#bhaal lore

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Contemplation - is it really over with Bhaal?

Cillian suffers nightmares, paranoia and fear.

He is made of more than Bhaal’s blood and seed, but his own divine flesh.

Somewhere deep inside, is Bhaal just biding his time before he takes control again?

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In which Bhaal’s curse has left a permanent mark on Durge’s psyche

Dream In Red

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Sweet Sister, My Slaughterkin

I always wonder how Durge feels about Orin. I wonder if he would mourn her in some strange way.

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I love grumpy Sceleritas, he who loves his master best.

Also I don’t know wtf is happening with his legs, I kinda gave up trying LOL

Pg3

The Imp of the Perverse

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Ahh Durge corrupting youth, just as Sceleritas corrupted him.

Fun fact I was inspired by a Christian prayer for durge’s speech bubble in the last panel. (I probably got it wrong tho because I am very much not Christian lol!)

Also I loved drawing Sceleritas horrified by Durge’s supposed charity haha.

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The Imp Of The Perverse

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New comic I just started based on some dialogue I heard an NPC say to Durge

Also I referenced the art style for blood in Baldur’s gate for this because I loved the vibes

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FIN

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So the boy is actually an NPC you can find in the Bhaal temple, which inspired this whole thing.

I also don’t really know a good way to end it lol so I have no idea if this makes sense, but oh well. I might add some extra pages later but for now consider it finished.

This has been a good exercise for me to get back into drawing (it’s been a long time) and try and find/discover my drawing style. That explains why all the panels are inconsistent btw, I was experimenting a lot, also I have no idea how to make comic characters look consistent 😂

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I’m so used to drawing Dragonborn now that it took me 10 minutes to doodle him (his name is Cillian!) but I tried to draw Astarion and it took me 3 fuckin’ hours

Anyway here’s a mini non linear sneak peak of a continuation of “Sweet Sister My Slaughterkin”

As I mentioned in a previous post I have not planned anything for this! I just have a vague head canon that Durge journals and sketches to try and remember things, so I’m going with it.

This is set after the reunion party and he is at Candlekeep with Astarion researching Bhaalspawn, while Astarion researches vampirism.

Cillian’s journaling is not a pleasant experience and he wishes not to remember certain things about his past, and about the atrocities he has committed. But he feels it is a way to take accountability and atone. He feels he must face these things, no matter how sickening. It is probably not the healthiest way for him to manage his feelings but he can’t help it. It’s a compulsion to want to know every dirty detail.

The Absolute crisis and rejecting Bhaal is just the beginning of his atonement. He is feeling a lot of grief and depression. He is disassociated with a lot of it like he is looking through someone else’s eyes, but that doesn’t make it less shocking.