Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Suggestions & Feedback Does Astarion have a soul or not? If not, why does Raphael make him an offer?

Oooooooooooh, that might be possible yeah.
LoL - two Astarions meet
" Who are you? "
" I am you, but holier and more gorgeous. "
" Pff yeah right. What are you even wearing? "
" Oh nothing. Just amazing Seldarin cultured stuff. "
" You look like a f*ggot. "


Wierd headcinema asside, I have also heared in the lore that there is a very unusual and mysterious rumour going on about Vampirism.
The only way to become a 'true Vampire' is supposedly to be given the blood of one who is already a 'true Vampire'.
After that true Vampire has first gotten and took a sip of your own blood.

But,
there is also a saying you can become a true Vampire by being smooched on hard enough by a Succubus.
But not any Succubus.
One that has fallen in love with you as a Mortal.

Cause when they fall in love with a target, their drain-kiss, which is supposedly only able to kill you - is changing in nature.
And so, when the effect is not lasting long enough to kill you, saying goes -> it just rips enough of your humanity away to turn you into a 'true Vampire'.
But since you have not died truly as well, wouldn't your soul still be in your body?
Not all true Vampires are truly of the same 'race/status' apparently.

I strongly support this "rumour" though. It just makes sense.
The first true Vampire that ever existed, must come from somewhere.


And it seems not all Undead lose their souls as well.

Lichs for example seem to still have their own but they need to reinvigorate it, or "stabilize" it with the energy of the souls of others.
Or it will just drift away like an anchor that has lost its hold on the ground I suppose.


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