Faction's of DEATH, AKA: Why do pirates have the moral high ground?

[D'rnkin Debauchery]

On 5/27/2018 at 12:09 AM, Yonjuro said:

 

 And your steward is now just a nose and part of one cheek; how the hell did she even negotiate that deal?

 

Hell, I just wanna go tripping down the gang plank or, no! With my alchemy skills; I should be able to create a Deadfire version of ayahuasca!!  

[Wormerine]

On 5/26/2018 at 3:56 PM, Wormerine said:

Curious thread. Surprised by how much different opinions regarding factions can be found here.

 

I find it difficult to imagine allying myself with RDC, unless I create character specifically for that purpose (rauatai background, unquestioning soldier). They seem to be straight up evil, preferring violence and military control as a means of keeping populace under control. I can’t imagine them bringing anything positive to Deadfire and I didn’t see them do any good throughout the game.

 

Huana - not a fan of them either. Not much against their motivation but competence. They get a lot of goodwill due to being native to Deadfire, but they don’t seem to know how to handle tradition and progress. It is impossible for them to continue living as they did before, yet they resist adapting. The result is a culture favouring few based on birth and hurting many. Not unique to this faction, but I feel that Huana cast system has a potential to be even more disasterous than let’s say Valian’s greed. The only benefit of them ruling is their protectiveness over adra and Ukaizo, however, with Eothas actions, it seems like a potential global suicide. However, if I were to side with them, screwing over both exploitative companies does bring some satisfaction.

 

Principi - I considered them. They seem like the “I don’t care” option. All for themselves, without any greater plans and just screwing everyone else in the process. Once again, it doesn’t seem like the safest choice due to Eothas actions, but as discussed before it is removed far enough from politics, to not ask you do anything too immoral - though I doubt Principi itself brings anything good to the world.

 

Valians - as much as I dislike corporations personally, I found it completely agreeable for my PC to ally with them. Profit is desirable, supporting animancy has been my no. 1 priority, especially with the destruction of the wheel. Blowing up powder reserve kills people, but it’s RDC we are talking about - group of brainwashed soldiers who murder and invade without questioning. Stopping their invasion of Deadfire seems like a good thing to do. I was much less happy about having to face Queen and Prince when taking over Ukaizo.

While Valians did their share of shady things, I found Director Castols intentions to be well directed. I wanted him to work without having to resort to shady practices.

Huh. Someone liked this comment so I reread what I have written over 6 years ago. After a playthrough with each faction I don't agree with any of it (aside from Principi I guess). Above is definitely what my first PC thought, but I had very natural and genuine playthroughs with PCs who supported both Huana and RDC.