#durgetash x gale

[oliverr-gardenn]

oops my hand slipped. haha where did this come from

[durge-marzio]

Durgetash x Gale, my beloved.

You better believe this is only part one.

For your use & credit:

[steelsartcorner]

BG3 Comic: An Unwelcome Surprise

(Be forewarned: Dark Urge Act 3 Spoilers. Post is tagged. Click “read more” for the full comic.)

I always find myself wondering about the side conversations that must happen between the other characters while your PC is busy talking to the plot point givers.

[roughlytwentytwofrogs]

There is an issue in this community with misstagged fics on AO3, specifically in the FxF tags. I don't know if it's going to reach the actual people or not but I'm still going to put this here:

A lot of MxM and FxM are tagging FxF ships in the main relationship category despite the ship itself only being written in the background.

Which is a problem because when you go into your ship tag to find fics of your ship, a ridiculous amount of them are off topic. And while yes you can lower that amount significantly by filtering and tag exclusion, AO3 has a built in feature that is made to avoid this.

I am going to use the Shadowzel tag for that because it's the most popular FxF ship on there and it's also one of the most misstagged rn. As of right now, there is 607 fics in the Shadowzel tag without filter. If you restrict the search to only include FxF, you are down to 397 fics. That is more than a third gone!

And it gets rid of some shadowzel content as well, so it's either you filter that out or you have to scroll through a tag where 1 out of 3 fics are about Astarion, Gale, Halsin, etc instead of the ship you looked up.

If your fic, let's take for example a Tav x Astarion, has either consistent mention of Shadowheart x Lae'zel, the most popular wlw ship, or has them in the background as support characters, or even just mentions them as a funny little wink and you want to make sure your readers know they are in here, you do not use the relationship tag! You go down to the additional tags and add "Minor Lae'zel/Shadowheart (Baldur's Gate)".

Unless the pairing you are tagging is the main focus or have a significant role and spotlight on them, you should not use the relationship tag! It clogs the feed for no reason, AO3 is not a website where you have to advertise your posts to the most tags possible.

Adding a visual for clarity:

[thedorkurge]

Just like... Gale/Durge/Gortash as the next dead three

Gortash is well on his way to usurping Bane, literally all he has to do is turn the worship for the Absolute towards himself and not his god. Bam, new God of tyranny.

Durge who rejects Bhaal but is still a bad guy, still made of divine flesh, brought back by Jergal himself... He would have no problem ascending, and from there it's a small step to overthrowing Bhaal who is left with no followers and no Chosen. Similarly Myrkul's domain becomes obsolete in a world where death does not let go. He will be death in all its forms, the one that ushers souls into the beyond with the blade of a knife, and keeps them there.

And finally Gale, who has a (very valid) grudge against Mystra and a bomb in his chest. The Karsite weave is implied to be incredibly destructive, consuming energy to feed itself and unleashing terrifying explosive power. So imagine that he doesn't use the crown to suppress that. Instead he embraces it, he becomes entropy, the destruction of matter itself, the antithesis of the weave. The edge of the world that creeps closer with every day, only kept at bay by offerings from a terrified people.

Together they'd be the Tyrant that subjegates the living, The Master of Death itself, and The End of all things.

[noneofurconcernuwhoreson]

He is, in fact, a top-tier negotiator (I bet you could tell)

[glysreia]

Some more meme dumps

[kelandrin]

Tav Question

Is your tav taller, shorter, or the same height as their love interest?

[ligmabhaals]

you alone can make my song take flight.

commissioned baldur's gate 3 / phantom of the opera crossover by @infernaldaydreams, absolute legend. i couldn't get this out of my head and she spun it into reality so stunningly.

there's something about the dynamic of the dark urge turning away from their history, away from the path of the absolute with gortash, and towards the path of redemption and humanity with gale that lights up all the sensors in my brain. something about the parallels of ambition, and the choices in front of us. something about the way that this game doesn't just permit you agency, but is about agency, running through every warp and weft. it's just so special to me.

+ bonus gale frame!:

my grumpy wet wifeguy, bless u for this one, lex. i like to think az'zael and gortash forgot about him for a minute while they were fighting lol. just left him there, like, hang on, we got some shit to duke out real quick. he's so cranky. i love him. this whole commission prompt may or may not have sprang from me just wanting to see him disheveled and soaking wet, i'll never tell.

