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[Ambeth]

On the Knotwood Hills map there are two 'Hangman' characters that aggro on you on sight and a hanged man with a note that reads something like 'This is what happens to dirty adulterers".


Anyone know what's up with that?  Is there backstory I missed?  There doesn't seem to be any quest associated with it, but it's really odd if it.s just 'flavor'.

[SurelyForth]

As far as I can tell, it's just flavor. There's a lot of bad romance things going on in Awakening: Justice/Kristoff/Aura, Alma/Karren, the Warden whose wife is cheating on him, the quest in Blackmarsh and, of course, Oghren.

I've got a pretty dark sense of humor, and I found many of the side-quests/points of interest in Awakening to be inexplicably depressing.

Modifié par SurelyForth, 24 mars 2010 - 03:22 .

[Khayness]

He had sex without wearing underwear. He had it coming.

[xgiovedi]

I thought it had something to do with the Trail of Love quest in the Black Marsh. At the last clue of the quest, it says "Go to the lake where we started our affair". But I may be taking the "affair" part the wrong way.

[Ambeth]

Xgiovedi, that isn't likely to be linked, as the people of Blackmarsh disappeared quite a long time ago. Also, the 'lake' in question is on the Blackmarsh map (there's a floating bottle).

[Ambeth]

Khayness wrote...

He had sex without wearing underwear. He had it coming.

I did rather wonder what happens to 'clean' adulterers, it's true.

[errant_knight]

SurelyForth wrote...

As far as I can tell, it's just flavor. There's a lot of bad romance things going on in Awakening: Justice/Kristoff/Aura, Alma/Karren, the Warden whose wife is cheating on him, the quest in Blackmarsh and, of course, Oghren.

I've got a pretty dark sense of humor, and I found many of the side-quests/points of interest in Awakening to be inexplicably depressing.

I've been thinking of them as 'pointlessly depressing.'  I thought it might be leading to something, but apparently not. It's just sad and depressing for no real reason. It's odd that it's so focused on lost love, suicide, and adultery, and really don't get what it was supposed to add to the gaming experience, but there ya go.

[Sarah1281]

I thought it had something to do with the Trail of Love quest in the Black Marsh. At the last clue of the quest, it says "Go to the lake where we started our affair". But I may be taking the "affair" part the wrong way.

No, in the lake you find out that the whole thing was an elaborate marriage proposal but he chose poorly for the first clue so she left.



At least Delilah seemed happy.

[sylvanaerie]

errant_knight wrote...

SurelyForth wrote...

As far as I can tell, it's just flavor. There's a lot of bad romance things going on in Awakening: Justice/Kristoff/Aura, Alma/Karren, the Warden whose wife is cheating on him, the quest in Blackmarsh and, of course, Oghren.

I've got a pretty dark sense of humor, and I found many of the side-quests/points of interest in Awakening to be inexplicably depressing.

I've been thinking of them as 'pointlessly depressing.'  I thought it might be leading to something, but apparently not. It's just sad and depressing for no real reason. It's odd that it's so focused on lost love, suicide, and adultery, and really don't get what it was supposed to add to the gaming experience, but there ya go.

Maybe its foreshadowing the PC's romance for the next expansion/sequel.  Yea i found those quests depressing too. Though at least with Kristoff/Aura she found closure for her husband.  I just wanted to ****slap Alma.  Reminds me too much of how things are with people whose jobs take them out of town (Like truckers and soldiers).  Takes a special person to be a Navy/Army/Trucker's Wife and she SO failed to measure up.

[roundcrow]

And at least the item is kind of useful.

[Godak]

Amaranthine is a terrible place to own a penis.

[Sarah1281]

Alma is the girl whose husband hangs himself because he can't give her her dream house. I believe Nida is the name of the cheating Warden's wife.

[Thalorin1919]

I dont think its depressing, this crap happens all the time.



Soldiers go to fight, there wifes cheat on them. Guy hangs himself cause he thinks he isnt good enough for his wife.

