Minthara Analysis - Tumblr Posts
This is such a nice take why it can be interesting to have Minthara in a good playthrough.
To add, I never really understood the problem with Minthara joining you without raiding the grove - she would have zero interest in the grove herself, she was literally mind controlled to raid it. Sure, Minthara approves of evil choices, but she is also a very pragmatic person. When you save her, she doesn't really care if your character is good or evil, what she cares about is the reasoning behind your decisions, and she can approve different approaches as long as they are rational to her. If you kill the tieflings, she also questions it, and will even disapprove if you say you did it just for fun.
This might get me some hate, but I really wish they didn't allow good playthrough only players to have Minthara as a companion. If we can't have Karlach and Wyll legitimately in the raid the grove part of the game, yall shouldn't have Minthara. I will never understand why they added that, and Minthara is bugged out because of it if you knock her out.
I do love the tieflings, I understand where people are coming from, but like, she isn't a good person????? Lae'zel and Astarion will also leave your party if you do too many good things while they are in the active party layout. Idk I have so many thoughts on this. AND you are locked out of having Halsin too in the raid the grove route. I'm just in a ranty mood tonight before bed lol. I'm sort of salty about it, but not really. Anyways I'm going to bed ðŸ«