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❝ i’d tell you not to get in trouble, but i suspect it will find you whether you like it or not. ❞ Freya @ sol

BALDUR’S GATE 3 STARTERS (PART 2)

“now i know i can be a little    ----”   well,   a lot   “----   argumentative.”   if he was difficult,   however,   he swore it was because he was trying to keep them all alive.   but arguing about his more unpleasant traits was neither here nor there.   “but,   come,   do you think i cause trouble with these harpers when we need them?”   

since he had nearly brawled with the high harper only few hours earlier,   he hoped that she would not answer that.   he did not give the druid a chance,   continuing,   “i give the blacksmith my swords and look around the perimeter,  and perhaps have a drink or two.  no trouble to be found.”  was that so difficult to believe?

#🏹 interaction. #🌠 ask. #hcpebled #the way he's trying to pretend to be shocked .

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i take back what i said abt how post bg3 sol could be a very well paid pissed off bodyguard he would actually be a very 'thank lolth i'm not getting the shit beaten out of me regularly anymore lol' guard 🐺 who can mind his manners if you pay him well enough

#getting paid ??? not getting beaten every day ???? #every failguy bark bark's dream . #certain injuries do regenerate but you know . at what cost . #then worry if he's getting soft in the same breath . #can't have everything i guess .

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alas,   for the curiosity of wizards knew few bounds.  the quickest way to get one to do something was to tell them not to do it.  “what's the worst that could happen?”   lex asked.   “not that i'm really the type to play necromancer   ...”

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'    I'm    gonna    give    you    some    ADVICE,    never    open    a    book    of    necromancy.' 

#⌛ interaction. #parafestd

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❝ you startled me. i…i was miles away. ❞ // sol! 🐕

BALDUR’S GATE 3 STARTERS (PART 2)

he could see that;   she'd practically jumped out of her skin when he lifted his voice to speak.   he did not speak such a thing,   of course,   nor feel the need to make any show of sarcasm or scorn   ---   or speak what could be construed as such.   “i ought to have made myself more readily known,”  he responded slowly,  apologetically.  he moved in closer,   taking her response as permission.  he hadn't even been trying to be silent.  he'd scarcely ever seen a creature so enthralled in her own thoughts.  what could trouble her so? 

“i was going to say   ...”    he extended a hand,   holding out two sealed letters.  “the   ...”   hells,   what was it called?   “innkeep said these came for you a couple of hours past.”   and had been a right damned prick about it.  but she didn't need to know that.

#🏹 interaction. #🌠 ask. #dhampiredirges #that's the spirit ! 🐕🐕🐕 bark !! 🐕🐕🐕

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❝ you have to know who i was. you have to know who i really am. ❞ // sol (last one i prommy)

BALDUR’S GATE 3 STARTERS (PART 2)

he ill liked the sound of her words,   cryptic as they were.   nonetheless,   she piqued his curiosity;   he tilted his head,  garnet eyes meeting hers with interest as he tried to consider her posture for hint of emotion.   nothing much surprised him anymore,   really,   anyway.   what was left after fighting constructs and illithids,   or having mind and body warped by a werebeast's bite?  

“nothing i do not already know?”   the sellsword mused.   regardless of her   ...   quirks,   just a girl really,  wasn't she?  at the end of the day, what else?  “or should know?”  as if he was one to fucking talk. 

#🏹 interaction. #🌠 ask. #dhampiredirges

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drow elves can innately cast darkness but can’t actually see through it is so ??? to me 😂

#like i get it can have its use but also i don’t get it . LSJDJJD . #good spot to take cover in ig .

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very cute when my students say i’m amazing or the best prof they’ve had !!!! but baby did you have to misgender me in the same breath ☠️

#they’re just like puppies to me atp … #so cute no thoughts …

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if i respond to things sent weeks or months ago mind your business (or don’t mind your business, i respond still out of love) 🐑 🐑 🐑

#baaaa !!!!

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❝ i thought you a hunter. wrong. you’re prey - small. snivelling. pathetic. ❞[ for sol. ]

BALDUR’S GATE 3 STARTERS (PART 2)

sol’rys scoffed.

