Guild Wars 2

Caithe is really important to the Sylvari player character. I agree with Doam that it feels odd for the PC not to have the option to treat her more sympathetically, at least in the scene where we’d just explored the memory where she’d killed Wynne. I would have loved a dialogue option to try and console her.

Caithe’s behavior comes at the worst/best time, depending on how you look at it. The Pale Tree is gone, your only superior in the pact is MIA, and your mentor just abandoned you. Your team is wary of you, Canach you can’t especially afford to bond with because of the politics afoot— he’s a classic “bad actor” in a situation where the sylvari have to look their best, and the development between the two is awesome. (Whoops, this is a Caithe thread.)

What I mean to say is, removing her as a pillar for the player character to lean on was a great choice because it reinforces that they have to come into their own. But ultimately, I feel like she deserves more compassion, because we know what she’s been through, and that she was acting out of a genuine desire to do good.

Which is why I loved that dialogue we get with her in the recent living world episode. In short, poor Caithe! When do I get to hug her?