#...but also some BG3 stuff

[maaagpie]

i have been DEEP in jayvik hell and i couldn't get this idea out of my head

jayce just has the face for this kind of thing, you know?

[swordmaid]

🦋 oathbreaker shri’iia

[tee-dohrnii]

Thank you kiss

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Not sure if canon, but wanted to draw Stelle giving Gale a kiss on the cheek as thanks before they were even a couple - it was super effective! Gale is now paralyzed!

[iicaru2]

gale is just like me in the sense that he’s a chronic yapper who loves deeply and has a somewhat unreliable moral compass and some kind of poorly concealed god complex but also because at the first minor inconvenience he can and will threaten to kill himself

[kawareo]

New Chapter of Godsbound is out!

Tumbling in the grass with your best buddy whom you do not remember, but who also doesn't remember you the way that you are :D

[celeborne]

some facts about astarion that i find very cute/meaningful :)

i wanted to share this so more people can learn about him and appreciate who he is deep down, behind the mask he wears. before cazador turned him, he was just like any other person; he had hobbies, passions and emotions. those things are still there, but they’re just hidden amidst all the darkness. he was so young when he first turned that he barely had a chance to enjoy life or figure himself out. so many people miss out on the complexity of his character due to only focusing on his physical appearance or labelling him as a cruel villain, but in order to see that he’s so much more than that and he’s capable of growing as a person, all you need to do is show him a bit of love!

- he loves embroidery and poetry

- he approves when you pet the owlbear cub because most people view it as a monster (the same way people have always viewed him). it’s like he finds comfort in the fact that you can love and care for something that most people are afraid of, and it gives him hope that you may feel the same way about him too

- if you put a flower on his grave, he smiles and says "cute"

- he comes up to you in camp just to thank you and tell you how grateful he is that you allowed him to make his own decision (after you defend him and don't force him to drink the drow's blood) because he is so used to being told what to do and he was forced to use his body for so many years

- in that same scene, he will hold your hand whether you choose to stay in a romance with him or be friends instead, because he loves and appreciates you no matter what, and any sort of relationship with you is so important and meaningful to him

- if you try to romance karlach and astarion at the same time, he tells you to choose karlach over him, even if he loves you and it hurts him to do so, because he can see that karlach loves you too. he says that normally an arrangement would work for him, but after everything karlach has been through and how fragile her heart is already, he doesn’t want to get in the way or see her hurt

- if you try to romance halsin and astarion at the same time, he just wants you to do what makes you happy, even though you can tell it hurts him if you choose halsin. he’s also worried that you’re unhappy because he hasn’t slept with you (he should never have to worry about that ☹️), so he doesn’t want to stop you from enjoying yourself. in this situation and the one with karlach, you can see that there are moments where he puts others before himself and thinks about their feelings more than his own

- if you’re playing as the dark urge and you’re trying to resist it, he is so incredibly comforting and tries to give you strength and encouragement. one of my favourite astarion lines is this: “you’re not alone in this, none of us are.”

some more lines that i love:

“i don’t hate you. because this is not you. but whatever it is, you’ll get through it. and i’ll be here to make sure you do.”

“whatever it is that’s controlling you, we can fight it. i know that better than anyone.”

“this thing won’t have you. it won’t win.”

“easy now, darling. you’ve got this. and i’ve got you.”

- when you try to break up with him because you’re transforming into a mindflayer and you tell him you’re becoming something horrible, he gets so upset that you would even think that way and tells you that you’re wonderful and he doesn’t care about what you look like. then he says he would get more stares walking down a street than you to try and make you feel better

- if you love and care for him and remind him that there is still good out there, he genuinely wants to grow, be a better person and break the cycle of power and terror that started centuries ago

- he approves when you help people that are considered outcasts or "freaks" because he has felt that way too

- he risked his life and got punished for letting a man go instead of luring him back to cazador because it’s implied he cared about him in some way and he couldn't hurt him (not entirely sure about this one, this is just how i interpreted it based on his voice and mannerisms when he was talking about him)

- he approves when you give an orphaned child food (act 3)

- he becomes vulnerable, honest and more gentle with you once you start treating him like a person, because for the first time in his life, he actually feels safe with someone

