[foolio]

I found it real interesting that right before the unbound ambush, it seems like Heboric gets the same heads up message that he got before running the gauntlet in DHG. "Something to show you"...Both situations involve flies. And I am not alltogether sure who or what is warning him. In DHG I was under the impressionnit was hood showing him that Fener had indeed not abandoned him. Not sure what is going on in BH.
Either way, I was a little dissapointed that while ghost hands could stop a sword swing from Karsa and throw him like a rag doll, yet he could even remotely put up a fight and even damage one unbound. Oh well.

[Red King]

It is relatively disappointing, but, that's how Erikson roles. All about having some demise that just makes to do angry that you( and i mean me) yell out loud how stupid that was and get really flustered and angry that something like that occurred. Then it comes around that its somewhat realistic with the fact that death isn't very glorious, its just that, death. So, terrible things happening to Heboric was just something in the making. And if you think about it, the Unbound are powered by Chaos now, not Tellan. If it was their normal magic fueling them, the outcome would of been different, but Chaos is such an overly intense power that its hard to combat. Karsa, he just has his crazy strength and his magic deadening effect, but what can ya do really, except sit back and enjoy the ride.

- Ultor

[Sinisdar Toste]

i always thought it was a ghost whispering at him or something. and he knew karsa was gonna come after him, the unbound came a complete surprise apart from the "something to show you" bit. pretty sweet little passage anyway

[DarkFox]

Heboric was remembering what he was told when you first met him. he was remembering it cuz of all the flies right? it was a heads up for him, but too late:(

[hmqb]

It seemed to me like he remembered in time but just decided to die.

[Sinisdar Toste]

High Mage Quick Ben, on 03 June 2010 - 09:11 PM, said:

It seemed to me like he remembered in time but just decided to die.

i don't think so. he's flying through the air when they cut him into pieces. doesn't sound like a man who decided to die.

[DarkFox]

lol, sounds like a man who decided to fly!!!

[Wampyry]

Heboric did not have a chance. When he realized that the flies were a warning he began to jump off his horse. Swirling dust and one Unbound chopped off his arm; while, simultaneously, a second unbound stabbed him in the chest and virtually cut him in half. The irony is that the unbound did not want Heboric, he was merely a nuisance that had to be disposed of.

[Harvester]

Well, ambush is the term of importance. Anyone, regardless of his or her power, can die in an ambush - it's not a fair fight. I think even Rake would have gone down if he hadn't sensed something was wrong.

Flies could be Hood's dry humor.

This post has been edited by Harvester: 06 June 2010 - 06:42 PM

[hmqb]

I think with Rake though or any powerful magic user, they can sense people easily. Also it seemed Heboric might have some abbility to sense it sooner being a destraint and everything, but he didn't so I guess not. It seems like T'lan Imass could have amazing potential, going over walls and stuff and just appearing.

[DarkFox]

Heboric probly could too. but he was so lost in his own thoughts. distracted by his own morbid depressed torturing of himself.