Hey what are your feelings on
1. lae'zel
2. Emperor
lae'zel is actually one of the best companions in the game and everyone who hates her or says she's just mean fundamentally doesn't understand her character. she's literally the nicest girl in the world given her usual environment and upbringing. she essentially has the exact same backstory as shadowheart in that she was raised in a controlling violent cult and has spent most of her life (including the start of the game) brainwashed by that cult into the person she is today. and yet despite it all she is trying her best to help people. she DID NOT have to save you on the nautiloid and she DID NOT have to promise to take you to what she had every reason to believe was a cure-all for the tadpoles and she goes so far as to defend you and the rest of the party to other gith despite her extremely xenophobic society pressuring her around every corner to do otherwise. over the course of the game she literally had her entire way of life and belief system uprooted from top to bottom and she ultimately decides to deal with it by becoming a hero and dedicating her life to saving others from the same situation she was in. her entire character, at its core, is so extremely dedicated to helping other people even at the cost of herself. she has the same trauma and should get the same treatment and sympathy as shadowheart and you guys just don't like her because she's not conventionally attractive and standoffish at the start of the game but when you actually follow her companion quest and/or romance her she is so sweet and trying her best and she is a TOP TIER companion and i am not going to pretend like she isn't.
the emperor is one of my favorite characters in all of bg3. i know i just went off about lae'zel but god the emperor is so good. he is a LIAR. he is a Bastard Capital B In Bold. he is the deceiver trope played straight from the very beginning and you can't trust a word he says and half of act 3 is practically dedicated to proving just how full of shit he is. he is an awful person who presents himself as a savior and a hero but at the first sign of resistance or hesitation he snaps and doubles down his manipulation in an attempt to control and corral the player into doing what he wants. his first reaction to the player turning down/questioning his sex scene in any way is to gaslight and accuse them so he can shift the blame and keep up his veil of heroism. he encourages them to let go of their humanity and turn themself into a cannibalistic monster while constantly swearing it's for the greater good. he literally runs off to join the netherbrain if you free orpheus. ansur was right all along. balduran died the minute that tadpole took over and transformed him into a mindflayer and the emperor is a shell of his former self masquerading around with the same gravitas and veil of kindness he used to have, but it's gone, if it ever existed to begin with. the emperor is a fascinating example of a manipulative piece of shit done right because even the fanbase can't agree wholeheartedly on if he's good or not but if you couldn't tell my money is wholly in the "he fucking sucks guys" camp. as a character i adore him though.
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Ok so...I finally got to 10 hearts with Rafael. Went on the date, expanded my house and proposed.
Upon proposing I noticed that I dont own a suit for the Wedding. And I didnt have enough money to get it (literally broke from upgrading my house) so I spent the entire day gathering shit to sell so I could get the suit the next day. It was the only day the Boutique was open before the Wedding. I got up that saturday with 10012 money. Got the suit. Healed the ocean, as you do one day before your wedding 🤷♀️
Wedding happened. Everything was cute. Loved Rafaels suit and the vows were adorable. I didnt really do anything the rest of the day. In fact I didnt even see Rafael that day again xD
Anyway. The whole point of this post:
I walk into Pablo the day after. Everyone I talked to either commented on the Wedding or that I healed the ocean. What beautiful inspirational and heartwarming thing does Pablo have to say, you wonder?
💫"It's getting hot. I can't help but wear a tank top in the summer."💫🥰
YOUR LITTLE BROTHER MARRIED ME YESTERDAY AND YOU TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER? YOU WERE THERE! IN THE FIRST ROW! YOU THREW SOME FLOWER PETTALS!
And you. Comment. On it. Being. Too hot today!
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