#ulder ravengard/halsin

[backfliips]

HALSIN GET YOUR PAWS OFF MY FATHER!!!

[libartz]

world's most awkward submarine trip

"so, uh, what are you in for?"

[pomegranateeater]

Yeah so

I don't even know is NSFW is allowed here anymore but here's the grand Duke and a bear

[bellamer]

Crackship prompt: Ulder and Halsin having a baby despite being old because Halsin is still fertile in elf years and Wyll, who is a grown ass man, is throwing a fit like a toddler because he’s not his fathers baby anymore after 24 years

[naughtybg3confessions]

Lemme get on my knees and hold Gale's cock in his mouth while he reads.

Or Astarion, or Wyll, or Halsin, or Minsc, or Karlach

Hells, just pass me around the Elfsong like a blunt I'm SO HORNY.

Once my game gets to the Elfsong camp my Tav is naked all the time, just ready to be bent over and used by anyone.

Mizora? Absolutely. Ulder? Arnell? Gimme that DILF DP.

Tav doesn't have their own bed cause they're in everyone else's.

I am.... Very thirsty.

[apocketfullofhobbits]

a genre of bg3 posts that are like 'larian did wyll so dirty!!! here's what they should have done instead and that is basically change everything abt his personality bc i personally can't understand how anyone can find him not boring as he is! larian get ur shit together!'

[yeetmeoutthewindowdaddy]

Ranking the camp companions on their childrearing abilities:

The companions are ranked by how I think they'd do as a single parent.

#1: Halsin

Not only will that child survive, they'll thrive. (Halsin is DJ Khalid when it comes to taking care of orphans; another one!) They might have problems with feeling unimportant or overlooked becuase of the many, many, other children competing for Halsin's attention. But they'll always be 1000% loved and supported.

#2: Wyll

The child will survive and do great, so long as Wyll goes to therapy for his own daddy issues (Ulder is a shitty father, you cannot change my mind.) and is not in Avernus with Karlach, and Mizora has buggered off. I feel like the child would have a naïve outlook on how the world works, and would experience a rough paradigm shift when they inevitably see how unjust it really is. And they would have to grow up in Baldur's Gate, the moral cesspit of Faerûn. But Wyll is such a sweetheart that I think the kid will turn out just fine and mostly well adjusted.

#3: Lae'zel

(I am honestly shocked at how high she ranks on this list.) The child will survive and do well, so long as Lae'zel reads plenty of parenting books and asks for advice/ help. Though the kid might have abandonment issues/ an avoidant attachment style because their mother was always away at war. They may also have an identity crisis from not feeling like they belong either in Gith society or Faerûn society. But the child will grow up to be decisive, fiercely independent, and capable.

#4: Gale

The child will survive and do well, so long as Gale goes to therapy for his daddy issues, and Mystra's abuse, and his fucked relationship with Elminster, and if he isn't a God, and if he doesn't have the orb in his chest anymore. Though they may develop into a gifted kid who needs academic validation and will eventually face burn out if they don't relax. Or they'd feel like they've never made their father proud becuase they're dumb. Gale won't do this intentionally, it would simply be a by product of the child having a respected academic/ magical prodigy as their father. They might also have self esteem issues from Gale handing them off to his simulacrum when he got overstimulated by their normal (young child) behavior.

#5: Karlach

The child will survive and do fine. I just don't personally see Karlach as a mom, she has fun aunt vibes. But as a mom I think she'd be too permissive in her parenting. Or she could over correct because of her own childhood and be overbearing. Or a baffling mixture of both. Having a mother who has an infnal engine for a heart would probably result in the kid having seperation anxiety/ health anxiety. However, the child would never doubt that she loves them and their home would be full of joy.

#6: Shadowheart

The child will survive and do alright. Shart doesn't have any memories of her own childhood (that aren't Sharran abuse) to guide her. Her mother will probably die before the child even reaches 2, and even if she lives then she'd not be fit to help take care of a child. Her father has been a prisoner of Sharrans for ~30 years, I don't think he's going to be a whole lot of help. Shar is absolutely going to be a petty bitch and go after the kid. I think that Shart will try her hardest to properly raise the child, and the kid will eventually see that— but the child is definitely going to have to go to lots of therapy.

#7: Jaheira

The child will survive, but they will have abandonment issues and mommy issues. I love Jaheira, but why in the fuck did she decide to adopt a bunch of kids and then not raise them herself for the majority of their childhoods? The kid's going to have anxiety issues, as they'd know from a young age that they're a target for anyone who has a grudge against the Harpers. They're probably going to have problems with authority figures. Also, potental parentification depending on their age.

