#khishar

Khishar and Astarion were in love, they slaughtered together with joy. He encouraged her to embrace who she is, Bhaalspawn. So it only made sense she would encourage Astarion to do the same - to complete the ritual and become Vampire Ascendant. What I didn't know nor account for was how immediate the corruption would be, how he would basically give her an ultimatum that she become his slave or they are over.

Now, I could have reloaded a hard save at the point before finally killing Cazador, and she could have persuaded Astarion not to go through with the ritual - but that just wouldn't make sense. Why not 7000+ more lives, perhaps to Bhaal. Why not shed blood for Astarion to embrace his dark fate, and they be murderous gods together.

But nah, the motherfucker had to be instantly corrupted by the power. So the next step would be for Khishar to basically frenzy and destroy Astarion. From here, she will never take another love. She will never open her heart again.