[Godak]

Sarah1281 wrote...

I believe Nida is the name of the cheating Warden's wife.

I seriously wanted to slap that chick...

[Godak]

Thalorin1919 wrote...

I dont think its depressing, this crap happens all the time.

Soldiers go to fight, there wifes cheat on them. Guy hangs himself cause he thinks he isnt good enough for his wife.

...You're so uplifting.

[Hyper Cutter]

Thalorin1919 wrote...

I dont think its depressing, this crap happens all the time.

Soldiers go to fight, there wifes cheat on them. Guy hangs himself cause he thinks he isnt good enough for his wife.

Those two things... aren't exactly mutually exclusive

[errant_knight]

Thalorin1919 wrote...

I dont think its depressing, this crap happens all the time.

Soldiers go to fight, there wifes cheat on them. Guy hangs himself cause he thinks he isnt good enough for his wife.

Yeah. That's why most of us play video games, to be reminded of how much life sucks. Really, why not add someone beating a woman we couldn't help, or kicking the crap out of a puppy? Ah, good times....

Hyper Cutter wrote...
Those two things... aren't exactly mutually exclusive

Heh, good point. Real Life is frequently drepressing. Sadly....

Modifié par errant_knight, 24 mars 2010 - 04:36 .

[sylvanaerie]

Sarah1281 wrote...

Alma is the girl whose husband hangs himself because he can't give her her dream house. I believe Nida is the name of the cheating Warden's wife.

Yep you're right I got them mixed up.

[Lady Jess]

Thalorin1919 wrote...

I dont think its depressing, this crap happens all the time.

Soldiers go to fight, there wifes cheat on them. Guy hangs himself cause he thinks he isnt good enough for his wife.

There aren't sufficient words to describe how angry I was to see that stereotype perpetuated in the game. I AM a soldier's wife, and I'm sick to death of tv and video games perpetuating a stereotype that the majority of us are not guilty of. Show some supportive wives for a change ya know?

[lady winde]

What if it's foreshadowing that our LI's don't remain true while we're going about our business? D:



/sharpening_blade

[Kimarous]

Khayness wrote...

He had sex without wearing underwear. He had it coming.

Kimarous approves (+5)

[sylvanaerie]

Lady Jess wrote...

Thalorin1919 wrote...

I dont think its depressing, this crap happens all the time.

Soldiers go to fight, there wifes cheat on them. Guy hangs himself cause he thinks he isnt good enough for his wife.

There aren't sufficient words to describe how angry I was to see that stereotype perpetuated in the game. I AM a soldier's wife, and I'm sick to death of tv and video games perpetuating a stereotype that the majority of us are not guilty of. Show some supportive wives for a change ya know?

Hubby is retired Navy and a trucker so I sympathize, I really do Lady Jess.

[Quill74Pen]

Godak wrote...

Thalorin1919 wrote...

I dont think its depressing, this crap happens all the time.

Soldiers go to fight, there wifes cheat on them. Guy hangs himself cause he thinks he isnt good enough for his wife.

...You're so uplifting.

That, or he kills her in revenge, then hangs himself.

*bats eyelashes innocently*

Quill74Pen

[Godak]

Quill74Pen wrote...

Godak wrote...

Thalorin1919 wrote...

I dont think its depressing, this crap happens all the time.

Soldiers go to fight, there wifes cheat on them. Guy hangs himself cause he thinks he isnt good enough for his wife.

...You're so uplifting.

That, or he kills her in revenge, then hangs himself.

*bats eyelashes innocently*

Quill74Pen

[Zhijn]

Probably a reference to all the BW fans wanting abit more sexy romance in DAO/ME2 ect. Hah!. Just like when Oghren in a random banter says something like "everyone got daddy issues". And ME2 is full of daddy issues, heh.

Ah i dont know really, just a thought. =P

Modifié par Zhijn, 24 mars 2010 - 05:23 .