Thread:Tesla Effect/@comment-26252250-20150328051037/@comment-26252250-20150501224120

Yeah, they may not be IoW Summoners, but then again, who said only the Institute can have summoners?

As for Baldur's Gate, allow me to explain:

In the Baldur's Gate saga, your character is one of the many children of the Lord of Murder Bhaal, though you only know this by later part of the game. When you start on your journey and travel to the first town you come across, there you meet a couple, husband and wife, elves called Khaleid and Jaheira, and they belong to an order called the Harpers, "a semi-secret organization dedicated to promoting good, preserving history (including art and music of old) and maintaining a balance between civilization and nature by keeping kingdoms small and the destruction of plant life to a minimum". Since you can import your character from title to title (in true Bioware style) you can complete the trilogy (BG1, BG2, and the latter's expansion; a new one is being made by the ex-Bioware people who remastered these, and it will take place between the two installments).

In BG2, your party is captured (the "canonical party" as its called, comprised of you, your childhood friend Imoen, Khaleid, Jaheira, Minsc, and Dynaheir) and tortured in a dungeon. Of them, Dynaheir and Khaleid don't survive (Minsc considers himself a failure for being unable to protect Dynaheir and swears the one responsible will pay, and Jaheira took the loss of Khaleid hard but in a composed manner (she is a very strong, hard, and resilient woman, after all) and resolves to carry on the mission but with a heavy heart). Depending on the dialogue choices you pick (I always pick the nice ones) you can romance Jaheira, and she will start to forgive herself for what happened and, little by little, show affection for you, right when in the finale she either stoically takes your departure, or is stunned that you choose to remain by her side. At one point, a sorcerer tries using visions to wage psychological warfare on your party (kinda like in the Fade in DA:O, but everyone at once.) depending on your pursuing romance (or not). Since I inadvertently romanced Jaheria, the vision was her dead husband, muttering "Why did you betray me?".

All this made wonder that both Lucian and Vayne have a lot in common, and since their goals might align at some point (Sharjo says Lucian and Maokai might team up, and I echo that sentiment) I dunno, maybe when Senna is finally granted eternal rest (Thresh of course will survive, obviously) Lucian will need to move on. Vayne, at first glance, is really cold, what with happened to her. Their tragedies kinda juxtapose.

In short, I saw a lot of parallel and I started musing, that's all. Additionally...

[http://www.imgbase.info/images/safe-wallpapers/video_games/league_of_legends/46679-zilean_vs_janna_wallpaper.jpg It's like they're grandpa and granddaughter, dear lord. Does this mean anything, I wonder?]