"After freeing her for her cage and helping her out for the first time in one of my runs, I always have to do it. She is so funny. Chronic backstabber who tries to sell you out at the first chance. But then will beg for your help if she needs your help too <3 "we're basically family" oh sazza you sneaky lil bastard. marry me."

"she can keep showing up across the game if you keep refusing to let her die, which feels like you accidentally adopted a feral raccoon."

"the fact that you can escort her straight into the goblin camp and she’s basically walking around like “yep. i know these guys. i’m important.” meanwhile you’re sweating because you’re infiltrating a cult and your plus-one is a goblin with the mouth of a 2012 cod lobby"

"lorroakan has “my tower, my rules” energy while living in someone else’s tower. embarrassing. vote him."

"Lorroakan is the Sorcerous Sundries wizard who put a hologram of himself at the front desk so he never has to speak to customers. That alone is an S-tier character trait."

"he says “darling” and suddenly i’m volunteering as a snack"

"he’s so funny i’m sorry. his commentary is top tier. even when he’s being the worst he’s at least being the worst with style"

"astarion is the character i did not expect to get attached to and then it happened anyway, because he’s such a mess and he KNOWS it. He’ll flirt, he’ll lie, he’ll posture, he’ll act like nothing touches him, and then you get these moments where the mask slips and it’s like… oh. and the best part is you can actually influence what kind of freedom he chooses. you can enable the whole “power will fix me” plan, or you can push him toward something that looks more like healing (even if it’s ugly and slow and he fights it). Also: the fact he genuinely enjoys being mean is hilarious. he’s a hater. he’s a gossip. he’s the friend who would absolutely egg you on to make the worst decision at a party. and then when you hit the cazador stuff the game stops being cute about it. it’s grim. it’s personal. it’s about bodies and consent and ownership and what you do after you get out. and he’s still standing there trying to decide who he wants to be next. i don’t care how you play him, i just think he’s one of the most memorable companions they’ve ever written."

"lakrissa is the tiefling who makes a 10g “we’re all gonna die lol” bet with you and somehow that’s the hottest possible energy for act 1"

"her whole thing with Alfira is very “two people clinging to something soft while everything sucks,” and finding them again is always a relief. i don’t need a giant plot twist, i just want them to get their drink and a quiet night without goblins, cults, or anyone yelling “THE ABSOLUTE.”"

"sebastian existing is the game looking you dead in the eye and going “yeah, astarion had victims. real ones.”"

"Sebastian is the vampire spawn in Cazador’s cells who recognizes Astarion, and it’s genuinely one of the most stomach-dropping moments in that whole questline. No big lore speech, just “oh. you did this.”"

"the sebastian scene hits like a truck because it’s not abstract anymore. it’s not “7,000 spawn somewhere offscreen,” it’s a guy with a NAME who’s been down there for ages, and he remembers the exact vibe of being lured in - being chatted up, being made to feel special, getting drunk, and then waking up in a cage forever. and if astarion’s with you?? it’s the most awful kind of karma because you can see him trying to cope in real time, like he wants to be defensive and he can’t, because sebastian is right there. it’s so nasty and so good writing."

"sebastian is the reason i can’t treat the Cazador plot like “fun vampire mansion.” It stops being camp the second you open those cells. He’s not written to flatter Astarion, he’s written to be a consequence, and that’s why he sticks. And the way he says it - “You’re the one from the tavern. You smiled and joked and got me drunk.” - is so simple it’s worse, because it sounds like a normal memory, not a fantasy-horror cutscene. Also, I like that he isn’t there to forgive anybody. he’s angry, he’s terrified, he’s been trapped, and he’s allowed to be all of that without the game making him “nice” for the player. If you’re the kind of person who loves NPCs that make the story feel heavier (in a good way)… yeah. sebastian. That’s the guy."

"the thing with silfy is she’s SO bad at it. like mattis is doing his coin flip spiel, mol is running operations, and silfy is out here going “uhhh… can i have your money please?” with tears in her eyes. and if you’re nice to her she softens instantly, like she’s been waiting for literally one adult to not yell. it’s such a small interaction but it makes the tiefling kids feel real, because yeah, of course they’re doing petty theft, of course they’re trying to be “street,” they’re displaced and hungry and everyone keeps telling them they’re a problem."

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