Sorry if I miscommunicated, Flooter
You absolutely did not, and have nothing to be sorry about. I had
litteral proof of what you meant and I still felt slighted - which is an indictment on my ego, not your communication skills. In hindsight, my post was the result of misplaced anger, for which I apologize.
Also, I keep doing that thing where I join a thread without engaging with the core premise, so here goes. Lying, to me, isn't necessarily a breach of trust. I place my trust in people whose goals I understand. I expect a scorpion to lie about wanting to sting me; I trust they will act as a scorpion does.
1. Shadowheart : I've no idea want she wants. Who knows what kind of goals she'll have when her memory returns?
2. Gale : The thing that makes me distrust Gale the most is his reaction if Tav betrays the druid grove. He threatens to leave but can be talked down with a charisma check. If you're one roll away from renouncing your principles, Gale, how strongly held are your stated beliefs?
3. Astarion : I know exactly what he wants : blood. Do I trust him to stay away from
my neck? If I know for sure where his meals are coming from (ie from active combat where I can see him) then yes. A sated vampire is not a dangerous one. I wouldn't let him leave the party alive, though. That is a recipe for disaster.
4. Lae'zel : Her goals align with mine on a personal level : deal with the tadpole, any way we can. Lae'zel is rude to basically everyone she meets, which shows stability in her character. I feel like I know what she'll do in any given situation, which makes me trust her. The slight distrust I have left is because her true loyalty is to Vlaakith rather than the party. What can you do?
5. Wyll : for some reason, I trust Wyll the most, even though he repeatedly lies to Tav. In the end, though, I feel I know what his values are, and that he actually stands by them. Yes, he lies about being a warlock but I'd expect a warlock to lie about their patron. Besides I know he's a warlock because I've seen him use Eldritch Blast (and I've seen his character sheet...). He also lies about Spike, but I don't feel like adding another goblin's name to the hit list betrays his ideals or the party's objectives. We were going to bathe in blood anyway; Spike usually ends up dead with or without Wyll. Just like Lae'zel, he has split loyalties, but until we find Mizora I think he can be trusted.