#8: Minthara

The child will probably survive, but they will have many issues. Two words sum up my reasoning: drow parenting.

#9: Astarion

The child might survive. Astarion would do well as the rich eccentric uncle who is fun but is only seen 2x a year for 30 minutes, at most. Who in the fuck looked at this man and said "Yes, he's fit to be a parent."? He struggles with his own emotions, he doesn't like being touched, he doesn't like loud stinky things, he can only ever go out at night, not to mention the "200 years of shit, PURE SHIT." he 'lived' through. He only had his own fucked up "family" as a reference to how families interact. Even with trying his best that kid is going to have an avoidant-anxious/ disorganized attachment style that will single-handedly keep a therapist in business for many, many, years. If he is the biological father of the child then the kid will probably resent him because they'd be a damphir. If he just adopted a random kid they'd resent him for raising them himself instead of giving them to someone (Halsin) who could properly care for them— assuming that they survive long enough to develop resentment that is. (Astarion: "I feel like I'm forgetting something important. Eh, must've not been important if I forgot about it." The the important thing he forgot was, emphasis on the word the word was, the child.) The only reason he's not lower on this list is because he'd actually have some amount of genuine affection for the child.

#10: Mizora

The child might survive, but they're going to be fucked up. Mizora is absolutely the narcissistic, literal devil (cambion) Karen Toddlers in Tiaras mom who tries to live vicariously through her child and reacts severely negatively when said child has their own personality/ wants and dreams. She's not going to focus on raising them, she's too busy brown nosing Zariel for that. She seems like someone who would take out loans in her child's name when they're a minor and not pay them back, thus fucking the kids credit score before they could even walk. She will tell the kid "You're lucky to be alive." She makes Joan Crawford look like a stellar mother. Actual hell itself is not a good environment for a child to be raised in.

#11: Minsc (and Boo)

It's a miracle in and of itself that Minsc has managed to keep himself alive for as long as he has. Even with Boo's help it would be a miracle if the child survives. He'd feed an infant raw honey and give the poor kid botulism. (Seriously y'all, don't give babies honey.) The best thing Minsc could do is hand the kid off to Jaheira to "raise" them for him.

#12: Withers

"No."

He ain't even going to try. Do not hand him a baby, he'll place it on the floor and walk away like a Sim does.

#13: Volo

🗣🔥🔥🔥 We ain't making it past infancy with this one. Poor kid never stood a chance.

[anonyhex]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Halsin/Ulder Ravengard Characters: Halsin (Baldur's Gate), Ulder Ravengard, Wyll (Baldur's Gate), Astarion (Baldur's Gate) Additional Tags: background Astarion/Wyll, past Francesca/Ulder, Grief/Mourning, Blow Jobs, Semi-Public Sex, Grand Duke Wyll Ravengard, Ulder may not be a great dad but he's trying, Angst and Fluff and Smut, Ulder Ravengard has depression, Love Confessions, Falling In Love, Happy Ending, especially for Ulder ayoooooo Summary:

Ulder hasn't pursued a relationship since his partner, Francesca, passed away. Halsin has spent much of his life stuck in a leadership role he never wanted. Together, they learn to support each other -- and find comfort in each other's arms. (And then sneak off for a blow job at Wyll and Astarion's wedding, as one does.)

[abyssalaerlocke]

The Day of Boopening

*brain waking up* What if the companions got hit with a boopening curse for a day, like Otto's Irresistible Dance? Like

Today, we boop.

We hug — we boop. We chase — we boop. Laughing and booping back and forth 😄

Karlach Super-Booping — which turns into getting picked up in a super-hug.

Astarion grinning mischievously with his fangs as he sneaks up and... Evil Boop! Swat swat swat You have a vampire jumping and clinging onto you in a surprise piggyback. The instinctive revenge lands both on the ground, rolling around in the dirt.

Lae'zel and Shadowheart can't stop evil booping each other. There's no more surprise — only jumping and rolling.

One of the companions runs up to Halsin — who's been watching on, bewildered — before stopping, tilting their head and frowning. "I really want to boop you, but I feel like I shouldn't..."

"If it will make you happy, I'll gladly receive your... 'boops'."

