People keep saying "why would anyone choose the evil path?"
One of the main reasons to be evil, in fiction or in real life, is the pursuit of power.
The druids aren't gonna give you any power. The tieflings aren't gonna give you any power. But the Absolute, if it is indeed some new god on the rise, might give you lots of power. Getting in on the ground floor with the Absolute cult could lead to big rewards down the line.
The problem with the absolute path is they ditch it when you get attacked by goblins after you help Minthara kill everyone in the grove. Besides, she also tries to kill you and the fact she doesn't is locked behind a high score dice roll, which clearly indicates it's a very marginal option in their minds.
I am concerned by this to be honest. Maybe the writers on the game are too teddybear friendly to properly give the evil path the chance it deserves. They should have hired people working on mature content like warhammer 40k or the such, who are not afraid to explore very grey areas.
Evil should be seductive, corruptive and offer great power indeed. It's not like it hasn't been explored in detail by big licenses like Star Wars, The lord of the rings, and so forth. It should not require much thinking to put together an interesting plot evolving around playing a vile character.
