User blog comment:Swampman/SPOILERS----- Arisen Timeline/Speculation/@comment-76.115.240.3-20120811203847/@comment-173.68.107.195-20140415030102

I know I am very late on this, however, according to the game the world kept going.

My theory is that it is NECESSARY to stab yourself with the Godsbane in order to truly become the Seneschal, since before you stab yourself you dont have glowy-flowy robes, or a wierd voice, and can't do anything besides kill people.

Now, also, when you kill Savan, he gives you his godsbane which he pulls FROM HIS CHEST. this insinuates that he too stabbed himself with his own Godsbane, but it made him really into the Seneschal instead, and gave his pawn his body.

So the cycle continues, and keeps going, which is why on New Game Plus you fight your previous character again because he stabbed himself with his Godsbane