😃 *boops*

The various cats around are receiving little boops — to their various enjoyment/befuddlement/disgruntlement. Strangely, the more boops the companions make as the day wears on, the more cats seem to show up in camp. At first maybe it's just Gruumsh, but then Myshka, who's enjoying the attention😺. Tara gets an odd feeling and shows up, only to get unceremoniously booped upon her arrival 😑

Perfect if it lands on the day of Gortash's ceremony. He sees Durge, striding toward them with relief as they walk toward him familiarly with a grin. Do they remember him? he wonders hopefully, before they meet in the middle and Durge gives him a lil' boop 😸

Gortash sighs — he was already solemnly booped by Grand Duke Ravengard to open the ceremony (like blessing him with the sword). When he turns around to resume the ceremony, surprise Evil Boop, Karlach jumping on his back and fully knocking him down

Ravengard gives his son a soft boop in greeting after the ceremony

[crowwolf]

More shots of one of my runs - Willow the ranger

Read below the line only if you don't mind some Act 3 spoilers!

Ah yes, the Iron Throne...I love the design of this ship.

This swarmy bastard...on the hit list! I will be bringing Karlach for that one.

Just a shot I thought was neat

My lady doing her thing

Why is he so sexy!

I FINALLY SAVED OMELUUM! I had NO idea you could rescue him before. LOVED doing this. Also, this was the fastest Iron Throne run I've ever had. Not sure why, probably cause I've done it a...uh...few times.

Ya know, I'd love to punch the Duke for Wyll, but I think Wyll would be mad at me.

Bye bye Iron Throne

Willow and her crew. I bought the armor off the guy across from Sorcerous Sundries. Then I dyed it with the the fae wild and dun dye (I think that's what it's called) - had no idea it would turn the armor such a shiny gold.

MINSC!!!

Honestly, these two are just too fun to listen to.

BOO! Boo meet you! I actually have a hamster named Molly. Yes, I talk to her...

This line always makes me laugh

Look how pretty he is...

Yup - I bought a statue of myself.

I'm actually romancing Wyll on another run. Fuck he is the sweetest man...those lips...

I've never had the run where Wyll goes with Karlach. I've had her die, I've gone with her, but never had her go with Wyll. Here's hoping!

Every parent understands this conversation more than we should LOL!

This is a whole mood.

Ya have to have Halsin in the shots at least once in a while. That smolder...

This whole kiss sequence just kills me every time

[backfliips]

"Worry not, Ulder, Wyll and I have never been involved," Halsin said. “Ah — well.” Ulder cleared his throat. “Good to know.” “And besides,” Halsin continued, his lips turning up in a smile — “between you and your son, you are far more my type.”

Illustration of a scene from an Ulder Ravengard/Halsin fic I wrote for funsies LOL

[nightmarist]

consider....

daddy issues wyll...... daddy halsin...... AND.... daddy zevlor.....

[crodfoller-t-rhubarb]

[lolliputian]

Chapters: 31/? Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Zevlor (Baldur's Gate)/Original Female Character(s), Halsin (Baldur's Gate)/Original Character(s), Tav/Wyll (Baldur's Gate), Cerys/Rolan (Baldur's Gate), Dammon & Karlach (Baldur's Gate), Original Character M/M Pairing, Karlach (Baldur's Gate)/Original Female Character(s), Lia/Rikka (Baldur's Gate) Characters: Zevlor (Baldur's Gate), Dammon (Baldur's Gate), Halsin (Baldur's Gate), Rolan (Baldur's Gate), Lia (Baldur's Gate), Cal (Baldur's Gate), Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Astarion (Baldur's Gate), Mattis (Baldur's Gate), Mirkon (Baldur's Gate), Ide (Baldur's Gate), Umi (Baldur's Gate), Alfira (Baldur's Gate), Lakrissa (Baldur's Gate), Tav (Baldur's Gate), Shadowheart (Baldur's Gate), Wyll (Baldur's Gate), Jaheira (Baldur's Gate), Minsc (Dungeons & Dragons), Lae'zel (Baldur's Gate), Gale (Baldur's Gate), Cerys (Baldur's Gate), Tiefling Refugees (Baldur's Gate), Rikka (Baldur's Gate), Guex (Baldur's Gate), Okta (Baldur's Gate), Gerson the Bent (Baldur's Gate), Nerela (Baldur's Gate), Chell (Baldur's Gate), Zae (Baldur's Gate), Damays (Baldur's Gate), Nymessa (Baldur's Gate), Pandirna (Baldur's Gate), Francesca (Baldur's Gate), Jeorna (Baldur's Gate), Arron (Baldur's Gate), Rion (Baldur's Gate), Jord (Baldur's Gate) Additional Tags: Post-Game, Ensemble Cast, Slow burn is best burn, stupid bastard incubus patron, Shifting Narrative, POV Third Person, Tiefling Biology (Dungeons & Dragons), Tiefling Tav (Baldur's Gate), Post-Canon, Post-Game: Baldur's Gate 3, Dragons Series: Part 1 of Time and Again Summary:

