#bg3 tav introduction

[riense]

- Apologies, I’m usually better at this

- At introductions?

- At magic

[tcustodisart]

She fell first and waaaay harder

[artbymesa]

I'm normal about the wizard I promise

Larian can't hurt me with Gale's slow burn romance if I contribute to the pain

From the line he gives us, it seems Tara did the thinking in the way of using magic items. So the idea that Mr. Hermit never considered asking this of a person didn't feel like much of a stretch 🤣

Okay but joking aside, this idea occurred to me and I just. Needed to exorcise it out of my brain. I knew it wouldn't leave me alone until it existed outside of me lol

As tragic as Mystra's charge is, as far as I can tell Gale seems to avoid reciprocating Tav's advances until he's given it since.... y'know, he might not be around much longer;;;

The way Gale shakes in camp absolutely wrecks me. And I wanted so bad to help him more between when the last item stopped working and when he gets the charge. To do something for him, even if it was a temporary comfort (maybe lose a spell slot or two that day from the cost of something like this?). Larian has already done so, so much in the way of camp interactions like the ones with Astarion (the mirror, the scars, etc) and I am so thoroughly grateful and impressed with what we already get but aeugh, I WANT it haha

Small cameo from @chocolatefrizz89's durge on that last page since this is a multiplayer run~!

[bittersweet-mojo]

we all had a really normal time at the goblin camp

[dekariosclan]

*Gale and illithid Tav, holding hands and standing in front of Gale’s mother, Morena, as Gale finishes introducing them as his betrothed*

Gale: …in conclusion, mother, I know you will be as delighted as I am to welcome my darling Tav into the family (affectionately kisses Tav on the forehead)

Morena (visibly stunned, speechless):…

Tav (telepathically, tentacles quivering nervously): It’s an honor to finally meet you, Mrs. Dekarios.

Gale: My love, there’s no need for such formality! (laughing gently) You may address my mother as ‘Morena’ from here on out, and—

Morena: GALE DEKARIOS, have you absolutely lost your mind?? (shaking with anger) I’ve heard barely a peep from you for over a year, you show up here with no prior warning, you bring your illithid betrothed to meet me, and you dare to state that they may casually address me as ‘Morena’?? What in all the hells can you possibly be thinking?!

Gale (shocked, confused):…mother, I—I thought you would be delighted—Tav is the love of my life, and—

Morena: Not another WORD (turns to Tav)

Tav:…

Morena (throwing both arms around them, pulling them into a warm hug): Oh my dear, I DO apologize for my son’s absolutely dreadful manners! Telling you to call me ‘Morena’—what absolute NONSENSE, you must address me as ‘Mother’ from this moment on, I will accept nothing less, you’re a part of the family now!! (grabs Tav’s clawed hand, starts pulling them into the house eagerly, leaving Gale standing there blinking) I INSIST you tell me everything about how you two met, I want to hear it all! TARA!! (shouting down the hallway) Tara, do come out and meet Gale’s stunning betrothed! Our little Gale is finally getting married!!

[bhaalgirlsummer]

Introducing Juniper 🗡️💜

This is Juniper, my shadow-magic sorcerer resist durge. She’s a human and 25 years old. During the canon of the game, Juniper didn’t romance anyone. She did develop a strong bond with both Gale and Astarion, and ended up moving in with them both after the fall of the brain.

[mafwaff]

Meet Nèva. She’s a wild magic sorcerer from Waterdeep. I originally made her for our Waterdeep: Dragon Heist campaign and ended up bringing her in for Icewind Dale. It only makes sense that she was my first Tav for BG3

(First full body render of Néva, LET’S GOO ) Backstory below the cut 🧇

(Be warned, I’m not much of a writer. Hopefully I don’t ramble too much. TBH, this part’s more for me than it is for you)

Name: Néva (pronounced NAHY-va). This is an alias; her real name is Evélynn (ev-AYH-lin) Margaster

Race and Class: half-elf wild magic sorcerer

First Impressions: Elegant, yet sloppy; flirty and reckless. Upon meeting her, she doesn’t seem to take anything seriously and has a way of turning a negative scenario into a chaotically hilarious situation.

