#ASTARION .

[heheheku]

Yeaaahh twilight reference (again)

while I was drawing I was specifically thinking about this dynamic of A!Astarion and professor Gale. They are so cringe I love them

[feyspeaker]

Snow Prince Astarion join my print club for this exclusive print + a Gale mini print!

[dmbakura]

this is act 1 Vstarion to me

[ohsayit]

I am hearing things. Omfg🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

writing dialogue for Astarion in like a normal text editor is very difficult actually because it feels like all his dialogue should be created with WordArt

[shimiyass]

Happy belated new year, guys😭

[rekin-art]

I'm still having some issues with the artblock, but I keep experimenting with styles to try new things :D. I made a few sketches of various Baldur's Gate 3 characters for possible future stickers or keychains and I'm pretty happy with the result!

[tavplum]

I just finished Wyll’s romance in my Astarion origin run. All I have to say is that Astarion is about to make his father-in-law’s life a living hell 🙂‍↕️

From the acorn proposal scene!

[meanbossart]

Astarion isn't smart like Gale but he is one of the most actually insightful companions. He does the most consideration of motive. He may not be able to put together a plan but all of your own plans will be better after taking what he has to observe into consideration.

I appreciate your characterization of Astarion. It always feels like the right ratios of still a bastard and discovering he has a heart. But that also sounds like DU Drow too lol.

I don't know why but you saying it doesn't matter to Astarion what you look like, he wants you, helped me to cement his affection towards my shorty Tav.

I agree. I think what compels me about Astarion's breed of smarts is that while he may not be bookish, extremely empathetic, or have some sort of special interest or penchant, he continually catches himself on his own and frequent mistakes and shows an understanding about people that reflects his age and experience. This is my favorite kind of "smarts", I guess.

When he fucks up, he owns up to it instead of doubling down, even if he's clearly displeased about it; when he has an outburst, he brings himself down with or without your help; when you, especially as a romanced companion, expresses distress, insecurity, or fear, he always responds with a disarming level of earnestness. He always acknowledges your feelings and does his best to be upfront about his own, often unprompted, and he does it calmly and with a surprising level of maturity that, once again, feels fitting to a man of his age. A worse writer would have made these displays feel completely jarring, but in his case they are subtle enough that it works. It of course helps that he is never forced through a hero's journey and remains rough around the edges; his development doesn't hinge on being a better person, it hinges on being a person at all, after all.

I've said it time and time again: Astarion is a nice to the date, rude to the waiter type of character. An asshole, but not an idiot - I think that, sometimes, people want to go with the Idiot perception because they don't want to acknowledge the Asshole - that's okay, but not the fun option for me, personally!

[alivedean]

Slap the hand.

[nw39]

*cracking up laughing*

Lmao keep it together, Gale

[timo-0126]

jealous cat

[moonlightphos]

these fucking things

[hell-alka]

Many have written about how Karlach throws Astarion, well… Don't worry, no Astarions were harmed! But I can't say the same about Gortash…

[that-annoying-raven]

Literally EVERY SINGLE GODDAMN BG3 CHARACTER

and if i say something

[blorbopolis]

im cooking