An indie multimuse blog containing canon and original characters from Baldur's Gate 3

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Written by E., 25+, GMT+2 timezone

This section will not show up on the carrd itself, this is here for instruction purposes only. You can delete this section if you want. If you have an issue or need help that isn't covered in the tips below, you are welcome to contact me for help via my askbox @rcsea on tumblr.


Terms of Use

  • Edit as much as you like, but don't remove any credits present. They are the small teal © symbols at the bottom of every main section of the carrd. Leave them alone. You may change the color to match your custom palette for your carrd but do not make them invisible or hard to see.

  • Don't claim as your own work OR use this template as a base for a different template OR use it for any commissions, paid or not. If you use this template, I don't care how much you edit it, go wild, but the credit has to stay intact and you cannot claim it as your own.

  • Do not use to promote illegal, harmful, or hateful content. No burn books, no hate blogs, no callout blogs, nothing of the sort.


HOW TO CONVERT TO SINGLE MUSE

  • Delete everything below  #muses  and BEFORE #connections.  ( Do not delete #connections itself. )  Make sure you highlight the containers to delete instead of each individual element as that will save lots of time by deleting things in bulk.

  • On the link bar on the main page, at the top of your guidelines page, and at the top of your connections page, change the link from #muses to #muse1 , or alternatively to whatever you rename the section with the muse biography. Change the link title to whatever you prefer, like stats / bio / info / about / etc. Do the same for anywhere else that links to the muses page you have just deleted.

  • In the #muse1 section  ( or whatever you renamed the muse info section to ),  change the return link in the top bar from #muses to #. This way the return will go back to the main page on the carrd.

  • NOTE :  If you rename the scroll point as well  ( the yellow code line directly beneath #muse1 itself ),  you need to change the link of the back to top button to match the new name of the scroll point or else the button will not work.


HOW TO ADD MORE MUSE BIOS

  • At the bottom of the previous muse info section (should be the very bottom of the carrd unless you add other things), add a new #sectionbreak and name it what you wish. If you don't know how to do that, you can just copy the #muse1 break but you MUST rename it. Every section must have an individual name to link to, even if you just go with something simple like #muse1 #muse2 #muse3, so on and so forth.

  • Directly below that, add a scroll point  ( the yellow line ),  or as mentioned above, copy the previous scroll point and rename it if you don't know how to set one up.

  • Copy everything between  #muse1  and your new section and drag everything into place. Make sure you highlight the individual containers to delete instead of each individual element as that will save lots of time by copying and moving things all at once. If done right, you should only have to copy / move 4 things for each new muse you add, unless you also need to copy the section breaks.

  • Go to the back to top button at the bottom of your new muse info section and rename the link to whatever you named the scroll point, NOT the section itself.  ( The yellow, NOT the blue. )

  • Link to the new muse bio wherever you wish. If you link within the carrd itself, such as linking to it from the muse roster here, then you can just link with #whateveryounamedthis, but if you link outside of the carrd (i.e. from tumblr) then you need to put the full link. So your link would be ( https://yourcarrdname.carrd.co/#whateveryounamedthis ).


HOW TO ADD MORE CATEGORIES

  • Make a new yellow scroll point and place it between the last category and the box with the "back to top" button, or wherever you want your new category to go if not at the bottom. Give the scroll point a unique name.

  • Copy a box with the category title and a box with the section of muses in it and move them below the new scroll point you have just made.

  • Click the category buttons at the top, add a new button, and link it to the scroll point you just made. You can rearrange the buttons if the order of the categories has changed.

GUIDELINES

 001  I’m E., she/her, 25+, GMT+3 timezone. I'm generally shy and a bit hesitant to approach people, but once you know me better, the shyness disappears. That’s about it. DM me if you want to know more. 002  No god-modding, no hate, no OOC drama, no jealousy. Please keep that to yourself. Or go to a gym and punch it out. 003  I roleplay only on tumblr. Discord rp is available only if we've talked OOC and have an established ship. Can't say I'm very versed in discord rp, but I'm willing to try. 004  Replies might come slow - I have work, social life, and some more BG3 playthroughs to finish. I want to give quality instead of something half-assed and since English is not my first language, it takes time to put my thoughts into words the way I want it.

