Talk:The Nameless Men/@comment-203.196.115.13-20160203154810/@comment-96.255.74.7-20170107185328

Was the Greatwall built only after Edmund became Duke? I really don't know.

If I had to guess, I'd say Salvation hired these guys, since the quest becomes available just before meeting the Duke. There's no reason for the Duke to send hired assassins to kill the Arisen, since he doesn't even know what the Arisen is like yet. He doesn't know how ambitious he/she is, or whether they may be a threat to his rule or not. You might argue that the Duke is insane and paranoid, and therefore would want to get rid of any threat no matter how small, but he really doesn't break to that degree until the end of the game.

That leaves Salvation as the only possible choice, as Seeking Salvation is a prerequisite to the quest with The Nameless Men. In Seeking Salvation, the cult leader Elysion not only sees the Arisen with his own eyes, but also sees how dangerous he is, and likely believes that leaving him alive might prove to be a problem. Go figure, he's either going to kill the Arisen himself or hire some shmucks to do it. I guess he was either too scared or too busy to fight the Arisen himself, so he sent these guys.