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bhaalsdeepbat · 3 months

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Astarion refers to the other spawn he intends to create as his children and I personally HC it more like his consort spawn eventually plays the role of brood mother to whoever the favored "children" are for eternity. like they recreate a fucked up family unit. romanced player and the children have to compete for scraps while he spoils whoever his romance partner is. and the cruelty of it is that Astarion's consort has all the gifts to be in the sun, but Astarion now wants an eternal night for all of the children he intends to make (and force to live in the shadows).

#bat rambles #and like thats so poetic right?#he will burn down the world and make it so there ISNT anyone else beside Tav/Durge/Romance Partner in the world #just cattle and children cloaked in neverending darkness #also when i say poetic the entire thing is a tragedy #like it's so tragic to give tav/durge/his romance partner that gift to retain that part of their humanity #then make the world hospitable to normal spawn #i am team AA still remembers the budding love he felt but #it's a ghost of a memory and he thinks he's above all that now #but he will pretend to show love in small doses #just enough to keep them wanting more and keep them under his thumb #and the memory of what he felt corrupts with him as he shifts closer and closer to evil alignment and he becomes more and more possessive #and he does spoil tav/durge bc they'll always be his favorite #but it's more like they were the first pet and will always be the most beloved #but he does have other pets he is fond of but like #and like that love he felt for tav/durge made him feel too vulnerable so he has to make them feel so small #as small as he felt when he was cowering behind them #bc he won't ever let himself feel that small or let his edges feel that dulled again #it's about the corruption of the feeling for me #you sacrifice 7007 people to suffer in the hells for eternity #you're not gonna get off scott free #and i think the corruption of the love he feels - the love he used to manipulate tav/durge into helping him ascend - is like #just a tragic & poetic price to pay #bc it wasn't even inevitable bc he could have just ascended and not paid any price #but tav/durge/whoever was supposed to be his pillar and keep him grounded when he is tempted by his vampiric nature #bg3 headcanons #bg3 #astarion #ascended astarion

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