 005  Feel free to reply to any open starter or send in any meme you want, no matter how long ago it was posted. 006  I prefer to write with those 21+. There will be mature content present on this blog. Will try to tag it. I’ll use “tw: ___” format. Spicy stuff will be tagged under “tw: usfw”. If you have any triggers, lmk, will either tag them or will avoid them if we’re having a thread. 007  I’m open to crossovers, also I’m canon & OC friendly. 008  I do small text and have mainly just one icon for each character to indicate who the reply is from. I don’t mind if you use icons of gifs. Just please don’t use large gifs or tumblr's built-in gif search, and please cut your posts if possible. I don’t mind switching to gifs for my three OC muses if you like it better.

 009  I’m a hoe for ships, but I ship chemistry. If there’s none, don’t force it on me. But more often than not I already ship it. 010  Don’t like a starter of mine if you don’t plan on replying to it. 011  If you’re a personal blog, liking my roleplay posts is fine, but please don’t reblog them. 012  Banned fcs: fcs of the deceased, influencers (instagrammers / tiktokers / youtubers), models, heavily problematic people. 013  Credits.
• Pinned image & icon templates: supersources
• Promo template: somresources
• Blog icon template: lazulitear
• Carrd template: rcsea

BLOG LINKS

Out Of Character

  Open starters
  Memes
  Wanted plots
  Permanent starter call
  Permanent meme call
  OOC
  Mun
  PSA
  Promo post
  Interest tracker
  RP thread tracker

In Character

ASTARION    Threads Musings Mirror
GALE    Threads Musings Mirror Pinterest
KARLACH    Threads Musings Mirror
SHADOWHEART    Threads Musings Mirror
ARISTEO    Threads Musings Mirror Pinterest Spotify
KAYLESSA    Threads Musings Mirror Pinterest Spotify
WANDA    Threads Musings Mirror Pinterest Spotify

MUSES

CANON CHARACTERS

ASTARION ANCUNÍN    info
Primary    Canon & HC Based
GALE DEKARIOS    info
Primary    Canon & HC Based

KARLACH CLIFFGATE    info
Primary    Canon & HC Based
SHADOWHEART    info
Primary    Canon & HC Based

ORIGINAL CHARACTERS

ARISTEO OLIVIER    info
Primary    OC Companion    Richard Armitage
KAYLESSA NIGHTBREEZE    info
Primary    OC Tav    Freya Allan

WANDA ASHI    info
Primary    D&D OC (Tav/Companion)    Karen Fukuhara

CONNECTIONS

(These are also some of the blogs you should follow <3)

AERLIA GENDORTH    narratingastory
with Gale Dekarios    ship tag
AKSEL MESNER    oathfcrged
with Gale Dekarios & Kaylessa Nightbreeze
ANASTASIA    pactclawed
with Wanda Ashi
ASTARION ANCUNÍN    architaciturn
with Gale Dekarios    ship tag
ASTHORA MARREK    murderbled
with Kaylessa Nightbreeze
CEDRIC DARKHOWL    gildrot
with Shadowheart    ship tag
ERIS HEMLOCK    itsalcngstory
with Karlach Cliffgate    ship tag
ESTELLE ANCUNÍN    loyalborn
with Astarion Ancunín

GALE DEKARIOS    mystraguideme
with Shadowheart    ship tag
GENNIA DINYRR    narratingastory
with Astarion Ancunín    ship tag
HAARLEP    loyalborn
with Astarion Ancunín & Wanda Ashi
HE WHO WAS    narratingastory
with Wanda Ashi
LYREBIRD    featherfletched
with Aristeo Olivier
NYSA MAGISTIS    itsalcngstory
with Aristeo Olivier    ship tag
WYLL RAVENGARD    narratingastory
with Kaylessa Nightbreeze    ship tag

ASTARION ANCUNÍN

STATS

NAME: Astarion AncunínAGE: 39 (~239)GENDER & PRONOUNS: male, he/himORIENTATION: pansexual / panromanticRACE: high elf vampire spawnCLASS: rogue


PHYSICAL

HEIGHT: 5 ft 9 in or 175 cmHAIR: whiteEYES: redSCARS: scars on his back carved by Cazador SzarrPIERCINGS: noneTATTOOS: noneDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: pale skin and fangs


PERSONALITY

POSITIVE TRAITS:
- charismatic
- witty
- compassionate
NEUTRAL TRAITS:
- sarcastic
NEGATIVE TRAITS:
- manipulative
- deceitful
- distrustful


BACKGROUND

PARENTS:
- n/a
SIBLINGS:
- n/a (besides the other vampire spawns)
SIGNIFICANT OTHER:
- none
PETS: noneOCCUPATION: magistrate (formerly)HOMETOWN: Baldur's GateCURRENT RESIDENCE: Baldur's GateLANGUAGES: common, elven, sylvan

