Archibald turned into a stone statue. He was placed in the palace library. In Might and Magic VI, he was freed by the protagonists, and he later helped them. In Might and Magic VII, we meet him as the ruler of Diera; apparently, his reputation in the "Necromancer's Guild" played a role. During the storyline, Castor, Archibald's teacher, stages a coup and takes power. Archibald escapes from Diera and later even helps the protagonists free Roland. Nevertheless, this did not prevent the warlock from being punished, although the execution was replaced with exile to the "Clanker's Laboratory." Archibald's further fate remains a mystery.