Thread:SCORNFUL1/@comment-28358106-20160805201148/@comment-28358106-20160805231331

It's true they both have supreme combat abilities, and they still do. But Praetor's blessing means he can't die until his oath is fulfilled, but the Gods are now completely cut off, thus meaning if he dies, that's it, he's permanently dead. And Hound is infected with the miasma, and he may not be able to soul steal often. Ibrahim is the worst off, having no ability to fight back whatsoever unless he taps into Lucida.

But if you read back in DoW, the Regent told Praetor that his life had been indirectly saved by Ibrahim so that he could become Champion. It could be inferred from that that Ibrahim had much more of an idea of what was going to happen then he is leading on. There was a side backstory with Hound as well, but it got bypassed because of the RPs direction. (But I already have the complete story written out in report form, and it'll get posted after the RP is done.)

So yes, Hound and Praetor have no magic abilities, but they can still fight extremely well.