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Originally posted by Sever:
Maybe i'm being a sadsack here but why can't you wait until it is revealed in the game. When i first went through, i found Irenicus' story to be the prime motivator for going through the game. It is a long and sad story which is gradually revealed as you follow the plot. Why do people have to know how these things end before they find out for themselves?
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*applause* Well said... At first I couldn't stand the character, and I'm sure that's what the game makers wanted people to feel; complete detatchment and hatred for the 'bad guy'. As the story went on, I almost started respecting him... especially after this comment by the Coweled Wizards:
"Why was this man not gagged? Did he not slay four of you?"
"We dared not approach!"
How can you not develop at least a LITTLE respect for the guy after that? As the story unfolded, I slowly started to relate to the character, and even feel sorry for him... in a 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' kinda way... anyone who goes thru all that crap isn't THAT bad a person, are they? And yes, in the end, I almost wished I could have helped him after watching the ending sequence. (tho I'm sure my paladin felt quite differently)
But that's just me... maybe I'm weird in that I like watching a movie and seeing the end myself. I'm not one of those people who knows the other person in the room saw it, so I keep asking "Who's that? Why did they show him?" Kinda takes the fun out of it eh?
[ 03-02-2003, 01:25 AM: Message edited by: 605 ]