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Is there anything in the game that might contradict the idea that the Five were at least mildly corrupted by Zhaitan's perversion of their Temples' magic? Because if not, this is exactly the head-canon I need to make sense of Balthazar going fully rogue. These all seem like traits that would lead to otherwise benevolent gods abandoning not only one of their own, but the fate of humanity as well.And of course we have Kormir, a goddess who had no presence in Orr and is the only of the Six that still showed her support for Tyrians. Could she have become more deceitful than before?Dwayna, Altar of Tempests perhaps more prone to fury and recklessnessMelandru, Altar of the Withered Heart she simply has no will left in her.Grenth, the Altar of Murdered Dreams perhaps he's lost all hope. They had strong connections to Orr, these temples may have had a direct connection to their own essences and corrupted their personalities.We haven't encountered any other gods to expand upon this, right? I'm wondering whether the corruption of Orr's altars may have had a magical backlash effect on the gods. He betrayed the other gods (or they betrayed him both?), betrayed the Commander, betrayed humanity, and betrayed the trust of his own followers.
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The Altar of Betrayal.Betrayal has summed up Balthazar pretty well lately, hasn't it? It seems more integral to his character than war.
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I've been poking around Orr and pondering Balthazar's corrupted altar.