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Lae'zel just wasn't ready to sort out those feelings yet.

Anyway, I lied! I had to make one more shenanigan to this dang incident after double checking and learning a thing. Involving full rests and the Astral Sea.

Apparently, full rest don't mean you gotta sleep????? It can also refer to.... downtime. Chill time. Non-adventuring time. Hang out with your squid friend for 8 hours time.

And even if you never need to sleep, eat, or drink in the Astral Sea, you can still sleep, eat, N' drink if you want to. As well as just chill to recover a certain planeshift ability.

Is cool, Lae'zel and I can both learn new fun facts at the same time~

#bg3 spoilers #lae'zel #bg3 fanart #bg3 comic #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #Had to make up an ol weirdo lil killer trades-pirate githyanki who's seen some shit just to fix this whoopsie #Either you all are really polite about my misinterpretation of how the astral sea works or we're all learning some fun facts together #Lae'zel is using Quulos' (her red dragon buddy's) emergency funds #Quulos and Greygold are probably playing 5d chess with social etiquette while sizing each other up as this is happening

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I couldn't really think of any fun shenanigans for this incident, but! I did think of a sad silly. Or at least Greygold is trying to make their situation seem silly. Neither of them are conflicted at all~

Anyway, everything is ✨fine✨ as long as nobody talks about the hollyphant in the room and they both entirely focus their short reunion together with returning Greygold back home.

Bonus cheesy goodbye:

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 spoilers #lae'zel #greygold #bg3 comic #bg3 fanart #squid greygold #I don't even know where to start in trying to figure out where Lae'zel's head is at about all of this #as much as I love patch 6's together-5eva-fix; it befuddles my old patch 0 'just needs time' theory; oh well! #we'll just say this is Greygold's own attempt at 'patching' things up. Could've gone better. Could've gone worse #also let's. Ignore the game-mechanical question of 'can mindflayers' really conjure up disguises?' and say yeah they can. For fun. #Worst case: they have mask of the shapeshifter babeeeyy

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Spontaneous Bonus Comic: 5 seconds before this incident. An Emp's reaction edition.

#bg3 spoilers #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #the emperor bg3 #greygold #squid greygold #Gotta do mental warm-ups with daily morning puzzles before work #Gonna write ominously concerned anonymous letters to the Duke later probs #or was. probably has new priorities to take care of now

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Lae'zel in the middle of her inner monologue...LONGING to return to her love and the friends she made along the way. Being super emo and melancholy, having her sad music video moment......and reality comes crashing down. Love it.

#Couldn't unsee the adorable thought; had to quickly draw it #If Greygold had been more accurate with their planeshifting portal #lae'zel #greygold #bg3 spoilers #squid greygold #absolutely love the painterly picture anon ohohohoho~ Thank you for that!

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I discovered some fun facts while stuck in Patch 0 Hell. Saw some hope even before any oncoming epilogues and patches

So have a Greygold taking it upon themself to set up their own uh-surprise reunion!

Because. Like Hells was Greygold gonna wait. Much less think it through.

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #bg3 spoilers #lae'zel #greygold #bg3 fanart #bg3 comic #patch 6's instant gratification is wonderful and all. Extreeeemely wonderful in fact #But what if. Patch 0 pining #now with more 'sorting out feelings' and 'there's always another way babe' #you can bet they're still wearing those true love's rings hoi hoi hoi

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GREYGOLD'S BALDUR'S GATE 3 ADVENTURES Pt.3

ACT 3's Final Showdown and So On

As chronologically ordered as spoilery as possible

Dat DC Check Dat Dumb Choice Persuasion Dat Dumb Choice: But Dramatic Orpheus Disapproves Splat The Power How do you Feel? Babe's opinion Wyll's opinion Dat Dumb Choice Bloopers pt1 Dat Dumb Choice Bloopers Pt2 Split the Team Tiny Tentacles Pros/Cons to Illithidism Feel Bad, Emps Dat Dumb Choice: Squid Proof Dat Dumb Choice: Inspired I Know Your Weakness Final Showdown pt1 Final Showdown pt2 Final Showdown Bloopers Final Showdown pt3 Babe.... Being a Mindflayer's not so Bad- Wakey Wakey What are we? Githyanki Egg Negotiation Skills

