Quote Originally Posted by Cleretic View Post
But that all makes sense, it's not really what concerns me about the WoL. I've just noticed over time that the WoL is meaner to complete randoms asking for legitimately-needed help than they are actual despots. Varis, Yotsuyu, Emet-Selch, and even Nidhogg (admittedly in a sidequest) get a weird amount of respect, and it's not even in 'don't burn bridges to potential employers' senses, since they're all either not the type to hire or are well past having any power. I'm pretty sure Gaius also got off pretty easy back when the Praetorium had lines, but I don't know how to check that.
The only instances where I can think of this happening are in very lighthearted joke questlines, like the Namazu beast tribes. Or Hildebrand, but he deserves it. In every other case, the game implies the WoL is almost compulsive in helping anyone who asks for anything.