User blog comment:General MGD 109/How was Sigan killed?/@comment-4623180-20111129003439

Well, I would assume that Uther gave little or no warning and had lots of tactics to sneak up on and ambush the sorcerers. He also would've had lots of help. As for having help by other sorcerers, perhaps he did manipulate them but led them into traps. So I think we can conclude:

-Many sorcerers were unaware. Balinor for example, he may have been used, without knowing it, to bring the dragons to Uther to 'make peace'. His army then must have surrounded it and done something like thrown a net at it. -His army may have been extra loaded back then to deal with sorcerers, and perhaps they didn't even kill them by execution, they may not have kept them in cells at all, but kill them on the spot. So no guarding= no escaping. -The surviving sorcerers, 20 years later, are extra strong, beaten up and aware of the traps and tactics Uther used. Uther is also less "immediate" with sorcerers, letting them live the night in their cell assuming they won't escape. Plus he has Arthur and Morgana on his back telling him "NO! Don't do it! He's just a-", you know. Plus, the surviving sorcerers must also be the best at escaping. It explains how most enemies aren't just killed off by a guard on the street. Instead the guards are outsmarted. They must not have known how sorcerers were dealt with during the Great Purge. Anyway...