The Trump Unabomber destroyed the Spiral by disrupting a powerful magical ritual designed to expel Toram from Norton. Merlin was the focus of the ritual, and was Trumped by Celeste. She powered through his blocks to leave a note in his pocket, and disrupted his concentration. Boom. Boom much.

Several Cobaltean mages died and Merlin was blasted into fragments spread out over several shadows. Norton was freed from Toram, and was duplicated at the end - including the items shifted into his body, Greyswandir and Dworkin’s Trump Deck.

Much later, the players discovered that Toram had possessed the Spiral as a result of the explosion and been able to influence those who had walked it.