BIOGRAPHY

Astarion was born in the Year of the Carrion Crow, 1229 DR.He became a magistrate, but in the Year of Daystars, 1268 DR, he was attacked by a group of Gurs. He was rescued by Cazador Szarr, who turned him into his vampire spawn.As part of the torture Astarion endured while a slave in Szarr's domain, Cazador cut writing onto his back, which he described as "poems". Little did he know at the time that the inscriptions were part of an infernal contract with the archdevil Mephistopheles, which would allow Astarion's patron to perform a Rite of Profane Ascension. Should Cazador succeed, he would be more powerful than ever, with his strengths amplified and him no longer being bound by the vampiric curses such as hypersensitivity to sunlight or inability to cross running water.The aforementioned rite would require a sacrifice of seven thousand souls, and unbeknownst to Astarion, he and all the victims he seduced for his lord were planned to be a part of it.In the Year of Three Ships Sailing, 1492 DR, Astarion began seducing a young fellow noble, trying to lure him toward his master. However, he was kidnapped by a mind flayer, placed into a holding pod in a nautiloid, and infected with an illithid tadpole. As the nautiloid passed over Yartar, it was assaulted by githyanki who rode atop red dragons. After the nautiloid teleported through the planes, it crashed, and Astarion ended up somewhere along the River Chionthar.Upon awaking, Astarion found himself altered, and somehow more powerful; rather than undergoing the process of ceremorphosis, Astarion could resist sunlight and communicate telepathically. He was no longer under Cazador's vampiric influence either and regained his free will for the time being.Astarion was eloquent and charming, typically valuing showmanship and finesse over strict rigor. His wry, cheeky wit made banter appear effortless. Still, he was well accustomed to violence and cruelty, often using his alluring charisma to manipulate and deceive. During the centuries of slavery he endured as a vampire spawn under the yoke of Cazador Szarr, Astarion lured thousands of unfortunate victims back to his master's palace. Cazador's sadistic treatment also made Astarion slow to trust, as he often expected others to want to use and abuse him as Cazador did. Astarion developed a cynical outlook, seeking pleasure and power wherever he could find it, with little regard for the well-being of others. Once freed, however, he was shown to be capable of breaking these routines by showing compassion and forming genuine bonds.


HEADCANONS

  • n/a

  • n/a


VERSES

  Verse Name     Main Verse.  Verse description and setting.


  Verse Name    Canon.  Verse description and setting.


  Verse Name    AU.  Verse description and setting.

GALE DEKARIOS

STATS

NAME: Gale DekariosNICKNAMES: Gale of Waterdeep, Chosen OneAGE: ~ 45-55GENDER & PRONOUNS: male, he/himORIENTATION: pansexual / panromanticRACE: humanCLASS: wizard


PHYSICAL

HEIGHT: 6 ft or 183 cmHAIR: brown with silver strandsEYES: brownSCARS: n/aPIERCINGS: left earlobeTATTOOS: the Netherese orb marking on his chest, which also snakes up his neckDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: the orb marking, prefers to wear purpleALT FACE CLAIM: Michiel Huisman


PERSONALITY

POSITIVE TRAITS:
- ambitious
- confident
- kind
NEUTRAL TRAITS:
- talented
NEGATIVE TRAITS:
- reclusive


BACKGROUND

PARENTS:
- Morena Dekarios (mother)
- Unnamed father
SIBLINGS:
- none
SIGNIFICANT OTHER:
- none
PETS: tressym TaraOCCUPATION: apprentice at Blackstaff Academy (formerly)HOMETOWN: Sword Coast, Western HeartlandsCURRENT RESIDENCE: Baldur's gateLANGUAGES: common, elven, sylvan, a bit undercommon

