Originally Posted by Leucrotta
Might just have been my mind, but I feel like they have foreshadowed that the 'stasis' that the tadpoles are in can be turned off and that the resulting transformation would be pretty much instantaneous. There's the lady in the pod in the opening who transforms instantly at the pull of a switch, and IIRC
Omelum
tells you that if the stasis was removed, the transofrmation would be...rapid.

I'm thinking that before fighting whoever the boss of Moonrise Tower is, we'll have the opportunity to solve our tadpole problem, but that it won't extend to whoever is back at camp, either cause we won't be able to go back and get them, or because the enemy gets to them first. The boss will flip a switch or whatever and turn a bunch of cultists in flayers, but we'll be unaffected....but our other party members, who didn't get an opportunity to get this treatment or whatever, will turn.

Just my little theory. I wonder how the tadpole thing will interact with other story npcs who have them, like Minthara/Mizora/Grand Duke.

What I'm wondering is how is the tadpole going to be this big important feature of the game if you just ignore it and never use it? Will Larian just force you to use it sometimes? Or just make the game harder? I can't see how it's going to be rewarding not to use it. You'll essentially be missing out on a bunch of content.