: Yes, but the wording--"some knowledge of what became
: of the Deceiver after Balor's
: destruction"--implies otherwise. If it had said
: "what became of the Deceiver after his defeat [at
: the Stair of Grief]," I wouldn't be so sceptical.
: Instead, "after Balor's destruction"
: suggests that Alric hadn't the foggiest clue what
: happened to the Deceiver at all! If he had, why would
: he have spoken vaguely about "after Balor's
: destruction" instead of being specific and
: to-the-point and said "after the Deceiver was
: beaten at the Stair"?
Remember Alric and the rest of the Nine thought that Balor was the source of power for all of the fallen lords. They found out this wasn't true, after SoulBlighter. Although it was stated in Myth 2, after the knowledge that SoulBlighter had reappeared, Alric may have still thought that Balor had somehow kept the Deceiver alive in the river. Just because Soulblighter survived Balor's destruction, doesn't necessarily mean that the deceiver had to...as for the other two fallen lords, they probably did too, but we can't be sure.
