I donāt talk about DAO characters much, not because I donāt love the game... but because I have only finished like a solid 1 and 3/4 playthroughs and neither of them have covered all the content that DAO has to offer. I like most people, romanced Alistair on my completed playthrough.... because I am weak and fall into the same traps as everyone else... because god help me I am sucker for a sweet goofball secret Targaryen plot...Ā
BUT... the playthrough I havenāt finished.... yet... my Warden is romancing Leliana and I kinda love her. She isnāt the healthiest romance but I really think she does care about my Warden...Ā
Leliana is a very dynamic and interesting character in the series, depending on your world state she isĀ reallyĀ interesting... I really want to dive a bitĀ deeper into her character at some point... She both upsets me and breaks my heart. Like the shift in her from DAO to DAI... is stunningĀ and she is just this dynamic character I feel genuinely attached to on many levels.Ā
Which we all know is one of BioWareās main strengths is getting us invested in these characters. It also causes some divide in the fandom, which is not an exclusivelyĀ DA thing,Ā however, I will say this much.... we need to remember we all love this game. Be us who stan... or those who are critical of the game and the world-building (for just reasons) we all on some level love this world. I would love to see us get back to a respectful place where discussion can happen without fear of backlash.... because we have long wait to DA4 and much to discuss but if everyone is afraid of saying the wrong thing... how is that going to happen? How is the fandom going to stay alive and not become a ghost town?Ā
I guess my brain went there becauseĀ Leliana makes me think about trying to make peace... with myself⦠with the world⦠to try and right wrongs and fix mistakes of the past... and just be a better person⦠Yeah there are other parts of her that arenāt that great but that is whatĀ stuck with me about Leliana⦠*shrugs* idk maybe I am just an old idealist hippie that would love to see peaceā¦Ā