After the fall of the Elder Brain, Baldur's Gate rebuilds. In the months after, the heroes and their allies alike start to build their new lives, finding their places in this new version of the Gate. The funny thing about Faerun, though, is that things are never quiet for too long. Even though the hero's party may be scattered, and some indeed done with adventuring, there is always a need for brave adventurers to face the danger head on. Who will step up to answer the call? How will the new Archduke and Duchess handle running the city? And how do the newest citizens adjust to life in their new home?

Time and Again is an ensemble fanfiction with a shifting narrative, starting two months after the defeat of the Elder Brain, working its way to the epilogue, and beyond. What lies in wait in this strange cycle of destruction and heroism?

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Fourth chapter in a month, I am FLYING through this writing challenge (and somehow still behind on my word count!?).

[littlejuicebox]

Another random bit of drabble that popped into my head. An AU where Tav is a druid and Astarion is a Baldur’s Gate Magistrate, tasked with overseeing the seizure of Emerald Grove.

I don’t know that I will have the power/desire/energy to turn this into an actual fic at any point but damn it’s a good plot!

——-

It was highly unusual for the grove to receive visitors.

The announcement had come just after breakfast. One of the young scouts rushed into your quarters unannounced, eyes widened in panic.

“Archdruid Octavia, there are several cavalrymen at the front entrance, demanding to speak to the elders of the grove!” The youngling exclaims, pulling anxiously at the front of his robes.

“Calm down, dear one.” You murmur, lifting your gaze from the tome you’d been studying, “Has someone notified Archdruid Halsin?”

“Yes, the other scouts are all there at the front with Master Halsin. He asked me to fetch you.” The scout responds hurriedly, “There are about twenty five cavalrymen and one carriage. They refused to leave and threatened to break down the gate if they did not have an audience with the elders.”

You furrow your brow and stand. Perhaps this was more serious than you’d initially thought. It wasn’t unusual to see a few soldiers pass by the grove, but more than a dozen would surely be cause for concern.

You follow after the young scout, and up the stone steps of the grove. By the time you arrive at the front entrance, nearly every druid in your compound is gathered behind your mountain of a leader.

You push your way through the crowd and toward Halsin. A quick examination of his face reveals he’s bearing an uncharacteristic grimace and furrowed eyebrows. His hands are balled into tight, massive fists, one of which is clutching a scroll of parchment. You have known the other druid for more than a lifetime; it’s quite unusual to see him so tense.

This cannot be good.

Halsin’s eyes are focused on a well-dressed High Elf with perfectly coiffed silver hair. The smaller elf seems so out of place in the wilds, with his heavily embroidered doublet and dark leather boots that have probably never touched unpaved earth until this very moment. You almost laugh at the ridiculousness of it.

The stranger is eyeing the First Druid with a cocky smirk on his face, red eyes glimmering in some sort of entertained delight. Your nose wrinkles in distaste as you assess this unwelcome visitor. You quickly decided that you hate this man. You’re sure the pompous High Elf wouldn’t look nearly as smug if he didn’t have the force of two dozen cavalrymen standing behind him.

And then the arrogant man speaks, and you decide that you loathe him.

“As the declaration states, you have three months to vacate the grove. Should you have any further questions, I will be staying at the only inn around here. It’s located in that sorry excuse for a village, not more than a mile north; I have been charged by Grand Duke Ulder Ravengard to oversee the smooth transfer of this land to the city of Baldur’s Gate, so I shall remain there until this is all over. Ask for Astarion.” The silver-haired elf states, his tone oozing with an air of superiority, “Now, my men and I shall be off.”

Astarion turns and one of the escorts opens the door to the carriage, which he climbs into without even a glance behind him. Then the cavalry is off, headed in the direction of the aforementioned village.

Halsin watches the parade leave the premise in stony silence. Then he turns around, eyeing the crowd of druids in frustration.

“Don’t you all have work to do?!” His thunderous voice roars out to the others, causing even you to jump in shock. Everyone else rushes out of the First Druid’s line of sight as he stomps away from the gate. You trail behind the Wood Elf, brow furrowed.

