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eff-plays · 1 year ago

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Actually, no, I disagree. Astarion has his reasons for many things he thinks and disapproves of, but some of them are just ... He doesn't like it when people are nice. He actively likes cruelty. Those are both true.

And yeah, you get why. He's well-written and his motivations are understandable! You can have a lot of very long and sad meta posts about how he thinks cruelty is natural and kindness is fake, but that doesn't remove his joy at cruelty and his distaste for kindness. Those things are still true. He can get better, yes. He does get better if you encourage him to. But he starts out as an absolute jackass.

Stop woobifying him fr. He's a piece of shit, even if he's a well-written one. Just because you understand him doesn't mean he's right or somehow the only sane person in the group. Cruelty is not intelligence, kindness is not a weakness. xoxo <3

#bg3 #like hiraeth understands and respects his need for having his own opinions and his right to be heard and listened to #doesn't mean he's correct somehow or that he's owed obedience or even consideration #like if you suggest killing gnomes for shits and giggles that's like on you bud #that's racism i don't think cazador taught you that<3 #astarion #baldur's gate 3 #like yes he is very damaged and a lot of his attitude comes from that!!! very much so!!#but many of the other companions are deeply damaged as well but they still have it in them to be kind #so i don't think we need to excuse everything unsavory he does with trauma and remove all his agency in perpetuating the cycle #that's what leads you to ascendant astarion #like some of those things are choices my dude

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