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I also got that bat-consort association with your DU, probably because of the purple hue of her coat and the color of your Durge's hair.


Oh my goodness they are so cute! Thank you Celesti, you paint so beautifully! I am excited to keep it as a keepsake!


Yeah, I agree, especially the bat, the bat is just adorable! If you go through the game before the party in the epilogue, you can see him flying (Astarion has a lot of awesome animations in the epilogue in general). I can recommend a good mod that improves the romantic epilogue: Vampire Lord Astarion - Epilogue Party Affection Dialog. And I also really like Nightingale's Lord Astarion - Ascended Astarion Hugs Kisses Voiced Dialog mod (lots of romantic kisses for Astarion + hugs).

I too really like how my character changes her view of the world under Astarion's influence, through relating to him and looking at the world through his eyes. If I start out as a CG, fun-loving and reckless Tav, who is willing to go anywhere just for adventure, and for free (which Astarion disapproves of), and as time goes on, Tav sort of has an “epiphany” while traveling with him, realizing what the world is really like, realizing the price and value of power (Astarion's story can change the way a character in love with him looks at the world) - it makes for an interesting and realistic story.

About the search for a cure - in my case it was funny, especially in the first playthrough without spoilers, Tav resisting with all her might to get rid of the tadpole, contrary to the given storyline, specifically because of Astarion, because without the tadpole, Cazador will be able to take control of him, he won't be able to walk in the sun, he'll be a common vampire spawn again, etc. Only Omeluum I allowed to examine the tadpole, and Volo allowed to pick at my eye (it's obvious that he can't do anything with the tadpole, he'd rather dig out the eye, I thought I'd load up later and won't allow it, because it's not logical and too reckless, but Volo gave me such a cool implant with “see the invisible” that I left such a roleplay of crazy Tav and kept it :D). And to everyone else who offered to get rid of the tadpole, I refused under any plausible pretexts, if the other companions knew what was in my head and what the real reasons were, they would probably hate me.


Haha, good example of forgetfulness!


Oh, thank you so much! Now I have to think about which of my characters to consider the main one, the warrior-jock - usually constorts are nifty, but in theory, this option of bride + vampire knight in one (in DnD Vampire Lords sometimes create a vampire knight for themselves - kind of like a general, the right hand and protector of the lord, also a special kind of vampire, often connected by a close or loving relationship with the Lord, usually vampiresses seduce paladins for this purpose, but a male vampire is also not prevented from doing so as well) can be somewhat original. Or a more graceful lady DU.

P.S. Beautiful and deep art with Astarion: