I was just thinking how when you tell Minthara you love her, she responds with "I know". I used to think that she just has an unshakable confidence that you love her and she doesn't really need you to tell her cause, well, she knows. But, why does she never say it back?

She will show you she loves you by doing things for you like one shotting your enemies and soloing all the bosses for you. She also will very quickly give you affection when you ask (and she's hella aggressive about it). She will support you in every decision you make (even if she thinks you're making a stupid ass decision). But, why won't she just tell you she loves you?

Cause if she says it out loud, you become a target. That's how it is for Menzoberranzan drow, especially nobles. A drow who admits they love another will quickly find their lover killed as a means to hurt them. That's why they have to use roundabout ways to admitting love to each other without actually saying it. Plus, the word "love" just doesn't really exist in Menzoberranzan and most drow who live there don't know the concept. She refuses to say she loves you cause she's afraid that someone will kill you just to hurt her. And a lot of people (and gods) want to hurt her.

The only time in the game that I can think of where you tell her you love her is the reunion party. A party full of people she feels do not like or trust her. A party that she feels is an excellent opportunity for a poisoning. Minthara is definitely a product of her environment. Now, I don't think she actually thinks your friends would hurt you. But, she kinda just kicks into Noble Party Mode. And Noble Party Mode says: don't eat the foot, don't trust the guests, and don't tell your lover you love them because someone will hear you and do something about it. It's not a surprise that she's very anxious the entire time and wants to leave. (Another example is mentioned in a previous post of mine here where in a Karlach origin, a non romanced Minthara will use very roundabout language to admit she's in love with Karlach but never uses the word love. You can see that here)

And then there's 'alurlssrin', which basically means an unshaken, deep, passionate love. This is a word that belongs to Eilistraee and should be foreign to her, a word that she would be punished socially (or killed) for even knowing if she was still in Menzoberranzan. That is what she feels for you. She also says that she hopes the bond you share with her will last as long as you two live.

She says this before facing Orin, someone she deeply fears. She is going down into the temple terrified that she will never leave. She literally pulls you aside to tell you she loves you in the best way that she can, cause she's afraid that Orin will kill her and she'll never be able to tell you otherwise.

To sum it up, Minthara does love you. She loves you a lot. She loves you deeper and harder than any of the other companions will and with a burning passion. She wants to go where you go, do what you do, see what you see. It never crosses her mind that she'll be doing something in which you're not right fucking there with her. She won't say she loves you, she will never say she loves you, and it's because she does love you. When she follows up with "I know", she's not being arrogant or downplaying what you feel. She's trying to keep you safe.

every time i see this i am so happy

Comic Con Manchester welcomes Emma Gregory, known for projects such as Baldurs Gate III, Angels of Death, Harry Potter: Wizard Unite and many more. Unfortunately I do not live in England

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Mod: Myrkul and Bane Armor and Helmets

And then I would also like to request Minthara from Baldurs Gate 3

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Can I just say that I'm so thankful for you posting so many of the Minthara dialogues and the different options and outcomes? I'm romancing her and I write fanfiction but I don't always have the energy to go open the game and find a save close to the line I want to use, so I just go to your youtube and find it like that (plus, there's some lines she has that I never came across due to making different options, but then I see them in your videos and I'm like wow that's amazing);

So yeah, thank you for exploring all the dialogue and making it available for everyone, you're a life saver!

Thank you very much love you <3 I love your fanfiction so much <3 I love reading it so much every time I get an Archive of Our Own mail from you I'm always happy

I love it when Minthara smiles at the end when she asks where your camp is

Alrighty, I went ahead and uploaded Chapter 4 to my Minthara fic "To Be Free From the Gods". Figured I'd go ahead and get it up now since I might not be able to get to more chapters until much later this week. Please enjoy!

Minthara interaction with the Mimic

Alrighty. After proof reading and editing for the past two days, I have finally posted the first few chapters of my Minthara fanfic. I’m super excited about it. I’ve never been much of a writer, but Baldur’s Gate has given me an inspiration that I never knew I had. I plan for this to be a bit of a long story. I do plan to update somewhat regularly, but I make no promises.

commission for @/AlferaRaisa on twitter

Tonight there will be no voices, no orders, no gods…I belong only to you

My first Tav X Minthara.

I drew Minthara with her hair down this time.

Halsin wants revenge after I destroyed the Grove with Minthara