Unicorn Weapons and Virtue

It makes no sense to me that I need to kill white unicorns for the weapon that benefits good virtue... Shouldnt this be the opposite? I mean I kinda understand... but just seems silly.

 

Do you know what the bonus is for unicorn hair bow strings?

 

I didnt test, but would assume its the same as the spear and daggers....

 

@Sannio
I can see this, but wouldnt the very act of using a weapon made from a dead white unicorn be un virtuous? This sets up a bit of a catch 22 that should make using unicorn weapons bad for everyone. Using a weapon made from a defiled white unicorn is unvirtous but synergize with good virtue... vice versa for dark unicorn weapons

 

Unless maybe I have to take that white unicorn weapon to a living white unicorn and perform a quest to get its blessing to use the weapon . .. @Sannio

 

It's kind of a catch 22 either way they do it though.

 

@Sannio It has been determined (by the dev team) that killing these creatures IS un virtuous.
Unicorns aren't being considered "normal" creatures. They are being considered "sacred/protected" by virtuous characters.

Using the items is a tacit approval of slaying the creatures so their parts could be used to create the items.
This is not usually considered okay if the creature that was slain is considered sacred or protected.

• Drinking a potion made from the blood of a virtuous creature should be un virtuous
• Using an item made from the body of a slain virtuous creature should be un virtuous

For example: Can I have a stuffed bald eagle trophy in my house as long as I didn't break the law by killing the bald eagle myself?
Short answer = no under most circumstances

Using/possessing items made from a "sacred/protected" creature (unicorn/bald eagle) is generally not considered a good act.

I think some sort of quest is really needed to keep players from taking a virtue hit for using these items.

• You need permission/approval from the government to be able to display a stuffed bald eagle.
• You should need permission/approval from the unicorns to be able to use their body parts without taking a virtue hit.

 

Look at tit this way: virtuous avatars can sell their items to unvirtuous avatars and unvirtuous avatars can sell their items to virtuous avatars. Seems like a good addition to the economy.

 

Yep, people would say wearing a jacket made out of dog leather is pretty much awful as killing a dog to get its skin, because its complicit.

The most suspect of the unicorn items is the blood, because you don't get that except through bleeding a unicorn. Although, since hair is replaceable, it might not be as suspect. Nor might the horn be looked at as different than ivory, or antlers, for instance, or rams horns, which don't need to be acquired through killing.

 

How do u kill a unicorn? At lvl 99 and a pure archer, a white unicorn dropped me in 3 hits ….. Don't tell me i'd have to group for them, seems most everything new is not solo friendly...