I think we need to take a step back here:

The githyanki and mindflayers have been at war for ages. In their world view and just general culture, they are taught to be the superior beings, they dont exactly mingle well with anyone else and prefer it that way. In fact, they would probably kill you for sport. (when you meet shadowheart on the ship, you get your first warning that LZ is bad news just for being gith, so right off the bat, trust issues and shadowhearts suggestion of finding a healer).

They have a way with dealing with tadpoles, which is what Laezel knows. But its ALL she knows. Its incredibly difficult to change their mind if their solution has worked for their people since time immemorial for them. Even if their solution is killing you outright.(the druid in the grove arrives at the same conclusion).

The way she behaves and acts, is COMPLETELY NORMAL for a githyanki when liaising with outsiders. Especially one with her own morals, culture and ambitions(to be a dragon knight or something, which by the way, is quite hard to do).

Now I dont know how you all arrived at the conclusion that the creche is the first place to go especially after shadowhearts immediate distrust, which signalled alarm bells to me(without even knowing what a gith was), I bumped into the druids before getting anywhere close to the creche, in fact I think I completely avoided it in the first playthrough and opted for the druid cure.

From what I have experienced, the creche is the FIRST option for removing the tadpole, with finding shadowhearts "healer" being a quick second choice at the start of the game, but upon exploring a bit more, when you meet the druids in the grove you are presented with alternative thinking, and they offer another solution via Halsin.

If you didnt already realising right in the beginning that shadowheart may have an alternate solution, It is at this point you realize, "Oh so Laezels method is NOT the only way, I have a few now" , and conceivably, Laezel doesnt know this either or really cares, having been taught that the creche is the ONLY way." , and shes welcome to continue that thinking, you would to if that's what you were taught for your entire life. It is only once you start allowing time to pass that you start to experience no symptoms, at this point you are presented another option, "what If this is different, maybe I should let this pan out and see how it goes". To laezel this is always going to be a no, because well, culture and experience unless larian has implemented something story wise.

The gith group you face, are knights, accomplished ones, they are supposed to be difficult, their entire lives are based on war and conflict and so it stands to reason that you are going to have a hard time and the game warns you about it to.

There may be more to this story as the early access progresses, but I think they have done a great job on representing the ruthlessness of the Githyanki through Laezel. If you think shes bad, wait till you meet the true fanatics.

Last edited by Ocean_Potion; 18/07/22 01:35 PM.