I have NOT played all the quests in the game: I just played all Main Quests (both base and DLC), Guilds, base game Dungeons, and just a few Trials/DLC dungeons, plus some random secondary quests.
I played all companions aside from Tanlorin. When they announced these 2 new companions I was reluctant to both - I usually don't enjoy necromancer characters.
The more I heard about Zerith-Var during tests, the more it started to intrigue me.
I then decided to give him a chance, having hope it could become a positive surprise...
What a wonderful character and story I've witnessed! Thank you to anyone involved with this NPC!
His voice is perfect.
His aesthetics are cool.
Being a Khajiit and "having a pet" is wholesome.
His backstory is cool.
All side characters during his storyline felt good and I couldn't really see where we were headed - everything was well-written.
The moral side of the story with the thoughts it wanted to give to the player were done in a way that, to me, never felt forced and instead have taken me to feel something personal, attached and involved, wishing to see a good outcome and feeling "I learnt something I already knew but may still struggle to accept".
What a great touch having my character's name and race used in so many dialogues/documents! Fresh air.
Locations were beautiful too, could have taken such cinematic screenshots!
I found the final fight very well executed.
He's also nice to keep around when wandering casually, and his perk is so well done IMO.
Initially I found bothering not being able to fill soul gems but then I kinda got why he's not ok with it.
Overall, I loved every moment of Zerith-Var and his story.
I even started playing Tales of Tribute for him! And I discovered I enjoy it! After avoiding for more than 2 years hating on it! Seems like I have something to make amend for... "Shall we, Tamiit?"
Edited by SkaiFaith on 17 November 2024 17:19 A: "We, as humans, should respect and take care of each other like in a Co-op, not a PvP 🌸"
B: "Too many words. Words bad. Won't read. ⚔️"