Faery_Willow

No, really! This gets glossed over a lot, but I think it needs to be explored in fics etc.

In BG1 and BG2, you played as a Bhaalspawn (ie: a part mortal, part divine child of Bhaal fathered during the Time of Troubles) and at it's worst, the Urge is restricted to horrible dreams. There are no new Bhaalspawn, the only ones alive post Bhaal's return are Sarevok (and Orin but she hardly counts) and Imoen (who lost her divine essence and became a Vampire by the time of BG3)

In BG3, the Dark Urge is confirmed to be a Pureblood Bhaalspawn. (ie: 100% Bhaal's blood, not a child who was born but rather literally a perfect creation (you can headcanon that character creation is Bhaal making a perfect vessel) made from the God of Murder entirely, hence why the Urge is so strong to kill and maim. (And why you have Sceleritas Fel to guide you.)

Therefore, Resist!Durge is such a miracle, you're literally Bhaal, rejecting Bhaal. (Lol the embarrassment for Bhaal, his own self rejecting him!) But what remains when Bhaal takes back his blood? This is what I want to explore in my fic.

The thing that irks me most is how this is glossed over, by companions and NPCs... you won, you have your freedom, your mind is your own, Withers has adopted you, you're... safe? No. I... don't think it's that simple.

You were literally a clone of Bhaal. Losing his blood should leave you empty to an extent. Withers even calls you the Child of None, there's running theme here, but it's not been explored by the game. A vacancy born of resisting the Urge.

You're just an empty shell now, the victory is pyrrhic but also required... You need to learn who you are now that everything has been stripped away and romance here is paramount because the love interest will play a big role in shaping the soul that becomes Durge after their revival

I really want to explore this aspect and it's dark consequences in my fic, i already have to an extent (lots of implications for God!Durge, the Child of None) but as my BG3 novelisation approaches Act 3, it's becoming very daunting but I'm gonna soldier ahead and hopefully deliver something that makes readers understand what I'm getting at here.

...Resist!Durge is no less than a divine miracle. Never doubt that.

That's also partly why she is such creature. She was born evil and with emptiness inside her, because Bhaal himself is pretty pathetic guy who can hold grudge on someone for literally centuries, so no wonder his clone is also evil bitch, who can torture others simply because it's fun. And that remains even after she'll be free from Bhaal, because even with his blood removed and Urges silent, she is still evil, it's her basic nature, something one can't avoid

And since in my canon it wasn't Withers who resurrected her, but Gortash (through putting new heart into her chest), Glassred didn't take "Child of none" title, but rather "Machinery mistake", since she shouldn't live, she should have died back then and free the world of her presence, but in Glassred's eyes such title is not a shame, but rather something to take pride of. She survived even this, she is still here, despite everything, she is stronger and will outlive others and so she can have rights to rule the whole world, because other are weaker and so they don't deserve either to live and their freedom.

Gale’s camp tunic is DONE!! Just under 200 (196) hours of hand embroidery on this piece and I’m so proud of how it turned out.

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Cullen x Mira 💖