Back in 2003 I had a cloud druid who was empowered by water, literally. My roleplay was that water should be free as nature intended it, and not trapped inside water containers and the like. I loved the character and actually got quite a few people to start drinking milk as opposed to water if they needed to contain something (some people tried fooling me by filling milk bottles with water, but I knew anyhow).

The point is, other than the empowerment I never got any further imm action, until one day at level 49 or so and I was grouped with a lich (because in my point of view, he wasn't betraying water or trapping it) and we were leveling in the ruins of the deep. The water started boiling and telling me to basically hate the lich and vis versa on his end.

At the time, I had such a sour taste in my mouth... mainly because the RP came out of nowhere all of a sudden without much explanation and I felt the same way you did. Forced to conform to some new thought-line that I didn't accept or want to accept.

However, looking back now, I feel stupid that I didn't evolve the character with the roleplay... that maybe water didn't like the lich because it didn't feel needed, thus making the lich an abomination (go figure). Where even if water didn't want to be trapped, it still wished to be used, etc. I missed the opportunity.

So in regards to that, and your own story... I find it odd that you play this game with the intent of keeping your character intact the way you see it from level 1 to level 51. We are suppose to adapt and evolve our characters, whether by mortal relationships or the gods we follow. Bit of a ramble, but in addendum, let yourself be pushed outside the box... especially if it might garner a better relationship with mortals and immortals alike.

EXB