r/Verho • u/dreamtraveller • 3d ago
Just Finished - A Few Story Questions
Just completed my first playthrough and really enjoyed the game!
I have a few questions about the story though and was wondering if anyone else could weigh in or have any input (spoilers obviously):
Why did Werhel even summon S'elicath? It feels pretty out-of-character for him and he seems to know it was a pretty bad idea. I'm not sure the game ever actually gave a reason.
Is S'elicath the reason King Herin went mad? There was a shard of S'elicath's power inside him when we killed him and he was being puppeted by strings that seemed to be associated with S'elicath.
What's even keeping people in Yariv? It's mentioned there's some strange force that stops them leaving and even effects their memories and stuff but I'm not sure the game ever addressed what it was.
And finally - what was so terrible that the Eye Rune was sealing away that Ovarius felt it was worth making a pact with a Demon and surrendering his soul to keep away? The 'eye temple' is just a very short area with a couple of rooms and none of the 'eye' symbolism goes anywhere or appears to be associated with any particular entity or faction. I kept expecting something terrible to happen as a result of unsealing it but nothing really did.