BG3 OCs and Lore (for later reference)
Vesz (Monk/Barbarian) (He/It)
Hoo boy he’s a heavy hitter and prefers to lash out with his bare hands. He’s resisting the dark urge but satisfies it through using his body in battle; clawing, biting, punching. During his turns, if he doesn’t get to rip something apart, his bloodlust can cause him to attack the nearest person (to begin with, he’s pretty dumb and doesn’t have a very good grasp on controlling himself).
As a Lolthsworn drow, he was raised in Arach Tinilith by the priestesses, who would NOT let him outside because mother superior kinda knew what he was. Male drow should definitely not be that big, and he’s got ambiguous genitalia, which gave him a leg up in the drow’s eyes. He got his top surgery in Melee Magthere because his tits were getting in the way, and (again because he’s a bhaalspawn) he had it done with little to no numbing, and got a taste for the pain. He’s heavily pierced and scarred, mainly decoratively - he has prayers to Lolth and her symbols scarified into his skin. In Arach Tinilith, he was trained as a monk, though due to his being mentally and partially physically male, he was not permitted to become a cleric of Lolth. It was through the loophole of him having partially female genitals that he was allowed to become a monk. He was kept at Arach Tinilith because mother superior saw him as an incredibly powerful asset, and he was only permitted to venture out of the upper tier and through Menzoberranzan on Bhaal’s business (ie, to see Ketheric and Gortash), but was never EVER given free reign. Think of him as Quasimodo, and mother superior as Frollo.
He has severe mummy issues, and doesn’t know what Orin’s problem is. He’s got the hots for Nere, but also develops quite a strong bond with Shadowheart (for their acolyte backgrounds, association with drow, memory loss and ties to the Underdark). Their M/M/F ship name is HolyMeatFailure.
He’s dirty af, messy af, and can’t tell his arse from his elbow (-2 INT).
Tam’lin Baenre (Gloomstalker Ranger) (He/Him)
Another drow of the Baenre family, and Minthara’s cousin, Tam’lin is an FTM Szarkai who was trained in Melee Magthere in Menzoberranzan. Despite being AFAB and a Szarkai, he was an illegitimate child, and was therefore treated quite harshly by the other Baenres. During his training at Melee Magthere, he formed a strong friendship with a young Kar’niss, whom he grew romantically attached to.
When Kar’niss mysteriously disappeared, it was around the same time that Tam’lin was ‘deployed’ on the surface to ‘infiltrate and eradicate’, however, having long abandoned Lolth, he legged it at the first opportunity, and became instead a folk hero known as the ‘Nightwatchman’, using the coin he made slaying monsters and fulfilling contracts to travel from place to place, searching for the lost Kar’niss, until he was taken from Baldur’s Gate by the Nautiloid. He isn’t romancing anyone, too consumed by his love for Kar’niss and grief for the fate that had befallen him.
He’s secretive and moody, though tender at heart. However during the end of act 1 / beginning of act 2, the second he reaches the underdark he reverts to his old self: the Ghost of Menzoberranzan - a cruel assassin of Melee Magthere, a true Szarkai. The environment forces him into a dissociative state of mind.
Angh’wyn (Warlock of the Twilight Court and Void Reaver) (He/Him)
An elf of the Shadar-Kai, Angh’wyn resided in the Shadowfell in the service of the Raven Queen. As a warlock, his patron is the Raven Queen herself, and he seeks to fulfil her needs, venturing into other planes to harvest the memories and emotions of those who suffer. As a void reaver, he also does the same; like an interdimensional pirate, he travels between worlds, ambushing and raiding for the Raven Queen.
Jealous of his success, when he opens a portal to Faerûn, a rival warlock seals his portal behind him, trapping him in the city of Baldur’s Gate. Initially, his goal is to return to the shadowfell and wreak bloody revenge on the one who sabotaged him, however the more time he spends among humans, elves and drow, the more invested in their lives and experiences he becomes, becoming passionate about helping the Seldarine drow escape the Lolthsworn and aiding their goddess Eilistraee. He starts to use his gifts for good, though still adheres to the Raven Queen’s tenets, harvesting emotions and memories, only he harvests them from his enemies instead of innocents, now.
He deals mainly psychic and psionic damage (something he learnt as a void reaver on the Astral Plane). He despises the Lolthsworn and abusers, and so builds up a strong rapport with Astarion, Gale, Karlach and Shadowheart. Whilst highly analytical and ‘robotic’ (he loses points with Karlach due to being unpredictable and kind of morally grey at times), Angh’wyn is also deeply curious and thirsts for knowledge and understanding (this is where he loses points with Shart for his endless questioning, but gains points with Gale).
Yazdaer Mizzrym (Hexblade Warlock / Rogue Nightingale) (He/She/They)
Descendant of Pharaun Mizzrym, he trained at Sorcere and was, for all intents and purposes, a straight A student, until he grew smart enough to see straight through Lolth. He kept up appearances, though turned to Shar and began secretly working with the Zhentarim, entering the surface world through Waukeen’s Rest.
As both nightingale and hexblade, it’s clear who his patron is - Shar. Assassin, Thief and Arcane Trickster rolled into one, he changes his face as easily as he changes his clothes, walks in shadow, and thus his crimes are pretty much untraceable. He sees Shadowheart as a sister and Astarion as a brother, and is probably going to romance Wyll, though they’re not going to see eye to eye on a lot of things.
He’s a bit of a bastard, a burnt out gifted kid, HIGHLY secretive, and is too smart for his own good. He doesn’t trust easily.
Malhounnet Do’Urden (Circle of Spores Druid) (She/Her)
One of the last surviving descendants of House Do’Urden, Malhounnet is AMAB, and struggled in drow society, and not just because of the body she was born in; the fall of the Do’Urdens played a role in how she was seen, too - disgraced among Lolthsworn. She fled Menzoberranzan to avoid being captured and killed, and sought refuge in a Myconid Colony.
