I didn't mind the coup honestly I even somewhat agreed with her doing it only thing I didn't like about it was her wanting power over the council. I would of loved an option to agree to the coup without her gaining any power. But this game has an insane branching so I can see why that would never be an option.
Then again Cass is my favorite archetype of a character to see in a video game or tv show. Tho fixed Cass is by far my favorite version of her. I'd take coup Cass over Isis any day of the week I don't like Isis at all and to me she isn't that hot compared to most of the other characters haha. Honestly Isis is one of my most disliked characters in the game.
tbh Elin I only find interesting cause of the portal adventures , especially if you are a mage. Honestly I can barley stand to romance Lia on my content save it just doesn't feel right to me I prefer Catalina version of sweet. Lia comes across a bit to childish to me that it puts me off liking her path , as it makes me feel like im taking advantage of her too much. Only reason I tolerate her path is because she is a fun character then again im not that big of a incest fan to begin with lol. Lia is one of the paths I could do without in this game honestly and keep her as a non lewdable character but I understand why she is a LI. It's why I don't touch her on my main saves haha.
Only reason I find Catalina interesting is because her father and her fake hand makes her seem a bit mysterious on top of her sweet and caring nature while feeling like a LI that has a spine and not one that needs the MC. Being a redhead helps but honestly looks not a big deal to me if I like the character.
tbh only reason I would kill or Exile Alana is to be on the safe side a precauntion I mentioned this before but I find her untrust worthy and too dangerous to keep around , even if she comes across as an "Ally" tho im leaning more on exile than kill
My issue with the coup is that I found it stupid, personally. I don't want to replace a council I barely know for one that I definitely don't know about or will ever control. I don't want Cass to have power. I don't want her to make decisions for me. I'm going to be on the throne regardless. Why should I bend to the will of the bitter bug because she feels like the kingdom should be different?
As for the Isis vs Cass thing. Isis wins easily for me. She's my type over Cass. She's much more intelligent, highly dangerous, supports her husband and I find her hot. So that's where we differ. Coup Cass can't even really compare to Isis as well. Isis completely terrifies her, in fact. Rightfully so at that too. Because Isis kills her extremely easy, if you let her do it. Also, Cass whole sob story doesn't move me much.
Now getting into Elin. I actually dislike the portal adventures. They were cool at first but they completely take me out of the game with all of the parallel world jumping. Especially the multiple Elin one. Which went on way too long. And I hate how it turned Mage Elis into her portal buddy. Since that's largely the only thing Mage Elis can do later in the game. Especially compared to the beginning. Beyond the extended visions, Mage is pretty useless. Unless you're into Elin. Also, her jealousy is obnoxious as hell. I'm trying to build a harem and she's somehow the problem with it all. Not my wife. Who let's me fuck whoever I want. Crazy.
The Alaina vs Conrad choice is easy for someone like me. I either let them continue to fight or just let Alaina do what she wants. Why not side with Conrad? Because I don't care to kill him and siding with him is dumb. There's no tangible evidence to be found, because Alaina knows it. Why would I actively help search for something that likely doesn't exist in physical form while antagonizing the character who won't ever reveal it? I don't trust Alaina still, personally. But I do trust that she won't let anything happen to my ascension to the throne. So I choose not to rock the boat until something actually happens. Like with Cass, who actually tries to force Elis to do what she wants.
So yeah, that's where I'm at.