Originally Posted by pinklily
Originally Posted by Thrythlind
Astarion's accent is Transatlantic....which is a manufactured American accent mostly associated with old money types.



Is it really? I actually had no idea--it sounded English to me. You learn something new everyday! Nevertheless, I like it.


Yeah, when it was manufactured they wanted an accent that vaguely sounded European. It is a deliberately designed prestige accent.