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Tav's horns are smooth just by nature, but also she's headbutted SO many people/things in her lifetime (not that Karlach hasn't, but Tav's been around longer).

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Imagine ZZ Top's 'Cheap Sunglasses' blasting in the background:

Bonus lil wink under the cut:

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Karlach, of course, still misses her parents a lot, so after Avernus, whenever they're in town, she and Tav stop by to say hi. The first visit after they're married is probably one of the hardest, and they spend a long while sitting in the shade of the big tree together - Tav gently guiding Karlach to lead her through as happy of memories as she can conjure, helping to stave off the pit of loneliness where Karlach's family used to be.

(Tav's parents were cremated and their ashes scattered per their wishes - it's not the common practice in Baulder's Gate but it is pretty normal among Tav's family.)

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While lighting papers at the remembrance ceremony after the battle - if anyone asks*, Sevika just got some ash in her eye, that's all.

Also it's not like she didn't just have a LOT of papers to contribute or anything (Firelights, Jinx's followers, anyone she could bring to the table, right? Yeah, life is short and hard in Zaun, but not usually THAT short. Couldn't have possibly lost so many she probably felt responsible for in leading that charge, not like she's going to have so so much to make right trying to make the most of her seat on the council...)

*Probably no one asked anyway, most people have the sense not to say anything, or are too wrapped up in their own grief anyway.

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Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Karlach/Tav (Baldur's Gate) Characters: Karlach (Baldur's Gate), Tav (Baldur's Gate) Additional Tags: Named Tav (Baldur's Gate), Female Tav (Baldur's Gate), Monk Tav (Baldur's Gate), Tiefling Tav (Baldur's Gate), Dungeons & Dragons References, Tieflings (Dungeons & Dragons), Location: Faerûn (Dungeons & Dragons), Strap-Ons, Vaginal Sex, Lesbian Sex, Adventure, Romance, Smut Summary:

After escaping Avernus and on their various travels together after saving Baulder's Gate, Tav and Karlach receive word from Aylin and Isobel of Sharrans rallying monsters in the area of Hundelstone at the Spine of the World to harass and convert. The four set out on a journey to find the heart of the cult and put a stop to what seems to be a greater plan to conquer and inhabit Icewind Dale and raise an army of frozen warriors to march South. The impact of Aylin's torment for a hundred years in the Shadowfell makes this quest difficult, but she is assisted by great allies - and this is a story of the four adventuring together (with some spicy interludes along the way - never as a foursome, but both couples independently enjoying themselves when they can).

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Tav's not good at this sort of thing, but Karlach doesn't care. This would be a bit after they're out of Avernus, a little more than a year after the events of BG3. They get married pretty swiftly after in some small town in the middle of nowhere, exchanging plain gold bands and Tav giving Karlach one of her hanging earrings and Karlach giving Tav one of the rings of her armor to replace it.

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Just Dame Aylin being Dame Aylin - she might be a daughter of the moon, but that doesn't mean sunlight doesn't feel good on her wings after century of torment.

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Once again I'm offering up a free watercolor texture pack. @ankoku-jin was kind enough to gift me some wonderful granular colors, and in the course of figuring them out and playing with them I thought I would offer some more free-use textures for backgrounds, layering, or other digital work. This pack is much smaller with only 6 textures but I think they're pretty lush! These images are all roughly 9"x12" and 300 dpi.

These are 100% free use, as a way of paying it forward for free textures (and stock, and other stuff) I've made use of in the past! If you'd like to download a .zip file with all of these scans it's here on DeviantArt. If you make something with them and would like to share I'd be happy to see it - but you are by no means required to.

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She's been waiting SO patiently...

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More stylish tiefs - CHARGE!

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A little more photomode, for me, as a treat.

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Walk into the supply barn at the Rivington camp and... there she is:

"Taaaaav... whachaaaaa doin'?"

"Readin'"

"And?"

"Sitting?"

"And?"

"???"

Look she's under a lot of stress by Act 3, ok? We all cope differently.

(Sometimes an impact font meme is perfect for your character and you gotta.)

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H-hands...

Full Images: Tav - Karlach (Alt Pillowfort)

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Of course I couldn't draw the gym (b)rats without doin' a little more of Dem @joasakura, Toad @fullyfunctionalminiaturebeehive, and Karlach and Tav just hanging out. Yeah they look a little like a photo for the gym's brochure*, but that's alright, they're all there with frequency anyway - Tav functionally works there, and the other three all have physically demanding work/lives that mean they have to stay at the top of their game. Plus they just like it, of course. They're probably planning a two-v-two basketball game or something (once Tav's finished for the day), with Karlach and Tav insisting they're gonna wipe the floor with Dem and Toad (it would be an interesting match up - Tav and Toad are both very fast and dexterous, with Karlach and Dem being very strong and sturdy.)

Also I enjoy putting Dem in various gay little tank tops (this one says 'Bench Bunny' - who knows where he got it.)

*We all know Dem is magnanimous enough to do it - though he'd have to coax the others into it.

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Can I offer you some more I've drawn over the years? I'm a firm believer in monster junk equality:

Also here's some clitterbirds (like phalloi but...) because I think they're funny:

yknow I really don't understand why monster dicks are allowed to be weird and animalistic and fucked up looking but god forbid pussy look like anything other than a small hairless smooth hole justice for weird pussy shapes

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Quick and gritty but I saw this video (sound on if you can) and I couldn't NOT think of the idiots. It made me laugh, what can I say? Look at 'em go!

In order left to right - Dem @joasakura, Karlach, Tav all are at the gym for their usual reasons. Toad @fullyfunctionalminiaturebeehive their orc buddy is there for much the same. Shadowheart dragged Lae'zel to a Pilates class. Wyll likes to keep fit with aerobics and weights. Turel @fullyfunctionalminiaturebeehive is hanging around with his boyfriend Farrow, Tav's martial art's mentor who's there for a change of scenery from the dojo. Dumah stopped in for strength training for free climbing. Alyin brought along Isobel to her yoga class (Aylin is plenty used to using the equipment but is trying to find some mental balance through physicality so giving yoga a go.) Minsc is just here for fun and weight lifting with Boo. Jaheria is keeping an eye on him.

It's very important to use proper spotting techniques...

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"Would you love me if I was a worm?" Is of course a silly question - but when you've had severe health problems, when you're worried about the future, the "would you still love me if I needed all your care/if I couldn't give back to you/if I was a simple thing of biological need" interpretation really does take root. Sometimes you need reassurance. But, truthfully, at some point, we're all a worm.

Shadowheart and Lae'zel don't really get it, but Tav does and is kind with it.

Karlach can't stay worried for long though:

(Fun fact: did you know that there's SO many phyla of different kinds of things colloquially called worms? Thorny Headed Worms, Segmented Worms, Arrow Worms, Goblet Worms, Gastrotrich Worms, Jaw Worms, Acorn Worms, Round Worms/Thread Worms/Eel Worms, Horsehair Worms/Gordian Worms, Ribbon Worms, Velvet Worms, Horseshoe Worms, Flatworms, Penis Worms, and Peanut Worms... Long tube (sometimes with some other fiddly bits) I guess is just a really effective body plan! I made up a card divination system a couple years ago that used all the phyla of life on earth called Kingdom, although it's a little out of date now.)