"Man," replies Keltham, likewise sitting.

Most people that old in dath ilan, if they're getting to the point where they have to wear power armor to walk around - Keltham's brain has assumed automatically that's what this is since there's no other evident logical reason for it - are having health problems to the point where their life is sad and not that great and they're heading off into the cold already, to wait for a Future with more cheerful days.  Later he should try to figure out if this is a Conspiracy update somehow.

"Man," replies Keltham, likewise sitting.

Most people that old in dath ilan, if they're getting to the point where they have to wear power armor to walk around - Keltham's brain has assumed automatically that's what this is, magical edition, since why else would an old person be walking around in armor - are having health problems to the point where their life is sad and not that great and they're heading off into the cold already, to wait for a Future with more cheerful days.  Later he should try to figure out if this is a Conspiracy update somehow.

"Man," replies Keltham, likewise sitting.

Most people that old in dath ilan, if they're getting to the point where they have to wear power armor to walk around - Keltham's brain has assumed automatically that's what this is, magical edition, since why else would an old person be wearing a heavy-looking metal suit - are having health problems to the point where their life is sad and not that great and they're heading off into the cold already, to wait for a Future with more cheerful days.  Later he should try to figure out if this is a Conspiracy update somehow.

"Man," replies Keltham, likewise sitting.

Most people that old in dath ilan, if they're getting to the point where they have to wear power armor to walk around - Keltham's brain has assumed automatically that's what this is, magical edition, since why else would an old person be wearing a heavy-looking metal suit - are having health problems to the point where their life is sad and not that great and they're heading off into the cold shortly, to wait for a Future with more cheerful days.  Most dath ilani do that well before they require power armor to walk around.

Later he should try to figure out if this is a Conspiracy update somehow.  The obvious thought would be that the afterlives are fake, but he kind of did see Pilar looking pretty stabbed and dead... well, that could've been an illusion.