Her dream guardian, and view this how you wish, is Drizzt Do’Urden. Having heard stories of him, and also having idolised both Drizzt and Zaknafein, though wanting the body of Malice, her lineage is important to her, and she is proud to be a Do’Urden. It was because of Drizzt that she developed a love of nature, and longed to visit the surface. She wields two magic daggers, which she has even named Drizzt and Zaknafein.
Having lived with Myconids, though, she has also cultivated a deep knowledge of mycology, and is a dab hand at Alchemy and the art of mycomancy. She’s seen as a bit of an oddball, even among myconids, due to her ‘project’ - cruel as it may seem, because she was brought up in Menzoberranzan - she sought to attempt to fuse myconid spores with the bodies of still living duergar prisoners in an attempt to see if they would be able to communicate with one another like Myconids: since brains and mycelium are similar things, she attempted to genetically enhance the duergar - if it was a success, she would try it on herself.
However she was nabbed by the nautiloid and tadpoled, so now her interests have shifted towards examining psionic transference. She is less afraid of the tadpole, and more fascinated by everything it does.
Due to this, she’s romancing the Emperor.
Nathurra Agelenidae (Blood Sorcerer / Barbarian) (She/It)
Another Bhaalspawn, with even less control over their instincts. Like Vesz, she also has ambiguous genitalia, is much larger than the average drow, and has unnatural peepers. Without a family name, she was an urchin in Menzoberranzan, simply spawned there and abandoned. She evaded Arach Tinilith, and developed a taste for blood at a very young age. A feral child, who grew into a more or less feral adult.
She can’t speak very well, and tends to get angry when others can’t understand her, leading to a bloody aftermath. She has massive memory loss, but knows that she HATES her sister, Orin, more than anything else in the world. On the other hand, even though she doesn’t remember him after the nautiloid, she built up a relationship with Gortash, because he was patient with her. It was Gortash who taught her how to speak properly.
She’s a complete loose cannon and can’t be predicted. She refuses to be contained and has a HUGE problem with authority figures. That being said, she appreciates being reined in from time to time. Due to her approval with being given rain checks and her hatred of Orin, she gravitates towards Minthara like a moth to a flame.
Like Vesz, she’s also filthy and messy, but way worse. Her hair is always tangled, her skin caked with dirt and blood, and girlie is SWEATY. Her dishes get rancid, her bedroll smells like death and her clothes are torn and stained. Astarion and Gale have to drag her kicking and screaming to get bathed. Astarion gives up, but Gale perseveres - trying to give Nathurra a bath is very much like trying to wash a cat. Gale keeps his face out of her reach and makes sure he’s wearing gloves and layers of clothing. Every time this happens he prays to Mystra that Nathurra doesn’t try to drown him. He usually gets back in her good graces by cooking large and yummy dinners.
She’s based on the hobo spider (as my somewhat murder hobo). As a blood sorcerer, she does revere the give and take, spilling her own blood to spill even more of her enemy’s. She likes to make as much mess as possible and sees total destruction as her signature. Part of her wants for do good, but it’s often overwhelmed by her poor impulse control and explosive anger when she feels misunderstood.
Fenelzi’ir (Forceblade / Venomancer) (He/They)
Fenelzi’ir is a githgagran (Underdark Gith) who has a symbiotic relationship with the Matriarch of a noble drowic house in Menzoberranzan. She offers him safety in the city, food and shelter, and in return, he keeps Illithids away, hunting them. He is skilled in both psionic attacks and utilising /brewing poisons. He’s based on a poison dart frog.
He ended up on the nautiloid purely by accident, having opened a portal to the Astral Plane, but it rerouted as he was travelling, spawning him directly onto the ship. He carved his way through a handful of mindflayers before he was overwhelmed and captured, forced into a pod and tadpoled.
Considering all this, he’s exceptionally calm and even nonchalant at times. He understands that his mind is his greatest weapon and that his blades are mere extensions, accessories, and as such, he deems it imperative to remain calm at all times. Also due to needing patience to brew the most deadly poisons, he does NOT appreciate being rushed with anything, so even though his tadpole distresses him, the companions constantly urging him to act quickly and the onslaught of people offering him solutions pisses him off. He can and will figure it out by himself, if given enough time, and - after assessing his symptoms - he deems that he does, in fact, have time to sit and think, much to the annoyance of everybody else.
Romancing Halsin for the peace and quiet.
Iorveth (Crypt Stalker Ranger) (He/Him)
An outlander of the wild woods, Iorveth started his profession as a crypt stalker after undead from the cities began encroaching on the territory of his wood elven clan. Not particularly fond of humans or half elves, he is a shrewd huntsman, and tends to charge more coin for his services in human dominated areas.
He worships Kelemvor, lord of the dead, and has strange feelings about Withers and Jergal.
He generally leans towards being good aligned, however he does side with Kagha, sympathising with her wanting to protect her own, just as he did when his forests were under attack. He can be cruel at times, though usually does so for a good reason - he engages the man in the goblin camp in torture… but only to get rid of the goblins and keep up appearances.
He’s quite moody and aloof, though is a romantic at heart. His relationship with Astarion is complex - though he has sworn to hunt undead, viewing them as abominations, he’s never actually taken the time to get to know an undead and learn their story. When Astarion reveals his vampiric nature, every bone in Iorveth’s body tells him to stake Astarion, or hand him over to the gur, but he cannot bring himself to, having grown fond of him. He decides to give Astarion the benefit of the doubt, instead, and asks Kelemvor to forgive him for what he is about to do when Astarion feeds on him.
He’s definitely romancing Astarion.
