How should one interpret this Fact about Azatas? (Its about Romance)


Pathfinder First Edition General Discussion


There's this one Fact in the Bestiary entry about the Azata that is... a little up for interpretation, and I want to hear your input.

Quote:
...Being quick to seek out feelings of love, joy, and companionship, but rarely feel bound or exclusive to merely one lover regardless of its race.

How one interprets that may have something to do with which part one stresses. For example, there's my Favored reading:

Quote:
...Being quick to seek out feelings of love, joy, and companionship, but rarely feel bound or exclusive to merely one lover regardless of its race.

...where it implies that they can form deep and meaningful love based relationships that last; but they aren't compelled to stick with only one if they happen to form a second lasting bond of love.

Its a rational of "I love you both till the end of time".

However, there's another reading; which the more conservative or cynical may see:

Quote:
...Being quick to seek out feelings of love, joy, and companionship, but rarely feel bound or exclusive to merely one lover regardless of its race.

With this Reading, it puts one in the position that they may be quick to abandon a lover if it causes them too much trouble. I personally doubt that, as it would go against the nature of "beings of pure good and Chaos"... And I wish I could put more emphasis on "good" there.

There may be a third Reading, Let me Check:

Quote:
...Being quick to seek out feelings of love, joy, and companionship, but rarely feel bound or exclusive to merely one lover regardless of its race.

This one is the kind of reading that says, "Yeah, they can have strong feelings of love for you; but they also have those feelings for a lot of those that they get to know."

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So, Which do you guys think is the best interpretation? Or is there another? Or is it a mix of all these interpretations?

(Off-Topic: Also, Why has nobody noticed the General Thread on Robots in Pathfinder?)

Grand Lodge

I don't think you have to have one and only one interpretation for every single azata. What it means that even in the spectrum of chaotic good, you can have a lot of variation within that box.

RPG Superstar 2012 Top 16

They are Chaotic. All of these interpretations apply, depending on the individual.

==Aelryinth


I'd go with the first interpretation myself, though as the others have pointed out, it would probably vary. Actually, I'd say the ones going with the second option are those on the bring of becoming fallen celestials, while options one and three are "normal" Azatas when it comes to that topic.

Shadow Lodge

Aelryinth wrote:

They are Chaotic. All of these interpretations apply, depending on the individual.

==Aelryinth

What he said, one azata may be a serious polygamist, keeping many serious long lasting relationships while the next might cycle through momentary dalliances like a machine gun eats through rounds. Remember all reads are valid so long as you aren't aiming for evil.

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