Originally Posted by Seho
Act 1 and 2 have nothing to do with relationships, Halsin doesn't say anything about it and doesn't show either.
Lae'zel is apparently mono.

He's not an abomination, SH or not, that's not fair.
If you talk to people, you pick up cues from them. They act a certain way. It foreshadows future actions and thus sets expectations. An example would be Shadowheart and the Nightsong. She keeps doubting herself and Shar because of you, foreshadowing that she will spare the Nightsong if you let her make the decision.

In the case of Halsin, it's very clear that people expected him to be a mono romance companion, based on his mannerisms in act 1 and act 2. That's how he portrays himself. Nothing changes in act 3, because he barely has content in act 3. All he does in act 3 is say he wants you, says he's poly, and complains about the city.

I did not call him an abomination now, even if he is in act 3. I meant that if they did rewrite him to fit a poly story, THEN he would become an abomination, at least in the eyes of those that wanted him as a romance companion in the first place. Because they like the way he is written now. Not the way he would be changed.

As for Lae'zel, my point was that if she acts like she is poly (for example, casually sleeps with everyone), then the expectation is set that she is poly. If she then turns into mono-only with no character defining moments to change her, that would make it inconsistent with the way she is portrayed.

Last edited by Michieltjuhh; 05/10/23 09:04 PM.