#danis

[kirain]

What a wonderful night to acknowledge that the man who voices our beloved Barcus Wroot also voices all of these characters:

And more. His name is Dario Coates, and according to casting director Samantha Béart, he had the most lines and spent more time in the recording studio than any VA, including those for the main companions. If you hear the voice of any NPC, there's a good chance he's voiced by Dario. He definitely deserves some well earned recognition! ❤

[shewolfofvilnius]

Ten facts about the tiefling refugees that you may not know, from the dialogue files (as of Patch 7)

Arabella is nine years old, per Zevlor if she dies. (Edit: Per Arabella's own speak with dead, she's nine and a half. As anyone who has dealt w kids knows, that half MATTERS!)

Danis and Bex want to name their cat Geoffrey, per a dialogue with a Githyanki Tav (who may get cats and gnomes confused)

Okta (the cook) has unique dialogue if you steal her cauldron.

Speaking of: Ikaron is Okta's son (in files for the goblin attack, the pair are referred to as "ChefAndSon" respectively)

Doni (the grunting kid) does not have a single line of traditional dialogue - but DOES have a line with Detect Thoughts ("Got to keep watch... but it's so bright and noisy here. Want to be back in the hideout")

If Cal and Rolan both die but Lia survives in Act 2, there are no fewer than four dialogue lines, ambients, or devnotes suggesting Lia plans to imminently kill herself. Despite arguing with her siblings the loudest, she is the one who takes losing the others hardest - even moreso than Rolan. Rolan endures to Lorroakan but goes bad, while Cal just...shuts down. But Lia plans to walk off into the shadows and let them claim her. She does not appear in Act 3 in this scenario. (See also: Why Rolan, Cal, and Lia won't truly have their happy ending unless they split up post-game)

Zorru survives to Act 3 by having escaped AFTER being captured alongside Lia/Cal/Danis/Lakrissa. Given this means he survived the Absolute's forces AND the Shadow Curse (unprotected) AND the Githyanki, this makes Zorru just about the luckiest low level NPC in the game

Alfira, a tiefling bard of at least moderate skill and knowledge, knows next to no songs or stories featuring tiefling heroes, just ones with tiefling villains, in Act 1. (A good reason to convince her to write a song about tieflings at the party!)

During the Goblin Battle, Memnos prays to no fewer than four gods - in order, Torm (for courage), Helm (protection), Tymora (Good fortune), and Kelemvor (for mercy, as god of the dead)

The devnote for the famous 'Don't be greedy' line is 'Slight smile - half joking'. Yes, dear reader, Rolan is flirting with you or teasing you just a tiny little bit.

[momochanners]

2023.10.21

Ditching the Upper City soiree

[russica]

Did someone say Bex and Danis?

[pepijopa]

they invented love

[riza-hawks-eye]

Tiefling refugees making appearances in the Baldur's Mouth Gazette

[faerunsbest]

its basically tiefling town after a while lol

thanks to @reverieblondie im picturing rolans family running a much, but we both know danis and bex wind up with a big family and they can afford that comfortable because the bakery does so well, and chances are dammon wants a big family too

these kids are roughly the same age so they all run around the gate playing games, but because of the way their parents are, they don't cause any real trouble they're very well behaved honestly. i bet cal has a few kids after a while too, lia might have one but is more likely the cool aunt

any real trouble is usually mols doing in some way or another

can you imagine going to the gate and finding out theres a bard school run by alfira and lakrissa, the giant tower belongs to some scary ass tiefling dude with serious resting bitch face, the best blacksmith is also a teifling who has a giant family of his own, the best general store also run by tieflings, mattis and the others love seeing all the kids running around feeling so safe and having no idea what hunger is.

imagine some racist asshole tries some shit but gets pulled under by what is essentially the mafia and its fucking mol whose gonna wreck they shit.

[lolliputian]

I think you are the most qualified person to ask this question since you write the tieflings so well: what Olympic sport would the tiefs complete in?

High praise indeed, Anon! Thank you so much!

Going through the list of events, I'm going to go through the adult Tieflings we see in the Grove. I'm also sticking to the summer events.

Zevlor is, of course, Equestrian, and more specifically eventing (which, I discovered, is basically a triathlon). Tilses would also take place in Equestrian, but she'd be focused on jumping. If the Hellriders aren't taking place in the equestrian events, it's a crime. Nuff said.

Rolan would be a swimmer. I think he'd would find swimming for exercise cathartic--the water resistance, the controlled breathing, engaging all your muscle groups to move through the water.

Lia would be a rower for a similar reason, engaging all the upper body muscles. I think she would do really well with a team, as well, and find a lot of fulfillment in it. Cal, in perhaps a surprising choice, would take part in gymnastics. His high strength score lends itself to strength based events. Imagine Cal taking on the pommel horse or the rings, holy shit.

