#demiromantic Tav

[dragonfire2lm]

Baldur's Gate 3 headcanon/AU thingy: Acespec Tav

So, I'm still figuring out what my Tav OC is going to look like, what class she is (all I know is that she's going to be a charisma character), but I had the beginnings of an idea and wanted to share it. So, let me know what you think.

It was another quiet night in camp and Tav was doing her rounds, checking in on her friends, making sure they were comfortable, listening to their troubles.

But she had noticed the odd looks Lae'zel had been giving her, and concerned that perhaps she had upset the gith in some way, she asked about it.

To hear Lae'zel's interest in her was certainly flattering, but unwanted, and Tav did the best she could to explain that she wasn't attracted to women, nor interested in sex.

It was Lae'zel's response that had Tav bristling like a cat. Whether it was the harshness in which the words were spoken, or the words themselves, Tav recoiled.

She was reminded that she was different, lacking in such a base, universal experience that Lae'zel's reply to being rejected, more than likely snapped out in defense of her own emotions, hurt. And it pained her more than she thought.

"I am not interested in anyone!" Tav snapped back. "I cannot grasp, cannot fathom the very idea of looking at others and wishing to bed them, and I suppose I should thank you, my friend, for reminding that I am lacking in such wants."

It was perhaps too harsh, she knew, but as the others in the camp heard the commotion and headed over, all Tav could feel was a sense of inadequacy, of guilt.

She was different, and that pained her more than anything when her friends could express such wants and desires so freely, When Lae'zel looked confused by the notion that Tav just didn't feel attracted to anyone. And similar looks of confusion flitted across the faces of the others.

There would be questions, maybe even an attempt to brush her off, that had certainly happened with others in the past before she had been abducted. Tav did not want to face such scrutiny, such disbelief from those she cared for.

So, she excused herself and left for the far edges of camp.

She didn't notice that Astarion was not looking at her in confusion, but rather like a puzzle piece had fallen into place. She scurried off into the bushes.

Scratch had followed, the dog had sensed her distress and cuddled up to her as she sat on a rock. She waited for not only her own hurt to ease, but for enough time to pass so that she could sneak back to her bedroll once everyone else was asleep.

Imagine her surprise when Astarion found her in her hiding spot sometime later. She watched him, wary, and a little bit afraid. Not because he was a vampire, but because her biggest secret had been outed to the whole camp, her difference, her defect.

It was the first words out of his mouth that stopped that fear in its tracks.

"I've seen that reaction before," he said. "I don't quite get it myself mind you, but I have seen it before."

"Have you now?" She replied as she waited for the other shoe to drop.

The vampire picked his way through the dense brush and sat beside her on the rock. He didn't look put out that she clearly didn't believe him. In fact the vampire was practically respectful about it.

"I've met people in the past, who don't find anyone attractive, and it's not because they dislike my most charming self," He explained with a gesture to himself. "It's just how they are, and some wanted to have sex, others just weren't interested at all. Personally I don't see why the idea seems to be so hard to believe."

"Well," Tav began and found herself struggling with words for once. A rare thing indeed for the group's wordsmith. She sighed. "I suppose the night can't get any worse...People seem to mistake my kindness, my sincerity for flirting a lot of the time, and i have yet to find someone who would be interested in romance without sex. Too often others take offense when I turn them down..."

"And Lae'zel's rather sharp retort struck a nerve?" Astarion guessed and she nodded. "You know she's not the only one who's interested in you right? She's just the most blunt about it."

"And yet more friendships turned to dust." Tav lamented. "Why did i ever think otherwise?"

And here Astarion looked surprised. "Whatever do you mean by that? Do you really think that...the others would just leave you on the roadside because you don't reciprocate their feelings?"

"Would not be the first time, I assure you," She replied. She did notice his hesitation when he mentioned the rest of the group. "I wouldn't blame you, or them, if that was the case."

"Look," Astarion began, he looked frustrated, whether with her, Lae'zel, or something else entirely she couldn't tell. "I can't speak for the others, but I know damn well I am not going to simply cut ties with you because of this."

"We need to work together to get to the bottom of the tadpoles in our heads, and the cult of The Absolute, I know." Tav replied.

"Well, yes," Astarion agreed. "But you are missing quite the important point in that I genuinely enjoy your company, dare I say I consider a friend in the short time we've been travelling together."

