buggirl wrote...
bsbcaer wrote...
Well, basing it on the premise that Fenris lost his memory with the lyrium branding rather than having a constant memory loss (a la Memento), it's certainly possible that Fen choose to not so much purge negative emotions but rather focus on positve ones (or limit negative ones) as a way of surviving his enslavement. We don't know how/when he got away from his master, but it seems a safe assumption that he did not "pull a Wolverine" and kill everyone the second after he got branded, but rather spent some time acting as a weapon for his master. Limiting or attempting to be free of negative emotions could be a way for him to deal with what he was forced to endure and then forced to carry out his master's will.
I think of it in a similar way as the question of whether or not Fenris has religion. Religion is certainly one method of dealing with a highly damaging situation (either fully embracing it or fully distancing oneself away.
On the question of a "trigger", it does bring to mind the question as to whether the magister has/had a way of mentally controlling Fenris (whether or not it has to do with the branding is another question). It would certainly be a bit of a downer (especially for this thread) if Fenris' master is part of the main plot, forcing the PC/rest of party to fight and kill Fenris and the magister...
This is where it gets interesting because his stoicism then would become more of a coping mechanism than the adaptation of a particular phylosophy to his behavior (to use your previous example - I chose to be happy because it is something I believe in vs I chose to be happy because the alternative would destroy me).
I will write more in a short time - pup needs walk.
No problem, you certainly don't want pup doing his/her business on the floor. Im just glad to have someone engage in this with
Just a quick note...It could have started as merely a coping mechanism (negative emotions = destruction of self), but shifted into a belief after coping in that way for so long...





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