Astarion Conversations, Commentary and Romance | Patch 3 | Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access

hurry i've got one of those brain things cornered there in the grass you can kill it can't you like you killed the others i was hoping for a kind soul well not to worry shh not a word let's try to keep that lovely neck of yours in one piece hmm now i saw you on the ship didn't i not splendid and now you're going to tell me exactly what you and those tentacled freaks did to me [Music] don't lie to me your mind twists you're looking out of unfamiliar eyes prowling dark busy streets you try to hold the memory but it fades to the worm the light the fear what was that what's going on [Music] you're not one of them they took you just the same as me and to think i was ready to decorate the ground with your innards apologies a kindred spirit my name's astarian i was in boulder's gate when those beasts snatched me is that so we clearly move in different circles so do you know anything about these worms turn this into of course it'll turn me into a monster what else did i expect although it hasn't happened yet if we can find an expert someone that can control these things there might still be time you know i was ready to go this alone but maybe sticking with the herd isn't such a bad idea and you seem like a useful person to know all right i accept lead on so we're resting here um turning in of the night i suppose i'm i'm not really sure what i expected really this is all a little new the night normally means bustling streets bursting taverns curling up in the dirt and resting is um a little novel i'm in no place to rest yet today has been a lot i need some time to think things through to process this you sleep i'll keep watch suit yourself sweet dreams sounds like you've been learning all about your gruesome future i have to say i thought you'd look worse but no not a tentacle to be seen naturally but i was thinking what if it doesn't of course first sign of change and i'll have to stop that pretty little heart of yours i am open to suggestions knives poison strangulation whatever you'd prefer well now you're just being closed-minded there are some lovely ways to go i've watched urchins freeze to death in the street it looks peaceful just like falling asleep come on humor me if you had to choose a classic one good thrust to the heart and you're gone we need a good blade of course don't want to waste time packing and prodding with a dinner knife well i'm getting ahead of myself this is all a worst case scenario obviously if the last day has taught me anything it's that the impossible is more likely than you think now let's get some rest the sooner we start tomorrow the better our chances of keeping this hypothetical of course first sign of change and i'll have to stop that pretty little heart of yours i am open to suggestions knives poison strangulation whatever you'd prefer don't be so pig-headed i'm being practical how much damage will you cause if you transform how much blood can you bear to have on your hands i do like you you know you've got fire whatever happens i'll make the right choice sweet dreams darling need something oh what's to tell i'm a magistrate back in the city it's all rather tedious and clearly the tadpole if we can't understand it we'll never control it goblin got you the druid housing's a renowned healer but he didn't make it back from arodin's expedition if it's not too serious you could try his apprentice nettie she's with the other druids in the inner grove they've withdrawn there to prepare this damn ritual of theirs [Music] turning your back of the needy to save your own skin maybe we'll get along after all you saw another gift where on the road to baldur's gate near the mountain part saw us for we saw it jammed its blade through yule's belly straight to the other side no twisting ken must have been in a hurry the map show me up you can keep your innards oh you're not going to eviscerate him i was hoping for a show call your blood i'll indulge you soon enough it's quite a sign the stars i mean i could take or leave your chin [Music] i can see the stars from baldur's gate of course but not with such clarity it got me thinking reflecting on what tomorrow might bring when we arrive at this gith crash will we find out how to bring the worm under control will this little adventure of ours be over [Music] good i don't want you to run off just yet you're quite the ally after all traversing of ernest surviving the crash surviving everything that's followed i'm not easily impressed by people but you're stronger than i gave you credit for yes we're more similar than i thought hmm oh um i was leagues away i just need to get some air clear my head i'll see you later i'm sure sleep tight it's quite a sight the stars i mean i could take or leave your chin no just thinking reflecting on what tomorrow might bring when we arrive at this gith crash will we find out how to bring the worm under control will this little adventure of ours be over why not you've been to the hells and back survived the crash survived everything that's followed i'm not easily impressed by people but you're stronger than i gave you credit for a delicious thought the right moment i'm sorry i i need to clear my head i'll see you later i'm sure sleep tight so you know about these parasites will we survive them only if my people extract them the only other cure is the blade okay wonderful strange it looks healthy but stone dead [Music] who cares about some it's dead let's go the pig's dead my friend staring at it won't bring it back come on we'll never fix these brain worms if we stop and gawk at every piece of carrion you find [Music] the boar seems to be fresh only a few hours dead examining the corpse you see two small puncture wounds in its neck and is it dead enough for you i it's been drained of blood with wounds in its neck it's been killed by a vampire i didn't want to say anything because i didn't want to worry you they are ferocious creatures but don't worry