#random musings about Dame Aylin

[allons-ydarling]

I have a lot of feelings about Baldur's Gate 3, so I'm going to spew them into the ether of Tumblr. Spoilers below.

So, I've hit Act 3 of my.... god, I don't know how to even number it. I think it's the fourth character I created, but it's going to be my second full playthrough. I've finished the game once with a custom Dark Urge, but I got to the Lower City with two characters before that. (However, the first character (a Druid) got restarted, switched from Tav to Durge, purely because I didn't get Gale early enough to get his Act 1 romance scenes and damn it, am I playing a dating simulator or not?) (The second (a Paladin) got abandoned because I fucked up Astarion's romance by kissing Wyll, and didn't realize I couldn't fix it until I hit Baldur's Gate.) (And then I may have kept playing to romance Halsin and the Emperor....) (Don't judge. I was curious.)

Anyway! Fourth character! Second playthrough to be finished! Bard called Juniper, romancing Karlach, it's all very adorable. She doesn't matter.

No, what matters is - I'm like, 90% sure that Aylin breaks her oath by killing Lorroakan. Like, there's no proof, but her saying she felt empty, like she'd lost something - it reminded me so much of my paladin character. My paladin started as Oath of Ancients, then accidentally broke her oath because she resurrected Mayrina's husband and I didn't realize that would break the oath.

Like, I can't remember what exactly made me think that, but the first time I went with her to fight Lorroakan, and I talked to her afterwards, I just instantly thought - Oh. She broke her oath.

I mean, I can't say for sure. She's a Vengeance Paladin, and Lorroakan definitely deserved to get his ass handed to him for abusing Rolan and trying to imprison Aylin, but.... was he evil enough for her to kill him? I don't know.

It could also be another example in the theme of "revenge isn't fulfilling and often leaves you feeling emptier than you did before" (see Astarion and Karlach).

Like, I feel like the "right" thing is to tell Aylin about Lorroakan and help her stop him, so she doesn't have to live in fear of being captured again, but if she in fact break her oath... Is it? I don't know. I just love that this game makes me interally debate and ponder these things.