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"Aishi the Mournful Blade" quest


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Alex Hawke

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That was one of the moments, when I hesitated with Palm/Fist decision. The expected way to finish it was 1. Report Sen (for the crime he committed years ago as a child) to his superior; 2. Turn in Aishi; 3. Claim rewards.

 

While the available options were: 1. Execute Aishi and let Sen get promotion; 2. Let Aishi kill Sen and commit suicide with protagonist's assistance. Neither offered to punish Sen by law, which didn't seem right.

 

Any opinion on the quest?



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Melbella

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I was somewhat surprised it played out the way it did too. I picked the option to "let's go talk to Sen" and figured that is what would happen, not that I'd have to choose which one to kill/be executed on the spot. I ended up taking option 2 above.



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dgcatanisiri

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Aishi was looking for justice. Given what we see of the state of authority in the Jade Empire, where the Lotus Assassins are basically trying to shunt the Imperial Army to guarding fish markets, where a man like Sen, who speaks openly about Fading Moon not being a concern until her arson moved out of the poor districts and into those of money, where we have judges who are looking to throw an innocent scholar into jail and let a slaver go free... Justice wouldn't come at the hands of any authority of mortals. Someone would probably have bailed him out - after all, a man like that rose to prominence in the first place.

 

I love this quest. Hell, my first time through, I legitimately found myself wishing I could recruit Aishi to help her atone or something. A lot of it has to do with her voice actress's performance. I'm still hoping that BioWare taps her for a companion character in the future (since she had recurring roles as the asari councilor and Doctor Michel, I'm hopeful for Andromeda.)


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JJ Likeaprayer

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Riiight....the f*ed up "law" in Imperial City is definitely gonna care about his cold a** crime. Let Aishi finish him off,he totally deserves it.



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Dina F

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I let Aishi take him down.  



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simonrana

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I love this quest. Hell, my first time through, I legitimately found myself wishing I could recruit Aishi to help her atone or something. A lot of it has to do with her voice actress's performance. I'm still hoping that BioWare taps her for a companion character in the future (since she had recurring roles as the asari councilor and Doctor Michel, I'm hopeful for Andromeda.)

Yeah the VO really nails it in this quest, had me hooked from the very first line!

I'm kinda shocked the same VO is Doctor Michel, she sounds so different (and not particularly memorable).