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Some simple Astarion portraits I took while finishing up my embrace Durge run recently.

"Gnomes..."

Getting a likeness is so hard. I felt, I did an ok job with Shads & Wyll, and definitely have to redo Gale, but Astarion here put me through the wringer. I think there's still something wrong with his jaw but overall I am ok with him now.

The Pale Elf

A new print after a long time! Ps. It doesn't include the "muffinpoop" inscription -- only his name and the date. :o).

Also big thanks to @sarii-draws for the suggestion 🫶

I was taking screenshots for something completely different when this particular moment caught my eye.

In his Origin run, Radiant Hopeful Astarion chooses to save Baldur’s Gate and its people, even after having “lost the opportunity” to Ascend. He could still “make up for it” by dominating the Netherbrain and the world, becoming the Absolute and therefore truly untouchable, while keeping all the benefits of the tadpole. Yet his personal choice — and the choice supported by the game’s script — is to destroy it.

I’m not saying this to argue that Ascended Astarion isn’t convinced of his choice (this remains true regardless of my personal preferences and my own interpretation of Ascension). Rather, I’m saying that if he chooses to give up Ascension, he’s equally convinced of that choice and remains committed to it, regardless of whether he’s in a romance or not.

Thanks for the tag @optimisticgrey and @arlynx 🖤 Since my commission season has started this week, there are quite a lot of rough shots coming with it. For example, this one: