#which results in him getting the nickname tav

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actually the only child mentality kinda fits him tho-

plus imagine your dad has an army of 7 thousand vampire spawn and then his own army of kids- yeah that’s a bit insane ngl

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The Tav Ask Game

Thank you @galesdevoteewife for the tag!

Name: Rebecca McQuoid Nickname: Bex, Tiefling, and Beck Height: 5′ 6" Gender: Female

Orientation: She's a bi disaster. In her game, she's romancing Astarion.

Nationality/identity: Baldur's Gate

Favourite fruit: Oranges

Favourite season: Spring

Favourite flower: Poppies and Selûne’s Tear

Coffee, tea or hot chocolate: Coffee, but she adds a lot of cream and sugar.

Avg hours of sleep: She's an insomniac. She'll usually get 3-4 hours. On special occasions (translation: her brain cooperates for a change), she can get up to 6 hours!

Dogs or cats: She loves both! (In her original story, @thebonnevillegame, she has a dog named Serotonin and a cat named Face.)

Dream trip: She'd love to visit Neverwinter or the Astral Plane. She wouldn't mind visiting her buddy Gale in Waterdeep either. She wants to see that man's kitchen.

Number of blankets: She only needs 1.

Random fact: She's a bard, but she's also an excellent cook. She definitely trades recipes and tips with Gale.

Name: Theresa Siân Chastain Nickname: Tessa, Tess, T, Human, the Princess of Thieves, and the Princess Height: 5′ 7" Gender: Female

Orientation: Pansexual. She's in love with Gale in her playthrough. Before him, she dated a long list of losers because she was desperate to find love.

Nationality/identity: Bryn Shander, Icewind Dale

Favourite fruit: Cranberries and Pomegranates

Favourite season: Winter

Favourite flower: Roses

Coffee, tea or hot chocolate: She's a tea gal. Back home, she just has a giant collection of teas she likes to drink.

Avg hours of sleep: When she feels safe and has time, she likes to go the full 8 hours. She's rarely given that luxury, so she usually only sleeps about 5-6 hours.

Dogs or cats: She loves all animals, but she does have a pet winter wolf.

Dream trip: She's had her heart set on Waterdeep recently... for obvious reasons. She's also excited to have a chance to actually visit Baldur's Gate as a tourist and not as a hero. She just wants to see the world in general.

Number of blankets: She's comfortable in the cold so she only uses 1 blanket.

Random fact: She's jokingly referred to as "the Princess of Thieves" or "the Princess" because she's unofficial Zhentarim "royalty." Her father is a lifelong thief who made a name for himself in the Zhentarim network. Tessa and all of her brothers are rogue thieves because that's how they were raised. They're mostly known in Icewind Dale, though.

Name: Paloma Silkflower Nickname: Pal, Polly, Loma, Lo, Silkflower, and Drow Height: 5′ 6" Gender: Female

Orientation: Pan. She's romancing both Astarion and Halsin in her playthrough.

Nationality/identity: Buiyrandyn

Favourite fruit: Cherries and Sunmelons

Favourite season: Summer

Favourite flower: Snapdragons, Violets, and Ylang Ylang

Coffee, tea or hot chocolate: Tea with ginger, lemon, and honey

Avg hours of sleep: She does the usual 4 hour trance.

Dogs or cats: Cats.

Dream trip: She's eager to see as much of the surface world as she can, except the colder areas. Her dream is to be able to go to a nice beach to enjoy the sea and sun.

Number of blankets: She's a lightweight in terms of dealing with the cold. She will pile on the blankets. She always has at least two, but will sometimes have up to 5 at a time.

Random fact: She's an orphan which led to her being raised by monks. As a result of that, she's pretty good at martial arts.

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OC Name Meaning

Hi, I'm about two weeks late to this - thanks so much for the tag, @sillyliterature! :D

Rules: google and post the meaning of your OC'S name (if you made their name up or they go by a nickname, post an explanation of how it came to you)! bonus if you can find something for their last name too.

