So the Zaith'isk gives her a rather significant permanent debuff of -2 Con, -2 Int and -2 Wis.
Why is this a problem?
The player has been taught since the beginning that death is meaningless. Characters can repeatedly die or be "lost forever" in chasms but they can always be brought back in full strength with a simple Revivify scroll or by Withers for petty cash. When the zaith'isk cutscene was playing I was literally thinking "it doesn't matter if she dies, I have 10 Revivify scrolls in my pack". The complete disconnect between gameplay mechanics and narrative is something that pops up in BG3 often. Characters can be Disintegrated without any permanent debuffs, but somehow this time it matters because there's a cutscene where someone gets a little bit hurt?
Full agreement. What I mind about this debuffing is exactly the afromentioned disconnect with the rest of the game.
