The Abominations of Sylvain

The abominations are getting stronger, starting to break the rules out of curiosity. We get a powerful firewielding magician that joins our party and the next abomination is made out of water. Don't you think that's a heck of a coincidence? Oh, wait. Are you saying somebody planned it? She says, I don't know, but for whatever reason recently, the abominations have started playing for keeps.