The Lost City of Amdaphor and the Sineaters

[MrThinker]

Indeed, it's tough to suss out. I'm still digging through it, and it's even further complicated by [1] that the denizens of the First would - not even knowing what voidsent are, as evidenced by the caster arc - would not have other words than "transformed" / "transmutated' ... and by [2] that all of these events were truly conspired by the Shadowkeeper ... who was

herself from the Thirteenth,. The Shadowkeeper passing on her Ascian masters' knowledge of magicks and voidpacts (as Lahabrea's minions did in the Source many times) is not a stretch of the imagination.

If that is indeed the case, we're back to the monsters we see being pre-existing voidsent, whereas sin eaters are yet to exist, and thus we're back at square one.

The risks of not working from a "facts have citations, otherwise it's theory" mindset.

Y'shtola for lore forum mascot. /s

Does not the the transformed Sauldia retain some vestige of her personality before it slips away in a similar manner to Tesleen? I need to rewatch that cutscene, but if my memory is correct, it seems more like actual transmutation/transformation rather than ritual sacrifce.

EDIT: And my memory was right.

To...to your friend... Who never doubted you. Who knew...knew that you...would return...and see justice...justice...

...No. It should be me.

Branden...my sword...now and...ever after...

[Anonymoose]

Does not the the transformed Sauldia retain some vestige of her personality before it slips away in a similar manner to Tesleen?

As mentioned in my second post, yes. But, again, it cuts both ways:

Succubi manifest on the physical plane by forcing their souls into the bodies of deceased women. Once the transition is complete, the resultant creature is said to be both fair and fey to look upon. Still more disconcerting, researchers claim that these voidsent occasionally exhibit the personality traits of their deceased hosts. Succubi occupy the third and fourth rungs of the voidsent hierarchy.

[MrThinker]

As mentioned in my second post, yes. But, again, it cuts both ways:

Ah right, I somehow completely skipped over that part.