Well, I have no Russian ancestry, but I do have a lot of Polish and Lithuanian blood.
That may explain why the maxim doesn't quite hold true for me.
I thought up One-Day NPCs in the shower, you see.
Great stuff comes from Poland! (The Witcher)... and lots of great shower scenes. (I'll stop there)
Seriously, dude, I'm pretty sure this is my first post on this site, but I've been periodically checking to see if you've finished the de'Arnise romance (TOB). I've noticed several other posters indicating they've been checking too; I think you have a underground fan base/following! Baldur's Gate is my favorite game of all time and I have been waiting to re-play a Baldur's Tutu (with ultimately tragic fling with Dynaheir) followed by a lasting bond with *your* Nalia (I know your name from the many great mods you've done elsewhere)...but I want it to be complete, cause I'm an all or nothing kinda guy.
One request (I know this may be too much to ask - and maybe this is what is tearing at you?): happy ending please? ...please don't kill her. This world has enough unhappy endings to let it invade our fantasy worlds too. If you are truly torn, maybe you could do a 'gotcha' kind of ending, where we 'think' she's not going to make it, but it all works out (ala 'Stranger than Fiction')
Ok...I've said my peace. Just want to give you major props, again, jcompton - you do damn good work!