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i do enjoy "living weapon" characters but specifically living weapons who did in fact do absolutely horrific things which at least a part of them enjoyed and thought was good and right at the time, and that no amount of not knowing any better or guilt they feel in hindsight will ever make up for. i love living weapons who are "irredeemable", and no it's not their fault that they were made that way or pointed in the directions they were by the hand that wielded them, and yes they are victims, but so were their victims. living weapons who some people will never be able to forgive, but who still wake up every day and try to do better than what's expected of them. a sword that uses its blade to cut wheat to make bread for the people who once lived in fear of its arc falling on their heads.
"came back wrong" you could not come back wrong even if you tried. you've changed, beyond recognition, but while my eyes may not know you, my heart still does. i love you.
oh so it's unhealthy and bad to keep my darkest fears and most volatile emotions to myself except for this rock i talk to sometimes. and yet, when i, orym of the air ashari, express one of those negative emotions at liliana temult and my friends--
The pithy answer to this is "I can't redeem Liliana; she has to do it herself" but in all seriousness, either she needs to leave the Ruby Vanguard and begin working against them, despite the risk to herself and without the expectation of forgiveness from Imogen (which, to be clear, I think she will probably grant), or she needs to irreversibly sabotage the efforts to free Predathos from within the Vanguard. It is definitely possible! I do not think she is irredeemable; in fact, that's what makes her so interesting. But she can't just show up when called and be helpful in a way that doesn't blow her cover and look sad while still continuing down the path; she needs to either leave outright and join the opposition, or destroy from within.