I think a latent split personality is at least as likely as a sleeper cell Manchurian candidate. In act 2 we meet Moonshine, her alter ego, who's super friendly (most of the time). We learn that Shadowheart is the heavy drinking nihilistic depressive personality, while Moonshine (in an ironic twist) is all about temperance, manic flights of levity and ill-advised beneficence lol. A Janus faced embodiment of both aspects of the Moon basically. In chapter 1 we see the dark side, and in chapter 2 the light, and in chapter 3 will we come to understand the harmonious relationship between the two, as we decide to date both Shadowheart and Moonshine at once. Cool. I'm just waiting for all the symbols on her armor to illuminate so we know we're in Act 2. Shadowheart screams "Noooo! get me out of this thing!" but she can't stop it, she grabs her temples and shakes her head while a soft white light envelopes the room... her dour expression and general comportment slowly fading away, replaced by a big smile. And then she hugs us.

​If that was their initial plan they should back way off it, and come up with something a bit less, how do you say, predictable? Cause I see that one coming a mile off and will almost certainly hate it for feeling so staid and convenient and full of artifice.

When actually playing Shadowheart as a Protagonist, I imagine the same sort of thing will be conveyed, just in a more POV sort of way. Basically you're playing a Cleric of Shar and Selune at the same time, in the same body, and so you must somehow resolve the Cosmic conflict internally. From among 3 choice dialog options. Dark, Light, and 50% grey hehehe

Oh oh and in chapter 3 she probably gets the ability to phase back and forth between personalities at will. Just so the player can experience being neutral good and neutral evil at once, with access to two opposing domains, depending on which button they push on the fly heheh.

I only put it out there in the hopes that they might 'double' back and consider not doing that. Cause it seems pretty hard to pull off as anything other than a joke.

Last edited by Black_Elk; 23/10/21 09:36 AM.