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Lady Shadowflame
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 Posted - 03 Sep 2011 : 17:53:06
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Well?
Either the ones busily doing evil as a result of some tragic backstory and/or lack of attention, or the ones you genuinely feel sorry for and would like to console.
That or any you just really consider so friendly you'd love to walk up and hug them.
So anything from a sarcastic "I guess nobody loved you enough" to "Aww, poor thing, things really turned out badly for you, didn't they?" to "Wow, you're adorable/awesome, can I have a hug?"
Plenty of options there.
Yes, you may nominate a proxy hugger for the ones you think might react a bit too viciously to you trying it yourself.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 03 Sep 2011 : 18:01:57
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Off the top of my head, I really can't think of anyone who has a tragic backstory that caused them to go evil... Cyric comes close, except for the fact that he could have chosen to do the right thing and instead took the expedient route.
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Lady Shadowflame
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 03 Sep 2011 : 18:16:44
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Off the top of my head, I really can't think of anyone who has a tragic backstory that caused them to go evil... Cyric comes close, except for the fact that he could have chosen to do the right thing and instead took the expedient route.
Well, yeah, but his luck really was kind of rotten in that regard; the times he came close to a good guy role, something always happened.
Though I can think of one right away; Artemis Entreri. His childhood sucked. |
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Thelonius
Senior Scribe
Spain
730 Posts |
Posted - 03 Sep 2011 : 18:19:05
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 Curiously I just read the HUG sentence in a forums refering to a Kel'Tuzad's item on Wow. The first one that comes to my head is Danifae Yauntyrr, and not I don't mind "that" kind of hug. Halisstra tried but it was too late by then. In fact now I think of it, any drow really just needed a hug in their child... |
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Lady Shadowflame
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 03 Sep 2011 : 19:00:55
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Originally posted by Thelonius
Curiously I just read the HUG sentence in a forums refering to a Kel'Tuzad's item on Wow. The first one that comes to my head is Danifae Yauntyrr, and not I don't mind "that" kind of hug. Halisstra tried but it was too late by then. In fact now I think of it, any drow really just needed a hug in their child...
Oh, Drizzt needs considerably more than a hug...
Might've cut short some of his angsting if some lady had got hold of him sooner than Catti-brie managed to. Or at least if he decided to... polish his blade... a bit more often, shall we say.
Though given the stuff he's been put through of late in the novels, he does kinda need a hug anyways. |
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Marc
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 03 Sep 2011 : 19:30:08
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| Myrmeen Lhal in her childhood was plagued by the Night Parade. Kelemvor could turn out like Cyric, now he's Death. Adon suffered some tragedy at the end. Hugging Deirdre Kendrick or Cassana is worth the risk. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 03 Sep 2011 : 19:32:32
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Originally posted by Marc
Myrmeen Lhal in her childhood was plagued by the Night Parade. Kelemvor could turn out like Cyric, now he's Death. Adon suffered some tragedy at the end. Hugging Deirdre Kendrick or Cassana is worth the risk.
Good point on Adon.
I don't see Kelemvor turning out like Cyric. Cyric made bad choices and then embraced them. Kelemvor has always wanted to do the right thing... The enforced neutrality could drive him to boredom and disinterest, I think, but not evil. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 03 Sep 2011 : 19:34:27
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Originally posted by Lady Shadowflame
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Off the top of my head, I really can't think of anyone who has a tragic backstory that caused them to go evil... Cyric comes close, except for the fact that he could have chosen to do the right thing and instead took the expedient route.
Well, yeah, but his luck really was kind of rotten in that regard; the times he came close to a good guy role, something always happened.
Yeah, something happened, but then he embraced his bad choices. He could have made the bad choice and then tried to do good and/or make up for it once his backside was out of the fire, but he instead decided to run with and build on the bad choices.
He was forced to take the first steps into darkness, but he willingly ran the rest of the way. |
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Thelonius
Senior Scribe
Spain
730 Posts |
Posted - 03 Sep 2011 : 20:19:12
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Marc
Myrmeen Lhal in her childhood was plagued by the Night Parade. Kelemvor could turn out like Cyric, now he's Death. Adon suffered some tragedy at the end. Hugging Deirdre Kendrick or Cassana is worth the risk.
Good point on Adon.
I don't see Kelemvor turning out like Cyric. Cyric made bad choices and then embraced them. Kelemvor has always wanted to do the right thing... The enforced neutrality could drive him to boredom and disinterest, I think, but not evil.
In fact this is what happenned, isn't it? that was also the reason why Mystra (Midnight), decided to break her relationship with him. I think so at least... |
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Lady Shadowflame
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 03 Sep 2011 : 20:25:09
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Not an evil one, a sympathy one: Kellen, Ravendas's son. I was reading his story, just all "aw, that poor boy..."
Very often characters who are intended to be endearing or sympathetic just repel me, but Kellen didn't, and I spent most of the book just wanting him to be okay. |
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Faraer
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 03 Sep 2011 : 22:49:11
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Laeral. From me.
Erm... no particular reason, she's just very, very cute. 
Also: Tanalasta, for always being overlooked for the more exciting/prettier members of the Obarskyr family. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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36779 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2011 : 00:03:17
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Originally posted by Thelonius
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Marc
Myrmeen Lhal in her childhood was plagued by the Night Parade. Kelemvor could turn out like Cyric, now he's Death. Adon suffered some tragedy at the end. Hugging Deirdre Kendrick or Cassana is worth the risk.
Good point on Adon.
I don't see Kelemvor turning out like Cyric. Cyric made bad choices and then embraced them. Kelemvor has always wanted to do the right thing... The enforced neutrality could drive him to boredom and disinterest, I think, but not evil.
