I don't understand what the point of Nere was. He's got such a time-sacred quest just for keeping him alive, and the only purpose of saving him seems to be immediately killing him after you rescue him. He doesn't end up doing anything for the player. What's the point in building him up like that?
To give you the illusion of free will, it's just like how voting works IRL, no matter what, you're screwed with the same option, while making you think that you had a choice between the 2 options given to you.
And for roleplay too. For example , i like dark elves in fantasy settings like Warhammer Fantasy , in DnD they are interesting too. Playing as drow , of course i will help Nere to kill duergars , save him from the Absolute and send him to Menzoberranzan to allert about illithids danger(there is such option if you play as a drow).
Quest of overgrown mushroom is absolutely not important in the game.
Roleplay at the 1st place. Especially with only 12 lvls in game , we have tons of unused exp in Act III , so it's ok to skip unnecessary quests like this one.
I do not play evil characters but even I am honestly surprised that Nere is not a companion for the evil PTs. He would fit perfectly.
Yeah , Nere will be perfect companion for an evil playthrough with Minthara. They already knows each other , we can see this in the dialogues with them.
He is one of the best options for a new companion for evil playstyle. Not standart NPC's appearance & the manner of behavior as dark elf should be , one of the most colorful characters in the Act I. Open space for his own story and some content for the Act III with him , maybe for the Act II would be better.
This quest with Nere is one of the most memorable events in Act I , cause of good voice acting , phrases and the scene. Same with Grove raid with Minthara and gobbos , when you open the gates.
Btw , Nere also has good voice acting and voice lines too:
"As you say. Ghil lu'nin !"
"Nere pities you , Thrinn. Your errors and excuses... And your sorry end."
"You're in my thrall"
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