I'm reminded of a Tumblr post. "The 2 most traumatized and deranged dudes in the world both think they can fix each other, 50 million dead, 80 million injured."
@@VexWerewolf locking in on your aspirations and ignoring your problems > solving the problems that totally don't stay with you after said aspirations are reached (50/50 success rate)
There's a quote from Astarion where he says that he isn't religious because he prayed to every god while with cazador and none of them helped him. Now he can help people in similar situations :)
You guys have Astarion in such a high esteem lol. He'll most likely be a random perverse god. Since he became an Ascendant Vampire, he could be pretty much the God of Vampires. I don't think so, but it would also feat a God of Rebellion, since he dethrone Cazador and took its place. Successful rebellions tend to create new tyrants - instead of solving the problem, just as Ascendant Astarion does - , so, he could come along with Bane.
You... may be right?? (Not me making a Gale Origin run and romancing Astarion.... also not me romancing Astarion just because I literally can't romance anyone else 😶🌫️)
Ge still has his banter lines but yeah it’s not nearly as good! BUT his origin run was well worth it for the extra insight into his mind and decisions 🙏🏻
@@CuteGallifreyian I just finished my spawn Astarion playthrough yesterday and I romanced Karlach. Little did I know, Astarion burns in the sun before he has a chance to convince Karlach to go to the Hells with him. So she exploded. Next thing I know I’m in tears at the epilogue party, searching desperately for my dead wifey. I check the mailbox in vain hope, and find a letter from Araj. She calls me darling. I gained the ability to rage. “Only one person can call me darling and she’s DEAD!” 😞
I continue to argue that any ending that sticks Ascended Astarion in a place where he can't do much damage (Avernus, Elysium) is probably the best possible ending for that route lol. That way he be the delightfully egotistical, vain bastard he is somewhere the rest of Faerun doesn't have to deal with him.
When he became a god i can't really agree on the part that nobody will have to deal with him in Faerûn... 🤣🤣 I'm quite sure that he can mess with people nonetheless 😂
To be fair, a law of the planes is that they change around the beings that influence them and vice-versa. Gods that started in Elysium but « go bad » will start sliding their part of Elysium downwards towards the lower planes that match their morality… So, this is both an end for Gale&Astation, but also an entirely new beginning
@@foxyfoxy-13Do we really believe he’s going to do much beyond preen in a mirror and scream his own name during sex, though? I’m hedging our bets we’re pretty safe.
@@user-ey7qi9iz8rnot sure ascended astarion is the merciful type… Considering he sacrificed 7000 of his own kind to gain power. Spawn Astarion on the other hand, I could see him helping others who were in his position.
The thing about DnD gods, they have portfolios. For lesser gods, they can share portfolios but for greater deities, they cannot share portfolios. It sounds that Gale just became a greater deity and thus why he isn’t a deity of magic. Astarion would most likely, as ascended, be a god of vampires and undead since there isn’t a portfolio for that. Since all of the “death” gods portfolio specializes on things that death involve, like grieving from Shar, decay from Myrkul, etc.
i think he could branch off a responsibility to another god. mystra did something like that with her first chosen/boyfriend. she empowered him to the point of godhood and i think he deals with written spells as his portfolio. so still magic, but not the weave itself. but astarian becoming his own kind of god with his own portfolio feels more like something astarian would want.
@@themudpit621 not really. We didn’t actually kill the dead three. We only killed their chosen and or their avatars. And those are different in DnD. Killing an actual god is almost impossible. You either need a god to willingly use part of their own divinity to kill another god or cause them to have no more followers.
so now we have a God of Ambition, which sounds like a particularly powerful portfolio to possess, and possibly a new God of Ego and Sass, or whatever else would suit Astarion, at his side. for some reason I'm just imagining Astarion giving all of those older gods a lot of sass during each and every encounter, annoying them to no end at first
This is an amazing ending! Ascendant Astarion/God Gale might be my favorite couple from the Origins. I know many hate both of these versions, personally I am happy that they are thriving beyond the boundaries of your average good ending.
This is what I was thinking. I think Larian took some liberties here, because I was of the impression that only Ao could make mortals into gods. Maybe a god can sponsor a mortal, but it's Ao that does the deed. But who knows, maybe that did indeed happen and Gale was given the power to do so.
@@andrewbaker3954 There have been a few mortals who have risen to godlike power but aren't recognized as an /actual/ god with a capital G until Ao deems it. Best example is Cyric, who was turned into a true god (for a brief while) as a punishment by Ao lol I think he said something like "oh yeah you wanna be a god so bad you killed Mystra? Sure thing, buddy." Then made him a god just to show how limiting it is to follow god protocols. I'm assuming God!Gale is right around that same spot as Cyric, probably a few hairs away from Ao coming down to bat.
