Originally Posted by
Malloon
Xykon has no idea about Durkon's family. Xykon didn't witness the first use of familicide, and probably has no idea it even exists. If he did, he might research it for funsies, but I don't see at what point he might have gotten time to do that. But even if he did, he's not going to just waste it on a dwarf he's just met (from his perspective). Xykon likes his ludicrous applications of force, but familicide wouldn't kill Durkon any faster than a lot of other spells - familicide is just more personal.