: (1) Rumours were heard by uqite a number of people that
: the Deciever was still alive following the Great War.
: Even if the "madmen" and
: "thrill-seekers" only heard because the news
: only spread through the underworld, etc., I think it
: unlikely that Alric wouldn't have heard, especially
: considering that his best generals fought at the Stair
: of Grief where the Deciever fell into the glacier.
: So why didn't he act?
: Could it be that maybe he had read the Codex, regarding
: the Deciever?
: Or was there some other motive?
I'd say he left The Deciever their cos it was the safest place, he knew that he could only gain alliegance to him if he something to offer him and with a destroyed nation it was safest to leave him buried.
: (2) Did Alric ever read the Total Codex? If so, what do
: you think he may have discovered?
I dunno, its never mentioned, I suspect he knew about the Summoner, maybe he wasn't able to read it, maybe it just kept showing him the same page.