I do like the Emperor a bit more than Daisy (the original dream figure, still wish they could have found a way to keep Daisy implemented), but the Emperor was a last-minute change so the dialogue and character-building are lacking along with causing some scenarios to become nonsensical.

And you can kill the Emperor when he asks for you to enter the portal to aid him against Orpheus's honour guard. But if you do that then you end up turning into a Mindflayer. Which never made sense to me.

I don't understand why there was no option to reason with the honour guard, insisting that you will do what you can to release Orpheus so long as you are provided continued protection against the Absolute. (that way you can kill the Emperor without consequence)

Then again, according to Orpheus, his honour guard did not need your help, his honour guard would have released him and allowed him to stop the Elder Brain on his own. ("They would have freed me, and I would have stopped the elder brain before it evolved into a Netherbrain")

But why did the honour guard, not free Orpheus sooner? I thought Vlaakith imprisoned Orpheus and his honour guard many years ago.

Depending on if you can establish enough trust with The Emperor, players should be able to release Orpheus and convince the two to work together for the greater good if you can pass a series of skill checks. (perhaps extra benefit if the character species is a Gith or has not used tadpole powers/consumed tadpoles)

It does not make sense for the Emperor to join the Netherbrain if you intend to release Orpheus. The Emperor wanted freedom from the Netherbrain, to avoid becoming a slave to it. The "if we can't beat them, join them" mentality does not fit the established goals of the Emperor. The Emperor enthralled Duke Belynne Stelmane, the Emperor killed Ansur. It would make more sense if the Emperor attempted to kill or enthrall you/all party members. Or convince the Emperor to take Omeluum's ring and flee if he values self-preservation that much (if you accepted the ring).

There should also be an option of at least trying to recruit Omeluum in the fight against the Elder Brain (if he kept the ring), through a series of skill-checks/quest completion. (This is a better alternative for players who do not want to become Mindflayers/or for Orpheus to become a Mindflayer)


What was great about Daisy in early access, minus the obvious peer pressure to utilize the tadpole was that there were consequences and the removal of those consequences did take away from some character dialogue. (if you do not count the astral touched tadpole and the other tadpole used to turn you into a mind flayer as consequences).

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