I was too afraid to attemp the romance in a Good resist the urge run, because I worried it would glitch out. Instead I decided to headcanon Bae'zel as my honorable Gith girlfriend, who's basically a Demi-goddess right now, with Minthara keeping it mostly professional.

I just really enjoyed the idea that the real plot of this game maybe isn't about Illithid empire stuff, but rather about the Githyanki finally freeing themselves from Chaotic Evil Lich-Queens and Red Dragons. You know like achieving some kind of cosmic d�tente with the Githzerai, through Lae'zel's sheer force of personality, and then having Minthara be part of that saga. Minthara did attempt to angle for something more romantic, after we brought her into the fold, but I had to decline this time. Instead of romance, we gave Minthara the gift vengeance "by my Oath!" and she's been responsible for many of the key takedowns. I think she's nailed more of the big bads than just about anyone, when push came to smite, so definitely pulling her weight. Not sure anyone saw it coming, but she's totally saved the realms more than a few times now.

Here's a very spoilery Minthara high-light reel with a ton of images cause I couldn't help myself...

Notable Minthara moments included... holding the line vs the Shadows to save Halsin's ass at the portal. Forming a band and jamming with Alfira, even know none of us really know how to play our instruments properly lol. Smoking Balthazar with the Blood of Lathander in his study, before he even got a word in! Taking down Ketheric!!! There Minthara landed the killing blow, technically lifting the Shadowcurse. Saving Wyll's dad from the underwater prison, where she went down with the ship, but then woke up on the beach with 1 hp thanks to death ward lol. Dueling with Gortash on the roof of Wyrm's Rock, all by herself when everyone else was dead, so that Gurge could escape the dreaded TPK! Rescuing Halsin from again, this time from Orin's clutches, then putting her to bed once and for all. Now she can claim the title "Minthara the Red" if she wants it, along with indigo and boreal blue (which are her other safety colors). Like depending on what armor she wants to wear. Usually we don't rock the headgear, but every now again, when we want to pretend we're all dragon riders hehe

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We just made it 100 hrs and are about to rally the Allies. Should be just about everyone I think, with the exception of Yurgir, cause he got blow'd up, but otherwise pretty much all the heroes are feasting.

It was a lot of fun! Although I'm sure I'd still prefer a less crazy recruitment path for her, I definitely appreciated that she was able to hop on the team now. Even if it took a ton of meta hand waving and some creative clairvoyance to stitch it all together. It was the most entertaining run yet!

Happy New Year!

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