Masterpost Act 1&2 Masterpost Act 3 (without final showdown)

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 spoilers #greygold #bg3 fanart #bg3 comic #Again -missing stuff but here's the gist of it #I'm going to take a nap now #Too many comics wth

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GREYGOLD'S BALDUR'S GATE 3 ADVENTURES Pt.2

ACT 3 (not including final showdown)

As chronologically ordered as spoilery as possible

Act3 Party Crashers Monks vs Rangers Dat Plot Twist Plot Twist Bonus Plot Twist Aftermath Tadpole Upgrade Fret Vacation with Lae'zel Shopping for Clothes Plotting Pina Coladas Not PJs Share? Revisiting Rolan and Voss Romantic Sunset Dryad Boon Elfsong Tavern Basement Orin Shirtless Disaster Pt1 Shirtless Disaster Pt2 Shirtless Disaster Pt3 Shirtless Disaster Pt4 Shirtless Disaster Pt5 (holy crap so many) Babe Knows This is just silly To Tadpole or Not to Tadpole Consummate GloomGold Iron Throne Broken Lamp Mizora Flirt Mizora Pt2 Balduran Statue Ansur pt1 Ansur pt2 Astarion and Puns Off to Kill Cazador Cazador fight Minsc Patch 6 kisses Haarlep Raphael Showdown Shotdown Curtains for Raphael Insurance Personal Quest Problems Gather Your Allies

Bonus Ask Comics

Greygold's Personal Quest

Durge Help

Durge Flirt Alert

Durge Go Evil

Dame Aylin

Out of Spells

Thoughts on Raphael

Die For

Vlaakith Bargains

Lae'zels 2nd choice

MASTERPOST ACT 1&2

MASTERPOST ACT 3 Final Showdown

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 spoilers #greygold #bg3 fanart #bg3 comic #I'm probably missing a few but at least all the story-related ones should be here

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GREYGOLD'S BALDUR'S GATE 3 ADVENTURES Pt.1

ACT 1&2

As chronologically ordered as non-spoilery as possible

Intro Grim Grinning Greygold Gale Cooks Ranger Animal Companion: Bird Shadowheart Speaking with Animals Bird Ethics Pt1 Romancing Lae'zel Dream Guardian More Powerful Than Tadpole Dream Guardian Assumptions Bird Ethics Pt2 Ranger Animal Companions: Everyone Else Guidance Befuddle with Cuddles Shadowheart vs. Lae'zel Creche Adventures No Pressure Voss Greygold and Gods Tiefling Party Tiefling After Party Dream Guardian: Casual Wear Karlach Hugs Vampires and Puns Dancing with Wyll Barcus and Smokepowder Arrows Lae'zel: Romance to the Death Haircut and Astarion has Concerns Jaheira Glitch Nightsong Decision Nightsong and Bird Ethics Wrap-up Into the Mindflayer Hive Zevlor Needs Hugs Goddsdammit Boss Introductions Us Act2 Wrap-Up

Bonus Asks Comics

Greygold's Opinions On Companions

light pun

sleep mode

Blood Drow

Wyll Flirt W/Lae'zel

Vlaakith Loud

Battle Strategy

MASTERPOST ACT 3 (not including the final showdown)

MASTERPOST ACT 3 Final Showdown

#Bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #greygold #bg3 fanart #bg3 comic #masterpost #I did it guys #I organized the thing :u #but apparently I've reach my word limit; had to split #shall pin this one up

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I was always befuddled how such a mindflayer can be so hard to trust while ultimately having simultaneous goals as the team. Then I finally saw their stats in the other timeline.

It all makes sense now.

I am forever bemused by this this lower-than-the-average-squid-charisma disaster of a mindflayer.

