Aha! @semiticgod and I were posting at exactly the same time, and that flipped us onto the next page ... so no, I hadn't noticed those suggestions. Thanks for tagging me, and my apologies for missing it.
1) When you first enter the Temple Ruins area, you (briefly) see him alive, but he dies before you can speak to him.
2) He's just named on-screen as "Shadow Thief", and all the enemies in this area are Shadows (or Shadow beasts), so it is (presumably) them who have killed him.
3) When he dies he drops his journal, which gives you his information, and the title (of his journal) tells you that his name was Lellyn.
Just to be clear, I don't think he is actually Lellyn. I think he was just carrying Lellyn's journal. The journal states that Lellyn was one of Mazzy's party members and she would not work with a shadow thief. Who knows though... That guy always did confuse me...
1. I am a true friend, but only a madman can appreciate my company. 2. I mean you no harm, unless you value gold more than blood. 3. I'm very friendly... wanna kiss?
Just to be clear, I don't think he is actually Lellyn. I think he was just carrying Lellyn's journal. The journal states that Lellyn was one of Mazzy's party members and she would not work with a shadow thief. Who knows though... That guy always did confuse me...
Mazzy's previous companions were actually Patrick's existing party which she joined (and apparently took over as leader) - we're told this somewhere in later dialogue (I think it's the one with Samuel Thunderburp which mentions this). She co-operates with Shadow Thieves well enough under our protagonist's leadership (albeit with some grumbling), so I reckon she'd also have worked with a Shadow Thief who was already part of Patrick's party (although I agree that she might not have chosen to recruit a Shadow Thief as a new companion).
So no, I see no decisive to reason to suppose that this Shadow Thief is some stranger who has somehow acquired Lellyn's Journal, and therefore (by Occam's Razor) I have always assumed that he is Lellyn.
1) I often comment on @semiticgod's riddles. 2) I appear nasty, then appear nice ... but you were right the first time. 3) I'll live at any cost and die at any price.
@Mush_Mush, @Tresset - I've no idea whether the character concerned is associated with any forumite's username or avatar, since I've never seen the full list of registered user profiles ... but so far as I've noticed, no, it isn't.
Obviously you're barking up that particular tree because the first clue refers to commenting on riddles ... but (hint!) the actual reference to which that refers is itself contained in the post which lists the clues. It's a dead give-away when you spot the connection!
Indeed Hexxat. I told you it'd be obvious once you saw that connection!
1) Hexxat's success-report on pickpocketing is "Too easy", which is what I'd just said in the same post about @semiticgod's previous riddle.
2) When we first see (real) Hexxat, the vampire feeds on Clara, but then we never again see her feeding and she seems to be behaving much more nicely ... but eventually we can learn in dialogue that she's feeding on unseen innocents off-screen while the party sleeps, so our first horrific impression was correct.
3) She initially proclaims in SoA that she'll do anything at all to survive, yet (bizarrely) in ToB it turns out that she'll deliberately go to great lengths to die.
I can see how that might be more obvious if you were very familiar with Hexxat unfortunately I only took Hexxat once around EE release and it was for about an hour before I ditched her n never went back so, kind of a blind spot for me lol.
I actually prefered the zombified thrall in the Coronet to Hexxat's incredibly bland personality.
I am interested in more than just your allegiance. Honour has little sway over my actions. Do not listen to those that would seek to harm me. Obviously what I ask is not going to be entirely legal. But, who cares if it's fun!
Then perhaps I should study your methods ... but it doesn't seem to be in keeping with the original "three clues" concept of this game, to which I've been attempting to stick.
I am interested in more than just your allegiance. Honour has little sway over my actions. Do not listen to those that would seek to harm me. Obviously what I ask is not going to be entirely legal. But, who cares if it's fun!
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So I'm guna broaden out to "Shadow" or "Skeleton Warrior" as my guesses.
Yes! @semiticgod gets the win, it's Lellyn.
1) When you first enter the Temple Ruins area, you (briefly) see him alive, but he dies before you can speak to him.
2) He's just named on-screen as "Shadow Thief", and all the enemies in this area are Shadows (or Shadow beasts), so it is (presumably) them who have killed him.
3) When he dies he drops his journal, which gives you his information, and the title (of his journal) tells you that his name was Lellyn.
Edit: spelling.
Well done Semy
Just to be clear, I don't think he is actually Lellyn. I think he was just carrying Lellyn's journal. The journal states that Lellyn was one of Mazzy's party members and she would not work with a shadow thief. Who knows though... That guy always did confuse me...
2. I mean you no harm, unless you value gold more than blood.
3. I'm very friendly... wanna kiss?
So no, I see no decisive to reason to suppose that this Shadow Thief is some stranger who has somehow acquired Lellyn's Journal, and therefore (by Occam's Razor) I have always assumed that he is Lellyn.
1) I often comment on @semiticgod's riddles.
2) I appear nasty, then appear nice ... but you were right the first time.
3) I'll live at any cost and die at any price.
hm, Julius? aka The Hooded Man?
Obviously you're barking up that particular tree because the first clue refers to commenting on riddles ... but (hint!) the actual reference to which that refers is itself contained in the post which lists the clues. It's a dead give-away when you spot the connection!
Consider the first clue and my own comment on the preceding line. Now, who often comments that something is too easy?
1) Hexxat's success-report on pickpocketing is "Too easy", which is what I'd just said in the same post about @semiticgod's previous riddle.
2) When we first see (real) Hexxat, the vampire feeds on Clara, but then we never again see her feeding and she seems to be behaving much more nicely ... but eventually we can learn in dialogue that she's feeding on unseen innocents off-screen while the party sleeps, so our first horrific impression was correct.
3) She initially proclaims in SoA that she'll do anything at all to survive, yet (bizarrely) in ToB it turns out that she'll deliberately go to great lengths to die.
So you're up next, @Mush_Mush!
I actually prefered the zombified thrall in the Coronet to Hexxat's incredibly bland personality.
Honour has little sway over my actions.
Do not listen to those that would seek to harm me.
Obviously what I ask is not going to be entirely legal.
But, who cares if it's fun!
I guess Bodhi fits quite well.
Honour has little sway over my actions.
Do not listen to those that would seek to harm me.
Obviously what I ask is not going to be entirely legal.
But, who cares if it's fun!
B O D H I
It fits very well.