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♣ History

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Astarion. Vampire Spawn. Foppish powerhouse of sarcasm. Delights in occasional cruelty. Can be persuaded otherwise with a kind touch and gentle, honest love.

Astarion was tortured for two centuries at the hand of his Master, Cazador. Cazador murdered him, let him be buried, waited for him to crawl out of his own grave, and then toted him home to shape him through violence, negligence, and overwhelming cruelty. Cazador laid down rules to be followed, regardless of the fact that master/spawn relationship leaves no room for disobedience. Astarion was at Cazador's beck and call and fed his every whim. Feeble attempts to break free or disobey were met with physical torture until Astarion simply stopped trying altogether.

He was tasked with luring victims home for Cazador, usually through sensual, intimate encouters. Astarion was made aware at every juncture that no part of himself belonged truly to him anymore. When broken from from this control due to being abducted a second time (this time by mind flayers), he revels in his newfound freedom, trying to find the way home to who he used to be- someone he simply does not remember anymore.

Astarion has a complicated relationship with lust and sex, not used to being allowed his own control and whims. In the beginning he runs on strict autopilot, manipulation for survival at all costs, including using sex to lure the MC Tav in, something he admits to later for the scheme it was. The only thing he had to do was not fall in love and failed. This opens him up to healing and growth. His edges become a little less sharp. But please be careful, he still bites.

He eventually learns of Cazador's ultimate goal for him, his spawned brothers and sisters, and all the victims he brought to Cazador's doorstep (surprise, they weren't just dinner). The ultimate Vampire Ascension. While Astarion becomes powerhungry, believing this ritual is his to complete, seeing this as the ultimate way to protect himself (and Tav), breaking him from this mindset and ultimately freeing him from this bloodsoaked dream helps him genuinely ascend to his final piece of growth. Throwing away perceived infinite power and actually allowing himself to be free, something he thanks Tav for later once he clears his head. Though he of course does get his revenge finally and brually murders Cazador, leading him to sit in his old master's blood, weeping.

Once free he bids goodbye to the person he once was, the one he can barely remember, showing Tav his old grave, and finds himself again, allowing himself to be cheekily "persuaded" into a night of passion. Atop his own grave. He's a dramatic little bitch.

♣ Keys to the Castle

Astarion on the surface is:
• Biting
• Cunning
• Cruel
• Dramatic
• Sarcastic
• Selfish
• Both passive and overtly aggressive
• A little crazy
• Hungry for blood and revenge
• Smarmy
• Smug
• Overly opinionated
• Flirty
• A bitch
Astarion once you slip past the cracks is:
• Broken
• Lost
• Trying to heal
• Soft
• Sometimes kind
• Sometimes sweet
• Protective of what's his
• Both eager and terrified to love someone and being loved in return
• Still flirty, deeper shades of actually romantic
• Still a bitch

♣ IC/OOC Info

Name: Astarion
Canon: Baldur's Gate 3
Canon point: Flexible / Will mostly play after Cazador's murder but before end of game. Completely fine with AUs, especially modern AUs where he's just sort of been around for a long time.
Age: 200+ish
Sexuality: Pansexual but highly highly selective after his abuse. After breaking his chains and becoming free, sex and his own body are not something he's looking to trade or give to less than worthy individuals. They mean something to him now and are important whereas before they were tools to be used just like the rest of them. Consent is extremely important to him, mostly and usually his own.
Ships: Yes (not picky, as long as it makes sense). No characters under 25.

Player: Evie
Age: 30+
Preference: Prose/action spam either is fine
Contact: PM this journal
Timezone: EST