#meanwhile tadpoled minsc is fighting bhaalists bc Levi ordered him to

[maegalkarven]

Thinking of Ravengard Ward AU where things proceed to the point of the events of the game with several results:

Levi, convinced by Gortash fighting off Bhaal is only possible with the Crown of Karsus and growing desperate with every day (as Bhaal pushes to control him with growing force), ventures into Mephistar to steal it from Mephistopheles.

While he is gone Ravengard goes to Elturel and, as Elturel falls to Avernus, descends there too. Duke's second son Wyll, an aspiring ranger, ventures into Hells alongside with counselor Florrick in a quest to find Ulder Ravengard. Levi returns from Mephistar to find all of his family gone. He wants to rush after them to Avernus, but Bhaal's hold on him is getting worse with everyday, and he's running out of time. He hopes his brother and Florrick know what they're doing.

With Ravengard missing and Florrick out of the city, Enver Gortash conspires to have proclaim the duke dead, making Leviathan Ravengard his heir and successor.

The Absolute Plan is set into motion, with only one god (Myrkul) involved. Levi and Gortash are forced to work with Ketheric bc the illithid colony is literally Under His House. Levi plans to betray the man and clean the shadow-cursed lands because this is what Jaheira and the harpers would have wanted. He when plans to use the newly gained with Absolute power to destroy Bhaal, Bane and Myrkul in one go. Gortash plans to obtain the power alike gods without any restrictions gods are forced under.

The first illithid-infected people start to appear. Jaheira and Minsc go to investigate, Minsc gets infected. Levi plans to use him as a leverage against Jaheira and Wyll if (then) they will disagree with his plans.

The incoming wedding of Duke Leviathan Ravengard and Lord Enver Gortash is announced. Lord Gortash is then going to be proclaimed the first Archduke of Baldur's Gate, with his husband's full support.

Wyll and Florrick meet Karlach and team up with her. Wyll is horrified to find out the guy who is dating his older brother sold Karlach to the deviless. Together they find Duke Ravengard and hijack the nautiloid.

The following (with all the in-game steps) events are:

Wyll and the team (Wyll is the leader) reach BG just in time to be informed of the passed wedding and the incoming inauguration of Lord Gortash.

They are horrified what has happened to the city in their absence. Ravengard, Wyll and Jaheira try to talk sense into Levi, Levi argues back what none of them know what it's like to have the God of Murder in their head all the time. What Bhaal was showing him more things these days, what he knows his destiny - he is a pureblood bhaalspawn, made out of Bhaal's dead flesh, he is destined to destroy the world. He is trying to convince them this is the only way he can do it, what this way he can destroy all gods for good, his Father included. What with the power the stones and Absolute gives them, he and Gortash can become new gods, can change the very rules of the universe - and wouldn't it be great?

The huge argument follows and Levi storms out, angry.

The next time they see him is at the inauguration, when, instead of proclaiming Gorash the new Archduke, Levi murders everyone but Gortash (who by this point is used to his husband's murder sprees and is successfully defended by Steel Watch) in the Hall.

Wyll and co walk into the Hall, expecting confrontation, but finding Levi in a pool of blood as Gortash tries to make him come out of the stupor.

Levi raises a desperate gaze at his brother and says: "Don't you see? It's getting worse. Bhaal is so angry. This is the only way. Why can't you see? Why no one but Enver can see it?!"

#dark urge: levi #ravengard ward au #durgetash #i love how this au in some ways is better #but in some ways is even worse #Levi is one of the Big Bad #his main motivation is getting free from Bhaal and not killing Ulder Wyll Florrick Jaheira Minsc and Gortash #everyone else can burn in hell for all he cares about #Enver Gortash is living his best life manipulating and malewifing his way into very questionable not exactly godhood #his husband growing more apeshit with everyday is unexpectedly upsetting tho #and ketheric died too early it freed brain from the part of the command #he KNEW they shouldn't have involved him at all #they could've done it just the two of them #he eventually plans to venture into mephisto's vault again but at this point he frantically researches all the way they can erase bhaal #from the existence bc fuck this levi is HIS. No gods are allowed between them #at some point levi stopped being a ladder to greatness and become important and gortash missed when this moment was #meanwhile tadpoled minsc is fighting bhaalists bc Levi ordered him to #Levi is like “you're a known enemy of Bhaal. Let's put it to good use” #he legit sent poor minsc to find a way to the temple of bhaal and find a way inside #also Orin is getting apeshit around the city too just for the sake of it and bc dad said so #Levi doesn't like it but he knows confronting his sister and killing her will make him into Abdel 2.0. #meaning either he will die in the fight or Bhaal will turn him into his meat puppet when Orin drops dead #so he'll send jaheira and co after her trail of dead bodies too #Karlach: Gortash is Evil! #Wyll and Ravengard: yeah we know. He is married to our Levi tho. #Karlach: 'your Levi' just killed everyone in this room but the only man I actually want to see dead! #Jaheira: it it's of any conciliation he doesn't look happy about it. Neither does Gortash