maybe i'm stupid, maybe i'm just slow, but if I were a writer and I had the opportunity to do something interesting, I'd make Cale richard's mother. Course I havent read all the forums to find out if this has been said (dont have time) but what if richard is really cale's "son" meaning richard is Cale after death and used his power as lord of hell to go back in time (we've seen he can do it) to guide Cale to become richard (or some ulterior motive if you believe this wouldn't break the paradoxial ideas of time travel). Just a though, since Richard makes some comparisions between himself and Cale, like having a goal; not to mention his excellent control of the rabit, but above that, Richard is know to have been a lord, and Cale a King, the use of the word "lord" may not necessarily imply lordship but also be used to imply any nobility including being a kind (though less often used in this manner). Anyway, just thought that if no one else has said it I may as well, and if someone else has, sorry for wasting your time.

Ehhh...personally, I think he just likes to say crazy random things, sometimes just to throw people off.

Like "For Pony!"

Interesting theory, though. However...might I direct your attention to Page 1. In Panel 3, Richard mentions that he had been thinking about killing Cale and taking his cloak. If Richard is Cale's future self who has traveled into the past, then killing Cale at this time would immediately delete Richard's entire existence (and then we would have no comic ). Granted, at this point he doesn't remember anything about his life before his undeath, which he would NEED to know from the very beginning if he's going to guide Cale into becoming himself (Richard), because otherwise how would he know who to look for? Judging by his current track record, however, it seems far more likely that if Richard DID go back in time, it was to amuse himself with a bit (okay, a LOT) of random massacre. But Richard doesn't strike me as someone who'd be stupid enough to go back in time for the purpose of going on a killing spree, if there were a chance that he could kill his past self due to not knowing who said past self WAS, and therefore remove his current self from the future (his present). Because then he wouldn't get to have any fun. And neither would we. So it's fortunate for all parties (except for maybe the group's enemies) that all he did was temporarily incinerate Cale.

Also Richard's mortal name was Lord Ashendale, while Cale's surname is Va'tay.

Ha, that is a fun little theroy. That would be an odd strip to draw. Imagine how Cale would react to that if he found out. Haa, the visual is making me lawl. xD

His name is in elven.
As weird as it may sound, Va'tay might actually mean Ashendale.
They never actually bothered to add a translation to Cale's surname...

If I had to guess, there's a chance that Richard could be elven, though long dead, as well as chance of being one of Cale's ancestors, or could be one of the elves from that how "episode" when cale traveled back in time before city was destroyed.

That or he's just some crazy, psychopathic chaotic-evil blight with enough power to destroy basically anything and everything, but is too lazy to put forth the effort and spends his time causing mayhem and getting his kicks from it.

I think his name is just Richard, so they can use the name Dick tastefully. My two cents.

I don't know it is true that it would explain his inclination towards magic if he were an elf.

I always thought Richard was the archmage (hence the "You Seem Familiar" comment). Or at least a contemporary of sorts. Not to mention that their faces look remarkably similar in shape.

Always thought the Archmage is why Richard can't remember. Always fear deja'vu in fantasy games, means your about to be screwed.

I was thinking that at first, but the last panel on this page makes me wonder. Unless the Archmage just travelled to the future for that one special moment or something. On top of that, I really can't see the Archmage having killed his dad.

Of course considering Richard's living past was a mystery to him until recently, so that patricide might have been a joke.

Maybe the Archmage is Richard's dad?

Indeed, the Archmage did travel forward in time to watch over the group. He would have been long dead if he waited, (Tavor made the oath which protected him from death). You can see this when he talks with the Knower of the Way (I think that was his name) that they both want to manipulate the timeline in order to prevent the fall of Kethenecia and alter the doomed future. It also is in the wikipedia.

'Richard Ashendale' is hawt, either way. Leave it be.


I like your avatar! Who made that wonderful thing?


I like the way you think.

interesting i will take further notice into this...theory? you could be write you know i will speak further notice with my brother lord of the white flames.