#and it honestly bothered me how obviously suspicious illario was

[hrtiu]

ok ok but imagine if Lucanis/Illario had been more of a Samara/Morinth situation, where you could choose to side with Illario and make him First Talon and have him as a companion instead. Ugh the possibilities are ENDLESS.

First of all, Illario would be less of an obvious buffoon and would actually be good at being an assassin. And then the story could increase the risk of Spite (abominations in previous games have been super dangerous, after all), to give Illario's argument that Lucanis shouldn't be First Talon more teeth. For example, if you choose to save Minrathous instead of Treviso, Lucanis won't just ice you out. Spite will straight up attack you. Then after this happens, Illario will approach you and offer to work together and deal with his dangerous cousin. There could even be scenarios where you aren't cautious enough about Spite and Spite kills you. Add some stakes! AND you could even potentially romance Illario! Can you IMAGINE the heartbreak??? THE DRAMA???

This isn't to say that I like Illario more than Lucanis. I LOVE Lucanis. But greater risks/dangers/stakes involved in his storyline would only make his romance better. Man, now I want to learn how to mod and make this for myself. Too bad I have a job and housework lol