#Dead Alfira

[flutteras]

The Dark Urge and "No Longer You" from Epic the Musical fit so well together.

Inspired by @sledgehammer-to-a-discoball's post

[ragingtempests]

so did anyone else totally botch the battle at last light inn when that winged creep comes for isobel and have to reload bc you saw alfira, barcus, and rolan dead??? and you just have a moment of, “oh no! all my blorbos!!!”

[dungeonsandschezos]

^^^ and so Sig had cursed himself and Schezo to a long, long friendship :)

-Tav Sig

[cannibalisticskittles]

i've just read more about what happens if you side with the goblins and raid the grove and

[tamajam]

you guys don't GET how many thoughts I have about kar'niss

[ideologyofone]

When I get to act 3 and my Tav has the slayer form, Shadowheart’s hair is still black, and Wyll doesn’t have horns

[revvethasmythh]

I fully forgor about like three different additional quests I was supposed to do while infiltrating moonrise, and I dicked around for so long everywhere else in act 2 that I just ran the entire gauntlet of shar before even thinking of heading there. which, incidentally, changed the quest from "infiltrate" moonrise tower to "assault" moonrise tower (exciting for me! I did not want to infiltrate!)

so I get into the tower and I start getting quest updates such as: "Rescue Wulbren: Quest Completed!" I was like oh! yeah! I guess storming the tower probably would resolve that! hope he's doing well. I'll catch up with him after

me, an hour later when I open the quest log to see that it says: "Quest completed! Wulbren is DEAD"

like

[vanoefucks]

part of me wants to go full evil for nalfein but like....i CANT kill the teiflings....my kids....

[swordmaid]

tav shri’iia is THE canon for me obvi but I also really like the idea of tav wren with yves still being part of the dead three as bhaal’s chosen. the thing with wren is that he was yves’ childhood friend who was pursuing his bard career and severely flopping. one night when he was supposed to escort yves home from the graveyard he chose to perform in some tavern instead, and that night is when the bhaalists came and killed her. for him, one of his closest friends just went missing the night he was supposed to look after her, and when she returns 2 weeks later all beaten up and bloody with no memory of herself ofc he felt guilty….! and he couldn’t even bear to look at her because it’s all his fault u know … if only he didn’t ditched her maybe this wouldn’t have happened so one night he just decides to leave bc he couldn’t take it anymore. it’s always been his dream to be a travelling bard anyway and maybe his career will pick up in some other city than baldur’s gate, so he leaves her and his home and sets out to salvage what he can of his career. and in the most part he was mildly successful. he also ends up making a pact with some fae and they help with his bard career too lol but the guilt of yves is still in his mind- he just got better at ignoring it.

SO. imagine his surprise when he gets tadpoled and goes to moonrise to find a cure and he sees his friend - the girl that’s been haunting his dreams and the source of his guilt and shame - a part of the evil cult that’s been enslaving people with parasites. and now he’s meant to kill her? but how could he when he’s the one who left her behind and maybe it’s his fault that she turned out like this … but anyway I love the idea of wren being like noooo that’s NOT yves she would never do that!! and they’re just like girl ur delusional ur friend is literally chopping people up forcing us to find the parts like some treasure hunt

[thisisnotacampaign]

Darkling: Ah, don’t you just love the smell of death in the morning?

Alisdair: ?? No??

Darkling, hurriedly kicking dirt over Alfira’s body: yeah me neither

[4giorno]

I TRIGGERED THE MIRROR SCENE

[the-consequence-of-imagination]

Alfira, my love <3

[bhaalswn-arch]

is anyone going to tell lakrissa or should i?

[lixbf]

so i tried knocking out alfira so my dark urge doesnt yknow murder her at night and then long resting so that other bard aooears like. maybe 6 times in a row??? and only then did i find out you gotta meet kagha first so i guess im gonna go back to the save i conveniently made right before knocking her out for the first time fjdvcjdvcb

[deathswcrn]

"A problem?" She asked, letting the charcoal fall from her fingers. Great. Was this her life now? A series of problems that would give her not a moment of rest? Was she due to die a gibbering fool, too exhasted and stressed to string a sentence together, much less liberate them from their tadpoles? What an unpleasant death, Breina thought.

Astarion's news brought her mood back to reality. A monster hunter. Ah. Yes - should they catch wind of Astarion, that would be the end of his vampire spawn secret, and the end of his secret meant the end of her murderous little secret too. Unfortunately for her, Astarion had every right to drag her into this mess. A shame - she rather liked the idea of collapsing into a heap until Karlach and the others returned from the swamps.

"No rest for the wicked, I guess," she kvetched, knowing that her lack of sleep and all the heavy lifting was going to come back to bite her later. Nevertheless, Breina was no oathbreaker, and she promised him she'd help. She turned to Lae'zel, lying through her teeth, pretending she wasn't more eager to crawl into her bedroll than go monster hunter slaying. "Stay put, would you? Astarion's gettin' jumpy about somethin' nearby and I'm gonna prove to him it's nothin'."

Lae'zel muttered something in githyanki that Breina didn't understand, but her supposed lassez-faire attitude towards Astarion's hunter had the intended affect - the githyanki had no desire to traipse after them and uncover their secret when there was no real expectation of the danger panning out. She gestured for him to lead the way, hooking her axe back into the loop on her belt and tucking her journal into her backpack as she got to her feet.

