Will somebody arrive mid-fight to seize The Gate?

[gbaji]

"Eat to live; live not to eat"

Rapidly followed up with:

"Do as I say, not as I do"

[Grendelkin]

The souls from Vaarsuvius's soul splice misadventures will show up and hijack the IFCC's mystery vessel for their own purposes.
These will include a second round with Xykon with Haerta Bloodsoak in charge of battlefield tactics, follow by revenge on the IFCC. World conquest if it's convenient.

[Kardwill]

The souls from Vaarsuvius's soul splice misadventures will show up and hijack the IFCC's mystery vessel for their own purposes.
These will include a second round with Xykon with Haerta Bloodsoak in charge of battlefield tactics, follow by revenge on the IFCC. World conquest if it's convenient.

Oh, yes, how could we overlook Haerta in this thread. She is a named character with a distinctive look, an (ex) powerful bad guy that was roaming freely last time we heard of her, she is linked to a gate-seeking faction, to a PC AND to a major plot point, and yet I think there is NO CHANCE IN HELL Rich will ever bring her back in the comic.

Perfect!

[KorvinStarmast]

Oh, yes, how could we overlook Haerta in this thread. She is a named character with a distinctive look, an (ex) powerful bad guy that was roaming freely last time we heard of her, she is linked to a gate-seeking faction, to a PC AND to a major plot point, and yet I think there is NO CHANCE IN HELL Rich will ever bring her back in the comic.

Perfect!

She's not evil, she's just misunderstood.

[Precure]

Ydranna will show up at last minute to save Xykon's ass.

"What did I tell you about learning to outthink people?"

"I guess Master was right all along. I always needed someone with greater intellect to guide my magic."

"Good thing you learned something from this little adventure of yours at least. Let's return home and return you to your normal self. Unless you prefer being a lich?"

"That would be nice to taste coffee again."

[Grendelkin]

Ydranna showing up in one form or another would be amazing. She'd be pretty old and experienced by now.

[Aquillion]

Obviously Hobgoblin Cleric #2 will return, having ground a bunch of levels and now able to cast 9th level spells. This means he will be able to donate the 9th level spell necessary to seal the gate, thus resolving the plot.