#selune and shar

[silly-dwea]

Writing WIP

(this might be one of the first things I wrote in years. I don't know if I'll ever get the energy and creative surge to continue this but have it either way. This was sparked because of my lovely DND characters, my first one ever being a cleric of Selûne named Kh'li (pronounced Kali, like the goddess). In that campaign Selûne puts Kh'li's morality and views towards the undead to the test and Kh'li loses both the test and then her powers (also unknowingly her fiance for the second time) for following what she knew to be Selûne's disapproval of the undead. They have a big falling out and while Kh'li does receive her moon based powers back, it is not from Selûne but from the Moon itself. In the future Kh'li ends up as a goddess in her own might with a known disdain for Selûne. And I guess that whole arc which my lovely DM crafted for me made me think about Selûne and Shar and their dynamic. I'm a sucker for black and white things ending up being actually varying shades of grey. So I went and did some research on what their OG lore was and started putting my own spin on it. I decided to make Shar my protagonist because it felt like the most natural choice. Also I loved the idea of seeing how they were kind of "doomed" from the start from a human aspect. This is their purpose as a godly being, this is what they were born to be and think but there is still that humanity in the way they think they have a choice. I'm rambling a lot so I apologise but I think I'm just finding out how passionate I am about these characters and it's exhilarating. Enjoy reading)

There's something almost comical about getting into a cosmically altering war with your twin soon after being birthed by the remnant primordial essences of the universe and creating The Earth Mother together.

Granted, it's not something that happens immediately. It does not even remotely flow in the recesses of our shared thoughts during the beginning of our becoming. In those few days, there's very little that distinguishes my wants and desires from Selûne's. I am Selûne and Selûne is me. We are One. The Hidden One does not interfere, eternal observer as they are, except when they need the deities within their purview to abide by the rules of the cosmos. Of which there are none yet. The Dawn Titans and Elder Gods know nothing of our existence and so do not offer a helping hand.

We move in a single minded focus, with an intrinsically shared purpose of creating more life. We travel the rivers of the Abyss, bearing witness to the expansion of Space. Everything we touch and everywhere we go, what once was a hazy swirling mist of shadows, becomes the ebb and flow of Light and Darkness. Once we are satisfied with the distance traversed, we stop and take our eternally locked hands and face eachother. For the first time since our birth I am struck with the realisation that I have a sibling and we are not One and the same. This would mark the first time I would feel a sense of Loss.

In the moments before our shared labour I take in the sight of what I now know to be Selûne - skin a lovely dark copper haloed by long strands of bright white and striking grey eyes - taking my hands in theirs. I know not what they feel. We close our eyes, taking a deep breath in as we do, and blow our breaths in the space between, intermingling and forming a furious tornado that spins with the help of our powers and the chaos of the Abyss. It spins for aeons and no time at all until it settles into the shape of a slightly flattened crystal sphere. Within it, tiny sparks begin lighting up.

[dyingnome]

god's favorite princess

[dreorcaul]

Shar's chosen lover

[finderheart]

More BG3 illustration... this time featuring everyone's favorite moody emo cleric

I still have a couple adjustments to make on this one and the Karlach one before I'm ready to turn them into prints

[lepusrufus]

Selunite morning routine

[nurabelmax]

Day 5 - Selûne and Shar

[an-excellent-choice]

Reminder & Spoiler to BG3 fans who haven't romanced Gale in any of your playthroughs.

GALE DIDNT KNOW IT WAS THE KARSITE WEAVE

Him being a god was not the initial thought process. Him pursuing the weave against Mystra's wishes was like him trying to buy a rare stone for a proposal ring and getting a uranium instead of a diamond.

Was he an idiot, who thought he knew better about retrieving weave? Yes.

Malicious and narcissistic? No. not really

People pleaser tendencies gone extreme? definitely

Him wanting to be a god by the end is him lashing out because he realizes his worth and it dawns on him Mystra abandoned him. It is also a desperate attempt to find a cure to his orb because he defied Mystra after act 2 (which is also under your persuasion) when he was already in hot water with her. He is under the impression that any civility or chances he has for Mystra's forgiveness is gone and his orb is still very much active.

Gale is just very human who doesn't really understand what cards he has and what he could play in a game with gods

Is he being stupid again by wanting to pursue godhood? Yes

Is he lashing out? Probably for some but for me definitely

Is he tired of being gods' plaything/pawn in their plans? Absolutely

Can you blame him after everything you see in act 1 & 2 with Ketheric, Shadowheart and even Lae'zel. The evil gods prey on you and the so called good ones abandon you.

[shidlad]

I love Nocturne in BG3. I am a sucker for any ‘old friend of protagonist/one of the main characters’/ but also-

I love just how little of a fuck she has to give about the chaos going on around her 🖤

[shirojikimattari]

In game I think Shar puts a curse on you when you try to pray to her as a Selûnite so I just imagine your Tav like: Please, Shar, forgive my girlfriend for indulging in the moon juice😞 and just getting zapped by Shar because she's petty

“Miss Shar, maam, please forgive my girlfriend for indulging in the moon juice 😞😞😞”

I can’t believe this is now in parts

Part 1, Part 2, Part 2.5, Part 3

[lazysunjade]

N I G H T S I N G E R |

Our Lady of Loss, Mistress of the Night.

[pretty-haunted]

Opposing Forces

[spectralarrovv]

the dark lady’s guidance; quench the light of the moon

[larkoneironaut]

Was inspired by that one scene and now I ship Shadowzel 🖤🗡️

[dreorcaul]

"I can't swim"

[hankandmonty]

[olgipolgi]

Paladin of Shar 🌑