#saedra

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Saedra, tiefling feylock scholar/barmaid

Tagged to make my Tav in this picrew by @likeyua Thank you!! ❤️

tagging @spyridonya, @tenmillionbees, @thesolemnhour, @undyingembers

and her in-game portrait because I love her and her deep voice

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Inspired by @commander-lariel, @angrygoatwoman, @turbulentpumpkin43 and @tenmillionbees to write a little intro for Saedra as companion.

You spy a tiefling woman rising to her feet among the wreckage. She’s attractive, with dusky blue skin, and black hair in an elaborate coiffure, long braids thrown over her shoulders and graceful horns spiraling out of the buns on either side of her head. She dabs the corners of her dark eyes to fix her makeup.

As you approach she straightens her overflowing bodice and dusts off the trousers hugging her hips, glances over with a languid smile and gives you a long, thirsty once over.

“Well, hello there.”

Her smile broadens. “Another survivor? You can call me Saedra. Anytime honey.”

As she winks your tadpole gives a sudden shudder, and frantic images flash one after another of a dark, candlelit library, arcane manuscript swimming in your sleepy vision, a blast of light, noise and leering faces in a bustling tavern, and flesh, sweat-soaked and writhing in pleasure. The one constant is the sense of a curious, inscrutable presence—you are not the only one watching.

Her smile vanishes. “Looks like the bastards got to you too. Not that I have anything against tentacles, but I don’t appreciate people sticking things places without my consent. I suppose we’re both out of the frying pan and into the same fire. What do you say, love? I do fancy some company.”

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BG3 Act 2 rambling OC thoughts (not spoiler free)

Saedra: tiefling – scholar - warlock

A penniless orphan raised by monks of Ilmater in Baldur’s Gate, Saedra nevertheless has ambitions. Until the tadpole incident she was bartending to put herself through wizard school and struggling more than financially, because although she’s deeply driven, she’s overworked and under supported and just not making it through the academics.

Which is why she jumped at the offer of a pact* from a powerful satyr. It didn’t stop her from continuing her studies, but it did send her in a new and promising direction.

*I have a vague headcanon discussion with Astarion about the nature of devil pacts vs fae pacts: something about legalese being inscrutable and esoteric in its own way, but a fae pact is more like a poem – you never quite know what it means and it could and should mean something different for everyone. Hence even more dangerous.

The satyr, on whom her Guardian is modeled**, for now doesn’t seem to have an agenda beyond encouraging her sexual explorations. She’s cheerful and open about being pan and promiscuous, which is what attracted the satyr’s attention in the first place. Flouting her cleavage at the bar, smoldering looks while polishing glasses, calling everybody “love.” She fully embraces her hot, naughty tieflinghood as part of that fun oversexed persona. (btw when she killed Minthara she totally stole her sexy outfit.)

**her Guardian:

She genuinely likes people and is fiercely loyal to “her gang.” Who counts as “her gang” is a wider circle than some might approve of—at the start of the story she’s outgoing and generous with all sorts of people, especially the refugee tieflings, but that tendency is gradually giving way.

As a warlock she has a nascent cynicism – distrust of the fey, devils and the like***, that is growing as the story leads her to darker and darker places. Of the companions she’s most fascinated by Astarion and Lae’zel, maybe because they have the lowest approval, but also because she loves how tits out they both are about being nasty. It’s a behavior she’s starting to try on for size. I can hear her imitating Lae’zel’s “t’ch” and laughingly calling people “dahling,” half teasing and half adopting a new aspect to her own persona.

***really doesn’t trust Raphael, definitely not letting the pixie out of the lamp

Still, naïve as he rightfully believes her to be, Astarion likes how she has his back and Lae’zel likes how she galvanizes the group and brings them together into a more efficient fighting machine.

Her thoughts on the companions so far:

She thinks Lae’zel is hilarious and hot af. Ironically sees her as naïve in her own way. Dtf but I think Saedra got friendzoned when she started sleeping with Astarion because it’s been all business since then. Snif.

She feels sisterly toward Shadowheart – protective but oddly not sexually attracted. Admires her light/dark-sidedness, her kindness and her cruelty.

Wyll is hot but so very caught up in his hero persona. She wants to fuck him into a gibbering mess. That said, she danced with him and immediately drew a line in the sand when she saw where it was headed, because he started getting more than just bedroom eyes. Saedra does not want some lovesick folk hero pining over her or worse, making sacrifices for her, much as she’s attracted to him.

Similar with Karlach ohhhhh myyyy goddddd but don’t get sappy on me or it’s over.

Halsin (in Act 2, nothing happening yet?) is just a big, nice man she could get lost in. Maybe a little too much of a dad for her particular tastes.

She openly admires Gale’s magical talent and they vibe over being generally decent and liking cats, but she’s a little worried she’s too much for him. He seems fragile. (Oh after I wrote this I found out some things and boy was she wrong. And right. Hm.)

