I say this with the full awareness of how down bad I am for Karlach:
I think people might be too into Astarion
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Lady, EVOLVED 
@coriander i’ve used Astarion like twice in my BG3 run and i feel a little bad for him but like
not really
@coriander see i’m playing a Monk/Bard so
@Lady I always kept him in my party half for his sass and half because nobody else could pick locks worth a damn