For Astarions Domain, I would guess "relief". Escaping Cazadors torment, ending this constant threat to his (un)life and freedom, getting rid of his biggest fear, ascending to become immune to the sun, ending his endless hunger... I think it would fit, or is that domain already taken?
@@darkurgediaries Well, in a sense it would conflict with Ilmater. Though he grants relief by taking on the suffering of others or encouraging others to do so. Astarion would rather stomp out the source of suffering. But it probably fits better with the spawn ending, since his ascended personality is not above inflicting on others himself. As demonstrated when he popped each member of his family like a water balloon.
the god of Revenge would be a good one for Ascendarion (if its not taken), or Determination/Resilience. In fact Determination would be a great fit with Gale's Ambition - the god of dreaming big, and the god of making those big dreams a reality.
If he doesn't Ascend, it could be Sanctuary. He'd have grown compassion for all who had similar experiences to him. He harbours those who seek him out.
I could see both unascended and ascended Astarion as the god of freedom and self-determination. His ascended status would just change the flavor of it. Unascended would want people to have the freedom to choose the course of their lives, ascended would encourage people to seek power that they may control their own lives. Either would be a good companion to the God of Ambition, and I could see Astarion's ascended status considerably influencing Gale. Ambition is morally neutral. Power can be morally neutral, it depends on how you wield it.... but as the saying goes "Absolute power corrupts absolutely". Ascended Astarion + God Gale are a power couple that would seek to have control of everything, and then once they had that they would probably destroy each other in an attempt to gain more. Unascended Astarion could easily end up in the same place, but it'd take longer. The romantic in me hopes that they could keep their egos and jealousy out of their relationship, but that feels unlikely.
While I mostly agree with you, if the boys got too much power from their god-hood, I assume AO would ultimately destroy them. That, or some thing else would. Basically I'm saying their times as gods, while obviously long compared to that of the lifespan of most creatures in Faerun, would be essentially pretty short overall. This is me taking into account that technically Astarion is still an idiot when life choices and Gale could technically be upsurped by another god or even just a determined magic user. I did a light skim of how Mystryl and others died (and got replaced) and AO would only need to do that to end these two. Maybe even less.
THANK YOU for uploading this ending! I was out here wondering if they would make this couple break up in the epilogue or not (since apparently the devs mentioned ascended astarion would be jealous of God gale). I'm really curious how the epilogue would play out from God gale's perspective, however. Well, yet another excuse for a new playthrough lol.
With Gale-Origin it breaks the romance (like with Githyanki leaving their romance to fight in the civil war and such) unfortunately, at least with Spawnstarion. But I am glad it works this way around, I'll have to try giving my Spawnstarion an alternate route to ascension this way. 😄
@@hanna-liminal lol Bhaal is the god of murder, though. blood does not have to come from murder or violence. imagine it, scores of his female followers dedicating each monthly flow to him, lol. that actually would not be a terrible rout to take , though. it would ensure he has followers, even if it's just during their time of the month. that'd still be thousands a day.
I imagine ones that already existed would become high ranking followers of his domain. Willingly or not. Doubt he'd be creating new spawn too frequently if at all anymore from that point onwards and would just wait for natural followers. After all, our power hungry duo can only have their power if nobody else is powerful enough to take it from them.
This is a fascinating ending tbh, considering Astarion is a vampire and still has his bite scars once he is ascended as well. He should have bitten Gale at the end lol
Gale: *sees Astarion sacrifices 7000 souls to become a true vampire* "Ok yay I'll take him and make him a god." *And actually makes Astarion a god* Astarion: "Thanks". What I need to know is what happens next for them, if godhood restores a bit of the past Astarion before he ascended or if he just gets worse, and if Gale cares or not, given he can make him a god after he condemn 7000 souls to hell I think he doesn't, probably because ambition also drove him to go beyond morality and mortality. I dunno. But it's a very interesting ending, a vampire becoming a god, can he becomes a god even if he stays as a spawn?
i think gale will just honor ambition, regardless of intent. similar to Mystra, in that she commends creating new spells, regardless of if they are "evil" or not. it's about the magic and not the intent. same with gale and ambition. and being a god now, it's totally his prerogative to do what he wants, so /shrug. lol
Astarion should be the God of the Helpless. The one people can pray to and actually be listened to, as opposed to what he himself experienced. Either that, or God of Stunting on your Former Abusers, which I also support.
To let him become a God seems like the best ending for unascended Astarion. He gets all the power he dreamt of and more without sacrificing thousands of innocent souls and part of himself.
