Basically, I go back to a post I made in this thread several several pages back. Imagine that the game treats Shar the way so many of you seem to want. You go to Shadowheart's pod. You open the pod. You make a religion roll after seeing Shadowheart's armor. You learn that she worships Shar based on her armor and circlet. You learn right then that Shar is the worst. Literally. The worst. Shar wants to destroy the entire universe, and has tried to do so, resulting in, as someone else put it, millions of deaths. Not even the mind flayers want to destroy everything. What do you do then? Join up with Shadowheart? Or remove her as a threat? Great game so far, right? Like I said, I don't mean this in a rude way, but I'm really glad Larian isn't taking this advice because it's not good and it doesn't go anywhere good.
You can also take her with you, resolving to keep an eye on her. You are trying to escape from near-certain death after all which makes for strange bedfellows. You also have a Gith ally who's entire species basically thinks of all other races as lesser; a cultist on her own isn't that bad in comparison even if she worships Shar.
You can also ask SH directly: "listen, before we go any further, I recognized the symbols on your armor as those of Shar....care to explain?" which could make for an interesting dynamic between Tav and Shar earlier in the game where she trusts you earlier. Or perhaps she'd leave in a huff, but then try join the party later (as she already does if you don't recruit her) once she realizes she needs help. But this time would be a bit less standoffish and more willing to answer questions.
There are plenty more options than "join up with her" or "remove her as a threat," some of which could be very interesting.
Edit: I suppose also Larian could also make her armor dirty/covered-in-pod-goo after coming out of the pod, so you can't really get a good look at her armor until after you land on the beach. At which point you possibly already had a good (or at least not terrible) interaction with her.
Last edited by mrfuji3; 13/11/2105:32 PM. Reason: Edit2: pod "goo" instead of "good"
