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Some Zevlor Things —

A fellow Tiefling Hellrider, Tilses, is with him in the caves acting as his bodyguard. He sometimes calls her Tilly.

There is one bedroll in the caves shoved off in the far corner with a book titled "The Devil You Know: An Autobiography" - not sure if it's his personal writing or if he's reading it, either way it adds to the flavor of his of his tiefling pride (and/or anguish).

It reads:

Have you ever had a god change your blood? It is a horrifying thing, even for those who may desire it. Yet few tieflings wished for Asmodeus to claim their bodies, only be given no choice in the matter. It is not as if we were well-loved before the archdevil's gambit. Our people have always struggled against the notion of 'devilkin', as if a single drop of infernal ichor inescapably corrupts. How amusing, when so many others willingly sell their souls to fiends, yet their culture as a whole escapes the blame. By what method can we redeem ourselves, when the crime is not ours? I would drive a blade into every warlock that aided Asmodeus' damned ritual, but personal vengeance cannot undo the will of a god, much less one as slippery as the Lord of Lies. When every passerby thinks you a thief and heretic, it is deeply tempting to become one. (cut off) The only thing that has stopped me is knowing Asmodeus wants nothing more than for all of us to fall from grace.

Around the his table are Invasion Plans for Elturgard, Traveler's Guide to Baldur's Gate, Traveler's Guide to the Sword Coast Vol IV: The Risen Road (which aligns when he tells you earlier there are gnolls on the road), and "Front and Center: a Thespian's Memoir" that reads:

"... in fact, the greatest joy of my life hasn't been acting, but becoming. When you choose a character to play, you don't just wear a mask - you take a little bit of their soul for your own. Whoever you are in your heart of hearts, if only by the faintest note."

Zevlor aside I think this is a sweet quote for the player and player character relationship <3

Dialogue in the Caves:

Zevlor: I Hardly need a bodyguard, Tilses. This isn't Avernus. Tilses: No sir. At least the monsters there looked like monsters.

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Tilses: Commander— Zevlor: Just Zevlor, Tilly. We're civilians now, remember? Tilses: With respect, sir — being a Hellrider is for life. They can't take — Zevlor: They can, and did. Avernus changed things — best we get used to that. Tilses: ... Yes, Zevlor

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Tilses: The Watch or the Flaming Fist? Zevlor: Pardon? Tilses: When we get to Baldur's Gate. Where are we enlisting? Zevlor: I'm done soldiering, Tilly. I'd like a clean start. But go with the Watch. You're too honest to be a mercenary.

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Zevlor: No word from the scouts, yet? Tilses: No sir. But if there's a clear path past the goblins, they'll find it. Zevlor: Yes, of course.

Celebration at the Camp:

"I should be out there, talking with them. In... Just a moment, maybe." "Is this everyone? Our numbers have grown so few..." "No more. I can't afford to lose any more of them." "No. Let them have fun. I'll be ruining it come morning anyway."

Mindfayer Colony:

Things he mumbles in the Pod:

The pod will show you his memories of Elturel:

After saving Zevlor, I forced myself to pick the "mean" options just to see how it goes.

If you tell him its his fault tieflings were imprisoned in moonrise, he says:

If you tell him "Do yo have a right to ask?" when he asks about the tieflings:

He doesn't argue with any of your remarks except one, when he says "For a moment I welcomed it" and you tell him "For a moment until you realized your reward would be a tadpole" he corrects you:

If you tell him if he wanted power he should live up to his own ideal:

If you tell him to get out of your sight:

When you tell him it's not his fault he was enthralled:

If you tell him "Fine. Good luck, Zevlor."

If you say you could use another blade in the fight to come:

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Forever wondering how a Zevlor romance story would go if they added him as an option

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Many of you have seen/heard the video but here's the datamined lines from Early Access for Zevlor (I know Guex is the thumbnail but when you press play the video should start at Zevlor. Oh and Holy Rolan Empire: report for duty, your boy is in here too). Keep in mind screams, laughs, snores, grunts, etc. are sprinkled throughout the lines lmao

And if you don't want to listen to all 1000+ audio files here are some of my favorites:

45:22 → "I suppose I could find the courage for a dance. The question is, can you find the courage to watch?"

49:45 → “No matter if this idiot heard me. The others will never believe their reluctant leader Zevlor follows the Absolute.”

55:33 → “If these sheep can buy me a place among the wolves then I will use them as I will.”

1:01:09 → “I don’t know what waits, and I don’t care. These people chose to put their lives in my hands.”

1:03:12 → "Unskilled is the liar who convinces only himself."

1:08:25 → "Poor thing. Touched, aren't you? No matter, you're still welcome to travel with us—we'll look after you."

1:15:56 → "I take comfort knowing your fate is tied to mine, at least."

1:32:12 → "Mm. I do love an audience."

1:36:03 → "Owe? What do I owe these people? I was a turncoat to them. The tiefling who joined the city watch.”

1:41:28 → “Don’t do anything stupid, hm? Remember that our fates are intertwined.”

1:48:32 → "There's an old Infernal saying..." [i'm not even gonna try to type that one out chief]

2:01:13 → “Nevermind, prove yourself useful here and I’ll remember you when I’m a True Soul.”

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BG3 text - Zevlor (8/?)

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we've had one fuckable wizard, yes.

how could you do this to us larian

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I had to..

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At the party, he stands aside, on high alert at all times. He says he doesn't want to ruin everyone's fun, as he will do that anyway come tomorrow. While everyone is drinking, he ponders how many of their kin were lost to the senseless bloodshed.

Hours pass until Tav approaches him, and the fire of life returns to his eyes.

He is their protector. A protector who is oblivious to the fact that he is also their friend. Zevlor deserves so much love.

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So...Kith'rak Voss.

...how are we feeling about him? Is this a hear me out?

I'm just saying, that it would be a shame to miss all the Tav x Voss fanfic potential.

That's all.

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Larian should release a patch that lets you flirt with/romance recurring NPCs to an extent because nothing is more in the spirit of D&D than trying to seduce everyone

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Heroyam Slava 🇺🇦

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EBU playing clap.wav right now

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guys some reason my computer glitched and started playing europapa

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I don't want to do anything...

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Hm. Is there by any chance a fanfic / oneshot of Zevlor x reader/oc where she saves him from Orin on time?

Darker stories, fluff, smut are all welcome as long as he actually gets out alive 🙏.

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not somebody crying in tags about HOW can you think i wanted trump as a president? I don’t care, you stay silent now + do nothing but whine. my country is being bombed as we speak and it is not an exaggeration:

another 200 shakheds tonight probably but hey sorry for making you feel bad, I’m just a stupid Ukrainian.

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...Please don't mention the Dwemer now Lucien, for the love of Auriel please don't do it.

Would love to see if the mod creator will ever add lines for Dawnguard, and what he would plan for Lucien though.

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ngl if zevlor was ever a companion and orin stole him i wouldn't even like wait a SECOND

id be going straight down there to throw hands with the bitch, with as little detours as possible

ya feel me