LOOK I JUST REALLY ENJOY THEIR FRIENDSHIP OK?? You can't tell me they wouldn't hang after their respective personal quests (spawn ending ofc)/emotional breakdowns over their own mortality

EDIT: I forgot to watermark these so now more than ever PLEASE don't repost

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HAPPY WYLL WEDNESDAY EVERYONE ⭐

Frog

"𝘎𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘯𝘦𝘥, 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦."⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ~~~⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Karlach and my half-drow wizard. I love them so much.⁣⁣

We made it to the end of Act 2! Is it really a d&d campaign if someone isn't having an emotional breakdown in the middle of a group hug?

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“It’s hard to picture, honestly. That Cazzador could never beat you in a fair fight. Not the Astarion I know”

Karlach you precious angel

I feel the weight of these horns on my head, curling upwards like a mammoth's tusks. I feel these ridges snaking down my neck.

Of all the companion pairings, I hadn’t expected Wyll/Karlach being my favorite but I just love the dynamic

Because obviously you’ve got the whole thing of him wanting to kill her because he thought she was evil and then realized she was also a victim and was willing to be turned into a demon because he wasn’t willing to sacrifice an innocent person for himself, and her then being willing to stand up to the devils who want her dead on his behalf

But I also feel like as far as a relationship dynamic they would be a Prince Charming/damsel thing except they both think they’re the Prince Charming and the other is the damsel

Wyll lamenting how his endlessly kind wife who only wants to live a simple life where she is treated equally kindly was tricked, sold, had her heart replaced with an infernal engine that keeps her trapped in basically hell, and was forced to be the first line of attack for the devil who did this to her. Meanwhile behind him Karlach is looking at a locked metal gate and just decides to open it by bending the bars with her bare hands, melting the iron as she does because she has flames inside of her body

Karlach talking about her poor husband Wyll who gave up a comfortable life as the son of a duke to be entered into a devil’s pact and made into a homeless hero who would always protect people but never really get to exist as his own person outside of his pact and his folk hero perception. Meanwhile Wyll is eldritch blasting a demon in the face behind her with an entirely casual and unbothered look on his face

They fix Karlach to the point where she can leave Avernus and Wyll goes to his family and friends to prepare them for meeting her, telling them that she can be very sensitive and has gone through some rough times and grew up on the streets so she’s going to be more rough around the edges than they’re used to and it would probably upset her to come back home only to be made fun of, so please be kind. And in walks his 7 foot tall wife who is as wide as the door with her big giant muscles, battle ax strapped to her back, slapping Duke Ravengard on the shoulder and asking “How the hell are ya?”

Karlach goes to her old Baldur’s Gate friends and says she wants them to meet her husband but he’s the son of nobility and spent a long time living in that more polished world so he talks very formal and polite and isn’t really used to how they talk and interact so please don’t make fun of him if you think he speaks funny. And in walks the Blade of the Frontiers with a suspicious amount of not quite dried blood on his pants

They both think they’re the “They said no pickles” part of the relationship but actually if they asked for no pickles and were given pickles they would make eye contact with the person who did it while using their biggest two handed weapon to scrape the pickles off onto the floor

fighting for my life out here trying to find some wyll appreciation

one thing I absolutely adore about the bg3 companions is the thematic connections between them. Karlach and Wyll mending fences over a shared history of conscripted violence. Wyll and Shadowheart and Gale coming to terms with who they are instead of who they pretend to be. Karlach and Astarion finally free and revelling in the time they have left. Astarion and Gale recovering from toxic relationships with omnipotent creators. Lae'zel and Shadowheart examining their deepest most sacred beliefs. all of these disparate people are seeking self-determination and freedom but in their own ways on their own paths and you get to come along with them!! what a fantastic collection of stories and characters I love them all so so much

w o m e n

"Hold on - the people I spoke to were paladins, not devils."

The fact that there is no dialogue with Karlach where Tav can suggest that she and Dammon maybe get to know each other a little better is tragic to me.

I want to set up my friend with the sweet tiefling blacksmith. LET ME SET THEM UP.

Lilith didn't even bother to hear his explanation, she was just ready to square up with that lady.

Something really neat in my playthrough which I find non-spoilery is that not only did I get all my companions to care about me, they also seem to immensely care about each other, too. It would be a spoiler to share the specific evidence, but just know that I think I'm managing to get them to become friends