"Oh...I didn't want to assume, you'd been through a lot as is, and I wanted to make sure you had space." Tav replied. "while I hope I can call everyone here a friend, I didn't want to push the idea on anyone. Can't please everyone after all."

"You're not getting rid of me any time soon," Astarion smirked. A thought occurred to him and he looked at her curiously. "Though after tonight, I do wonder, are you interested in romance at all? People like you tend to separate sex and romance and I for one woudl like to know where you stand on the topic."

He held his hands up placatingly and added. "If you want to share such thoughts that is, I find such talks interesting, but I won't pry."

"I take it you find them interesting because of how it differs from your experiences?" Tav asked.

"And I find that it makes a lot of sense when you think about it," Astarion replied. "People can certainly have sex without the need for romantic attachments, so romance without sex is more than possible. And I do so love the look of bafflement on people's faces when I point that out."

He grinned. "People get so shocked, scandalized even, about the mere concept of someone courting another without sex being on the table. It's hilarious."

Tav cracked a smile at that. Maybe she could trust him with this. Maybe, just once, she could trust she wouldn't be seen as some immature, naive waif in need of being fixed or shown a good time.

"I like romance," she explained as she ran a hand through Scratch's fur, the dog keeping an eye and ear out while the two of them talked. "I think its a beautiful concept, a wonderful idea that shouldn't need sex to be a part of it, that shouldn't result in friendships being seen as lesser, that is just one kind of love, not the ultimate expression of it."

"And..." Tav continued. "Ultimately not for me it seems. As much as I would want it for myself, I've never met anyone willing to give what I want a chance...and with this tadpole I doubt I'll have the chance to do so."

Astarion listened patiently, she was surprised he was even hearing her out. Normally she would be the one lending an ear to him, to anyone at camp who needed someone to confide in, or simply someone to talk to who wouldn't judge.

She was even more surprised when he asked. "And what do you want?"

"You'll think me childish," she replied.

"Darling, I've seen you bleat at a redcap and found it funny, I don't care if you're childish," Astarion pointed out. "In fact, I encourage it, life is a bit dull if you never have fun."

"Well alright," Tav said. "I don't fall i love with someone's appearance, I don't look at people and want to be their partner. But I fall in love with who someone is as a person, how much I trust him, how well we get along. It's just another layer of feelings on top of a friendship already as strong as adamantine...That hasn't really happened in a long time."

"So no interest in women, looks like Lae'zel was barking up the wrong tree," Astarion commented. "And falling for someone's, shall we say inner beauty, instead of the initial draw to their outward appearance is uncommon, but not unheard of."

"But not the accepted standard." Tav said plainly.

"As someone who experiences the accepted standard, trust me, it's a lot more of a hassle than people think it is," Astarion replied. "Anyway, do continue."

"You're actually interested in my ramblings on romance?" Tav asked.

"I did say I find it interesting," Astarion said. "And I sort of told Lae'zel to go fuck a gnoll earlier and I'm hiding until she calms down."

"Oh gods, you didn't!"

"I'd never seen you so upset!" he admitted. "Mind flayers, hags, goblins...vampire spawn...I'm certain you could stare The Dead Three in the face and not so much as flinch...but one of our own expressing interest in you and then lashing out when you reject them caused you to recoil like that...Well...Like I said, I'd seen that reaction before."

"And you told her to fuck a gnoll..." Tav couldn't help but let out a small snort of laughter. "How are you not dead?"

"I said something about showing you the same courtesy you've shown all of us and here I am." He replied with a flourish.

"Well, I suppose I should indulge your curiosity as thanks for having my back," Tav awkwardly said. "I've never really had anyone be in my corner about this...So, right, romance...what do you want to know?"

"From the sounds of it you'd be interested in a romantic relationship, what do you want out of one if you were to say, get to know someone andthey confessed their love to you?" Astarion asked. "Hypothetically speaking of course."

Was he up to something? She couldn't tell.

"This stays between us right?" Tav asked hesitantly.

And here Astarion scoffed. "If you think I'm trying to get intel to pass on to the others, the answer is no, I'm not. This is our little secret."

"Good, I've already made enough of a fool of myself today," Tav replied. "i suppose if I did wind up in a romantic relationship, We'd talk things out, set boundaries, make sure neither of us feel forced to do anything they don't want, have everyone on the same page...then I'd probably by the person flowers."

"Flowers?"

