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I’m weird and keep lists, and I’ve been collecting all the auto-translated names for Astarion that I’ve seen across different languages. Bonus Tav nicknames, too :)

Do you have a favorite? What’s your nickname for him?

Astarion

aata, asdia, asdren, ash, ashta, ashtadarian, ashutta, ast, asta, astabr, astalion, astaryan, astation, astella, asti, astion, astita, astoria, asty, asu, ata, ataga, atan, atata, athena, atta, lion, spot-a-lion-kun, star, starry, tarion

Tav

tab, tablo, tabman, tabu, thabman, topdak

Dark urge

dojin, dodger, duj

Cazador 

casa, cassadoor, kasa, kasado, kasadoor, kasadora

Spawn 

spoon, sponsor

During patch 7, I encountered a bug where spawn Astarion stole a wine bottle from the table in the epilogue, tucked it behind him, then walked around with the wine bottle between his legs. When he sat down again, it disappeared (ow?). I was too busy laughing to get a screenshot. Does anyone have a screenshot or video of this happening?

I had no mods, vanilla game. The bug should still be present in patch 8 if no one ratted out his stealth roll fail to Larian.

Astarion is often alluring as a personality trait, but it's not always his dominant trait depending on the fic. There are many flavors of Astarion. I’d like your most enigmatic, sensual, magnetic Astarions, please. Any pairing, any rating.

A few favorites of mine (trying to pick ones I haven’t recommended before). All NSFW, M/F:

Jury Duty by StrixAmans - Judge Astarion. Juror main character.

Portrait of the Pale Elf by Larvatusprodeo - Tailor Astarion. Painter main character.

Atone by xocmmd_ray - Priest Astarion. Durge seeks refuge in his church.

That One Time I Got Kidnapped By A Vampire Lord by ScrapSovereign - modern day Ascended Astarion isekai with a medical worker main character.