Talk:Edmun Dragonsbane/@comment-24524001-20140210192105

After playing the game more than once I still can't believe how botched Edmun Dragonsbane is as a character - what is sad is that he might as well be one of the most interesting NPCs in the game (and considering that he has a pretty pivotal role in the story I kind of expected him to)... instead, up until the dragon encounter and post-game, he's just... meh.

And if somebody's not interested in romancing Aelinore (I skipped her quests during my first game), he's even more MEH - just some kingly looking guy who seems to do a lot to ignore you, especially once you meet him in person.

Granted, that avoidance COULD be well explained (the Duke knows well enough what the coming of new Arisen means. I also think that he wanted to send the Arisen mostly because he doesn't want anyone to know the truth about the bargain AND remove the possible rival) - my problem with the in-game story is that it doesn't really explain or even imply it much. There are so many missed opportunities for interesting interactions and meaningful exposition here, the budding storyteller in me weeps. The absolute worst is that after Aelinore quests are eventually completed, there are no consequences, no new dialogue or anything (some may say that "Duchess in Distress" is a consequence, but I expected more than an inconsequentaial side-quest)...

At least when we help prove that Fournival is guilty/not guilty we keep or lose access to stuff he sells or if we won't help Quina reach Selene we lose access to part of Witchwood (although that one was annoying) - but once we're caught in private rooms of Duke's wife during nighttime AND Edmun is probably aware that through his mad ravings he might have revealed something of vital importance to the one person he probably wants to keeps most in the dark about it, what happens?

Frikking NOTHING!

Needless to say, I was very disappointed. I keep wondering how much of it is inept storytelling and how much of it was cut out from the final version of them game for whatever reason...