- he's extremely insecure despite the mask he wears at the beginning of the game and he doesn't believe he is capable of being genuinely loved for who he is as a person. when you get close to him and tell him you care for him and give him a hug, he is taken aback at first, but then he believes you and hugs you back. also, when you're playing as the dark urge, you get this line: "you like him for more than his looks, but he will never believe that." this is proof that astarion is so used to being reduced to his physical appearance after what he was forced to do for so many years, and he thinks that's the only reason why people like him. he struggles with intimacy and forming strong emotional bonds, so that's why it makes your relationship with him even more meaningful when he realises that you truly do love him for who he is, not just for his looks and body

- when the drow you met at moonrise shows up in act 3 and tries to make you drink something, astarion tells you to say no, because the only thing she's offering is pain and he doesn't want to see you hurt

- if you romance him, stop him from doing the ritual and help him defeat cazador, he tells you that you are the only person he's ever truly cared for

- if you defeat cazador without him and tell him you just wanted to protect him, he gets upset at first because you left him behind without telling him and he wanted to take revenge himself, but then he becomes understanding and says “maybe this is what’s best? the kind of power that ritual offered could ruin a person. even me.” this shows how much he’s grown and matured as a person and he’s aware of the consequences of too much power. the scene also ends with him telling you that he’s grateful for something that you did to help him (again).

- he becomes more self-aware, straightforward and honest over time and he doesn’t pretend like he’s perfect. he tells you that you were by his side through all the bloodlust and pain and misery, despite all of his flaws and mistakes. you remained patient with him and trusted him even though it was an objectively stupid thing to do, but he is so grateful for it because you believed he could become a better person (and he did)

- this is sad but he remembers some of the names of the people he had to lure back to cazador and even the memories he shared with them. you can see this during the scene with sebastian, and it’s clear that he actually cared about him (not sure how many situations were like this, but there was definitely more than one)

- if you say “i’m sorry we couldn’t save the other vampire spawn”, he says:

“we could have tried. we could have given them the same chance i had. i was able to go out into the world and make better choices. to go against my nature and become more than a blood-sucking monster. maybe they would have done the same. or maybe not - but did we have the right to take that choice away from them?”

this scene shows how much astarion has grown and how compassionate and empathetic he can be towards others. he understood what it felt like to have his own freedom taken away while cazador made all his decisions for him, so he didn’t want to put the other vampire spawn through that too (especially because he still feels so guilty for luring them there in the first place)

- if you romance him and he stays as a vampire spawn and you choose to help him look for a cure so he can stand in the sun again, this is revealed during the epilogue scene:

“one night, he tells you that these last six months of happy memories are the counterweight to two hundred years of misery.”

he’s finally truly happy and free, and the short time he’s spent with you is already so incredibly powerful and important to him. being with you has positively impacted his life in such a massive way that it makes all those centuries of pain and misery feel so much smaller

- another sweet line from astarion during the epilogue scene after he tells you to go catch up with your other friends and see how they’re doing:

“i’ll be here when you’re ready. i’ll always be here, my love.”

THE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH 😭🫶🏼 he’s become so kind, loving, respectful, genuine and sincere. i’m so proud of him 🥹

[a2zillustration]

Does croissant and gale get married in your story?

It's certainly something they plan to do!

But not just yet.

🥐 Croissant Adventures Masterpost 🥐

[catsharky]

I've never posted anything about these 3 on here, but I recently got struck by the urge to draw some longstanding OCs of mine. Nell (human), Fallstreak (alien), and Bas (robot)

Nell is actually who Ember was based on, which is why they look so similar if anyone's curious

[typophobiaart]

Durge fanart because. Nsnbbsbsjshshsjsjendjsh

[tcustodisart]

Bunch of various doodles from Twitter.

[lazylittledragon]

some of the new prints i'm taking to megacon at the end of the month!!

(psst my gorgeous patr0ns got to peep the whole in progress set)

[beecreeper]

I know that @bharv mentioning they wanted smut for their birthday was mostly a joke but... 👀

This is based on their fic Control which you all should *absolutely* go read and then also read all of their other fic

Hearts version and link to full under the cut!

Heart-less version here

[lunarharp]

played dragon age 2...just simple scribbles

[andrewknightley]

in inquisition the fact that some templars and mages are just attacking people at random in the hinterlands makes sense actually.

