Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Story & Character Discussion The romance with Astarion pulls you over to the "dark side".

I mean, the story may be fine for Tav, but not for a Dark Urge. Dark Urge & Astarion see the world completely differently together as a couple and from my perspective their romance, love or whatever is a little different than the romance with a Tav. Astarion is not only decadent and glamorous, he wants to rule the world and he can happily see Bhaal's army as a worthy dowry or go sneaking around to "Papa" to become son-in-law of the year. My Dark Urge still throws him off the cliff every now and then.


I think everyone should be able to chose how Astarion kisses Tav/Dark Urge. Astarion always loves his romance, regardless of whether it's Tav, evil Tav or Dark Urge.

For me, the story between the Dark Urge and Ascended Astarion often doesn't fit, even though they should complement each other perfectly. They share a similar fate, understand each other's perspectives and support each other in every situation and, depending on the situation, they are similarly power-hungry and cruel. And yes, my Dark Urge also puts up with his jokes, although he's funnier when he doesn't want to be funny. And then come the moments where Astarion tells complete nonsense and the story goes to hell.:(