BIOGRAPHY

In his youth, Gale was a prodigal practitioner of the Art. He likened his skill as a wizard to that of an actual artist, who manipulated the Weave in the same manner a virtuoso did music.In his youth, Gale studied as an apprentice in Blackstaff Academy. He was already confident about his arcane skills and decided to use the Blackstaff to open a portal to his dorm. However, the portal he opened led not to his dorm but to Limbo with an annoyed slaad standing right in front of the portal. Fortunately, the then Blackstaff managed to intervene and seal the portal in time.After becoming the chosen and spending time with Mystra, Gale sought more recognition from her and wished her to reveal more arcane secrets to him so he could serve her better. However, his request was declined by the goddess, and Mystra only smiled and told him to be contented. To prove himself worthy, he sought out an ancient "tome of gateways" that contained within it a portion of the Astral Plane, described as a "fragment of primal Weave locked out of time" that had been separated from the former goddess of magic. He wanted to reunite Mystra with her missing piece of magic but failed in his endeavor.As a result of his failed labor of love, Gale's body became the host to a Netherese destruction orb. The orb would continuously beat, absorbing energy from the Weave, counting down to an ultimate destruction that was capable of tearing down cities. Unknown to him, the orb did indeed contain a piece of ancient Weave—but it was the Weave of Karsus, which still sought to supplant the original Weave as its maker once intended. The orb could only be stabilized by allowing it to break down parts of the Weave around it, and as it began by draining Gale's own connection to the Weave he found his magical abilities greatly weakened. After his folly, Gale isolated himself in his tower for a year. His tressym Tara figured out the solution of absorbing the Weave from magic items and went looking for suitable items for the depressed wizard.In the Year of Three Ships Sailing, 1492 DR, Gale was taken prisoner by illithids upon a nautiloid. A mind flayer tadpole was inserted into him through his eye, an act that would normally begin the process of ceremorphosis. However, the nautiloid was taken down by a host of devils and crashed into the Sword Coast, on the northern bank of the River Chionthar.Rather than become a mind flayer himself, Gale was granted limited psychic powers, akin to those others referred to as True Souls of the Absolute. He soon met up with another passenger of the ship, who shared his mysterious new power.Gale's mannerisms were friendly and genteel, his speech eloquent and verbose but relaxed. He felt a profound appreciation for arcane magic and the Weave, saying "it's like music, poetry, physical beauty all rolled into one and given expression through the senses." He had a romantic side, being inclined towards grandiose displays of devotion, though these did not always succeed in pleasing their target. Above all, he was extremely ambitious, frequently striving to empower himself and deepen his mastery as a wizard.


HEADCANONS

  • Post — singing while blissfully drunk on wine.

  • Post — being cheesy, whipped, and disgustingly sweet on his wedding day.


VERSES

  Verse Name     Main Verse.  Verse description and setting.


  Verse Name    Canon.  Verse description and setting.


  Verse Name    AU.  Verse description and setting.

KARLACH CLIFFGATE

STATS

NAME: Karlach CliffgateNICKNAME/ALIAS: Fury of AvernusAGE: ~30GENDER & PRONOUNS: female, she/herORIENTATION: pansexual / panromanticRACE: Zariel thieflingCLASS: barbarian


PHYSICAL

HEIGHT: 6 ft 2 in or 187 cmHAIR: black with red streaksEYES: dark yellowSCARS: all over her torsoPIERCINGS: studs on her torsoTATTOOS: on her back - "Demonsbane", chest - "Zariel", lower arm - "Elite squad", tricep - "ZR", all in infernalDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: glowing infernal engine in her chest, one broken horn, freckles


PERSONALITY

POSITIVE TRAITS:
- passionate
- joyous
- energetic
NEUTRAL TRAITS:
- lonely
NEGATIVE TRAITS:
- naive
- impulsive


BACKGROUND

PARENTS:
- Pluck Cliffgate (father) ✝
- Caerlack Cliffgate (mother) ✝
SIBLINGS:
- none
SIGNIFICANT OTHER:
- none, single (main verse)
PETS: noneOCCUPATION: n/aHOMETOWN: Baldur's Gate, Avernus, Nine HellsCURRENT RESIDENCE: Baldur's GateLANGUAGES: common, infernal

BIOGRAPHY

Karlach grew up in the city of Baldur's Gate in Faerûn, where she eventually worked as personal bodyguard for Lord Enver Gortash, however in 1482DR Gortash betrayed her, by selling her to Zariel, the archdevil ruler of Avernus. Karlach had her heart replaced by an infernal engine against her will to act as a prototype for Gortash's steel watcher constructs and was forced to serve as a soldier to fight the Blood War for 10 years.In the Year of Three Ships Sailing, 1492 DR, Karlach witnessed a mind flayer nautiloid pass overhead on the battlefield of the Blood War while being chased by Wyll Ravengard, a warlock of Mizora who had been tricked by his patron into believing that she was a rogue devil. She saw the vessel as an opportunity to flee from her position as Zariel's champion and boarded it as a stowaway. Unfortunately, she, like others aboard the ship, was implanted with a tadpole, albeit one that did not immediately begin the process of ceremorphosis.The nautiloid traveled the planes from Avernus to the world of Toril on the Prime Material. It plummeted to the ground in an area of Faerûn known as the Sword Coast, and several of the captive ― or in Karlach's case, stowaway ― passengers were left alive after the crash. Angered by the fact Karlach abandoned her post, Zariel sent a band of her agents led by Anders to capture or kill her. Karlach clashed with the band and managed to fight them off, but was injured in the process and was forced to rest by the River Chionthar where she was pinned down by Zariel's agents, who took up residence in a nearby tollhouse.


