: Yes, but the Emperor died DURING the destruction of the
: city, along with many Heron Guards. Without an
: Emperor, there isn't much of an Empire. A lot of the
: evidence that we have suggests that it was the death
: of the Emperor that caused the penance. With an
: Emperor, you can set up a capitol anywhere, but with
: no monarch, you don't really have the kind of
: leadership that everyone falls under. I would think
: that the Herons that weren't there would have been
: more likely to go under penance for not being able to
: protect their Emperor than a city.
: The Heron Guards are the Emperors personal guard. Without
: an Emperor, there can be no personal guard. If the
: penance was caused by the fall of Muirthemne
: (Llancarfan), then when the forces of light recaptured
: the city, the penance would be over. However, that
: wasn't good enough. It wasn't until the coronation of
: King Alric to the office of Emperor that the
: Journeymen threw down the tiles and again took up the
: armor of the Heron.
: Zandervix
According to the stratgy guide (at least the acrobat reader form)
The Heron Guard are the old Empire's Elite Muirthemne Guard.
Personally I think the Herons became Journeyman because they had nothing left to fight for.
The Emperor is dead.
Muirthemne is destroyed.
The Empire is destroyed.
Nothing
Nil
Naught
Nada
Let's be grateful they didn't go hari kari (forgive me if I misspelled that).
They save your butt so many times in Myth I and II it's not even funny.
