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Joined: Jun 2013
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Up until that point, she talked about her upbringing too. I think it was when we first arrived at Baldur’s Gate that we learn her own mother tried to kill her when she came of age. She gave her fresh scars in return, or something along those lines, and she spoke of it with pride. So, to me at least, enjoying fratricide wasn’t a far-off guess even though she never mentioned it directly.
It would be nice if we got more of her talking about her early life. That way their dynamic would be more clear for everyone, especially those who are unfamiliar with the lore and how cutthroat the rest of her family is. Menzoberranzan is basically Game of Thrones taken to the extreme :'3
That one hasn't triggered for me yet. Sounds interesting. IIRC, I had her at "very high" approval near the end of Act 2 (triggering the romance scene before leaving for Baldur's Gate) and got to "exceptional" approval shortly into Act 3. I did go to the circus very early since my Warlock sensed fey magic.
I didn't think that was odd. She was still brainwashed at the goblin camp, remember? It's pretty clear that she hates Lolth despite having served her. What I found weird was how the spiders were willing to serve an Absolute cultist, but I think they were in on it too.
That's my point - she was part of the cult, having left Lolth behind (under the influence of the Absolute), but she was still keeping spiders at the goblin camp. I suppose her motives could have been utilitarian at that point - "the spiders are useful servants for the Absolute" more-or-less. But having that answer about pet spiders offered in the love test made it seem like keeping the spiders might have been a decision based on affection.
Another interesting tidbit I found is if we answer that Minthara admires the gods most, she gives us approval too, but it’s the wrong answer. So she seems to hold some degree of admiration despite having a clear dislike for them. I don't think that's ever been stated clearly, here or anywhere else, but you can sort of make the connection to her desire for power. Interesting! That answer seemed so wrong that I didn't bother testing it. Lol. Tbh, I wonder if the writer for the love test was trying for something clever and simply failed. You mentioned Astarion, and I've read something about the test for the other companions being "off", too. I did try answering "Drizzt" to the second question for a laugh.  Anyway - Thanks for sharing your thoughts! No one else in my gaming circle has recruited Minthy yet, and it's nice to be able to chat about her in some depth here.
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