#Hey Jergal did you use Bhaal as a surrogate to make a “godborn” pawn? | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

y-rhywbeth2 · 5 months

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"Jergal never tells [the truth/his plans]. If you do pray to him and ask, anything he says will be a means of manipulating you to do or try something (as part of one of his plans), rather than the truth about the plan."

As ever, Withers is a lying liar who lies: 50% of what he says is ominous portents of doom and 100% of what he says is lies and manipulation. He is also apparently an expert at manipulating other deities, and none of them can match his skill at it.

I'm still suspicious about whatever he did to Arabella (which was incredibly disturbing) and possibly Durge, and the worst thing is I don't know if the writers are unaware of this side of Jergal (and thus he's just out of character and overly benevolent) or if I should be concerned in-game.

I mean the thing where he erased Arabella's grief and she's suddenly very casual about killing people did seem framed as creepy, I think? And that taunting of his three favourite pawns at the end... he could be the behind the scenes guy?

Withers makes me anxious.

#It's like the relationship between Bhaal and Durge where sometimes I stare at it and ask: “is this *intentional*?”#Hey Jergal did you use Bhaal as a surrogate to make a “godborn” pawn?#Looking at that thing about the godborn #Like that takes a permanent loss of divine power to make such a child so most gods won't make them #Except for Bhaal who happily makes hundreds of the things which is convenient if you want to adopt/kidnap one.#Even if you don't if you're pulling the strings of Bhaal who is puppetting the godchild it's still a win #babbling #/withers #/jergal

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