
He can eventually discover that he was being used by his goddess, and that she intended him to die along the rest of the Dozen after killing Eothas in order to hide her hand in his death. He's trying desperately - fanatically - to reconnect with her, but his opinion of her has fallen so far that he habitually calls her a whore. Events prior to your meeting led him to have a rather strained relationship with his goddess (who doesn't speak to him anymore).
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Said staff is also full of runes hiding a special meaning. Carry a Big Stick: Joins with a staff with good reach that deals fire damage.Eder, if present, points out that there's no reason to expect to see the real Durance in the memory - he was probably miles away at Halgot, gloating and cackling.

Then, in Beast of Winter, one possible solution has the Watcher do their best Durance impression while underneath a disguise spell in order to dupe one of his disciples inside the memory of Waidwen himself at Evon Dewr bridge, at the very moment of when the Godhammer was set off.

It is finally confirmed that his soul was damaged and altered by his participation in the Godhammer, so Magran cannot regonize him anymore. Especially since Magran seemed to stop speaking to him afterwards, despite the Godhammer seemingly being her will. Broke Your Arm Punching Out Cthulhu: It's obvious, even early on, that being involved in the development of Eora's first ever weapon of mass destruction and said weapon's apparent killing of a god has not been especially kind to Durance's psyche.Yet if you complete his personal quest, it turns out he was the one who was broken - not even by the Watcher, but long ago, by his own misplaced faith.ĭurance: It brought the Saint's War to an end. It's how he frames his work on the Godhammer, and seems to be a large part of his reason for traveling with the Watcher. Break the Haughty: Durance loves doing this.He is very quick to judge people, and wish to pass judgement upon them. Activist-Fundamentalist Antics: As evidenced by his actions during the Purges.Aloth warns him that he cannot be held responsible for what she does if Durance calls her a "whore." Abhorrent Admirer: Implied to be one for Aloth's female Split Personality, Iselmyr.Beneath his very embittered, gruff exterior, however, it seems he might have deeper reasons for following the Watcher. Upon meeting the Watcher, he takes a particular interest in them, and more or less dragoons himself into the party to follow the Watcher around and subject them to his trials. It is a lesson writ in the only ink and vellum that matters - blood and flesh."Ī meadow folk priest of Magran, Durance preaches the word of his goddess to any who pass by her flaming statue in Magran's Fork.

"Have you seen a man branded by flame? He remembers it always - in every waking moment.
