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Cr ask game - goblin

goblin: who is your favorite non-main campaign character

aHH I feel like now it has to be Zerxus. He's tragic, he's full of heart--he does everything he can to protect a city he can't stand, a place he never wanted to even be a part of and feels trapped in every day. He believes so badly that there's an inherent good in everyone, that no one is ever beyond redemption. Believes it so much he thinks he can change even the devil himself.

And when Asmodeus turns on him after everything, Zerxus isn't mad--he feels pity for this betrayer god, and that more than anything is what angers the Lord of the Hells. It's not a betrayal that breaks Zerxus' resolve, or shatters his ideals. In fact, he lets himself be dragged to the hells by Asmodeus because he still so fervently believes in this. And I don't know, I just adore him and his whole heartbreaking character arc.

Also, I love his family!! And hIS STARRY GRIFFIN WHO VISITS HIM IN THE ASTRAL SEA!! I just want them all to be happy.

But before Zerxus, I think I'd be tempted to say the ridiculous werewolf twin Travis played in The Song of the Lorelei--Lawrence, I think?? He's so silly and I just adore that whole adventure.

And also Merriweather from Shadow of the Crystal Palace, because I just love everything Taliesin did with that oneshot and I like the whole mysterious enigmatic figure with a dark past thing. I think it'd be neat if Taliesin ever revisited something like that.

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Tagged by my friend @babeoffrontiers MWAH thank youu

Name: Zerxes Sarbis

Nickname(s): Pyre , in reference to his work and to give him a name ( never gave his name to people he worked with ) , but by the companions ? Gale calls him “ Dusk Bloom “ bc he thinks it’ s romantic ( it is . ) Shadowheart probably defaults to calling him “ Kelemvorite “ and he defaults to calling her “ Sharran “ . It’ s sweet when they do it to each other but god help anyone who does it to them

Pronouns: He / It ( transguy )

Star Sign: North Star

Height: 6’ 2 ( w/o horns . Horns give a handful of extra inches )

Orientation: indigiqueer bisexual demiaro .. if you asked he’ d just default to queer

Race: Mephistopheles Tiefling

Romancing: Gale .. his pocket wizard

Fave Fruit: Cherries or Granny Smith Apples . He has a habit of eating cherries and keeping all the pits in one cheek until he’ s finished eating all of the cherries . Give him an apple and he’ ll demolish that thing

Fave Season: Spring , bc of the increase in rain . Put him in a thunderstorm he is At Peacd

Fave Flower: Peace Lily

Fave Scent: … Grave dirt . Um . Also Burnt Sugar , Ink , Tinmask Spores ( in careful doses ) and Rain . Ofc

Coffee, Tea, or Hot Chocolate: Coffee with Hot Chocolate mixed in . Bitter sweet

Average Sleep Hours: 4 at most .. he runs okay on that amount ( he rlly should be getting 8 but . Yknow)

Dogs or Cats: … He’ s scared of both and had very little interaction with either growing up . Scratch was the first dog he interacted with and His Majesty was the first cat . But , Tara is very nice to him . So he thinks he’ s a cat person

Dream Trip: hm . He’ s already been to most places he can think to visit .. Really , the last place on his list is the Astral Sea ..

Amount of Blankets: One . That he Will kick off in his sleep

Random Fact(s):

Due to the fact his right eye + the skin around it technically isn’ t his , sometimes it will blink / twitch out of sync . It is Disorienting

Regularly asks the companions what they want their possible final rites to be . When they first met , this was extremely concerning . Now , it’ s kinda comforting

Was a rather accomplished harp player as a teen , could probably pick it back up with ease if he ever found time

I think most of my Mutuals have been tagged for this but .. extending the offer to @sixteenstrikes @illithidactivities andd @faeriefirelightshow & @menzoberranyr AND anyone else who wants to participate !! If u already did it … do it once more … also I did one of these for Danior as well !!