The fate of this fool has been sealed [Spoilers]

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Allbrother

Figure 2 is Commander Shepard

Chow

They're the Five, before they decided one of them should be a giant.

Xanthul

Maybe Yaga Shura sent Nyalee to avoid logistic problems such as having to sit a fire giant at a 3x3 feet table

Djimmy

I think that they are cowled wizards.

Darkovan

what chow said.

Talonfire

I always assumed that they were priests of Bhaal intent on bringing back their deity, like whom Melissan originally was before deciding that she wanted to take his power for herself. Perhaps they were associates of Melissan that she killed when her plans were coming to fruition.

I never believed they were the five, partially because there's more than five of them.

elminster

I just assumed it was actual footage of a meeting of the Throne of Bhaal development team.

Madhax

I always assumed it was a scrapped sequel idea. I could never figure out who they were intended to portray in ToB, so I sort of forgot they even existed.

It'll be interesting to see how the Beamdog crew overhauls that particular cinematic.

Alkalurops

Chow said:

They're the Five, before they decided one of them should be a giant.

You mean they're the five plus two?

Eightgallon

I always thought they were the secretive leaders of Waterdeep.

Pantalion

Didn't you ever wonder where Kivan, Alora, Shar-Teel, Yeslick, Skie, Xan and Eldoth all got to?

Well now you know.

Jared4242

Eightgallon said:

I always thought they were the secretive leaders of Waterdeep.

The lords of Waterdeep wear helms to mask their identity, not cloaks. And even then, in meetings most are dressed as they would in normal life, everyone from a mage (Khelban) to a commoner.

... Why the actual hell do I know that T.T

SharGuidesMyHand

Djimmy said:

I think that they are cowled wizards.

This.

Madhax said:

I always assumed it was a scrapped sequel idea.

...and this.

The ending of SoA implies that there will be a final showdown between Charname and the cowled wizards. However, the cliffhanger ending was left unresolved as the makers of BG threw together a quickie expansion pack to bring the series to a close before Black Isle shut down.

Fenghoang

Silchas said:

Figure 2 is Commander Shepard

No Mazzy is Commander Shepard.

OT: Always assumed they were Cowled Wizards.

Millardkillmoore

I believe they were the original villains for ToB in an early draft of the script from when SoA was released.

If you want it to make sense, pretend Yaga-Shura is polymorphed, and Melissan and Draconis are there to equal the seven figures we see.

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Jarleale

They are obviously the hidden. ;-) I guess it could be shadow thieves or other bhaalspawn. Maybe it's Tethoril, Ulraunt, Thalantyr, Shandalar, Dradeel and friends in a meeting of the illuminati.