Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-16323332-20140410210836/@comment-79.75.228.91-20160108010716

Regarding the whole Age of Dark ending, the page for the Age of Dark on this wiki says that Aldia claims that, even with the Age of Fire being over some small part of the First Flame remains so an undead can kindle it. So if you usher in the Age of Dark then someone else just comes along and does it instead, cutting your party short. The whole sublime bone dust 'saint throwing themselves into the flame' thing is either your character if you link the flame, or the other person who does if you become the dark lord (for about 5 minutes before the age of dark goes away).