"I know, normally the men buy the women flowers, but it's still a sweet gesture that I think should be reciprocated," Tav replied. "along with going to dinner, or lunch, or just going and doing an activity as a couple, having fun in much the same way one would with friends, but with the knowledge and intent that is romantic in context."

"And I suppose living together and having children in somewhere in that domestic little fantasy of yours too?" Astarion quipped.

"If only I were so lucky, but yes. I'd adopt," Tav admitted. "Even before the tadpole I was never healthy enough to risk carrying a child, and never really thought about children of my own, money has always been a bit too tight for that, but if I had the money, the time, the freedom to do that...I'd like to take in an older kid, ones who tend to be ignored in favour of the little ones, you know?"

"You've never really spoken about your life prior to being abducted," Astarion noted. "But...that makes a lot of sense from what you have shared about yourself....and you care an awful lot about making sure we have enough money."

"I wasn't poor, if that's what you mean," Tav said. "But not upper class either, always had to plan ahead with how much money to spend, never had the freedom to really go on a spending spree or indulge myself."

"Hm, I'll have to see about changing that..." Astarion said. "Maybe slip a few coins off some unsuspecting folks to lighten the burden?"

"And I'll talk our way out of trouble if you get caught," Tav replied.

"If I get caught."

"You needn't go through the trouble on my account." Tav insisted. "We make do, don't we?"

"And I happen to think you should have the chance to splurge a bit, buy yourself something nice," Astarion replied. "When we reach a larger city, I'll take you shopping."

"Really?"

"Yes, you, me, a small mountain of coin, and everything the world has to offer, what do you say?" He said and nudged her palyfully.

"Sounds like fun, if we can get the gold to afford it."

"You just leave that to me," He replied. "Do you think we can wander back to camp without a certain Gith trying to cut our heads off?"

"I'll talk her down, you might have to apologize..."

"Darling, you and I both know I won't mean it."

"Yes but, thank you for sticking up for me." Tav said. "Hopefully i can smooth things over with everyone once I figure out who else is interested in me..."

"Well, I could tell you," Astarion pointed out. "But I think I'll watch you figure it out for yourself."

"It's everyone, isn't it?"

"There's no harm in asking them, you know." He said. "After that little row with Lae'zel I doubt you'll have to deal with anyone reacting as harshly as she did."

No harm in asking?

And so, Tav asked The Pale Elf what he thought of her.

[westrastorm]

Mariella found that it’s not easy being aroace in Baldurs Gate

[vesperine-games]

Happy Pride Month to all who celebrate! 🏳️‍🌈💕

This account is and always will be a safe space for all members of the LGBTQIA+ community 💕

To mark the occasion, I decided to show the colours of my characters 😁 From the top, left to right: ▪︎ Vesper - Pansexual (and probably Demiromantic) ▪︎ Melinoë - Lesbian ▪︎ Macaria - Asexual (there's a chance she's also Aromantic) ▪︎ Rigel - Pansexual ▪︎ Aleksus - Demisexual ▪︎ Amethyne - Pansexual ▪︎ Laeqil - Bisexual ▪︎ Velia - Bisexual ▪︎ Emerie - a proud Ally 💪

[toadsbitch]

For so long, people have only had sexual attraction for Astarion. No one has ever loved him for who he is as a a man, an elf, a vampire spawn, and an individual… But what if a demiromantic or gray romantic Tav is the first person to form an emotional bond with him that then turns into a romantic attraction on their end? It’d be the first time EVER that someone loves Astarion for who he is and not just his body…

[camthecleric]

Last but not least Lae’zel!

In my last poll, someone recommended the demiromantic flag, and the Omnisexual flag, for context

Wyll and my Tav // Astarion // Gale // Karlach // Shadowheart

I might make a new one of Wyll, since my chibi style has approved

[sleetkissed]

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ABOUT:

Basics:

Name: Esteri Venla Väisänen Nickname/Alias: Ester , The Dark Urge Age: 34 years Date of Birth: 5th december Gender & Pronouns: female, she/her Orientation: demiromantic, pansexual/romantic Race: human Nationality: baldurian Class: sorcerer [ dragonic bloodline - cold ]

Appearance:

Height: 180 cm / 5'11'' Hair: white Eyes: pale red Scars: none visible Other: several beauty marks all over her body, subtle freckles

Personal:

