Astarion/Approval

Interactions

Companion	Approval	Banter	Romance
Astarion	Approval	Banter	Romance
Gale	Approval	Banter	Romance
Karlach	Approval	Banter	Romance
Lae'zel	Approval	Banter	Romance
Shadowheart	Approval	Banter	Romance
Wyll	Approval	Banter	Romance
Halsin	Approval	Banter	Romance
Minthara	Approval	Banter	Romance
Jaheira	Approval	Banter	n/a
Minsc	Approval	Banter	n/a

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Astarion likes displays of power and cruelty, and appreciates snarkiness and mocking. He is inspired when the player gains access to areas/information by deceiving others. The player does not have to be "evil" to gain his approval, however — he approves when the player makes choices that support independence and autonomy, and when the player helps certain characters in need.

Astarion dislikes displays of weakness and does not like acts of kindness or charity that offer no reward. He disapproves when the player tries to reign him in or restrict him in some way.

The actions and choices listed on this page will raise or lower Astarion's Approval.

For more information about the approval system, see Approval.

Approval

The following story and dialogue choices will cause Astarion to gain approval.

Act One

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Ravaged Beach

• Attack the Tieflings holding Lae'zel in a cage  +1
• Ask Lae'zel to say 'please' after rescuing her  +1

Chapel Entrance

• Choose the 'Attack' dialogue option when speaking to Taman and Gimblebock  +1

Druid Grove

• Refuse to help Zevlor persuade Kagha to let the Tieflings stay  +1
• Tell Elegis that she is pathetic of being scared of a few goblins  +1
• While speaking with Arron, say the refugees will be fine due to their devilish powers  +1
• Tell the Tielfling kids trained by Asharak that they are going to die  +1
• Make Zorru bow to Lae'zel  +1
• After the conversation with Zorru tell Lae'zel that she is good at interrogations  +1
• Let Arka shoot Sazza  +1
• In the Underground Passage, after reviving Findal tell him you are here to finish the job and kill him  +1
• Convince Topaz the bird that the key in its nest is dull OR choose the bard-specific option about a song  +1
• When confronting Kagha about the shadow druids, choose to attack her instead of persuading her
• Telling Auntie Ethel about the tadpole in your head.  +1
• When speaking to Mattis, take the ring, pocket the ring and tell him you paid him in experience
• After saving Mirkon, tell him to "stop snivelling or they'll be back"
• Attack the Tieflings
• The Dark Urge: When interacting with the squirrel Timber, warn Astarion about getting in front of your instincts ( +1)

Forest

• Tell Brynna and Andrick to find the owlbear and avenge their brother  +1

Sunlit Wetlands

• When entering the Sunlit Wetlands, pass the check to break the illusion, then say 'BAA' at the redcaps when you speak to them ( +1)
• Say 'BAA' at the redcaps a second time  +1
• Let him kill Gandrel  +10
• Tell Auntie Ethel about the tadpole
• Speak to Lorin and roar at him
• When Auntie Ethel's true form surrenders, accept the deal to let her go, with or without Mayrina  +5
• After killing Auntie Ethel's true form, use the wand to resurrect Mayrina's dead husband Connor, give her the wand, then tell Astarion that it was funny

Blighted Village

• Enter the Village by either attacking the goblin an the East gate, or by persuading or performing as a Bard at the South gate.  +1
• Deliver the final blow to the goblin Fezzerk  +1
• Intimidate The Ornate Mirror into letting you pass  +1
• Give him the Necromancy of Thay  +5
• Request to be compensated by Barcus Wroot after saving him from the windmill  +1
• Interrupt the bugbear and ogre in the barn  +1 OR let Astarion interrupt them  +5

The Risen Road

• Side with Karlach during Wyll's confrontation with her
• Tell the merchant Cyrel that you'll take the supplies
• Pass the check to order Flind, the Gnoll warlord to attack the survivors in the cave instead of you  +1
• Pass the check to order Flind to feast on other Gnoll  +1
• Pass the check to order Flind to kill herself  +1
• Obey and eliminate Rugan when asked by Zarys
• Speak to the artist and call him a slave

Zhentarim Hideout

• Kill Rugan when Zarys asks you to do so.  +1
• After purchasing Oskar Fevras, tell him "my slaves do not speak until they are spoken to" and then say "I don't make jokes with my slaves".  +1

