People 'Ascend' when they become unstoppably badass.

The Crippled God storyline is important, but I think the more prominent thread revolves around the shattered Warren of Shadow and the attempts of various groups to take control of it (most notably Shadowthrone and Cotillion).</quote?

yeah i get the feeling that those two are trying to balance stuff out or something, i think crokus/cutter touched on it in House of Chains