“Halsin, what is going on? What did that elf mean, vacate the grove?” You ask, running an anxious hand through your hair.

Halsin shoves the crumpled scroll at you with a huff, “This isn’t good, Tav. The cities of Elturel and Baldur’s Gate have formed an alliance. They are demanding we relinquish our rights to this land.”

You hurriedly read the scroll, heart pounding in your chest with so much force that you think it may actually explode. Emerald Grove is the only home you’ve ever known; you cannot fathom life any other way in any other place.

“Can they really do this, Hal?” You ask, voice cracking with worry. You finally lift your gaze to the Archdruid, and the defeated look on his face causes tears to well in your eyes. If the greatest druid you’ve ever known is already this hopeless, then you already fear the worst.

Halsin sighs and closes his eyes; you know he must be praying to the Oak Father for wisdom and peace in this moment. Then he focuses on you once again, voice low and unsure, “I don’t know if they have the rights, Octavia. But what I do know is that if the force of two cities’ militaries are upon us… we will have no choice. I must meditate on this matter further; please excuse me.”

You watch as the First Druid walks away, no doubt headed to his favorite meditation spot by the Chionthar. You look down at the scroll still in your hands, re-read it once more, and then tear the pompous piece of parchment in two before tossing it into the dirt.

Halsin could meditate all he wanted, but you were going to smite that stupid silver-haired bastard.

[bladesandbhaalspawn]

working on some moodboards in between writing ficlets for people and working on my own fic

any suggestions for bg3 characters that i should make moodboards for? 👀

[current list under the cut]

Origin Characters

The Dark Urge ✅✅ Astarion ✅✅ Gale ✅✅ Karlach ✅✅ Lae'zel ✅✅ Shadowheart ✅✅ Wyll ✅✅

Other Companions

Boo ✅✅ Halsin ✅✅ Jaheira ✅✅ Minsc ✅✅ Minthara ✅✅ Owlbear Cub ✅✅ Scratch ✅✅ Tara the Tressym ✅✅ Us ✅✅ Volo ✅✅ Withers ✅✅

NPCs

Abdirak ✅✅ Alfira ✅✅ Ansur ✅✅ Arabella ✅✅ Aradin ✅✅ Araj Oblodra ✅✅ Auntie Ethel ✅✅ Balthazar ✅✅ Bane ✅✅ Barcus Wroot ✅✅ Bernard ✅✅ Bhaal ✅✅ Blurg ✅✅ BOOOAL ✅✅ Cazador Szarr ✅✅ Counsellor Florrick ✅✅ Dame Aylin ✅✅ Dammon ✅✅ Derryth ✅✅ Dribbles ✅✅ Dror Ragzlin ✅✅ Elminster ✅✅ Exxvikyap ✅✅ Enver Gortash ✅✅ Gandrel ✅✅ Grub ✅✅ Haarlep ✅✅ He Who Was ✅✅ His Majesty ✅✅ Hope ✅✅ Isobel Thorm ✅✅ Kagha ✅✅ Ketheric Thorm ✅✅ Kith'rak Voss ✅✅ Lakrissa ✅✅ Lorroakan ✅✅ Lucretious ✅✅ Lump the Enlightened ✅✅ Mattis ✅✅ Mayrina ✅✅ Mirkon ✅✅ Mizora ✅✅ Mol ✅✅ Myrkul ✅✅ Mystic Carrion ✅✅ Mystra ✅✅ Nettie ✅✅ Nine-Fingers Keene ✅✅ Nocturne ✅✅ Nym Orlith ✅✅ Omeluum ✅✅ Orin the Red ✅✅ Oskar Fevras ✅✅ Popper ✅✅ Priestess Gut ✅✅ Prince Orpheus ✅✅ Raphael ✅✅ Roah Moonglow ✅✅ Rolan ✅✅ Rugan ✅✅ Sarevok ✅✅ Sazza ✅✅ Selûne ✅✅ Shar ✅✅ Silfy ✅✅ Silvanus ✅✅ Sorn Orlith ✅✅ Sovereign Spaw ✅✅ Teela ✅✅ Thaniel/Oliver ✅✅ The Emperor ✅✅ The Netherbrain ✅✅ True Soul Nere ✅✅ Ulder Ravengard ✅✅ Viconia deVir ✅✅ Vlaakith ✅✅ Wulbren Bongle ✅✅ Yenna ✅✅ Yurgir ✅✅ Zevlor ✅✅ Z'rell ✅✅