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1	[[WMG: The Hero of the base campaign and The Hero of the expansions are the same person]]
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3	''Hordes'' implies that [[spoiler:Aribeth was redeemed but executed by Nasher to appease Neverwinter's vengeance-thirsty citizens, and the Hero of Neverwinter left the city in disgust]]. Under that canon, perhaps the Hero retired to Hilltop to study under a more altruistic and selfless master away from the fame and glory of their deeds in Neverwinter.
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5	This would explain why your character is Drogan's best student despite there being no cause for it; because you're already a seasoned adventurer. This would also provide an explanation for the ContrastingSequelMainCharacter dynamic between the two. After the events of the last game, your Hero put on a pair of JadeColoredGlasses and developed a DeadpanSnarker SeenItAll attitude. This also provides a hell of a character arc from the first game to the end of ''Hordes'', where your character [[spoiler:[[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope Jumps Off The Slippery Slope]] and becomes an EvilOverlord as a result of the psychological trauma and seeing their ideology broken down.]]
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7	The one snag with this theory is how the characters from the base game don't recognize you in ''Hordes''. However, it's implied a few years, perhaps several, pass between the two adventures. It's possible you've aged a bit and your old companions really don't recognize you, and you keep quiet about it. Additionally, between ''Hordes'' and ''Shadows of the Undrentide'', your character goes on an adventure through [[spoiler:the Plane of Shadow]]; it's possible the adventure physically changed your appearance.
8	** {{Jossed}}. The companions from the base game--Sharywn, Linu, etc.--don't just "not recognize" you, they talk about the Hero of Neverwinter as a completely separate person, with his own established [[CuttingOffTheBranches gender and alignment]].
9	** Also, the base campaign and the first expansion take place at the same time.
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11	[[WMG: Alternatively, the Hero of Neverwinter is the Protagonist of the Wyvern Crown of Cormyr]]
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13	Assuming the two are not happening at the same time as well, of course.
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15	We know near to nothing about the protagonist of base game's past, except a rather generic description given depending on a race of choice. We also know that after the end of the game they cut off all ties with Nasher over the execution of Aribeth and are for that struck from Neverwinter records. The protagonist of Wyvern Crown was an adventurer who has come back home to support their family in the time of need. It is not impossible to imagine Hero of Neverwinter growing jaded with adventuring after Nasher's betrayal and deciding to hang up their sword (explaining where did all that gear go) and settle down on their parents' farm.
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17	[[WMG: The protagonists of The Witch's Wake is an older version of the protagonist from Shadowguard or the Kingmaker]]
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