#Vandree

[defnotjarlaxle]

Shoor Vandree.. but make him cute

My Out of the Abyss party adopted another guy.

He didn't run away fast enough, so now he's stuck with them!

[faun-draws]

She was a high priestess of House Vandree. Beautiful, elegant, ruthless.

I adored her, and had been sharing her bed for some time when the order came that she must die.

I stayed with her while the poison did its work, and whispered words of comfort as she slipped away.

-Minthara Baenre, Baldurs Gate 3

She brought food and wine to her priestess. Leaving armor and weapons at home. Her love knew the wine was poisoned. Still she drank the whole glass, sadness and defeat in her eyes. She caught her before she hit the ground.

„I am so sorry.“, she whispered against her cheek, smeared with blood. Both of them shed a tear, glistening in the hundred candles that lit the temple.

Edit: I am now writing their story down. Its ‚Her Priestess‘ on ao3

[trappedinafantasy37]

There is something in particular that we need to discuss in regards to the ending Minthara gets with an embraced Durge that is unique to Minthara. Hopefully by now, we are all aware that at some point, it was planned that Minthara would be pregnant by the end of the game and Larian cut this. Sadly, I do not have a pickaxe in the datamine so I do not know the full conditions of what would trigger it (ie, I do not know if it was meant to be a Durge specific pregnancy).

However, if you embrace Bhaal and talk to Fel you can ask him if Bhaal will allow you to spare your romance partner. Here is what he will say in general:

And here is what he has to say about Minthara specifically:

^ These lines of dialogue have been in the game for a while and are still accessible as of Patch 7.

The only clear thing that we get from this line is that Bhaal most certainly does like Minthara and approves of her (and she is the only companion Bhaal likes). He also seems to be very well aware of her fertility and sees it as a major benefit. And Bhaal very much would like Durge to use Minthara to breed and raise the next generation of Bhaalspawn. The only thing that is rather vague is whether or not Minthara is currently pregnant with Baby Durge. I mean, it would be wild if she was considering that Daedra is female and doesn't have the "right equipment." I mean, anything is possible when it comes to Bhaalspawn and reproduction. But I am going to go with the headcanon that Daedra can indeed get Minthara pregnant if she really wanted and this is good enough for me! My evil drow lesbians deserve the right to make evil drow babies together!

I also had a mutual express to me their confusion as to why Bhaal would have Durge kill Minthara if Bhaal does like her and may potentially be pregnant with Baby Durge. Bhaal is the definition of chaotic stupid. Not everything that he does makes any logical or rational sense. Bhaal's wet dream is for everything to die, specifically through murder. He does not care if that death is an inconvenience or will backfire, he just wants death and murder because he's fucking dumb (comparatively, Lolth and Shar are good examples of what it means to be a murderous god and be smart about it). I also want to note that Durge killing Minthara, or any of the romance partners, is not Bhaal forcing Durge, but Durge willfully choosing to do so. As Fel said, Bhaal is giving Durge the choice to spare their romance partner, but they do not have to do so. At least, not right now and it seems like Bhaal would prefer that they keep their romance partner alive specifically to make babies.

As stupid as Bhaal may be, he is at least smart enough to have backup plans and contingencies. This is why he created his own horde of Bhaalspawn and why every Bhaalspawn has the instinctive desire to breed. I can do a separate mini post about this to go into the lore of it if people want, but what you really need to know is that Bhaal essentially cannibalizes his own children. Every time a Bhaalspawn dies, a piece of their divinity gets returned to him and it makes him more powerful. So Bhaalspawn want to make more of themselves, and then kill each other because the more Bhaalspawn that die, the more powerful Bhaal becomes. Every single Bhaalspawn is born to die.

So, how does this all relate to Minthara and her baby? Well, her baby would be a Bhaalspawn, but not just any Bhaalspawn, they would be mini Dark Urge. A mini Dark Urge Bhaalspawn who would inevitably be driven to kill Durge one day, and maybe even Minthara since Bhaalspawn have a nasty habit of killing their parents. Most importantly, this baby is meant to be a backup plan, Durge's contingency. Bhaal does not care if a Bhaalspawn dies, because their death empowers him. Bhaal may have his favorites, but he does not need to like his child in order for them to carry out his prime directive of kill everything. Although he was pissed that Orin attacked Durge and usurped them and he does not like Orin, Bhaal still rose her to Chosen because Orin would still be able to carry out his plan of murdering the world. When Durge returns, Bhaal gets super happy because Durge has the greatest potential to fulfill his dream, but Bhaal still requires that Durge earn the title of Chosen once more.

On the precipice of doomsday, Durge has two choices for Minthara, kill her first, or kill her last. No matter what choice Durge makes, they intend to kill her one day as that is what Bhaal's ultimate goal is and Minthara was never going to be an exception, even if Bhaal does like her and may be carrying his grandbaby. The blood eclipse that we do see in the embrace Durge ending is not reality just yet, but a premonition of what would happen if Durge keeps things up. It's a vision of what Bhaal wants Durge to accomplish. Since it is not yet reality, it is possible that Durge could fail and could be killed by other factors. If Durge dies or fails, then Baby Durge would be their backup if Durge chose to spare Minthara. Or, Baby Durge may be the reason why Durge failed because they were drawn together as all Bhaalspawn are and are destined to kill one another.

