#halsin Silverbough

[backfliips]

HALSIN GET YOUR PAWS OFF MY FATHER!!!

[redmedic]

Some tender Halsin and Zevlor as a request for a Patron.

I definitely do not draw enough of these two, so thank you for encouraging me with this request! Just a sweet moment after battle training. Lots of exciting requests this month so I hope to get more out soon!

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[mercymaker]

✶ 𝐇 𝐀 𝐋 𝐒 𝐈 𝐍 & 𝐌 𝐀 𝐋 𝐄 𝐀 𝐍 𝐄

he brought something softer, sweeter out of her—the twinkling remnants of a person she was, perhaps, supposed to be. not a drow raised by a lolth-sworn spy—ever-scheming, trusting no one—but a dark elf who had a place on the surface that wasn't hiding deep in the forest.

[autistichalsin]

Halsin Silverbough was born to be a daddy, not just because it helps heal him to be a family, but also because he knows better than anyone just how important it is for those orphans to have a new found family to rely on. He says it himself, "the Grove became my family, with Silvanus as my teacher. And now, I have you." But he combines this with an acknowledgement of his pain: "the wounds don't heal, but they become more bearable." "I hope [I am better off with you anyway. But I won't turn my back on the past- it made me who I am today."

Which to me is a good indicator that he won't expect, let alone be upset, if any of the children don't consider him a parent, just a guardian. He is delighted at the ones that do, but if there were some who said "I had parents, and you aren't them," I honestly don't think he'd mind as long as they weren't mean to himself or others. Mostly, he just wants to be a strong and steady presence in their lives, helping them to find their way, and while he is delighted if that comes in the form of parenthood, guardianship is just as good if that's what any of the children prefer.

And for the ones who do consider him Daddy Halsin, I think he'd be thrilled to slide into the role he's always wanted. He loves telling bedtime stories. It's probably his favorite part of his day. He also loves giving them rides- especially in bear form.

How many other things must just make him burst with happiness? Helping show the little ones that there's no monsters under the bed to be scared of- and then transforming into a bear to show that if there are any, he can scare them? Making up games for the little ones? Talking to the schoolteachers and hearing about their progress? Hearing about loose teeth and growth spurts? Watching babies teeth and take their first steps?

This is a man who will delight in literally every milestone taken by every member of the commune. He was BORN to be a dad.

[girlwithadragonheart]

Craving the peace Halsin’s presence would bring me right now. I need a quiet moment in the forest to sit on a patch of moss and curl up in his warm embrace.

I would probably cry and let everything out and he would just pet your hair while allowing you this moment of solace.

Give me that pocket of warmth away from the stress of the world. Give me that little bit of peace with Halsin where I can forget what I’m worried about. Or let me talk to him about it and find comfort in him. I just…

I just need it and there’s an ache in my chest where that comfort is supposed to be.

And I think he might be the only one who could fill it.

[sisifroggy]

Okay but listen. Inside of me are 2 aesthetics

Horror/goth/occult

Cottagecore/cutesie/hobbit

Larian is really the GOAT for allowing me to have both aesthetics simultaneously as a romance option. In this essay, I will...

[meldingintheunderdark]

I wish the ultimatum was implemented and not limited to the Rite of Thorns and its other conditions.

Whenever the ultimatum is mentioned, especially on reddit or youtube, it's always about Minthara, rational and diplomatic, whereas Halsin is aggressive and cruel. Pure logic versus messy emotions. Some opinions are also based on Halsin supposedly being a raging drow racist (no).

Why would Halsin not be emotional though? It's about the horrible loss of the refugees, his druids, his animals and his Grove. It's about being a prisoner at the mercy of Minthara and the goblins. Who wouldn't be furious? Even without the Rite of Thorns, Halsin's anger would be warranted. Minthara shows no remorse whatsoever because, in her opinion, the Absolute forced her hand. Moreover, Minthara is also very emotional when she points out what Lolth and the Absolute cult did to her. They're simply expressing their emotions differently.

I'm persuaded some opinions I've read are undoubtedly skewed by the idea that logic is more valid than emotions. This archaic belief is still used to this day to silence the voices of marginalized groups, to disregard their righteous anger. Minthara, who appears calm and factual, seemingly has the upper hand over Halsin, who's emotional and stating his boundaries without compromise. If Minthara was the one outwardly emotional, I bet players would tend to think she's hysterical. Because she adopts an overvalued attitude too often demanded to make any dissident voice palatable, in control of her feelings and body language, she's right. And the big man mentioning his trauma, clearly emotional? He has no argument whatsoever. He's aggressive, he's unforgiving, so he's OOC. Are we talking about the same character? Halsin, who has just lost everything and everyone? Halsin, who's still not without sympathy? Halsin, who loathes to put the ultimatum to the PC? Halsin, who still thanks the PC and hopes to be proven wrong if he has to leave? Halsin is forgiving, but he isn't a forgiving idiot. Minthara is still a sadist. She isn't sorry. She hasn't changed. Why would he forgive her? Hence his "a viper cannot escape its true nature" statement.

People complain Halsin is bland, yet they can't tolerate his outbursts.

One is unrepentant and wants the destruction of the cult at all costs. One values life and fights to save Faerûn even if his demise is the sole outcome. Minthara is a skilled cutthroat. Halsin is self-sacrificing to a fault. The scene is so good. Two different individuals who will never see eye to eye. They're each other's antithesis. Their values are irreconcilable.

Minthara and Halsin are both extremely emotional and their arguments reflect their respective states of mind. Choosing Minthara or Halsin tells more about our own morals (or our character's) than their logic, or lack thereof. So disappointed the ultimatum will never be canon.

[yennefer-of-vengerbergs]

Halsin (6/???)

[sharess-festhall]

I am once again dreaming of eating Halsin's hairy ass

[2h0rny2think]

Oh the breeding kink is out in full force today, I want to get a man pregnant.

[adsu-shy]

I'm so sad that we don't have companion's reaction (espacially the lover's one) to the "death" of the dark urge.

So i wanted to draw Halsin's reaction about Clara's death.

[ozumii-fucking-wizard]

The younger days of Halsin, a druid fueled by curiosity and recklessness (sometimes stubbornness, his mother dotes on him though)

[dominobottle]

Someone please post this on Twitter for Dave

[ssalballoon]

bro is not slick

[autistichalsin]

thought about your earlier post about halsin's playfulness and came to the conclusion that, under modern terms, halsin would be the dad who gets his kid(s) a bunch of legos and then gets super hyped about building them himself. he would pick up his child from the playground and then start hanging on the monkey bars while waiting for them to finish whatever they were doing. he would participate in coloring book sessions and get way, way too into whatever he was coloring while his kid is already off to play with something else

GOD yes. He watches Bluey with the kids, he is the baseball coach, he loves to play monster and have swinging contests with them and and

[anikorsmthnidk]

Finished the stickers btw, will be printed in gold and silver

that was a one tough night I tell you…👻