#pandirna

[thehomelybadger]

sincere apologies to those among my followers/readers who have held on to their subscription and follow buttons in the hope that i'll write arcane again and/or finish up some projects. i am currently busy shipping two bg3 characters who do not meet, are in no way linked, and each last for maybe six minutes of playtime. to me they are soulmates.

ellydirna nation where you at

[shewolfofvilnius]

so a bunch of tieflings from the grove just outright go missing after Act 1. No bodies in the Shadow Curse, no letters, no dialogues from others. Just a dozen-plus missing tieflings. Coincidentally, only one of them was at the tiefling party.

Anyway, my headcanon is that the tiefling caravan split in two, with those who we never see again being the 'early' group - who managed to avoid the shadows and Absolute Cult and eventually get where they're going safely. It was just the 2nd, later, group that got caught up in the shadows. Guex got an early start with the early group and we never see him again, while those who hung around later were the ones we had to help out again.

[lutethebodies]

Appearance/Creation References: Arka/Nadira/Pandirna

Somehow forgot to put these three gals up before compiling my appearance specs masterpost. So here they are!

ARKA

Mechanics

Class/Subclass/Background: Ranger (Hunter)/Outlander

Class skills: Stealth, Insight, Perception

Abilities (from wiki): 12 15 12 10 14 12. My character creator version is 11 16** 12* 10 14 12, and to get Arka in her canon-looking ringmail, I got Str to 12 w/heavily armored L2 variant feat, respecced to Athlete/Str +1 once "ranger knight" passive becomes available (the starting armor mod blocks this at L1).

Appearance

Female Asmodeus Tiefling face 5

Voice 2

Skin: Sulphur 3

Maturity/FQ/FI: 10/10/10

Eyes: Demonic Yellow 1

Makeup 13; Eyes: Taupe 10, Lips: Red 1 0

Hair: Savant, Dusty 5; Highlights none, Greying Dusty 2 100%

Horns: Phlegethos Prongs, Ash 3; Tips Ash 5

Dye: P4 Arabella

NADIRA

Mechanics

Class/Subclass/Background: Warlock (Fiend)/Outlander

Class skills: Arcana, Investigation

Abilities (from wiki): 9 8 10 12 11 10, which can't be replicated in the character creator. My version is 10 10 14 16** 14* 12, pumping up her Dex and Cha when it's time for feats.

Appearance

Female Asmodeus Tiefling face 2

Voice 8

Skin: Cool 5

Maturity/FQ/FI: 10/10/10

Eyes: Demonic Yellow 2

Makeup 13; Eyes: Pink 6 10, Lips: Red 1 0

Hair: Fair Forester, Rose 2; Highlights none, Greying Red 6 100%

Horns: Maladomini Spears, Ash 4; Tips Black

Dye: P4 Shadowheart (Turquoise)

PANDIRNA

Mechanics

Class/Subclass/Background: Fighter (Battle Master, though I'm considering Champion to try it out)/Outlander

Class skills: Insight, Intimidation

Abilities (from wiki): 16** 12 15 10* 10 12. These are achievable in the Character Creator, and after topping off Con at 16 with Durable, I'm pumping up her Dex for range targeting and max AC in medium armor.

Appearance

Female Asmodeus Tiefling face 3

Voice 6

Skin: Red 3

Maturity/FQ/FI: 10/10/10

Eyes: Demonic Yellow 1

Makeup 7; Eyes: Red 5 10, Lips: Red 1 0/0/50

Hair: Wildcat, Black Raven; Highlights Gray Neutral 3 5%, Greying none

Horns: Dis Coils, Ash 3; Tips Black

Dye: P4 Harper Robe B

[naughtybg3confessions]

I don't see enough love for the tiefling girlies. Alfira, Lakrissa, Lia, Rikka, Ellyka, Elegis, Pandirna (to name a few). They deserve love too! I want to kiss them all! Mwah

[threerattsinatrenchcoat]

Pandirna appreciation post

Hi please see Pandirna:

She's the tiefling you can find paralyzed in the storage room in the Emerald Grove and she has amazing puppy eyes

I adore her. Pandirna facts:

Is a widow

Had a wife

Gets paralyzed because she drank a potion Ethel gave her to make her strong

She can be murdered by Durge or Astarion (early access) (or anyone else, really, but those two actually had special interactions)

Murdering her is quite rude, though, so please don't

If cured before the goblin attack, she can be found preparing for the attack with Guex and Asharak

She disappears in act 2. Maybe she made it to the Gate!

