#bg3 elf

[anikorsmthnidk]

i wonder if his urge was ever dark enough

[ylieke]

A fragment of the commission for @bunnidarling ❤️

[pepijopa]

hear me out-

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[thechaoticdruid]

Do you think elves find human ears cute just like we find elf ears cute? Idk I was just thinking about Astarion nibbling on human Tav's ears.

[lunastrophe]

BG3 Elven Lore 🌙 Astarion's Life In The City

I was thinking recently about Astarion's past and how his childhood could look like. Did he spend it in Baldur's Gate, or somewhere else?

According to D&D lore, elves have their own cities, laguages, cultures, customs and deities. They are not meant to be simply prettier, pointy-eared versions of humans with longer lifespan and some other superior traits. They are different on many levels: biological, psychological, even spiritual one.

Elven parents usually want their children to be born and spend the first decades of their lives in elven communities - mainly to ensure their safety (children are not common among elves), but also to allow them to grow up in connection to elven way of life: language, cultural values, spirituality and so on.

Sometimes it is not possible, though, and elven child is born and / or grows up in predominantly non-elven community. Perhaps Astarion's childhood looked like that.

🌙 City Elves - some elves, for various reasons, choose to spend some time away from elven lands, adventuring or travelling. Some of them may decide to stay for a few decades or centuries in a large, cosmopolitan city like Baldur's Gate - and even start a family there, becoming a part of local community.

It is quite possible that Astarion's parents were such "city elves" and because of that, he was growing up more or less disconnected from a typical, traditional elven way of life. That might explain why at 39 he had a career and quite responsible position - while typically, a young elf of a similar age would not even be considered an adult.

🌙 Fostered Out - upon reaching the age of twenty, a young elf is usually fostered out to another relative who lives in the same community or somewhere else, mainly to learn various skills and family lore, and to study. This process of fostering and studying can be repeated for the first hundred years of young elf's life (based on Races of the Wild, D&D 3.5e).

So, another possibility: maybe Astarion was born somewhere else and was sent to Baldur's Gate when he was twenty or so, to spend some time (like, a few decades) with his relative(s) and to study.

🌙 Orphaned - some elven children after losing their parents are adopted by their relatives, but some may end up being raised by non-elves - for example, by humans.

Among elves, such a thing is typically considered a great misfortune. Non-elf-raised elves are often not prepared for the prospect of centuries stretching before them - they are forced to grow up quickly, they try to live like their non-elven teachers and later, they have no idea how to manage the weight of their much longer lifespan (based on The Complete Book of Elves, 2e).

This is yet another scenario that might explain why Astarion, being a very young elf, had a life of a very much adult human (39 definitely does not sound like "adult-enough-to-work-as-a-magistrate" from elven point of view).

🌙 Astarion's Family - assuming that Astarion was raised by his elven parents or other relatives, it seems a bit doubtful to me that they would never, ever stumble across him somewhere in the city for around two hundred years. Perhaps after his death, they decided to leave Baldur's Gate - because, for example, staying there was too painful for them?

And if he was an elven orphan raised by humans - even if his human family did not leave the city, it is certain that they are not around anymore after two centuries...

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pack 02 coming soon owee

[namesarehard11]

What can I say? I’m a sucker for cute nerds

[tkacz-art]

Shadowheart keychain design

more info on insta

[dirtybg3confessions]

Confession: never thought much about the headcanon that elves have sensitive ears before I played this game, but I suddenly realised. Elves having an erogenous zone you can touch while you pet their hair. I Get It Now

[apollolewis]

I have this thing when I start a bg3 campaign where I have no idea who to romance. My main file I just played until I found the person I liked the best (lock myself out of a lot of characters sadly), I liked Gale and he’s now my main elf boy’s husband. Next is my main dark urge, I’m just romancing Halsin because they’re both druids. I think I’m going with Wyll for my current game, might need to change it though if he get too mad at my chaos elf from her killing people.

[keicordelle]

I really, really want to see what the elves of the group are getting up to while everyone else is asleep. Trance only take 4 hours to gain the benefit of a long rest, so you've got a whole extra 4 where Astarion and Halsin or Minthara are just chilling together, hanging out and chatting, I guess? Add in an elven Tav/Durge and you've got yourself a party!

So just what are they doing with all that spare time?

[we-staybhaalin]

OC's in 3's!

Rules: Post three pictures or images you feel relate to a character. They can be face claims, famous artworks, photos, or anything you think fits the Vibe™.

I got tagged by @razrogue (thank you!!!!) And I'm doing all the Hell's Bells, because it's going to take me like seven years to introduce all of them lmaooo

Niralei Ericia - she/her (BG3)

Nettlebane Blackfrost - she/her (BG3)

Colette Cavaltamare - she/her (BG3)

Irma Valkorin - she/they (BG3)

Pasha Lorensse - they/them (BG3)

Haluen Dorgwyn - he/him (BG3)

Richter Gavorn - he/they (BG3)

Adrien Feynthas - he/him (BG3)

Woof!!! That was a lot!!! If you do the challenge, tag me!!

[aerwindale]

If I am to procrastinate, I better do it properly. What is better way to procrastinate than to do some Astarion studies. Those delicious features.

[sonax-khan]

My Tav Firiat ✨

I’m obsessed with BG3

I’m not sure that it’s final design I wanna make few different hairstyle sketches.

Maybe I will draw him with Astarion

[lunastrophe]

BG3 Elven Lore: Names Written In Elven Script

In connection to this post, here are some examples of elven names from Baldur's Gate 3 written in elven script from DnD universe, Espruar.

There are, in fact, two Espruar scripts. One of them is an elven runic alphabet used in the earliest and the newest editions of DnD - you can even find some examples of its use in game.

3e Espruar is a completely redesigned elven script that appeared in DnD universe only briefly and is no longer used. It was an attempt to give Espruar more elven and graceful look - but in newer editions of DnD the game creators decided to return to original Espruar design. 3e Espruar alphabet looks like this.

Personally, I like it more than original Espruar script ❤️

Some examples of elven names from BG3 written both in 3e Espruar and in original Espruar:

Espruar font and Old Espruar font are by Neale Davidson.

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