That quote is why a lot of people assume he was balefired - because the Dark One couldn't bring him back because of 'how he died'. But also 'where he died'. The only thing I can come up with to fit that is that he was killed by a small amount of balefire, such that if he were killed closer to Shayol Ghul, the Dark One might have been able to bring him back. Because RJ did say that proximity to Shayol Ghul helps the Dark One catch the soul, and he also said that a very small amount of balefire would not prevent transmigration.
Asmodean
24/10/2009 10:31:22 PM
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it's impossible to balefire someone back that far, I think
24/10/2009 10:50:40 PM
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I agree
24/10/2009 11:46:10 PM
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I'm hardly a Graendal believer...
25/10/2009 12:01:01 AM
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I'm in that same faction. I didn't really care when it happened, and I still don't. *NM*
25/10/2009 05:46:20 AM
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Apparently you were so apathetic you didn't bother to join the faction
25/10/2009 06:08:46 AM
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What if Asmodean himself had been balefired?
24/10/2009 11:52:28 PM
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See my post w/Sammael in the title.
24/10/2009 11:58:00 PM
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Re: Asmodean
25/10/2009 04:46:32 AM
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I'm pretty sure Sanderson said he would reveal who killed Asmodean
18/11/2009 08:59:48 PM
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Or maybe RJ just wanted to bring Kumira back, and the balefire will be far enough back for that. *NM*
18/01/2010 06:48:17 AM
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