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sirkillalotcd
Acolyte
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 Posted - 03 Jul 2004 : 03:31:12
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I have recenhtly played and beaten Baldur's Gate 2 SoA and was wondering about the tree of life Jon tried to drain. i mean how would it allow him to become a god. And why it would kill the elves of suldanessalar if it were destroyed as well as what it does to help them. /i would really appreciate it thanks.
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Edited by - Alaundo on 07 Jul 2004 09:16:14
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 03 Jul 2004 : 04:52:21
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Originally posted by sirkillalotcd
I have recenhtly played and beaten Baldur's Gate 2 SoA and was wondering about the tree of life Jon tried to drain. i mean how would it allow him to become a god. And why it would kill the elves of suldanessalar if it were destroyed as well as what it does to help them. /i would really appreciate it thanks.
A Tree of Life was in that game? Interesting, I never knew that information. |
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Winterfox
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 03 Jul 2004 : 05:24:11
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Thelonius
Senior Scribe
Spain
730 Posts |
Posted - 03 Jul 2004 : 08:36:40
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Originally posted by sirkillalotcd
I have recenhtly played and beaten Baldur's Gate 2 SoA and was wondering about the tree of life Jon tried to drain. i mean how would it allow him to become a god. And why it would kill the elves of suldanessalar if it were destroyed as well as what it does to help them. /i would really appreciate it thanks.
The elves of Suldanessalar are "vitaly" tied to the Tree of live, that's why the draining of it's mystical power would destroy the whole Suldanessalar inhabitants. |
"If you are to truly understand, then you will need the contrast, not adherence to a single ideal." - Kreia
"I THINK I JUST HAD ANOTHER NEAR-RINCEWIND EXPERIENCE"- Discworld's Death frustrated after Rincewind scapes his grasp... again.
"I am death, come for thee" - Nimbul, from Baldur's Gate I just before being badly spanked
Sapientia sola libertas est |
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Kaervok
Seeker
USA
63 Posts |
Posted - 03 Jul 2004 : 13:47:40
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| And- It would make you a god, not that he needed any more power anyways, :-/, because of all of it's life energy, and how huge it was. With all that energy combined with his ub3r magic skills, he would rock the world. |
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Chyron
Learned Scribe
Hong Kong
279 Posts |
Posted - 03 Jul 2004 : 17:55:10
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But if I recall correctly Jon Irenicus was not draining it to become a god, but rather to restore his elven immortality that was stripped from him by the elves of Suldanessalar. |
Just My Thoughts
Chyron :)
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Sarelle
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04 Jul 2004 : 00:48:44
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But if I recall correctly Jon Irenicus was not draining it to become a god, but rather to restore his elven immortality that was stripped from him by the elves of Suldanessalar.
That is correct - he was unhappy about being exiled and turned human by Ellesime and the other elves of Suldanesselar. |
Chair of the The Rightful Return of Monster Deities to FR Society (RRMDFRS)
My character, drawn by Liodain: Sarelle / Sarelle (smaller) |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 04 Jul 2004 : 04:49:07
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That is correct - he was unhappy about being exiled and turned human by Ellesime and the other elves of Suldanesselar.
This sounds like a very convuluted story. |
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Winterfox
Senior Scribe
895 Posts |
Posted - 04 Jul 2004 : 07:45:26
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That is correct - he was unhappy about being exiled and turned human by Ellesime and the other elves of Suldanesselar.
This sounds like a very convuluted story.
*blinks* You mean you've never played BG2? As a matter of fact, Ellesime invoked the Seldarine to turn Irenicus into a human (don't ask) as a punishment -- she didn't execute him because she hoped he would see the errors of his ways and find redemption (and become an elf again). |
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Sarelle
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
508 Posts |
Posted - 04 Jul 2004 : 12:32:56
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Originally posted by Sarelle
That is correct - he was unhappy about being exiled and turned human by Ellesime and the other elves of Suldanesselar.
This sounds like a very convuluted story.
Maybe - but for a computer game NPC Jon Irenicus was one of those fascinating, screen-holding types. |
Chair of the The Rightful Return of Monster Deities to FR Society (RRMDFRS)
My character, drawn by Liodain: Sarelle / Sarelle (smaller) |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 04 Jul 2004 : 14:44:14
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*blinks* You mean you've never played BG2?
Nope, I thought my questions on here would have given that away. Thank you to everyone who did answer them. |
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Chyron
Learned Scribe
Hong Kong
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Posted - 04 Jul 2004 : 15:44:11
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Maybe - but for a computer game NPC Jon Irenicus was one of those fascinating, screen-holding types.
What made the character so memorable for me was the voice over by David Warner (Tron, various Star Trek films and tons of other fantasy films and games). He really brought his personality to life. |
Just My Thoughts
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Kaervok
Seeker
USA
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Posted - 06 Jul 2004 : 15:51:08
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| Lol, he became human!?! Thats it. Well woopdie do, I'd be rather happy about that. Silly Elves, acutally I was watching my freind play the expansion pack and he had to fight this elf lord girl and she was kicking our ass, except for the fact that we had editors and just used ub3r spells on her A$$. Anyways, If you want to be emotional, Jon's story is sad. Poor guy, but he has power, so whatever. |
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Alruane
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 24 Nov 2013 : 09:14:40
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Originally posted by Chyron
Jong Irenicus was an uber-power in the game...
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But if I recall correctly Jon Irenicus was not draining it to become a god, but rather to restore his elven immortality that was stripped from him by the elves of Suldanessalar.
Also to strike vengeance on Ellisime, whom turned her back on him when he betrayed his elven kind. His original idea, was to attain godship for him and his love. But that was against everything elven. |
" I wonder if you are destined to be forgotten. Will your life fade in the shadow of greater beings?"
~Joneleth Irenicus
"Wisdom? My dear boy, wisdom is knowing that you do not know everything. Wisdom is realizing, a wise man ALWAYS has questions. Not answers."
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