slice of lemmings (original flavor, dragon age, bg3, pillars of eternity). the essential lemming traits are:

aura of divorce + complicated decades-long estrangement from family

really convincing talkers, making either talking it out or lying their primary method of problem-solving

conflict avoidant people-pleasers desperate for validation, preferably from a hot guy. unfortunately my 'strongly held beliefs' and 'unreasonably high expectations i place on myself' keep getting in the way

fundamentally driven by a sense that they need to justify their presence/existence as they are. sorry for getting existential about my guy named lemming

have only shared personal information or shown emotional vulnerability to, like, two people ever

don't ever put me in a situation i will panic and fuck it up. (gets put in a situation) Well I'm Going To Try My Best But I'll Be Super Stressed And Bitchy About It

distinguishing traits are that og lemming is a single dad determined to give his weird maybe cursed adopted daughter a good childhood, dai lemming's second method of problem-solving is crime, bg3 lemming is a vain and self-obsessed Flashy Bard to an extent that's clearly overcompensating, and poe lemming is The Struggler. it's actually comical how much worse poe lemming's life is. keeps getting his soul fucked with. found out the gods aren't real while just trying not to die. in unrequited love with his straight boy best friend for like 5 years. he's also got a lore-dictated shorter lifespan and unless some serious metaphysical shit gets sorted out in the next couple decades his fantasy afterlife situation is totally fucked