I'll agree that it is possible that Maric was all "eh, it doesn't matter, since you don't like me". But surely at some point he...noticed? I mean, maybe not, but it still seems kind of cold to sleep with one person when engaged to another and not even talk about it first...
I'm not saying that Maric is this horrible person, but it's hard for me to see him either as this paragon of virtue where he's so great and noble and faithful that he would *never* so much as consider cheating on his wife (who he didn't love, at least in TST).
Even Alistair is willing to have a menage a trois with Isabella or marry Anora (if you make him). And he's sure as hell willing to cheat on his wife (with you) if you take the mistress ending. For all that, he's more than willing to drop you like a hot poker if you save Loghain, but will still marry Anora (if hardened), despite that he describes her as being "just like her father". I mean, seriously...I'm not sure that he's this perfect paragon of virtue, either. (Not to mention that he'll let you do horrible things left and right in game rather than storm off and go "screw you". Yeah, I know, game mechanics. But it still unnerves me that with a persuasion check he registers -5 at killing the city elves, -0 at slaughtering the Dalish, and not that much from what I can remember at desecrating the ashes.)
I'm willing to say, "yeah, it's possible that Maric was perfectly faithful to Rowan". But it doesn't seem that implausible to say, either, "Yeah, Alistair's the son of a serving wench that Maric knocked up while still married to Rowan". I mean, ultimately? If Alistair is *not* Goldanna's half brother, there's been a major conspiracy going on...
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I'm not saying that Maric is this horrible person, but it's hard for me to see him either as this paragon of virtue where he's so great and noble and faithful that he would *never* so much as consider cheating on his wife (who he didn't love, at least in TST).
Even Alistair is willing to have a menage a trois with Isabella or marry Anora (if you make him). And he's sure as hell willing to cheat on his wife (with you) if you take the mistress ending. For all that, he's more than willing to drop you like a hot poker if you save Loghain, but will still marry Anora (if hardened), despite that he describes her as being "just like her father". I mean, seriously...I'm not sure that he's this perfect paragon of virtue, either. (Not to mention that he'll let you do horrible things left and right in game rather than storm off and go "screw you". Yeah, I know, game mechanics. But it still unnerves me that with a persuasion check he registers -5 at killing the city elves, -0 at slaughtering the Dalish, and not that much from what I can remember at desecrating the ashes.)
I'm willing to say, "yeah, it's possible that Maric was perfectly faithful to Rowan". But it doesn't seem that implausible to say, either, "Yeah, Alistair's the son of a serving wench that Maric knocked up while still married to Rowan". I mean, ultimately? If Alistair is *not* Goldanna's half brother, there's been a major conspiracy going on...