A completely different point of wiev about the matter...
At present, I'm not playing with Valen for just 1 reason: she's not romanceable and she cuts off Aerie's romance.
I will never want to play without a romance and I've romanced Viconia, Jaheria, Kelsey and Sola enough.
If Valen would be romanceable, I'd create an evil character at once just to play with her.
Obviously, Valen's would have to be a very different kind of romance and I agree that the term "romance" is maybe not even appropriate.
But I would say that a Valen "relationship" is doable and needed.
Even better if it turns out as a really evil and creepy thing.... You know, vampires who love each other don't make love together. They hunt together. And an evil bhaalspawn could make a finest and delightful hunt mate for any vampire, I'd say.
("sunset" cutscene)
Valen - Look, darling... sun is setting again, at last ... time has come to have our very special playtime together one more time, I hope?" B)
(removes sunglasses)
Pretty obvious she's a bloodthirsty murderer.
In fact, she should force the pc to do things even more evil than any evil player would ever do by himself... like killing innocents just for fun.
And she would break the "romance" (to say the very least) if the pc doesn't complies.
(Just as Jaheira would if you don't get along with all her harpers nonsense).
(Does it make sense or not? Tell me! Even flames are welcome) :rolleyes: