Baxter Konrad
2007-01-31, 10:17 AM
Here is my prediction, based entirely on how I would play Miko.
The first thing Miko will do is lash out. Forget any "Oh no, I have failed the gods!" or any such girliness... Miko's tough, uncompromising and utterly psychotic; she'll go into a fit of rage. Odds are, Greenhilt & Co (especially Belkar) will be prime candidates.
Follow this comes exile, the nature of which largely revolves around Miko attempting to storm out of the city in a huff before the Sapphire Guard throw her out. This is largely because Miko seems to have a very "teenage" mindset; better to blame everyone else than look inside for the fault.
Miko has believed all along she was an agent of good. This ideal will now be seriously challenged. However, she will still cling to a core principle; she was right, she was acting in the interests of Good, and she has been cheated. This means she will NOT become a Blackguard; she killed Shojo because she was convinced he was not serving the ideals of Good, so the last thing she'll do is go and side with pure Evil!
We can expect a lot of soul-searching from Miko. There is only so long you can storm around being angry before you realise that, for all your screaming and shouting, you're still a Fallen Paladin. She may attempt to return to the Monestary, but either they won't accept her, or she will be to torn up about losing her role as Paladin that regaining that position consumes her. Ultimately, she will begin to act as if she were still a Paladin; something that will only add to her frustration and anger as, despite her "good" deeds, she remains Fallen.
Now, given the nature of the OotS narrative, I seriously doubt Miko will remain this sad, washed-up individual. Most likely, she will be given a chance to do what is right; almost certainly linked with saving the OotS. She will discover that being a Paladin isn't just about screaming "SMITE EVIL!!!", and there will be suitable a monologue. Finally, at the eleventh hour, the Twelve Gods shall look down upon the warrior who is risking all in the name of Good, with no thought for her safety or reward, and shall bless her with the power to succeed. A Paladin Reborn, Miko shall arise like a phoenix from the ashes of her disgrace, and engage in whoopas on Evil as only a Paladin can.
The first thing Miko will do is lash out. Forget any "Oh no, I have failed the gods!" or any such girliness... Miko's tough, uncompromising and utterly psychotic; she'll go into a fit of rage. Odds are, Greenhilt & Co (especially Belkar) will be prime candidates.
Follow this comes exile, the nature of which largely revolves around Miko attempting to storm out of the city in a huff before the Sapphire Guard throw her out. This is largely because Miko seems to have a very "teenage" mindset; better to blame everyone else than look inside for the fault.
Miko has believed all along she was an agent of good. This ideal will now be seriously challenged. However, she will still cling to a core principle; she was right, she was acting in the interests of Good, and she has been cheated. This means she will NOT become a Blackguard; she killed Shojo because she was convinced he was not serving the ideals of Good, so the last thing she'll do is go and side with pure Evil!
We can expect a lot of soul-searching from Miko. There is only so long you can storm around being angry before you realise that, for all your screaming and shouting, you're still a Fallen Paladin. She may attempt to return to the Monestary, but either they won't accept her, or she will be to torn up about losing her role as Paladin that regaining that position consumes her. Ultimately, she will begin to act as if she were still a Paladin; something that will only add to her frustration and anger as, despite her "good" deeds, she remains Fallen.
Now, given the nature of the OotS narrative, I seriously doubt Miko will remain this sad, washed-up individual. Most likely, she will be given a chance to do what is right; almost certainly linked with saving the OotS. She will discover that being a Paladin isn't just about screaming "SMITE EVIL!!!", and there will be suitable a monologue. Finally, at the eleventh hour, the Twelve Gods shall look down upon the warrior who is risking all in the name of Good, with no thought for her safety or reward, and shall bless her with the power to succeed. A Paladin Reborn, Miko shall arise like a phoenix from the ashes of her disgrace, and engage in whoopas on Evil as only a Paladin can.