i'll keep watch tonight we won't have to worry about nocturnal visitors now please let's go you don't sleep well flitting between dreams and nightmares maybe you wake up because you know something is wrong or maybe you just get lucky [ __ ] no no it's not what it looks like i swear i i wasn't going to hurt you i i just needed well blood there in dim firelight you see him for what he really is a vampire a slave to sanguine hunger it's not what you think i'm not some monster i feed on animals balls deer kobolds whatever i can get i'm just too slow right now too weak if i just had a little blood i could think clearer fight better please at best i was sure you'd say no more likely you'd ram a steak through my ribs no i needed you to trust me and you can trust me thank you do you think you could trust me just a little further i only need a taste i swear really i of course not one drop more he holds you carefully delicately until he strikes it's like a shard of ice into your neck a quick sharp pain that fades to throbbing numbness your breath catches your pulse quickens [Music] oh of course that that was amazing my mind is finally clear i feel strong i feel happy shouldn't take long so many people need killing now if you'll excuse me you're invigorating but i need something more filling you watch as he stalks towards the forest stronger more confident ready to hunt this is a gift you know i won't forget it good morning how do you feel it'll pass just be glad i'm not a true vampire abide from them and you might wake up as a vampire spawn like my good self all of a vampire's hunger but few of their powers oh no i should be cinders in this light i hadn't seen the sun for 200 years before we crashed here someone or something wants me alive they've changed the rules some of the rules at least running water still burns like acid and i don't know if i need an invitation to enter a house as for my other quirks well we can figure those out in time you're such a sweetheart i'm just glad you're being sensible about these uh revelations i was worried people might turn up with torches and pitchforks although there's still time a vampire among us so be it but should i wake with so much as a drop of blood on my neck i will end him oh and a quick word of warning historian i taste absolutely awful keep your distance are quite the opposite i'm here in the spirit of openness and honesty to work together as a team you say all the right words but i'm not so sure you mean the right things still i will respect the decision that was made there now we're all friends again shall we go there's a long day ahead of us i didn't take these refugees for killers maybe i've misjudged them they're still going to die but at least they're willing to fight true back any beast into a corner and you'll quickly see its tea you just look like you might need a pick-me-up i'm sorry to go on about it but are you all right you're looking awful peeky oh i've seen it all i once had a fella who'd been caught dabbling with a dryad the wife was none too pleased and introduced him to a pot of boiling oil but worry not i fixed him up and depending on the lighting he looks good as new my point is whatever ails you i promise i've seen worse my she sounds positively demented i love it let's tell her everything the squirrel lunges at your foot and bites it no what did you do oh it's everywhere you ruined a perfectly good snack yes i've already apologized what more do you want unless you're looking for another nibble maybe but there won't be any more midnight surprises i can promise you that why do you insist on exhuming the past i was a slave vampire spawn kept by the tsar family perhaps i still am i was never able to resist their commands but now i've been conveniently lost they won't ever control me again it's simple just find a vampire that will drink your blood and turn you into a vampire spawn their obedient puppet in theory the next step is to drink their blood once you've done that you're free and a true vampire people think the biggest threat to a vampire is a cleric with a stick it's not the biggest threat to a vampire here's another vampire they're scheming paranoid power hungry beasts so why would any vampire give up control over a spawn to create a competitor trust me it doesn't happen [Music] feed if you mustarian but give me so much as a hungry look and i'll drive a steak through your heart [Music] i do so very like spicy food are you are you testing us the absolute is our goddess she's going to rip down the old world order start a new one then we'll be the ones with the power well you will firstly trusol you don't need me to explain that a true soul like you has been chosen by the absolute you speak with her voice and when the time comes the true souls you will rule oh i like these two all zeal and no brains i'm sorry true soul i only repeated what i thought i knew it seems the absolute still has a great deal to teach me so we can ban minds like willow now these worms are full of surprises i wonder where the limit of their power lies how much more can they do for us first i can walk in the sun and then make people dance like puppets i've certainly had worse days so we're blessed true souls hand-picked by the absolute just like their ex-brother who by a remarkable coincidence also had a mind flare worm in his skull indeed until we transform into floating slimy monsters i imagine it'll be downhill after that not here not not now leave me the hell's alone i feel awful my head's pounding my teeth are loose i can barely see straight this is it the beginning of the end what are we going to do we won't transform tonight if that's what you mean but you're right it gives us some time i hope well hello feeling better are we [Music] i certainly am this morning i find myself free of pain and with a new trick a new power last night the the risk of transformation it all feels like some terrible dream now you too what did you sing you enjoyed it [Music] obviously i had the same dream of course very [Music] enticing the blank