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While I won't comment on your general point and it won't make anyone change his mind, Arabella tried to steal the Idol of Sylvanus, their most sacred item and a key part of a ritual they believe is the only way to save them all from imminent death, so I'd say it's not, for the druid, something "insignificant and meaningless", especially in a world where religion is objectively true. Whether the reaction is an overreaction or not, given the age of the offender, might not change, but the success of Arabella's plan, barring improbable main character involvement to save the druids and thieflings, will result in all of them being dead by goblins.
Also, the druid that decides on the death penalty is obviously a villain scheming with the Shadow Druids and you can expose him as such, which is kind of evidenced by her behaviour in this scene.
Ironically, I find it difficult to side with druids as a good playthrough because of this scene and the fact that the Druids fail to react to it strongly.
I mean, who is more guilty, a child, clearly under the age where they could understand what death is or permanent consequences or even really right and wrong, or an adult who psychotically murders a bunch of a children for stealing a genuinely insignificant and meaningless amount from him? I'm going go with the latter by... oooh... infinity? There's no "suicide by PC" for a bunch of 8-10 year olds. There's only child-murder by a psychopath who could have pressed the non-lethal button at any moment!
While I won't comment on your general point and it won't make anyone change his mind, Arabella tried to steal the Idol of Sylvanus, their most sacred item and a key part of a ritual they believe is the only way to save them all from imminent death, so I'd say it's not, for the druid, something "insignificant and meaningless", especially in a world where religion is objectively true. Whether the reaction is an overreaction or not, given the age of the offender, might not change, but the success of Arabella's plan, barring improbable main character involvement to save the druids and thieflings, will result in all of them being dead by goblins.
Also, the druid that decides on the death penalty is obviously a villain scheming with the Shadow Druids and you can expose him as such, which is kind of evidenced by her behaviour in this scene.
Ironically, I find it difficult to side with druids as a good playthrough because of this scene and the fact that the Druids fail to react to it strongly.
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