Hello again - it's me. The person that comments on every Astarion thread lol
I agree with most everything stated here. Gimme some fangs for sure.
But in addition, I was hoping that being Astarion's spawn would have some real repercussions other than just people reacting to me now being a bloodsucking monster.
For one, I was hoping to gain insight into the real downsides and get a new perspective on what Astarion had to go through in being a spawn. Sure, we're an Ascendant spawn and we certainly aren't created the same way he was (vampire bride theory makes the most sense) but, there's no explanation into what that means. Like, do we not have bloodlust? Where are the moments where we get real urges to rip someone's throat out?
Astarion had centuries to master his cravings, as stated in Cazador's dungeon when explaining why letting a bunch of new spawn out into the world is dangerous. But we're brand new and there aren't any cravings at all? Why aren't we affected? Why isn't there a long rest scene of you trying to suck someone dry and our master, Astarion, having to pull us back and teach us how to control it? Also, seriously missed opportunity for him to throw it back in our face about how upset we may have been that he tried to kill us in the beginning. Could've been hilarious to hear him on his high horse going "Not so easy, is it?"
Since the "ascendant spawn" isn't defined in any sense, I have to assume that we somehow get literally no downsides and just a new ability. That's really half-baked and half-assed and I was hoping to live out a vampire fantasy of having a chance to peer into the looking-glass of Astarion's misfortunes and have him have to help me through it. It just a major missed opportunity.
