players on Honour Mode are running into a frustrating glitch that can easily end the permadeath run. During the finale of Act 2, the boss fight against Ketheric Throm has seen the villain randomly duplicating himself, with another version of him getting full health after the Apostle of Myrkul takes a turn.
This has been a bug plaguing the game for months with no end in sight, nor any record of direct causation. While some players speculate this glitch comes from Tactician difficulty, others have recalled this same thing happening regardless of difficulty level.
The Honour Mode run is extremely difficult already, as players only get one shot. Death is permanent, so having a glitch that makes winning almost impossible is not the best experience for players.
Ketheric is a chapter-ending boss for a reason, so this glitch seems to occur at an especially unfortunate time. Fortunately, players have been able to come up with a solution to save all the progress made and not completely throw the whole run away.
This is good news for anyone trying to finish an Honour Mode run. Players on Reddit were discussing the glitch and how frustrating it had become.