I can only surmise that when the Emperor said Stelmane was the face of their business-partnership, it was not only meant literally but charismatically as well. Squid buddy's got the brains, none of the suave. If Emps tried rebuilding the Knights of the Shield without another business buddy, it might've been a tad difficult if morals were concerned huah.

#bg3 spoilers #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #the emperor bg3 #astarion #greygold #squid greygold #bg3 fanart #bg3 comic #The irony is that Greygold is also officially a nose-prying harper so....(if I remember correctly in the game) #Emps is just gonna have to live with a nose-prying business partner with ✨connections✨ #also I'm just realizing now that the 'authority' option was more like a tadpoled brainwashing mechanic #But for the sake of keeping the joke; lets call it a Netherbrain residue side-effect Emps is still recovering from the enthrallment #or claaaaassic moral decay intrusive thought #You ever just go 'I should not be allowed to have this much power over outfit designs' because -augh- #To frilled-high-collar or not to frilled-high-collar. THAT is the question. #(is cool; emps is probs chill with whatever Greygold makes) #Game epilogue be damned; Greygold can and will find their companions before the reunion party #Jokes on Astarion; Greygold fell for all their disaster companions charismatic catastrophe or not

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Hey there! My Tav (Mai) is starting the Society Of Friendly Tempered Illithids. (S.O.F.T. Illidhids) (Badges to follow) ... Does GreyGold wanna join? Emps can be in *on probation* Mai would like GG. They *kinda sorta* ended up being an the Illithind Goddix of Friendship and very much approves of GreyGold's dedication to Friendship!

Greygold would love to join~ <3

#omgoodness that art is gorgeous! #I tried to come up with a silly reply #to equal the verily amusing bit about Emps' probation to the club #but I could not; so squid gif instead #i learned how to make sparkles twinkle so that's cool @u@ / #S.O.F.T ILLITHIDS INDEED HOW CUTE HOW CLEVER #I am sleep deprived now with no more think thought but know that this is absolutely amazing and thank you alkjdsafj

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I have been BRACING myself for *that* part of the epilouge for poor Greyg

#i think i know how to answer this message now #A fun way to emphasize #how great Greygold looks in a leather jacket that is! #nothing else #Now it comes in the color red! #Just to ease worries; I kid~ #it's ketchup

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I can't wait for the reunion party episode where greygold and everyone meets up in 6 months. With Emps on their arm looking hunky and disgruntled because he doesn't really think he should be included in the party but greygold ain't having NONE of that. Also momzel and everyone happy 😌

#Don't worry about it #Let's enjoy the five months and 29 days worth of shenanigans #no rush #a lil waiting is healthy

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Asking out of curiousity! Do you have an index or something to view your posts :⁰ :0

Unfortunately, I do not! I am not good at the organizing

#But I like that idea. a cool way to organize. #will mull over it

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Do you do art trades? 👉👈 (I have no form of online payment)

Unfortunately, I do not! Thank you for asking though!

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in a timeline where the illithid invasion never happen, a world where the absolute never existed, what would greygold's life be like? or maybe even lae'zel's? a world where they stumble upon each other without all the destruction around them.

The funny thing is.

Without squids trying to ruin their life, Greygold would have never discovered the power of friendship

Worse even, they'd still be a dispassionate lone ranger with questionable bird ethics surviving the wilderness and living off raw eggs like a weirdo.

Meanwhile, Lae'zel is still a Vlaakith devotee and if they stumble upon each other without a plot to drive them to work together and get to know each other... Bad things would happen! Someone would probably die. Most likely Greygold. But! Lets say. A plot did happen.

Buckle up buckaroos. This train thought went off the rails enough that I had to draw pics. Faster than writing out a 13k+ fic (for me anyway).