Pandirna headcanons:

Runs storage because she's very particular about expiration dates and organizing

Takes her job very seriously

Thinks Guex is a lovable idiot

A little awkward and lost without her wife. Tends to be a loner because of this

Used to be very snarky

See Okta as a mentor and often talks to her, but does not like Ikaron

Often tests herself to become stronger. Examples are sleeping in the storage room, even though she finds it disturbing, asking Ethel for a potion of hill giant strength and standing up to the druids despite visibly shaking

I fell in love with her writing my Guex/Ikaron fic. Please appreciate her

Thank you to @aviatorasharak for the screenshots. Here's his great dialogue video of her!

[lolliputian]

Chapters: 36/? Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Zevlor (Baldur's Gate)/Original Female Character(s), Halsin (Baldur's Gate)/Original Character(s), Tav/Wyll (Baldur's Gate), Cerys/Rolan (Baldur's Gate), Dammon & Karlach (Baldur's Gate), Original Character M/M Pairing, Karlach (Baldur's Gate)/Original Female Character(s), Lia/Rikka (Baldur's Gate) Characters: Zevlor (Baldur's Gate), Dammon (Baldur's Gate), Halsin (Baldur's Gate), Rolan (Baldur's Gate), Lia (Baldur's Gate), Cal (Baldur's Gate), Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Astarion (Baldur's Gate), Mattis (Baldur's Gate), Mirkon (Baldur's Gate), Ide (Baldur's Gate), Umi (Baldur's Gate), Alfira (Baldur's Gate), Lakrissa (Baldur's Gate), Tav (Baldur's Gate), Shadowheart (Baldur's Gate), Wyll (Baldur's Gate), Jaheira (Baldur's Gate), Minsc (Dungeons & Dragons), Lae'zel (Baldur's Gate), Gale (Baldur's Gate), Cerys (Baldur's Gate), Tiefling Refugees (Baldur's Gate), Rikka (Baldur's Gate), Guex (Baldur's Gate), Okta (Baldur's Gate), Gerson the Bent (Baldur's Gate), Nerela (Baldur's Gate), Chell (Baldur's Gate), Zae (Baldur's Gate), Damays (Baldur's Gate), Nymessa (Baldur's Gate), Pandirna (Baldur's Gate), Francesca (Baldur's Gate), Jeorna (Baldur's Gate), Arron (Baldur's Gate), Rion (Baldur's Gate), Jord (Baldur's Gate) Additional Tags: Post-Game, Ensemble Cast, Slow burn is best burn, stupid bastard incubus patron, Shifting Narrative, POV Third Person, Tiefling Biology (Dungeons & Dragons), Tiefling Tav (Baldur's Gate), Post-Canon, Post-Game: Baldur's Gate 3, Dragons, Action/Adventure, Angst, Humor, Fluff, a little bit of everything all of the time Series: Part 1 of Time and Again Summary:

After the fall of the Elder Brain, Baldur's Gate rebuilds. In the months after, the heroes and their allies alike start to build their new lives, finding their places in this new version of the Gate. The funny thing about Faerun, though, is that things are never quiet for too long. Even though the hero's party may be scattered, and some indeed done with adventuring, there is always a need for brave adventurers to face the danger head on. Who will step up to answer the call? How will the new Archduke and Duchess handle running the city? And how do the newest citizens adjust to life in their new home?

Time and Again is an ensemble fanfiction with a shifting narrative, starting two months after the defeat of the Elder Brain, working its way to the epilogue, and beyond. What lies in wait in this strange cycle of destruction and heroism?

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A Tiefling centric chapter as they settle into the new district! You gotta love them~ And, lo, the introduction of Calraldus to main fic after how long~?

[riza-hawks-eye]

Pandirna: Violently gets her blood sucked out of her by a crazed vampire spawn until she succumbs to blood loss and dies horribly.

Astarion fans: 

[thehomelybadger]

well. writing again and it's two random npcs in baldur's gate 3. the unexpected consequences of spending checks notes 630 hours in a video game.

fic snip below the cut - ellyka/pandirna, pre-nautiloid crash.

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The view from the rocky outcropping was breathtaking - a sliding sun behind a painting. The world around her was purple and orange, a dusting of dusk that settled for the night, her nightvision shimmering at shadows as it slowly crept to the forefront of her biology.

Ellyka sat with her knees propped to her chest, her arms loosely hugging them. Her bag was packed, her route planned out, her location advertised - Zevlor could ask, and would know where she was.

