Man, I'd be much more gung-ho about Gondar if Inheritor (Vanreir) had won. What an interesting scene that'd make, the ranger tracking down his friend's murderer only to learn that his soul lives on in our clutches. Killing Hunger would consign him to effective oblivion, presenting a dilemma. Instead, he's just fanatically determined to kill us. At least it's a familiar form of challenge. Perhaps the Inners, deprived of their two strongest Outriders, will be doubly eager to recruit replacements? Or maybe this'll torch our diplomatic bridges with the Temple for good, but either way we'll get picks out of it.
With a Rank advantage of only 0.2, Gondar's likely a less difficult fight for Hunger than the Prime Rotspawn. The danger's concentrated in the opening round, if he strikes from ambush while we're unawares, but Chief Domain gives us bloodsight to complement Gisena's sense for magical energies. Shadowcord's aural magic may also provide sensory utility. Not sure how useful her cloaking is versus his tracking, but Gondar's inferior to Hunger & Gisena in social combat. If Shadowcord can amplify our voices, we can initiate social combat, maybe throw him off his game. He knows his keepers would want him to hear us out, if there's a chance of defection.
But we'll likely have to fight him, which entails tactics. Priority should be given to deflecting poisoned arrows with Edeldross or the Forebear's Blade. We should have three layers of ablative armor: Edeldross shields, blade-wind conjurations buzzing around us, and finally the Evening Sky. One of Edeldross' themes is restoration; given its relation to findross we should see if buffing Gisena can replenish her reserve, allowing freer use of her Ultimate. He's a masterful ranger, we should assume access to stealth, so we'll need ways to smoke him out. Tides of Nullity, Edeldross blasts, and so on. Verschlengorge may be too weak to contribute much, but his bulk should be exploited for cover.
Avecarn is arguably the most interesting character of the three, though there's potential for an exploration of vengeance through Gondar. It'd be amusing to assert the superiority of fishing over the lily-livered art of gardening (the plants don't even fight back!), but he's got a Rank of 6.5 and his Soul Evocation translates authority into asskicking. He is the The Administration... and we have the Doom of the Tyrant. I suspect combat's inevitable, which is why I'm going with the more feasible fight of the two.
Or I guess we could spend 4 Arete unlocking waifu bait, but fuck that.