(but she was right, wasn’t she?   pathetic,   desperate,   submissive,   swift to grovel to whoever may be of aid,  afraid.   he was no more than a cornered animal scrabbling for anything it could to free itself,  a desperate and weak creature pretending to be far stronger than it was.  it was simply her audacity and scorn which surprised him.)

“i am not a dog,”   he said softly,   recovering his venom.  his eyes were red and cold as gems.  forget that he had asked,   then.  “i will not be spoken to like one.  just say that you are useless to me without the insult.”

#🏹 interaction. #🌠 ask. #savageshadows #sad barking . 🐕🐕🐕

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∗ 3o﹕ sender  wraps  a  blanket  around  receiver’s  shoulders . (@ Sol'rys)

𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝑵𝑶𝑵𝑽𝑬𝑹𝑩𝑨𝑳 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑻𝑺 .

he must have drifted off,  it seemed,  lulled by the crackle of flame even as he busied himself with cleaning his swords.  his posture,  usually perfectly straight,  drooped.  his head sank low and his breaths slowed.  for a time,  all is silent,  peaceful.

the touch and weight of something around his shoulders,  however, sprang him from his stillness.  with a rush of fear and adrenaline he recoiled and twisted around.  face to face with her,  meeting those dark eyes (so unusual on another drow,  he thought,  so dark) and glancing at the cloth draped over his shoulders it took only a few shaky breaths to realize.

he did not know if he ought to apologize or grovel at her for startling,   or snarl at her for waking him.   he never knew what his place was with drow who did not worship the spider queen. instead,   flatly,  he said,    “well,   now i am awake.”

#🏹 interaction. #🌠 ask. #widsomlibrarian #🥺🥺

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i think that the lycanthropy urge for violence or sudden losing control has very specific triggers depending on the person but again it is probably quite similar to bhaalspawn urges in the sense that it can also be either embraced or resisted.

#obv there are circumstances (full moon) where lycanthropy just can NOT be resisted any more . #lycanthropy is v much the inevitability of losing control . #no matter how much you may try to struggle for the rest of the time .

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baldur's gate 3 starters (part 2)

part 2 / ? .

❝ i’m also worried about me, but i somehow seem to be worried about you more. ❞ ❝ you put the stars to shame. let’s sit here a little while - i want to drink you in. ❞ ❝ i’d tell you not to get in trouble, but i suspect it will find you whether you like it or not. ❞ ❝ well, this seems as good a time as any for me to stop babbling on. ❞ ❝ i just….need some air…clear my head. ❞ ❝ it’s been a long time since i shed a tear. i don’t even know how long. ❞ ❝ i had a feeling you’d show up. it’s sort of our thing. like it’s fate or something. ❞ ❝ i do appreciate your enthusiasm, but let's try to restrain ourselves a little. ❞ ❝ if that was an attempt at flirting, i should let you know i prefer the strong, silent type. ❞ ❝ no matter how far you come, you’re still on the road to ruin. ❞ ❝ i thought you a hunter. wrong. you’re prey - small. snivelling. pathetic. ❞ ❝ and what am i owed? what about the injustices i’ve suffered - am i not entitled to anything? ❞ ❝ i can’t help but feel the strangest twinge of disgust as i look upon you. ❞ ❝ i trust that you will continue to remember who is really on your side. ❞ ❝ better a short life built on truth than immortality woven of lies. ❞ ❝ i won’t make excuses. i can’t make amends. but i want to help, if you’ll let me. ❞ ❝ gods, it’s horrifying…and a touch fascinating. ❞ ❝ there are many names for you --- and all of them inspire dread. ❞ ❝ destiny is at your door; won’t you at least twitch the curtain? ❞ ❝ the gravest crimes committed in this world are committed for love. a hunger crueller than bloodlust. ❞ ❝ you’ve got a backbone, and the makings of a leader. ❞ ❝ revenge sounds so sweet until you’ve taken it. then all you have is…no one left to blame. ❞ ❝ some mistakes can’t be resolved with an apology. some mistakes, you have to carry with you, forever. ❞ ❝ you’re plotting something, aren’t you? come on then - out with it. ❞ ❝ this is not good, if i may state the obvious. ❞ ❝ think of all we’ve been through just to get to this moment. that wasn’t luck. that was us. ❞ ❝ feel like i should laugh but i’m just too godsdamned tired. ❞ ❝ there is something i lost…no, had taken from me. i want it all back. ❞ ❝ careful - you’re in very real danger of hurting my feelings. ❞ ❝ one thing i’ve learned - real saviours never label themselves as such. ❞ ❝ less thinking of bad thoughts, and more breaking of bad bones. ❞ ❝ i rather like interfering. it’s kind of my thing. ❞ ❝ evil is evil, even if it once was innocent. ❞ ❝ you know, i've been catching myself smiling more lately. i think that's your fault.. ❞ ❝ oh, i’m no innocent. but evil? you tell me. ❞ ❝ i still want to believe you’re better than that. but even i am having my doubts. ❞ ❝ i can’t afford to lose my nerve. safer to just not think, and keep forging ahead. ❞ ❝ when all this is over, will you stay with me? for good? ❞ ❝ this is not good, if i may state the obvious. ❞ ❝ is there a reason you're always such an utter drip? do you have some sort of condition? honestly, it's like you hate good news. ❞ ❝ all of nature’s beauty pales in comparison to you. ❞ ❝ i can’t save you from yourself. it hurts terribly, but i can’t. ❞ ❝ if i seem suddenly flush with hope and soft feeling, you have only yourself to blame. ❞ ❝ is there good and evil within us all? ❞

