#gortash@astarion: you should use this ascension ritual for youtself

[maegalkarven]

Obsessed with how Gortash in "Empty Prayers" AU fits in with the team.

He is a failed chosen of god, as well as Gale, Shadowheart, Nemo and somewhat even Lae'zel.

He is the war criminal type with a really cool class/subclass. He has (bad) history with Karlach and Wyll (due to kidnapping of his father) and (good) history with Nemo.

The party of Gale, Nemo, Gortash and Astarion is pretty much "bad and/or questionable decisions" bingo. They can not be allowed to go out exploring like that because things will go badly (for everyone else involved).

He wants to rule the world, but doesn't have the means to anymore + his former patron god WILL torture him endlessly if he dies, so he cannot die.

He WILL have to learn to rely on other people bc not only he doesn't have a choice in that, but his own survival is closely linked to how well he'll adjust to the new reality.

He probably tries to avoid sleeping or sleeps as little as possible at first because he doesn't trust anyone in the camp but Nemo, and Nemo is kind of the reason of his downfall, so it's complicated.

Nemo has to convince him to sleep and stay guard for him because Enver lowering his defenses amidst strangers and enemies? Absolutely not.

The awful adjustment from being at the top of the world to being at the end of the food chain (again). The determination to climb back no matter what.

The fact what he wears his coat at all times bc without he is vulnerable to fear and that won't go.

Bonus point: Bane not answering his prayers and abandoning him while Bhaal tries to claim Nemo over and over again.

The "my god left me" VS "your god can't leave you alone". Hating Nemo for still having his god's attention, pitying Nemo because Bhaal is the last god you want to be acknowledged by.

#bg3 spoilers #enver gortash #lord enver gortash #dark urge: nemo #empty prayers au #no listen the banters with the team would be so great!!! also i have a feeling Gortash would get along with gale and Astarion both #gale DOES get inspiration from Gortash's coronation #and in some ways all three of them are power-grabby dumbasses #@gale's becoming god and astarion's ascension are somewhat alike to Gortash's rule the world tyrannical spree #it's fun to imagine how all three would interact at their lowest #gortash@astarion: you should use this ascension ritual for youtself #nemo spraying gortash with bog water: no he shouldn't leave him alone #gortash@gale: fuck mystra overthrow her reign #nemo hotting him with a newspaper: no! down. no one becomes a god gods SUCK #gale: ok but i would be different i- *gets hit with a newspaper* #but also gortash@lae'zel: fuck vlaakith. what did she ever do for you? #everyone: *nods* #gortash: and FUCK Shar #everyone: *nods faster*