Positive Traits: • honest • creative • patient • mature

Negative Traits: • snobbish  • indifferent • lack of empathy • slightly narcissistic

[handsomeamoeba]

look upon my tavs/durge, ye mighty, and despair

here's the planned lineup:

(CURRENT): Zarlius Urquhart | Race: Asmodeus Tiefling | Class: Bard, College of Lore | Background: Charlatan | Romance: Astarion | Identity: Gay Trans Man | Defining Traits: Wit, Curiosity, Opportunism

Pepperell Mugwort | Race: Strongheart Halfling | Class: Paladin, Oath of the Ancients | Background: Folk Hero | Romance: Karlach | Identity: Lesbian Cis Woman | Defining Traits: Bubbliness, Positivity, Compassion

Ilmara Vrinn | Race: Seladrine Drow | Class: Cleric, Light Domain | Background: Urchin | Romance: Gale | Identity: Bi Trans Woman | Defining Traits: Humor, Honesty, Protectiveness

Catriona Nighthollow | Race: Wood Elf | Class: Ranger, Beast Master | Background: Outlander | Romance: Lae'zel | Identity: Pan Cis Woman | Defining Traits: Bravery, Cunning, Bluntness

Torcall Oberon | Race: High Half-Elf | Class: Sorcerer, Draconic Bloodline (White Dragon) | Background: Noble | Romance: Shadowheart, Halsin | Identity: Bi Trans Man | Defining Traits: Charm, Vanity, Caution

Klaas Brightrune | Race: Gold Dwarf | Class: Barbarian, Wild Magic | Background: Sage | Romance: Wyll | Identity: Demiromantic Gay Cis Man | Defining Traits: Nobility, Focus, Loyalty

Finella Woodward | Race: Human | Class: Wizard, Necromancy School | Background: Dark Urge/Haunted One | Romance: Astarion | Identity: She's feeling that one out | Defining Trait: Bloodthirsty But Trying To Stop

[exantivancrow]

Hi!! A bit late rip but 2, 3, 6, 11 from the pride asks for hanna, fen, and anyone else you'd like! c:

laya, the light of my life, tysm!!! quick rundown of the bg3 ocs:

fen's my non-tav half drow halsin romancer, nature domain cleric of yondalla (listen, the underdark sucked) guild artisan

hanna's my witcher oc i borrowed for my first run when i got decision paralysis on the cc; human battlemaster fighter outlander who is also romancing halsin in her run bc he's eskel-coded

alecto's my gith oath of vengeance paladin soldier romancing astarion (and probably also halsin...... we're not gonna talk about it)

2. What's your oc's orientation? (Romantic, sexual, platonic, alterous, etc.) Do they have opinions about it?

Fen: Pansexual, bisexual, no matter your opinions on what label works best, if you're hot she's into it. She thinks it's kinda fascinating that this isn't the consensus on attraction. On the aromantic spectrum somewhere, because I'm incapable of making allo characters.

Hanna: She's pretty sure she's heterosexual; she has slept with more than just men, but she finds herself primarily focusing on men. She leads a busy stressful complicated life so if someone offers, that's all that matters, she'll take it, but she's not as into it as she could be. She's never really dedicated time/effort to figuring out more because she's got a busy stressful complicated life, but she is demiromantic.

Alecto: Their perception of sexuality (whoever is strong is attractive) is the only correct way. Astarion is strong in spirit, and in combat, if not in body, and he's not helpful in explaining how it works for people not raised in a creche, he's also drawn to strength.

3. How did your oc discover themselves? Did something cause them to question or have they always known?

Fen: She's always known. She's been through a lot of different cultures, and understood from her beginning how she worked.

Hanna: Was hit on by a gorgeous tiefling woman within her first year on the road, and thought "oh I can't pass up this opportunity", and then didn't enjoy it as much as she figured she would. Spent the next couple years finding the pattern before realizing she just wasn't as into women as she originally thought.

Alecto: The gith way is the only right way. Everyone born in the creche knows this.

6. How does your oc feel about labels? Theirs, or in general?

Fen: Likes learning new ones! Both for herself and others. She thinks they're neat.

Hanna: Doesn't mind labels, but doesn't use them herself; does her absolute (hehehe) best to respect others'.

Alecto: Thinks labels are restrictive until someone tries to explain otherwise, and they just find that more confusing. Why say you fit into a category if that's not always true, then you're lying about it? Zheir friends mark it a lost cause. She isn't rude about it on purpose though, he's just genuinely confused.

