Finishing this thread took longer than finishing the MSQ!

The thing I don't get for Emet-Selch or Elidibus is why they didn't just wait for the Warrior of Light to die of natural causes? Once Lahabrea died, wouldn't they think, "Oh, there's some danger in engaging wit this WoL? For Elidibus, it's an even more important question when he became last of the Unsundered. Especially if only the Unsundered can raise up Sundered Ascians! And surely a century means nothing when you've been waiting for 12,000 years. Hydaelyn continues to weaken as the ages pass (if we can believe Master Matoya). So why not wait a little bit? Sure, these plans will be ruined, but with eternity, there will always be a chance to set up new ones.