Her desire for power draws her to both Gale and Astarion, but her sexual proclivities lean her more toward Astarion. At the moment he's a casual hook up but also the more she hears, the more invested in his story she becomes.

More on Astarion (I’m in Act 2 so these are early/maturing impressions):

Saedra is very wary of the tadpole as well as the Guardian. She already has a pact with an unpredictable patron who may not have her best interests at heart, so she resists the temptation to use the illithid power or consume the worms, or take Raphael’s or Ethel’s deals either. What’s most interesting about Astarion is she suspects his desire for power is luring him into slavery – a cautionary tale for her as a warlock as well as with the illithid parasites. Totally fine if Astarion wants to try the forbidden fruit. She’ll watch what happens to him. Except—she’s starting to care what happens to him…

And here’s my genius barmaid in a drinking contest which she did eventually win thanks to her determination and a little sleight of hand, but not without getting totally wasted

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Forthe ask game - 🎮 VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER - for both Sia and Saedra, 💯 HUNDRED POINTS SYMBOL - for Sia, and 🐷 PIG FACE - for Saedra :D

Thanks for the ask Alyona! 💕

From this oc ask game

Siavash

🎮 VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER — what are three of your oc's favorite hobbies?

Music will come as no surprise. When he has a free moment Siavash will always pick up his guitar. Sometimes he’ll just play through an old fave, but sometimes something new he’s working on – either an original composition or a challenging piece he hasn’t mastered (still trying to impress his dad).

Swimming! Usually only when it’s warm enough and with any luck skinny dipping.

Travel - part of the reason became a diplomat was to see the world. He’d been around Avistan as far north as Varisia and as far south as Osirion before the fateful mission to Mendev. He loves discovering the sights and smells of new places and especially meeting new people.

💯 HUNDRED POINTS SYMBOL — share three random facts about your oc that others may not know.

Wow three things about Siavash I haven’t already shared… tough one!

He’s a kindred-raised half-elf and has never suffered from a feeling of not fitting in, but he does have a certain unusual anxiety around elves, whose air of insular mystery he’s never been able to penetrate despite a sense of kinship. Of course there are individual elves he gets along with fine, but he’s secretly intimidated.

When he was a student at Almas U he and some friends were arrested for drunkenly climbing the golden statue of Talmandor. He talked his way out of spending a night in jail and is still friends with the arresting officer.

I’ve shared this with few: his nose has a slight crook in the bridge in profile. Adds character.

Saedra

🎮 VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER — what are three of your oc's favorite hobbies?

Sex. Saedra will take someone home at closing time two to three times a week, and she’s a fixture at local soirées. Being pan and active doesn’t mean she’s not picky, but her tastes run a wide range and are not at all restricted to the classically attractive. You have to be original and interesting enough to catch her attention somehow. She likes to say she’ll try anything once.

She doesn’t have time for much beyond studying magic, working at the bar and indulging her other hobby, but she’s pretty good at bar games like darts and trivia. She loves games but at the same time isn’t very competitive. As long as everyone has fun she doesn’t need to win.

When she was a kid she and the other orphans used to sneak out and walk along the harbor quay at night. There’s a spot where they could climb down and make sand sculptures. She would still do it if she had time. She likes the feel of soft sand taking shape in her hands.

🐷 PIG FACE — what is your oc's favorite animal?

Saedra has a toad familiar named Puddle. It doesn’t suit her aesthetic but I think that’s part of the draw.

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OK @baneschosen, you asked for it. Saedra just met Gortash. Her thoughts:

What is this?

Ugh, his breath.

Can’t seem to drag my eyes away from the pasty unshaven plunging neckline. Why on the day of your coronation do you dress up in ostentatious finery and not even brush your teeth?

But he’s too clever for it not to be a message of some kind. A slap in the patriars’ faces as a filthy commoner dons the mantle of Archduke?

No—nothing so petty.

For a man who smells like that to fix me with an arrogant glare, and offer me a “brittle alliance” in that smooth tone after admitting to having been betrayed, when I killed his associate and hold not only the prism but one of his precious gems—it’s not an oversight, nor a petty message to the aristocracy. It’s a threat.

He is far too confident for someone who seems in such a fragile position. No need for pretense. No need to even bloody comb his hair.

He frightens me. More than Raphael, more than the Emperor, more even than my patron. I get the feeling that if I take it, this is one deal I’ll never slip free of.

Well, I’m with Karlach. I’ve cleaned up a lot of literal shit in my day, but he makes me want to burn him like a plague bed.

Not here and now. We need to be ready for whatever he’s got up his sweat-stained sleeve.

And I have more immediate things to worry about.

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Ok I love Sia but I really want to know about Saedra! How about ❤️🤍💔💘💯 for her?

Loads of hearts! Thank you Ash! ❤️❤️❤️ Excited to talk about Saedra some more. She’s still in early Act III so she hasn’t been put through all the horrors yet. We’ll see how she holds up.

from this oc ask game

❤️ RED HEART — what are three of your oc's positive traits?

