#wyll appreciation

[witchygod]

Thinking about Wyll x Durge

Like you're Bahlspawn, evil literally incarnate but you've been so tender so good you fought so hard against your nature, yet you've killed thousands before- Durge is the Monster Wyll can't bring himself to slay and mmm angst potential

[sid-yikes]

Ggrgrhfhffhff tryung to understand how wyll works while not being able to find clear refs online is really hard. I have a few images but they're all blurry from my computer. Either way. ||

[jellymellydraws]

It's also like...REALLY TRAGIC CUZ he was 17 when he made that pact with Mizora. Do you remember what that was like (for those who are long gone from that age). That's right at the end of high school, that's the precipice of becoming an adult and being expected to just have it together despite being treated like a child your whole life until then. It's having hope and faith in the best of people and circumstances. It's the soul telling you that YOU can CHANGE THE WORLD.

So when all of that presents itself to Wyll, he dives in. He becomes the hero. He becomes what he thinks he is SUPPOSED to be, because that is what GOOD people are, heroes! But he didn't THINK about the long-term ramifications. All he thought was about saving the day. Not in a selfish way, but because he sincerely wanted to make the world a better place that day he met Mizora. The day he threw it all away to do good.

And it's that version of himself, that moment, which he works hard to preserve.

You don't need to be the Blade of Frontiers for me, just be yourself.

WYLLVEMBER DAY 1: the blade

[justabiteofspite]

"Astarion doesn't do big romantic gestures."

My Durge still trying to get graveyard dirt out of her ass crack after being lovingly pounded into it by Astarion who wanted to share with her this deeply joyful and meaningful reclamation of himself after sharing a vulnerable declaration of his love, at this place he hasn't shown anyone else but her: "Then what the actual fuck was that???"

[thechaoticdruid]

Tav: *breaks up with Astarion or Gale for someone else*

Astarion and Gale:

Tav: *Breaks up with Wyll for someone else.*

Wyll: Understandable have a nice day.

We don't deserve Wyll. He's just too good. Fucking takes it like a champ. What an absolute Chad.

[fallen-goldfishcracker]

If Wyll Ravengard has a million fans I am one of them. If Wyll has fifty fans I am one of them. If Wyll has one fan, I am dead and it's Theo Solomon left holding down the fort.

[hwathwugu]

Now that this series is done, please enjoy this poorly edited making-of and the solid colors:

[choccy-zefirka]

"Wyll is boring!" "No, Halsin is boring!" Calm down, neither of them is boring, they are both great characters with a strong moral compass who suffer from having their content cut and/or hastily rewritten

[kiichu]

almost an entire village!! whoa! anyway i worked ridiculously hard on these, hope you enjoy! they will be available on my redbubble as stickers very soon!

[peachcott]

[ bg3 ] choose your party ✨

[naughtybg3confessions]

Wyll could fix Astarion and he's the only one

Oh, looks like anon sent a follow up too:

TO CLARIFY: A Wyll who romanced Astarion could fix him. The rest of us would let Astarion do a little evil, as a treat, the moment he turned those big eyes on us, but Wyll has already resisted a fiend for years. He would be like, "We have evil at home," and let Astarion stab a pillow or something

[witchygod]

BALDURS GATE THOUGHTS

I wish Wyll was a corruptable companion. I love him to death, I have since Early early access. The dashing folk hero type has a special spot in my heart. And I love him as a support for my resist!Durge. (Wylls also just really cute and smoochable) but I really want a "Bad" Ending for him like everyone else has. I want there to be more weight to Karlach's death, I hate that he gets to go on being a grand hero after despite all the evidence before him he ultimately kills her anyways. He gets to stay human and keep his humanity and it makes the punishment of him being turned into an internal on the good route all the weaker for it- because in the end you still can help him break his pact, he still gets to be the hero. "Oh he doesn't deserve to suffer because he was tricked" no he wasnt tricked, he knows the difference between a devil and a Tiefling- he struggles all on his own to make the right choice- and accepts his punishment from Mizora gracefully because it was better than becoming what he hated- so if he chooses to believe the lie he should suffer for it OR double down on the lie. On the same note the Blade of Frontiers should wear his horns like a badge of honor cause he received them doing the right thing- proof he pissed off a demon a powerful one at that good for him he should keep a tally....

[jeeaark]

I wish the emperor in bg3 was as cool ( and hunky ) as you make them out to be, how you portray the gang and greygold is all so sweet 😭😭😭 but after finding out what he did to Duke stelmane... I'll just pretend your version is canon instead. I love your art!

Right, so originally I wasn't gonna abroach that topic with a 13½ ft pole, because sensitive subject, but gonna have to roll up my sleeves and acknowledge it was very much indeed a topic that Greygold had to consider and formulate their own conclusions on. Sure even though Greygold didn't find out the be-hella-mean way, there were concerned friends with mindful observations that had Greygold confronting the possibility that the Emperor and Stelmane's secret underground business practices might've had some uh...Problems!

The conversation went a lil everywhere BUT in short-

Greygold's philosophy is to hope for the best, but always prepare for the worst.

Case in point: Greyg's team. Maybe not everyone did shitty things in their past, but they certainly had ample opportunity to do shitty things on this journey that Greygold had to veer them away from. As Greygold sees it, if their teammates can change for the better, hopefully the Emperor can and will too. Everybody is capable of being awful, but also being awesome kind, so gotta give the squid a chance.

[those-dark-urges]

𝑾𝒚𝒍𝒍 𝑹𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒅 🗡️

'But I promise you, every thrust of my blade and every flame I sparked was for the good of the Coast'

BG3 Aesthetics: Astarion | Shadowheart | Gale | Wyll | Karlach | Halsin | Minthara

For Wyll appreciation day @naughtybg3confessions

[carryoncastiel]

Since I looked at the datamine and found out there is a variation to the Wyll Act 3 romance scene, I had to check if it's actually in the game. Turns out, yes it is. And it's as sad as you'd expect...

[tytoalbatross]

god damn i do not post often but can i talk about intentionality for a second?? one second please

i'm gonna be talking about bg3 but this really applies to any fandom space. people will, surface-level, agree that a Black character is not getting enough content compared to their white counterparts because it's. obvious . take wyll, who is several hours behind on voiced lines compared to other origins despite being one of the original five (before they added karlach and whiteified her too but that's another post). it's hard to deny cold hard facts

but then instead of engaging in content that uplifts Black characters and creators, they'll go right back to pumping out more and more content of just their white faves. on its own, it's not actively harmful, but here's what the implication is, whether they acknowledge it or not: yes wyll has less in-game content, yes his writing didn't get the attention it deserved, therefore i don't like him as much. it only perpetuates wyll's lack of content by contributing to his sidelining in fandom spaces

what i would love for fans who claim to be allies to do is to step out of the comfort zone of their initial favorites (which can, in fact, be biased!) and start pursuing content centering Black characters with intentionality. like all things, anti-racism (actively pushing back against racism rather than simply "Not Being Racist") takes practice and effort. you can't really agree with us that wyll needs more content, then in the same breath say that it's because of that that he's not interesting to you . the point was right in front of you doing a jig and you still missed it