: You know, in theory, the Heron Guards and Journeymen were
: on the wrong side during the Great War. Look at it
: this way: Who had they sworn to serve? The Emperor of
: Cath Bruig. Who was the Emperor of Cath Bruig?
: Connaught. Who was Connaught? Balor. Of course, when
: there's an army of undead trying to knock your door
: down, arguments like this might seem a little
: irrelevant, although it goes a little way to explain
: why there are files for dark charmed Journeymen in
: Shadow of the Mountain.
Connacht was the Emperor of the Cath Bruig empire. Then he disappeared/died. At the time of the Great War, Ceiscoran was the current Emperor of the Cath Bruig, and therefore the Heron were sworn to him. When he died at the sacking of Muirthemne, the Heron did not think to immediately swear to his killer :) Balor was Connacht reincarnated, but that didn't mean he had a claim to the throne.