He doesn’t lose any of himself when he ascends, writers confirmed in a recent interview that ascended astarion is still himself just coping with fear in a not so healthy way. The only thing undone is the “progress” made during the journey, but really this is a matter of perspective. If you want to play as a villain, from that perspective, it’s all a plus. Also, vampire spawn are considered monsters in dnd and to be killed anyway 🤷🏻♀️
@@darkurgediaries both outcomes are bittersweet and tragic in a way and I love him both ways. But to me not ascending is more his 'good' ending, so to renounce vampire ascension and instead become a God with Gale seems like the best possible outcome to me and the reward he deserves for acting so selfless after everything he's been through. I know it's still an ending many won't get because you have to play Astarion (or maybe also Gale?) origin to make it happen.
Gale as a gof of Ambition I feel could provide a major conflict in the future. Ambition is good, but like Greed or Zealotry I would consider it a good driving force for a major villain and Gale already by act 3 I feel cpuld enter that path.
There is a new raphael epilogue where he basically says what’s going to happen to god gale, I’ve uploaded it and you can find it in my raphael playlist!
I do wonder, becoming ascendant seems to stifle astarions “humanity” and sense of empathy, does he REGAIN those qualities he had as a spawn when attaining godhood? Or is he now the evil ascended astarion who now also just has god powers
The ritual brings him to life again (no longer undead) and his mortal drives and ambitions return to him, and it removes all negative side effects of vampirism. In my opinion it’s not that he doesn’t have emotions, because he clearly does when his careful mask slips on occasion. it’s that he is guarding those emotions and empathy very closely with said mask. I feel being a god would either help him to feel less guarded and thereby lessen his desire for power (which ultimately equates to safety & protection that he is desperate for) or he would just go full world domination haha Of course anyone is free to interpret these things as they will but this is my two cents.
As a god you basically lose those, or be punished. Mystra got into trouble for that post-godhood. So whatever portfolio Astarion picks up, that would be his only focus. If Gale's portfolio doesn't have any similarity their relationship is basically over. Gale clearly didn't learn his former mistress's history well enough. I also can't imagine Ao rewriting the Tablets on Gale's whimsy, or any of the evil gods happily giving space to these two, so these two will have a long, ugly road ahead of them.
Funnily enough, I think Astarion would change being a god....as an Ascendant he had ambition, but now he's hit peak; I think he'd suddenly have all the time in Elysium to reflect. I think he'd pair off with Gale's Ambition and become a deity with domains of Freedom, Healing, and Justice. "Seek justice against those who wrong you, and receive succor in your times of desperate need. And don't be afraid to dream big, Darlings. Don't let others imprison or hold you back."
Okay, now i HAVE to finish my started Astarion playthrough where i had planned for him to romance Gale. Their banter between each other just screams rivals to lovers, and that epilogue just... ugh.... i love it so much! Its so sweet its giving me diabetes
GOD, the way i gasped when the silver light that looked good on gale changed to golden 😭 that Elysium lighting is not one bit flattering on his skin you can see everything......... i hope i'm not the only one
What the hell this must have been bugged for me, I did the same exact route on my ascended astarion origin and never got the final godhood ascension scene :( gale just told me to wait and that he'd turn me into a god one day and the party ended
I've got the ending of gale origin ascended romanced with Astarion Ascended, compared to this... What i got is very dull. But to think of it, It does make senses. Astarion did said he doesn't like dating with good or great man. and to having a god bf stuck to his palace? to become god at Gale side is more reasonable.
I know god gale is supposed to be his "bad ending" but i'm honestly not seeing many downsides for him or anyone else. That speech about inspiring his followers honestly makes me root for him if anything.
This somehow didn’t work for me. I only had the option to tell gale that I don’t recognise him anymore… but I’m happy you gave me the chance to see the actual ‘evil’ bloodweave ending! Thank you:)
I saw someone saying it breaks the romance. Tbh I also think you can't, speaking from experience as I played Origin Astarion and ascended him wanting to turn romanced Shadowheart into his "consort", but the game never gives you the option and plays like normal Tav with her wanting to move to the farm, etc :(
Astarion, god of Freedom, the hope of those chained to servitude... Unless it's ascended, then it might be Astarion, god of Blood , the Ichor of the gods. Those are my takes on it, at least
I don't know. The thing is BG3 Mystra is the greatest Goddess as a person.. Astorian probably make a decent God of Free Slaves recovering their own agency. I kind of seeing Astorian working Ilmster as a team.
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ascended AND a god? astarion's ego must be the size of a galaxy lmfao
I’m here for it lmao
It would have to be for the "God of Ambition"
@@Phoenix_DarkMoon - Gale is the "God of Ambition" - Astarion could be "The Vampire God" or "God of Vampires". or maybe "God of Power"?...
@@FranWest. The god of freedom. Let him lead others towards that which he'd always craved the most.
@@FranWest.I need a fanfiction for this...
