t, that Wulbren being mean to Barcus was to drive him away and out of danger. I do think he is annoyed that Barcus is so adamant against killing the Gondians, but I also think he still does like his friend.
I thought it was because he is trying to distance himself from his former self and Barcus is sort of ruining the image of the strong, tough leader he's trying to project to the Ironhand Gnomes. Like if someone is trying to be the toughest guy on the block but their mom keeps taling about how they saved little birds as a child.
Oh, interesting! These ideas got me curious.
I found some interesting devnotes. If the player tells Wulbren in the prison that Barcus sent them, he says, "
...Barcus is out here? Didn't think he had the stones." The devnote says "
a beat - surprise. Barcus is an old friend - one he's had disagreements with."
After you meet up again with Wulbren after escaping, he can say, "
You're good to have humoured Barcus for so long. The poor fellow is like creeping moss, if you know what I mean." That line has the devnote, "
Wulbren sees Barcus as a fly in his soup and is trying to bond with the player over it." Total misread in my case, since I love Barcus :P They must have a very complicated relationship.
I think my opinion is changing again, to dislike Wulbren even more, lol. He's also hypocritical for wanting to kill the Gondians forced to work for Gortash, considering he calls his forebears working with Sarevok "nothing more than foolishness."
On the other hand, his group seems to be the only ones to recognize that Gortash and the Steel Watch are a threat, and they're trying to do something about it. The Ironhand Gnomes plot lasts through every act, and it's one of my favourite stories in the game.
