Board Thread:General Grimm Discussion/@comment-24399666-20151107180145/@comment-76.67.125.146-20151107191553

I think that it's more the case that Hexenbiests, by their nature, possess traits that make evil more likely. Spite, suppressed empathy and a self-serving inclination are all trait exhibited by Hexenbiests.

That is not to say all Hexenbiests are automatically evil, just that these particular leanings are present in all of them and that it takes considerable conscious effort to overcome them. This is common to all wesen we have encountered thus far, even the ones who go against their respective grains. Blutbaden are bloodthirsty and predetory, but Monroe has overcome this through his lifestyle choices and willpower. Eisbiebers are pretty cowardly and timid, but Bud has willed himself to do very courageous things in spite of his terror. Elizabeth Lascelles never really showed great concern for anyone outside her blood relations, but she nevertheless proved herself trustworthy. All of these people are who they are in spite of what their natures demand.

Adalind doesn't want remain human because she thinks she is automatically evil when she is a Hexenbiest. She wants to remain human because she recognizes how powerful the impulses are and, unlike Monroe or Bud, she hasn't had a lot of success resisting them.

As for your chagrin at with regards to how humans are portrayed, I think it is unwarranted. If humans have one trait that distinguishes them from wesen, it is the absence of any powerful emotional traits driving them one way or another. This kind of makes the evil humans we encounter (of which there are many) worse than many wesen; some wesen are genuine slaves to their natures, an excuse no human can justifiably use.