I'm reminded of a Tumblr post. "The 2 most traumatized and deranged dudes in the world both think they can fix each other, 50 million dead, 80 million injured."
BruuuuhhHHHHhh 💀💀💀
I wouldn't call godGale traumatized or deranged. Astarion, sure.
@@thisisaname5589 My Brother in Lathander, he literally became the God of Ambition instead of going to therapy
@@VexWerewolf Good for him. That's very impressive.
@@VexWerewolf locking in on your aspirations and ignoring your problems > solving the problems that totally don't stay with you after said aspirations are reached
(50/50 success rate)
There's a quote from Astarion where he says that he isn't religious because he prayed to every god while with cazador and none of them helped him. Now he can help people in similar situations :)
The god of the forgotten ones
A God of Hope would pair nicely with the God of Ambition
that would work for not ascended astarion. not for this case
@@rorp24 exactly.
You guys have Astarion in such a high esteem lol. He'll most likely be a random perverse god. Since he became an Ascendant Vampire, he could be pretty much the God of Vampires. I don't think so, but it would also feat a God of Rebellion, since he dethrone Cazador and took its place. Successful rebellions tend to create new tyrants - instead of solving the problem, just as Ascendant Astarion does - , so, he could come along with Bane.
I laughed too hard at "the God of wasting valuable loot" 🤣🤣🤣
These two are oddly compatible with each other. This is so weird, but I like it.
Me, a bloodweave fan:One of us! One of us! One of us!
@@satsukynolife4094yay, bloodweave base is here!
The toxic yaoi couple lol
nothing toxic about them and yaoi is a gay sex anime word. they are just gay.@@kozhcaelum8495
You... may be right??
(Not me making a Gale Origin run and romancing Astarion.... also not me romancing Astarion just because I literally can't romance anyone else 😶🌫️)
I prefer Spawn Astarion and Professor Gale Dekarios but these two are the perfect power couple.
To torment mortals for fun.
Living in godhood together forever, what an amazing ending! Tempted to start an Astarion origin just to do this route
Do it, their romance is so good 🙌🏻
@@darkurgediaries Better than with Tav or Durge?
But wait, this ending is only with ascended astarion or with a Tav is posible too if u make him choose to reforged the crown for himself?
@@LovecitaCherish I'm fairly confident this is not a ending exclusif to ascended Astarion.
@@efaristi9737 I’ll always prefer playing as durge this is for sure
Cool ending. Silent Astarion makes me sad though, don't think I could ever play an Origin playthrough and miss that phenomenal voice work.
Ge still has his banter lines but yeah it’s not nearly as good! BUT his origin run was well worth it for the extra insight into his mind and decisions 🙏🏻
He has his moments....I am running a slightly darker run version of Astarion. *hint* Bite the Drow woman at Moonrise....you won't regret it one bit.
Yeah, I’m not gonna do an origin run specifically because the voice work would miss from them. I’m alright with doing Durge and OCs though.
@@CuteGallifreyian I just finished my spawn Astarion playthrough yesterday and I romanced Karlach. Little did I know, Astarion burns in the sun before he has a chance to convince Karlach to go to the Hells with him. So she exploded.
Next thing I know I’m in tears at the epilogue party, searching desperately for my dead wifey. I check the mailbox in vain hope, and find a letter from Araj. She calls me darling. I gained the ability to rage.
“Only one person can call me darling and she’s DEAD!” 😞
The worst thing of the Origin path is that you lose all the character voice., it's a pitty..
True
Some characters feel a lot more lively playing as them like karlach and Wyll,and you can give lae'zel the sebille treatment.
@@szzzak999😮
Yes? Do you disagree maybe :P? @@brayzabel4815
I dont understand why either. They recorded hours of dialog. Why not record some more?
I continue to argue that any ending that sticks Ascended Astarion in a place where he can't do much damage (Avernus, Elysium) is probably the best possible ending for that route lol. That way he be the delightfully egotistical, vain bastard he is somewhere the rest of Faerun doesn't have to deal with him.
When he became a god i can't really agree on the part that nobody will have to deal with him in Faerûn... 🤣🤣 I'm quite sure that he can mess with people nonetheless 😂
@@foxyfoxy-13 to be fair, gods in realmspace seem to only negatively affect the lives of the regular people when they stop doing their jobs properly
To be fair, a law of the planes is that they change around the beings that influence them and vice-versa. Gods that started in Elysium but « go bad » will start sliding their part of Elysium downwards towards the lower planes that match their morality…
So, this is both an end for Gale&Astation, but also an entirely new beginning
@@foxyfoxy-13Do we really believe he’s going to do much beyond preen in a mirror and scream his own name during sex, though? I’m hedging our bets we’re pretty safe.
