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Synopsis:

You wake up the morning after the night where Astarion (companion) tried to bite you. Depending on your choices, he might have bitten you consensually or you might have told him to piss off. He'll be wary to see if you're still in a forgiving mood. The other companions chime in with their opinions on having a vampire around, and the player defends keeping Astarion in the party.

13.
Astarion
: Good morning. How do you feel?CAMP_Astarion_TheHungerC_Bite, CAMP_Astarion_State_VictimOfAstarion
- 39. Player: I'm fine, I just feel a little woozy.
  - 97.
    Astarion
    : It'll pass. Just be glad I'm not a 'true' vampire.
    
    Link to Node 75
- 22. Player: My neck hurts, how do you think I feel?
  - 58.
    Astarion
    : Be grateful I'm not a 'true' vampire, then.
    
    75.
    Astarion
    : A bite from them and you might wake up as a vampire spawn, like my good self. All of a vampire's hunger, but few of their powers.^devnote
    
    80. [Jump] Jump to Node 66 (2)
- 0. Player: I feel awful. We won't be doing that again.
  - 79.
    Astarion
    : A pity. Just be grateful I'm not a 'true' vampire.
    
    Link to Node 75
60.
Astarion
: Morning. I hope last night's little unpleasantness hasn't left a bad taste in your-CAMP_Astarion_TheHungerC_Bite = False, CAMP_Astarion_State_VictimOfAstarion
- 29.
  Astarion
  : Well. I hope there are no bad feelings.
  - 25. Player: Not at all. Having a vampire on our side could be useful.
    
    72.
    Astarion
    : Indeed it could. These are very helpful in a fight.^devnote
    
    66.
    Astarion
    : Of course, I can't summon wolves or turn to mist like a 'true' vampire. Being a spawn has its drawbacks.
    
    Link to Node 70
    
    Link to Node 18
    
    Link to Node 91
    
    Link to Node 68
  - 7. Player: No, but I have questions. How are you standing in the sun?CAMP_WLDMAIN_State_InRegion
    
    85.
    Astarion
    : Oh, I have no idea. By rights I should be cinders in this light. But someone - or something - is keeping me alive.
    
    84. [Jump] Jump to Node 103 (1)
  - 99. Player: No, but I have questions. How have you survived out there in the sun?CAMP_WLDMAIN_State_InRegion = False
    
    Link to Node 85
  - 44. Player: You're lucky I didn't kill you.['Astarion -1']
    
    51.
    Astarion
    : And you're lucky I'm not a 'true' vampire. Last night could have gone very differently if I'd magically summoned a pack of wolves.
    
    48.
    Astarion
    : Alas, I'm just a spawn. All of the hunger, few of the powers.
    
    70. Player: Is that how you can stand in the sun? Because you're not a 'true' vampire?CAMP_WLDMAIN_State_InRegion
    
    Link to Node 41
    
    18. Player: Is that how you could stand in the sun? Because you're not a 'true' vampire?CAMP_WLDMAIN_State_InRegion = False
    
    41.
    Astarion
    : Oh no, I should be cinders in this light. I hadn't seen the sun for two hundred years before we crashed here.
    
    Link to Node 42
    
    91. Player: Any other drawbacks I should know about?
    
    93.
    Astarion
    : Oh, I've no idea. For two hundred years, the sun would have turned me to cinders. Until the crash, when I woke up bathed in its light.
    
    Link to Node 42
    
    68. Player: Pity. I thought you'd be more powerful.
    
    12.
    Astarion
    : Perhaps I am. For two hundred years, the sun would have turned me to cinders. Now I stand here like it's nothing.CAMP_WLDMAIN_State_InRegion
    
    42.
    Astarion
    : Someone - or something - wants me alive. They've changed the rules.
    
    103.
    Astarion
    : Standing in the sun, wading through a river, wandering into homes without an invitation - they're all perfectly mundane activities now.ORI_Astarion_Knows_ForbiddanceFromAstarion
    
    36.
    Astarion
    : As for my other quirks - well, we can figure those out in time.
    
    5. Player: What's causing this? The mind flayer's parasite?
    
    46.
    Astarion
    : That's my theory, but who knows?
    
    Link to Node 47
    
    Link to Node 10
    
    87. Player: If I can help, just ask. We're in this together.
    
    20.
    Astarion
    : Oh you're such a sweetheart.^devnote
    
    47.
    Astarion
    : I'm just glad you're being sensible about this. I was worried you might wake up and grab your torch and pitchfork.CAMP_Astarion_MorningAfter_AtLeastOnceCompanionPresent = False
    
    28.
    Astarion
    : But now that the air's clear, we should probably get moving. There's a long day ahead of us.
    End
    
    10.
    Astarion
    : I'm just glad you're being sensible about these revelations. I was worried people might turn up with torches and pitchforks.^devnote
    
