I didn't get that from their personalities at all.
Lae'zel is pretty typical of most Gith, if not a little warmer in all actuality.
Shadowheart's disposition isn't surprising considering her history.
These are people stuck in a high-stress, life-threatening, extraordinary situation.
I highly doubt that any of the women in leadership that you've run across have a parasite threatening to end them in their brains, nor are they living in an unforgiving fantasy world.
You say that this is painting women in a bad light, and I say that expecting every girl that you come across to be a bright and bubbly cookie jar full of butterflies is far more detrimental to women.
Shift your perception. Maybe get some life experience. Move out of that small town.
These women are more realistic than most that I've seen in other games.
As an aside, there've been a lot of these posts, and this complaint tends to come from guys who are intimidated by the idea of a strong woman and are turned off at the prospect of romancing one that's not submissive and shy.
This is not that series and this is not that game.
The OP is right that there is not as much diversity in Character in the female protagonists so far compared to their male counterparts (twice true if you count in Minthara as well). That could possibly change with the characters that we have not recruited yet in the game.
Your comments about perception, life experience, telling people they are intimidated by strong women etc are misguided and unnecessary to say the least, you don't know who you are talking to. You are judging people based on different opinions to your own far too quickly.
And Shadowheart is not a "strong woman". She is weak. Lae'zel (my personal favorite companion) and Minthara are strong. There is a difference with rudeness and being strong. That applies to both females and males. Just because someone is rude as a person does not mean that he or she is a strong person as well.
