#tav question

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QOTW

Post Valentines Day question: What underwear/lingerie does Tav/Durge choose?

Corvus isn't a fan of wearing lingerie for himself, but occasionally he'll entertain Raphael’s requests. 😈

hitting shadowheart with the stardew beam

plus my drow tav vastra 🥰

I'm thinking about what blood tastes like to Astarion?

Unless stated otherwise I've been defaulting to the Anne Rice philosophy that vampires get a life force from people. You gain a sense of life and being alive through someone else, which is why vampires are never satisfied and are always hungry, black holes. They can never be truly alive and need to take it from someone else.

I like to imagine this applies to dnd vampires too. Astarion compares his companions to alcohol when hes fantasizes about taking drinks out of them. When he says this though, I dont literally think that blood tastes like alcohol, I think what he calls "taste" is actually a general vibe on who they are, and what it's like to be alive as them.

"Wyll is nice so he must 'taste' sweet."

"Lae'zel is so aggressive, she must 'taste' spicey."

What does sweet and spicy even mean to him at this point? Hes mapping out their personality.

Avery, High Half-Elf Paladin of Ilmater (he/him)

(I'll put a CW for slavery & non-con here)

What is your Tav's...

• favorite weapon: Phalar Aluve. He hyperfixates on weapons, specifically longswords and maces. When he was younger (16/17) he wanted to be a bard, but he was sold to drow before that could happen. So when he found a longsword that could sing. 😩👌 (he started stimming immediately after finding out)

• style of combat: he prefers defence/healing but he can provide a good offense.

• most prized possession: the acorn Wyll gave him when he first proposed to him.

• deepest desire: he wants a child of his own.

• guilty pleasure: does a guilty kink count? he likes being bound, and he's ashamed of it because of his trauma. he has Wyll to help him realize it can be a normal and healthy way of processing his trauma; a corrective emotional experience because he's in control this time. (thank you Tuca & Bertie for teaching me this)

• best-kept secret: the others in the group know he was a Drow slave. But only Astarion & Wyll know he was a sex slave. (Astarion only knows because the tadpole connected similar memories)

• greatest strength: knowledge (he's had a lot of time to read)

• fatal flaw: he has a inferiority complex

• favorite smell: he loves floral scents, sunflower is his favorite.

• favorite spell or cantrip: Inflict Wounds. He especially enjoyed using it on Nere.

• pet peeve: X

• bad habit: he masks his emotions as a defense mechanism, it's a habit he's trying to break.

• hidden talent: cooking; he ended up cooking with Gale because he doesn't do vegetables (he's the meat man) his favorite thing to cook is soup.

• leisure activity: reading, he loves fairy tales.

• favorite drink: red wine

• comfort food: potatoes in any form.

• favorite person: Wyll ❤️🤍❤️

• favored display of affection: he loves any form of affection, especially after only experiencing manipulative affection. Recently he's discovered his favorite is dancing.