Talk:The Great Hereafter/@comment-1.36.179.118-20131016144326/@comment-175.38.50.4-20140114154213

Don't you think Savan tried killing himself too? He was sick of living, he badly wanted to die. When you defeat Savan, he pulls the godsbane out of his chest and hands it to you. When you get to New Game+ and the Seneschel is your old Arisen rather than Savan, he also pulls the godsbane out of his chest and hands it to your new Arisen. All Seneschels try killing themselves at some point, and the fact that your old Arisen becomes the Seneschel for your NG+ Arisen proves that stabbing oneself with the godsbane doesn't kill you.

Stabbing yourself with the godsbane is just part of the cycle. It never ends. There's no escape. All you did was shed your body and give it to your pawn. Your soul is still stuck sitting on that boring chair until another Arisen shows up to stab you.