Originally Posted by ges915
The misinformation in this thread about early access and Stephen Rooney not writing both of Astarion's paths was pulled straight out of someone's butthole lmao

Why are you being so rude? The person is confused or you misunderstood each other. Astarion does attack, if he is not helped or incorrectly dissuaded from the ritual - now.
About objectophile I can't say, I came later in the game. But for myself, I already considered this piece to be Astarion's funerary decoration. Vampires are tied to the place of rest, I thought, carrying the earth from the grave or burial objects they can move around.
I could be wrong.