Lae'zel was my favorite character during EA, only now dethroned by Karlach, but she's still up there as a favorite. I'm doing her romance now and I think I'm realizing that the two are my favorites for similar reasons; they're both allowed to go BIG. I think the best moments of writing in this game are when the characters are allowed to just let loose and bombast - just look at the Dark Urge intro "twitching knife-hand carves a tragedy of blood"? That is damn Shakespearean. Lae'zel and Karlach are both the characters that do that the most in varying ways. Lae'zel just gets to be dramatic, gets to speak in bold declarations and flowery, eloquent monologues declaring her faith and purpose. Karlach speaks in a more down to earth, grounded way, but it's her emotions that are big. When she's sad, she's so sad, when she's happy, she's joyous, when she's angry, she rages. People are so concerned with things being realistic but I think they forget the joy and excitement of that kind of performance/writing, and it's on full display with those two characters.