No matter what choice Durge makes in regards to Minthara's fate, it still benefits Durge and Bhaal in the end. As I mentioned earlier, Bhaal may pick favorites but he does not give a shit if his favorite babies die as he still benefits from all of his babies dying. So him liking Minthara and her being the perfect broodmare was never going to spare her either. At the end of the day, she will have to die in order for Bhaal to jerk off to his wet dream.

Choosing to kill their romance partner right now or later is all Durge's choice to make, not Bhaal's. Sadly, the game only gives you two choices in regards to your romance partner. There is no third option to have them walk alongside Durge during all of this. Ironically, Minthara and Ascended Astarion are the two companions that I think would stand by Durge as they murdered the world and they would gladly murder the world with Durge. But, that was not the choice Larian gave us and that is a major L.

Depending on the choice that you make, you can roleplay the reason that you want and Minthara has a unique RP aspect as she may be pregnant. And Minthara being pregnant with a future Bhaalspawn is excellent RP material. And it need not be because Durge is a callous asshole who never loved Minthara and was only using her as some people are perceiving it to be. Just because Durge will inevitably kill her does not mean that they did not love her or never loved her.

[dinfern0]

Sarith, Ront, Eldeth, Shoor

[ilikedetectives]

finally a face mod that suits what I think Vandree High Priestess would look like, also those BIG POINTY ears!!!

[bluebeetle]

How Gale realised he was dating a nearly 400 year old widower... elves, am I right? Based on that one bit of dialogue from when you ask Gale about Halsin's proposal in act 3.

Bonus:

He eventually got along with the kids (....sort of)

Tathlyn's previous wife was a human (hexblood) who passed from natural causes, so all his kids are half elves around Gale's (and Shadowheart's) age or older.

[kuulyyra]

Remember to kiss your wife after retrieving the Crown of Karsus to your ex

Juicy version on Twitter

[ezmereldasdirtybandana]

Third on the list is Shoor Vandree!!

Time got away from me and i had to crank him out along with Ilvara for our game this week. Stay tuned for Ilvara’s portrait!

[lolthswrath]

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐑: @spiderwarden

HER SISTER, INARETH, WAS DEAD. The sister she had raised, trained, and trusted.

It had been mere hours since Vel'shara had washed her sister's blood from her skin. She had changed into a crimson dress, her hair styled with care as per usual — she wouldn't dare visit House Baenre looking disheveled! The only hint of the day's turmoil was a thin cut along the side of her neck, which she deliberately chose not to heal.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤAnd now, here she was — with the only person whose company she could tolerate. No, the only one whose company she now needed.

Vel'shara sat in silence, a goblet of wine in hand. "I killed my sister today," she then said, quite matter-of-factly, as though it were just casual news to share about how their recent days had gone. Yet, her gaze was oddly distant, averted from Minthara's eyes.

Those beautiful eyes. One of the many features she found so alluring about the daughter of House Baenre.

"Inareth came for me, her blade aimed at my heart. Foolish child. I granted her a swift death, far swifter than she deserved." She paused, finally turning her gaze to Minthara, searching for something to alleviate her inner confusion, an answer to an unspoken question ; was she weak for showing such mercy?

"I should have made an example of her. Not only did she betray me, but she did so in such a pitiful manner that it nearly feels like an insult to our Queen. I trained her to do better than that." Her voice was bitter, mocking, though perhaps a trace of guilt / hurt seeped into her icy tone.

"But... I still spared Inareth the agony and shame she rightfully earned for her failure. And perhaps that shame is mine to bear now," the priestess mused aloud.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤShe must repent for her WEAKNESS.

[pirunika]

aaaand here s my mc Vora she s constantly sunburned

[spiderwarden]

WHAT KIND OF LOVE ARE YOU?

Love as a Force of Nature

Your love is like whiplash –– it comes in with the rain, it blows the doors wide open. When you fall in love, it is sudden and hard and immense. It is powerful. It is earth-shaking and world-ending. Nature is a force, and that force can be destructive if you're not careful. See how the world is doused in gasoline and set on fire –– your love consumes, your love takes, your love burns. You're hot and cold all at once, a hurricane and a wildfire bound together in skin, and when you're in love, it can feel like it's eating you alive from the inside out. When you love, it is with everything you have because it is everything you have. Be careful, darling, because not everyone survives the storm.

tagged by: @wizofwaterdeep , @pactclawed tagging: @fathomlin @jilfaen , @moonvalse , @infernaliscor , @menzoberras , @paddyfuck, @pactclawed , @hellscaress ( moraena ), @elkenbulwark, and YOU

[hartrathaway]

carrie vandree you stop trying to goad your alternate universe version of you into killing yourself right now

[faun-draws]

Local Vengeance Paladin getting babied by her tall girlfriend when nobody‘s looking

A little sketch for old times sake. Scratching the itch to start another Bg3 phase

[baelavelaryon]

it's 2am and my sleep schedule is so fucked but I just thought about when Saera and Wyll get married they combine last names and become Silvergard

[dinfern0]

i did this poorly but i think it sums up their relationship pretty well

(from left to right - Jorlan, Ilvara and Shoor)

[ilikedetectives]

House Vandree name drop in the Underdark 👀👀👀