look the flat voice he's holding something back i dreamt of him my old master casador it was not we don't need to talk about it you try to connect to let him know he's not alone but he twists like a snake no i don't need your pity i don't need anything from you go back to your wet dreams and leave me be i suppose you want to hear about casador i don't want to say a damned thing but that won't do anyone any good casador zar is a vampire lord in baldur's gangt the patriarch of his coven and a monster obsessed with power not political power or military power i mean power over people the power to control them completely he turned me nearly 200 years ago i became his spawn and he became my tormentor he had me go out into boulder's gate to fetch him the most beautiful souls i could find it was a fun little ritual of his i'd bring them back and he'd ask if i wanted to dine with him and if i said yes he'd serve me a dead putrid rat of course if i said no he'd have me flayed the hard to say which was worse thank you but this isn't about sympathy it's about knowing what we might be up against the mind flayers aren't the only monsters out there and they might not be the only ones hunting us all i'm asking is that you keep your eyes open and watch out for anything lurking in the shadows what more could i ask now is that all please look back safe nowhere's safe i can't even close my eyes without without seeing him casador he was reading poetry how does that compare to your dream so [Music] i wouldn't be so sure my master was a prolific poet he used to carve his verses into our flesh said he'd turn us into art he once spent all night with a razor drafting and re-drafting a sonnet on my back apparently the more i screamed the more mistakes he made and the more editing was required now you know and i'll ask you not to tell me to relax the next time i wake up screaming i hear you had dreams too the brain bugs got busy last night and i've got a theory when you call on the tadpole to influence others we pay the price that very night all of us and i suppose you want to stop using that power yes enough with the mind twiddling not keen on traveling wherever these dreams lead us don't be ridiculous the power to twist a mind to your will is worth some nightmares exactly we need every advantage we can get don't tell me another dream and this one was more intense one of us goes messing in heads and the brain bar gets cranky sure as snow in deep winter enough with the mind meddling don't you think what's the harm we had a bad dream nothing more what i expected was sense i hadn't figured you so short-sighted isn't it obvious the visitor wants to divide us for each mind you poke we edge closer to ruin a question for our master monster hunter how would you approach killing a vampire a full-on vamp you mean lure it into the sun drive a stake through its heart and that's not the end of it the suckers are wily no offense none take him wileyness keeps me alive more or less killed a few giant bats in my day historian but never hunted a vampire just to remind you i'm merely a spawn it won't count but if you want a true vampire i'm happy to recommend one historian how is the rat diet going it may soon come to an end if you don't shut your mouth ah well i wouldn't give her a drink right now me too keep an eye out for any passing vagrants i'm afraid you'll have to content yourself with vagrant chickens thank goodness you're here sweetie i i don't know what's come over these boys stop this we won't ask again be careful he's with the hack don't bloody stand there gaping get him i haven't spent much time with helpless old ladies was that long probably wise no one gets that old and crooked playing by the rules much time with helpless old ladies was that normal that's slyle crone hmm at least we got to kill someone i suppose we probably gave those two idiots an easier death than whatever she had planned for them i haven't spent much time with helpless old ladies was that normal ah yes i'm sure they were just briggins and the missing sister tale was a cover although if she does exist she's certainly in trouble now i can just walk into homes now this gets better and better bad enough to have a worm jammed in my eye but one that's been tampered with what does that even mean i mean how do you tamper with something like that it must be powerful magic to stop the parasite in its tracks i wonder what else it could do what does that even mean i mean how do you tamper with something like that and he used to say it can't be tempered with further it's certainly something to think about bad enough to have a worm jammed in my eye but one that's been tampered with what does that even mean i mean how do you tamper with something like that well there's not quite as much of a rush now is there we have time maybe we can find whoever's behind this and see what else their magic can do stranger forgive the aroma you catch a waft of something foul metallic and sickly sweet powdered iron vine an old hunter's trick but most monsters will think twice before making a meal of me you're a monster hunter i'm surprised i thought all gir were vagrant cutthroats [Music] a mystical and dangerous people we travel the land never settling in one place we steal your chickens curse your crops seduce your daughters your friend here has heard it all i'm sure i wish i had half the power settled folk think my people possess alas i am a simple wanderer a simple wanderer and monster hunter but i'm no witch doctor or cut throat and i have no proof to offer but my word if you wish it our paths need not cross again i'm hunting a vampire spawn and it's a little too bright for you to be my prey his name is estarian but i fear he's gone to ground i hope the hag of these lands can help me flush him out if i can afford her blood price not this time my orders are to capture him oh uh and bring him where exactly baldur's gate my people wait for me there i don't know i'm sure a vampire spawn could still rip out your throat if you felt like it he is right