11. Is your oc open about their identity? Are they more blunt or lowkey? Why or why not?

Fen: Has a thing about sharing personal information needlessly, is not open about it.

Hanna: Is blunt if asked, has no problem with being open about it, but non-maliciously considers it to be a waste of conversation. We could sit around and talk about objective statements about each other, or we could go take care of someone who needs help. She has a preference.

Alecto: Is, in fact, too blunt about it. Karlach once made the mistake of saying that talking to people about it is a way of showing you trust them, and listening to people about it is a way of showing you care, and now she brings it up (in too much detail) when she's trying to make friends. Her existing friends have to explain "it means she likes you".

looking at this, glad to see they're all as autistic as I am, lmaoooo; my new bg3 blog @lastlightinternet will feature more of these kiddos eventually! thanks for the ask laya!!

[ask-thedarkurge]

Intro

My rancid blood whispers to me: kill, kill, and kill again. My ruined body yearns to reap death in this world, and when this foul Urge calls, it possesses my whole being.

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[talesfrombaldursgate]

Meet the Tav: Adventure

Voice: #4, tiefling.

Race: Tiefling Subrace: Unknown

Class: Bard, with standard violin. Subclass: Collage of Lore

Sexuality: Bisexual, demiromantic. Gender: bio. female, uses she/her, they/them, and it/its.

Adventuring:

Camp:

Guardian:

(He's based off of the god, Milil, who, yes, I know has an in-game appearance, but I wanted to take my own spin on it, based off of information from the DND wiki.) (The decision of making the Guardian Milil came from the fact that Adventure's a bard and knows about Milil, and that it would, to me, make sense that the Guardian wants Adventure to trust him, so he'd take a familiar form.)

Other: Born partially blind and with stunning golden eyes. Rumored to be part fae. Also has a really weird thing against mosquitos and mild ophidiophobia.

(Details below)

Details, Guardian; Head:

Half-shot:

Details, Adventure; Head:

(And one with her hair back to better appreciate her face)

Half-shot:

Earrings:

Rings/bracelets:

Necklace:

Blades (both are the same):

Crossbows (again, both are the same):

[optiwashere]

Woe, Brainworms be upon ye:

I made my Tav transnonbinary, with a fem model. so getting to Shadowheart's Act3 romance hit so different for me. I had characterized my Tav as mostly demiromantic demisexual, with genuine fear of being perceived as either a man or a woman. Them choosing to strip naked and skinny dip with Shadowheart became a moment of trust, wherein they knew she would see them as themself, and that their intangible gender wouldnt colapse under the weight of their physical form.

You writing about a trans Shadowheart has just been making me rotate a t4t romance in my brain now, so as punishment i leave unto you the axel of my character rotations. Enjoy your new tadpole or whatever *backflips away*

I think this anon got lost in the weird world awash with rude people that is my askbox, so I almost deleted it!

This was a very lovely story, and I hope you're writing it! Or that somebody writes it! One of the best parts of BG3 is how much gender expression you can do.

Do I wish there were better body type options? Yes, but Larian gave us what they did and I'm extremely happy with that.

[microwavedautism]

I need thoughts outta my head so headcannon time, yes they can date all tavs but shh lemme pretend ok?

Oh by the way all of them are Autistic now, sorry <3

Halsin. I think he wouldn't care for labels, just going with what 'nature intended' and feeling what he feels.. but because I find it funny I like to believe he's a bear, sometimes both physically but mostly just in the hairy gay man way. I do like the idea of him being slightly fatter but still ripped as fuck if that makes sense.

Astarion though, no abs, thin as fuck but still someone strong because vampire. Look, he said he was a magistrate when he was alive. Now idk what that means but it sounds fancy so I'm going to assume he wouldn't of worked out much. This is also assuming his body has stayed exactly the same as since he died. Also, biromantic Sex repulsed asexual but still does it because trauma :(

Gale is a tough one. One thing I know is he definitely has a good bit of fat on him, no abs of course, he's a wizard. I don't think books weigh that much. I saw someone say he was straight but questioning because he saw an attractive man and I feel like that works but it also doesn't? I think, with all the time he spent alone, he could've done some thinking and discovered his bisexuality.