He will become "Loki", lol
God Gale is the only one I ship with Ascended Astarion lol both of their egos will grow by the day but I can't deny they are a great power couple lmao
knowing Astarion... vampires everywhere will soon be chanting "Blood for the blood god" lol
VAMPIRE GOD
Finally someone the spawns can pray to for mercy
@@user-ey7qi9iz8rnot sure ascended astarion is the merciful type…
Considering he sacrificed 7000 of his own kind to gain power.
Spawn Astarion on the other hand, I could see him helping others who were in his position.
The thing about DnD gods, they have portfolios. For lesser gods, they can share portfolios but for greater deities, they cannot share portfolios. It sounds that Gale just became a greater deity and thus why he isn’t a deity of magic.
Astarion would most likely, as ascended, be a god of vampires and undead since there isn’t a portfolio for that. Since all of the “death” gods portfolio specializes on things that death involve, like grieving from Shar, decay from Myrkul, etc.
There are openings in the dead three...
i think he could branch off a responsibility to another god. mystra did something like that with her first chosen/boyfriend. she empowered him to the point of godhood and i think he deals with written spells as his portfolio. so still magic, but not the weave itself.
but astarian becoming his own kind of god with his own portfolio feels more like something astarian would want.
@@themudpit621 not really. We didn’t actually kill the dead three. We only killed their chosen and or their avatars. And those are different in DnD. Killing an actual god is almost impossible. You either need a god to willingly use part of their own divinity to kill another god or cause them to have no more followers.
@@kreiyu which is why I could see him being a god of vampires and undead. That alone can be its own portfolio
Oh my god he could answer the prayers of spawn who are trapped like he was
Damn, Ascended Astarion and Ascended Gale really do go well together.
Pfft, Gale became a motivational speaker
Hero-Adventurer Astarion and Gale might my favourite wholesome version of these two, but I love this too. It's awesome. Thank you for sharing.
so now we have a God of Ambition, which sounds like a particularly powerful portfolio to possess, and possibly a new God of Ego and Sass, or whatever else would suit Astarion, at his side. for some reason I'm just imagining Astarion giving all of those older gods a lot of sass during each and every encounter, annoying them to no end at first
Domain of Sass 😂😂❤ luv it
Astarion the God of Sass. Perfect 👍 he would be loved and admired
This is an amazing ending! Ascendant Astarion/God Gale might be my favorite couple from the Origins. I know many hate both of these versions, personally I am happy that they are thriving beyond the boundaries of your average good ending.
I’m with you! People shouldn’t get so upset about these things haha
I feel like they're destined to take over the world together super villain style and I love it😅
@@kassjazzy I’m HERE for that!! Haha
@@kassjazzyRIGHT?
@@kassjazzy Why super villain ? they don't look evils. Also, you're encoureging the abused to become abusers ?
This would be a great ending for spawn Astarion, since it cures him of his vampirism.
Does it? Very interesting 🤔
@@darkurgediaries He's a god now.
Cant imagine Ao being a big fan of two newborn gods being made back to back
Ao is out somewhere having a fucking aneurysm I’m sure
Yeah, that doesn't seem to be all that lore-friendly
eh might give em a pass for stopping the grand design
This is what I was thinking. I think Larian took some liberties here, because I was of the impression that only Ao could make mortals into gods. Maybe a god can sponsor a mortal, but it's Ao that does the deed.
But who knows, maybe that did indeed happen and Gale was given the power to do so.
@@andrewbaker3954 There have been a few mortals who have risen to godlike power but aren't recognized as an /actual/ god with a capital G until Ao deems it. Best example is Cyric, who was turned into a true god (for a brief while) as a punishment by Ao lol I think he said something like "oh yeah you wanna be a god so bad you killed Mystra? Sure thing, buddy." Then made him a god just to show how limiting it is to follow god protocols. I'm assuming God!Gale is right around that same spot as Cyric, probably a few hairs away from Ao coming down to bat.
Full power of the sun 😂
For Astarions Domain, I would guess "relief".
Escaping Cazadors torment, ending this constant threat to his (un)life and freedom, getting rid of his biggest fear, ascending to become immune to the sun, ending his endless hunger...
I think it would fit, or is that domain already taken?
That is good! I was also thinking “autonomy” would be fitting as well, or freedom.
@@darkurgediaries Well, in a sense it would conflict with Ilmater.
Though he grants relief by taking on the suffering of others or encouraging others to do so.
Astarion would rather stomp out the source of suffering.
But it probably fits better with the spawn ending, since his ascended personality is not above inflicting on others himself.
As demonstrated when he popped each member of his family like a water balloon.
the god of Revenge would be a good one for Ascendarion (if its not taken), or Determination/Resilience. In fact Determination would be a great fit with Gale's Ambition - the god of dreaming big, and the god of making those big dreams a reality.
