User blog comment:Therapyzone/Cursed pawns/@comment-23878607-20141029194537

The 'master' is Ashe, corrupted by his rejection of the way the world works. It's his torment over Olra's death that drives the manifestation of the enemies in Bitterblack Isle-- he wants to destroy everything related to the Seneschal's cycle so he's formed an elaborate trap with himself at its center.