This is why it's too bad to hear Astarion is so obviously evil.
that is an opinion that is not shared by everyone. if you dig deeper into astarion there is a justification for a lot of his behavior...
There's a real problem in making a character who's demeanour is one dimensional "For the Evulz" in that people aren't going to want to dig deeper. There needs to be something about them that's endearing in the first place. Astarion obviously hits this mark for you but personally I'd be happy throwing him, Lae'zel and Shadowheart into a big pit and filling it in with concrete. Granted I never gave Astarion much of a chance, his conceited faux-aristocrat air put me off right from the start but Lae'zel and Shadowheart really had everything going for them and still somehow messed it up
Originally Posted by NoCTuRNa
& i don't think it's so much the sun that he's afraid of losing as it is his free will, which is the BIGGEST thing the tadpole gave back to him after 200 yrs of slavery, starvation & torture
I never really dug into his character but this does make it seem weird that he's upset your character doesn't want to take Nettie's poison if the tadpole takes control. He more than anyone should get the value in death being preferable to a loss of free will.