If he doesn't Ascend, it could be Sanctuary. He'd have grown compassion for all who had similar experiences to him. He harbours those who seek him out.
Gods can have similars domains.
The god of ambition, and the god of ascension.
I love this as a pair, feels like they go hand in hand
Or the god of fear, if we look at it in another light. Ascended Astarion is scary.
God Ascendant Asterion: "To gain power one must sacrifice something of equal measure... Blood works best."
I could see both unascended and ascended Astarion as the god of freedom and self-determination. His ascended status would just change the flavor of it. Unascended would want people to have the freedom to choose the course of their lives, ascended would encourage people to seek power that they may control their own lives. Either would be a good companion to the God of Ambition, and I could see Astarion's ascended status considerably influencing Gale. Ambition is morally neutral. Power can be morally neutral, it depends on how you wield it.... but as the saying goes "Absolute power corrupts absolutely". Ascended Astarion + God Gale are a power couple that would seek to have control of everything, and then once they had that they would probably destroy each other in an attempt to gain more. Unascended Astarion could easily end up in the same place, but it'd take longer. The romantic in me hopes that they could keep their egos and jealousy out of their relationship, but that feels unlikely.
Astarion, Breaker of Chains
While I mostly agree with you, if the boys got too much power from their god-hood, I assume AO would ultimately destroy them. That, or some thing else would. Basically I'm saying their times as gods, while obviously long compared to that of the lifespan of most creatures in Faerun, would be essentially pretty short overall.
This is me taking into account that technically Astarion is still an idiot when life choices and Gale could technically be upsurped by another god or even just a determined magic user. I did a light skim of how Mystryl and others died (and got replaced) and AO would only need to do that to end these two. Maybe even less.
That hug at the end, my heart
Astarion - the sanguine god of chaos and bloodshed
So Khorne
THANK YOU for uploading this ending! I was out here wondering if they would make this couple break up in the epilogue or not (since apparently the devs mentioned ascended astarion would be jealous of God gale). I'm really curious how the epilogue would play out from God gale's perspective, however.
Well, yet another excuse for a new playthrough lol.
Thank you for watching! I actually really love this chaotic little love story 😆
I wonder how Ascended Astarion would feel becoming a god
With Gale-Origin it breaks the romance (like with Githyanki leaving their romance to fight in the civil war and such) unfortunately, at least with Spawnstarion. But I am glad it works this way around, I'll have to try giving my Spawnstarion an alternate route to ascension this way. 😄
@@anska7475 it does with ascended astarion as well. i redid the final battle to just not go g-d form so i can be with my lover forever.
Astarion becomes the God of sassiness
As long as Astarion gets hugs I'm happy. He needs every hug available.
i sacrificed him to the fish people which worshipped this red cap gnome.
no regrets.
Gale, the god of ambition and Astarion, the god of Blood
Bhaal wants some words ',:/
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD
Why not the God of Persistence, Persuasion, or Perseverance?
@@hanna-liminal lol Bhaal is the god of murder, though. blood does not have to come from murder or violence. imagine it, scores of his female followers dedicating each monthly flow to him, lol.
that actually would not be a terrible rout to take , though. it would ensure he has followers, even if it's just during their time of the month. that'd still be thousands a day.
is there a vampire god already? he could do that.
I wonder what his spawn would be like? I wonder if his newly godhood would have any affects on any spawn he might create in the future.
I feel like they'd have a false freedom. Not compelled anymore, but Astarion would 100% become a very demanding god of vampires.
I'm not sure after ascending to godhood, Astarion will still be a vampire though.
@@efaristi9737 it would probably be a venca kinda thing where he still pretty much like one but with even more power
@@TheSOGchronicles Venca ?... Is that the archlich that became a god ?
I imagine ones that already existed would become high ranking followers of his domain. Willingly or not.
Doubt he'd be creating new spawn too frequently if at all anymore from that point onwards and would just wait for natural followers. After all, our power hungry duo can only have their power if nobody else is powerful enough to take it from them.
This is a fascinating ending tbh, considering Astarion is a vampire and still has his bite scars once he is ascended as well. He should have bitten Gale at the end lol
Gale: *sees Astarion sacrifices 7000 souls to become a true vampire* "Ok yay I'll take him and make him a god." *And actually makes Astarion a god*
Astarion: "Thanks".
What I need to know is what happens next for them, if godhood restores a bit of the past Astarion before he ascended or if he just gets worse, and if Gale cares or not, given he can make him a god after he condemn 7000 souls to hell I think he doesn't, probably because ambition also drove him to go beyond morality and mortality. I dunno. But it's a very interesting ending, a vampire becoming a god, can he becomes a god even if he stays as a spawn?
