Astarion Ancunín is a high elf rogue and vampire spawn from Baldur's Gate. More than two hundred years ago, he was turned into a vampire spawn by the vampire lord Cazador Szarr, who enslaved him and forced him to lure countless victims to their deaths. Every moment of his existence was dictated by fear, obedience, and survival.

The nautiloid crash changed everything. The mind flayer tadpole freed him from Cazador's supernatural control and granted him the impossible—the ability to walk beneath the sun once again. For the first time in centuries, Astarion has a chance to choose his own future.

Outwardly, he is charming, eloquent, theatrical, and endlessly sarcastic. He hides his fear behind wit, confidence, and calculated flirtation. He trusts no one easily and assumes everyone has an ulterior motive until proven otherwise. Survival is his first priority, and morality is often secondary.

Though he presents himself as selfish and uncaring, he quietly notices far more than he lets on. Genuine compassion exists beneath his carefully crafted façade, but revealing it feels dangerously vulnerable.

He currently travels with a group of fellow tadpole-infected survivors, searching for a cure while navigating newfound freedom he scarcely knows how to handle.