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Kallor's candles..

#1 Traveller

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Posted 16 October 2008 - 12:03 PM

If Kallors curse is keeping him going...

'Know this: you, Kallor Eiderann Tes'thesula, shall know mortal life unending. Mortal in the ravages of age, in the pain of wounds and the anguish of despair. In dreams brought to ruin. In love withered. In the shadow of Death's spectre, ever a threat to end what you will not relinquish.'

...then what was he using those candles for? I thought they added years to his life, but they are only mentioned once - why does he need them?

This post has been edited by Traveller: 16 October 2008 - 12:04 PM

So that's the story. And what was the real lesson? Don't leave things in the fridge.

#2 Lisheo

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Posted 16 October 2008 - 12:05 PM

They stop him growing older. The curse means he's immortal, but his body will still age.

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#3 Traveller

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Posted 16 October 2008 - 12:09 PM

Whaa..? So if he doesn't burn them, he'll crumble up? What's he going to do now he's left them all behind in his tent?
I suppose he did just add another few hundred years, so he's got a bit of time to pick some more up from somewhere...

So that's the story. And what was the real lesson? Don't leave things in the fridge.

#4 Lisheo

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Posted 16 October 2008 - 12:13 PM

Exactly. And for all we know, the CG or Gethol grabbed em by warren earlier. :w00t:

#5 dktorode

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Posted 16 October 2008 - 12:50 PM

I took it to mean he does need to use the candles, its just that he's doomed to use them forever. A means to an ends.
Its not like he's going to stop using them, just to stick it to the elder gods' curse.

in other words...why doesnt he just jump on his sword to "break the curse"...he will die, but the curse will be broken. :w00t:

This post has been edited by dktorode: 16 October 2008 - 12:52 PM

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Why dont they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff?

#6 Wampyry

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Posted 16 October 2008 - 05:30 PM

The curse of Krull on Kallor is interesting: 'Know this: you, Kallor Eiderann Tes'thesula, shall know mortal life unending.' Could make a case that it was the curse that prevented Whiskeyjack from killing Kallor, and not Hood
or Cripple God.
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#7 Jude

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Posted 18 October 2008 - 01:01 AM

That's interesting, Wam. The reason Kallor is such a good swordsmen is more to do with his curse bending the rules of reality for him in that case. I like it.

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Posted 22 October 2008 - 09:44 AM

Kallor is an amazing swordsmen as mentioned a lot of times, but maybe the curse does have some affect on some of the stuff that happens like wiskeyjack's leg.. That's how curses work right? Usually affect stuff indirectly.

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#9 dktorode

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Posted 22 October 2008 - 10:19 AM

The curses are busy all falling apart at the moment...doesnt really bode well for Kallor, or DOES it?
He wants power, maybe he will get it. Or he will just die, which in a sense is also breaking the curse.

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Why dont they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff?

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Posted 22 October 2008 - 07:10 PM

It depends which curse breaks first I would say.
Mortal life unending breaks, and he still cant ascend, then he's got trouble.
If he ascends, and thus breaks the curse(it wouldnt be mortal life) then he'll be fine, I reckon.

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Posted 22 October 2008 - 07:20 PM

Immortality isn't that big a problem for him. He knows all kinds of alchemical and magical means of staying his age. If nothing else he could probably turn himself soletaken. The empires a hundred thousand years ago had a lot more knowledge than the new ones.