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From: Waterdeep, North Ward

Family: She is a distant part of the Margaster household within Waterdeep. While she doesn’t have any siblings and is not fully involved with her family’s affairs, she does play an important role within a secretive sect of the Margaster family that still hold ties to Asmodeus worship. She’s not too concerned about “playing her role” and doesn’t fully understand what worship entails until it actually affects her… I like to think of it as the equivalent of going to church without realising what you’re doing and why.

Most defining life moment: Evélynn had a wife - Veronica - whom she was absolutely smitten by. Instead of studying over magical tomes and artifacts that might help the family as she was supposed to, Evélynn would shirk her duties to fawn over the love of her life. Lucky for the Margasters, Veronica had an innate gift for tapping into magic and would pick up the slack. Upon one of their many seafaring conquests, the Margasters find a powerful magical armlet that allows the wielder to receive a great boost to their own magical abilities. Evélynn and Veronica were tasked to study it and determine how useful it would be to further the church. Upon the day of their research review, Evélynn was late to the meeting and Veronica took her stead. As Evélynn finally arrived during the demonstration part of the review, something went wrong with the controls and caused a massive magical surge. Evélynn ran toward Veronica and, in doing so, got the brunt of blast. The armlet becomes infused to her upper right arm and shoulder, melting into her skin. When the dust settled and crumpled bodies lay strewn across the ground, Veronica was nowhere to be found. Evélynn, with very little innate magic ability to begin with, was suddenly imbued with uncontrollable power. She fled for her life, distraught at the disappearance of her wife and in fear of the Margasters getting their hands on her and whatever this artifact was. Evélynn changed her name to Néva and hid in plain sight within Waterdeep, living in squalor inside the Yawning Portal. It is later revealed that Veronica’s soul is stuck inside the armlet and powers Néva’s wild magic.

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Greatest strength and weakness: Néva is an extremely passionate person. This can be to both her benefit and her detriment. It lends way to her resilience in the hardest times, and her recklessness at other times. This recklessness is mainly seen in her hedonistic tendencies towards alcohol and sex, but can be also come out in poor decision-making on the battlefield. Néva is also a pretty broken person (more one why below); she overindulges in booze and promiscuity to forget most days. Her motto is “ I’m here for a good time, not a long timeline”.

Greatest Desire: More than anything, Néva wants to see her late wife again. She wants to make her whole, hold her close and apologize. At the beginning of her adventures in Waterdeep, Néva wants Veronica alive again. However, as she travels the Swordcoast and many of her leads turn fruitless, she settles for being able to see her wife again and say a final goodbye.

Fatal flaw: Néva’s desire to see Veronica again clouds her actions and moral judgements, leading her down some pretty dark paths. Of course, trying to bring someone’s soul back to a body that no longer exists will lead to powerful necromancy, fringe religions and other planar powers, all of which Néva can barely grasp. Yet she must try. If there is a possibility, Néva will gravitate to it even if it’s detrimental to herself and her party members. This had led to some broken relationships and tough conversations between her and her party. Headcannon: Act 2 of bg3 was a big turning point for Néva’s obsession to get her wife back when she meets and learns more about Isobel and Ketheric. She can see it’s possible yet she is faced with what her future looks like (i.e. what Ketheric has become) if she continues haphazardly down her obsessive path. This leads to a positive shift in her desires and by the time she reaches Icewind Dale, she’s really just looking to be able to put her wife to rest.

Worldview: likely existential in the way that she’s grown up in wealth through conquest. Néva recognizes how blunt and cruel the world is and that if you want to be happy, you have to carve it out yourself. Even after Veronica is gone, Néva’s main coping strategy is to “enjoy” life in whatever that might entail in the moment. It leads to some chaotic shenanigans and drunken mistakes.

