Talk:Asalam/@comment-124.126.205.151-20130329003358

I always made sure Asalam and other NPCs (except Selene) have extremely low affinities with me so that the game knows which NPC I truly want. A good tip to avoid Asalam being your love interest is to annoy/attack him DURING post-game (none of the guards will attack you). Use Miasma on him as a sorcerer and see him run!

In fact, for pragmatic reasons, never allow merchants (other than Reynard and Devyn) gain max affinity with you. The instant they are your love interest you'll have to use a lot of ferrystones between Cassardis and Gran Soren. Keep merchants as close to the Capital!