I wonder whether it is possible in further versions of Ascension to recruit Sendai? It doesn't make much sense planning to recruit Yaga-Shura or pompous Abazigal, as they aren't of playable classes. But... Sendai? There's still no "tougher battle" in the Ascension... well, maybe other people don't like her and don't care.
The first time I came to this idea was when the drow outside Sendai's enclave revealed themselves and Viconia had nothing to say... I was really disappointed, having in mind how often she conversed with the drow in the Underdark/Ust Natha.
Then I recalled Viconia's words that drow loathe those weaker and in lower position than themselves, but
they respect and obey those stronger and more powerful. In fact, dark elves are meant to be really vicious, but they usually make some temporary coalitions and work together, when they hope to gain something that way. After all, they are neutral-evil egoists.
Some time ago I read some "classical" books from the "Forgotten Realms" universum. And there were many examples that dark elves don't always kill their enemies, even though they ussually kill relatives
Sometimes they enslave their foes, sometimes they even let them work for their family if they lack priestesses or fighters...
So my conclusion was that Sendai shouldn't be so stupid to choose death when she has a possibility to survive (and plot some further schemes). Maybe she would like to join you just to betray you a while after you defeat Melissan - just a knife in your weakened back... and she's the last Child of Bhaal, the Goddess of Murder! (Well, not in my Aslyferund Elven Chainmail +5...
)
So, maybe depending of your behavior (nobody forces you to trust a wicked drow) and maybe whether Viconia is in your party or not, you could convince Sendai that you should fight together against Balthazar (and Melissan).
And then, maybe, if you are really strong and fearless, Sendai would not betray you, as she would suppose you are a really die hard and it would be she who is not going to survive this fight, even a REALLY UNFAIR one. Well, my
Charname was such a person.
I played an evil character (for example I gave the Adalon eggs to that demon, which made the dragon attack me. I got the blood with no loss of Rep.
) and my dream ending was I being a god of murder and Viconia being my priestess (after she broke with the cultists of Shar). I really liked it that way - the ending where "
her fate remained unknown", because if I stayed mortal, she would die from poison
and a 40-lvl cleric shouldn't end that way.
And then I dreamt that maybe I (the god) need a Second Grand Priestess, and why not Sendai? She's a cleric after all and probably if she lives near the surface, she's a runaway like Viconia. So she doesn't worship Lolth (or Lloth, whatsoever). Therefore it would be very profitable to gain protection from a powerful deity. (Only if Sendai gave hope for becomin the goddess herself, that is.)
She isn't more twisted than any drow, even being a child of Bhaal (killing the captain was nothing surprising, since we saw a mother killing her son the same minute we entered Ust Natha).
It's a pity I'm a total lamer and can't write a single line of script... especially something that isn't explained in the first lesson of any tutorial, and this seems to be fairly complicated, so I can't express my idea on my own. Thanks for any help, hope you'll find this idea interesting.
Greetings.
-- Anko.