Meeszy Alexy wrote...
Arquen wrote...
LOL, how did that thread turn into an Anders hate thread?? I skipped out on it a while ago when it veered way off course from Fenris and into other topics and arguments.
*snips Merril bit , but keeps the Gambler because it's awesome*
Here's a good song that sums up a thread like that...
"You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
Know when to run"
Plus berelinde I know Fenris isn't your favorite, but your welcome here any time. We aren't going to rip your heart out with our fists or anything.
Eh, I like Merrill, I just think she's daft. Anders just scares me. Aveline is a good example of a Lawful Good woman gone right, Isabela's a good role model in a more complex way than most would think, I kinda like Sebastian - partly because he's well voice acted, but also because I enjoy his banters with Fenris and Anders-, Varric is just naturally awesome, but Fenris has always been my favourite, for the reason that I posted earlier - I felt like I had to actually work for those precious Friendship points, to earn his respect. That's why Varric's second to Fenris in my head - Varric's a good person, funny as hell and has a lovely voice, but he's almost too easy to gain respect points from.
I certainly don't *hate* any of the party NPCs, at least out of character.

I also like that you really have to work to impress Fenris (when you don't have it down to a science yet *grin*) and, to a lesser extent, Varric. I actually feel like I struggle more with Varric and Aveline than anyone else. Aveline's problem, though, is just that she stays in the shed once Fenris gets recruited because well, it's Fenris, and because I think he's the better tank for most everyday situations.
Aniya specifically hates blood mages for a head!canon reason I'm going to reveal in the fic. She specifically distrusts
Anders because of Justice. However, because of this, Anders ends up conflicted over her (and somewhat vice versa, in a friendship way) about her stance on mages, since he agrees on the blood magic. (I really don't like rivaling him to get him to stand with us at the end, but game mechanics require it.) Hawke vs. Merril is over the blood magic, although Hawke agrees with Fenris in that she's hopelessly naive.
Varric is my favorite non-romancible, and Aniya and Aveline get along just fine most of the time. Her relationship with Issy is more complicated, but overall friendly and it resolves well.

Never mind that Hawke is deeply conflicted because her beloved father and sister are mages. They're strong, but they aren't immune to the mages who aren't, and it terrifies her. This is what drives her into the pro-circle camp. She hates it, but there it is.