Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24679273-20141102103050/@comment-24999978-20141102120010

The idea first came from Kirkbride, so take that however you will.

It is implied, though, in in-game sources. The Song of Pelinal, Volume 3, States "Pelinal called out Haromir of Copper and Tea into a duel at the Tor, and ate his neck-veins while screaming praise to Reman, a name that no one knew yet.", suggesting that Pelinal has either prophetic visions/knowledge or time travelling capabilities. The passage "he was Pelinal the Whitestrake because of his left hand, made of a killing light" is sometimes interpreted as reflected Pelinal's robotic nature.

Although I can understand some people having some skepticism when it comes to what MK says (though I find outright rejecting him foolish), if I recall correctly, it was him who wrote the Song of Pelinal for Knights of the Nine, so his interpretation of the text should be acknowledged, and his in-game contributions when he was a developer can hardly be discarded. So I would say it is perfectly valid to say Pelinal is a time travelling robot.