Three adjectives: flirty, vibrant, hedonistic

Personality quirks: dresses elegantly but rarely wears dresses, loves a good bottle of red or two…, has a mean rbf, has way too fancy a palate for living in squalor, likes to listen poetry recited in song form, sleeps at the strangest hours

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Other Random Facts:

the armlet ended up melting into Néva in the rough shape of a butterfly (think kintsugi); coincidently, many of Néva’s spells take the shape of a butterfly;

Néva wears a blue ribbon in her hair that used to be Veronica’s necktie (I really wanted to add this because it reminded me of butterfly wings, but it’s really a awkward angle and ends up looking pretty stupid when I draw her head turned. I’ve dropped this for now and edited the drawing.)

She has used illusion-based cantrips (namely thaumaturgy) to turn tricks at the Yawning Portal (she really should be a bard…)

Bg3 specific: when Néva first met Gale, she was immediately on edge that another Waterdavian who might know her and her family was in the party…she gets more comfortable as time goes on and they have this missed connection sort of thing; Néva initially gravitated to Shadowheart, but something that she did/said during their wine night in act 1 reminded her too much of Veronica, so Néva chose to distance herself; Néva’s dream visitor took the form of Veronica… she immediately knew the dream visitor wasn’t who they claimed to be, but it felt so real that she was okay suspending her disbelieve for a while; Néva ends up with Astarion in a kind of “birds of a feather” way (more doodles exploring this later) - initially, she sees him as a distraction and ultimately uses him in a similar way that he uses you; when he opens up in Act 2, Néva has to reevaluate how she sees relationships and physicality again; the events of act 3 give them plenty of opportunities to open up to each other and learn more about each other’s sorted pasts…Néva would have shared more about her late wife; after the events of bg3, I’d like to think they travel together to search for a way to walk in the sun and a way to separate a soul from metal

[mauvedraws]

Name: V'nemre ("Nem" for short)

Race: githyanki

Class: (ex)-cleric of Vlaakith (it's complicated :-/ )

((more under the cut ))

Eyes: slight heterochromia, with her right eye a pale blue "opal" and her left (often hidden in the shadow of her loose hair) a pale green "opal"

Hair: dark black with a slight raven/blue tint in some lighting; braided on her righthand side

Skin: her githyanki markings (I call them frog spots, does anyone else(?)) are somewhat similar to Lae'zel's and others seen in game, but her more defining markings are those across the bridge of her nose and spanning the tops of her ears

Scars: a thin slice down her right cheek from days spent learning under her creche's sa'varsh, courtesy of a zealous peer with quicker reflexes

Accessories: both ears have been pierced in multiple locations with small gold or silver rings in a slight alternating pattern; she also wears metallic eyeshadow in a gold similar to both her earrings and the small details of her irises

((spoilers for act 2, I'm mid act 3 as of writing this))

Following their rift with Vlaakith, Lae'zel and V'nemre both struggle to shift their view of the world knowing what they now know about their queen. On more than a few occasions, the pair found themselves sitting together in silence as the rest of their companions slept, unable to put words to the thoughts running wild in their heads.

Nem struggles particularly in corralling her clerical abilities now that her trust in Vlaakith has been shattered, calling to question how she hasn't been cut off from the source of these abilities altogether. Nem begins hoarding potions of healing for the party in an attempt to squash thoughts of self-doubt following multiple ambushes from Vlaakith's forces, and she finds that 'guidance' in particular to fumble the desired outcome more often than not. She falls further into her soldier roots, but is constantly reminded why hand to hand combat has always been her last resort.

If you've read through all of this, thank you! I'm trying to get into a better habit of sharing about my characters rather than being too embarrassed and just keeping them locked tight in my thoughts 😅

Are there any other githyanki clerics out there I should know about? 👀 I would love to see some githyanki tavs or tavs you have that you think might get along with Nem!

dividers by cafekitsune

[tynithia]

Well met, fellow writers and artists! Let's share stories!

I'm Tynithia. Writer, Auntie, and D&D player. I love weaving original stories and characters within the Forgotten Realms and the Baldur's Gate 'verses. I mostly focus on the past, pre-canon, and very post-canon. I adore Gale, so I thought it would be fun to create the history of the Dekarios Family going all the way back to 1044 DR.