In fact this is what happenned, isn't it? that was also the reason why Mystra (Midnight), decided to break her relationship with him. I think so at least...
It was more him brushing her off to focus more on being a competent and neutral deity. And he hasn't gotten to the boredom and disinterest, that I know of, but I can see it happening. |
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Thieran
Learned Scribe
Germany
293 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2011 : 00:21:01
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
7970 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2011 : 02:29:26
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| Hmphf. It's been said at my table that anyone offering you a hug in the Realms is really just trying to get a bonus to a pick pockets or backstab roll. |
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Tyrant
Senior Scribe
USA
586 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2011 : 03:36:16
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| Maybe Brennus Tanthul after finding out what happened to his mom, and that his dad knew about it. Well, either a hug or being allowed to cut loose and wipe out a town or something. |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 04 Sep 2011 : 04:26:01
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This is cute. (Compassion +1!)
You know that I'm taking notes on how to torture my characters, right? Just checking. 
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 04 Sep 2011 : 04:34:07
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Number one on my list is Elminster, for watching friends and loved ones die while he continues to live and fight for the greater good. Immortality is indeed a blessing and a curse at the same time.
Next would be Laeral, for having lost Khelben and their son.
[And oh, I wouldn't give Cyric a hug. What the bastard deserves is a kick on his arse.] |
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 04 Sep 2011 : 12:23:51
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2011 : 13:10:59
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Originally posted by Tyrant
Maybe Brennus Tanthul after finding out what happened to his mom, and that his dad knew about it. Well, either a hug or being allowed to cut loose and wipe out a town or something.
He's third on my list. I perfectly understand what he's been going through. I was very close with my mother, and I was devastated by grief upon losing her. It's the only loss I can never get over. |
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Seethyr
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 04 Sep 2011 : 15:49:13
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Id say to some extent Erevis Cale but Riven even more so. No man is really evil that loves his dogs like that.
Raidon Kane possibly too. |
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Tyranthraxus
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Netherlands
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Posted - 04 Sep 2011 : 16:03:56
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| Tyranthraxus of course. He probably never had a hug, being incorporeal and such. |
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Thelonius
Senior Scribe
Spain
730 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2011 : 20:00:21
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Thelonius
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Marc
Myrmeen Lhal in her childhood was plagued by the Night Parade. Kelemvor could turn out like Cyric, now he's Death. Adon suffered some tragedy at the end. Hugging Deirdre Kendrick or Cassana is worth the risk.
Good point on Adon.
I don't see Kelemvor turning out like Cyric. Cyric made bad choices and then embraced them. Kelemvor has always wanted to do the right thing... The enforced neutrality could drive him to boredom and disinterest, I think, but not evil.
In fact this is what happenned, isn't it? that was also the reason why Mystra (Midnight), decided to break her relationship with him. I think so at least...
It was more him brushing her off to focus more on being a competent and neutral deity. And he hasn't gotten to the boredom and disinterest, that I know of, but I can see it happening.
I see, I also read it had something to do with Adon's soul, that thanks to Cyric's schemes was at the Wall of the Faithless. |
"If you are to truly understand, then you will need the contrast, not adherence to a single ideal." - Kreia
"I THINK I JUST HAD ANOTHER NEAR-RINCEWIND EXPERIENCE"- Discworld's Death frustrated after Rincewind scapes his grasp... again.
"I am death, come for thee" - Nimbul, from Baldur's Gate I just before being badly spanked
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Seravin
Master of Realmslore
Canada
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Posted - 05 Sep 2011 : 00:22:04
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| I'd give Regis a big hug. |
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Seethyr
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 05 Sep 2011 : 02:25:10
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| How about Atreus Elient from Faces of Deception? Poor guy was too ugly for Sunes clergy so he went all out to prove himself. |
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Yoss
Learned Scribe
USA
259 Posts |
Posted - 05 Sep 2011 : 15:29:05
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Originally posted by Thelonius
Curiously I just read the HUG sentence in a forums refering to a Kel'Tuzad's item on Wow. The first one that comes to my head is Danifae Yauntyrr, and not I don't mind "that" kind of hug. Halisstra tried but it was too late by then. In fact now I think of it, any drow really just needed a hug in their child...
I always got a kick out of killing KT's cat. No, I am not inclined to torture animals in real life...just mr. Bigglesworth. |
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skychrome
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 07 Sep 2011 : 00:55:59
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Top of mind:
-Irenicus
-Sarevok
-Cyric
-Entreri
-Erevis Cale
-Tamlin Uskevren
-Malik el Sami yn Nasser
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 07 Sep 2011 : 08:15:22
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Originally posted by skychrome
Top of mind:
-Tamlin Uskevren
-Malik el Sami yn Nasser
Hmm. I wouldn't be so generous with my hugs. A pat on the back will do, which is the most those two deserve. |
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Thelonius
Senior Scribe
Spain
730 Posts |
Posted - 07 Sep 2011 : 08:29:07
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| In my view Malik deserved a kick in his rear tbh |
"If you are to truly understand, then you will need the contrast, not adherence to a single ideal." - Kreia
"I THINK I JUST HAD ANOTHER NEAR-RINCEWIND EXPERIENCE"- Discworld's Death frustrated after Rincewind scapes his grasp... again.
"I am death, come for thee" - Nimbul, from Baldur's Gate I just before being badly spanked
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BEAST
Master of Realmslore
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 08 Sep 2011 : 21:23:09
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Off the top of my head, I really can't think of anyone who has a tragic backstory that caused them to go evil... Cyric comes close, except for the fact that he could have chosen to do the right thing and instead took the expedient route.
If you gave Cyric a hug you might end up with a pointy metal object in your back. |
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Who in the Realms "just needs a hug"?
