Is it worth to talk to her if you play as a so-called "good" character?
Generally speaking... not really, as the game stands.
If you've killed the other tow leaders and the fortress is hostile when you go to her, it will simply be combat, but if you go to her before turning the fortress hostile, you will have the opportunity for a conversation. It's a very one-sided and condescending conversation, for the most part, and if you give any inkling that you aren't also completely down for slaughtering everyone in the druid grove in an orgy of blood, then she'll end up going hostile along with everyone else in the room, and potentially the rest of the fortress, depending on various other circumstances.
You can mislead her about the location of the grove, but it doesn't do anything other than give you a chance to escape the conversation safely - you can run back and report her plans to the grove, but the result is simply that she's two minutes behind you regardless, and the assault begins.
She doesn't offer you anything that seems like any kind of a life-line or hope for addressing your parasite, even if you're playing the 'evil' route - just zealotry.
I think the statistics of those 25% of players who chose an evil root in early access are not the statistics of players who want to play as an evil maniac or goblin lovers. These are statistics from Minthara fans, most of these players would make any other decision if Minthara said that it had to be done in order to befriend her. Incredible result for a character.
That is, most of the players who chose the root of the Absolute would betray the Absolute if he decided to harm Minthara and she would need help. Only theory
At the same time, passing on the side of Minthara will certainly not be kind and sweet, more moderately evil and selfish (with goblins feeding spiders, dark romantic, personal gain and all that), but this is not the path of absolute evil like Lolth or Absolute. If it was possible to befriend her while being moderately evil without the need for extremes at the very beginning of dating (only optional), that would be cool. This is a challenge to become a true friend and win the trust of a drow who is used to betrayal.
What a moral pleasure there will be when this challenge is achieved! This is more interesting than the dark power of the Absolute, the service of Lolth, or the ideals of goodness and light. All this can be sacrificed for the challenge
Minthara is the female version of Astarion in the party, with its own drow specifics (more evil and domineering) but for the same audience
Last edited by OneManArmy; 19/04/2207:17 PM.
Minthara is the best character and she NEEDS to be recruitable if you side with the grove!