Dammon, surprising absolutely no one, would take part in the hammer throw. But, before I remembered that existed, I also figured he would do well with shot put. Short bursts of power suit him.

Along a similar vein, Alfira would really excel at rhythm gymnastics as a form of artistic expression. Lakrissa, on the other hand, is a natural for archery, and in a modern AU would absolutely be that person doing trick shots on TikTok.

In canon, we know Bex is a great runner and that she was able to outrun the cultists. Thus, I can see her taking part in the sprinting events. Danis, meanwhile, I think would get the most enjoyment out of golf out of any of the events available. Outside of competition, I think he'd like the social aspect of it.

Komira is absolutely a Taekwondo girl--she was ready to throw down with the druids and strikes me as the type who wouldn't hesitate to fight for what she believes in. Locke's temperament, in contrast, reminds me more of a distance runner. He's much calmer than his wife.

So I debated between Asharak and Guex whom I thought would be a better fit for fencing--we see Asharak training the kids in fighting, and Guex using Main Hand Attack against Makeshift Training Dummy. Ultimately, I felt Asharak's temperament was a lot better for it and, frankly, that he would do well enough to compete on an Olympic level. Guex's event? Javelin Throw. We see him use potentially any weapon you sell Dammon against the Training Dummy if you defeat the druids (off the top of my head, I can't think of anyone who uses a javelin canonically otherwise minus maybe Cal). But I also think he'd like the challenge and feeling powerful without having to get into close quarters.

If we've talked Tiefling headcanon, you'll know I carry a headcanon that Okta is/was a monk and actively adventured until her pregnancy. Thus, she's a natural fit for Judo. Ikaron, too, does a physical event that requires a lot of control and precision: Boxing. Like Rolan with swimming, I think he'd find it cathartic.

Cerys would take part in the modern pentathlon. We don't know much about her backstory from the game besides her being a scout and the third leader option if both Zevlor and Asharak are killed in Act 1. Thus, IMO, she has to be extremely impressive in her own right. The pentathlon presently includes fencing, swimming, equestrian jumping, laser pistol shooting, and distance running.

Zorru and Yul are other canonical scouts. We know Zorru was able to make it Baldur's Gate presumably by himself, which means not only is he a good runner, but he has to be skilled at dodging obstacles, too. He's a natural choice for hurdles. Yul, we don't know enough about, but for the endurance required for scouting, let's slot him into cycling.

Kaldani and Rikka get to be our beach volleyball pair! I really wanted a duo that's seen a lot together in game, and they seem to get along well. I can see them working amazingly well at a team and being unafraid to work hard to win.

Damays and Nymessa were a little hard for me--I very much wanted Nymessa to be in breakdancing just to make Damays's head explode (at least the way I characterize them). But, in the end, I thought pole vault would be a good fit for her. Damays seems a fit for discus throwing.

Kanon strikes me as someone who would be really good at diving. We know he was a tailor in Elturel, and I think he'd appreciate the precision and artistry. Arka and Memnos? They get to be our tennis duos team. I think they'd balance each other well in the sport.

Pandirna absolutely has to be in weightlifting, all things considered. Let's hope she doesn't get in trouble for doping with Ethel's potions... Toron I think would be wrestling because wrestling cattle or something. Nadira would be sport climbing, because that seems to fit in well with her sneaking around devils and the like. (I can't remember at the moment how much of that is canon and how much of it was headcanon we came up with on the camp server.)

Eramis and Elegis I slotted into long jump and high jump respectively. At the time of writing this, this is based off vibes from each of them rather than anything in game that lent itself to this. Finally, Xeph, Rechel, and Amek get to be our synchronized swimmers, because we gotta have synchronized swimmers, and also I don't know where else to put them.

Hope you enjoyed the post!

[reindork-games]

[toguchindraws]

I finally get to reveal the secret santa I made for @sadwizardlover

I had a lovely opportunity to draw Rolan, Bex, Danis, Keene, and their Tav, Es!!!!

[turquoiseoverthesea]

[herpsandbirds]

Large Green-banded Blue (Danis danis), family Lycaenidae, Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia

photograph by Mitch Rose

[thedrowdruid]

Working on a big project so my art posts are going to be few and far between for a bit. Here's a cute snippet, though, forgive the quality.

[lenkalost]

This is one of the stories I wrote for the Baldur's Gate 3 Tarot Project. I am still incredibly happy and humbled I got to work for this project. The biggest blast for my inspiration for this story is the wonderful art the lovely Sandra has made for the card. Card: Two of Cups Characters: Bex and Danis Card meaning upright: Unified love, partnership, mutual attraction Card meaning reversed: Self-love, break-ups, disharmony, distrust. Please check Sandra's card art out: https://bsky.app/profile/vitasxmnium.bsky.social/post/3lh6s53kmdk2h

[russica]

If anyone was worried about Danis, he's okay! After a warm water bottle, he and Bex git a snack and they're a-okay