Well, I've just completed the TOB non-bonded romance path and I must say, congratulations, Kulyok! I really enjoyed this. As a person who found Xan sometimes irritating to the point of my finally killing him in as painful a fashion as I could thinik of, he redeemed himself in my eyes and I didn't feel sorry for my pc in loving him. From his "may I speak to you in private" dialog all the way thru TOB he seemed to genuinely learn and grow in a positive way and he explained himself well. He didn't seem to "blame" my pc for tragedies and was supportive, as a lover should be. I did not even once consider killing him or abandoning him in the Pocket Plane. The only thing I missed was the lack of interactive PID's that I was used to in SOA. But his comments that came about when click-talking him were nice, and, thank goodness, not insulting or abrasive. He was sweet and loving and I was pleasantly surprised all thru TOB.
For people who know how I sometimes actually loved to torment Xan due to his (in my opinion) awful nature in SOA may be surprised that I will probably never let Edwin kill him upon first meeting him in SOA again. Even in games where he won't be in my party I now think well enough of him to just let him be when I decide to pass him by.
I hope someone can let us know if they like the Epilogue for the bonded path. I don't think I'll try that unless I know for a fact that he is summonable in TOB. I can't recall off the top of my head if he is or is not. And even if he is, unless the ending is fairly positive I would rather avoid it than turn back into a (sort of) Xan hater. If I find that it is a "good" ending, then I'll perhaps try it out.
Thanks again for all your work, Kulyok. I truly enjoyed the non-bonded path!