Worse, as much as becoming a god made Gale an ahole
@@luchesisuzana7643 I suppose so.
i think gale will just honor ambition, regardless of intent. similar to Mystra, in that she commends creating new spells, regardless of if they are "evil" or not. it's about the magic and not the intent. same with gale and ambition. and being a god now, it's totally his prerogative to do what he wants, so /shrug. lol
He's the god of ambition, and what's more ambitious than ending 7 thousand people for your own quest for power?
@@uvbe True.
Makes me wish that if your Tav doesn't romance characters X and Y, that they start doing their own thing
Gale having his domain in Elysium (neutral good plane) makes some sort of sense. But I somewhat doubt that Astarion would make his home there 😂
Astarion should be the God of the Helpless. The one people can pray to and actually be listened to, as opposed to what he himself experienced.
Either that, or God of Stunting on your Former Abusers, which I also support.
Gale did what his ex lover never could :3
Holy crap that’s one hell of a way to escape a vampiric curse :o
lowkey this feels like the BEST ending like ye they're a little.... powermad but this ending is SO... UH i love it????
I’m here for it 🙌🏻
God damn. I never would have seen this under normal circumstances. That's crazy
Astarion getting to enjoy the sun :,)
To let him become a God seems like the best ending for unascended Astarion. He gets all the power he dreamt of and more without sacrificing thousands of innocent souls and part of himself.
He doesn’t lose any of himself when he ascends, writers confirmed in a recent interview that ascended astarion is still himself just coping with fear in a not so healthy way. The only thing undone is the “progress” made during the journey, but really this is a matter of perspective. If you want to play as a villain, from that perspective, it’s all a plus. Also, vampire spawn are considered monsters in dnd and to be killed anyway 🤷🏻♀️
@@darkurgediaries both outcomes are bittersweet and tragic in a way and I love him both ways. But to me not ascending is more his 'good' ending, so to renounce vampire ascension and instead become a God with Gale seems like the best possible outcome to me and the reward he deserves for acting so selfless after everything he's been through. I know it's still an ending many won't get because you have to play Astarion (or maybe also Gale?) origin to make it happen.
Gale as a gof of Ambition I feel could provide a major conflict in the future. Ambition is good, but like Greed or Zealotry I would consider it a good driving force for a major villain and Gale already by act 3 I feel cpuld enter that path.
There is a new raphael epilogue where he basically says what’s going to happen to god gale, I’ve uploaded it and you can find it in my raphael playlist!
God bloodweave is such a good ship, i love this
Astarion, the vampire god of self emancipation 🥀
I do wonder, becoming ascendant seems to stifle astarions “humanity” and sense of empathy, does he REGAIN those qualities he had as a spawn when attaining godhood? Or is he now the evil ascended astarion who now also just has god powers
The ritual brings him to life again (no longer undead) and his mortal drives and ambitions return to him, and it removes all negative side effects of vampirism. In my opinion it’s not that he doesn’t have emotions, because he clearly does when his careful mask slips on occasion. it’s that he is guarding those emotions and empathy very closely with said mask.
I feel being a god would either help him to feel less guarded and thereby lessen his desire for power (which ultimately equates to safety & protection that he is desperate for) or he would just go full world domination haha
Of course anyone is free to interpret these things as they will but this is my two cents.
As a god you basically lose those, or be punished. Mystra got into trouble for that post-godhood. So whatever portfolio Astarion picks up, that would be his only focus. If Gale's portfolio doesn't have any similarity their relationship is basically over. Gale clearly didn't learn his former mistress's history well enough.
I also can't imagine Ao rewriting the Tablets on Gale's whimsy, or any of the evil gods happily giving space to these two, so these two will have a long, ugly road ahead of them.
Funnily enough, I think Astarion would change being a god....as an Ascendant he had ambition, but now he's hit peak; I think he'd suddenly have all the time in Elysium to reflect. I think he'd pair off with Gale's Ambition and become a deity with domains of Freedom, Healing, and Justice. "Seek justice against those who wrong you, and receive succor in your times of desperate need. And don't be afraid to dream big, Darlings. Don't let others imprison or hold you back."
gale's line where he says that what drives you determines your domain..
i cant help but feel like astarion's would be fear
Feels weird with Astarion just sitting in silence.
This is now a head cannon of mine
Damn I could see Astarion becoming the God of Spite to rule by Gale's side. Works shockingly well!
Somehow it feels fitting for the God of Ambition and God of Ascension.. It feels like they would complement one another
...I finally have an incentive to do an Astarion origin run thank you
Okay, now i HAVE to finish my started Astarion playthrough where i had planned for him to romance Gale. Their banter between each other just screams rivals to lovers, and that epilogue just... ugh.... i love it so much! Its so sweet its giving me diabetes
Omg, just 2 days ago I was thinking Astarion would make a perfect god of Freedom! 😮
Astarion's ambitions + God of ambition = INFINITE POWER :)
"God of Survival" and "God of Ambition"
Together, any revenge minded orphan will have QUITE the divine backing.
