: I agree that it likely wasn't Alric Soulblighter saw over
: his shoulder, but still, what did he see over his
: shoulder? And why did the Devoid explode? What did
: Soulblighter want with Balor's head anyway, and how
: did he know to wait at the Great Devoid for the people
: carrying it? It certainly seems likely that
: Soulblighter, somehow, knew that they would come to
: the Devoid to throw Balor's head in there, and set a
: trap for everyone to die if they did. It makes sense,
: then, that he likely expected Alric to be with those
: who threw the head in, but he wasn't. (why not? he
: could teleport those dozen-odd men from Rhi'anon to
: the Devoid, why not himself? did he expect
: Soulblighter to be there?)
I cant say what Soulblighter saw over his shoulder at the great devoid. Maybe he saw the surviving warriors coming at him, and not wishing to be held in a death trap buy fighting them, he runs.
Perhaps my theory on why the Devoid exploded is more interesting. Ok, here it is. The devoid was created buy the combined magical powers of all the surviving Calich right? Well if the dream or what ever it was they used to destroy themselves was powerful enough to create a hole that appears to have no end there would be some residue left behind. IF one fires a weapon that uses gun powder of any kind at point-blank range to the target there is always chemical residue left on the target. If the magical equivalent is present at the Devoid perhaps it works like a black hole. If an object falls to a certain level in the Devoid it is destroyed. IF this happed to Balors head it may have released the leaveler's spirit from the head and the explosion was that incredibly powerful, destructive force exiting the world until it is time to posses Alric or who ever will be the next leveler. Wow that is a long sentence.
Well that's my theory, kick it around, abuse it, bring it down and build it up again, have fun:)
Drunken Ghol
