: So why is Balor waaayy back at the other end of the
: continent?
I think he was pretty confident that Soulblighter and the Watcher woyuld cruch Alric and the Legion while the Deceiver could overrun the West with Alric absent. He was probably planning the rest of his reign and didn't want to mess around with his generals' work.
: Also, an unrelated side trip
: The Forest Giants
: "No man has seen one the Giants since the first
: battle for Seven Gates thirteen years ago. They helped
: contain the fury of Balor himself for three years, but
: on the fourth they did not return, and the West was
: lost"
: Ummmm why?
: I know the Giants aren't exactly fond of humans but why
: do they leave after three years?
We don't knwo from in-game but GURPS may have something. I don't have GURPS and I don't particularly trust it as canon either. You make up your mind.