I also enjoy sailing with Balduran the Brave and what was he like before he met his fate at Moonrise Tower.

All my stories are loosely connected through my main character 'Ellandra.' A feisty, four hundred year old sun elf from Luskan. But here is the twist, she is the widow of Gaius Dekarios, Gale's great-grandfather. It makes it a fun dynamic to explore!

Here is my Dekarios Family Collection: Krakens - Ellandra and Gaius Dekarios attempt to cure his five year old son’s fear of deep water. (One Shot - Circa 1381 DR - Rated G)

Until Today Ellandra notices Gale is lost in his own thoughts. She had seen this long stare before and knew it well. She decides instead of leaving him alone, she would help him through the dark, by listening and making him laugh. (One Shot - During BG3 Act 1 - Circa 1492 DR - Rated T)

Pink Roses - Twice widowed, and mourning her lover's recent death, Ellandra moves back to Waterdeep to live closer to her supportive family. Then one day in the Market, she runs into an acquaintance and agrees to dinner. Her family, determined to see her happy again, encourages her to start dating again, but Ellandra is not sure she is ready to let go of her past. (Original short - Circa 1495 DR, Post-Game - Rate E) The Viscount of Mirabar -What happens with Gale and Kristoff after 'Pink Roses' - A drink, turns into dinner, then... breakfast. - (Original short - Circa 1495 DR, Post-Game - Rate E)

Sunday Brunch - It was Sunday summer afternoon in Waterdeep and Ellandra’s turn to host the Dekarios family brunch, but as usual Gale takes over the cooking duties. (One Shot - Post-Game - Circa 1495 DR - Rated G)

Julia - Ellandra arrives at the Dekarios family’s summer estate for the annual vacation, but can barely get settled before getting interrogated by her granddaughter Morena. (One Shot - Post-Game - Circa 1495 DR- Rated G)

The Promise - Gale only knew the Dekarios family’s history through old journals and family lore. But as a kid, his favorite journals were those written by his great-grandfather Gaius, a powerful war mage and member of the mysterious Arcane Brotherhood. Gale would stay up late, lost in his great-grandfather’s poetic words about the Weave, his epic battles, and adventures. But his favorite part of the journals were stories about the love of Gaius’s life, a beautiful sun elf named Ellandra. When he discovered that his former traveling companion was the same elf from his great-grandfather’s journal, he told her wanted to know everything. (Original novella! - Starts in 1495 DR, but goes back to 1380 DR through the Spellplague back to the present - Rate R) Forever - Allora reflects back on her sweet relationship with Griffin Dekarios, before they enjoy their wedding night. A couple of nervous virgins being adorable. (Allora and Griffin are Gale's grandparents.) (Circa 1394 DR - Rated R)

Below is my completed series on Balduran:

A Night Ashore Before Balduran became a legend, a dragon rider, and the founder of Baldur's Gate, he was a ship's Captain. When his ship takes shelter at a seaside village near Illusk, Balduran wakes from a vivid dream about a beautiful elf, or was it a dream? (One shot - Circa 1064 DR - Rated G) Roar Ansur was flying his usual patrol off Waterdeep when he rescued a shipwrecked sailor and his crew. Little did he know the chance encounter would change his life. (One Shot - Circa 1230 DR - Rated E)

Fever Dream Balduran falls ill while sailing the Yal Tengri. While Ansur nurses him back to health, Balduran dreams of a life with someone else and questions the life he has now. Or are the dreams prophetic? (One Shot - Circa 1379 DR- Rated E)

Cutlass Tavern While docking in Luskan, Balduran finds himself at the famous Cutlass Tavern, to drink and think about where everything went wrong with their relationship. But things take a turn when elf woman sits beside him. Is she the elf from his past? Can Balduran and Ansur get past this hurdle? And what impact will she have on the Dekarios family? (Novella - Circa 1379 DR - Rated E)

Listen to your Heart Balduran gets advice from the one person who knows him best, his mother. (One shot - Circa 1380 DR - Rated G) Hold Fast Balduran finds himself floating on what is left of his ship. Feeling all hope is lost, he receives help from an unexpected source. (One shot - Circa 1384 DR - Rated G)

The rest of My Ao3 fics!

