#Baldur's gate

[shivawalkerart]

"....She touched a dagger to my eye, drawing a tear of blood. 'I want this one' she said."

[muffinpoop1]

Happy Valentine's Day to all<3

The print is avaible in InPrnt !

( The decorative ornament is not included )

[avashnea]

Astarion ROFL

[rahuratna]

Sometimes my mother likes to come over, sit and crochet while I play games. She's witnessed key portions of my Astarion romance.

On my new Durge playthrough, Gale is somehow my number one fan and now she wants to know why I "look like a creepy hobo" and also thinks I'm cheating on "Vampire Legolas with Wizard Jesus".

Her words, not mine.

[basha-art]

Shadow❤

Happy Valentine's Day!

[adharaphoenix]

[tealfling]

Wyll appreciation 💯

at the start of the game karlach and astarion are absolutely fucking reeling from being suddenly freed and are in a state of manic joy that would probably seem alien to them like a week ago, while gale has been locked in his depression tower for so long he's almost completely forgotten how to talk to people. shadowheart has not a single fucking clue whats going on because shar keeps slurping up her memories and lae'zel is literally in the midst of her ultimate nightmare scenario and trapped on an alien planet with a bunch of jackasses who have no idea whats happening. so almost everyone has experienced a situational personality shift and isn't quite the person they were a year before you met them. EXCEPT Wyll. Who is just like "this isnt even the weirdest thing thats happened to me this month." my man got scooped up, tadpoled, and slammed back and said "oh well, not gonna ruin my day" and went about his business teaching self defense to children and slaying evil beasts. He didn't even seem confused he literally did not give a shit. no urgency. He's like "I'll put that in my day planner but is gonna have to wait until after i hunt down this demon." When you recruit him there is no sense of "oh man we really gotta help each other because we have the same problem" he just would have said yes because you asked and he's wyll. Or because you told him he could kill mindflayers. He'd be like "sick" and done, no questions asked. Just another Tuesday for the blade.

[bhaal-battle-beer-bard]

🌹💋🌹Tav, will you be my Valentine?🌹💋🌹

Show me your Baldur's Gate Valentines with a screenshot and reblog with their Valentine's kiss today!

A platonic smooch screenshot with a friend is also totally a Go!

I will start with my two love birds Astarion&Saulus:

"Can I live without you? Well, I am glad I don't have to find out. And I will do everything, that I never will."

"Seeing you happy is all I want...and a little bit naked would be nice, of course."

Tag your mutuals if you like to. I am doing a shoutout to:

@nerdalmighty , @andromedaancunin , @goromimii , @aristenfromwarsaw , @pinkberrytea and @anacdoce

[grey-wardens]

[michanvalentine]

One thing I absolutely love about Astarion’s redemption arc is the complexity of his relationship with the figure of the hero.

Astarion is a vampire, a monster, and also a victim (as well as, in a way, a perpetrator, due to his forced obedience to Cazador). He is the first person in desperate need of a hero to save him and the last person suited for the role of a hero.

He prayed to every god for salvation, even for death, and even that was denied to him. He resents heroes and the powerful, and when confronted with the idea that both have a duty to protect the weak, he scornfully responds that no, they’ve done a terrible job—that in 200 years, no one saved him from torture, and that it was the mind flayers, other monsters, who finally freed him. And that, in reality, the powerful only use their strength to bend others to their will and serve their own selfish interests. It’s in this same conversation that Astarion declares his desire to be better than Cazador—stronger, more powerful—though the player likely meant kinder, more noble.

Yet, despite everything he says, despite his disapproval of every heroic action taken in Act 1, Astarion is irreversibly drawn to the figure of the hero. First and foremost, he seeks their protection, though still through the warped lens of his past under Cazador’s cruel talons. Secondly, he is extremely sensitive to kindness, understanding, acceptance—to being treated like a person, just as a true hero would treat him.

And then, this is something I particularly noticed while playing as Karlach—Astarion is fascinated by Wyll, who is, in many ways, the quintessential hero of the party. He even admits that if he had to choose one of them to feed on, it would be Wyll, because he is sweet and righteous, just. Which is a contradiction, because the very traits that draw Astarion to him are the same ones that make him want to drain him dry. Love and hate, all in one.

With this in mind, even the conversation after meeting Aurelia and Leon takes on a deeper meaning. The player sees something in Astarion, but he still refuses to recognize it, to admit it, and rightfully says he can’t be what we see in him—a good person, a righteous, understanding, even heroic figure. And yet, the player sees through him…

And it’s breathtaking when, during the ritual, just before stabbing Cazador, Astarion says those very same words: "You're right. I can be better than him." But this time, he doesn’t mean stronger or more powerful. No, this time, he means it exactly as it was first presented to him and so bitterly rejected. And he means it with all his heart.

And in doing so, in freeing all his siblings and all the poor souls imprisoned there, Astarion commits a truly heroic act. He does for others what he once desperately hoped for himself, what he prayed for—becoming the hero he needed. Because at the same time, he is freeing himself—from his chains, from his narrow worldview that saw everything in terms of power and dominance. For the first time, he is free to live outside of the path that someone else forced upon him.

And that’s exactly why, in my opinion, the next morning, it’s right to tell him that yes, we were the heroes who stood by his side, but we only gave him a push. Because, in the end, he saved himself.

He is the hero he had been waiting for centuries!

And that thought makes my heart race! ❤️

[icephoenixcom]

I have once again contracted the plague (flu) for the second time in as many months. My entire house is pretty much out for the count for the weekend. Hoping I can finish some half-done art but my concentration is in the shitter at the moment...

[northernolddragon]

[blueinkedfrost]

Beautiful artwork of a formally dressed Jaheira.

Jaheira 💚

[kendypun]

Currently offering some couple Baldur's Gate YCH 🫶🏻

Gonna add a Dragon Age batch as well 💖

If you're interested just send me a DM ✨

[hampop]

I'm late for Valentines Day by about an hour :( Full below cut, partial nudity.