I think I've already made this point so apologies for the repetition.

Like the OP the Viconia romance was my favorite. And part of what made it great can't be grasped from posting the text. It was also the quirky romance system that was based on a real world timer. That meant you really never knew when a conversation was going to take place. Which gave it an organic feel. Sometimes discussions about relationships happen when one party pushes them and sometime they just emerge. "I know we need to talk about this, when is she going to feel comfortable enough to address the elephant in the room"

The barks were also part of the experience. Viconia was constantly seething about how much she hated surfacers - ". . . how I hate them *all*" - all except one. This gave the romance had a you and me against the world aspect that warmed my goth heart.

More importantly, the romance dovetailed with the theme of the story. Charname is seething with a desire to murder people, but the good charname kept those desires in check and give stoic responses to provocations. Likewise Charname remained level headed in the face of Viconia's insults. Not because they enjoyed the abuse but because they saw it for what it was, as false face, a mask that kept people from getting to know the real person full of fears and insecurities; there are aspects of the Viconia romance in the Laezel, Shadowheart and Astarian romances. Keep your dark urge in check and the facade will crumble.

BUT

For all of my love of the story it never made sense that Shar would keep rewarding her for remaining with the hero of baldur's gate.

UNLESS . . .

she was on a secret mission from Shar. Viconia's job was to corrupt the good hero, have him* take his father's throne and encourage the new god to ally with Shar.

If I were to change something I would leave behind a secret diary that describes how Viconia fell from grace** When the hero of baldurs' gate ascends as a good god Shar's plan is ruined and Shar decides to punish Viconia. In the cruelest possible way.

Having Viconia raise a child and serve the as matron mother cloister is something of a cruel joke on Shar's part. Forcing Viconia to adopt a child reminds her of what she has lost. She could have had a child with charname . . .

The second part the joke forces her to live as a pantomime of the life she could have had in the underdark as the matron mother of house DeVir.

In my headcannon / fan fiction reading Viconia actually set Shadowheart up for failure because Viconia knew that an ascended Shadowheart would kill her one day. So she ignored the secret alcove, let Showheart form friendships, never forced her to hurt animals . . .

So TL;DR. Keep Vicky as she is but let us know how Shar claimed her.


* she only romanced men unless you installed a mod
** or with Shar would it be fall from disgrace? not sure