Goblin Camp

• Deceive the goblins, say 'you can't be serious', then fling poo at them
• Boo Volo as he performs  +1
• Tell Tracker Grikka (or another goblin NPC) that you will "get answers for them" when discussing their prisoners  +1
• Tell Torturer Spike to let you show him how it's done.  +1
  • Then torture the prisoner.  +1
• Remove the ring from Crusher's foot after you kneel in front of him
• Make Crusher kiss your foot  +1
• Make Crusher kiss your foot after defeating him in a fight..  +1
• Continue to attack Crusher after he is defeated, if he attacks you. This will make the whole camp hostile  +1
• Pick a fight with Priestess Gut in the throne room or in her chambers  +1
• Tell Roah Moonglow that you killed her friends in the Zhentarim Hideout  +1
• Agree to endure Abdirak's teachings on Loviatar's love  +5
• Turn down Halsin's request to help him save the grove in favor of saving yourself first

Crèche Y'llek

• Vandalise the portrait of Vlaakith  +1
• When convincing Varsh Ko'kuu to give you the Githyanki egg, tell him you will use it for an omelet or sell it  +1
• Ask the Inquisitor how he knows so much about you  +1
• Ask the Inquisitor what you'll get in return for producing the weapon  +1
• Tell the Inquisitor you accept gold as a reward

Underdark

• Tell BOOOAL he is a fake god and tell him you'll just kill him and take his power  +5
• Tell Spaw "Sure, I can handle those Duergar nearby"  +1
• Tell Glut you will kill Spaw for him
• Tell Glut "I'll have no part of this" or "If you're so eager for blood..." option when asked to eliminate Spaw
• Steal the Boots of Speed from Thulla  +1
• Ask Baelen for compensation before giving him a Misty Step scroll for escaping the Bibberbang field
• Succeed the Athletics check and push Corsair Greymoon off of the skiff on your first voyage to Grymforge

Grymforge

• Decide to attack Morghal and Orgath after finding out they use slaves
• Ask Ward Magmar how to get a slave of your own
• When talking to Ward Magmar about traveling to Moonrise Towers, choose "Moonrise Tower holds the answers we need"
• After finding Philomeen, talk to Lunkbug and mention she wants Laridda to move on
• Instigate a fight against Elder Brithvar by either taunting him to take your gold or suggesting involving Sergeant Thrinn in the conspiracy against Nere
• After rescuing Nere, tell him to finish the slaves, or choose to say nothing

Camp/Conversation

• Tell him you'll sleep better for it when he says he'll keep watch  +1
• Tell him how you'd like to die (any option)  +5
• In camp on the first night, tell Shadowheart to remain cautious
• Feed the Owlbear Cub when it arrives at the Camp
• Pet the Owlbear Cub in your camp
• After he asks you to describe his beauty, choose "Is that all you want? Shallow praise?"  +1
• Threaten to kill Mizora during her first appearance  +1

• As the Dark Urge: Confess to murdering the bard  +1

Raphael's deal

Meeting Raphael

• "You're mad if you think I'll make a deal with a devil."  +1
• "Then fix it. Or die by my hand!"  +5

• Tell him that you are not the devil's plaything in regards to Raphael's offer  +1

Vampirism

• Tell him you trust him after he reveals to you that he is a vampire  +5

Letting him bite you

• Let him bite you without threatening him  +10
• Let him bite you but threaten to stake him if he goes too far  +1

• When the rest of the camp finds out Astarion is a vampire, tell them you trust him or tell them that if they don't like it, they can leave  +5
• Agree with Astarion that him feeding on your enemies sounds good  +5
• When he asks whose blood you'd hypothetically drink, choose any option  +1
• While speaking about Cazador, tell him that you'll watch his back or that you'll keep each other safe  +5

Party at the Camp

• Agree to sleep with him.  +5

Any Area

• After summoning Lump the Enlightened and telling him your deal is done, let him have one lick  +1

Act Two

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Last Light Inn

• Tell Jaheira that you are here on holiday  +1
• Help Mol win the game against Raphael using the Sleight of Hand, Bard, or Wizard options
• Tell His Majesty that you wanted to admire him up close, and then quietly admire him
• Do not drink the truth serum-spiked wine Jaheira offers you
• Tell Isobel you should "go with the winged freak" after Flaming Fist Marcus arrives
• Talk to the Strange Ox in the stables and agree to keep its secret  +1
• As The Dark Urge, after Marcus attempts to kidnap her, tell Isobel that your blood is telling you to kill her. Resist the urges, and then say, "I'm not going to follow my order. You will live."
• Call Wulbren a prick.