The only thing left to do was wait.

She sat. She watched the sunset advance, dusk winning the constant war for the day's light, starlight from the Astral Plane poking through overhead. She knew somewhere to the East, Elturel thrived - lacking Tieflings, safe and secure, rebuilding after being dragged into the depths of a literal hell. A community in healing, in mourning, having excised a percieved cancer.

Zevlor hadn't fought for them. Zevlor had left, taken them all with him. Capitulated to the demands of a city that was desperate for an enemy - any enemy - that could help them heal.

Ellyka had lost family, friends. Community. She was expected to build one anew in this roving band of infernal cast offs - this ragtag group of tieflings who had nothing in common beyond being hated for the infernal ancestry that ran hot through their veins.

When night came, Ellyka welcomed it - a darkness to give company to her thoughts. When a body hunkered down beside her, Ellyka knew Zevlor hadn't come - he wouldn't have sat so close.

"Rumour has it you're leaving," Pandirna said.

Ellyka didn't respond. Couldn't turn to look. She knew what she'd see - curled ram-like horns, fiery red eyes, an arm bulging as it casually rested on a knee.

"Can't help but feel a little weird about it," Pandirna continued, filling the silence, "seeing as we just… changed."

Ellyka swallowed a lump in her throat. "It's not because of you, Pandirna."

An exhale - relief. "Oh, thank the Gods."

Ellyka wanted to smile at that - at the honesty of the reaction. "Did you think I was leaving because it was awkward?"

"Well," Pandirna hedged, "awkward or the sex was bad and you didn't want to tell me. Would've had a very honest conversation with myself about skill."

Ellyka turned her face to tuck it into her harm to stifle her laugh. She could hear the larger woman's smile around her words, could feel it even when Pandirna nudged her shoulder - playful, respectful.

"So why're you really leaving?"

Ellyka squeezed her eyes shut, shrugged helplessly. "Can't be here anymore. Can't do this."

Pandirna stretched her legs out in front of her, leaned back on her hands. She was big - a few inches taller than Ellyka, built like a porter. She'd worked the docks in Elturel, knew a thing or two about throwing her weight around.

For Ellyka, it had been lust at first sight.

"'This' being the refugee caravan?" Pandirna asked, voice soft.

"I didn't sign up to be a hrasling scout in a roaming community of freaks," Ellyka said.

"Oh, well, ouch."

Ellyka glanced at Pandirna, then - saw the smile, the kindness in her eyes. Felt the pull that she always felt towards her, the want to wrap herself in Pandirna's good humour and forget the darkness that constantly pushed into her world - the defeat and hate and fury that vibrated her body.

"The druids hate you all, by the way," Ellyka said, "Zevlor isn't a politician - he isn't going to be able to keep them at bay."

"Just need to get stronger, then," Pandirna said, patting her arm, "make sure they can't shed us so easy."

"Please," Ellyka said, rolling her eyes, "you're plenty strong, Dirna."

Pandirna flashed her fang-filled grin again. "So're you."

They turned their attention to the growing darkness. Ellyka's nightvision was fully engaged, now - the world became monochrome, greys and blacks and pops of white. The darkness outside of her vision pushed in on it, narrowed her world until it was just Pandirna and she, sitting on a cliff face, saying everything but goodbye.

"For what it's worth," Pandirna said, "I don't want to change your mind."

Ellyka jerked her gaze back to the other woman.

"You know yourself," Pandirna clarified, "you know it so well. S'what attracted me, really, in the first place. If you think this is right, and you need to do it - then I believe you can and should. And if it turns out to be wrong, you're talented enough to find your way back to us."

Ellyka nodded, still studying her one-time lover's face, wishing they'd started earlier. Wishing she had more memories to call upon than a too-cramped tent and a rushed embrace.

"Did someone ask you to change my mind?"

Pandirna shrugged. "Zevlor heard me asking for you - told me you were up here. He wants you to stay, asked me to convince you."

Ellyka sighed, nodded.

"I'm sorry he disappointed you," Pandirna said quietly.

"Me too," Ellyka responded.

Pandirna shifted, the heat of her gaze boring into Ellyka's so severely that she needed to turn away. In the night - in the darkvision's gaze - Pandirna was all contrast. Bright eyes, textures, darks and lights. In the night, she was striking - kindness and muscle and grit behind it all.

"I can leave you alone, if you'd like," Pandirna said, "I know it can't be easy to prepare to leave."

Ellyka watched her, turned her gaze to the darkness, and said:

"I don't want to be alone."