Quote Originally Posted by Giantbane View Post
Not to mention that anyone that is in love with the story to the point that they will be mortally wounded by this minor blip in the narrative will have already passed the point where ninja is unlocked. Thus they will never experience this and it will not ruin the story for them. Further mitigating the "damage" that might be caused.
Unless, y'know, they make an alt. Or if they're a new player who loves the story but hasn't gotten far. >_>

Not trying to imply that locking it behind Through the Maelstrom is the only option or anything, just that every path I see from here is going to be annoying to some part of the fan base.