: So I suppose my question is, does the failure of the
: leveller or hero break the cycle, or just postpone it?
I'm definently of the "pospone it" camp. There's really nothing to support either side, but wouldn't another dark age to fight against be infinently cooler than an endless light one? Also it's pretty much a sure thing that Alric will become the Leveller (all of you who think he is untouchable, you can jump in a lake. that's what they thought about Balor too), so that would usher in another dark age as well. remember, what the journeymen say isn't always ttrue, it's just a theory after all, just like the rest. For all _we_ know, the Leveller isn't here to usher in a dark age, but instead to act as a "cleaning" force, destroying everything and allowing it to regrow, strnger than it was before... aw hell, I dunno
Yours in Chaos
Discordia