Shadowed Battlefield

• Convince Gronag the warrior to look for the bone in the shadows
• Convince the hyena in the convoy that they don't belong to the goblins.
• Tell the drider they are amazing after watching them berate a goblin who "fed the shadows"
• Convince the drider to not attack you when you killed the convoy before summoning him
• Convince the drider through deception to give you the lantern  +1
• Convince the drider through deception to walk into the shadows  +1
• If you're traveling with the convoy when it's ambushed, protect the convoy and maintain your cover as a True Soul
• If you're traveling with the convoy when it's ambushed, side with the Harpers, and loot the Moonlantern, tell the Harper leader "How about I just kill you and keep the lantern for myself?"
• Persuade Madeline to stab herself
• Tell Madeline to prove she's sorry

House in Deep Shadows

• Beat Oliver at hide-and-seek without being spotted

Reithwin Tollhouse

• Beat Gerringothe Thorm through either persuasion or deception  +1

The Waning Moon

• Drink with Thisobald Thorm and tell him stories

House of Healing

• Deceive the Sisters into killing each other
• Deceive Malus Thorm into killing himself  +1

Moonrise Towers

• Sever the connection between Linsella and Barnabus
• Tell Araj Oblodra that Astarion is his own person  +5
• Tell Astarion to not do anything he doesn't want to when Araj Oblodra asks you to pressure him into agreeing with her offer  +5
• Kill Fezzerk without combat (through dialogue options)
• Successfully distract Disciple Z'rell with "your lusts for Astarion" when she searches your mind for proof of your faith (if you are in a relationship with Astarion)  +1
• Ask Disciple Z'rell to show the power the Absolute has given her
• Tell Ketheric Thorm that seeing your enemies cowed never gets old

Gauntlet of Shar

• Persuade Balthazar to give you the bell to summon Flesh  +1
• Tell him his scars must have hurt after the initial conversation with Raphael  +1
• Kill Yurgir and talk to Raphael about it, then promise Astarion you'll help him kill Cazador

Talking to Yurgir about his pact instead of attacking him immediately will cause Astarion to disapprove  -2, but you can pass an insight check and three Persuasion checks to get him to:

• Kill his Merregon followers  +2
• Kill his his displacer beast  +2
• Kill himself  +2

(Warlocks will not have to pass the insight check and will jump straight to the persuasion checks)

• Failing the initial insight check will give you the option of passing a Persuasion check to tell Yurgir you'll help him search the temple for a way out of his contract with Raphael — passing this will cause Astarion to disapprove  -2, but you can talk to him afterward and tell him it's all part of the plan  +1

Camp/Conversation

• Tell him it makes sense to enlist Raphael's help with investigating his scars
• Tell Arabella her parents are dead  +1

Act Three

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Rivington

• Volunteer Lae'zel, Halsin (or maybe any other companion) to Dribbles' show
• Give Yenna coins or food
• Resist the madness when accepting the monk's curse after delivering his amulet
• Answer Zethino's questions correctly:

• First Question: "When he's elbow deep in gore."  +1
• Second Question: "Revenge" or (if romancing) "Me"  +1
• Third Question: "Breaking a nail" or "Most things fear him, actually."  +1

• Agree with Astarion that Ulma's children already dead when talking with Ulma in Gur Camp
• As a Baldurian, tell Saer Grotpoll that his accent sounds more Rivington than Baldur's Gate  +1
• Get more money out of Danzo Arkwright when returning the Zhentarim letters  +1
• Say "Woof" a second time to Mar'hyah  +1
• Tell the Strange Ox you will keep its secret
• Say "Don't worry, I wouldn't ask such a thing of you" when he expresses discomfort with the Drow twins' offer (if romancing)  +1

Wyrm's Crossing

• Accept the Deal with the Gnomes quest from Manip Falcäo  +1
• Tell Adventurer Drin in Fraygo's Flophouse that "'Adventurer' means nothing here anymore"
• Pass the Investigation check to find the body in Fraygo's Flophouse during Solve the Open Hand Temple Murders questline  +1
• Tell Blase Elin you're needed by Valeria and get past the drawbridge
• In Wyrm's Rock Fortress, convince the Flaming Fist quartermaster to trade with you
• In Wyrm's Rock Fortress, tell Fist Reynash to get a grip
• In Wyrm's Rock Fortress, agree to watch Gortash coronation
• In Wyrm's Rock Fortress, escort Counsellor Florrick out of the prison

House of Hope

• Refuse to give your body or mind to Haarlep

Disapproval

The following story and dialogue choices will cause Astarion to lose approval.

Act One

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Druid Grove

• Agree to help the Tieflings for Wyll
• Tell Arabella's mother that the druids are overreacting
• Persuade Kagha to free Arabella
• Swear to Nettie you'll take the Wyvern Poison  -1
• Catching Mattis's sister pickpocketing you and telling her you won't be mad  -1
• Persuade Kagha to fight against the Shadow Druids  -1
• After fighting the Shadow Druids, tell Zevlor you will kill the goblin camp's leaders without asking for compensation  -1

Sunlit Wetlands

• Reveal his identity to Gandrel
• Don't let him kill Gandrel  -3
• Disagree with Auntie Ethel and tell her you believe Mayrina is in trouble
• Tell Mayrina that Auntie Ethel killed Demir and Johl
• Reject the offer to get Auntie Ethel's Hair  -5
• Reject Mayrina's reward for saving her  -1