I'm gonna say Wyll is bisexual because he flirts with Lae'zel alot in my playthrough but also.. Halsin. I feel like I've said enough :)

Karlach is bisexual Demiromantic. She will flirt and shit but will only fall as she gets to know you better. She is definitely tall and buff, I think everyone agrees on that.

Shadowheart is complicated. I don't really know her character too well but she definitely likes women. Something about when she threatened Lae'zel was gay even though it was murderous and hateful. Enemies to lovers vibe even though it won't happen. Also, idk if she chose her name or not but genderqueer. Nobody named Shadowheart gets to be cis.

Lae'zel. I haven't seen her romance route but she gives me bisexual aromantic vibes and I love it.

I feel like I'm forgetting some people. I won't talk about I think Minthara, Minsc or Jaheria cus I don't know them well enough, haven't even met one of them (I cannot remember if I got their names right lmao)

[psalacanthea]

Tav Tuesday

just something I'm doing for fun. pls tag me if you do it as well I would like to look at and reblog your cool Tavs!

Character Profile:

Zynatheri ‘Zyn’ Rivati, the Silver Mockingbird

Birth Name:  [redacted]

Gender:  Genderfluid, AFAB

Age:  187 (it’s actually 188 she just forgets)

Sexuality: Pansexual, Polyamorous, Demiromantic

Height: 4’11”

Eyes: Silver/Blue (very faint blue tinge)

Skin: Blue-gray

Hair: White, waist-length, varies

Class:  Bard, College of Lore

God: None, sort of

Background: Charlatan

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral (subject to change)

Virtues:  Creative, intelligent, flexible, charming, clever, adaptable, empathetic

Vices:  Stubborn, spiteful, deceptive, cowardly, fickle, selfish, lazy, short-sighted

Romance: Astarion

Favorite Companion: Karlach

Least Favorite Companion: Lae'zel (mostly because they constantly disagree on how to solve every single problem)

Additional Details: Fights almost exclusively with support spells and her rapier. Charm, sleep, confusion, healing, etc- but if she has no choice, she defaults to psychic damage, and refuses to learn any elemental spells. Favorite spells are disguise self and polymorph.

Has six+ alter-egos she uses, each with their own name, history, and specialties, because being drow can be bad for tips (she claims). Uses them as a dissociative crutch to deal with her own traumas and emotions.

Her favorite color is scarlet, which doesn't go with her coloring- a fact that horrifies Astarion.

[kandrakelsier]

12, 26 & 30 for the BG3 Ask Meme!

12: What is their orientation?

Taleia (Durge): Thought she was straight, now ace and demiromantic. The head trauma didn't help, but talking with Astarion helped clarify a lot for her.

Belryn: A big ol' lesbian. Hopelessly smitten with Karlach on first sight.

Cin'alor: Bi and poly. Regularly travels on business trips with her two partners staying behind in their hometown. Not interested in any of the other origin characters.

Leyrith (Durge): Pan. Working through her upbringing and past with Lae'zel, since both of them were a little fucked up. They're good for each other.

26: What animal best represents your Tav?

Taleia (Durge): Red panda. Cuddly, if confused, and reacts in shock and/or falling over when surprised. Really just wants a good nap.

Belryn: Capybara. Incredibly unbothered by things happening around her, and a good partner for platonic cuddles. Big mom energy.

Cin'alor: Wolf. No nonsense, with a soft spot for kids. Likes working in packs with other people she respects.

Leyrith (Durge): A cat. Superior to most of the people she meets, and wants them to know it. Territorial and protective of those she considers to be part of her in-group.

30: What's your favorite thing about your Tav?

Taleia (Durge): Fundamentally a good person, who helps whenever she can. Prone to self-sacrifice for causes that she believes in, and is fully willing to throw herself into things she's passionate about.

Belryn: Calm until she's ready to throw down, at which point she will do so efficiently and dangerously. Ironically a pacifist, despite her extreme proficiency at violence.

Cin'alor: Has no time for bullshit. Looks for the most direct path to answer a problem, but is willing to listen to others if they've earned her respect.

Leyrith (Durge): Rolls with the punches, helped by her superiority complex. When things go right for her, she assumes that its because of here, even in cases where its pure luck.

Phew, thanks for the ask! Questions here if anyone else wants to ask.

