Aha. On further reading, I see what you mean. Yeah, your interpretation probably is accurate, then.

Spoiler: Start of Darkness
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I do find it odd that the Bearer of the Crimson Mantle was hunted down before the Gate ritual was even devised. The goblins were hunted just for trying to learn about the rifts? And how did the Scribble find out? Their own gods? This leaves me with more questions than I came in with.