: From the moment King Alric suggested finding The Deceiver
: out of the blue, we were certain that something
: strange was happening between the two. Why would it be
: that Alric would just call on him for seemingly no
: reason; why had he not sought out Dec before this; why
: did The Deceiver, a former Fallen Lord, break away
: from anything Dark so quickly and easily?
I've often wondered about that myself, too scared to post a new theory here though, and mine didn't have as much thought in it as yours.
: With marius.net up, I rebegan my interest in TFL (I'm
: beginning to appreciate the fir'Bolg much more).
You actually lost interest in TFL? Shame on you.
: Today, I played "Shadow of the Mountain" on
: Legendary, planning to destroy all but my Archers to
: work on my TFL archery. I was about to skip the intro,
: until I heard the Narrator's voice. It was very
: nostaligic to hear him tell the tale of a time long
: past
he sounds very different from Myth II, as if he's
: older and more battle-worn.
Yah, I kinda miss the old guy. See my numerous posts on how Myth II didn't have that desperate feel that TFL managed to capture in almost every Journal entry.
So you are proposing that Alric isn't as good as we originally thought? I might have misread your post, so don't shoot me, but I have a slighlty differing theory.
Let's assume that The Deceiver allied with Balor of his own volition. He was a friend of Connacht in life (I'd assume), and so would have been fairly trusted. Knowing about the cycle in which Saviour becomes Destroyer (as Alric did, I'd assume Myrdred, being a stronger mage, would have known of this cycle, seeing that Journeymen did), Myrdred feigned evilness and sided with Balor.
There are a number of clues which point to this. As you say, the Deceiver left the Watcher's arm out in the open, and he didn't seem in a hurry to kill Alric. Hell, he left him being guarded by a bunch of Soulless. So, although he and Alric might not have been in cohoots to start with, maybe they hit on some kind of agreement here. As one of Balor's Fallen Lords, Myrdred would have been privvy to some very interesting information. Remeber how Alric seems to suddenly know that Balor is Connacht out of the blue, before even seeing him up close? Methinks this is where Myrdred informed Alric of this cycle, and this got Alric thinking of a way to kill Balor. But maybe Myrdred told him everything he needed to do. How to use the Eblis Stone, how to lure Balor into the trap (with Myrkridian standard) and how to make sure he never came back to life.
It all fits! Or at least in my deluded mind it does.
Myrdred, fully aware of the cycle, jumped at the chance to be a Fallen Lord. It would suit his name after all, to 'deceive' his former friend into believing that he had a loyal general. As a Fallen Lord, Myrdred had access to their plans and could also do whatever he wished to disrupt their attacks. Although he did have a rivallry with the Watcher, it was quite convenient that it flared up when it did. Maybe Myrdred saw the Light's vulnerable position and decided it'd be a good time to 'flare up' hostilities. During the capture, Myrdred informed Alric of his allegiance (why else would Alric know of the Deceiver's willingness to help, and the words to resurrect him?). Notice that we never saw Myrdred get killed. Maybe Alric just arranged for him to dissapear, cast some kind of dream on him to semi-kill him or put him into a comatose state.
Summing up for the third time;
*Deceiver allies with Balor under the guise of loyalty
*Uses his influence to learn from the others
*Captures Alric, informs him of the cycle etc. Let's him escape
*Attacks Watcher when the Light is particularly vulnerable
*Gives away Watcher's arm
*Conveniently disspears
*Is dug up by Alric in a time of need, is strangely willing to help considering the Light is supposed to have dealt with him. Or was it the Watcher?
*Dies killing Shiver, but basically wins the war single-handedly.
Maybe this is all just delusional ranting, but I don't find it that unusual. Comments?
LR
