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    CutScene, "Shot Through the Heart" -- Text -- Hyllfyr's Inconsistent Characterization

    When the player is progressing through the "Shot Through the Heart" sidequest and observes a cut scene involving Hyllfyr and Merlwyb, the following text appears from Hyllfyr:

    "
    Hyllfyr: ...None at all.
    Me ships are yours. May ye lead 'em
    t' glory.
    "

    Hyllfyr is characterized as a rough-speaking pirate, and so his usage of "yours" seems inconsistent.

    Please consider addressing this issue by replacing "yours" with "yers".

    The corrected text would read as follows:

    "
    Hyllfyr: ...None at all.
    Me ships are yers. May ye lead 'em
    t' glory.
    "

    Steps to Reproduce:
    1) Start the game...
    2) Progress through the "Shot Through the Heart" sidequest until viewing the cut scene with Hyllfyr.
    3) Observe the text that appears.
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    By the by, this was a really fun sidequest. Seeing new cut scenes like these is absolutely fantastic! Send more!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mermentia View Post
    Please consider addressing this issue by replacing "yours" with "yers".
    This is just one of the limitations of text, I suppose. Even though the hard "yours" sound works fine in this sentence, it certainly looks like a bug within the characterization, which may give readers reason to pause, reread, etc.

    As elsewhere, I'm going with your suggestion for simplicity's sake. The change will go live in 1.19. Thanks, Merm.
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    Does making every word this character utters as "pirate-y" as possible help sell the fact that he is a pirate? I'd argue that it makes the character seem more contrived. Unless you're going for straight comedy, a little restraint goes a long way when representing someone's accent or dialect.
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