to destabilize the Fae Council, ascending as its one and only member.Yet he never managed to put that plan into fruitiondue to the One True King wanting to keep Leywise close, sensing his scheming from a mile away.
Killing a Guardian is generally a bad idea, since that would let the Root take over. However, the True King wasn’t killed but put in stasis, hence why the Root isn’t all over Losomn.
That made Leywise shift gears, changing from wanting to be the sole advisor to the King to wanting the King dead.This is because, as a scribe, Leywise had to be constantly beside his King, meaning he was constantly being monitored by him.
The rest, as we know, is history:Leywise managed to convince his fellow Fae and even the goddess Nimue that the King had to go, and together they crafted the Assassin Dagger, a blade capable of harming the mighty True King.
The Red King
There is another contender for the thronethat has thus far not been mentioned, and that isthe Red Prince. He is someone that you can meet (and even fight) in the base game of Remnant 2, and offers an interesting conclusion to the story of the Fae and the Imposter King.
The Red Prince is, as expected, the heir to the throne of the Fae, since he is the son of the One True King and his Fae concubine.This makes the Red Prince nearly as mighty as a Guardian, but with all the personality traits of a naturally born Fae.
The One True King kept the Red Prince locked away, since the ambitions of his descendant were opposed to the ideals of order and prosperity that he was trying to maintain. Yet the One True King was dethroned either way, giving the Prince a chance to rise to the throne.
Crowning the Prince is up to the player, something they can do after defeating The One True King in the Awakened King DLC. Another requirement is, of course, keeping the Red Prince alive, since if he’s dead he can’t be crowned king.
Once the One True King is defeated and the Player has met the Red Prince,going back to the King’s throne roomwill have the Prince, now named the Red King, looking upon his kingdom with a rather familiar advisor.
It is none other than Leywise, who finally had his plan come full circle. While he never managed to be the advisor of the previous King, this new Red one will likely have a world view more akin to the Fae’s liking, although that’s hardly something good for anyone not a Fae, particularly the Dran.
