Elminster's not around...

Act 3 Gortash spoilers ahead...

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So apparently Gortash turns into a 10 foot tall Gort-Hulk if you fight him.

My biggest question though is: did he and Durge ever fuck as the Slayer and Avatar of Tyranny???

I just... I really need Bhaal and Bane sighing into their hands as they watch their two Chosen fuck-ups use the precious gifts they've bestowed to bone each other into the bedsheets.

I spent a lot of time in the character creator when making my Durge, Lir, trying to figure out what fit for me. And I ended up really enjoying playing with the concept that instead of a more monstrous face like the default white dragonborn the literal flesh of the murder god, antichrist, mass murderer, psychopath, cannibal, necrophiliac, Gortash admirer was just... beautiful. Like, right out of a perfume ad in Vanity Fair perfect.

Like it was Bhaal's joke on the world that you'd be on your back with your guts spilling out on the pavement with this face looking down at you smeared all over with your blood. And, if he's feeling in the mood, he might just eat you. After you'd expired, if you're lucky.

This guy should be a cleric of Lathandar or something. The idea just really tickled me.

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This is post-tadpole Lir because in my head, between Orin and Kressa, this boy got super fucked up. Lost an eye, neck and face torn up, and who knows how many scars on the rest of his body as a result of Kressa and her 'experiments'.

So my redemption Durge headcannon is that this makes you essentially immortal. Which is nice cause that means me and Asterion can fuck forever. (And try to find a way to cure him, of course.)

I freaking love this because Shart looks so sad and despondent while Asterion, Gale, and Durge pose in the background like male models. Sorry girl, you got the worst support group on the planet.