I'll do my BG3 Tavs (+ my Durge) and also some of my Shepards! <33

Laurel: My first, and main, Tav!! They're a Seldarine drow warlock with the Folk Hero background (I went in blind and didn't realize Wyll has the same class & background, oops). They've always tried really hard to forge relationships with all kinds of people to 'prove' that not all drow are evil and/or Lolth worshippers. Since their mom raised them to be a selfless hero who would improve public perception of drow like she does, they were named after the crown of leaves that would be given to heroes and victors in our world... which has been a heavy burden to bear. In meeting Lae'zel, they learned that it's completely possible to not care what others think of you or how you 'represent your race' - and it's taught them to be themself, instead of some ideal of a 'perfect' drow.

Estelle: My tiefling sorcerer that I made specifically to romance Astarion with! Estelle was born to a tiefling general and a marid (evil water devil). Their mother, the general, wanted a child who would have strong powers and an even stronger mind - that's how she chose Estelle's father. However, Estelle had a soft heart and no mind for strategy. Their parents abandoned them on the streets as a result. This made Estelle grow angry and cold, and they vowed to tap into their own strength, join the army, and get revenge on the parents who saw them as worthless. The Nautiloid got them before they ever made it off the streets though. I borrowed their name from a character I love in Arslan Senki - she disguises herself as a boy to join the army and fight for what she believes in, so I thought it was fitting.

Tharien: My sister told me she had a dream where I made a D&D character and called him Tharien, so I made a BG3 character with that name, hahaha. He's my little murder freak who's going to destroy the grove and romance Minthara!

Valiska: My first, and so far only, Durge. I really wanted to play with the contrast between the monstrous and the beautiful, so I chose a race that's seen as monstrous (half-orc) and gave her soft, beautiful hair. She's also a bard because she wants to add loveliness to the world, and hates the violence within her very much. 'Valiska' as a name kind of just came to me, I think it rolls off the tongue nicely and thought it suited her appearance somehow.

Seren: The githyanki cleric I made for my co-op pt with my bf! They're a cleric of Tyr with a strong moral code that leaves little room for subtlety or nuance. I named them after a character I like (again), this time from Magi: Princess Serendine. Magi's Serendine is brave and stubborn, and she learns that the country she believed in so strongly is actually rotten on the inside. I wanted my Seren to go through a similar arc, and they share a lot of Magi's Seren's traits, so I found the name very fitting.

Aria: My first Shepard!! I once again went in blind - imagine my surprise when I got to ME2 and met Aria T'Loak...

Aria Shepard is Earthborn, and was found on the steps of an orphanage in the middle of an opera performance at the nearby theater. Her caretakers heard the music and named her accordingly. She's always shut away the more poetic, soft side of herself in order to survive her harsh realities. That changes when she meets Thane, who draws out her most vulnerable self almost without trying. I'm still in the middle of writing a long (very long) fic about her and Thane that I'm hoping to maybe start publishing soon.

Ares: A renegade Shepard is something that can actually be so personal, as I learned when I made Ares. She's a tough career soldier who's wholly dedicated to the Alliance and its ideals, so ME2 has been a fun ride so far. I wanted her name to be equally tough and not too feminine, because she's nonbinary. When the idea hit me to name her after the god of war, I couldn't stop thinking about it until I sat down and completed her character creation.

Tobi: The Shepard I made so I could finally romance Tali! Tobi is a Colonist who has spent years hiding behind false identities. When the Batarians came and took his family, he ran until his legs gave out and his cousin Tobias had to carry him to safety. Tobias was then caught and killed. The incident shook Tobi up so badly that he kind of lost his sense of self, and instead took on Tobias' name and identity. He joined the Alliance under that false name, two years too young to be legally allowed to do so. Hackett figures out what happened eventually, but by that point, Tobi Shepard is an indispensible part of the military and is already of age. No one's called Tobi by his given name since his family died, and he prefers to keep it that way... though he's told Tali his story in private.

No-pressure tagging: @megatraven @aevallare @choccy-zefirka @jotarowan and anyone else who feels like it, feel free to say I tagged you!!