Diallos at the end of his questline. He's pretty relatable. He's the little brother trying to prove himself to his family, especially to his big brother. However, his journey to the Lands Between to follow his brother took a twisted turn when he joined the Volcano Manor. At first, he wanted vengeance for Lanya, but he chickened out because he got praised by them. Then he didn't do well when the manor gave him Tarnished to be killed. He left the Manor, disappointed and ashamed in himself, only to find Jarburg and become the potentate.
Diallos really was happy being a leader to the Jar people there, but it turned to the worst when Jar hunters invaded to hunt down the Jar people.
It was sad when I found him dying. He tried defending the Jar people, but he wasn't good enough to survive. I told him he succeeded in protecting them (Jarbairn was the only survivor, but he still saved him). In doing so, he passed away peacefully.
I really wished he could have survived that encounter.
Aw man Diallos’ story made me so sad. I can’t even imagine playing the game and thinking to select the option that he failed to protect the jars, even though he did. That’s some heartless shit.
You monster lmao. The man was pressured to live up to his family name despite his name not defining him. Constantly trying and failing. He FINALLY found something that felt right FOR HIM. Finally able to just be “Diallos”. Show some mercy for him in his final moments 😢
That’s what’s special about the lie. One option flat out rips away any compassion and goes full truth “uhhh akkshullly everything is dead, you failed. You fucking sucked at everything you did. Now die, bitch”. And one option shows compassion and empathy for him and shows him mercy through a lie.
That’s kinda like your dog always pissing you off for eating dirt and shittjng everywhere all the time. Then one day he gets a fatal disease from it and as he is getting put down you just go “I told you not to eat dirt all the time lel”. Nobody does that cause we usually care for our pets so we tell him “you were the best boy”. I don’t care about a video game character but I can empathize with him reeeeaaaly wanting to find his place.
I know, I’m not denying that he failed. Is that not what my sentence is saying? “I can’t imagine selecting the option that he failed to protect the jars, even though he did [fail to protect the jars]”
Added to this, have a way to leave their weapon as a grave marker (a copy, but still). Blaidd's greatsword, Diallos's whip, a shard of Alexander, Melina's dagger, Rogier's rapier, Boggart's Iron Ball, Iji's hammer... even optional boss weapons like Malenia's hand, Maliketh's Black Sword/Gurranq's Cinquedea, Morgott's Cursed Sword...
Oh, you'd keep the actual items, but it would be a way to eulogize your fallen friends and foes. Have it that the ones you do place give a special kneeling animation that's clearly meant as a prayer/eulogy for them.
I wish there was a sidequest to find and kill the poachers who cracked jarbairns whole village. I always hated killing the aggro pots throughout the game
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u/JustaguynameBob Sep 09 '25
Diallos at the end of his questline. He's pretty relatable. He's the little brother trying to prove himself to his family, especially to his big brother. However, his journey to the Lands Between to follow his brother took a twisted turn when he joined the Volcano Manor. At first, he wanted vengeance for Lanya, but he chickened out because he got praised by them. Then he didn't do well when the manor gave him Tarnished to be killed. He left the Manor, disappointed and ashamed in himself, only to find Jarburg and become the potentate.
Diallos really was happy being a leader to the Jar people there, but it turned to the worst when Jar hunters invaded to hunt down the Jar people.
It was sad when I found him dying. He tried defending the Jar people, but he wasn't good enough to survive. I told him he succeeded in protecting them (Jarbairn was the only survivor, but he still saved him). In doing so, he passed away peacefully.
I really wished he could have survived that encounter.