There are so many great writers out there, so thank you for stopping by and reading in my world.

Tynithia

xo

[garnetdawn]

#6 for Horath

6. How would the player go about meeting them in Act 1? What is their introduction?

Oh man, the player would find Horath in the blighted village, sitting there, wearing a damaged red n black drow armor and looking kinda defeated but hiding it as much as he can. He'd be grumpy but introduces himself as an artificer not at his prime and joins the band under the good ol' reason "we have the same disease n need a healer" He'd start off with a "broken leg" condition that limits his movement speed a little. The nautiloid situation left one of his prosthetics broken and he lacks the means to fix it, as it needs an adamantine part. Having been abducted by the flying squid ship right after stepping a foot outside the caves for the first time, he's not very optimistic about the surface and wants to go back down.

Talking more to him reveals he had sensed a way back to the underdark through that well, but the spider matriarch jumped on him and he just ran back outside.

Taking him to kill the spider matriarch would have two interactions, one as the player approaches the spider, he'll show genuine fear towards fighting it, but can be reassured it will be okay (or called a coward lol) After defeating the spider he'll rejoice in having it dead, with some checks probably the player could learn here that his paranoia is a religious one. He's been freshly forsaken from the Spider Queen and fears retribution from her. So killing this big spider is a little symbolic boost of confidence.

And yes his broken leg thing would tie with the Grymforge. Horath would be extremely invested in the clues of that mystery because it means he'll have a way to fix his leg. He'd also feel very giddy about being the one to find it after so many drow failed. Taking Horath to the forge would have him fix his leg condition and he'd make a couple special explosives for the player too as a thank you.

[wyrdbunni]

MEET MY BALDURS GATE OCS

Hi tumblr!

A few hours ago I posted my first art piece on here, it featured my lovely Persephone who is one of my baldurs gate oc. Unsurprisingly I have more than one character for Baldurs gate!

So far I have two Tavs and one Durge!

Here they are!

Persephone

She was my first character I’ve made

Wizard | Tiefling | 23 yrs old | ❤️Astarion❤️

Gwendolyn

My most recent tav

Paladin/Oath of Vengeance | Half-Elf | 25 yrs old | ❤️Karlach❤️

Sable

My redeemed Durge

Fighter/Eldritch Knight | Human Bhaalspawn | 28 yrs old | ❤️Wyll❤️

Hope you guys like them 💕

[mytimeisyours]

Intro Post

Helloooooo, my dears, I thought that I should do an intro post on my blog since I've never really posted on here, despite my lurking.

I've had tumblr blogs for various things, but BG3 deserved its own corner, I felt.

ANYWAY.

I'm Laur! It's nice to finally meet you!

I'm really big on books, BG3, I crochet, knit, cook, bake, blah blah blah. The typical things, I guess? I'm a part-time college professor (literally, idk how I did it, but I did)

I also LOVE to draw fan art, write little one shots/AU's, and make friends.

I'm 25, my pronouns are she/they, and I'm more than a little bit queer.

I've been coming up with my own AU re: BG3 where I'm developing partners in game for each companion (although I am a sucker for BloodWeave, if I'm being 100% honest)

If you have any questions, just let me know! If you'd like to make friends, message me!

I'm thrilled to be here and a part of the fandom, and I hope that I can make all of my creative ideas come to life for others to experience if they're interested. (:

I'll also probably use this as a place to post all of my various thoughts, playlists, etc.

See you soon, baboons :P

[thecorvidcollectivesys]

Introduction

for the main headmates atleast :)

Hello! We are the Corvid Collective, we are a system of 30 or more headmates. Here's a few :)

Astarion Acunin

Also goes by: Starry, Astar, Fangs

He/Him

Gay

Relationship: Married to Gale and Halsin 💍

Source: BG3

Desc: blood thirsty vampire, sassy but tries to be polite

Gale Acunin

Also goes by: N/A

He/they

Bisexual

Relationship: Married to Astarion, Dating Halsin

Source: BG3

Desc: Chill wizard who loves to read and drink tea.

