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None of the elves currently at the Hotel, as they currently are story-wise, are capable of being a leader.
Lin is naive to a fault. It's hammered in repeatedly with multiple characters and her own actions in how she tackles problems she thinks she can solve. If the game ended tomorrow, the elves under Lin's leadership wouldn't grow / change as they are. She'd make an effort, her heart is in the right place, but she lacks any real experience in real world problems to actually solve problems. If someone else has to guide her, she's basically a puppet at that point.
Nia needs something to be angry at. She needs a problem for her to attack and she will throw caution to the wind if it gives her a chance to attack it due to her past tragedies. Could this be focused towards real problems with less baseball bats involved? In the long run potentially, but as she is now? No. We've already had one event where the MC has to chastise her to find a way to solve the problem without it requiring her death. She doesn't value her own life or really those of elven blood. They're better off dead than as a slave is a terrible leadership quality, no matter how drummed up it is in TV.
Slyvia is lazy and short sighted. She had no idea the Queen was trying to isolate her by sending her to a land filled with slavers of her own people or that she was target for the Queen's aggression. She doesn't believe in slavery, obviously, but look how she handles Lin's first encounter: "demand freedom and leave" in a country literally filled with her people as slaves is... what? Lack of foresight / planning / anything. Just what? When Lin expresses an interest in doing something to save elves / speak with the Queen what is her reaction? "Nope". She doesn't want to be a slave, but she doesn't want to put in the work / blood / sweat required to liberate her people. She's a poster child for hiding her head in the sand.
We have at least another year+ of updates before any one of these three would be ready for leadership and honestly I'd prefer Runey didn't bother. I think the elven people, including "our" elves, would be happier and better taken care of with an actual leader being presented and hoisted. For example: the tribal elves chief. It's a stretch, but at least she's working to protect and save her tribe. Now find someone that can be placed at a national level.
Due to the situation, you're looking at co-leaders to realistically help both races. A human who understands and is sympathetic but hard enough to crack down on the baddies and an elf who is patient, experienced and knowledgeable enough to lead their people through very rough times as two people learn to be co-dependent on each other. The closest to this would be Kali's father and step-mother. I know he's flagged as having shady dealings, but he's far closer to the MC in what he does than he is to Cornwell, but maybe we don't know enough about him yet.
The other thing to factor in: if one of our elves has to be a leader, that's one less elf in the harem from a realistic perspective. As amusing as it would be to screw one of 'em before a big meeting, there's enough balance of "silly" and "serious" moments in the story that I don't see this playing out.
Just my two cents on current story growth.
Lin is naive to a fault. It's hammered in repeatedly with multiple characters and her own actions in how she tackles problems she thinks she can solve. If the game ended tomorrow, the elves under Lin's leadership wouldn't grow / change as they are. She'd make an effort, her heart is in the right place, but she lacks any real experience in real world problems to actually solve problems. If someone else has to guide her, she's basically a puppet at that point.
Nia needs something to be angry at. She needs a problem for her to attack and she will throw caution to the wind if it gives her a chance to attack it due to her past tragedies. Could this be focused towards real problems with less baseball bats involved? In the long run potentially, but as she is now? No. We've already had one event where the MC has to chastise her to find a way to solve the problem without it requiring her death. She doesn't value her own life or really those of elven blood. They're better off dead than as a slave is a terrible leadership quality, no matter how drummed up it is in TV.
Slyvia is lazy and short sighted. She had no idea the Queen was trying to isolate her by sending her to a land filled with slavers of her own people or that she was target for the Queen's aggression. She doesn't believe in slavery, obviously, but look how she handles Lin's first encounter: "demand freedom and leave" in a country literally filled with her people as slaves is... what? Lack of foresight / planning / anything. Just what? When Lin expresses an interest in doing something to save elves / speak with the Queen what is her reaction? "Nope". She doesn't want to be a slave, but she doesn't want to put in the work / blood / sweat required to liberate her people. She's a poster child for hiding her head in the sand.
We have at least another year+ of updates before any one of these three would be ready for leadership and honestly I'd prefer Runey didn't bother. I think the elven people, including "our" elves, would be happier and better taken care of with an actual leader being presented and hoisted. For example: the tribal elves chief. It's a stretch, but at least she's working to protect and save her tribe. Now find someone that can be placed at a national level.
Due to the situation, you're looking at co-leaders to realistically help both races. A human who understands and is sympathetic but hard enough to crack down on the baddies and an elf who is patient, experienced and knowledgeable enough to lead their people through very rough times as two people learn to be co-dependent on each other. The closest to this would be Kali's father and step-mother. I know he's flagged as having shady dealings, but he's far closer to the MC in what he does than he is to Cornwell, but maybe we don't know enough about him yet.
The other thing to factor in: if one of our elves has to be a leader, that's one less elf in the harem from a realistic perspective. As amusing as it would be to screw one of 'em before a big meeting, there's enough balance of "silly" and "serious" moments in the story that I don't see this playing out.
Just my two cents on current story growth.
She'd need a few story patches, but she's easily the best candidate if one of the Hotel's elves has to be a leader.As you said, Sylvia has issues, but other people in the game are already showing her very important lessons.
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