Addai67 wrote...
In my view, Loghain needed more of an arc. He stays pretty static throughout the book.
I agree for the most part. Loghain was a skeptical, grim pragmatist at the beginning of the book and he was a skeptical, grim pragmatist at the end. Most of the Loghain-centric parts of the novel involve him rejecting any opportunity to embrace a different way of living rather than 'learning a lesson' from an arc. But if anything could be considered an arc for Loghain I would have to say it is his patriotism.
When Loghain's father sacrifices himself to allow for Maric's escape, Loghain fails to see the logic or benefit in such an action. He views it as a foolish waste. (An alternative interpretation might be that Loghain's reaction to his father's sacrifice is the coping mechanism of an incredibly brusque individual rather than a literal indictment of his father's decision.) However, one could argue that over the course of the novel, through his blossoming friendship with Maric, Loghain matures and recognizes the value in devotion to something greater than yourself.
Granted, I feel like I am filling in a lot of blanks here that the novel didn't really illustrate, at least not particularly well. If the reader had more access to Loghain's inner thoughts the arc probably would have been more readily apparent. This, however, would likely come at the cost of some of the charm of the character since an increased transparency would likely damage the enigma surrounding Loghain.
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:devil: Too true.
