[quote=@Xenonia]
I mean, is Shivani a particularly cruel person? Because I'm a bit confused as to why she decided to execute an incapacitated foe in cold blood and attempt to kill a bunch of scared fleeing animals.
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She's an RPG protagonist, they're [i]required[/i] to commit war crimes in the name of coin and cleavage. The only reason [i]the Avatar[/i] didn't constantly steal from houses or butcher noncombatants and surrendering foes was because he was the physical embodiment of virtue.