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the-song-of-avernus · 3 months

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It's fascinating how even though you don't always hear about \ anyone other than Astarion, every origin companion in BG3 has an endgame/epilogue state that is either outright bad for them or at the very least "not as good as they deserve".

Obvious there have been books and 100,000 pages of fic and discourse written about Ascended Astarion. In the moments when he almost acts like his old self, even then it's merely humoring you with a whim.

Mother Superior DJ Shadowheart flat out admits to severe empathy for what Viconia went through, and has fully closed herself off from any sense of attachment or feeling other than Nocturne and Tav. Her continued need to find carve-outs and exceptions and loopholes parallels Viconia's own eventual disagreements with Shar. And as we know, Shar will eventually betray or abandon her if Shadowheart doesn't betray her first. It's the story of every devout Sharran we meet.

Gale, the God is a smug arrogant hubris-ridden asshole that's even mean to Tara in the epilogue. Nearly every single sentiment he expressed about why he wanted the Crown and to ascend is immediately inverted. Of course he's not going to interfere. He's a figure of aspiration. Once he received power himself he immediately forgot and forsook everyone and everything about why he wanted it in the first place. A romanced God Gale is SLIGHTLY more grounded but that's mostly just because you ground him. And if you ascend with him, that ends that.

Lae'zel's return to Vlaakith results in her ascension, which leads to her missing the party and being very dead. The things that Lae'zel claimed to value will never truly be as long as Vlaakith rules, and her not escaping and falling back into her people's death cult robs her of the ability to create a new Gith, a better Gith.

Karlach is dead, or almost as bad, a Mind Flayer. And while most of her initial personality remains, by six months in she's already grown emotionally distant and her personality is clearly and evidently being slowly overridden by the brains of the dying she consumes. She's forsaken the embrace of death for the guise of eternal continuation in her. And even surrounded by the ten people who should mean the most in the world to her, all she mostly thinks about is others' perceptions of her (ala the Emperor) and the fact that she's hungry. Mind Flayer Karlach even notes that she used to think becoming a Mind Flayer would be the worst thing ever, but now she likes it. Shades of the Emperor x1000 and a clear sign that the Karlach we know and love is rapidly becoming a memory.

and then there's Grand Duke Wyll. On the surface, it appears the happiest of the "bad" endings, but pay attention. Note how he discusses wheeling and dealing and making agreements with patriars. (How well has contracts and deals worked out for you in the past?) Oh, and in certain conditions including romance, Wyll will offer you the chance to become a Grand Duke as well - with the others being his father (Ravengard #3) and Florrick (Wyll/Ulder's longest lasting family friend). That's not a government of the people for the people. When the power is tied up by a husband, spouse, his father, and their most trusted advisor, that's the makings of a monarchy or oligarchy. Of the type of patriar power-claim to last for generations, something Wyll himself once mocked. Oh, and if you adopt a child, then you get into the worst part of it all: Wyll's been busy running a city, and oh hey, instead of y'all bringing YOUR FOUR MONTH OLD DAUGHTER with you, hey, she'll be cool being watched by the Ilmater temple for a night right? Sorry, Wyll, were you saying something a few months ago about distant parenting? Yikes.

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kirain · 3 months

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Ilithid Tav: Do you still love me?

Shadowheart: I'm willing to try, but...let's be discrete about it. Maybe put a bag over your head.

Lae'zel: I'm out. Later.

Wyll: Yes, but...let's stuff you in a corner somewhere. I'll visit when I can.

Halsin: ...Let's take it slow.

Karlach: To the hells and back. No, literally. Come to hell with me.

Astarion: Gods you're ugly. Are you even still you? I guess we can try it, but I'd rather be friends.

Minthara: Of course. I'm a freak in the sheets. Now let's go kill something.

Gale: PUBLIC WEDDING! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! NOTHING WILL KEEP US APART!

Art by: Varlfhanred

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #gale of waterdeep #gale dekarios #astarion #lae'zel #karlach #wyll ravengard #halsin #shadowheart #minthara #ilithid #mind flayer

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thedomesticanthropologist · 6 months

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Small brain idea: all companions are player-sexual to make the romances balanced regardless of gender

Medium brain idea: Companions were written specifically to be bi/pan on purpose as part of who they are

UNHINGED HEADCANON: MIND FLAYERS ONLY TARGETED HOT BISEXUALS FOR THEIR TADPOLE INSERTION

#baldurs gate 3 #astarion #bg3 #halsin bg3 #baldurs gate companions #shadowheart #minthara bg3 #gale bg3 #gale dekarios #mind flayer #illithid #wyll ravengard #tav bg3 #bg3 karlach

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enchantdlunatic · 3 months

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unnecessary thread of random bg3 characters if they died as hamsters, part 1

don’t ask me why I made this it came to me in a vision.

#bg3 #bg3 shitpost #baldurs gate shitpost #baldurs gate 3 #astarion ancunin #astarion #gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #shadowheart #karlach #raphael #lord gortash #the emperor #mind flayer #halsin #baldurs gate tav #bg3 memes #baldurs gate meme

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lelalyo · 8 months

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My Tav everytime she's trying to get a good night's sleep and she get rudely awakened by one of the companions

#There is no rest in this camp #I'm convinced the last time Tav slept was on the mind flayer ship #First I get nibbled on by Astarion #Then Mizora tries to jump me by the camp fire #Then Karlach wakes me up to try shoot her shot #Where will it end?#And more importantly who's going to try jump me next?#Lae'zel and Shadowheart have been awfully quiet lately...#Baldur's gate 3 #Astarion #Lae'zel #Shadowheart #Gale of Waterdeep #Wyll Ravengard #Karlach #bg3 tav #Lily plays bg3

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searyyn · 7 months

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The Emperor used the magic word

#Baldur's Gate 3 #Lae'zel #Searyn #bg3 Tav #The Emperor #bg3 spoilers #Karlach #mind flayer #illithid #*Aggressively disapproves*

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wellen-katze · 6 months

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Gale would still marry you, if you were a worm

So much cuteness deserves color lol

Context: gale is pretty much the only companion who wants to straight up marry you, even if you turn yourself into a mind flayer.

Obviously Gale likes people who sacrifice themselves for a greater good (since he would so the same) but maybe the reason why he's so very cool with it is because, he doesn't care much about physical forms as a mage. But still..Gale..it's a mindflayer...please be careful..! Let's just hope they will find a solution for the corruption haha~

no, I don't want to hear stories about your ex

#digital art #fanart #comic #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #comicstrip #baldurs gate #gale #gale of waterdeep #gale dekarios #bg3 gale #shadowheart #karlach #astarion #mind flayer #spoiler #bg3 spoilers

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sangpires · 8 months

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no one:

me: tako mind flayer

#yes i drew the other companions too but im posting this one first because hes cute #standby for laezel karlach wyll and minthara LOL #baldur's gate 3 #mind flayer #the emperor bg3 #art #fanart #animal crossing #chibi

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xxautumnivyxx · 2 months

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Day 4 of Pax East!

What a phenomenal time with this crew. I’m beyond excited to have had this opportunity with Larian Studios beside some very talented and amazing people to play a role as their Official Karlach for Baldur’s Gate 3. Thank you everyone for your support!

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Mindflayer - @/illusion_alchemy (suit build by @/keltoncfx )

Lae’zel - @/yuukingram

Shadowheart - @/manzirae

Astarion - @/JusticeVanCho

Shout out to Larian Studios and the amazing Baldur's Gate 3 team who have been so amazing and so supportive. Cheers!