: Actually, Connacht didn't neccesarily rise in the East.
: His flavor text said: Second Era tradition tells of a
: hero rising in the East, who loosened the bloodless
: grip of wicked things which had dominated his land
: from time beyond memory.
: This is the tale of the first Great Hero, who defeated
: the first Leveler at the transition from First to
: Second Era (thus the story was recorded in Second Era
: tradition).
: So, Connacht could have risen anywhere, though I wouldn't
: be surprised if he rose in the East. However, Alric
: rose in the West, so Great Heros don't always rise in
: the East.
I hate to beat this discussion to a pulp, but I have a few more questions. I'm not doubting your knowledge, I believe most everything you say, but where does it say Alric rose in the West? (I'm compiling all Myth story info that has to do with the Wind Age, so this comes in handy to a certain degree) Again, I'm not doubting you, I just would like to know where it says this so I can have this info in stone.
Also, you must think that the Leveler has something to do with a Hero coming every one-thousand years and ridding the land of the dark. I mean, everything seems like clockwork and (although I'm not too familar with Marathon) I'm pretty sure one of those AIs was the Leveler "the man grafted into machine" and the main character (who we play) was the Hero, so this means the pattern is still alive thousands of years later. You said earlier that the Leveler has nothing to do with the Hero, he just over-takes him. But doesn't it seem odd that there is always a Hero rising to counter the Dark? If we were to believe the Leveler simply means "he levels everything to the ground and destroys all" then why would a Hero come every one thousand years? It just seems that there are two degrees to the Leveler, one good and evil, and they both rotate to keep the balance, not just one Leveler who takes over a hero who just happens to save the planet. It's to perfect for that to happen, the Hero has to be integrated into the Leveler somehow. now that I've repeated myself a few times... I don't know, I can't quite word correctly what I'm thinking, so you'll have to work with that. :)
Thanks
Chris