I just realized this would be an alternate path to Karlach, being cured, possibly?
Romanced Gale ascending her. I'm curious now.
True. I had the same thought
It's also the only way for Lae'zel to "ascend" too.
"Finally a god I can get behind"
spit-take
I'm so mad. This is the ending I wanted! I encouraged him to follow the godhood path and he gave it up at the very end!
Did you finish his questline and talk to mystra? I think what you say to him when he speaks to mystra is the determining factor
He is truly the Ascended.
Oh yes, the famous gods of roommates.
Astarion: god of vampires
Alright, I guess THIS is the true good ending for Astarion then. Good for him.
This is really beautiful. Wow.
I can't see Astarion canonly dating Gale but so funny that if he did he would get power even more than he desired. lol
quite the waste of 7000 souls!
Knowing Ascended Astarion, he'll become the god of Ego
So that's like, double ascended.
“we heard you liked ascending, so we put an ascension in your ascension so you can ascend while you ascend”
Astarion, the God burdened by Glorious Purpose! lol
Astarion: God of the Sass.
WE ARE AS GODS (Mighty and powerful gods!)
Omg this is so them!!
GOD, the way i gasped when the silver light that looked good on gale changed to golden 😭 that Elysium lighting is not one bit flattering on his skin you can see everything......... i hope i'm not the only one
I love Gale's theme music 🎶🎶 ❤
This. This is what Atarion deserves and has always deserved! 👏
HA! He deserves to stand in my camp wearing the Umberlee dress as a half illithid. Bloody ASStarion.... breaking up with me all the damn time....
Astarion, God of being absolutely terrible at hiding the fact that you're a vampire.
He's lucky Ao hasn't slapped him down...cause mortals aren't meant for that kinda power unless he OKs it last I knew..
Astarion, patron god of cats.
Okay, but I was wondering about this! I'm glad someone else did it so that I didn't have to, lmao!
If this is what people call "evil Gale" ending then sign me up, anything to not have Mystra stepping all over him again.
'God of Wasting Valuable Loot' I almost died lol
What the hell this must have been bugged for me, I did the same exact route on my ascended astarion origin and never got the final godhood ascension scene :( gale just told me to wait and that he'd turn me into a god one day and the party ended
Astarion, the God of Vampires, the Lord of Blood
I've got the ending of gale origin ascended romanced with Astarion Ascended, compared to this... What i got is very dull. But to think of it, It does make senses. Astarion did said he doesn't like dating with good or great man. and to having a god bf stuck to his palace? to become god at Gale side is more reasonable.
Astarion; God of Hubris
I know god gale is supposed to be his "bad ending" but i'm honestly not seeing many downsides for him or anyone else. That speech about inspiring his followers honestly makes me root for him if anything.
It’s my preferred ending for him, people seem to forget even Mystra started off as a normal human 🤷🏻♀️
Sweet Jesus
Astarion is out here *DRIPPING!*
This somehow didn’t work for me. I only had the option to tell gale that I don’t recognise him anymore… but I’m happy you gave me the chance to see the actual ‘evil’ bloodweave ending! Thank you:)
A Vampire God was born
AYO THAT'S A NICE FIT
God of Ambition and God of Freedom? Sounds like a good duo for Faerun
Heck is Astarion getting even better looking???....my eyeballs can't cope.
Also mildly distracted by Gale's half unclothed chest
God Astarion enters his Femto arc
Does anyone know if you can play as Gale, become a god and turn your romance partner into a god/goddess?
i’m also wondering!
I saw someone saying it breaks the romance. Tbh I also think you can't, speaking from experience as I played Origin Astarion and ascended him wanting to turn romanced Shadowheart into his "consort", but the game never gives you the option and plays like normal Tav with her wanting to move to the farm, etc :(
Astarion, god of Freedom, the hope of those chained to servitude... Unless it's ascended, then it might be Astarion, god of Blood , the Ichor of the gods.
Those are my takes on it, at least
*saves this to watch after i actually finish my playthrough*
BLOODWEAVE! BLOODWEAVE! BLOODWEAVE! BLOODWEAVE! BLOODWEAVE! we stan :D
I don't know. The thing is BG3 Mystra is the greatest Goddess as a person.. Astorian probably make a decent God of Free Slaves recovering their own agency. I kind of seeing Astorian working Ilmster as a team.
Wow, that was unexpectedly wholesome and romantic!
first he gets the power of a devil in the 9 hells and now becomes an actual god??? Astarion is just built different i guess lol