#but either way my point is that i keep forgetting everything about Gortash specifically. which is like insane because this is a double combo

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I think that Gortash specifically invokes some sort of selective memory loss in ms because under normal circumstances I painstakingly remember when characters are left-handed or ambidextrous and also when they seem to have any disabilities that I have.

But when it comes to him I, without fail, forget that he seems to be left-handed and I also forget that he uses a cane.

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More Atavia head canon time. I’d say I’m sorry but let’s be real I’m not.

Tavi absolutely has a crush on Gale but is convinced he would “get bored of her” in time because she’s just a mortal and not. Ya know. A goddess. When she gets with Astarion(and later Halsin) she feels somewhat relieved she has a way to turn Gale down.

Secret sub head canon! Post game Tavi and Astarion move in with Gale! First as platonic friends because 1: Gale is basically the only person either of them know who has a fuckin real house that isn’t in the Gate(neither of them want to stick around) and 2: if anyone is likely to have access to research about cures to vampirism it’s probably the wizard with a massive personal library. At some point in time Gale joins the Astarion/Halsin/Atavia polycule because I love Gale and I personally think he deserves to have a wife AND a husband! Gale and Halsin aren’t specifically together and are mostly just like “ah yes this is my friend and here are our shared partners The Chaotic Elves”

Tavi kinda hates Valeria. Like she puts it behind herself and saves the holyphant and everything, but Tavi already has a low enough opinion of the fist without having encountered someone who DIDN’T EVEN TRY TO SPEAK TO THE CORPSE OF A MURDER VICTIM and then put the blame on an innocent refugee, stoking anti refugee sentiment! And then Tavi has to do her job for her??? EVEN WHEN ONE OF VAL’S COLLEAGUES ALREADY HAS LEADS ABOUT A BHAALIST RESURGENCE?! Yeah Tavi is fucking pissed about that. Devellah is one of the only fist members Tavi doesn’t fully hate because Devellah is actually trying to keep people safe.

Tavi has shockingly high constitution in terms of alcohol. Like yeah she’s an elf, but even among elves she can hold her liquor insanely well. It’s part of how she was able to survive drinking Thisobald’s whatever the fuck grog in the shadowlands. It was the first time she ever got properly (almost black out) wasted. She was absolutely a wreck the next day but basically she just had a moderate hangover. Shadowheart and Halsin are still unsure how she physically survived that and didn’t like go blind.

Tavi forgets that not everyone can talk to animals. She casts the spell literally as soon as she wakes up and so she’s just so used to having the ability. When she meets Minsc and Boo she goes mildly insane because WHY CAN’T I UNDERSTAND THIS CREATURE and Astarion teases her about it for ages.

Tavi’s two bears are constantly with her. Like ignoring game rules about summoning. She just literally has two bears with her at all times. The only time she can be convinced to leave them at camp is when they have to keep a low profile. She fully rocks up to the coronation with Two Bears and Gortash is fully thrown for a loop over this. “Wtf this chick is here with her band of weirdos and Two Whole Bears?!”

Tavi convinces Ulder Ravenguard to hold an official funeral for Ansur in which the citizens are told the tale of Balduran’s Betrayal. She’s so pissed about the Emporer/Balduran and feels extremely hurt over his actions and wants to make sure his deeds don’t fade into obscurity. Especially the whole “I killed the dragon sworn to protect Baldur’s Gate and didn’t bother telling anyone so that when they needed him most they’d find him dead and be fucked” thing.

Atavia had no last name! When she and Gale are properly married(after him and Astarion, it takes her ages to be convinced to a proper public wedding of her own) he asks her if she’d like to keep her own last name or take his and she’s just like “oh I don’t have one of those. Am I supposed to?” She ends up becoming Atavia Dekarios-Ancunin in the end after marrying Astarion as well. If she had ended up picking her own last name tho it would have been Hunter because she’s very bad at naming things and she is a hunter(ranger) by trade.

If/When the Tav-Cule has kids, Tavi goes full broody. Tavi had assumed she would handle it well because of her insane constitution and overall nature but it fully fucks her up. She ends up crafting a nest of blankets and pillows and plush toys and other cozy soft cuddly things and basically never leaves it. She needs at least one of her partners with her at all times, has atrocious morning sickness, even early in the pregnancy can barely walk on her own. She’s not sick or unhealthy, just super super super overstimulated and hormonal. She recovers insanely quickly however. Basically within days of giving birth Tavi is fully back to normal.

Speaking of kids! The Tav-Cule end up having at least 5, at least 1 set of twins and at least one adopted kiddo. This is not including all of Halsin’s orphans to be clear.

Atavia head canon time. I love her I’m obsessed with her and I’m going to make it everyone’s problem

Atavia is afraid of traveling at sea. Krakens, sea storms, whirlpools, all of it horrifies her. She’s fine with boats as long as they stay in rivers and lakes.

After becoming “the saviors of Baldur’s Gate” Atavia basically goes into hiding. She doesn’t know how to handle all the attention and recognition, and is extremely grateful that Astarion’s condition means they can only really go out at night. It’s far easier to get up to thievery in the dark after all! (She doesn’t need to steal but she’s a petty creature so when she encounters assholes she picks their pockets for fun)

Atavia is completely oblivious to the fact she’s been blessed with The Raven Queen’s favor for the longest time. It’s not until Halsin asks her what she had done to earn the blessing that she realizes. She and Astarion unofficially live with the Druid at the growing settlement in Moonrise but spend most their time searching for a vampirism cure. In between chasing down leads they spend their time with Halsin. During one such home visit Halsin notices a raven that seems to watch Tavi from a distance. He asks her is her “feathered friend” is shy or afraid of people only to learn Tavi has no idea what he’s talking about. The approach the bird together to make sure it’s not a threat(a familiar being used to spy in them, a Druid in wild shape preparing to attack, etc) and discover it’s an emissary of The Raven Queen that had been sent to watch her on her travels. After this she Tavi has her own raven familiar with her at all times. His name is Omen.

Atavia got her face scars while learning to live off the land in her young adulthood. She was attempting to climb a tree to get at sound particularly tempting fruit and put her weight on a branch that couldn’t support her. She nicked her face against the branch as she fell and without any magic or potions the wounds healed naturally and scarred.

She’ll never admit it but she is beyond jealous of Minsc. She fully believes everything he says about Boo and is devastated that no matter what she tries, she cannot understand the little creature. Atavia has always preferred the company and conversation of animals to that of people.

She hates roses. The flowers are over rated in her opinion.

Atavia doesn’t really like eating proper meals. She prefers to eat lots of little snacky things throughout the day