Originally Posted by Starshine
While the betrayal if you pick orpheus is a bit extreme, it also makes sense? Not to us, but to the emperor
He is was up himself and believes his plan and ONLY his plan will work. It's a mind flayer thing too, he's smarter than you how can YOU be right?
orpheus can forgive us sure, but the emperor has been keeping him prisoner and has the plan of, I'll eat him and absorb his power,

so if you free Orpheus, not only in his mind, is the absolute going to win so defecting now means he'll lose autonomy but get to live, but orpheus will definitely kill him
Like it's a wrong decision but it is the one the emperor would take because he's like that?

Yes, you're right that it is a mind flayer thing to believe it is the most intelligent and others should just obey their commands.

But is that really the Emperor's only option? If he can planeshift with a thought why can't transport himself to Calimsham or somewhere far away from the brain's influence?

Not that I mind because I wanted to be able to kill him but, narratively, the idea that the brain was the only option isn't well supported. It was just game logic - you can choose to fight the Gith or the Emperor.

Last edited by The Red Queen; 23/08/23 02:10 PM. Reason: Added spoiler tags