I'm indifferent to Y'shtola. The main thing that annoys me is the way she is pushed as the mascot of the game when it really should just be the 'Derplander' who serves as such. Other than that, the multiple fake deaths are grating but...she doesn't annoy me as much as some of the other Scions. I do, however, think she's pretty hypocritical in regards to her behaviour in the Steppes.

Insulting the proud Xaela doesn't really align with her criticism of Merlwyb for looking down upon the Beast Tribes. Though, as if often the case, the Scions seem to frequently engage in acts that they're eager to judge others for only for it to be excused as perfectly acceptable when they themselves partake of it.

It's why I'm more than a little wary of the supposed shift in a narrative about 'values' since so far, the 'values' embraced in what is meant to be a fictional fantasy setting perfectly aligns with whatever is the safest, most inoffensive option possible. Which is pretty boring to me.