sorry for taking a while o/ my attention was being taken up by a lot of things lately.

i definitely dont shy away from antagonistic interaction if there's somewhere else we can steer their cr to eventually, but i think from what you've suggested 1 and 3 appeal to me to most (because 1 gives me nice dragonfucker vibes). i may also incorportate some reincarnation, since i'm real attached to the idea of ysayle learning what she used to do bit by bit over time-- and maybe changing into shiva at some point? maybe