[murmishhy]

Imagine you’ve decided to be partners with Gortash. Whether you’re seeking information about your past (if you’re Durge) or trying to uncover his true intentions (if you’re Tav), you need crucial details. You can still betray him by raiding the Iron Throne and Steel Watch Foundry, but the issue is that you don’t know their locations. Fortunately, Gortash is hosting an inauguration party at Wyrm’s Rock Castle tonight. You can attend with your romantic partner or a companion, but there's another intriguing option: the Archduke Enver Gortash himself has invited you to join him for the evening. Your responses could be:

1. I'd be delighted.

2. Don’t take this the wrong way, Gortash, but I’d rather die.

3. Why? Who am I to you?

4. Sure, it'll be fun! I always love stepping on people's shoes at dances!

If you choose to go to the party with Gortash, he will ask you to dance. You must accept, leading to a skill check similar to Wyll's. If you fail, Gortash will save you from falling, causing your psyche to take -3 damage and you will be charmed by Gortash. In future battles with him, your attack rolls and saving throws will have disadvantage against him. However, if you succeed in dancing well, Gortash will be charmed by you, allowing you to persuade him to give you his stone later.

If you attend the dance with someone else, Gortash will be annoyed but will still ask you for a dance. The same consequences apply if you accept. Refusing his dance to dance with your partner instead unlocks a new romance scene, further annoying Gortash. This could lead to increased hostility when you later request his stone.

At the end of the night, regardless of whether you danced with him, you can ask for his stone. Based on your interactions during the event, Gortash might agree to give it to you, securing his position as Archduke. This way, you can save his life, you can either let him stay as the Archduke after the battle, or with Ravenguard's help overthrow him and send him to jail. Alternatively, he might refuse to give his stone and insist both of you have to face the brain together, so you have to meet up at the morphic pool where he will die regardless. In the worst-case scenario, he could become hostile and attempt to take your stone, leading to a battle then and there until one of you ends up dead.

I think a dance idea such as this would add a fascinating layer to Gortash's character. We can see him working his charm on us, we can have a potential romantic scene with him, or just witness how much of a manipulative little shit he is. It’s unfortunate that there isn’t more content for him, especially opportunities to save him. Considering he isn’t worse than Durge, he deserves a chance at redemption, in my honest opinion. I wish Larian would consider adding such a feature to give our greasy boi a shot at salvation, and a chance to be happy with his nearest and dearest Durge, or Tav.

[nonbinaryeye]

Yes yes there are great parallels if you romance the Dark Urge with Shadow Heart and there's all the breaking the cycle of abuse together with Astarion but the most interesting option to me seems to be the romance with Gale.

What if the Dark Urge just had a thing for unreasonably ambitious and smart men who think they can do better and who love talking a lot and might be compensating some underlying self-worth issues.

Also there can be the interesting layer of the Dark Urge supporting Gale's ambition and supporting the "yes fuck the gods" idea and being charmed be "actually we could do better than them, we would be better gods" and what would be a bigger fuck you to bhaal than becoming a god?

Not to mention that afterlife is very much real and how much can they really trust Withers will protect them even on Fugue Planes from Bhaal's claim on their soul. How else to ensure safety after their death?

[oliverr-gardenn]

who would know your husband better than his evil ex that lives in your living room?

this is a comic about a little au ive got where after the netherbrain is handled, durge finds gortash's body and resurrects him to give him another chance and "fix him" like how dying made durge a better person.

gortash has no choice but to live with some weirdo wizard and his old friend who changed so much that enver can barely recognize him.

[absolutehomosexuals]

Tag yourself / your ex as de-idealized bg3 men: lore accurate edition

(implied female reader)

Gale of Waterdeep

☆ "My ex was crazy!!"

Accidentally calls you her name on multiple occasions.

☆ Runs on mansplaining and patronizing quips alone

☆ The medieval equivalent of a Quentin Tarantino fan

☆ "Oh yeah? Name five tavern songs."