❝ i’ve been watching you fight. your skills are improving. ❞ ❝ you know, for all the sense of dread and horror seeping through this place, i really feel quite at home here. ❞ ❝ and you? you’re wholly without vice or sin or the occasional lapse in judgement? ❞ ❝ i wager you don’t even know how extraordinary you truly are. but i do. ❞ ❝ one might say you’re paragon of luck. i’ll be there when it runs out. ❞ ❝ i've always had a soft spot for the confident ones…they always disappoint though. ❞ ❝ i concealed nothing from you. i simply left out the details that were not pertinent. ❞ ❝ you’re an odd friend. but, i suppose, a friend still. ❞ ❝ i won’t let you do this. i won’t let you win. ❞ ❝ you are my puppet. make no mistake. without me, you have no value. ❞ ❝ well, this seems like a lovely little spot. the sense of impending doom aside. ❞ ❝ whoever your enemies are, they have good reason to fear you. ❞ ❝ this place is astonishing, a bard’s tale made real. ❞ ❝ i may not regret my actions, but i do regret that they were necessary. ❞ ❝ experience has taught me that no matter how bleak things look, there’s always hope. ❞ ❝ if this adventure has taught me anything, it’s that there are things in this world more valuable than power. ❞ ❝ a wise man learns from his mistakes, and strives not to repeat them. ❞ ❝ no more hiding things from me. agreed? ❞ ❝ my friend. my companion. i adore you. ❞ ❝ your face is sour. by all means leave, if i am so distasteful. ❞ ❝ careful, it’s dark around here. would be a terrible shame to lose you forever. ❞ ❝ you startled me. i…i was miles away. ❞ ❝ you have to know who i was. you have to know who i really am. ❞ ❝ nothing special, of course. you’re only the first person who i truly care for. ❞ ❝ you’ve got a backbone, and the makings of a leader. ❞ ❝ anything you ask, i’ll answer as honestly as i can. ❞

#🌠 specify muse.

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46 @ sol!

𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝑵𝑶𝑵𝑽𝑬𝑹𝑩𝑨𝑳 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑻𝑺 .