Loyal – When Saedra decides you’re in, you’re in for life. You’re one of Her People, and she’ll defend your most indefensible actions with cold ferocity. This is multiplied by a thousand with her tadpole buddies.

Non-judgmental – Her sex positivity extends beyond the mere sexual. We all have our kinks and quirks, we all have our struggles. Saedra’s a big city girl and the last person to judge someone on appearance, race, religion or even their acts. Very much “you do you.” Unless that goes against point 1 loyalty.

Affectionate – Saedra’s sex drive is really just an extension of this. People (of all kinds) are beautiful and feel good. Even after she has to friendzone a couple of the tadpole buddies she’s always up to give someone shoulder rubs.

🤍 WHITE HEART — what are three of your oc's neutral/questionable traits?

Drive – Saedra has always longed to stake out her place in the world, to become powerful enough to live safely, comfortably and most of all, on her own terms. She hoped that would happen through diligent study of wizardry, but she never did manage to make ends meet with her bartending job, which drove her to a pact with a satyr.

Independence – The irony being that all she really wants is freedom. She’s using the satyr as a steppingstone because she was beginning to despair of succeeding in her wizardry studies, but ultimately she hopes to be able to discard him. Many of her decisions stem from suspicion that someone in power is trying to use her.

Curiosity – She will poke monsters with a stick. She will drink potions. She will spin the wheel.

💔 BROKEN HEART — what are three of your oc's negative traits?

Loyal (again) – She doesn’t care how nice a person you seem. If you threaten her vampire spawn / hopeless wizard / wonderfully blunt githyanki bff / etc. you will have to be neutralized and it’s your problem, not hers.

Averse to commitment– The last thing Saedra is looking for is love. The ball and chain. She just wants everyone to get along and feel good and take a little roll in the sheets.

Grudges – As her story progresses I can see Saedra becoming bitter towards those who have wronged her and Her People, especially those in positions of power. She could be capable of a lot of gratuitous violence to scratch that itch I’m afraid, especially if encouraged by certain companions.

💘 HEART WITH ARROW — what and/or who do(es) your oc consider the most important to them?

Herself first and foremost. This is not evil selfishness (at least at this stage) but a drive to take hold of her own destiny.

Her tadpole buddies have become more than just family, closer even than the group of orphans she grew up with. They’re like extensions of her own body at this point. But the complicated feelings she’s experiencing for Astarion are becoming hard to ignore.

💯 HUNDRED POINTS SYMBOL — share three random facts about your oc that others may not know.

Saedra has no idea what her satyr patron really wants from her but he once mentioned “three spinsters” whose threads guided him to her. This makes her deeply uneasy.

She became extremely flustered by fantasies of cuddling (and only cuddling) with Astarion and she even blushed when she finally worked up the courage to suggest the idea. This woman never blushes at anything. Of course he was terrible about it. “I can smell the blood rushing to your cheeks darling, don’t try to hide it.”

She’s an expert bartender whose talents went unappreciated in a poor quarter of Baldur’s Gate. To make ends meet while she studied magic she worked in a little bar in Eastway, barely subsisting on measly tips and very little sleep, but she did apply herself to the job and knows how to make 106 different cocktails with the most attractive garnish.

Here she is enjoying a clown performance at the circus

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👾 do you have any songs for your tav? if not i always love hearing abt sia

Thanks Chimera! ❤️ I do have one for Saedra:

Absolute jokes aside, I love the Bowie vibe for Saedra & Astarion. "As long as we're together / The rest can go to hell" is very much her attitude. There's something profoundly jaded and yet so naive about both of them, with their eyes completely open but nervous all the same. Absolute beginners at what they've fallen into. Love.

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🤔 THINKING FACE — what are some of your oc's quirks/mannerisms? and 😥 SAD BUT RELIEVED FACE — is your oc prone to getting stressed out, or is it easy for them to keep their cool? for Saedra. really excited that i get to read about her!

Thank you Chimera, I love these questions for her!

from this oc ask game

🤔 THINKING FACE — what are some of your oc's quirks/mannerisms?

Her voice! She has a feminine but deep voice and a throaty, suggestive laugh that certain people find not only contagious but irresistible.

Saedra’s also fussy about her appearance in a comedic way. After a fight she’ll make an exaggerated show of checking her nails and fixing her lipstick as if it were all no more than a minor inconvenience.

😥 SAD BUT RELIEVED FACE — is your oc prone to getting stressed out, or is it easy for them to keep their cool?

Saedra is NOT taking the tadpole in stride. This is a violation of her autonomy that gives her the absolute horrors. I imagine she’s keeping it together for the others’ sakes at camp but going down to the river to scream into her fist a lot. The others know because they can sense each other getting the tadpole willies. They sympathize.

This also explains why she leans on Lae’zel so much. That woman has her head on her shoulders and is single-mindedly determined to get the tadpole OUT.

Otherwise she takes things as they come and even enjoys an opportunity to test her growing warlock powers, channeling that panic into eldritch blasts so hard it’s starting to knock enemies off cliffs.