Some person in a robe we have no clue on isn't likely to create a lot of talk. It would have to be someone we recognize to generate a 10 month buzz. At least you would think. I can't see some random person generating much talk, but you never know. It's all in the execution. It's like one of those things when the psuedo reveal something. You get a leg or a silhouette as opposed to the actual person because the the actual person is a giveaway. If it's a new character, that 'reveal' would likely be a
...fade to Tython to see a ship approaching the planet. Cut to ship landing. You see the back of a person in <insert costume description here>, walking up to the stone. Camera pans and shows a saber on the belt and, the end, see you next year.
What would be cooler would be still not see them and hear something like 'I'm at the stone Jan, but no one's here', then the end