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ManicPixie (talk | contribs) m (Removed speculative language as no where in the route is there evidence of abject cruelty on the levels of Cazador. Those kinds of opinions are not meant for wiki pages intended on merely stating facts. If you have an edit you’d like to make to this correction that is fine but the original statement is wholly subjective and misleading for readers who have yet to experience the story for themselves. I have edited this to be as devoid of opinion as possible) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
(Tried to make final part of personality section less disconnected, given it's talking about Astarion's psyche and not a description of his quest. Subjective language is very tricky in the personality section, considering one could say that saying he has "biting wit" is just an opinion. The abject cruelty is for example already technically clearly in the game considering that sending 7k people to Mephis isn't great, and very much Cazador's plan in the first place, thus replicating him.) |
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At the beginning of the game's story, Astarion has recently escaped his abuser and discovered that sunlight no longer hurts him. As such, he comes off as reckless and hedonistic at times, wishing to enjoy his newfound freedom as much as possible. He shares this outlook with fellow party member [[Karlach]]. Once it is discovered that his immunity to sunlight is due to the [[Tadpole]], Astarion is less excited than the rest of the party at the prospect of destroying the tadpoles, instead wishing to find a way to wield their power instead. | At the beginning of the game's story, Astarion has recently escaped his abuser and discovered that sunlight no longer hurts him. As such, he comes off as reckless and hedonistic at times, wishing to enjoy his newfound freedom as much as possible. He shares this outlook with fellow party member [[Karlach]]. Once it is discovered that his immunity to sunlight is due to the [[Tadpole]], Astarion is less excited than the rest of the party at the prospect of destroying the tadpoles, instead wishing to find a way to wield their power instead. | ||
Tragically, his demeanour belies the trauma of decades of abuse. Astarion's sire, the vampire lord [[Cazador]], performed horrifically depraved acts on Astarion that left both physical and psychological scars. He is utterly ruthless in his pursuit of revenge on Cazador and is not afraid to commit acts of cruelty or deception in the pursuit of that quest, being one of the few party members enthusiastic about making a pact with [[Raphael]]. The crux of his [[The Pale Elf|personal quest]] is whether he will steal the power of the Vampire Ascendent for himself or kill Cazador and stop the rite. | Tragically, his demeanour belies the trauma of decades of abuse. Astarion's sire, the vampire lord [[Cazador]], performed horrifically depraved acts on Astarion that left both physical and psychological scars. He is utterly ruthless in his pursuit of revenge on Cazador and is not afraid to commit acts of cruelty or deception in the pursuit of that quest, being one of the few party members enthusiastic about making a pact with [[Raphael]]. The crux of his [[The Pale Elf|personal quest]] is whether he will follow in Cazador's footsteps and steal the power of the Vampire Ascendent for himself or kill Cazador and stop the rite. | ||
== Gameplay == | == Gameplay == | ||