Spawn Astarion Has Always Been Against Tav\DU Being Absolute.

Spawn Astarion has always been against Tav\DU being absolute.

The Astarion and Ascended Astarion was in support.

There are several tags in the game that describe Astarion's paths.

ORI_Astarion_State_StayedVampireSpawn

(Spawn after qest)

ORI_Astarion_State_StayedVampireSpawn = False

(Spawn before qest and Lord)

ORI_Astarion_State_BecameVampireLord

(only Lord)

ORI_Astarion_State_BecameVampireLord = False

(Spawn before qest and after qest)

Spawn without completing the quest is the only chance to achieve the sun, remove some of the disadvantages of vampirism and take a power for revenge, self protection (and fun).

The Ascended Astarion has everything. He doesn't mind taking the Absolute. Why not? A weapon right in your pocket is a thing.

But he's totally chillin when Absolute gets defeated, because the it has its own complexities, and he's already free of all its vulnerabilities and the downside of vampirism.

Also in the case of relationships, Lord Astarion had already seen an example of the Tav's complete faith and trust when they helped him with the ritual and then became his spawn. So yeah, he trusted them completely and was fine for Tav\DU taking more power for themselves.

So yes the closest person to him betrayed him. His usual ‘trust no-one’ line, he trusted them and that's it.

So the moment people are talking about

There's a very simple reason for that: so you're allowed to take power, but I'm not? What the hell is this?

It's seen as deception, betrayal. First the heroes says ‘I want you to live a life you'll be proud of’ - not to take power in an immoral way. The way of redemption.

Then: well I'll take it for myself, let's go-o.

Astarion and his tormenting hunger, even if the tadpole stays.

-Hello?

Astarion: No... no, this can't be... I can't - you can't... no... 

ORI_Astarion_State_StayedVampireSpawn = False

Considering there's no Lord tag here, it's for all of Astarion except the spawn after the ritual.

Lord Astarion and Astarion before the ritual both trusted Tav and thought they would be together, ruling together too, drinking from golden goblets ans stuff, the two of them and no one advertising the path of ‘redemption’ and then taking power just for themselves.

Alright, created a concept for Dragon Spawn with size comparison with Astarion 😅 Didn't find much information about vampiric dragons in DnD sources, sooo... came up with this good boy ✍️🥲

I'm every time someone calls Lord Astarion a “cardboard villain” (+ parodying Cazador), briefly - in this nasty way:

Fr since when has he not been an evil trickster who says evil trickster shit.

Uh, no, back off.

It's an FreakStarion. When Astarion does the cringe, pompous it's pleasurable and sexy because in slavery he wasn't allowed to do it, he had to be an invisible shadow, small worm - now he's free. In both cases and it's sad for those who don't see it in Lord Astarion aka Astarion with power.

The man is talking about gold goblets and virgins.

In Act 3, sunshine.

A bed of dead bodies (he says totally chillin, almost laughing at that) I mean Stephen Rooney loved ‘What We Do in the Shadows.’ Vlad dusted the floor with a corpse.

brilliant

I'm sure he has the same attitude towards children as Lae or Minthara. They can be fun, interesting like Arabella. But if someone dies, he won't care long because someone was weak.

A child has lost his mum and is asking for help

The man is grieve about his father's death. Astarion: Well, it's a sacrifice, especially since you're going to be a Duke - cool.

You know, he likes drow armour, armies. So he likes something dark and cool. Flowers are bright, he doesn't mind, because he says he likes the luxury, brightness and the colours - but most importantly they don't have much practical use. Poison can't be made :<

Everything can be turned in the direction of nastiness. You know who else liked to watch people fight to the death? Cazador. Monsieur Calvin J. Candie.

If you look at the approvals you will see an even paler Astarioniс wtf :D

+2 +5 - it's rare. Usually everyone's +1.

I really like the interpretation that Astarion's so full of shit when he throws the corny, totally fake, "I've been waiting since the moment the moment I laid eyes on you..." Line.

Like "har har, the moment he holds a knife to your throat?"

Yeah. The moment he throws you on the ground and holds a knife to your throat. In an unfamiliar place after a traumatic experience. Where you have a knife to your throat and your body is going through a danger response. With your adrenaline spiked. And your blood pounding in your ear. And your neck. Right where Astarion's holding you. Right near his face. Where he can smell you. Sense it gushing through you.

I'm sure the man that spends the rest of the game telling you how delicious you smell (and taste if you let him) didn't have some small fraction of something awaken in him in that moment. I'm not thinking about this right now. It's probably nothing.

So impressed by a tremendous work that Kate Kotova did putting this massive analysis together. Brava!

The community is forever in your debt, Kate!