Azrael

He/Him/It

Sexuality: undetermined

Relationship: Married to Raphael (BG3)

source: Tav/Tupla/Oc

desc: Aasimar Tiefling, attitude problem. Also extremely radioactive.

Valerian

they/he

sexuality: pansexual, hypersexual

relationship: Married to Enever Gortash

source: Tav/Oc/Tupla

Desc: Son of Cazador (unfortunately), high vampire. emo asf

Geralt of Riva

He/Him

Sexuality: Bicurious

Relationship: Married to Yennefer

source: Witcher books and Witcher 3

Desc: A wolf school witcher who loves his wife. A lot.

Eldwien Starling Kaminski

He/They

sexuality: Queer

Relationship: Married to Lambert and Eskel (TW3)

source: Oc/Tupla/The Witcher 3

Desc: A cat school witcher, sells potions occasionally

Regis

They/them

Sexuality: Undetermined

Relationship: Dating Dettlaff (TW3)

Source: The witcher books/The Witcher 3

Desc: Vampire, Surgeon, herbologist

Mairon

Also goes by: Sauron

He/It

Sexuality: Gay

Relationship: Married to Melkor

Source: LOTR

description: evil fucker

should I do a part 2? :)

[thesuprememe]

Sol at camp

[coldtortelloni]

this is how it went fresh off the nautiloid with my tav in our multiplayer save

[worfs-glorious-hair]

The Ultimate OC Intro:

✨ Welcome to the multiTAVerse ✨

aka how I became an “one character, many lives” kind of person 😌 Buckle up, kids, I have a story to tell! 💚

I will be combining the OC intro questionnaires with telling you the story of Tav and the multiTAVerse in this post and make it as quick as possible. I hope you’ll enjoy the read 🩷

Meet Tav, the druid with a paladin’s spirit and so much love and devotion in their heart that they bent time and space when they lost the love of their life to godhood for a chance to do things differently in another life, for a chance to have a human life together and desperate* enough to even try. 🌱 *unhinged

Tav was my very first BG3 character and was originally supposed to just be the “Me in the world of the BG3” character that I wanted to try out the game with and to romance the beautiful wizard with. Spoilers: Tav grew throughout the game as a character and became not only one fully realised character but four, thus the multiTAVerse

About their name– I was reading a lot of fanfictions before I played the game, mostly reader-inserts, and was already feeling familiar with the name and associated it with kissing Gale :D So I kept the name. I also like about it that it’s gender-neutral, fun and really fantasy-y feeling.

The dawn of the multiTAVerse

Life was good, life was kind for Tav on their journey. Well, not at all but Tav was madly in love with their wizard and euphoric about being loved in return by him. Together they dreamed about a future together in Waterdeep once this would be over. And then came the day they defeated the brain and everything changed.

Tav lost Gale to godhood that day. He turned away from Tav and the human life they had dreamed to share, choosing the crown’s promise of unlimited power and the endless possibilities of insatiable ambition on the day that was supposed to be their biggest victory and the first day of ‘until the end of our days' for the two of them. Poor Tav’s heart was shattered and mine was too.

I began the Fix-it Tav run the same night.

And ‘Tav’ became Tav (i) and ‘Fix-it Tav’ was called Tav (ii) because I am an academic and find it really funny to count/ organise even video game characters with Roman numerals 😌🤭

And somewhere along the way, one Paladin!Tav (Tav (iii)) later did I realise that I have created my very own nuanced multiverse for a character that has grown so incredibly much since the days they were a mere “self-insert”. And this is a beautiful feeling!