unfortunately they are only weak when compared to their masters during the day we have the advantage but at night when they hunt you'll not find a more deadly quarry we've all survived so far let's focus on that it would still be wise to post guards at night the threat is real indeed it is we should do something about this threat excellent a vampire it can't be hello my dear not anymore which is all that matters really oh there'll be others i'm sure of that if casador sent one pm after me he'll send another it was him i'm sure only he would know to send the girl after me it was a group of gir that attacked me that night in baldur's gate i would have died appeared and saved [Music] perhaps you probably thought it was funny but more likely he's trying to send me a message he's reminding me of his power even the middle of nowhere he can reach me and he wants me back safe you think i'm safe do you know the power a vampire lord possesses he can change shape turn into mist call walls to do his bidding shove off blows like they're nothing he could walk into our camp tonight and kill you with his bare hands and you'd be lucky if death was the worst thing that happened to you [Music] you don't understand you don't know him just trust me when i say we need to be careful he'll send more laggings he has plenty of souls to command we just have to be vigilant keep our wits about us and kill any monster hunters on site we can probably make an exception for will probably we can't and yet i crossed the threshold like moonlight through leaves this worm is a powerful little beast isn't it what's not to enjoy i can walk in sunlight trespass upon any home manipulate mines i'm the most powerful vampire in the realms granted the looming doom is an issue but why not enjoy the benefits while we can my my what manner of place is this a patch of ground to call home some rest for the wicked after all and what is madness but a denial of reality still i have a feeling you change your mind before it's changed for you try to cure yourself shop around beg borrow and steal exhaust every possibility until none are left and when hope has been whittled down to the very marrow of despair that's when you'll come knocking on my door hope [Laughter] such a tease now there's a bloody devil trailing after us all this gets better and better shop around he said he seemed sure given that a hag couldn't solve our wriggling little problem he might be right if we don't know what we're walking into that bridge will collapse under us the devil has a plan he's playing with us casador liked to toy with people too let them think there was hope right until the end until he snatched it all away creatures like them don't play games unless they know they can win we keep hunting for answers what other choice do we have this is no ordinary mind flare parasite who tampered with it and why what do they have planned for us and why are we important enough that a devil comes knocking in our door if we find those answers we might have a chance when we set out on this little adventure i never imagined i'd watch you slaughter an ancient order of druids it's a lot of bloodshed i'm almost impressed [Music] depends on the corpses darling as the maiden of pain the goddess loveatar teaches us through penance administered by my skilled hand my work can grant peace and serenity the likes of which few experience it will be worth it i promise i must see this don't you dare say no oh i have something exquisite in mind both loviata and i are interested in how you handle pain dear one and should you delight her you will most assuredly receive her most gracious blessing trust me simply face the wall and we can begin yes this will do nicely the pain you suffer will cleanse you do not fight it [Music] you want more as you wish dear one oh bravo encore [Music] just wonderful wonderful you want more i'll give it to you it was a fine strike excellent form [Music] looks like that's going to bruise oh my favorite traveling companion i won't lie it's tempting if i keep the tadpole i risk transforming into a grotesque monster if i lose the tadpole casador has control of me body and soul and i return to the shadows it's grim either way so why not sell what's left of my soul to a devil better he has it than casual i'm glad to hear it whatever's coming we need to keep our options open you know i never pictured myself as a hero never thought i'd be the one they'd toast for saving so many lives and now that i'm here i hate it this is awful true that was fun still i would have liked more for my trouble than a pat on their head and vinegar for wine i'm just looking for a little more excitement a little more fun by the hells sex my dear a night of passion let's wait until things quieten down once the others are asleep we'll find each other indeed you will my love indeed you will the buzz of celebration quiets to a soothing hum as you approach your bunk though you seek repose you needn't spend the night alone with whom will you share a bed your heart skips a beat what treasures might this night bestow there you are i've been waiting waiting since the moment i set eyes on you waiting to have you don't i you're here and i don't think you want to talk [Music] i think you want to be known to be tasted what do any of us want pleasure yours mine our collective ecstasy that's what you want isn't it to lose yourself in me [Music] i thought [Music] my god [Music] hmm [Music] by the way [Music] [Music] um sleep light i thought you'd be exhausted after last night [Music] tempting but this might not be the time or the place delicious as you were i didn't want to go too far now shall we get on i want to go before anyone else thanks me for saving their tales [Music] yes what of it [Music] you've seen enough already and if i can't see it you certainly can't [Music] no i'm not whatever the bastard wrote it won't change what he did to me now let's go before i regret my restraint last night you

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Published: Thu Dec 10 2020