☆ Due to some odd twist of nature, being on good terms with his mother didn't stop him from developing mommy issues

☆ His favourite book sold three copies total across the Material Plane

☆ Broke up with you over carrier pidgeon

(10k words and counting)

The Cambion Raphael

♤ Swears on his honour he's not gay

Doesn't have a honour

♤ Jokes about clone-fucking way too often for your friends', your family's and anyone's liking

♤ Has a scary amount of child trafficking allegations

♤ Professional pillow princess

♤ A deadly cocktail of erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation

♤ "Let them eat bread"

♤ All of his jewlery is a product of child labour

The Strap of Frontiers

◇ Vowed to save his virginity for marriage

◇ Idealizes you to an unrealistically toxic degree

◇ Introduces you to his family after the second date

◇ He's not rich, he's "comfortable"

Proceeds to be the son of an archduke

◇ Sports the biggest martyr complex his therapist has ever witnessed

◇ His sugar mommy is part of the package

◇ Gambled with the literal devil (and lost)

Lord Enver Gortash

♧ Thinks of perfume as a substitute for deodorant

♧ Bathes once per fortnight

♧ The coat stays on during sex

While he'll gaslight you with a hundred different justifications, it merely buys him a few seconds before the inevitable

♧ Has never told truth once. Mfer even gave you a fake last name.

♧ His sidepiece has homicidal tendencies, so you'll basically live in terror

♧ Hunts orphans for sport

♧ Occasionally throws in a dehumanizing, downright terrifyingly classist phrase or two. Just to keep the conversation flowing.

[forgotten-realm5]

That's all I needed to hear

(image from sorryseraphim)

Gortash x Dark Urge/f!Reader

Warnings & summary: MDNI, 18+, pre-tadpole, After a successful crown heist you realise you have feelings for Gortash, but not wanting to be just like every other conquest you make him work for it. (i suck at summaries), dominant!durge, magical restraint, masturbation (f), sorcerer durge, unprotected sex, p in v, biting, blood, choking, name calling.

Words: around 2K

Notes: This is my first attempt at writing smut ahhhh! i just wanted to try and contribute to this amazing community of BG3 fans, your artwork and writings have given me life. Gortash has taken up residence in my mind and won't leave so enjoy my brainrot ! Even if just one person enjoys this I will die happy.

The crown heist was a success. A feeling of pride and power courses through your body as you consider your partnership with Lord Enver Gortash and the full extent of what can be achieved when you work together as equals. Equals… a term that has never been used to describe you. As a child of Bhaal, you were constantly reminded by your father of your mortality compared to his omnipotence. Your mind ponders at the Chosen of Bane’s use of the word to describe your newly affirmed partnership, as he sits across you with a triumphant smirk on his face. You realise that he may be the first person to actually see you and your true worth, not just a mere slave to your father’s wishes. Never in your life have you felt a connection like the one between Gortash and yourself, the way you seem to complement each other and how he does not shy away from the darkest parts of your soul but instead welcomes it. You realise you are falling for him and feel frightened for the first time in your life, unsure of what to do, unsure whether he feels it too.

You come back to reality and realise Gortash is watching you expectantly waiting for a response to his question. When you don’t answer his face morphs into one of concern. You push your internal thoughts of love and lust to the back of your mind and focus on the object of your desire.

“Are you feeling alright my dear?”

“Just tired, what were you saying? you answer as your cheeks start to flush at being caught out.

“I was just raising a glass to us and the fine job we did in acquiring the Crown of Karsus. We are now one step closer to seeing our plan complete” Gortash explains while pouring a glass of wine and sliding it towards your side of the table.

You take the goblet of wine and raise it “To us and the future of our partnership”.

Gortash chuckles his eyes darkening slightly as he responds “Yes the future of our partnership indeed”.

You noticed his eyes roam over your body and then settle of your lips. You were concerned with your own feelings tonight but didn’t stop to examine his. Now that you think about it he may be trying to seduce you, as it was his idea to have a private celebratory dinner in his room.

Gortash sets down his goblet and walks around the table to come to a stop in front of you. He reaches down and offers his hand to pull you to your feet. You let your eyes roam his body. He is wearing his usual dark attire, but without his formal jacket you can see the lines of his strong chest and muscular arms. Your eyes settle the longest on the front of his shirt where it is has been opened to reveal chest hair you always longed to brush your hands through. Your eyes then focus on his mouth and his full lips, and you imagine taking them between your teeth. You bite your own lips with longing and reach forward to take his offered hand while you stand from your chair. You finally raise your eyes to his, and notice him watching you intensely. You can read him well after all these years, but tonight you see a slight apprehension to him that is unusual.

“Come stand by the window with me” Gortash guides you to the main window in the room, overlooking all of Baldur’s Gate and the lands beyond. It was a clear night, the moon shining bright illuminating the streets and people below. Gortash takes your hand in his and gestures with his other to the city below.

“Very soon all of this will be ours to rule together” He pauses and locks eyes with you.