[eledritch]

AWW the exact same thing happened to me on my first playthrough 😭but i didn’t mind much bc i was romancing astarion (obviously) now on my second playthrough i’m romancing gale instead and HES SO!!! intense !!! i love him to death (also some dialogues are hilarious if you’re playing as a wizard)

Nice!! I wanna play as a wizard for either my second or third playthrough and was hoping there’d be dialogue with him for that!

I don’t know if I’ll romance Gale anytime soon tho tbh lol 🤔 my current Tav is demiromantic/demiace, which I feel works SO well with Astarion since I also read him as demi (whether romantic or sexual or both) to some degree, and I refused to bend my Tav’s moral compass TOO much for him, so it took a while for him to warm up and that felt right, felt organic!

My next Tav will be dark urge, maybe Paladin, and probably demiromantic, and I’ll probably either romance Astarion again but Ascended, OR Lae’zel actually, I think she’s so interesting. Or Shadowheart. Or Karlach. Or Wyll. Or Minthara — like, honestly Gale just comes on SO strong and has so much I think he needs to sort through before entering another relationship 😂 But MAYBE I’ll romance him someday and it’s good to know it’s a good time!

[sungiftedbard]

BASICS.

NAME: Synnøve Willowlight

CHILD NAME: Tav

NAME MEANING: Synnove = Sun Gift in Scandinavian (sin-oh-vuh)

NICKNAMES/TITLES: Tav, Lady Willowlight, the Sun's Gift

AGE + DOB: 100+ / 1392 DR

GENDER/PRONOUNS: Female - She/Her

ORIENTATION: Bisexual Demiromantic

SPECIES: High Elf

CLASS/SUBCLASS: Bard/College of Lore

BACKGROUND: Noble

APPEARANCE.

FACECLAIM: Evangeline Lily (Real Life FC)

HAIR COLOR: Auburn/Red

EYE COLOR: Golden

BACKGROUND.

BIRTHPLACE: Baldur's Gate, Faerûn 

CURRENT HOME: Verse Dependent

NATIONALITY: Baldurian

LANGUAGES: Elvish, Common

PARENTS: Faelyn Willowlight (Mother), Thalien Willowlight (Father)

SIBLINGS: None

LOVE INTEREST: Dependent (Astarion in game)

CHILDREN: N/A

PSYCHOLOGY/MIND.

MYERS-BRIGGS: ENFP - The Campaigner

ENNEAGRAM TYPE: Type 8 - The Challenger

MORAL ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Good

CHARACTER TRAITS: Empathetic, Kind, Intelligent, Resilient, Adventurous, Charming, Energetic, Stubborn, Sarcastic, Reckless, Defiant

LIKES: Music, Writing, Tea, Reading, Nature, Animals

DISLIKES: Her Father, Cazador Szarr, Anyone trying to control others

FEARS & PHOBIAS: Of being harmed or controlled by others

WISHES & DREAMS: To protect themselves (to be in control of their own life and destiny)

CHARACTER TROPES: Combat Medic, Jack of All Trades, I Shall Taunt You, Magic Music, The Red Mage, Support Party Member, Be Careful What You Wish For, The Chosen Many, Heroes Love Dogs, The Leader, Voluntary Vampire Victim, Dark and Troubled Past, Absuive Parents, Fiery Redhead, Royals Who Actually Do Something

SKILLS & ABILITIES.

Jack of All Trades

Elven Weapon Training

Darkvision

Spellcasting

Bardic Inspiration

Fey Ancestry

Font of Inspiration 

Improved Bardic Inspiration 

Cutting Words

Combat Medic

Speak with Animals

Ability to bend and summon light, along with heat from the sun. Able to share resistance to damage from sunlight/heat with her blood 

MISC.

PETS: Scratch the Dog & Owlbear Cub

CANON QUEST DECISIONS & WORLD STATE.

THE DRUID GROVE: Kagha exposed and Grove saved. Sided with Tieflings. 

UNDERDARK: Myconids aided. Slaves freed. Slavers killed. Spared Aylin. 

SHADOW CURSE: Helped save Isobel from Marcus. Reunited Thaniel and Oliver. 

BALDUR'S GATE: Accepted Gortash's offer, but doesn't plan to uphold it. Discovers her past through her personal quest. Destroys Cazador, keeping Astarion a spawn. 

PERSONALITY.

