That Garlean guy, what was his name? Gaius Van Baelsar

[Cilia]

Error, lahabrea isn't dead, he's locked inside thordan's sword that's all.

Again, while that is a distinct possibility, the story presents itself as if he is dead and gone for good. Thordan didn't just eat his aether, he blasted him apart first and then absorbed it. Quite a bit. I think the Quest Log states he was "felled" or somesuch, and Elidibus states that he and Igeyorhm had "fallen" - and with him stating they're both in the same situation, with Igeyorhm 100% "we know she's totes dead and six feet under," that means Lahabrea is very likely dead. Permanently.

Now, again, it's possible this isn't true. More probable than Gaius still being alive. Still rather improbable, though, given everything against it.

[CGMidlander]

Just to be devil's advocate for a moment, Raubahn hasn't exactly regrown his arm. I'd rather not have someone Die For Real to make up for the fact that the writers have no idea how to handle a capable warrior (and a bodyguard, no less) becoming irreparably handicapped.

Or maybe that's this next patch. It kinda needs to be addressed soon.

Irreparable? In a world with Magic, Magitek, Gobbietech, and Allagan stuff?

[Enkidoh]

Err, lahabrea isn't dead, he's locked inside thordan's sword that's all.

Cilia is actually right Phyllo -

Lahabrea truly is dead. He isn't 'locked inside the Eye of Nidhogg', when King Thordan slashed him with Ascalon he was turned into aether which, being a Primal, Thordan absorbed and consumed as energy to sustain himself. Thordan clearly states this in his big 'the reason you suck speech' to Lahabrea in that scene:

King Thordan: "Your contempt for man has proven your undoing Ascian. As my first act as god-king, I do hereby sentence you to die."
Lahabrea: "What?!"
(King Thordan slashes Lahabrea with one stroke and destroys him)
Lahabrea: "Aaaaaaargggh!!!!"
(Lahabrea dissipates into his dark aether and coalesces around the Eye within the blade's hilt before disappearing, not the usual votex style warp out effect when Ascians teleport away, but instead he just... fades away)
King Thordan: "Gods feed upon aether. It matters not what form that aether takes. Ascian souls are no exception. With this power, I shall put an end to a thousand years of conflict."
King Thordan: "Be they sown by Ascian, dragon or Primal, wheresoever the seeds of chaos threaten to quicken, I shall excise them with my divine blade and bring order to the world."

Also considering this was pretty much the same fate that befell the Sahagin Elder way back in Through the Maelstrom where he gained Ascian-like transcendence only to become a tasty aetheric snack for Leviathan and be absorbed as aether, one may think Lahabrea's ultimate demise had been planned all along.

Either way, like disco, it seems to me that both Gaius and Lahabrea are dead and they are never coming back.

[Kaiser-Ace]

Now, I'm not ruling out the possibility that he survived and proceeded to [do whatever]. Just saying it's highly improbable. Very highly improbable. "Requires a deus ex machina" improbable.

I know it's unlikely. But Fenral will always hope we reopen the Crystal Tower, and, for now at least, I'll keep hoping Gaius Lived.

Gaius was just too good a villan to be replaced by the cartoon villians that we're starting to get.

Darklander: "we are The Warriors of Darkness!!" <Teleports off>

Krile: "Warriors of Darkness? Really?"

Me: Yea, since when was this a cartoon?

[MilesSaintboroguh]

I know it's unlikely. But Fenral will always hope we reopen the Crystal Tower, and, for now at least, I'll keep hoping Gaius Lived.

Gaius was just too good a villan to be replaced by the cartoon villians that we're starting to get.

Darklander: "we are The Warriors of Darkness!!" <Teleports off>

Krile: "Warriors of Darkness? Really?"

Me: Yea, since when was this a cartoon?

You forget why he is called Derplander. And he's very fitting copy of us considering how most of the players are in the game *cough*

[Phyllo]

Under normal circumstances I'd accept lahabrea's death given the facts and all but seriously, we killed thordan yet the sword remains? That's beyond obviousness that something is up xD

[Kaiser-Ace]

Under normal circumstances I'd accept lahabrea's death given the facts and all but seriously, we killed thordan yet the sword remains? That's beyond obviousness that something is up xD

But God-King Thorden simply changed the Aether in Haldrith's body to become The Ascalon Blade. The sword wasn't actually part of Thorden's Primal form.

And I don't think the eye consumed Lahabrea, I think Thorden himself consumed the Aether of Lahabrea's soul.

BUT the real question is. did The Ascalon Blade consume Thorden's Aether? With Nidhogg's Eye at it's center it could very well have fed off the Aether before it returned to the land.

[CyrilLucifer]

Hes totally coming back isnt he

Not even SE can kill off Best Ascian for long.

And when he does, he will be greeted with a few shrieks of happiness from the lore forums. Or really, maybe just mine.

[Kaiser-Ace]

Not even SE can kill off Best Ascian for long.

And when he does, he will be greeted with a few shrieks of happiness from the lore forums. Or really, maybe just mine.

I'd be happy. That bastard Thorden stole my kill. I need a proper Rematch. (Again)

[Lucke]

Check this out. In 3.3 Raubahn will get a mechanical magitek arm from Cid and he'll change his name to Bull Snake and help Yugiri's ninja spy on his enemies.