


Ethan can choose to remain calm or be defensive. He expresses his disappointment that he wasn't the one to kill them. Lord Whitehill first appears walking into the Forresters' Great Hall, offering his condolences to Ethan Forrester, the Lord at the time, regarding Lord Gregor's death and Rodrik's supposed demise. His uncaringness towards his own family and the Forrester family, his limitlessly ruthless ambitions, and his capabilities of committing horrific actions without any remorse or regrets ultimately make him pure evil by nature, though it is debatable whether he is more or less evil than the likes of truly malicious characters in the franchise, like Ramsay Snow, Walder Frey, and Joffrey Baratheon. However, he shows no remorse for her death, and is unapologetic about killing her family, goading Rodrik Forrester into killing him after he shamelessly brags that his forces will kill her and his family. When the Lady of House Forrester, Elissa Forrester, reveals herself to him in "Iron From Ice", Ludd's demeanour changes from callous, sarcastic, and aggressive to more submissive and sympathetic, suggesting he may be intimidated by Lady Forrester from something in the past or at least has some sense of grace and decorum.

Though he is protective and somewhat caring of his own family and even his own garrison at times, Ludd ultimately does not care about them if they impede his progress or his ascension into power, as when he doesn't seem to notice if his own fourth born son Gryff is dead because of Asher, something that is player determined, though. His ego is inflated even more when he has Ramsay Snow on his side, meaning he can exert as much power as he likes as well as harvest ironwood for his own ambitions. He also has a low opinion of people below him, such as pig farmers, and an unmatched hatred and rivalry of House Forrester. He constantly spits insults remorselessly towards Ethan and the other Forresters, as well as their status as a noble house, and gleefully taunts Rodrik over his injuries, mockingly calling him "Rodrik The Ruined". Ludd Whitehill is at first shown to be a loud and unreasonable hedonist, but he is truly revealed to be a warlord who shows little to no remorse for any of his wrongdoings, hiding behind the claim of time and circumstance forcing his actions, and arguing that any way that isn't his way is untenable.
