#ria neath

LANN. LANN MY SWEET BOY LANN. OH LORD. LANN.

(some spoilers regarding Act 3)

So, I'm scared that my game is still borked from before. I have done all the things for Lann's quest and I have seen that 20 in game days after you finish 'Back to Roots' that his mom is supposed to show up in Drezen.

Well it's almost been 2 in game MONTHS. I've almost ran out of demon armies and stuff to do on the map, I have captured every outpost (I mentioned this because my hubby said you need to do crusader mode in order to proc her event) and Ria Neath still hasn't shown up in Drezen.

What am I supposed to do when I'm completely out of things to do in Act 3? I just want to continue my romance with Lann, why is the game doing this to me!??! My husband suggested that maybe it's random and can proc at any time after 20 days, but like I can't find ANY sources explaining why it's been well over 20 day and she still isn't here. T.T

I really don't want to have to uninstall, reinstall and start a whole new game again, but if I want to romance my mongrel I feel like I have no choice.

so forewarning most of this is headcanons based on me reading way to much into subtext (something i honestly think the game encourages) and it's been a minute since i played so i might be misremembering some things, but from what little information we get about Ria she's SO COOL

She's a skilled archer, since she's the one who taught Lann how to shoot and he's one of Neathholms best hunters.

She's a headstrong, driven woman who knows what she wants and won't take no for an answer AKA MY FAVORITE GENRE OF WOMAN

she's an orphan who just wanted to have the family she never got to 🥺 she came so close, too.

SHE IS ALSO A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS WOMAN!!! Instead of returning to her life of crime or succumbing to her grief entirely SHE GOT BUSY!!! RIA 👏 NEATH 👏 IS 👏 A 👏 GIRL 👏 BOSS 👏

Before and during her marriage with Kinn, I think she was Chaotic Neutral, but by the time she reunites with Lann her alignment has shifted to True Neutral.

It sounds like she was kind of a hotheaded badass during her smuggler days. I don't think she led the operation, but she was a key player.

i really love that despite the trauma she endured, she wants lann to find love, no matter what form it may take. maybe things will be different. she wants him to try, at least.

My current headcanon timeline means she's been estranged from Lann for ~15 years, and I wonder what her life looked like during this time. How long did she grieve for? Did she ever stop? Did she ever try to find new love, only to have too much baggage, which carries the weight of her 4 dead children, her lost love, and her wayward son? How often did she wonder of their fate, if they were even alive? Did she bury herself in her work in a vein attempt to distract herself from the ache in her soul? How did she react when she learned about the mongrels emerging from the caves beneath Kenabres, led by a man whose description is identical to the boy she sent away?