Does anyone know who the artwork pieces before each author's note are supposed to represent? The one in "Crownfall" is pretty clearly Stavian/Eutropia/Carrius, but the others aren't quite so clear. Am I missing a place in each book where these scenes are described? I'd love to use them as "vignettes" to establish background for my players.
I don't think they're explicitly written out in game, but I'm pretty sure they are backstory scenes for important PCs.
Crownfall, as you mentioned, depicts Carrius, Eutropia, and Stavian in their younger, happier days.
Songbird, Scion, Saboteur I think depicts Martella's childhood ostracized from the rest of the Lotheed family.
The Twilight Child is the one I'm least clear about... it might be depicting Carrius' death, but the kid seems too young for that.
City in the Lion's Eye I think depicts a young Pythareus, training while his parents argue.
The Reaper's Right Hand depicts baby Taldaris, raised by lions and performing mythic feats. He's sort of a mix between Hercules and Romulus so killing a cockatrice while being raised by lions makes sense for him.
Finally, the Six-Legend Soul likely depicts a young Panivar Lotheed dealing with the death of his canary familiar, sparking his desire to conquer death. This one is actually described in his backstory (and the kid looks like Panivar).
The Twilight Child is the one I'm least clear about... it might be depicting Carrius' death, but the kid seems too young for that.
Yeah, that one feels super unclear to me as well. The boy in the picture is way too young to be teenage Carrius, and didn't Carrius fall down a flight of steps as well? I don't think he was pushed off a building.
Twilight Child references the falling of Yander Merkondus and his brother, Evrenett. P56 under Merkondus description