HEADCANONS

  • She lost her horn playing Bulldog as a kid (© Samantha Béart)


VERSES

  Verse Name     Main Verse.  Verse description and setting.


  Verse Name    Canon.  Verse description and setting.


  Verse Name    AU.  Verse description and setting.

SHADOWHEART

STATS

NAME: Shadowheart (formerly Jenevelle Hallowleaf)NICKNAME/ALIAS: JenAGE: ~40GENDER & PRONOUNS: female, she/herORIENTATION: pansexual / panromanticRACE: high half-elfCLASS: trickery cleric


PHYSICAL

HEIGHT: 5 ft 8 or 172 cmHAIR: black (white in a different verse)EYES: greenSCARS: right hand, over the bridge of her nose and right cheek, a small one on her elbowPIERCINGS: noneTATTOOS: noneDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: n/a


PERSONALITY

POSITIVE TRAITS:
- independent
- devoted
- headstrong
NEUTRAL TRAITS:
- guarded
- reserved
- sarcastic
NEGATIVE TRAITS:
- bold


BACKGROUND

PARENTS:
- Arnell Hallowleaf (father)
- Emmeline Hallowleaf (mother)
SIBLINGS:
- none
SIGNIFICANT OTHER:
- none, single (main verse)
PETS: a rat named Nibbles (formerly)OCCUPATION: priestHOMETOWN: MoonhavenCURRENT RESIDENCE: Baldur's GateLANGUAGES: common, elven, sylvan

BIOGRAPHY

Born to parents Arnell and Emmeline Hallowleaf, Jenevelle, as she was named, was raised in a Selûnite household in the forests outside Baldur's Gate. Devout followers of the Moonmaiden, they worshipped her in quiet seclusion away from the city, raising young Jenevelle in the ways of Selûne. In time, she would take part in an ancient Selûnite initiation rite: abandoned in the wilds, she would have to rely on her skills and faith to fend for herself, proving herself as a devout believer once she returned. However, a Sharran group led by Mother Superior Viconia DeVir interrupted Jenevelle's trial. Shadowheart's father learned of the Sharrans' plan from a spy caught near their village, transformed into his wolf form, and tried to rescue his daughter. He found Jenevelle at the same time as the Sharrans, yet was defeated by them. Jenevelle was captured and raised by Viconia in Baldur's Gate as a cleric of Shar herself, named Shadowheart. Her parents were also captured as hostages in the same Sharran church. The Sharrans twisted Shadowheart's memories of the event, enhancing her fear of wolves and erasing the truth of her father's attempted rescue.Jenevelle would be brought to the Cloister of Sombre Embrace, a Sharran temple in Baldur's Gate set up and run by Viconia after her previous endeavors in Waterdeep had failed. Viconia's mission, given to her directly by Shar, was to mold young Jenevelle into a champion of the Dark Lady, an effort that would ultimately take almost half a century. Jenevelle resisted the indoctrination at first, but the brutal training she would be put through, being lied to that her parents perished defending her from wolves, as well as repeated forced use of the temple's Mirror of Loss, would slowly erase her past and in time forge a new identity: Shadowheart.Though the Mother Superior was especially cruel with Shadowheart, forcing her to use the Mirror of Loss more than with any other acolyte, Shadowheart was able to retain a few memories from her past thanks to Rennald, a young tiefling acolyte undergoing similar training. Any time she would be subjected to mirror training, Rennald would do his best to remind Shadowheart who she was afterward. Thanks to him, and whatever scattered notes she was able to jot down between mirror trainings, Shadowheart was able to retain some parts of her identity, such as her fondness for flowers and animals. The two became good friends, and one of the few blessings during her time in the cloister.At some point during Shadowheart's last stages of training, whispers of the rise of a mysterious cult would reach the Mother Superior's ears. This Cult of the Absolute as it was being called, was quickly gaining traction among the populace and threatened the Sharran influence over the city. As luck would have it, the Sharrans would capture a Githyanki scout who, after being subjected to merciless torture, revealed the existence of a githyanki artifact of immense power that the cult was desperate to find. Such an artifact could prove an asset for the Sharrans in thwarting the absolutist presence in the city, and so the Mother Superior quickly formed a party of elite devouts, tasking them with its retrieval. Though deemed a suicide mission, Shadowheart and four other companions set out to fulfill what they believed was Shar's commands.The group was able to locate the Mysterious Artefact though at great cost: Shadowheart was the only survivor. Disaster wouldn't stop there, however, as she soon found herself captive at the hands of mind flayers. How and where she was captured is never explored, however, at some point during her capture, she became tadpoled and was kept imprisoned in a pod awaiting ceremorphosis.


