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* [[Anti-Villain]]: For most of the game, {{spoiler|Kerghan}} kills, tortures, and generally acts in an indisputably evil way. But when you are told his motivations for doing so, {{spoiler|particularly when Virgil confirms what he has to say}}, you can easily understand his point of view. {{spoiler|Which is kind of disturbing given that he's an [[Omnicidal Maniac]].}}
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: {{spoiler|Kerghan wants to [[Omnicidal Maniac|kill everyone]] because he believes that the afterlife is better and more peaceful than life}}. Interestingly, that particular theory is somewhat confirmed in-game, since one of your party members {{spoiler|who dies and is resurrected}} agrees with him but still thinks that people should be allowed to choose their own fate.
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: {{spoiler|The writing in this game deserves credit considering that the {{spoiler|completely sane Kerghan whose primary goal is to kill absolutely ''everything'' isn't a [[Complete Monster]] in any way, but this instead. He's decided that because being alive is painful, summoned spirits suffer terribly from the experience, and the final afterlife is perfect bliss, then the logical solution is end all life. He reasons that if living is unpleasant and death peaceful, then having to live must be a terrible crime to force upon a soul and one that must be permanently removed. Remarkably if the player can explain the flaws in his philosophy he'll willingly abandon his genocidal agenda and submit to having his soul banished forever. He even shows some slight regret that he never learned how to enjoy life himself: "Perhaps some souls are destined for death; they never know how to live"}}
* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: {{spoiler|Kerghan.}}
* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]: {{spoiler|It is more or less disputable what of the above {{spoiler|Kerghan}} is or is only under certain circumstances. Least doubt should be about him being a [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]], who pulls his conclusions from ana [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]s point of view. {{spoiler|Kerghan}} does not see a reason to live, which is nihilistic, but on the other hand wants to solve this problem in a constructive way, which would be the characteristic of an [[Anti-Nihilist]]. But if he was anti-nihilistic, he would do good after he understands his fallacies. He accepts then to be vanished forever, which is a nihilist action again. The existence of this specific ending also leaves doubt seeing {{spoiler|Kerghan}} as an [[Omnicidal Maniac]] or [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]. The possibility of convincing {{spoiler|Kerghan}} that he is a [[Nietzsche Wannabe]], makes him one, if the player does so.}}
* [[Antiquated Linguistics]]: The manual is written like this. Mostly in an in-universe style.
* [[Apocalyptic Log]]: In Vendigroth you can find newspapers reporting about an elven wizard who threatened them and how they told him to screw himself. Vendigroth is now a giant lifeless wasteland -- guess who's responsible for that.
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