Is Shadowheart actually evil? I keep reading that she is, so I must be missing something (other than her goddess, obviously). Shadowheart herself . . . really, really doesn't seem it. She likes when you avoid fights and are nice to animals. Maybe she gets a little too excited by that priest of Lovitar, but she's also willing to chime in and use her knowledge of torture to help you rescue someone. Her personality seems very nurture vs nature, especially given that she herself claims not to remember much about her past except what flowers she likes. And her dialogue after saving the tieflings is downright soft (as opposed to Asterion's pouting, which made me cackle).
Overall, she's been a pretty good fit for a my good-yet-practical character. I'm calling future redemption arc where she ends up worshiping Selune or something, should players steer her that way. There will be this huge moment where you learn her true name and she realizes she's been manipulated someway.
Shadowheart seems perhaps a little cliche, not going to lie, in the whole "purehearted damsel twisted by her upbringing" vibe that I personally get from her. Sure, she claims to be evil. But her approval notifications show she really just wants to cuddle puppies.
Still, I don't think there's any issue with her writing, which is great imo. (Except maybe continuity, since Gale and Asterion confused me with their comments that assumed I knew stuff about them that I didn't. That didn't happen with Shadowheart, since I found out about Shar pretty early. But that's a fixable EA thing.)
