Oh no, I understand that, totally- While I DO have a penchant for villains (Thrax from Osmosis Jones, and Visser Three from Animorphs come to mind), the villains I usually fancy are just straight up evil and have no romantic interests, whereas Loghain was a good man once, and due to the desperation of wanting to protect what he fought and sacrificed so much for, he went over the deep end. It's part of what makes him appeal to me so much, because it just ADDS to his depth as a character. I really do applaud Bioware/Gaider for his creation.
As far as "realistically romancing" him with Tabris/Cousland, this is true, and for my noble, well, as will be posted in my fic when that chapter comes around, she kinda...snaps when she finds out what he did. After losing her parents, nephew and sister in law, only to have her knight in shining armor do what he did...she loses it, and is so DESPERATE to have ONE thing work out right, she looses sight of EVERYTHING just to have him redeemed in her eyes, regardless of how everyone else sees him. So, in summation, it's not so much a romance as it is two people who've gone past the point of no return trying to salvage something they desperately want.
I even played her out in that regard, too- she started out as a spitfire, but was kind and merciful- after it was discovered that Loghain set Zevran after her, poisoned Eamon, and had his men attack the Bannorns that didn't agree with his methods, she just....stopped caring. She only cared about getting what needed to be done, done, so she could have Eamon call the Landsmeet and meet him head on, and try to convince him to atone for what he did. Took the political path of least resistance in Orzammar, didn't waste time trying to talk things over with the werewolves- just killed them outright. She even let the Tevinter run off with the remaining elves. Nothing mattered to her but getting to Loghain and "saving him."
Even after he was made into a Warden, and she "had him back" she was still utterly blind to what he did. She herself was no longer entirely a good person. It's a combination of unhealthy obsession and blind infatuation that collided with the vulnerable state of loss and grief, leading to an unstable mental state.
It's going to be interesting to write, that's for sure.
edit: Argh, can I just say, that this community has been AMAZING for discussion? I love you guys!
Re: Way OT, but it's my post
As far as "realistically romancing" him with Tabris/Cousland, this is true, and for my noble, well, as will be posted in my fic when that chapter comes around, she kinda...snaps when she finds out what he did. After losing her parents, nephew and sister in law, only to have her knight in shining armor do what he did...she loses it, and is so DESPERATE to have ONE thing work out right, she looses sight of EVERYTHING just to have him redeemed in her eyes, regardless of how everyone else sees him. So, in summation, it's not so much a romance as it is two people who've gone past the point of no return trying to salvage something they desperately want.
I even played her out in that regard, too- she started out as a spitfire, but was kind and merciful- after it was discovered that Loghain set Zevran after her, poisoned Eamon, and had his men attack the Bannorns that didn't agree with his methods, she just....stopped caring. She only cared about getting what needed to be done, done, so she could have Eamon call the Landsmeet and meet him head on, and try to convince him to atone for what he did. Took the political path of least resistance in Orzammar, didn't waste time trying to talk things over with the werewolves- just killed them outright. She even let the Tevinter run off with the remaining elves. Nothing mattered to her but getting to Loghain and "saving him."
Even after he was made into a Warden, and she "had him back" she was still utterly blind to what he did. She herself was no longer entirely a good person. It's a combination of unhealthy obsession and blind infatuation that collided with the vulnerable state of loss and grief, leading to an unstable mental state.
It's going to be interesting to write, that's for sure.
edit: Argh, can I just say, that this community has been AMAZING for discussion? I love you guys!