∗ 46﹕ sender  pulls  receiver  out  of  harm’s  way .

he was only half-attentive to his surroundings,   half-distracted by the misery of the heat down in the grymforge,   half-distracted by the way the parasite twitched and twinged in his skull.   his head throbbed.  he moved down the however exposed corridor,  curious of the statues lining the path but not considering much else until a hand curled about his shoulder and yanked him back before he could take a step further.  

irritated,   sol'rys turned on the tiefling,  though his red eyes followed the other man's gaze to the pressure plate on the floor.  that he'd narrowly avoided triggering a trap thanks to the tiefling's perceptiveness did not soften him.  “next time,”   he said,  sifting through his pack for his kit of disarming tools,   “trap or not,   do not do that again.”   hells,   to keep him alive or not,   if he wanted to be manhandled,  he would say so,   damn it!

#🏹 interaction. #🌠 ask. #mindhallow #being a difficult little fella just bc .

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the way it would probably seem most obvious to assume that sol doesn't read much bc common is not his first language, but he's so avoidant about being seen reading Anything in front of anyone that it's prob inadvertently drawn attention to for anyone paying attention. :/

#he needs so much therapy ... #menzoberranzan gotta be one of the worst places to have a learning disability for 200 years . #as if surface faerun is much better . however . #surface faerun common literacy probably different expectations . & reading ability not necessary or Expected . #than nobility in underdark .

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35 @ fox!

𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝑵𝑶𝑵𝑽𝑬𝑹𝑩𝑨𝑳 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑻𝑺 .

∗ 35﹕ sender  curls  up  against  receiver  in  their  sleep .

restless night.   the thief wasn't sure why,   but it was.   maybe it was just that he was uneasy still after they'd made it out alive from the creche that lae'zel had insisted they visit.   he hadn't wanted to kill anyone.  he certainly hadn't wanted to whet his daggers on an entire encampment.  as soon as vlaakith showed herself,   however,   he knew they were fucked.   

he glanced at wish,   trying to discern if he was awake.  fox realized he looked a little too peaceful,   curled against his side,   breaths slow and gentle.   if he were being honest,   the tiefling bothered him,   too;   not necessarily in a terrible way,   but in a concerned sense,   unsure what to make of whatever plagued the other man,   if it was the tadpole or something else.   

but for now he looked peaceful.   that was what mattered.   the temptation to get up,  to do something,  grudgingly faded.  he did not have it in him to disturb the other man.  fox shifted as subtly as he could onto his side,  and sighed.

#🦊 interaction. #🌠 ask. #mindhallow #fox vce he's eepy ...

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∗ 6o﹕ sender claps a hand over receiver’s mouth to silence them . for sol'rys, r'ildryn then points to three large trolls heading their way, but they have not been seen yet.

𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝑵𝑶𝑵𝑽𝑬𝑹𝑩𝑨𝑳 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑻𝑺 .

he was midway through an explanation on applications of lightning-enchanted arrows when    ----   suddenly    ----   the other clasped a hand over his mouth.   anger and an more vexed,   more vengeful urge to bite down,   to tear him apart for such audacity washed over him as cold as a night tide   ---   but he leashed it back as he saw the creatures.   he recognized the trolls,   verdant of flesh,   perhaps twice his own height even as they lumbered with hunched spines.   he did not wish to discover the bite of those claws,   or sharpness of those protruding teeth.

despite the irritation still shuddering through him,   the ranger went still.   his fingers pried the other drow's from his mouth,  rage burning still in garnet eyes.   he moved to sign his next thoughts,   though it occurred to him that he was uncertain if r'ildryn was familiar with the language.   he scowled.    “here,   off the path.   if we are lucky,  they pass right by.”   he hoped.  sol'rys tried to recall if he knew anything of the creature's sensory abilities, though nothing came to him. the most he could think of was that tremorsense seemed unlikely.

he would have to bite back his cursing until later,   it seemed.

#🏹 interaction. #🌠 ask. #wanune #he was so close to biting . so close . i thought you should know .

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been thinking about how travel in dragon's dogma 2 probably simulates well what traveling faerun is probably like (aside from faerun being more dense in terms of cities). travel takes a long time, sometimes (frequently) you're assailed by bandits and creatures, probably easier to pay a sellsword / company of sellswords to do things for you or make sure you actually survive along the way to wherever you need to get to.