This is brilliant writing. Our main character wins by arguing that people (in spirit, "souls") are corrigible: that our perception is a matter of choice, and that our experience is ultimately defined by our perception. While our main character says, "...perhaps that is the nature of those particular souls", the word "nature" - within the context of our main character's responses throughout the entire dialogue - refers to the lived experiences of "those particular souls" rather than their features. People (i.e. "those particular souls" along with every other sentient being) see what they understand from their experiences and choices, and live by that understanding. Our main character presents an argument of experiential relativism: that souls who refuse the uncertainty of their experiences moving forward "hold on too tightly" with their current predicament and - thus - feel emotional/mental pains (what Kerghan means by "regrets of the flesh" in a cinematic before this, and what our main character means by, "...the PAIN is of their own making..."), whereas souls who accept the uncertainty of their experiences see this as just another step of existing and - therefore - are mostly, if not completely, free of such pain. Therefore, "The distortion is caused by the eyes with which we choose to see.", arguing that our perception towards the certainties and uncertainties of life and death has meaning in shaping our experiences and that we can change our perception and - thus - making our souls and our lived experiences unique from one another. This is why Kerghan responds with, "Have I traveled this road too long to turn back? Perhaps I have no choice but to continue on to the end...", stating that it is far too difficult for him now to reshape his perception on this matter to ultimately feel different - having stayed with these thoughts for 2000 years and feeling both emotionally and mentally too deep in. By this, he fears resurrection that "I wish there were freedom for me. But I cannot let go of this life, knowing that I might be called back to its pain."; Kerghan wants suicide, but suicide in the world of Arcanum is not an ultimatum with resurrection (among other things) being a possibility as long as there exists any living being that can interfere with death. This is why Kerghan wishes to kill all life in Arcanum before killing himself - destroying this possibility. Therefore, Kerghan accepts suicide through the Vendigroth Device as it has the ability to "sever you from this world forever.".
Besides, can you imagine, what kind of a guy goes and just invents necromancy? I say, Kerghan had serious issues long before he was bannished. Sorry for my bad english, great game and maybe THE best "villain" ever.
@L0rdVega Not sure. Kerghan spend all these years with undeads and extremly evil characters as his only conversation. He simply had not enough data and probably a very warped outlook on reality. And maybe his goal wasn't to free everyone from life, but he just feared , that some necromancer would summon him. He IS the first necromancer after all, the idea, that he could become just a ghost, summoned by some amateur, well could be unsettling to him.
you can save cumbria this way: 1. collect the taxes from black root and talk to Lianna in Dernholm. 2. in the isle of despair, you will find maximillians home, you have to talk to him and he must tell you, that he is the first born son, the true king. After you finished business at the isle of despair, you should talk to Lianna in Dernholm, the daugther of the dear friend of maximillian. She will initiate his return at the end of the story.
Maybe he's paying you back for jumping on to your feet and killing his apparition in the wilderness instead of staying put because your constitution was high enough to regen before he disappeared.
I mean it was already awesome but then you added those annotations and I started reading them and I was like "Wut" "LMAO" "OMG hahahahaha" in the way that only someone who's played the game four or five times through probably could be.
This is brilliant writing.
Our main character wins by arguing that people (in spirit, "souls") are corrigible: that our perception is a matter of choice, and that our experience is ultimately defined by our perception. While our main character says, "...perhaps that is the nature of those particular souls", the word "nature" - within the context of our main character's responses throughout the entire dialogue - refers to the lived experiences of "those particular souls" rather than their features. People (i.e. "those particular souls" along with every other sentient being) see what they understand from their experiences and choices, and live by that understanding.
Our main character presents an argument of experiential relativism: that souls who refuse the uncertainty of their experiences moving forward "hold on too tightly" with their current predicament and - thus - feel emotional/mental pains (what Kerghan means by "regrets of the flesh" in a cinematic before this, and what our main character means by, "...the PAIN is of their own making..."), whereas souls who accept the uncertainty of their experiences see this as just another step of existing and - therefore - are mostly, if not completely, free of such pain.
Therefore, "The distortion is caused by the eyes with which we choose to see.", arguing that our perception towards the certainties and uncertainties of life and death has meaning in shaping our experiences and that we can change our perception and - thus - making our souls and our lived experiences unique from one another.
This is why Kerghan responds with, "Have I traveled this road too long to turn back? Perhaps I have no choice but to continue on to the end...", stating that it is far too difficult for him now to reshape his perception on this matter to ultimately feel different - having stayed with these thoughts for 2000 years and feeling both emotionally and mentally too deep in. By this, he fears resurrection that "I wish there were freedom for me. But I cannot let go of this life, knowing that I might be called back to its pain."; Kerghan wants suicide, but suicide in the world of Arcanum is not an ultimatum with resurrection (among other things) being a possibility as long as there exists any living being that can interfere with death. This is why Kerghan wishes to kill all life in Arcanum before killing himself - destroying this possibility.
Therefore, Kerghan accepts suicide through the Vendigroth Device as it has the ability to "sever you from this world forever.".
I thought they were just speaking nonsense. You clarified the thing a lot
I really didn't like this encounter until now, cool way to view his perception of pain and existing.
Besides, can you imagine, what kind of a guy goes and just invents necromancy? I say, Kerghan had serious issues long before he was bannished.
Sorry for my bad english, great game and maybe THE best "villain" ever.
This guide! Helped me 12 years later finishing this quest. Thanks man!
@L0rdVega Not sure. Kerghan spend all these years with undeads and extremly evil characters as his only conversation. He simply had not enough data and probably a very warped outlook on reality. And maybe his goal wasn't to free everyone from life, but he just feared , that some necromancer would summon him. He IS the first necromancer after all, the idea, that he could become just a ghost, summoned by some amateur, well could be unsettling to him.
Awesome, seriously this is the best “villain” ever. The writing of this conversation and thought provoking is unreal.
you can save cumbria this way: 1. collect the taxes from black root and talk to Lianna in Dernholm. 2. in the isle of despair, you will find maximillians home, you have to talk to him and he must tell you, that he is the first born son, the true king. After you finished business at the isle of despair, you should talk to Lianna in Dernholm, the daugther of the dear friend of maximillian. She will initiate his return at the end of the story.
" 'cos of the cookies. "
- Rofl. Okay, you got me there. xD
I persuaded him, he said the same words, but still turned into a dragon and attacked me. ;D The bugs in this game are sometimes ridiculous.
Maybe he's paying you back for jumping on to your feet and killing his apparition in the wilderness instead of staying put because your constitution was high enough to regen before he disappeared.
OMG the Annotations make it so awesome.
Yeah, nice video and some funny comments in it :]
Arcanum is my favourite game ever and I hope to live to see a sequel...
I mean it was already awesome but then you added those annotations and I started reading them and I was like "Wut" "LMAO" "OMG hahahahaha" in the way that only someone who's played the game four or five times through probably could be.
I bought this game when it was brand new at Best Buy. Keep playing. You will get it right one day.
Godhood ending when?