“You look very beautiful in the moonlight”.

Gortash waits for you to respond with lust filling his own eyes. You know he is used to getting what he wants, taking on a dominate persona in all things. You knew this encounter was a long time coming as he had been nothing but a flirt since the first time you met. Looking at him in the candlelight, you decide you don’t want to be just another easy conquest, you want to be the one to make him beg.

Stepping closer to him you soften your voice to a sultry tone. 

“And you’re looking just as delicious” while your hand reaches up to caress his exposed chest through his shirt. It’s just as you always imagined, soft and warm. Gortash chuckles and then smirks at you and slowly, seductively he grabs the hand on his chest and brings it up to his mouth to kiss at the pulse point on your wrist, all the while not taking his eyes off you.

Your eyes shine with approval and he takes that as encouragement to lean forward and capture your lips. The kiss is an explosion of past longing coming to a head. You feel his stubble against your skin as you grab his face to deepen the kiss, his hands move to grip your hips. His mouth tastes of red wine and you inhale his lingering scent of incense and soap. Just as you are both about to pull apart to breathe again, you grab his bottom lip between your teeth and bite hard enough it breaks the skin causing Gortash to moan with approval. You lick the blood off his lips and move away from his embrace.

Gortash looks at you, his face flush with arousal.

“Gods you’re perfect, I can’t wait to hear how you moan my name”.

“All in good time, but first I want to hear you beg for me ” you smirk at the surprise on Gortash’s face, he narrows his eyes but answers with a hint of amusement.

"I don’t beg."

“We’ll see about that”. You motion for him to follow you back to the dining room and forcefully push him into a chair. He is watching you with enjoyment, his eyes following your every move. You stand in front of him close enough that your knees are touching and look down at the noticeable bludge in his pants, you smirk to yourself thinking this will be easier than you thought.

“Looks like someone enjoys a bit of pain” you tease him.

“Only if you’re the one delivering it” Gortash counters.

“Is that so?” you draw out. “You don’t have to hide it, I know you’re a kinky fuck”.

Before he has time to respond you grab his throat and crash your mouth to his. He moans loudly and you can feel yourself becoming increasingly wet listening to his responses. Gortash tries to grab at you to pull you on to his lap but you pull away, and take a step backwards, enjoying teasing him. You quickly cast hold person so he can’t move his body. Gortash chuckles at your use of a restraint and has an amused and hungry look on his face while you start to take off your clothes in front of him. Now standing in front of him completely nude his eyes roam the curves of your body, his face in awe of your physique.

“Come here so I can touch you." You note a slight hint of neediness in his voice that only spurs you on.

“That doesn’t sound like begging to me."

You note his slight annoyed expression and laugh. You then start to move your hands slowly down your body taking time to cup your breasts and play with your pointed nipples. His eyes are glued on your hands.

“Let’s see how long the Chosen of Bane can hold out for” you tease.

His mouth drops open slightly as your hand travels to your pelvic region. You lock eyes with Gortash while you slip one finger into your folds and let out a small moan. You bring the finger back out, now glistening with your arousal which causes a small noise that sounds like a whimper to come out of Gortash's mouth. You smile at him, eyes challenging him to break. He tries to shift in his seat against the restrains of the spell, his arousal threatening to burst through his pants.

“You cruel torturous woman, when I get my hands on you” he mutters, with a violent look in his eye. There is however also a slight note of defeat in his voice which makes you realise he is almost at breaking point.

You continue and pump two fingers in and out of yourself, moaning louder than needed to further torture him. You then bring your fingers up to your mouth and lick them clean slowly, exaggerating your tongue movements to demonstrate what he is missing out on. Gortash is captivated by your show, pupils blown wide with hunger. You then walk up to him and a plop yourself on his lap straddling his waist with your nipples at his eye level. You continuing to touch yourself in his lap, every so often brushing up against his achingly hard, still clothed member. Gortash moans loudly at the display looking about ready to explode.

“Alright! alright! you win” you grin at the victory and at the bitter tone in his voice. You stop your show to listen to the rest of his sentence.

Gortash pauses looking away from you

“Well, I’m waiting” you respond sharply.

“Please” you hear in a quiet voice.

“What was that, couldn’t quite hear you” you reply in amusement.

“Please!” Gortash almost shouts with an irritated look in his eyes. His voice then returns to his usual level.

“Please just let me touch you, let me fuck you, you cruel wicked thing” you hear the arousal in his voice, breathy and needy.

