[quote=azarhal]
LOL, yeah it amazes me to see how far some people (not everyone, mind) will spin things out of some desperate need to have SH be not evil and/or redeemable. And I can't imagine it doesn't have at least a little to do with her being portrayed as attractive and "lovey dovey."
It's actually pointing out facts. None of the NPCs presented thus far is completely evil of completely good and Shadowheart is actually the "less evil" among the three evil oriented NPCs, she actually seems bipolar at times (people on this very thread listed facts about that) which could give further credence to the theory she's a selunite who was captured and brainwashed by Sharrans. Also note that does not mean Shadowheart will be redeemed in every playthrough. People will make choices about her and her fate as with all other NPCs and I would not be surprised if Wyll or Gale end up with a path that turns them evil in the end.
It seems pretty clear that at some point in the past, Shadowheart was NOT evil. She probably suffered some terrible loss, and thus was easy pickings for recruitment by the church of Shar, the Lady of Loss. Then they wiped her memory and brainwashed her into their way of thinking, so now she's evil, but maybe she doesn't want to be.
Well, even if this ends up being the case, if during the time she's been a Sharran she has done evil things, she's still guilty of having done those things, isn't she? Innocent people suffered because of her actions. Why should the slate be wiped clean? I just don't accept the idea that if you do evil things but then later on express remorse and "repent," that's all it takes for you to be absolved of your evil actions.
