Origin of blight

[ekeron]

I'm not sure whether this is supposed to go here or at dumb questions as my question is lore-based.

Apologies if this has been put in the wrong place.

Does the blight come from the spellblaze or from demons?

I'm asking this because the corrupter has access to demonic abilities and, based on darkgod's post, I think that demons started playing a more active role after the spellblaze because of the weakened planetary shield and, at the same time, the blight was created.

So, basically, what is the relationship between demons, the blight and the spellblaze?

[Doctornull]

Maybe this discussion should be in the Spoilers forum? Mods, feel free to delete my post if it's too spoiler-y for this forum.



The Spellblaze cracked the planetary shield erected by the Sher'tul, allowing Blight to seep in.

Blight seems to corrupt stuff.

Demons seem to be aliens. The Sher'tul apparently attacked their planet and almost destroyed it, causing the demons to swear revenge. Maybe the demons are the source of Blight, maybe just one planet of aliens who got corrupted by Blight long ago.

[ekeron]

Woah, where did you find that out?

Had no idea about the demon's vendetta.

So I guess the blight seeped in with the demons.
Hmm.

And thanks for the quick reply.

:facepalm: Didn't even think about putting it in spoilers.

[Doctornull]

Woah, where did you find that out?

Had no idea about the demon's vendetta.

Lore bits from the Gem of the Moon quest, in the East.

So I guess the blight seeped in with the demons.

Or vice-versa. Hard to say.

:facepalm: Didn't even think about putting it in spoilers.

I used the Report feature to ask if mods wanted to move the thread.

[HousePet]

Blight appears to be seeping into the world from elsewhere, through the damage done by the Spellblaze. Though mostly in the Scintillating Caves where the fabric of reality was the most damaged..
What it is exactly is vague as their are multiple parts to the phenomenon. Firstly, there is something sentient of a sort on the other side of the damage wanting to break in. Secondly, the damage to reality appears to be a strong power source, either power from the other side, or power from the damage itself. Thirdly, a new elemental thread 'Blight' has entered Eyal through the damage. Forthly, reality is being altered around the damage to incorporate the new elemental thread.

It has no relation to Demons at all, and seems unlikely that any damage to the planetary shield is letting it in. I don't think the shield was designed to protect against this sort of situation. The reason Demons seem to have blighted abilities is because their nature is very different from the nature of Eyal, so it isn't nice to the biology of Eyal.

The Demons are rather upset because the Spellblaze tore their planet apart, destroyed their shield and who knows what else. At the time they assumed the Sher'tul attacked them. Unsure if they have determined what really happened yet. Eyal's Shield is blocking them from entry.

[Grey]

Blight is a corruption of the regular elements of Eyal. It can become its own force, analogous to cancer in a normal human's cells. As a force it can be used and abused by those of an impure disposition. Eyal itself is naturally opposed to blight.

The spellblaze introduced a lot of blight into the world, and weakened the planet in ways that makes blight easier to harness. Corruptors play on the weaknesses of nature, using blight damage and communing with demons. Both different and unrelated effects but for the Corrupted they involve the same initial use of power. The difference between picking at a scab and squeezing till it bleeds...

For the demons blight is just another element, much like fire and frost. Also, they really really do hate the Sher'Tul :)

[darkgod]

Oh yes they do hate those backstabbing traitors that destroyed their world.. or did they ? Well it came from Eyal and everybody knows that Eyal is Shert'ul territory so... !

[Crim, The Red Thunder]

(Un?)Intentional lore leak from DarkGod! Backstabbing traitors must mean the demons and Sher'tul had an alliance! Clearly, forces are at work here, driving towards future (past?) content.

We must know more!

[Massimiliano Marangio]

Let's just say that I can't wait for "Sher'tuls: The End of the World" and "Fearscape: Revenge of the Doomlords".

[HousePet]

Not sure about an alliance, but trade would definitely have been lucrative through the farportals.

[Mewtarthio]

Blight appears to be seeping into the world from elsewhere, through the damage done by the Spellblaze. Though mostly in the Scintillating Caves where the fabric of reality was the most damaged...

I thought the Spellblaze Scar was the primary entry point of the blight, and that the Scintillating Caves were mainly significant due to their proximity to Shaloren lands and because the Grand Corrupter first identified blight there.

[Grey]

The scintillating caves were previously the site of a particularly well known Sher'tul temple. In many ways the Spellblaze started there.

[parcel]

I figured it was just easier in the SC for a relatively sheltered but intelligent Shalore (who doesn't even know the details of orcish blood magic) to make a breakthrough into Blight and the way it can be used. The crystals are highly resonant with elemental forces and once animate, only moderately dangerous to a wealthy shalore with nice runes and time to spare but no combat ability. Contrast with the elementals at the Mark. Similarly, the caves are conveniently located for a 'young' adult in a xenophobic culture who is also under reasonably close control by his father. It may be an invasion of privacy to spy on his son all the time, but a leader in the council probably has access to some magic that will ring up an alarm if his son ranges too far or something like that. There were probably hints that the GC might get into trouble since he is relatively brash for an immortal.

[Matanui3]

We need to get a Sher'Tul campaign to fill in the backstory after the Orc campaign.
Also, playing as tentacled Old Ones of immense power in their fight against the very gods would be awesome.

[ekeron]

We need to get a Sher'Tul campaign to fill in the backstory after the Orc campaign.
Also, playing as tentacled Old Ones of immense power in their fight against the very gods would be awesome.

Nah, it would be boring.

"Fights against a god! Boom! One-hit kill!"

"Oh, look, Another god. Dies in a single hit."

The name of the campaign would have to be "maj'eyal easy mode."

Any enemy that wasn't a god would instantly die once they got into your range from overexposure to your sheer badassery.