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Baldur's Gate 3 AU
Jun. 3rd, 2025 09:05 amIt was only a matter of time before this post came to be. I've been obsessed with this game for the last two months or so. It's part of why I was on hiatus from RP. I'm still obsessed and can't stop playing.
My first completed run was actually with Claire as my Tav! Or, at least as close as I could get her, if you've played the game I'm sure you understand. Naturally, I have a lot of thoughts about her AU.
As far as backstory goes, it's similar to how I imagine her in other fantasy AU settings. She's the illegitimate daughter of a nobleman from a prominent family. I presume Nathan would be a patriar or something, with the Petrellis having lots of money and influence in Baldur's Gate. But Claire would instead grow up with the Bennets, having been given to them as an infant. Noah would of course be a merchant working in parchment, with a secret double life, providing information, security, and other shady-ish services to those in power.
Claire grows up modestly well off, and like in canon discovers the manifestation of her regeneration around age sixteen. Shortly after this, thirst for adventure and the wanderlust sink their claws into her pretty early, and she goes off to have some adventures before being snatched and ending up on the nautiloid to be tadpoled. It would make her in her early or mid twenties around that time, though she could be older, it doesn't really matter. She'd initially be pretty worried that it might affect her regeneration, but somehow it doesn't, nor does her regeneration seem able to expel the parasite.
I'm open to taking her from any point in the game, or after the end. Different outcomes for story events are fine, because it'd be interesting to write, except the ending where she'd be evil and take over the brain. She just wouldn't do that.
Also, she doesn't have to be in the Tav role. She could just be around and helping in the fight on the side of Good. She'd have the same backstory, she'd still just be a normal adventurer, most likely helping to escort refugees safely to Baldur's Gate. In which case it'd be pretty easy to find her along the way with a small pack of folks under her protection, or solo in search of ways to help. I suppose there's also potential to rescue her from the Cult of the Absolute, like recruiting Minthara or Minsc? I'm up for all kinds of possibilities!
(Including the possibility of her regeneration being explained by her being half aasimar. Otherwise she's just magical, I guess? I'm still learning the deeper lore so I haven't really fleshed everything out just yet. Very open to ideas and more information.)
In the comments, I will add some screenshots from her playthroughs for visual reference (and because I just love her).
My first completed run was actually with Claire as my Tav! Or, at least as close as I could get her, if you've played the game I'm sure you understand. Naturally, I have a lot of thoughts about her AU.
- She's a Ranger - either Gloomstalker or Swarmkeeper.
- Folk Hero or Noble background, depending on backstory.
- Romance with Astarion (and Halsin in the first run), but has good friendships with all the companions.
- Down for other ships too (as always, it's not necessary).
- Chaotic Good - she wants to help people and has some disregard for the law at times.
- In her second run, which I'm currently playing, she's a half-elf, but I think human suits her best?
- Considering multi-classing her into Druid for this second run.
- I acquired as many items as possible that heal her to replicate her regeneration.
- Her chosen deity (via mods) is either Lathander or Meilikki.
As far as backstory goes, it's similar to how I imagine her in other fantasy AU settings. She's the illegitimate daughter of a nobleman from a prominent family. I presume Nathan would be a patriar or something, with the Petrellis having lots of money and influence in Baldur's Gate. But Claire would instead grow up with the Bennets, having been given to them as an infant. Noah would of course be a merchant working in parchment, with a secret double life, providing information, security, and other shady-ish services to those in power.
Claire grows up modestly well off, and like in canon discovers the manifestation of her regeneration around age sixteen. Shortly after this, thirst for adventure and the wanderlust sink their claws into her pretty early, and she goes off to have some adventures before being snatched and ending up on the nautiloid to be tadpoled. It would make her in her early or mid twenties around that time, though she could be older, it doesn't really matter. She'd initially be pretty worried that it might affect her regeneration, but somehow it doesn't, nor does her regeneration seem able to expel the parasite.
I'm open to taking her from any point in the game, or after the end. Different outcomes for story events are fine, because it'd be interesting to write, except the ending where she'd be evil and take over the brain. She just wouldn't do that.
Also, she doesn't have to be in the Tav role. She could just be around and helping in the fight on the side of Good. She'd have the same backstory, she'd still just be a normal adventurer, most likely helping to escort refugees safely to Baldur's Gate. In which case it'd be pretty easy to find her along the way with a small pack of folks under her protection, or solo in search of ways to help. I suppose there's also potential to rescue her from the Cult of the Absolute, like recruiting Minthara or Minsc? I'm up for all kinds of possibilities!
(Including the possibility of her regeneration being explained by her being half aasimar. Otherwise she's just magical, I guess? I'm still learning the deeper lore so I haven't really fleshed everything out just yet. Very open to ideas and more information.)
In the comments, I will add some screenshots from her playthroughs for visual reference (and because I just love her).
