#i didn't know how much mystras' armor would take up

[starmahgalaxies]

I did a quick thing. I wanted to draw Mystras and Spartos and some cute familial love because I will forever die on that hill. And Ohtaka has murdered me on it. Several times. Like any good author should.

I don't know why it was this image that I came up with. I blame Sinbad. He shouldn't be allowed to dare, bet, bribe, etc. his friends to do anything, but they all listen anyway.

Not sure if I will finish it. I did this one as a sketch because I haven't finalized my designs for them. For now just this.

[starcaverns]

(left is armor, right is camp clothes. Her eyes are partially covered by her bangs)

In my upcoming BG3 fic Elotia (I spelt her name wrong, somehow) takes the place of tav.

She is a 300+ year old "high" elf who is old enough to have lived through the iron crisis and met Gorion's Ward (In this universe a human paladin named Nazia).

You'd think after living in Baldur's Gate for over a 100 years would teach her that city was not safe from invasions. She was captured by a nautiloid and was left weakened and trying to find her way in life agian.

Possible spoilers for the fic, if I ever post it. Here is Elotia's backstory.

Created by Mystra over 200 years ago, Elera was made for one purpose: Kill things that threaten Mystra. She was one of the more powerful celestials in Mystra's armory, despite only being use very little. Elera had a lot of free time, sometimes not being sent out for months. Over the decades Elera had gathered so much magical energy that she could have some control over the weave, which Mystra did not intend for Elera to have.

Elera was created to fight, she was strong physically, a fighter champion. But now Elera could do magic outside of extra radiant damage, she could do mage hand and counterspell and sunburst and other spells. At first Mystra wasn't sure how to feel about this, and was wary to send her on more missions, only further leaving Elera with more free time.

That one day Elera had decided that eavesdropping on some harpers would be the most interesting that would happen at the Friendly Arm Inn. Then some human walked up to them and talked to them about Nashkel and the ongoing iron crisis. She had accidently met eyes with the human woman, giving away the fact that she was listening in.

Soon after the woman walked up, introducing herself as Nazia, and saying that she wanted help. Apparently the paladin had thought that Elera was a sword for hire. Judging from the fact that she had fine metal armor and sword, and could keep her armor and weapons from thieves.

Elera and Nazia quickly got close, and Elera learned a lot about the woman. She had been raised in Candlekeep, and was a paladin of Selune. Despite having diffrent goddess Elera found Nazia's relationship with Selune intersting, and enjoyed watching the human pray to her goddess.

Over the months they traveled together Elera decided to break herself away from Mystra, and pretend to be a mortal to blend in easier with the rest of the traveling party. She took form as a high elf, and let Nazia choose her new name, Elotia.

Mystra was clearly not pleased with this development, or the brewing romance between Nazia and Elera. But Elera still did her duties, so Mystra let it be for the moment.

Elotia was there through all of Nazia's troubles. Discovering she was a bhaalspawn, the hells, the underdark. Elotia was there for all of it.

Once they were kidnapped in Amn Nazia said that if they survived this they were getting married. Elotia quickly agreed. But they both didn't survive. Near the end of the fight with Amelyssan, Elotia had her heart literally torn out.

Though she did not need a heart to live, as she was a celestial, Mystra started sapping her life force. Elotia demanded to know what her goddess was doing, and she got her answer. Elera was getting to out of hand, caring more about the mortals then keeping Mystra safe. Her life force would be repurposed to create a new celestial.

But Nazia, not ready to give up her fiancée, prayed to Selune to give life back to Elotia. And Selune did so, making the two connected. Neither had real hearts, and instead had the lovers heart.

A artifact that was split in two, one half going in Nazia the other in Elotia. The only way to kill the both of them was to destroy the hearts at the same time, otherwise the hearts would quickly regenerate and bring the person back to life.

Elotia then fully became Elotia, and became a cleric of Selune, later her head priest in the church at Baldur's Gate. Over the years of the two being married Elotia's hair became white (Just a weird essence of Selune thing), and she grew out her hair. Signifying her leave from becoming a fighter, and fully becoming a mage.

(I have not played either BG1 or BG2, so 90% sure that something I said is wrong. But I don't care, D&D's lore is something I mismatch in and out of the table)

[awellboiledicicle]

Okay pondering how Anders would manage to use magic in Faerun because unless he can grab onto the Weave-- possible with some work, similar spiritual manipulation of energy, but he's not attuned to Mystra--he'd probably be casting exclusively through Justice.

Because this man would essentially be a self contained warlock. Which would be wild to those in universe, but once it was explained would make sense.

His spirit magic would be doing WORK, though he would have one key advantage-- excluding the wild shit being a Warden gives him. One thing that would make people very afraid.

Man does not have spell slots. Mages naturally recover mana.

And while he'd probably be super fucking wiped out at critical levels, he could probably just swap to adrenaline fueled "beat shit with staff" mode. Not that he can really reach that without hitting Justice taking over, in which case he'd berserk for a while before passing out. But he knows how to pace himself. There would be no ever-present whispers from demons in Faerun, either, so it would be wildly easier to remain calm when lower on energy as well. No whispers from the darkspawn taint as background radiation over most things.

Though it occurs to me his coat is probably padded for armor purposes so like. Light armor proficiency from his time in the Wardens if nothing else.

His ungodly appetite might be his limiter, if nothing else-- not to mention his reluctance to draw on Justice for fear of losing control. Which would be at risk of happening when they first get there because FADE GONE, VEIL GONE, DANGER. If he's on the nautaloid with Hawke, danger signals are going off. The restraints would be the main triggering moment before the "what the fuck is that" settled in, followed by "where am i" and "where's Hawke??"

Though if Justice was driving at the time, and probably only survived falling from the Nautaloid by grabbing onto Hawke and being just. deeply hard to actually kill, then he's probably going to be driving when Hawke wakes up and meets the gang initially. Because Justice would absolutely not trust Anders to make good decisions right then.

Because to get there, Anders would have had to go physically looking for Hawke through a rift after they were left in the Fade. A, you know, wildly big sin on top of being just a wildly suicidal gambit that he probably didn't intend to actually survive.

But that also means the first long rest is Justice going "I cannot hold control much longer. He will be unwell." And then Anders collapsing into Hawke, half aware of things going on and then probably passing out.