HEADCANONS

  • n/a

  • n/a


VERSES

  Verse Name     Main Verse.  Verse description and setting.


  Verse Name    Canon.  Verse description and setting.


  Verse Name    AU.  Verse description and setting.

ARISTEO OLIVIER

STATS

NAME: Aristeo Lucien OlivierNICKNAME/ALIAS: TheoAGE: 45GENDER & PRONOUNS: male, he/himORIENTATION: pansexual / panromanticRACE: humanCLASS: blood hunter (wiki), Order of the Mutant


PHYSICAL

HEIGHT: 6 ft 2½ in or 189 cmHAIR: dark brownEYES: blue-greySCARS: n/aPIERCINGS: noneTATTOOS: noneDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: baritone voice, blue-grey eyes, long noseFACE CLAIM: Richard Armitage


PERSONALITY

POSITIVE TRAITS:
- chivalrous
- passionate
- gentle
NEUTRAL TRAITS:
- observant
NEGATIVE TRAITS:
- blunt
- short-tempered


BACKGROUND

PARENTS:
- Janvier Olivier (father) ✝
- Célinie Olivier (mother) ✝
SIBLINGS:
- none
SIGNIFICANT OTHER:
- Séraphie Olivier ✝
CHILDREN:
- Amalie Olivier ✝
PETS: noneOCCUPATION: assassin (formerly), blacksmith for harpersALLIANCES: HarpersHOMETOWN: BaroviaCURRENT RESIDENCE: Baldur's GateLANGUAGES: common, elven

BIOGRAPHY

Aristeo’s life had never been easy, his family was poor, barely getting by, and it didn’t help that his parents regularly argued - some things were left unsaid, and they piled up until one of the others couldn’t hold it in anymore. As soon as he was old enough Aristeo left his home to find work and live on his own. He loved his parents, but he couldn’t handle all these years of fighting.Once he left things started to look a bit brighter. Aristeo found out he had a knack for sword-making. He was interested in blacksmith work, especially weapon making, and the local blacksmith needed a helping hand. It turned out he was natural at making swords and weapons in general, he was very precise and he tried to find ways how to improve them.A few years later he met Séraphie. A young lady whom he fell in love with almost immediately. He courted her for a while before asking her hand in marriage. They married and a year later she gave him a daughter, Amalie. They were happy together. Seeing his parents' marriage break from keeping everything in and all those arguments when they had had enough, Aristeo didn’t want to keep things hidden, he always told the truth, he had no secrets from his wife and he was always all for talking it out when things were starting to get a bit rocky or he felt like something was left unsaid, and for him, it always worked - talking it out was the key to his strong and stable relationship with his wife.But all good things must come to an end sooner or later. One night he came home late from work, and the doors of his hope were slightly ajar. It was not supposed to be like that. He ran in and found both his wife and daughter murdered. He had no idea who could have done it and why. He hadn’t done anything to piss anyone off, so why him? Why his family? Blinded by pain, sadness, and anger Aristeo tried looking for answers, and he found them among people, who called themselves blood hunters. There was a man, who claimed he could find out what happened and he could help to take revenge, but then Aristeo would have to do a favor for him. Two of the most important people in his life were dead, he had nothing to lose anymore. The man found out it was another blood hunter, who had been collecting virgin blood for experiments, and Aristeo’s wife was just collateral damage just because she tried to save their daughter from this man.Heartbroken and enraged Aristeo agreed to the man’s terms. Aristeo would never be able to take down the killer on his own and they both knew it, but, due to his mother being a sorceress, he had always had magic in him, he just never practiced it. He let this man, who helped Aristeo find answers, mutate his blood so that he would become a blood hunter, he also became his master and taught him everything he knew about blood magic, also known as hemocraft. It was easy to shape him since Aristeo had never used magic before, his master could shape him the way he wanted to, and with his determination and natural gift at magic, Aristeo became a vicious weapon.Driven by rage and revenge, he went after his family’s killer. Aristeo found him, tortured him, and eventually ended the killer’s life. It didn’t give him the relief he hoped to get, the anger and pain was still there. Completely defeated he returned to his master. He had no idea what to do next, and his master used that opportunity to make him stay and work for him - to do his dirty work.For many years he never left his master’s side, living in the shadows, doing his dirty work. Those were dark years. He was miserable and he was starting to realize his life was going down a very dark path, one he might not be able to come back from.Getting out wasn’t easy, but he did it. He dug up some dirt on his master and used it as leverage to get out. Aristeo was a powerful blood mage, one he didn’t want to let go of, but he had no choice unless he wanted to keep his powerful image among other blood hunters.Aristeo was done living this life, he wanted some peace for a change, no blood magic, and no criminal activity, he wanted to do honest work and turn his life around. Since his love for blacksmith work hadn’t faded, he turned his focus on that. It slowly helped him become his old self - one who loved life and loved what he did for a living. But blood magic? He swore never to use it again unless there was no other way and his life was in danger. And even then he’d use it defensively.