“That’s all I needed to hear” you respond as you break your concentration on the spell.

In an instant his arms are around you, picking you up and almost running towards the bed. He throws you on the bed and gets on top of you.

“You little harlot” you hear his light-hearted tone.

“Don’t act like you didn’t enjoy my show, I know you did." You smirk and grab between his legs to emphasises his arousal still tightly pushing against his breaches.

He gives you a look of hunger and hurries to remove his shirt only just realising he is still fully clothed. His body is how you imagined it, muscular yet soft with dark hair coating his body in just the right places. You can feel your desire burning inside you as you eye the patch of hair that trails down his stomach. You reach forward to undo his pants and push his undergarments off eager to see all of him. His member bounces free of its confines already slick. Your eyes widen at the thickness of it, already anticipating the burn. Gortash notices your line of vision and chuckles with pride as he grabs your chin and pulls you in for another heated kiss. He hungrily kisses every part of your body that he was denied while kneading your breasts with his hands. He moves from your mouth to your neck where he bites and sucks at you, you let out a whimper knowing it will leave a bruise. He then grazes his teeth over your nipple, licking, sucking and then finally biting causing you to cry out at the feeling. You feel his self-satisfied smirk against your skin as he continues his path downwards. His tongue enters your folds without warning causing you to grab a hand full of his hair and cry out his name. You can feel yourself about to come undone quicker than you expected .

“Fuck Enver, I need you inside me now."

“That’s all I needed to hear”, his smartass response mocking your words from before.

You let it slide for now as your need is too great, but you make a mental note to make him pay for it next time.

He lines up with your entrance and buries himself inside you in one smooth motion. You both moan loudly at the feeling of connection. You feel a sharp tinge of pain mixed with intense pleasure as you get used to his width. He starts to pump in and out of you at a quickened pace knowing it won’t take long for either of you to cum. You grab on to his body and rake your nails down his back hard enough to draw blood. Gortash hisses in pain and pleasure and bites at your neck in response. Gortash comes first moaning your name loudly, causing you to follow closely, both your bodies withering in ecstasy as you ride out the climax. Breathing heavily Gortash rolls off you and you both lie together in silence for a few seconds recovering. You move to get up off the bed but he stops you with his arm.

“Just where do you think you’re going?”

“Back to my room?” as though it was obvious.

He pauses, looking unsure of himself.

“I want you to stay, tonight and every night after that. You’re mine now”, his serious expression softens slightly.

“If you want to be?”

As you look into his eyes you are surprised see a vulnerability that you have never seen before. You realised that this night means as much to him as it does to you, and with that thought you agree to stay, content to lie in his arms dreaming of your future together.

[wild-magic-oops]

I tried Gale's bad ending today and I'm once again (haven't stopped really lmao) thinking about Durge having a type

[durge-marzio]

Modern/College AU design wips, because I have no idea when the completed lineup of all the companions will be done.

Karlach, Marzio, Gortash, Gale, & Kiln (Kiln —> tav belonging to @nightly-sereine). All of them are no older than 23, Kiln & Gale being the youngest.

see below cut for AU lore dumping

AU Background:

Marzio, Karlach, and Gortash are all high school drop outs. Marzio and Gortash have their GEDs, but not Karlach.

Marzio couldn't focus on graduating due to poorly treated urges. Karlach, I imagine, wasn't big for school. And Gortash had a horrible upbringing (Raphael as a foster parent). He dropped out and ran away/emancipated himself.

We figured that Bhaalspawn in this universe probably have some kind of medication to help regulate killing urges. Gortash would help get Marzio his outside of legal places to say the least. Karlach would act as a look out, which is how she got "sold". They got caught one run, and Karlach got arrested while Gortash got away.

Karlach is now out on parole. She's Kiln's roommate.

Marzio has custody of a still teenage Orin. Marzio, Orin, and Gortash all live with Father Lorgan, who sponsors Marzio's education.

Gale & Kiln are dating. Marzio & Gortash are dating.

Marzio is a Martial Arts major (with a minor in Herbal Medicine). Kiln is a 3D Art major (with a minor in Archery). Haven't decided Gortash's official major or minor yet, but it's probably political science & sociology. Though, he's definitely doing engineering/mechanics on the side. He's got a big, beat up, painted van full of all his projects.

Shenanigans ensue.

Oh, and Kiln has a dire samoyed named Cottage Cheese.

To be continued...