#durge: Eirlys

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Right, so I drew this wee lil' study? sketch? of my Durge Eirlys. I never learned digital so... yeah, pencil on paper it is (and will be)

I just really like durges with a tormented expression about them, dubious morality struggles etc etc

Drawing the scales was a pain btw so forgive the uneveness lol <3

The scar on their neck was self-inflicted pre-vivisection, they weren't always loyal to Bhaal or his specific plans for world-ending bloodshed. But alas, bhaalspawn can't really perish without daddy's permission

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Finally managed to work my mods out to fix the new kissing animations so here's my durge Eirlys kissing their boyfriends just cause they look so cute together!

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Starting another playthrough to make screens and gifs of my Durge (also because mods broke my saves lol) I still can't make up my mind about their skintone!

This is Eirlys! Here, have a little offering of their pretty bloody face :)

My headcanon is that they start not only with all their memories wiped out, but much like in Disco Elysium, they can't remember basic concepts either (such as family). They even struggle to speak at first, and they're very feral. Very slowly flashes of memory return and they have to make sense of them with the little information they have about the world. And some things, they like to pretend they don't recall...

I like to think that they were also non-binary pre-tadpole, but now they again identify outside the binary because re-learning gender made no sense to them.

No one can clearly tell if they're a weird moon elf or a half-drow because Bhaal created them in a Frankenstein fashion; taking bits and pieces of everything and putting them together to birth the perfect killer... and the perfect breeder. They'd rather not talk about that.

But oh, they would very much like to ravage you.

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RULES: Post 5 songs associated with your OC, followed by 4 outfits they would wear or their style ♡

Thank you for the tag @psalacanthea!

Doing this for my Durge Eirlys since they're currently my main OC.

This has been sitting in my drafts for a few days because I've been very low energy and couldn't figure out more than 2 for each lol but here it is!

5 songs:

Serial Killers Know How to Party - Schoolyard Heroes

Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf) - Pixies

Creep - Radiohead

Rub 'Till It Bleeds - PJ Harvey

Transcendental Étude nº4 (Mazeppa) - Franz Liszt

4 outfits/style (lots of rambling about it under the cut):

First and second pic is how I imagine Eirlys would prefer to present when they were Bhaalist. Skin-tight clothing, black, lots of leather as well as some metal, something to cover their face when out to kill. Practical but pretty, and probably some matching pants and boots with good mobility. The main idea is showing as little skin as possible while maintaining a distinguishable silhouette. No visible Bhaalist skulls to differentiate themselves from the rest of the worshipers. Instead of gloves, I like the idea of gauntlets with claws (sharper than in the picture) to slice flesh with their own hands. I just think it's neat!

Now, post-tadpole you bet they were thrown in the nautiloid with nothing but rags. And it's not like there are many clothes available for sale until they reach Baldur's Gate, so... They make do with what they find. Lots of more skin visible, Eirlys gets reckless and they don't care anymore about showing Frankenstein scars or what have you. Full on "monster" mode, they really feel like a feral beast that has to be kept in a cage. They don't think they deserve any better.

Last picture is post-game! I know, it's a modern outfit, but I couldn't find anything more fantasy-like that matched what I wanted lol. Think practical leather armour with minimum adornments, lots of pins and stitches. But also they're a slut, so, sexy. They want to wear something that matches their edgyness, is practical for adventuring with Astarion and feels comfortable. All black because old habits die hard, hah!

Tagging @thedomesticanthropologist because I thought you might like to do this one :) If not that's okay too!