So as someone who has 4 capped characters, 1 in each of the 4 covenants - I get to notice some oddities as I am currently almost up to par on all of them (Necrolords is still a bit behind) and after this week's Venthyr Covenant campaign I got some questions that I was hoping someone here could help me answer, the main one being the very title of the post;
Is only one of the four Covenant campaigns suppose to be the canon one?
It may seem odd to say this but here's what made me wonder; The Kyrian Covenant Campaign Chapter 4 sees the Maw Walker assist Mikanikos with retrieving Phaestus, Genesis of Aeons; A special hammer found at the Eternal Forge which upon arrival; is under Forsworn control. Ofc we save the day and clear out the forge so that the Kyrians can re-claim it and so that Mikanikos can finish crafting the Crest for which he needed the previously named hammer.
Now before moving on; I would like to mention that yes ofc for replayability purposes there can spawn a World Quest at the Eternal Forge which sees you clear out Forsworn but I do not really include World Quest action in the "streamline story"
Moving on to this week's Venthyr Campaign; Chapter 6 - The Crowned Prince sees the Maw Walker venture to Bastion with General Draven and Theotar. They need the help of the Forgelite Prime - Mikanikos himself; to craft a Crown that can hold all the medallions which the Maw Walker has assisted Prince Renathal in retrieving. But here come's the issue...
Now suddenly the Eternal Forge is under Forsworn control and Mikanikos does not seem to act as if it ever was in their possession. It is as if THIS is the moment in time that the Eternal Forge is freed of the Forsworn's control. But that also seems to be odd considering that:
There is already NPC's in the game that refers to the players as "Maw Walkers" <- Not the s. Maw WalkerS. The world itself acknowledges that we are not just "The Champion / This Champion" - There is multiple Maw Walkers and they have committed to that. So there is no Maw Walker helping out in Bastion? Since if so; then surely the Eternal Forge should not be under Forsworn control given the actions done 2 weeks prior in the Kyrian covenant? Or at the very least Mikanikos should have spoke of how they have lost dominion over the forge, again...
Also while speaking of this; Is Denathrius defeated at this point of time in lore? His interactions during this weeks Venthyr covenant campaign makes it seem like he is already taken care off? So I suppose opposed to how it was sometimes before; that the world / story for YOU would not acknowledge a raid boss's defeat unless you completed the quest TO defeat them; now a raid boss is canonically considered dead / defeated upon release? It just caught me off guard as Renathal or well... Anyone else for that matter has yet to hand a quest with a story tie-in which would imply that Denathrius is already delt with.
So... Can anyone clear this one up? Is all Covenant campaigns canon and are achieved by multiple Maw Walkers or is just one suppose to be canon? As there is points in the games that goes to show either one COULD be the case.