Mages have been trapped forever in towers without survival skills, and there is a lot of talks of "the templars and walls protected us from the mobs that would want us dead". It wouldnt be weird to think that after all the imprisoment and the abuses and thinking most people see them as dangerous monsters that they will just attack whoever gets closed to them out of survival.

Meanwhile if templars had been cut out of the lyrium supply they apparently get paranoid and suffer hallucinations, so it would also make sense that they would attack anyone close to them.

The thing is that those 2 options could be solved with some diplomacy, but videogames "need" the "dont think too much about the mob of enemies we kill" so is just "oooh both sides are evil and crazy!!!!"

[carryoncastiel]

Wyll's (updated) reaction to licking some rotten spider meat 👌

[riddlerosehearts]

🌠 Elenion Silverdew | Half-Elf Bard | Entertainer

I think I should finally give my very first tav a proper introduction, so here's a character sheet I made for him using a template by arcandoria! I'm also going to ramble about their backstory and personality below the cut.

Elenion was born in Baldur's Gate to an Elven mother, Vairina—an astronomer who taught him everything she knew about the stars and the night sky—and a human father, Eldric, a glamorous, larger-than-life bard who gave him his love of music and stories. Together, they instilled in him a deep love for learning and exploration. As a kid he spent his days practicing the lute, writing songs and poems, and reading every book on history, anthropology, and folklore that caught his eye.

Elenion was always a shy and anxious kid, who was torn between their many passions and unsure of what they wanted to do with their life. His parents always promised that as long as he was happy, they'd be proud of him no matter what path he chose. But when he was 17, fate made the choice for him. During a small, private concert he and his father Eldric put on together, a faulty stage prop—a decorative torch which Elenion had tried to enhance with a flashy fire spell—malfunctioned and erupted in flames. Elenion froze up in shock. His father threw himself in front of him, shielding him from the blast and ultimately dying to save his son.

From that moment on, Elenion blamed themself for their father's death, even though nobody else really did. Out of guilt and grief, they vowed to carry on Eldric Silverdew's legacy, no matter the cost. Now they tour and travel constantly, drifting from city to city, learning the songs, stories, and folktales of every culture they encounter as they perform, and never staying in any one place for too long.

They also started performing in a different way after their father's death—always wearing a mask of charm and confidence to hide the anxious, bookish kid underneath, who's terrified that they'll never live up to their father's brilliance. He comes off as effortlessly social, easy to talk to, and always curious about other people's lives. But most never notice how carefully he steers every conversation away from himself—never revealing too much, never letting anyone get too close.

When the nautiloid appeared, Elenion was on tour, heading to the next stop on his concert schedule. He'd decided to stop and take a walk in the nearby woods—just a quiet moment to clear his head before moving on. Truth be told, while they love traveling to different places and meeting new people, they find little joy in constantly being in the spotlight and would much rather live a quieter, simpler life. Not that he'd ever admit that to anyone, of course! Not when the world expects him to be a shining star!

...So, yeah, that's Elenion! He's creative and passionate and kindhearted, but has a bit of a mysterious air around him due to the walls he puts up. They're a deeply insecure perfectionist who's gotten great at hiding that behind a facade. They don't trust easily, but when they do let someone in they're incredibly loyal. He just hopes none of his companions will see underneath his mask and realize how much of a mess he really is.

Other random facts that I thought would be fun to share:

His birthday is February 20th, or in Faerun's calendar the 20th of Alturiak, The Claw of Winter.

He's trans and is confident in almost nothing about himself except his appearance. He loves how he looks and is comedically vain about it.

They love to collect little artifacts and souvenirs from every place they visit.

He used to be very close with his mother but distanced himself out of guilt after his father's death. By the time the game starts they haven't seen her in years.

They're normally very cautious but sometimes allow their desire for historical knowledge and artistic inspiration to override common sense.

They constantly fill up journals with a chaotic mix of song lyrics, research notes, and random personal thoughts.

He loves playing music and telling stories in smaller, more intimate settings. He does NOT enjoy the pressure of performing for massive crowds, but he does his best to smile through it anyway!

They love to stargaze, so they carry a small portable telescope with them everywhere.

He always keeps his father's old songbook by his side as well.

He hates Volo with the passion of a thousand suns but he's too polite to let that show in front of him.