That's all I wanted to say. Thank you so much, Larian, for bringing us such an excellent game and shaping such a great character as Astarion (he's the character I've loved the most in my life). I'm also very grateful that someone can read this all; I would be very happy to have someone to communicate with here.:D
Yeah, for me too, Astarion is my favorite character in all the games I've ever played. <3 Thanks for your posts! I totally agree that Astarion deserves a lot more love on both paths. I can and want to play only the Ascension path, and would like it to be shown realistically without violence to the player and story logic, but I think the Unascended Path Astarion should get much more hope and warmth as well. In the epilogue, only Astarion can't be kissed (SA can only be hugged, and you can't even do that with the Ascended). Now and for every attempt to kiss him in the game, the player gets a "penalty".
After defeat the Netherbrain, the comments of Astarion's teammates when he was hurt by the sun, and everyone became more sympathetic, What touched me the most was what Minthara said: "Astarion is cursed to flee the sun as I am cursed to walk in it. Do not belittle him with pity-he is a survivor, and will thrive upon what bounty the darkness provides. There is life in him yet.”
Yes, I will definitely take her in the next walkthrough (if that walkthrough is possible) for those words alone, even if she never says them in my walkthrough.
