Thrasis and Tempestsinger, all of ems.
Thrasis
1.) Which classescan recruit your character? Are there any other requirements for recruitment(alignment, for instance), and is it easier or harder for specificclasses?
(Assume a morecomplex recruitment system than the game currently has.)
Thrasis can berecruited by anyone. If the recruiter is a Trooper, Knight, orConsular, he joins them under his own name and identity because hebelieves in what they’re doing. If they’re a Hunter, Agent, Smuggler,or Sith, he joins them under an alias because they’re a person ofinterest.
2.) Can you flirtor pursue a romance line with this character? (One need not strictlylead to the other.) Howdoes the character react? What’s the storyline like? Which playercharacters can take theseoptions?
He will flirt withall characters and take flirts. He will one-night-stand with any malecharacter, but will only pursue a romance with light-side alignedmen. He won’t commit to marriage if he’s with a class he’s spying onunless he thinks he can convince them to defect. He would marry aRepublic-loyal light-side male. Basically, it gets complicated fast.
3.) Which otherexisting companions does this character have notable interactionswith? If unromanced, dothey enter relationships with other companions? Are they mutually exclusive withany other companions?
Oooh… Vector isthe only one he’d romance wholeheartedly. He’d tap Andronikos if thepirate was up for that. He’d have serious respect for Zenith andAndronikos.
4.) Can theplayer at any time cause this character to leave? Is it possible toget this character killed?
He will choose toleave Imperial characters who drop below Dark III, deciding themission isn’t worth that. He will eventually leave Imperialcharacters he cannot convince to defect, but those above Light IV hetells he’s going to the Republic first. Thrasis will also ditchRepublic characters who hit Dark V.
5.)Does thischaracter use any unique companion abilities? (For examples of uniqueabilities already ingame:Nadia’s Wild Energy AoE, Tharan’s Deploy Holiday stun.)
He does not haveunique abilities.
6.) What kinds ofactions gain and lose affection with this character? How much?
Thrasis likes peoplewho help out the vulnerable. Acts of mercy and compassion gain highapproval. Acts that are wantonly cold and destructive lose affection.Interestingly, if a character makes a call that leads to a high lossof life, but it was in the service of a cause and the character showsregret, he will gain approval. (Example being letting a small groupdie to save a larger group – if the PC shows no regret, hedisapproves, but if they show regret for the lost life but say theythought the greater good came first, he would not lose affection.)
7.) What are somenotable points in this character’s questline?
A Republic characterwith a high friendship or in a romance gets the chance to go homewith Thrasis and meet his parents. The PC can choose to help Thrasisin his goal of reconciling them, or tell Thrasis that he needs to letthem come to it organically and to stop meddling. The PC will alsofind out that Thrasis feels like he’ll never be as good as his warhero parents, and get the chance to talk about what matters to leaveas a life’s legacy.
An Imperialcharacter gets told that Thrasis is looking for his biologicalfather, and the few details he knows. The PC can help Thrasis lookinto the matter, or tell him to drop it because he might not want toknow. If Thrasis meets the man, the Sith tries to take him as a slaveand the PC has to intervene. Depending on what the PC does, Thrasisgets away and is disappointed, or can be taken away.
8.) What kind ofcommentary do they offer while following you into different areas?
Thrasis has a lot tosay about long-held Republic planets like Corellia and Coruscant.He’s dismissive of Imperial strongholds. He strongly prefers citiesto heavily natured planets, and he will never shut up aboutinteresting predatory wildlife.
9.) Do they havespecific reactions with class storylines or the endgame storyline?
OH BOY. For theTrooper storyline, he is all up for killing General Rakton on thespot. For the Imperial Agent, he tries to push the PC into defectingafter Act 3 and he encourages mercy for Ki Sazen. If a LS Warrior isvery nice to Master Timmns, he will prod the PC that the Jedi Orderis still an option and no one would blame them for walking away froma group where the only way to advance is murder. He would also try topush a LS Inquisitor into going to the Taris enclave.
He encouragescross-faction cooperation on Yavin, regardless of which side he’s on.He leaves Imperial PCs for good after the events of Ziost, lettingany below Light IV thinking he died on the planet.
10.) Arecustomizations available? What do some of them look like?
Variants with theImperial-side tattooing and skin colors.
Tempestsinger
1.) Which classescan recruit your character? Are there any other requirements for recruitment(alignment, for instance), and is it easier or harder for specificclasses?
(Assume a morecomplex recruitment system than the game currently has.)
Any Imperialcharacter. Tempestsinger will not interact with Republic PCs. She canbe recruited on Belsavis, after an Imperial soldier tells the PCabout a weather witch who’s doing a great job of slaughteringRepublic soldiers. The PC’s job is to subdue her so the Imperialsoldiers can get in. Promising her the chance to fight the Republicis enough to get her to travel with you.
2.) Can you flirtor pursue a romance line with this character? (One need not strictlylead to the other.) Howdoes the character react? What’s the storyline like? Which playercharacters can take theseoptions?
She is indifferentto flirting and is not available for a PC romance.
3.) Which otherexisting companions does this character have notable interactionswith? If unromanced, dothey enter relationships with other companions? Are they mutually exclusive withany other companions?
She would get alongwith Kaliyo’s desire for anarchy and cause trouble. She would enjoyteaming up with Lieutenant Pierce to assault Republic space.
4.) Can theplayer at any time cause this character to leave? Is it possible toget this character killed?
The PC will have to leave Tempestsinger on the ship for the events of Rishi and Yavin IV,as she has no interest in cooperating with the Republic. With highaffection, she can be convinced to stay; with lower affection, shemay be too tempted by the potential fight to obey. It is also not agood idea to bring her to Voss as she is very bad at behaving.
An Imperial Agentwho defects to the Republic will have to kill her or imprison her.
5.)Does thischaracter use any unique companion abilities? (For examples of uniqueabilities already ingame:Nadia’s Wild Energy AoE, Tharan’s Deploy Holiday stun.)
Sparks of lightning dance around her fur as she builds stacks ofStorm Rising, which is unleashed at 10 stacks in a version of ForceStorm that unleashes a lightning tornado that zips around an 8-meterarea.
6.) What kinds ofactions gain and lose affection with this character? How much?
Siding with theRepublic or speaking positively about it loses affection. KillingRepublic personnel increases it. Mistreating aliens in the Empire canlose the affection if they’re competent and doing their jobs, butpunishing fuckups gains approval regardless of their species.
7.) What are somenotable points in this character’s questline?
The PC can take herto Belsavis to try to find her old gang. They had thrown her outbecause they were afraid of her witch powers, but they are sufferingwithout her assistance. If the PC is interested, they can relocatethe prisoners and have their own gang of thugs.
8.) What kind ofcommentary do they offer while following you into different areas?
She’ll comment oncities unfavorably and approve of planets like Rishi and Dromund Kaasthat are full of nature. She likes Corellia for the chance to murderpeople.
9.) Do they havespecific reactions with class storylines or the endgame storyline?
See 4 for heropinion on cross-faction cooperation in the endgame. She enjoys goingwith the Bounty Hunter to fight Janarus, but loses approval andleaves if the Hunter spares him.
10.) Arecustomizations available? What do some of them look like?
No customizations.