HEADCANONS

  • n/a

  • n/a


VERSES

  Main     Companion (no tadpole).  You can meet him in Act 1, he's after the masterwork weapon blueprints and you see him outside of the Blighted Village. He didn't know there would be goblins, so he asks for your help to get in. Once it's done and you talk to him, he will thank you and will mention the blueprint saying a sussur tree bark is needed for it and he will now be heading to the Underdark.
If you talk to him more, he will reveal he works for Harpers, who took him in when he was at his lowest.
If you don't recruit him in the Blighted Village, you can meet him again in the Underdark talking to Derryth Bonecloak. He will reveal he was thinking about going to the Grymforge hoping to find some adamantine or even mithril, if he got lucky.

KAYLESSA NIGHTBREEZE

STATS

NAME: Kaylessa NightbreezeNICKNAME/ALIAS: KayaAGE: 40GENDER & PRONOUNS: female, she/herORIENTATION: pansexual / panromanticRACE: half-elfCLASS: sorceress, draconic bloodline


PHYSICAL

HEIGHT: 5 ft 3½ in or 161 cmHAIR: pinkish blondeEYES: vibrant greenSCARS: a small scar on the inside of her left wrist from when she accidentally fell through a window as a childPIERCINGS: pierced earlobesTATTOOS: noneDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: golden dragon scales on the apples of her cheeks, temples, and foreheadFACE CLAIM: Freya Allan


PERSONALITY

POSITIVE TRAITS:
- optimistic
- studious
- passionate
- amiable
NEUTRAL TRAITS:
- practical
NEGATIVE TRAITS:
- bold
- intractable
- mischievous


BACKGROUND

PARENTS:
- Dorian (father)
- Liriel (mother)
SIBLINGS:
- Lyrilia (older sister)
- Idril (older brother)
- Danion (younger brother)
- Elviane (younger sister)
SIGNIFICANT OTHER:
- none, single (main verse)
PETS: noneOCCUPATION: noneHOMETOWN: Baldur's GateCURRENT RESIDENCE: travelingLANGUAGES: common, elven, draconic

BIOGRAPHY

Born in a family of great sorcerers. Of the four Nightbreeze children, Kaylessa was the second youngest. Not really the middle child, but close enough to be left to fend for her own. It wasn’t like that at first, their parents loved their children equally, but as time passed and each child started to feel the magic around them and even control it (to an extent), things changed.Kaylessa had always been a joyful kid, full of wonder, and curiosity. However, she was prone to getting in trouble with her curious and slightly mischievous nature, playing innocent (mostly) pranks and playfully teasing others.A rivalry started as she and her siblings started to wield magic. It was subtle at first. Their parents had always highly valued learning and self-improvement and apparently, it was hereditary - all Nightbreeze children liked it. But with that slowly came the competition and soon gaining new knowledge didn’t bring joy to Kaylessa anymore. Each sibling wanted to be the best and impress the parents, and they encouraged it.She didn’t feel loved by them anymore, she felt more like an apprentice trying to earn their teacher’s approval, and every attempt at trying to get her parents’ attention ended with “sorry, we don’t have time” or “you’re doing great, sweetie” without even paying much attention. And even in those moments when she needed her parents the most, they didn’t have time for her. It made her grow up just a little quicker than the rest of her siblings, she had to take care of herself on her own.As the one last try to make her parents notice her Kaylessa left her home to find the greatest sorcerers in Faerûn and learn from them, but over time she started to wonder - was it really what she wanted? Learning new things was something she had always liked, Kaylessa was sure of that, but gaining approval was starting to seem not as important as it used to be when there was such a beautiful world around her, full of wonders and surprises.


