#infernal engine

[dirgecomic]

“…I was good, reeeally good. Turns out I had a knack for killing demons. That made me a valuable asset”

[cherisebombe]

Mama K 🔥

I'm going to finish BG3 soon and then i'll be getting a new pc. My current one is certainly chugging through the final act. Also, I plan on drawing all of the companions at some point! So if u like this one feel free to let me know who you'd like to see next or somethin ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ

[karlach-esmeray]

So we all know that Karlach was essentially the first prototype of Grotash’s Steel Watch--given to Zariel for testing of the new machine in return for access to infernal materials. This is my headcannon for how Karlach’s infernal engine works and how the blueprints for the fix would work. Essentially, Gortash couldn’t justify the cost and upkeep of using enchanted coolant on a large-scale operation, so they scrapped the whole design, leaving Karlach and the few others who live(ed) with the engine no hope of life outside of the Avernus. Luckily, the girls know a skilled wizard in Waterdeep who would love to help them out with an enchanting spell every 6 months or so to allow Karlach a chance to return to Baldur’s Gate. Now all they have to do is survive Zariel’s forge. Simple… right?

Esmeray was in tears reading the “results” section while imagining her love going through that, only made worse by the heartless description of it all. (If you would like a visual representation to cry along with, that part is based on this drawing done by the amazing artist @featherwurm whose work I heavily admire! That image has been burnt into my mind for months and I have cried too many real tears over it.)

Taters

[things-from-wings]

"Hello soildier"

[marvelhead17]

Okay so I was trying to think of concepts for a WIP fic (for Marvel) and just had a thought- Karlach canonically loves a good drink, down to being stuck in Avernus for 10 years and mentioning at the Camp Party that she never got to have parties like that in Avernus.

But, she has her Infernal Engine right? That literally boils her blood and is like a furnace in her chest, so that made me think of those awesome pyro-entertaining people.

Imagine Mama K taking a shot of alcohol and just being able to blow fire like a dragonborn? She'd enjoy burning the ever-loving shit out of some goblins or even to play for entertainment, if she's gotta burn hot she might as well enjoy it right?

[chasepitkins]

https://x.com/d4mmon/status/1751813185999396876?s=46&t=Xsc88bpJPa2MtxePQQgpgQ

[artnzeug]

Anyone else wondering what Karlachs heart looks like? Well since I couldn't find anything about it I decided to design it myself, at least how I think it could look. What do you guys think, would you change something?

[nolfanworks]

Karlach is one of the few characters I would make a straight character for.

Minthara(Mimfara, I so lovingly call her in an awful British accent) is a close second.

Idk what that says about me as a person.

[missuntitledblog]

Ran into Karlach's folks

[sunstone-nerding]

AAAAAAAH that's gorgeous!!!

Storyboard sequence I made from the video game "Baldur's Gate 3"!! Love Karlach.

[sailorgundam308]

SPOILERS of BG3 Epilogue (Karlach’s, more specifically).

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So we learn that while in Avernus, Karlach found the location of Zariel’s infernal forge and some blueprints that might allow her to get a new engine or fix her current one.

This is awesome in itself, but I thought it was extra cool because this was so close to my headcanon and is neatly connecting to DnD lore about Avernus!

Zariel wasn’t the only Archdevil of Avernus. Before her, a devil called Bel was the Archdevil of that hell. Bel still lives and actually works for Zariel now - BUT he still schemes and patiently waits for a chance to reclaim his rule.

Do you know where Bel works now? The forge.

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You see that, right??

“After being deposed, Bel made his home in an iron fortress carved out of a volcano. The bastion acted as a forge for Blood War weapons and armor and was protected by infernal legions and dark magic that divined intruders.”

“Bel oversaw the production of Blood War arms and armor while scheming to retake his throne after Zariel supplanted him.”

Both quotes from the Forgottten Realms wiki.

SO. Bel is the ‘owner’ of Zariel’s forge, and he doesn’t like her very much. In fact, he wants to depose her and is waiting for an opportunity to fuck her up. And Karlach is going to the forge to get her heart fixed. I always imagined in my head that Karlach and Bel would end up meeting and joining forces (temporarily) to take on Zariel - or at least take a swing at her. And what better swing than to get Karlach a new engine and let her loose on Zariel’s forces for a bit - or even at Zariel herself? Seems perfectly canon compliant to me! Plus, Bel is a devil that is known to honor his promises and one that sometimes doesn’t request a soul in exchange for a contract or deal - he often requires other types of contributions (kicking Zariel’s ass or sabotaging her efforts might fit the bill perfectly!).

If before I was inclined to headcanon this sort of deal with Bel to help Karlach, now I’m pretty much sure that is the path implied by the canon story. I can see it not being easy and Zariel lashing out but… as Astarion said to Karlach, her just never being able to return to Faerun “is not fair, not after everything we’ve been through”.

So, for me, this is what happens: Karlach and Astarion go to Avernus. She won’t burn, he won’t burn there. They fight and struggle, but pick on cues and plan to infiltrate the forge with the help of Flo. There they find Bel who proposes a deal to give Karlach a new, more powerful and Faerun-proof engine - in return to sabotaging Zariel. It’s rough, difficult, but they manage. She gets her engine. And then it’s time for Karlach to return the favor to her beloved vamp - to turn Faerun inside out in search for a way to get Astarion to be in the sun again!

[tadpole-apocalypse]

Karlach had a good time at Grymforge!

[ruushes]

the people have spoken... karlach reclass in progress

[cat-cosplay]

It's impressive in the dark

"You... want me to... stay at camp? You don't want me to... come along?" ~ Catlach

[venusmage]

Redemption plotline step 1: Let Karlach beat him up.

Step 2: Wash him, he’s stinky

[amygdalae]

I have so much finals stuff to do and I'm stressed about that but im going on a date this week so I'm also feeling giddy and floaty about that so I'm just finals procrastinating and cleaning the kitchen while feeling slightly nauseous and tingly and confused