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Originally Posted by RPG Guy (sorta)  The BG2/ToB protagonist assumed the throne of his god-father but, despite any noble or disciplined intent, could not ultimately resist the true nature of his lineage in the universe. Now a LVL 40+ whatever, this menace must be addressed and while no one has the power or bravery to confront this task,...not even the combined wills of the land's great councils and guilds... your life can have no other meaning.
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Hmm.... interesting idea. Which perhaps means that the protagonist would have to kill her/his own father. This takes on the flavour of Greek mythology, I'm thinking particularly of Zeus overthrowing Cronos (who himself overthrew his father Uranus). And that tale also indicates a vicious cycle....
What would make this intriguing, I think anyway, would be to examine the background of the PC, especially her/his relationship to a father that might have been caring and nurturing on one hand, yet given to fits of violence and bloodlust.
This is quite different from having an amorphous dead god as a father, because there would be a very real relationship and reference point.
The PC would have to wrestle with the choice (duty?) of killing their father while realising all the while that she/he also carries the Bhaal taint. Perhaps in addition to murdering said father the PC, in the end would commit suicide, and maybe somewhere in mid-game (before that thought was fully developed) would decide to never have any children, thus finally ending the lineage.
Sorry... I have a natural tendency toward angst...