Owlbear Nest

• Agree with Shadowheart when she asks you not to loot the Selunite chest or say "if you insist"  -1

Blighted Village

• Read the Necromancy of Thay  -1
• Drop and prepare to destroy the Necromancy of Thay  -5
• Pay Fezzerk a lot of gold to let you pass  -1
• Tell Barcus Wroot that he owes you nothing after rescuing him  -1

Goblin Camp

• Tell Eight that you are sorry for the loss of his parents  -1
• Tell Priestess Gut you are ready to clear your head  -1
• Agree to help Halsin after freeing him  -1

Zhentarim Hideout

• Buy Oskar Fevras from Brem  -1
• Agree to give Oskar Fevras 200 gold once you free him  -1

Crèche Y'llek

• When convincing Varsh Ko'kuu to give you the Githyanki egg, tell him you will raise it as your own or find a more forgiving creche  -1

Grymforge

• Express your disgust toward slavery when talking to Ward Magmar  -1
• Pay your respects to the pile of dead deep gnome corpses after killing Brathwen and Viss
• Persuade Skickpit you're willing to kill his slavers
• Agree to help Lunkbug find Philomeen
• Stand up for the deep gnome slaves when they're threatened by Nere once he's freed  -1
• Convince Elder Brithvar to free the deep gnomes after fighting Nere alongside the Duergar  -1

Camp/Conversations

• Give Gale the Necromancy of Thay, or destroy it.  -5
• Allow Volo to follow through with his attempt to remove the parasite
• Say "I brought you back, didn't I?" or "I thought the mind flayer parasite protects you from light?" or "I think I preferred you as a pile of ash." when speaking to him after reviving him if he died from the Sun Lance blast in Rosymorn Monastery.  -5

Vampirism

When you first catch him trying to drink your blood in camp:

• Tell him to leave after you catch him trying to drink your blood  -10 (Astarion leaves the party)
• Attempt to stake him while he's drinking your blood and fail  -10 (Astarion leaves the party)

• Forbid him to drink blood from other people  -5
• During the first conversation about Cazador, tell him he's on his own  -5

Raphael's Deal

• When meeting Raphael, tell him "I'll do anything to get rid of the tadpole."  -5
• After meeting Raphael, tell Astarion that "you might not be able to outfox him, but I will."  -1
• (Warlock-only) After meeting Raphael, say that he's "only a cambion" and that you can handle him.  -1

Party at the Camp

• If you already have a partner, tell him "I'm looking forward to it. It'll be fun." or ask him if he's feeling jealous.  -1
• Speak to him, end the conversation without agreeing to sleep with him, then make arrangements with another companion. Then talk to Astarion again and tell him you're spending the night with someone else.  -1
• Turn him down if he offers to sleep with you.  -1
• Fail the Persuasion roll (DC 15) to make Astarion say 'please' when offering to sleep with you.  -1

Act Two

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• Free Dolly from the Moonlantern carried by Kar'niss

Ruined Battlefield

• Tell Harper Lassandra that you can aid in traversing the darkness (Wizard only)
• Say to Harper Lassandra, "I find the best introductions are made while sitting around a fire, perhaps with drinks?" (Bard only)
• Call Madeline a coward
• Tell Madeline to stop stabbing herself

Last Light Inn

• Drink the truth serum-spiked wine Jaheira offers you
• Warn Isobel that Marcus plans to kidnap her

Moonrise Towers

• Convince Astarion to drink Araj Oblodra's blood
• Offer Fezzerk a fair fight
• Tell the guards to release Fezzerk  -1
• Give up all your gold to Gerringothe Thorm

Gauntlet of Shar

• Talk to Yurgir instead of attacking immediately  -2
• Persuade Yurgir to let you help him find something to get him out of his contract with Raphael  -2
• Agree to peace with the rats after interacting with the broken effigy  -1

Mind Flayer Colony

• Use the Neural Apparatus to release everyone in the Tadpoling Centre

Camp/Conversations

• Tell him he's mad when he mentions enlisting Raphael's help in finding out what his scars mean

Act Three

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Rivington

• Refuse to be arrested by the Steel Watcher at the gate between Rivington and Wyrm's Crossing  -1
• Tell Wulbren Gortash is the enemy, not the Gondians, and that you'll find another way  -1
• Agree with the Brother Clements in the Open Hand Temple that Father Lorgan was right to accept everyone at the temple  -1
• Tell Tara to stop eating the carrier pigeons

Lower City

Graveyard

• Tell Gothric Rillyn being buried alive 'sounds like apt punishment for thievery'  -1

House of Hope

• Vow your body to Haarlep  -1