Lore FAQ

Ever wonder why something is the way it is? Something seem like a plot hole? Can't find the answers you're looking for in the relevant articles?
Fear no more! Here we will try to answer many of the common questions people wonder about certian aspects of the story. They're in a much more relaxed tone.
The questions are in no particular order but are roughly grouped by topic. More questions will be added when they become known. Some major spoilers ahead. Okay, here we go!

Why did the Lord of Chaos wait so long before beginning his return?

Clearly, the Ancient Sages were the only people capable of actually defeating him. Over the coming months after the Lord's sealing, the Diabolous was able to discern some information on the Sages, that being the source of their power. He learned that the powerful parts of their souls would be passed down through their heritage, so the Lord wanted to wait for the bloodlines to be diluted and weakened before reattempting his plans.

Why didn't the Diabolous eliminate the early Sages when he had the chance?

Were the Ancient Sages to be murdered so soon, there was no doubt that it would do nothing but rile up too much attention to the Sages' protection and retention of the Lord's seal. It was simply safer for everyone if the Lord waited for them to be weaker and for their role to be less recognised.

Why didn't the Diabolous (as the Supreme Templar) get more involved with the plan in 351?

He would have next to no opportunities to leave Deorum unaccomanied or without clear reason. The whole point of Vezran and Ivy was to wield human weapons so that the Diabolous would be able to maintain control of the Templarhood. On a similar note, he needed to keep the Templars being the "good guys". For example, were it to be the Templars killing Sages, not only would that bring a LOT of attention to Templarhood high command, but it would likely provoke factions like Talbury and Ifrad to declare war in the Sage's defence. Attention is kept away from them because the people of Adremesis (importantly, Talbury) had their eyes on Vezran and Ivy instead. Suspicions of any villainous infiltrations to the Templarhood were few and far between. Furthermore, not a single Templar even knows that the Diabolous is in control, they are still following the same orders that they always have (protect settlements, escort citizens, etc). Receiving an order to outright kill anyone would be strange, let alone targeting the Sages; it would be extremely unlikely that anyone would even agree to do it on their own volition. Similar with what's above, a key part of the plan is some amount of discretion and subtlety. Vezran threw that out window (much to the dismay of Ivy), but the other Anarchs stayed true to that.

Why did only the original seven Sages confront the Lord in 559? Why didn't Asceroth's - or any kingdom's - military help?

Asceroth's military was tasked to lead and protect the population's evacuation. There were thousands of people to lead and a long way to go so the king decided to leave the Lord to the Sages. Furthermore, Barrodor didn't actually have a very significant military at the time, and so much of their hands were tasked to assist in the exodus as well. Barrodor's relatively small fleet was sent to help ferry the people, which was where much of their soldiers went. And Excellion, like always, had no interest in helping external affairs so they just do anything. 

Why didn't Ivy help Vezran in killing the Sages?

Ivy had other tasks. For one thing, she had to keep appearences up at the Templarhood to continue feigning the wealthy benefactor role, but she was also Vezran's informant. Using some Templarhood resources but mostly during her own "free time", she would find out as much as could about the Sages; who each one actually was, where they live, where they are going to be, their allies, so on and so on. This meant that all Vezran had to do was plan and execute his attack. While Ivy getting involved would have made killing each Sage individually quicker, it would undoubtedly bring a lot of attention to her identity and possible towards the Templarhood. The Diabolous could not let this happen, but Vezran is entirely nomadic and isn't linked to any settlement or faction, which makes him perfect for a faceless assassin.

Why don't the Raxarians try to stop the Lord? Aren't they supposed to defend Adremesis?

You're right that they have to defend Adremesis, but that's precisely why they haven't gotten involved with the Lord's plans. The Lord isn't really threatening the world in any way, he's threatening humanity. Of which, raxarians don't really care about. That's not to say that they haven't been keeping a close eye on the events. For example, the Lookers were created entirely to silently observe the humans, directly after the Lord was initially sealed. Were the Lord and his lackeys to bite off more than they can chew and threaten Adremesis itself, that's when the raxarians will get involved.

Why do Raxarians dislike humans so much?

The very nature of human existence is entirely founded on a now exiled raxarian's impulsive behaviour. With exiles being the lowest of the low for raxarians, they just see these weaklings that came from a criminal's fanatic ideologies and simply hate their existence. It would be as if a new film released that you want to go see, but you later find out that all of the funding came from some extremely immoral source. You do want to see the film, but you can't bring yourself to because you so strongly disagree with where the film came from.
At the same time though, the raxarians do understand that humans are sapient, living creatures. That's why they'd rather just leave them alone and let them do their own thing, instead of attempting to purge them. They may not like them, but they're more than happy to just ignore them.

