So what you're saying is... You're locked into an evil ending :P
We might be but being locked into an evil ending isn't the same thing as being locked into a bad ending. To be clear I don't think you should lean too much into the tadpole powers unless you intend to go down an evil path but I don't doubt there are interesting adventures, fun resolutions, and awesome endings to be found there too.
With the data mined content, it seems like using the tadpole will continually pull you closer to the side of evil. Ascending to save your skin is the finale. This is fair, because it doesn't punish you for being evil.
But, it does punish you for hubris. For thinking playing with these powers will not lead you down this path. That's how it should be if Larian is serious about consequences. Of course, there should be outs. They're giving us a million warnings. Nonetheless, there needs to be this consequence at some point for your struggle to have any meaning.
