Lord doesn't always warn you right away, sometimes other companions will try to talk you out of it and interrupt his line ("Astarion Spawn" is sure to say he "doesn't want you to get hurt"), but if you do pick up the smut, it's pretty spectacular.
He says 'I'll protect you' instead, which does sound nice. He's more confident nothing bad will happen, so it makes sense he's not as twitchy about the whole thing as Spawn Astarion is.I do wish, he'd warn you not to accept the bottle when Araj offers it though. He will spend eternity with Tav and keep drinking their blood, I don't think he'd want it to get contaminated. He only complaints when you accept the bottle and urges you to get rid of it. I guess, since he's so arrogant and proud, he expects you to be smart about it.
Originally Posted by Marielle
Yes, the voice is simply marvelous! I have never heard a more expressive and beautiful voice before, the richest intonations, how the timbre varies depending on Astarion's mood and the situation... Exquisite, aristocratic speech, to understand Astarion in the original without subtitles you need a high level of English (and it helps to tighten English, because half of the pleasure is lost in translation). I looked up the meanings of the words that Ascended Astarion uses, they are all "ancient" compliments that were used among the nobility somewhere before the early 19th century. For example, "consort" is a wife, more often in the sense of "consort of a king or emperor" (that is, by becoming a spawn of Astarion, you're actually marrying him). And animations, of course, his movements and poses are the most vivid and characteristic of all the companions.
The voice and intonation are absolutely amazing! And yes, "consort" is indeed a spouse of a ruler. There's a reason he gets extremely hurt and lashes out if his offer is rejected. To him it's the greatest gift, honour and sign of love he can bestow upon another.
Originally Posted by Marielle
There's a book in Cazador's castle that talks about certain blood diseases, and that it would make a vampire sick if he bit one. What does the drow tell Astarion?
"[Drow] Her house, Oblodra was infamous for experimenting with mind flayers. Could her blood be tainted somehow?" Astarion admits it would explain the stench and that he'd had enough illithid filth in his head and that he doesn't want it in his stomach too.
