Moral of the Story - The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone (Patreon)

Greetings, The overt lesson of "The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone" was so simple that I wasn't certain I could cover it without creating mountains from molehills. But then I realized the state of Griffonstone's well being as a community and saw a bigger picture. This being that Griffonstone had fallen into disarray because of the Griffon's greedy nature. That putting all of their pride first into their own hoards and then into a single golden idol meant that they had nothing when it was lost. I felt this was a good representation of what happens when we set out to gain everything in the material sense - we end up with nothing. Not friends, not family, not ourselves and then anything that was collected, being material, is subject to entropy. Remember that the transformation we saw in Gilda is only the realization of these things - the first baby step in something much bigger. In addition, remember that the love of money is the root of all evil. Most people who live in greed fall to their greed and land themselves in a state similar to that of Griffonstone. The few that are successful, do so by trampling on others and consuming in excess - hoarding to the point that those around them have nothing. Preferring that those in need suffer in order to maintain their lifestyles. There are few things that are more disgusting than this. Gold tarnishes. Everything is temporary. So instead of being greedy, try to understand the value of creating and giving instead. But it is still possible that I'm reading too deeply into this. Be sure to let me know what you think.