#dora's is also pretty much the reverse of astarion's intro which wasn't intentional but i do think it's cool how it worked out

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#1 for all of them

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This one took a second to figure out, but it was a lot of fun to think about!

Peregrine: in the Grove, watching the Rite of Thorns. In his introductory dialogue he waves off any questions about why he's doing that, claiming to just be interested in the wards involved. But a successful insight check will tell Tav he's not being entirely truthful, and casting Detect Thoughts will show that he's not just interested in the wards themselves, but that he's trying to figure out how the Rite works so he can manipulate it in the tieflings' favor (and that he's incredibly frustrated that he can't seem to make sense of it). His tadpole meld would include him rushing towards a bystander standing in the shadow of a collapsing building as the nautiloid begins its attack on the city.

Candor: in the tiefling camp, teaching Mattis and Silfy tricks of the trade. In his introductory dialogue, he would ask Tav to participate in a "demonstration" of his techniques. If Tav hasn't talked to him yet when they get pickpocketed by the siblings, he'll try to cover for them (and, depending on how Tav reacts, tells them where to find their stolen stuff). His tadpole meld would include walking down the streets of the Lower City towards the docks, whistling and tossing a coin pouch between his hands.

Corentin: passed out by that pod that landed away from the rest of the nautiloid wreck. Their introduction would be pretty typical durge ("I don't remember anything but I think I crave blood? Help??"). Their tadpole meld would only be darkness and pain.

Diodore: in the bog, looking a bit worse for wear, hunting redcaps. In her introduction, she would pull Tav into the bushes to keep them from alerting her marks. She would ask for help fighting them and investigating whatever the fuck is happening in the area ("I'm not quite sure what's going on, but I know those [gestures] shouldn't be here"). Her mind meld includes standing on the steps of a temple in the middle of a forest glade, staring at the door that was just shut in her face.

Io: at the temple ruins, trying to make sense of the plaque for the statue outside. In their introductory dialogue, they would explain that they can sense something divine lingering in the old building, but that "a right bushel of assholes" were keeping them from entering to investigate. Her tadpole meld would include leaving an apothecary with a basket full of herbs, candles, and gauze.

Balsam: in the Whispering Depths ("I thought it was a normal cave!"). They claim to have wandered down there in an attempt to find something "familiar" after being so discombobulated from the abduction, and ask for help getting past the ettercaps and spiders. Their tadpole meld includes them leaving a burlap sack just inside the door of an orphanage in the Outer City.

Bonus- Arbutus: he finds you. Good luck.

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