People may appear differently on the surface, they have different manners and styles of speech. But all of them are monarchs who do whatever they want, they have no restraint at all.
//If I can change that, I will do that. No one could do anything to Henselt - he was so sure, he can do anything. I was verry happy, when I could change his experience about this. I couldn't let live Henselt, like the most powerful king of the north, with no control above him. If Sabrina would be with him, I could consider to let him alive for good of the north, but now he could be just very important idiot.
You say Henselt's behavior towards Ves was unacceptable? Other kings would do the same.
True, as I said - I can't judge every one of them, but Ves was my good friend in this path, she was even closer to Roche. I don't care if he was king or peasant - he didn't even regrat that, neither I do. But my decission wasn't based just on this.
Remember what Radovid did to Philippa, and he didn't even have proof that she killed his father, it was the case of wounded pride.
True, he is next on my list. Order of the flamming rose, which he cooperated with is just band of racist idiots and he is not better - just small boy, which had to stand in shadow of Philippa and can't forget that. He doesn't care if Redania prospered well under her control, he just can't forget - he and his father was just second in their kingdom - I don't like this stupid people, which just think they need to be first, because they have some blue blood.
All of them are awful and shouldn't walk the earth, the problem is that if they're all dead new kings appear who're the same. Culture has to change, not individual men have to die.
Geralt is not judger, but when comes to his friends, he could be angry. He can't catch every rapist idiot and murderer, but if he can do that.. I like Philippa a lot, if I will have opportunity, I'll help her - Radovid will die. Who will come after him - I don't know - but that is the reason, why I want to help sorceresses (working solution, how to hold kings back). They want to hold kings in some borders.
That said, I also had Henselt dead, because Roche wanted him dead. Not my business, he's entitled to do what he wants. But I'm sure it changed nothing, someone equally as beastly as Henselt will take his place.
Maybe true, but as I said before - I need to find some organization, which will solve those problems. Yes - kings are something special, but there are also some unacceptable things, which can't be just forgiven.
Truth be told, the one bad guy was a sorcerer. A male one, that's the only difference.
True, as Philippa (probably) said - women are different and even Sheala doesn't like him. I don't support every sorceress (sorcerer).
Well, it's hard to judge what would be better, we don't have sorcerers and sorcereresses. But the way I see it, the Witcher world is incredily bigoted, all of them are hateful fanatics and racists and sexists. They're probably 90% illiterate peasants so they can't know better. Murder, rape, torture are normal things to do for those 10% who're in the military or in the nobility. And the military and the nobility are also bigoted, racist, etc. Of course they fear and hate anything that can take away their power. For example, Henset didn't want sorcery on the battlefield. Right, it's better for thousands of his men to die than have Sabrina launch a massive spell and wipe out the enemy. I'm not talking about the game situation, but of the potential situation if she was allowed to participate from the start, she could wipe out half the army without hurting her own army. But kings are too scared of magic to use it, even for the good of their own people.
True - sorceresses FTW
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When I take Witcher world - every king just thirsts for bigger power - larger state,.. . Nobility - the same. Emperor - aswell. Their methods are terrible. But I see difference in sorceresses - they were apolitical, they had bigged plans than just to controll another piece of world. Francesca probably didn't want to be queen at all cost - she cared about elves, not just how big her country will be. Philippa wanted to reveal betrayers, which sided with Nilfgaard - not for power, glory or money,... probably just because she cared about north.
Their role is so important:
Henselt in Cintra:
"‘No, no, a thousand times, no!’ cried King Henselt, smashing his two fists into the tabletop ... ‘I resent such rude comments, particularly from some fucking spy! I am the fucking anointed King!’ ... I will not give it up! Nothing can force me! Nothing! Over my dead body!’ And to prove that he was a scholar he shouted. ‘Non possumus!’
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‘I’ll give him non possumus, the fool!’ snapped Sabrina Glevissig in the chamber one floor above. ‘Don’t worry ladies, I’m going to make this stubborn fool surrender Upper Aedirn. His army will leave within ten days, it is clear. There is no question about it. If any of you ladies doubt this, I have a right to feel offended.’"
Really necessary - they just ended war, where they were shaking their hands and now they can't make a deal and just risk another conflict.. Sabrina (from Kaedwen) and others didn't care about power or their profit - they just wanted to make peace and stabile world.
I don't know if bringing in sorceric advisors is for better or worse. It puts some restraints on kings, but in the Witcher world sorcereresses are hardly better. Culture is at fault. So we've got the same soup one way or another. It's really a dead-end, when I played I felt like the only things worthy to do in such a dead-end were personal ones
That is really the worst thing in game - all things are presented corectly and properly, but just Lodge is group of bad ladies with own goals - there wasn't much mentioned what is their goal (maybe just one path, one sentence from Philippa, not even during conversation). Seems like Philippa and Sheala just worked for themself. I judge them and remember them more from books, they are maybe persons with no emotions, but their plans were great - I disagree with some of their methods, but it was still better than methods of kings.
