Act 2 and 3 spoilers

I seen some people want to be a dark justiciar instead of Shadowheart and I am one of those people. I was thinking of a minor alternate story path. To me it makes no sense why you would not be able to kill Nightsong yourself. Example if Shadowheart is not there with you or gets knocked out in combat, like I know it's because it is part of Shadowheart's dark justiciar story line and it would rub salt in the wound for Selune if Shadowheart was the one to kill Nightsong. But if she is not available then I feel like Shar would want who ever is there with the spear to kill Nightsong as that would still be a big f you to Selune anyways.

I thought of how this alternate story path could work. If Shadowheart gets knocked out in the fight before Nightsong or you do not take her and have the spear then you can kill her. Then Shar will give you and approving speech and you get rewards or that does not have to be a thing and you just get rewards and the dark justiciar tag. But if Shadowheart is present then there should be a roll if you want to kill Nightsong yourself to become a dark justiciar to convince Shadowheart and if you get a high enough number then you kill Nightsong but if you don't get a high enough roll and fail to convince Shadowheart that you should be the one to kill her then you fight Shadowheart and get to kill Nightsong after. Also in the hypothetical speech from Shar after you kill Nightsong should mention for you to come to the church in Baldur's gate.

However just because Shadowheart did not get to kill Nightsong does not mean the chance of becoming a dark justiciar is lost on her as the requirements to become a dark justiciar is killing a priest/priestess of Selune or maybe even just a follower of Selune. So when you come to the House of Grief as a dark justiciar the speech with Viconia will be the same as she wants the artifact and you can choose to give it to her or fight her like what happens after Shadowheart becomes a dark justiciar, just with a bit different dialog of course if you where the one to kill Nightsong. Then after when you go to see Shadowheart's parents the dialog occurs and Shadowheart has a chance to become a dark justiciar if she kills her parents who are devoted followers of Selune. You can choose to convince her to kill her parents, or not, or leave it up to her. If she kills her parents then she becomes a dark justiciar as well but if you convince her not to kill her parents or leave it up to her and she decides not to kill her parents then the same thing would happen like if she became a dark justiciar after killing Nightsong but choose to free her parents. I assume her faith in Shar would remain the same as it was but except she just gave up her dream for her parents.

But if you go to the House of Grief and Shadowheart is dead, not in your party or never was in your party then Shar will offer support in the fight in Baldur's gate anyways after the Viconia fight if you do not give her the artifact. You get support anyways from Shar due to you killing Nightsong.


Also the choosing Shar has your deity should be revived if this actually becomes a thing. An evil path based on Shar would be really awesome like shrouding everywhere with the shadow-curse as an ending for example or something but I don't want to add to many complexities and just the things mentioned above would be really awesome in my mind as I always wanted this option like to become a dark justiciar yourself.

Last edited by inurshadows; 19/11/24 09:06 AM.