>>110027296>>110027757one example is the Arathim and Tavra. In the books, there is no ascendancy, instead there are individual Arathim called Crystal Spinners that can take over your mind and puppeteer your body. No hive mind, just one spider controlling one Gelfling. It was also much smaller and didn't alter her voice, so it could actually use her to infiltrate.
It was actually a well executed twist when it turned out Tavra was a mind-controlled agent.
Also, the Gelflings are a bit more magical in the books. Each maudra has her own magic, like healing magic, or dream etching (imprinting words with your finger tips onto various surfaces). Kylan uses magic to swap consciousnesses between Tavra and the Arathim crystal spinner when Tavra's body is dying. She then is trapped in the spider body, but can use it's ability to puppeteer other Gelflings, so when they need some of her soldier skills, she can take over.
