Originally Posted by Priest
We know that the Dead Three are generally behind the crisis going on in the Western Heartlands.
From the press kit: "we find ourselves on the center stage of a complot hatched by none other than the Dead Three: the gods of Murder, Tyranny, and Death."
I don't see how both the Dead Three and Cyric could fit in with this. Perhaps one or the other, but not both parties.

In addition, the divine hooded skeleton in the camp is very likely to be Jergal, due to the several dialogue options explored. Considering Jergal allowed Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul to assume his power, it is possible he has been brought back to atone for his crime. Perhaps Ao, or lawful deity by the command of Ao, say Helm, is responsible for this, and has set the hooded skeleton on his divine mission. This would also explain why Jergal is hanging around the camp assisting the PCs.

It's a theory. If you think they will just place a main villain in front of you and it will be straight-forwards you haven't been listening to the NPCs around you much.
Maybe the Dead Three are falling to Shadowfell and Cyric will take over or is already taking over, maybe there will be other resolution, but I am convinced that he already has something to do with it.
Tbh I am not convinced that the talking skeleton is God, I think he might be a powerful lich such as https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Larloch could turn out to be quite a problem for your party. Of course that's more of a going more by lore on wiki...

Originally Posted by BuckettMonkey

Sorry, I didn't really understand you.
You mean the very ascent of Cyric as God? It's just that the rise of Cyric itself happened 100 years before the start of the game.
In BG 3 (late-15th DR) Cyric is already God. More interestingly, he is imprisoned. After killing Mystra, he was imprisoned in the Supreme Throne for 1000 years.
This, coupled with the prohibition of the Church of Cyric, may explain why he is posing as the Absolute.


I am well aware, the time in Act 1 is not what it seems like smile


Last edited by Vamathi; 06/11/20 03:01 PM.
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