Sponsors. Important people, who may have encouraged the Hero's venture, may greet him. This is an audience with the Elders.
Curse of the Wizened One. The Hero, having gained an Expansion of Consciousness, is not easily understood by Ordinary Men. He (or she) may be ridiculed or disowned. In Dances with Wolves (1990), the soldiers don't like and understand why John has "turned injun.".
Elevated Status. Whether appreciated or not, incarcerated or not, the Hero is given some sort of status. Even his jailors appreciate that his presence is a gift or a curse. He is the talk of the Township.
His Word is Law. The returned Hero, even a mysterious and unknown entity, may be recognised as one that has traversed the far corners of the unknown and his (or her) word is given gravity.
Preparation. It is known (if not believed) that engagement with a Greater Antagonism is imminent, hence preparations are not uncommon.
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