The MultiTAVerse

from left to right: Tav (i), Tav (ii) and Tav (iii)

Base stats

Name: Tav (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) if something applies for both Tav (i) and Tav (ii) am I putting it in green italic, regular green means just Tav (i)

Names/ Important titles post game: Tav of Reithwin, Tav Dekarios, Faithwarden

Pronouns: They/ Them

Class/Subclass: Druid Circle of the Land, Paladin Oath of Devotion, Druid Circle of the stars

Background: Folk Hero, Outlander

Alignment: Neutral/ Lawful/ Chaotic Good

Species: Human

Gender: Genderqueer (agender)

Sexuality: Pan (Demi); Poly (?) still figuring this one out for Tav (iv) with Gale and Karlach

Signature Colours/ Dyes: Sage Green, Green/ Gold, Pink and Leaf Green (Armour and camp clothes), Grumbar (Faerûn dyes mod) (Armour/ Equipment), Light Blue (Camp Clothes)

Favourite spells/ potions/ attacks: Speak with animals, Moonbeam, Call Lightning, Ice Knife, Heroes Feast, Guiding Bolt, Lay on hands, Divine Smite Level 3 + Cloud Giant Elixir, Command

Favourite wildshape(s): Wolf, Dino, Owlbear, Starry Archer

Favourite gear/ items: The Disintegrating Nightwalkers (Nere's boots), Hellrider's Pride (Zevlor's Gauntlets), Pale Oak (The Faithwarden staff), The Giant Slayer (sword looted from Ansur), Armour of Devotion, Grym Forge Medium Armour

The Tavs

Tav (ii) came from the part of Tav (i) that was unable to move on after they lost Gale to godhood on the day they defeated the brain. The part of Tav’s soul that loved him so much and was desperate enough to face the whole tedious journey again just for one chance to find Gale again, to love him again and to protect him from himself this time. For the chance to have a future with him this time.

Tav (iii) is the manifestation of the oath of devotion paladin that especially Tav (i) had always been in spirit. And armour. Tav (i) wore the armour of devotion during the last third of act 3, feeling immediately and confusingly connected to this armour. Tav (iii) was able to survive and carry the burdens that the druid [Tav (i)] couldn’t. Of course they couldn’t, a paladin’s burden and armour should have never been theirs to carry to begin with. The paladin lost a lot on their journey, like the druid [Tav (i)] had before them. But they didn’t lose Gale, not in this life. He chose Tav and a human life by their side free of the orb’s pain over the false promises of unlimited power and burning ambitions.

And waves of relief and joy, of love and devotion rippled through the cosmos – again. Just like Tav (ii)’s in another life had when Gale had decided to leave the crown in the river after the brain fell. Like Gale’s peace of mind, his love and all-consuming blindingly bright gratitude had when he had woken up to birdsong next to his love illuminated by gentle, hopeful morning light, both of them being alive and well and he without the ever lingering pain of the orb in his chest for the very first time since his folly.

Just like Tav (i)’s desperate, earth and sky- shattering scream of pain had nearly ripped the universe apart when Gale had turned away from them at the docks with indifferent eyes, with no warmth or a word of love left for them after they had defeated the Absolute together. Tav’s scream had been silent, only the stars had felt it breaking through them, tearing them apart.

The cosmos had watched and felt how Tav and Gale fell in love and be a little insane and unhinged about each other, thrice. How they had made this ridiculous journey towards danger and potential death over and over again. Driven by their devotion to each other and their shared desire to finally outrun the one life that haunts both of them in their dreams.

And the cosmos decided that if Tav and Gale would do it all a fourth time, and they would because this is what Tav and Gale do, would it get a piece of the cake. This time would it do more than just watching, would do more than having to suffer through the quakes of their love and grieves that ripple through time and space over and over again.

Tav (iv), a child of the cosmos, quite literally

So the cosmos wove starlight into Tav (iv)’s soul, when it made them and gave them more knowledge of their other lives than any of their predecessors ever had.

The heartbeat of the universe beats gently in Tav (iv)’s soul and guides their steps. Tho it also made them an outsider, the odd one amongst fellow humans. A fate they could carry, there was so much joy waiting for them after all. So much love! And so much uncertainties and danger. But this unhinged, a little hubristic druid is not as concerned as they should be. Surely nothing bad will happen as long as they have Gale around.

