Different endings? (aftermath for our characters)

[HowlingCoffee]

Spoilers ahoy! But only about what happens to our characters after the final fight. What Zixzax says.

I've done two playthroughs and I've got two different endings.

One:
Ah, poor saviour the first, whose bids for friendship went so often unanswered! Fortunately for saviour the second, their interests quite diverged. As time and space separated them, saviour the first resorted at last to sending only the occasional pigeon to saviour the second's front door. The pigeons' messages went unread time and again, but saviour the first never stopped hoping.

Two:
Our saviours' adventures together did, quite sadly, cease once they returned to Rivellon. They never did agree on much, and saviour the second soon grew tired of saviour the first's unbidden friendship. The last I heard, saviour the second had become the right-hand knight to a northern king, while saviour the first headed south to find new friendship--and adventure--elsewhere.

On Youtube, I saw an ending different from the ones I've had. That makes three. How many different endings are there, I wonder? What did you get? Are these endings random or are they really dependent on how you play the game?

[/dev/NULL>skydart]

Originally posted by HowlingCoffee:

Are these endings random or are they really dependent on how you play the game?

I am just at the end of Act 1 but noticed several talks, when one hero complimented the other one (e.g. for healing him) or was mad at him (when hit by friendly fire). Then the second hero had several answers to give. I think that might have to do something with the end you'll get.

[Dorok]

I believed there was only two ends, ie separated or together. Im' not sure but I think, I got a third variation. I could check if you want as I have a save.

My variation was more or less they don't like each other and went on separated roads, I don't remember the details. Ha ok I go collect it, but OP should add the third he saw on you tube.

EDIT: So for my first play was the End Two quoted by HowlingCoffee.

But I added an Astarte section during the end because it seems significant about the final end:

Astarte: Within your partner was a unique aspect of your own self- the great self that is all being. You have both looked deeply into the eyes of the other and found an adversery, opposed in matters of conscience and credo. Yet one sought friendship while the other remained unmoved.

And in my replay I'll probably get the same end, because the second character is the Rascal AI, but my main character is more or less the opposed.

[wendigo211]

I'm not sure what influences the ending. I thought it might be characters' reputation, but I traded some attribute points for rep to Moloch and the ending didn't change so I'm not sure what it is, anyway here are my endings:

When our saviours returned to Rivellon, saviour the first still held an inkling of hope that saviour the second might return the affections so grown during their journey. But as they parted ways, saviour the second merely clapped saviour the first on the back and rode away. Some say saviour the first is still locked away in some darkened bedroom listening to a music box of the Wizard Woden's classic ballad 'I'll never forget (that magic feeling)' on repeat.

If you've ever tried to romance a brick wall, you'll know just how saviour the first felt when trying to romance saviour the second! But, perhaps for the best, the two parted ways when they returned to Rivellon. Saviour the first never forgot saviour the second, and would think of their adventures whenever the moon was particularly pearl-shaped or the sunset a special shade of orange. As for saviour the second, saviour the first was forgotten as soon as breakfast came.

[HowlingCoffee]

Thank you all for your replies!

It seems there are multiple endings. I wish we knew for sure if these are affected by the choices we make for our characters. On my next playthrough, I might choose the "loyal" AI which I've never tried and see if I get a different ending again.

@wendigo211: Love the endings you had! Too funny! XD Did you play with a female and a male for your leads? Twice, I've played with two guys. I'm wondering if that's why I always end up with a "friendship" ending. I'm going to do it differently on my next playthrough.

I know it's an inconsequential thing but I do become quite attached to my characters, so I'm a little fixated about what happens to them after their adventure together. I hope more people will post the endings they've had. 8)

@Dorok: The ending I saw on YT was something along the lines of what Wendigo211 had but with greater optimism and promise. There was a hint of a brewing romance as it said, after a time, saviour the second began to return the affectionate glances of saviour the first.

[wendigo211]

Originally posted by HowlingCoffee:

@wendigo211: Love the endings you had! Too funny! XD Did you play with a female and a male for your leads? Twice, I've played with two guys. I'm wondering if that's why I always end up with a "friendship" ending. I'm going to do it differently on my next playthrough.

Yeah, I had one male and one female for both my runs. I might do a third with no magic for the challenge, but I'll wait until there are some UI improvement and loot rebalance mods.