Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Story & Character Discussion Attacking the Absolute Cult in Act 1 isn't the Good path, different different bad.

As Astarion lampshades in the end, being a hero simply means murdering the right people. Basic P&P morality.

I don't think the goblins are supposed to be sympathetic though, because they themselves know no sympathy. The children in the Worg pens throw rocks at Halsin because he makes funny noises, the one's who killed the adventurer who killed their mother are mostly annoyed because they dreamed of harming her themselves, the goblin with romantic interests are mostly fangirling about the toughest people around and that one guy who is touched by the beautiful language of the dead dwarf's poem, does not dare to admit his fondness because it would make him seem weak. ...