Quote Originally Posted by Whiteroom View Post
I may be mistaken, but did he not just turn himself into a primal, not summon thordan? He retained his own conscience it seems, rather than taking on that of the primals. It seemed a twisted summoning at best, given that he became the primal, rather than creating it. Its not inconceivable that there was a good amout of prayer directed to the archbishop himself. But I am fairly new to the loore forums and still picking stuff up.
It's no different than what Ysayle did with Shiva though. Summoning by using one's body as a host is a very new concept that we still don't know a lot about. That being said, we do know that the summoner retains his/her own influence over the power they are given. Instead of having a dog on a leash, it allows for complete control (and thus, can be much, much more destructive in the wrong hands).