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Part 1 of cleaning up the article: moved the mention of him being a noble to a more appropriate spot, and made the advertisement a reference. Will clean up the cards section next by moving it to the gallery instead.
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(Part 1 of cleaning up the article: moved the mention of him being a noble to a more appropriate spot, and made the advertisement a reference. Will clean up the cards section next by moving it to the gallery instead.)
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If Astarion's beliefs and fears are challenged, he begins to deconstruct his cynical worldview, show empathy towards others and try to make amends, letting himself trust others and form genuine bonds.  
If Astarion's beliefs and fears are challenged, he begins to deconstruct his cynical worldview, show empathy towards others and try to make amends, letting himself trust others and form genuine bonds.  


Conversely, if Astarion is encouraged to pursue power at the cost of others and his callousness and arrogance remain uncontested, Astarion gains tremendous power and freedom from the shackles of vampirism while reinforcing his starting worldview. Astarion regains his status as a noble, which he once had when he was a magistrate. In the epilogue, he reveals he is motivated to take over the city and even the world.{{ref|Astarion states he wants to create a city of spawn and cast a fog over the world for his children; he tells the player character they could have "everything", that "the world is ours for the taking", and similarly wants to subdue the Netherbrain for reasons which may been seen as intent on world domination. When Astarion is told by the [[Dark Urge]] they will spare him when they conquer the world, he says, "Not if I get there first". In the [[Epilogue]] Astarion also remarks there is an entire world out there, ready for the taking. If the player character recognises Astarion is aiming to conquer the world, he acknowledges with appreciation. Finally, when the player character, who is transformed into a mind flayer, says they are thinking about taking over the world, Astarion refers to it as a mutual interest.}}
Conversely, if Astarion is encouraged to pursue power at the cost of others and his callousness and arrogance remain uncontested, Astarion gains tremendous power and freedom from the shackles of vampirism while reinforcing his starting worldview, motivating him to pursue plans to take over the city and even the world.{{ref|Astarion states he wants to create a city of spawn and cast a fog over the world for his children; he tells the player character they could have "everything", that "the world is ours for the taking", and similarly wants to subdue the Netherbrain for reasons which may been seen as intent on world domination. When Astarion is told by the [[Dark Urge]] they will spare him when they conquer the world, he says, "Not if I get there first". In the [[Epilogue]] Astarion also remarks there is an entire world out there, ready for the taking. If the player character recognises Astarion is aiming to conquer the world, he acknowledges with appreciation. Finally, when the player character, who is transformed into a mind flayer, says they are thinking about taking over the world, Astarion refers to it as a mutual interest.}}


== Gameplay ==
== Gameplay ==
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=== Pre-Vampirism ===
=== Pre-Vampirism ===
Astarion was a young magistrate in [[Baldur's Gate]], until one day he was assaulted and almost killed by a gang of [[Gur]] because of a ruling he had handed down. The vampire lord, {{CharLink|Cazador Szarr}}, who had taken interest in him, approached Astarion while he was dying and turned him into one of his slaves – a vampire spawn.
Astarion was a young magistrate noble {{Ref|Referred to as a "noble high elf" on this Magic: The Gathering card. https://bg3.wiki/wiki/File:Advertising_for_Secret_Lair.jpg}} in [[Baldur's Gate]], until one day he was assaulted and almost killed by a gang of [[Gur]] because of a ruling he had handed down. The vampire lord, {{CharLink|Cazador Szarr}}, who had taken interest in him, approached Astarion while he was dying and turned him into one of his slaves – a vampire spawn.


=== Life as Cazador's Spawn ===
=== Life as Cazador's Spawn ===
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== Cards ==
== Cards ==
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate set released in the year 2022.




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Secret Lair Drop Series: Secret Lair x Dungeons & Dragons: 50th Anniversary Superdrop. Released in the year 2024.
[[File:Astarion, the Decadent Secret Lair big.png|frameless|276x276px]] [[File:Exquisite Blood.png|frameless|278x278px]] [[File:Sanguine Bond.png|frameless|277x277px]] [[File:Anguished Unmaking.png|frameless|278x278px]][[File:Mortify.png|frameless|278x278px]]<blockquote>
 
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[[File:Astarion, the Decadent Secret Lair big.png|frameless|276x276px]] [[File:Exquisite Blood.png|frameless|278x278px]] [[File:Sanguine Bond.png|frameless|277x277px]] [[File:Anguished Unmaking.png|frameless|278x278px]][[File:Mortify.png|frameless|278x278px]]
 
[[File:Advertising for Secret Lair.jpg|frameless]]
 
Advertising for Secret Lair. <blockquote>
<nowiki>''</nowiki>The noble high elf joins the World of Magic: The Gathering with the latest set of cards from Secret Lair. Add the vampire spawn rogue to your deck before he ascends from this realm".</blockquote>


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