Let's say Greygold got the 'steal the githyanki egg ' job from Esther. Let's say they succeeded in sneaking in and out without too much of a fuss (mostly involving cat familiar distractions). And something Unfortunate happens before Greygold could complete the quest, leaving Greygold with an egg that eventually hatches:

And the githyanki child is not your average run-of-the-mill space lad either (Who loves eating raw eggs now too. It's fine. Builds character. Probably) But uh yeah, that whoosh accidentally cosmos-signaled all the githyankis and Vlaakith to which she reacts with a 'Wtf? Did anybody just get Prince of the Comet vibes from that? With a "I love egg" aftertaste? No? Just me? Hrm.... I do currently have a lot of free time on my hands....Fetch me that child. I want to study him like a bug. I'm suddenly feeling... Creatively ambitious with a side case of nefarious today. Might bury an old big secret if that kid is replacement-viable.' Thus search patrols investigate-

And never return.

After the first surprise patrol disaster, Greygold has been putting their danger ranger skills to good use via setting up counter-ambushes for all the constant surprise attacks. Classic "who is hunting who?" ordeal.

Nonetheless, there is more of them than there is of Greygold, so they resort to hiding in the Underdark after realizing the githyankis don't have dark vision and it's more environmentally dangerous than the surface. It is also a fun learning experience for the kid. Search patrols continue to never return. Until-

Lae'zel can't help but notice her mission orders do not add up and her rationality has a mighty need to make sense of it before solving problems with immediate hostility. Meanwhile this has been Greygold's first super tiny dose of kindness involving people interactions in years. Instant crush. Chase Shenanigans Ensue. Until child makes their first hunting trap. Instead of catching food, Lae'zel is captured. It also turns out the over-the-top trap involves sinking sand and a nest of Ankhegs (giant burrowing man-eating bugs). Greygold tries to help Lae'zel. For Reasons.

Something akin to mutual respect is formed. Stuck working together. Get to know each other. Discuss contradictions with mission. Verdigris worms his way into Lae'zel's heart (as much as she loathes his name). Escape the Ankheg nest which had terribly escalated because a giant fire ant invasion decided to overrun the ankheg nest at the same time.

Everyone is covered in bug guts after this.

Something something bond over experience enough to trust and listen to each other's opinions. Short Rest. Negotiate. Discuss plans to investigate Da Truth together. Shenanigans Ensue. Then Bad Shenanigans Ensue. Argument Ensues, resulting in Lae'zel Splitting Off. Verdigris disagrees with this approach and chases Lae'zel in order to bring back. Unanticipated Ambush happens at most inopportune moment. Greygold is Captured.

But they escape. Not before confronting Vlaakith's projection and discovering her plans and secrets thanks to one extremely curious Verdigrisgold (Verdi for short omg so long) with ridiculous super psionic powers.

And then they coincidentally interwovenly meet/save/recruit their bg3 companions anyway because there are no mindflayer abduction to stall certain ill-fated situations from happening to certain Companions-to-be and I need for them to be OKAY. So. Greygold discovers the power of friendship again. But is also now co-parenting a fate-of-the-githyanki-freedom child with Ex-Vlaakith-devotee Lae'zel. How's that for an AU timeline?

#What the hell do I even tag this as #bg3 spoilers #I GUESS ??????? #lae'zel #Greygold #Bg3 AU #The only reason Greygold even knows that what Verdigris is is because of their craftsman background. #Originally was GreenGold. But. Easy Weed Joke. #Somehow. The Emperor is also involved -Somehow- #I am now suddenly realizing that I accidentally made up a mandalorian AU.... HRM. Still a fun thought.

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What did Greygold and Emps name the baby?

I have two answers-ish 1.) Never thought about one just in case the patch update decided on a name. It did. So I like to imagine that Greygold did make sure Lae'zel was part of the naming process with the help of Gale's middle-man sending spells, and they ultimately decided on the name given in the epilogue if you had kept the egg ( I did not so I don't remember what it was specifically but it was that one) 2.) On the other hand, got an upcoming WIP comic with what Greyg would've called the rascal. Gonna be a while though, making it from scratch

#Is good question! But I do not have good answers at the moment tragically

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i really really really love the way you draw squid expressions. keep up the good work

you got it, anon!!

#always appreciate the lovely compliments hell yeah and thank you! ;v; / <3