"Alright, Astarion. show me the big bad monster."

Back breaking labor sounded like an awful lot of work Astarion would rather avoid. He should be appreciated for his contribution! He doubted his companions could subside off of days old potatoes for long. Or he conjectured as such. So long had it been since he sampled the food of mortals he forgot all about its intricacies. Past the walls and into the forests the rogue ventured on the search of prey. He’d scout all right. So long as the task suited him. Scouting as he hunted for a select prey item.

Astarion had his preferences now as he cataloged a few of the various animals. Stag and doe were favorites of his outside of sentient creatures. Extra blood wouldn’t hurt even if Breina offered her neck to him tonight. The hunger knew no true placation. Now he had the freedom to partake whenever he could, he would.

A stag among a herd of does presented itself. His bow notched and sticking to the shadows the vampire hunted. Excitement. Anticipation stirred within.

He doesn’t drain the creature completely dry. Just enough to sate himself for now. A slice of his dagger across the bite marks to cover his tracks. Blood, glorious blood cleaned from his lips and chin. As he hauled the kill back, his keen senses noted it. Acrid and offending to the nose, but faint. A hunter of a different variety passed through here sending a shockwave of fear lancing up his spine.

A monster hunter.

His pace quickened returning to the stronghold Lae’zel and Breina made of the village. His kill left in Lae’zel’s capable hands to skin. He found the wayward paladin bent over her book. Were his mind not to preoccupied with the danger clawing at their doorstep, Astarion may have possessed questions. “You and I have a problem that needs to be taken care of. I took care of yours, now you will aid me in taking care of mine.”

His tone bartered little argument. Eyes lifted to ensure their Githyanki companion otherwise preoccupied and incapable of overhearing. “A monster hunter, not our monster hunter, mind you prowls out there. I don’t think you require further elaboration on what they do to my kind.”

[paarthursass]

Baldur's Gate 3 Companion!Tav Ask List

What if your Tav was a recruitable companion, instead of the main character? (contains major spoilers for the game, and for some dark urge runs as well)

General

Where can your Tav be recruited?  Are they first encountered on the Nautiloid, or in the Nautiloid crash region?  Or are they not recruitable until a later act?

Do the other companions have special comments or reactions upon recruiting your Tav?

Does your Tav have any comments or advice when you recruit other companions?

What sort of general actions raise or lower their approval?

Are there any instances where your Tav can permanently leave the party, depending on player character actions?

Do they have any secrets that can be revealed?  What are the prerequisites for this secret coming to light?

Do they have their own personal quest that spans the course of the game?  Can it take different branching paths depending on the choices the Player Character makes?

What do they say when the Player Character asks them to stay in camp?  How about when the Player Character asks them to come adventuring again?

Does your Tav have any escalating conflicts with one of the other companions, like Lae’zel and Shadowheart’s knife-fight?

Are there any unique NPCs associated with your Tav that can show up during the course of the game?

Are there any moments in the game that trigger unique dialogue for your character? (Like Gale’s anecdote about the barfight after you save the goblin prisoner) 

Story Specific

How does your Tav advise the player character when it comes to the Dream Visitor?

How do they advise the player character on Raphael?

How do they react to Astarion biting the Player Character?

How do they react to the Player Character letting Abdirak whip them?

How do they react to the Player Character taking their first tadpole power?

Will they stay with the Player Character regardless of siding with the goblins or the tieflings, or is it possible for them to leave the party permanently?

What can they be found doing at the tiefling/goblin party?

Do they have comments on who the Player Character chooses to spend the night with? 

Do they have unique dialogue if the Player Character lets them die when they steal the Blood of Lathander?

How do they react if the PC licks the dead spider in the Gauntlet of Shar?

What do they say if the PC tries to force them to go up on stage with Dribbles the Clown?

Is it possible for your Tav to be kidnapped and replaced by Orin?  How is Orin's deception revealed?  How do they react to the PC rescuing them in the Temple of Bhaal?

How do they react to the PC either allowing Astarion to ascend or convincing him to spare the 7000 spawn?

How does Tav react to the PC becoming a mind flayer?  Can they offer to become one themselves?  Does their reaction change if they’re romanced? 

How do they react when the Dark Urge first reveals their amnesia and murderous thoughts to them?

How do they react to the Dark Urge killing Alfira?

If romanced, how do they react to the Dark Urge trying to kill them in Act 2?

Romance

Is your Tav a romanceable character?  Are there any specific requirements to romancing them?

Does your Tav need to be flirted with to start the romance, or will they approach the PC themselves if approval is high enough?

Are they a polyamorous or a monogamous option?

Do they have a special romance scene at the tiefling/goblin party?

Does the romance have different branching paths, or just one route to take?

How do they react to the player character breaking up with them, or choosing another character over them?

What questions can Zethino ask the PC about Tav in the Love Test? 

If they’re poly, do they have a reaction to the PC engaging in a relationship with Halsin?

How do they react if the PC has sex with Mizora? The Emperor?  Haarlep?

Will they join in with the PC and the Drow Twins, or no?

What are Tav’s plans for the future?  Do they propose to the PC, or is marriage not something they’re interested in?

Free space! Share anything from your companion!Tav au!