A wizard with burning eyes and a gentle smile, a blade singer because he had been loved so fiercely by the paladin of another life. Of course are swords singing to him in this one now when the hands that had wielded them had held him close, had danced over his whole body with adoring touches. Hands that had healed him. Had protected him relentlessly with blows of blades that were radiating holy light.

*And a beautiful barbarian who was anything but barbaric with her passion for life and an even bigger heart of gold, tho made from infernal metal. A gentle giant with golden eyes and a happy toothy grin that can turn so effortlessly into a dangerously burning smirk… More on that below under “relationships”

RELATIONSHIPS

OTP: Tav/Gale in case anyone missed that one ^^, *Tav [(iv)]/Karlach the most complicated case of ‘friends to lovers’ there ever was! It only needed three shared lives for them to act on their feelings, one of the lives included surviving Avernus together and eventually fixing Karlach’s heart, one time not being in Avernus together and the last time having Karlach die in her paladin’s arms (as far as possible until it got too hot and Karlach pushed Tav away as her last act of love for them) only to go nearly insane with desire and longing when they meet again in a next life but being unable to touch each other.

Acceptable ships as in ‘if things would have went differently, if there would have been no Gale or Karlach could Tav have potentially fallen in love with these people, too’: Halsin, Shadowheart, Lae’zel

ОТ3: Gale/Tav (iv)/Karlach

Besties: Shadowheart (i; iv), Karlach (ii), Lae'zel (iii), Astarion (iv), Zevlor, Aylin

PROFICIENCIES AND WEAKNESSES

Strengths: Patience, gentleness and sincere compassion. A welcoming, genuine smile and a way with words that makes it easy for people to trust their ideas, to believe them and to be persuaded by Tav.

A powerful moonbeam, the tendency to fry enemies with lightning/ divine smite and the (very annoying, according to Astarion) trait of seeing and believing the best in people.

Proficiencies: Strength, Wisdom/ Charisma (Persuasion, Nature, Survival, Animal Handling)

Weaknesses: Tendency to loose themself in service of others, sneakiness and stealth (try to hide in a heavy armor), deception/ speaking their mind/ truth and finding themselves and their friends in many fights that could have been avoided if the paladin had been willing to lie. (They weren’t.) Being prone to hubris, believing so much in their abilities and powers that they believe that nothing can come close to hurting them or their friends.

Disadvantages: Stealth, Deception, Sleight of Hand

Fears: Not being good enough in everything they do, the oath breaker knight, loosing Gale [(again) to godhood], a rust spot on their armor, the shadow curse and everything it entailed, not being able to fix Karlach’s heart, loosing Astarion to the dark and his pain, insignificance, loneliness, being the reason that everything terrible is happening again (the shadow curse, the goblins raiding the streets, torturing people, everything in Baldur’s Gate, the chosen of the dead three and their cruelties etc) because of them, because of the selfishness of their soul to love Gale and Karlach again…

THIS OR THAT

Introvert/Ambivert/Extrovert

Organized when it comes to leading/ supporting people, keeping track of things / Disorganized when it comes to their stuff (camp chest, scrolls etc)

Close minded/Open minded

Calm on the outside and during a crisis also on the inside/Anxious/Restless on the inside (usually)

Disagreeable/In-Between/Agreeable maybe not so much in the beginning if your name is Astarion

Patient/In-Between/Impatient

Outspoken/In-Between Tav has the courage to speak up when it matters and the wisdom to stay quiet when it is necessary/Reserved

Leader/Follower/Flexible

Empathetic/In-Between/Apathetic

Optimist/Realist/Pessimist

Traditional/In-Between/Modern

Hard Working doesn’t consider themself to be, tho others would disagree /Lazy Tav is absolutely duty-bound and goes above and beyond to help people, thus ends up feeling like they are failing them or ‘lazy’ when they do focus on themself and their comfort and leisure occasionally

Thank you so much for reading and spending time with the Tavs!🩷 I hope you enjoyed your time!

If you are curious about reading more about Tav and Gale’s lives is here my tumblr masterpost 📝 with all of my writing linked. I am also very active on BG3/ #tavqotd blsky, where I am talking a lot about Tav and their lore.