#In Vel's backstory his Viconia parallel was actually Sarevok; who taught him the principles of the faith and his deathstalker abilities

[y-rhywbeth2]

Something-something: parallels; trauma bonding with your horrific parent-figure deity; something about being stolen from your family and left to rot in deliberately engineered misery (or believe you were) so that you'd be grateful to your kidnapper when they swoop in and "save" you from it*; Sceleritas taking Durge to the temple and Viconia taking Jenevelle; god I love Durge/Shadowheart, platonically and romantically; *endless incoherent overemotional screaming*

*I seem to recall that EA Shadowheart had the urchin background and was led to believe that she was abandoned or an orphan or something, and I'm keeping that in my headcanons for the released game.

Astarion is probably judging them in the background during this conversation, because somehow he alone has the clearest view and understanding of abuse in this fucking party. Everybody else is nodding along with him while failing to grasp the nature of their own abuse.

All of you go to therapy.