Originally Posted by Bardhuk
Originally Posted by Blackheifer
Also why you kill Auntie Ethel? Auntie is friend.

Mayrina is the silly guest btw. Mayrina is an idiot.

If you roleplay a ranger then you should kill her

Not necessarily. Rangers can be evil you know. They work with the dark aspects of nature. Shadow Druids, Blights, and Hags being a few.

Originally Posted by geala
I see it differently. Mother nature does not exist, there is a bundle of natural rulesets you can learn, it's always the same, predictable, without emotions. Ethel is a trap, a lyer, a creature (?) which has pleasure in killing and torturing people, at best she sees others as stuff she can kick around or destroy. She is the insane serial killer in the world. It's stupid to ask her for help, of course. But if no people would come to her, she would lure them because she needs living stuff to play with. The druids etc. she does not touch because she doesn't want a fight but only victims, like any criminal.

This is a good point and it's one way of looking at the Hag.

Another way of looking at her is that she weeds out the weak and the foolish. From Ethels own perspective she is constantly bombarded by foolish mortals who annoy her with their lack of common sense and selfish requests. This is an Ancient creature that is deeply wise because of her experiences with the Multiverse. So some Elf comes to her - hat in hand - and doesn't know whether to marry someone or not - AND has not brought a proper gift or offering or payment then she is going to have her fun with him.

If you approach a Hag you best know how to do it safely. You don't ask a Hag for favors because she doesn't do favors - she isn't your servant and owes you nothing. You best have a gift in hand to stand in her presence at all, or have been summoned because you have something she wants, or be ready to keep a respectful tongue in your mouth and negotiate a proper price for your request.

Is she Evil, you bet your ass she is. That doesn't necessarily means she deserves to die. Evil is a point of view that is often as valid as good. From a larger perspective is is a form of Darwinism. She improves the species by weeding out the weak and foolish.

Ethel is my fav.

I just want to add that Larian did a fucking amazing job with Ethel, writign, voice acting, art and abode. God damn guys.

Last edited by Blackheifer; 16/03/23 04:23 PM.

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