Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-10167444-20131113173715

So I've been running through Izalith a lot lately, and I started looking at the enemies there. The one that caught my attention the most was actually the living statues, as they raised a few questions for me.

First off, what is their purpose? We know that some of the statues move, and some don't, but we don't know why this is the case. Were they simply decorations, with some of them brought to life when the Witch of Izalith attampted to recreate the First Flame? Or were they always alive, used as some sort of guards? If they were alive, why are there some that don't attack you? We can see that they still move a bit, so could it be possible that the magic on them has simply weakened to the point that they can no longer fulfill their original purpose, or were they simply there to lull would-be enemies into a false sense of security?

Secondly, I find myself wondering about their design. Their bodies greatly resemble the Asylum Demon and, by extension, the Demon Firesage. Even their heads slightly resemble the two demons, though the mouth is clearly different, and the bodies lack wings. These resemblances lead me to a couple of other questions. Was the Demon Firesage around before the Artifical Flame attempt? If so, could the demonic statues possibly be modeled after said demon, possibly even as a form of worship? Or could the Demon Firesage (and possibly the Asylum and Stray Demons) be by-products of the Artificial Flame, perhaps originally being statues that were given new life and power by the incident?

Just a few crazy thoughts, let me know what you think. 