HEADCANONS

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VERSES

  Main     Tav.  She was leaving the Baldur's Gate, on her way to Waterdeep in fact, when she got snatched by the mind flayer ship.


  Secondary (when interacting with Tavs)    Companion (with tadpole).  Same as the main verse. You meet her at the crash site, a bit down by the beach where a small wooden dock is located (where you can find some fish and a book containing Shanties for the Bitch Queen). She landed in water, is completely drenched, and had just swam to the shore.

WANDA ASHI

STATS

NAME: Wanda AshiNICKNAME/ALIAS: noneAGE: 56GENDER & PRONOUNS: female, she/herORIENTATION: pansexual / panromanticRACE: half-kitsune (wiki), child of elfCLASS: fighter, eldritch knight


PHYSICAL

HEIGHT: 5 ft 2 in or 157 cmHAIR: blackEYES: dark redSCARS: n/aPIERCINGS: noneTATTOOS: noneDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: black fox tail and fox ears (replace the human ears), but she either hides those or makes them disappear using illusion magicFACE CLAIM: Karen Fukuhara


PERSONALITY

POSITIVE TRAITS:
- hardworking
- loyal
- steadfast
NEUTRAL TRAITS:
- calm
NEGATIVE TRAITS:
- stoic
- reserved
- closed off


BACKGROUND

PARENTS:
- Arlen (father) ✝
- Kaede (mother)
SIBLINGS:
- Ren (younger brother)
- Kaida (younger sister)
SIGNIFICANT OTHER:
- none, single (main verse)
PETS: noneOCCUPATION: mercenaryHOMETOWN: Floating Islands of AsanaCURRENT RESIDENCE: Baldur's GateLANGUAGES: common, elven, sylvanSPECIAL ABILITIES: she can see through illusions

BIOGRAPHY

Wanda was born into a family of a knight and a seamstress. Her father used to be the head of the Kingsguard for decades and Wanda grew up looking up to him, but after sustaining a leg injury he had to retire and find a different way to earn gold - so he became a butcher. But while he was a knight, Wanda was doing her absolute best to follow in her father's footsteps - she asked to be trained like a knight and she actually did train like one for many years, and she loved the quality time she spent with her father.She wasn't the only child though. Wanda had just barely reached her maturity when her mother gave birth to a baby boy named Ren. And a few years later to a baby girl named Kaida. She loved her siblings dearly and they seemed to love her in return. At least Kaida definitely did - she followed her older sister around whenever she could.Wanda spent three years as a knight when a war came and she had to leave to serve in the King's army. She didn't get to be par of the Kingsguard, but in a way it was like following her father's footsteps.Few more years went by when she got a letter from her mother - a disaster had struck and her father had passed away. That made her leave the army and return home to care for her mother and siblings. The Ashi family went through a tough time. Wanda joined a mercenary guild, did some jobs here and there, brought home gold, stayed there for a while, helped out at home, and then left again to earn more gold. That strained her relationship with her siblings. While they were growing up Kaida looked up to Wanda, always wanting to be like her - big and strong, and with a kind heart. But after their father's passing Wanda was never home and her sister felt alone. They managed to mend their relationship, but only when Kaida was old enough to care for herself and their mother on her own and when Wanda could finally look out for herself and do what she wanted instead of what would be best for her grieving mother and siblings.Being a mercenary allowed her to travel, see new places, and meet new people, which she loved, but it was not quite the life she wanted. Especially since not everyone she met was open to her heritage. There were still some who felt distaste towards her kind and avoided and didn’t trust her. That’s why she usually had her hair down framing her face so that nobody would notice she didn’t have humanoid ears, and sometimes even used the illusion magic she had cursing through her veins to hide her distinctive features entirely. But despite that, she still to this day travels as a mercenary, but she has now started to wonder if perhaps she should go home and settle down.


HEADCANONS

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VERSES

  Main     Tav.  Her mercenary work had led her to the Baldur's Gate, that's where she was kidnapped by the mind flayers.


  Secondary (when interacting with Tavs)    Companion (with tadpole).  Same as the main verse, but you meet her in Emerald Grove, Dammon is fixing her longsword that got damaged during the crash.