Why did Thaedrin decide to leave Talbury behind?

He felt personally responsible for the death of Mayor Eaglad since he was Royal Admiral and thus was fully in charge of the soldiery. When Vezran killed the Mayor, Thaedrin was mentally ruined for some time. He felt that he had not only failed his role and uncle, but Talbury as a whole. He didn't feel worthy to stay within Talbury much for the time being, so he went with Xavier and Alric to find Vezran instead. He not only wanted to get vengeance against Vezran (who doesn't?) but he also wanted to redeem himself to Talbury so he could fully return one day.

Why do you pronounce "Xavier" like that?

When Will and I were very young, only the very early version of Voidborn was around, before it even had a proper name. At the time, we didn't know how "Xavier" actually sounded, so we went with both what we thought was right and what sounded cooler. As we got older, we just stuck with it. He is really the last truly remaining character from the original story, everyone else that did come over has been changed so much (not to say he hasn't changed at all, just he's changed the least).

Why does the number "847" keep showing up?

No idea. We think it's a bug, please refer here for a potential fix.

Why didn't Dave go back to Alric?

He wanted to, but decided against it. He had been unconcious for a few months after the attack on his caravan and he accepted that Alric had moved on. He feared what Alric would've suspected; did Dave fake his death? Why didn't he come back sooner? Where had he been all this time? Dave felt comfortable enough to leave Alric in Luxrin's safe hands, so he moved on. He always missed Alric and never wanted to leave him behind in the first place.

Why didn't Vezran or Ivy ever finish off the party?

They both have their own reasons. Vezran didn't anticipate seeing the party again after Talbury, but when he did in Ifrad, he got cocky. He knew that they couldn't take him on and so he toyed with them rather than killing them. They grew stronger far quicker than he could have anticipated, and his failure in Marrarock was the first sign of this. After Vezran's eventual defeat in Asceroth, Ivy knew that the party were becoming dangerous. She felt she could probably overcome them, but knew it was likely not worth the risk to find out. Ivy was much smarter in that regard. Instead, she just accelerated the plans so that she would get ahead of the party and eliminate the Sages before they had a chance to properly defend them. This did work somewhat, since the Lord was released in the end.

What was the Almighty doing during the War for Adremesis?

While it may not seem like He was doing a whole during the conflict, He was in fact keeping the scale of the war low. Krel'Outama didn't actually have much direct involvment with the war past its beginning. Once the Almighty wisened up to Krel's actions (which didn't take very long), He and Krel engaged in their own battle. Krel had already opened a few major rifts throughout Adremesis, but the Almighty prevented him from opening many more beyond them.
Imagine the space between Adremesis and the Void as a large zipped coat. Krel pulls hard on the main zipper, opening it wide, and having a firm grip on it. The Almighty tries to pull back up, but is struggling to do it very quickly. While He is distracted, Krel pulls on a smaller zipper of one of the coat pockets. The Almighty now has to spread His effort between the main zipper and this smaller one, but the smaller one doesn't need as much time to close. This cycle repeats throughout the war until, many years later, the main zipper is finally closed from the inside. This is when the rifts started being shut from Adremesis by the Dragon Lords and the war was nearing its end; this allowed the Almighty to close the rest of the zippers and push Krel away from the coat, keeping it safe from him for the future. I hope that analogy made sense.

Why hasn't Krel tried to take Adremesis again?

Following from the previous question, the Almighty has been able to keep Krel away for the most part. Not to say he hasn't tried, especially with Kour'Igon and the Void Weavers to back him up, but the Almighty is still powerful enough to keep them away Himself. He ain't called the Almighty for nothin'.

If the Dragon Lords are so powerful, why didn't they fight the Void Beasts?

The Natural Flow is held in a very careful balance between the elements, and the Dragon Lords keep that balance stable. Were they to get contaminated in any way by combating the Void, the results could be catastrophic. The raxarians were handling it well enough so the Dragon Lords never got involved unless it was absolutely necessary. Unfortunately, ambient Void energy caused the Flow to be damaged, which hurt the Dragon Lords by extension (since they're directly linked). This meant that while contamination was low, it was not zero, and this resulted in the War of the Dragon Lords.

Why does Finro betray Thaedrin?

He doesn't! Don't listen to anyone who says otherwise!