Despite growing up in a noble family and one of the patriar families of Baldur's Gate, Synnove has never known what power and privilege truly is. Ever since her mother's death when she was little, Synnove was treated coldly and belittled by her abusive and neglectful father who treated her as a burden and mistake instead of as a daughter or his heir. Because of it, Synnove grew up with bad people pleasing traits and perfectionist traits, trying to do whatever she could to get her father's attention or some affection from him. At first, it was the reason she decided to become a Bard, wanting to learn all she can in every skill, but Synnove quickly realized nothing she ever did would matter to him.

Now with a desire to break free from her chains and find her place in the world, Synnove leaves home and everything she knew behind. And despite finding herself now stuck with a tadpole also threatening to take her agency away, she will do what she can to break free and save the world. 

She likes those who are kind, help others in need (even animals) and look to solve problems in a diplomatic and subtle way, but also appreciates snarkiness, rebellious and mischievous attitude and supporting autonomy. She dislikes those who are downright cruel, try to control others, or belittle them. 

She hides a dark and troubled past behind a smile and her caring nature. Synnove uses songs and her sarcasm as coping mechanisms for when she is stressed out. 

BIOGRAPHY.

Born and raised in the upper city of Baldur’s Gate, she is part of the noble elven family – House of Willowlight. She is the product of an unhappy arranged marriage between her parents.

Her father, Thalien, works as a magistrate. Despite being a Sun Elf, he tends to be cold, strict and harsh with his daughter. Thalien is living up to the reputation of Sun Elves being known as haughty and reclusive and believing themselves to be superior to non-elves and even other elves. Synnove gets her looks from him with her red hair and golden eyes.

Her mother, Faelyn, is a powerful sorceress and a Moon Elf. When Synnove was a young elfling, Faelyn—unhappy with her marriage— ended up sneaking away in the middle of the night, leaving her family behind. She doesn’t make it far outside the walls of Baldur’s Gate, instead ending up found murdered. However, Synnove doesn’t know the truth— that her mother became one of Cazador’s spawn, one of his seven thousand souls for the Rite of Profane Ascension, locked away in a cage for centuries with others. Synnove gets her personality and sense for adventure from her mother, at least that’s what her father tells her. She is only left with memories of her mother telling her stories of legends and calling her “My Sun Gift.”

In the years being raised by her father and grieving the loss of her mother, she does everything she can to get affection or praise from her abusive and neglectful father— something to show she has worth besides just being his heir he wants to marry off and get rid of. So Synnove takes up the deed of learning all she can and becoming a “Jack of All Trades”, whether it be trying her hand at magic, writing, music, or learning how to fight and heal. Along the way, she finds her desire to become a Bard. However, nothing she seems to do will ever please her father or make him regard her with care. After her father has declared he has found some Noble lord for his daughter to marry, Synnove decides to try to follow where her mother didn’t succeed and trying to find her greater purpose in life outside the walls of Baldur’s Gate, running away the day of her arranged marriage and breaking free from the chains of her old life.

Synnove manages to make it outside the wall, visiting taverns and inns and singing her songs in return for room and board, but along the way she ends up getting kidnapped by Mind Flayers and infected with one of their tadpoles. A stroke of fortune lets her escape her captors, but the tadpole in her head will still turn her into a mind flayer… unless she can find a way to remove it. And this is where Synnove’s story of adventure begins, running into other companions also infected with tadpoles, creating a story in the making that will be told in Faerûn for years to come.

STATS.

Strength: 08

Dexterity: 15

Constitution: 13

Intelligence: 12

Wisdom: 10

Charisma: 17

PERSONAL QUEST (optional).

The Sun's Gift --- When returning back to the city of Baldur's Gate in Act 3 with her traveling companions, Synnove discovers the truth about her family, but most especially, about herself in particular. It involves the legend of a ring known by many names--- Sunwalker's Gift, Ring of the Sun-Walker, the Sunlight Ring, and most notably, The Sun's Gift--- that imbues it's wearer with the ability to walk in the sun and not be harmed by fire or sunlight and to manipulate it. It's something that vampire's in particular have been wanting to obtain for themselves. Long ago, it was created by a group of nomadic sun elves.

However, Synnove discovers through her father the truth about the legends of the Sun Gift and her family bloodline. The Sun Gift isn't a piece of jewellery. That is just one of the false stories told to protect it's true origins. 

The Sun Gift is a person and the ability that flows with the blood in their veins. And besides her father, Synnove is the last living member with this ability in her bloodline.

More TBA about this on a post about her personal quest.