Quote Originally Posted by Scott View Post
I'm playing through the Story of Heavensward again after many years and I reached the Thordan fight today. And a question arises for me....

It was never explained why the Archbishop traveled to AzysLa.... He flees from the Vault. Travels to Azys La. Transforms into King Thordan, Kills Lahabrea and we fight him. But why did he travel to Azys La? What was his goal at that place?
It's implied that the Ascians are who told him what lay in Azys Lla, and he worked in concert with the Ascians from before the start of Heavensward all the way until he kills Lahabrea in the Aetherochemical Research Facility. The draw of Azys Llla is the power of the slumbering Warring Triad.

It's easy to miss, but in the middle of the fight with Thordan when he exits the field so that the Heavensward in their Knights of the Round reference forms can hit you with their combos, he says, "Oh, Ascalon! Drink deep of the power of the slumbering gods!" As he thrusts the blade into the seal on the ground of the Singularity Reactor within the Neurolink Nacelle. He tells you his intent for the world just before the battle, saying that he wishes for men to rule the world and be orderly and peaceful. He says that he will strike down any who threaten his rule, that his rule will be just and that mankind will be sanctified by his power. He also says that he will put an end to the 1,000 year conflict.

So TL; DR the Archbishop goes to Azys Lla to obtain power, and he hopes to use that power to rule the world. In a very LoTR style way, he wants to use this evil power for good, but since there's no way that can be, we have to kill him.