sagequeen wrote...
the other factor is if you think the fem PC is genuinely committed to alistair or not. if you feel they have some sort of deep connection - not marriage at this point, but the sort of "we've vowed to stay together and put each other first in everything" then the ritual makes sense. it's queasy, but it does solve the problems of this blight (we hope) and you both live. if you feel this is just infatuation, then nah, that's just not worth it. (for that reason my human noble, who had no chemistry with alistair, did not do the ritual. the mage did - but i also think she would be less queasy about rituals in general and trusted morrigan more.)
This is why my mage talked him into it--she wishes it had been more difficult. "You want me to WHAT??? Oh, ok, if you really think it's a good idea." At least protest a little more, Alistair!
My mage considered it the best way to make sure no one died, and although she's very worried about what Morrigan has planned for the kid, thinks it would be easier to handle Morrigan + evil?!baby than the Archdemon. She felt guilty about the baby initially, but her perception is that the infant's soul will be extinguished by the Archdemon so whatever is born will not be human. She doesn't consider this to be murder because I assume attitudes in Ferelden are like in many civilizations where an infant was not considered living until quickening. Yes, I spent at least 5 minutes frozen at this conversation trying to figure out what to do. . .
I actually am not sure when I will have a playthrough when either my main character or Alistair does not go through with the ritual. It will have to be a very dutiful character who is not in love with Alistair.
and as for it ruining your relationship...meh - mebbe. in times of war people do crazy stuff to survive. sometimes it eats them up inside forever or sometimes they move past it (am thinking of an episode of Foyle's War where the wife has a baby while her husband is away - almost destroys their relationship, but then they manage to pull together, forgive each other, and move on). so mebbe you'll both look back and say "that was one of those weird things we had to do to survive." honestly, i felt that the harder thing would not be the sex itself, but the frustration of not being able to have kids together later in life while never knowing what happened to morrigan and alistair's kid.
Aside, Foyle's War is a great show.
I think most people who are in love would go through with the ritual even if there is the risk that it would end the relationship later (knowing Alistair I'd put money on that bet, he seems the kind to go along and then blame the PC). Better to have your lover alive but estranged than needlessly dead. Assuming you're not terribly concerned about evil super-babies, of course.
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since they're the same, no? I doubt Loghain was the main thing o_O or well.. who knows 
'cos she is a bit scary.
