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"The likes of you could stand to benefit from the likes of me."

Meeting Gortash, with a little spoonful of elf jealousy.

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CrescentDragon turned 1 today!

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Bane really knows how to pick them.

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I’m down bad for the bad man

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One of the renders that made me more popular ahhaha

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BANE PLS I'M BEGGING YOU GIVE HIM TO ME

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🕊️ Feeding the peace🌿

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Y’all what if they said “no kissing between Durge players and Gortash” because Larian only ships tavtash

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But they didn't say never!

Gortash nation!

Since Larian is teasing us, I propose that our counteroffensive be that we produce as much Gortash propaganda as possible to let them know, we mean it

They can't just casually drop the most gorgeous man in the game and get away with it.

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Lord Enver Gortash

My PS5 gameplay, edited in photoshop.

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I'm going to be honest; I do believe at the beginning, Gortash was terrified of Durge. That man is intelligent. He probably knew who was behind the murders and knew what the implications of Durge being a Bhaalspawn were. And without knowing them well, it's perfectly understandable that he'd be horrified by the idea of Durge losing control because Bhaalspawn are inherently incredibly dangerous (see the whole taint and poisonous blood bit and all).

And I do think a part of that fear returns when he talks to tadpoled Durge. Because he knows, even if he refuses to acknowledge it, that this Durge is different, that it is not the weapon that wished to spare him anymore. Instead it is a very pissed off, very murderous quasi-deity standing before him with no recollection of their feelings.

And yes, while he's probably truthful to some degree when he says they'll get the world to see Durge as the god they are and that he always admired their control, I do also think there's a lot of terror packed into these words. He's buttering up to someone who can and will harm him as easily as they breathe. He's empathic and pleasant and so careful with Durge in his attempts to protect himself. He won't antagonise them outright because he knows that even if he somehow wins, that would be a fight with many losses. No matter how much he may have risen and bettered himself, the old Durge, as well as tadpole Durge, put him back into the HoH; they remind him of his failure and what happens if you somehow cross a being more viscous, more violent than himself.

His "charming and empathic" side is just part of his past, his old attempts at survival creeping back into him. He simply learned he'd have a better time if he treads carefully around these people. Abused children often learn to be emphatic, to read the room and to appease people. Because if they didn't, they'd get beat or worse for it.

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Ugh just look at him

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A handsome younger man with a quick and easy smile....

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durgetash is canon now confirmed by larian thx to patch 6. tavtash is not so we know which ship is better. just saying

IF it is something, then it WAS canon, as Durge has lost their memories and they and Gortash are no more as the game begins. Larian added a few lines to Durge and Gortash yes, but also didn't take away anything from Tav, so to me there is not much of a difference as you play Durge and Tav in the present where Gortash is not available for romance for either of them.

I still enjoy both ships equally✨️

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Almost everyone simping about the Durgetash lines while I am feral over Gortashs "I am not ready to be enemies with you" to Tav, even if you insult or threaten him and his "I speak, you obey" to a Banite Tav specifically. 🫡 Like HELLO?!

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I’m obviously very normal about him

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"The dungeon keeper, Nubaldin, tortured the young Gortash for entertainment from time to time."

Pulled from the official wiki. I mean what the fuck. What. The fuck. You're not telling me it wasn't enough his parents sold him, he was kept in a dungeon and was tortured for fun??!

Guess who's also a cunning boy and a master manipulator AND stirs a lot in politics? Guess who's been held prisoner and been tortured for other's enjoyment??

I'm fucking crying.

Astarion was saved by a bloody tadpole. Then, he surrounded himself with allies and put an end to his tormentor with them. He even has a relationship with someone who understands him and accepts him the way he is. Someone who loves him unconditionally, despite his flaws.

But Gortash? Nobody saved him. He escaped on his own. He built himself up from nothing on his own. Even if he got allies around him, they pretty much want him dead. He can't trust anyone, and he dies alone. He didn't get to have a Tav in his life to save him. He wasn't given a chance. Ever.

Talk about "doomed by the narrative".