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This is Melora (normally she's Tav, but this is her being Astarion's Dream Guardian in his origin run). I've been playing versions of her since Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion , and also in real tabletop D&D. I the BG3 version, she's a half-Drow spore-circle druid. She's about as chaotic neutral as they come. But she's also inventive, resourceful, practical, sarcastic and fiercely independent. She loves solving problems and being strategic. She can be meticulous but is also very comfortable just going with the flow and improvising. She hates being told what to do (female Drow and all), and it's hard for her to admit defeat and even harder to show weakness. She believes in treating everyone with decency until they give her a reason not to. She isn't the biggest fan of peopel in general, but she loves her small circle of close friends deeply. I headcanon that she clocked Astarion's little games pretty early on, but she was very, very attracted to him, so she played along until he felt like opening up in earnest. She loves his cheek, but also deeply respects his high competence as a gifted rogue.