    56.
    Astarion
    : Although there's still time.^devnote
    
    78. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Gale_Knows_BombORI_Inclusion_Gale
    
    Link to Node 45
    
    102.
    Gale
    : Well, we all have a monster inside us of one sort or another.^devnoteREALLY_GALEORI_Gale_State_AstarionSwayed
    
    83.
    Narrator
    : [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_Random
    
    82. [Alias] ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_LAEZEL
    
    Alias to Node 15
    
    Link to Node 6
    
    81. [Alias] ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_SHADOWHEART
    
    Alias to Node 21
    
    Link to Node 6
    
    94.
    Karlach
    : Some of us more than others, but - yes.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_KARLACH
    
    Link to Node 6
    
    32. [Alias] ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_WYLL
    
    Alias to Node 49
    
    6.
    Narrator
    : [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Gale, ORI_Inclusion_End_Random
    
    17. [Jump] Jump to Node 27 (2)
    
    3.
    Astarion
    : [TagAnswer]
    
    24. [Jump] Jump to Node 27 (1)
    
    45.
    Astarion
    : [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_2Random
    
    95.
    Lae'zel
    : A vampire among us? So be it.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_LAEZEL
    
    50.
    Lae'zel
    : But should I wake with so much as a drop of blood on my neck, I will end him.
    
    8. [Jump] Jump to Node 96 (2)
    
    59.
    Shadowheart
    : A vampire? Well that explains the pallor. ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_SHADOWHEART
    
    55.
    Shadowheart
    : Given our group's nature, I don't see much harm. We're each monsters in the making, after all.
    
    100. [Jump] Jump to Node 96 (2)
    
    64.
    Karlach
    : Vamps don't scare me. As long as they keep their teeth to themselves.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_KARLACH
    
    74.
    Karlach
    : No sense judging someone for who they are. Except devils, obviously.
    
    71. [Jump] Jump to Node 96 (2)
    
    92.
    Wyll
    : Hunting with vampires? Never thought I'd see the day.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_WYLL
    
    63.
    Wyll
    : Very well - but I'm keeping an eye on you. And no wisecracks about having us for supper.^devnote
    
    67. [Jump] Jump to Node 96 (2)
    
    86.
    Gale
    : So we're travelling with a vampire, are we? Of course we are.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_GALE
    
    96.
    Gale
    : A word of warning, Astarion: I taste absolutely awful.
    
    15.
    Lae'zel
    : For his sake, he best not develop an appetite for githyanki.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom2, REALLY_LAEZEL
    
    62. [Jump] Jump to Node 27 (1)
    
    21.
    Shadowheart
    : I'd just better not wake in the night to find fangs at my throat.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom2, REALLY_SHADOWHEART
    
    Link to Node 62
    
    40.
    Karlach
    : Yeah. And I'm way too hot to touch.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom2, REALLY_KARLACH
    
    Link to Node 62
    
    49.
    Wyll
    : Fine - as long as he keeps his fangs off our necks.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom2, REALLY_WYLL
    
    Link to Node 62
    
    34.
    Gale
    : Oh, and a quick word of warning, Astarion: I taste absolutely awful. Keep your distance.ORI_Gale_Knows_Bomb = False, ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom2, REALLY_GALE
    
    Link to Node 62
    
    4.
    Astarion
    : [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_Random
    
    76. [Alias] ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_LAEZEL
    
    Alias to Node 95
    
    65. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 50
    
    Link to Node 27
    
    33. [Alias] ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_SHADOWHEART
    
    Alias to Node 59
    
    88. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 55
    
    Link to Node 27
    
    2.
    Karlach
    : A vamp, huh? Interesting. Keep your teeth to yourself, Astarion, and we won't have any issues.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_KARLACH
    
    43.
    Karlach
    : Anyway, you'd burn your tongue off if you went for this neck.
    
    Link to Node 27
    
    61. [Alias] ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_WYLL
    
    Alias to Node 92
    
    37. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 63
    
    27.
    Astarion
    : [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Random
    
    19. [Visual State]
    
    11. Player: Enough. We need him, like it or not.
    
    73.
    Astarion
    : He's not wrong. We're bound together, no matter what comes., MALE^devnote
    
    73.
    Astarion
    : She's not wrong. We're bound together, no matter what comes., FEMALE^devnote
    
    73.
    Astarion
    : They're not wrong. We're bound together, no matter what comes.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 16
    
    104. Player: I trust him. He won't hurt us.['Astarion 5', 'Gale -1', 'Wyll -1', 'Gale -1']
    
    90.
    Astarion
    : Quite the opposite. I'm here in the spirit of openness and honesty, to work together as a team.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 16
    
    53. Player: If you don't like it, you can leave.['Astarion 5', 'Gale -1', 'Wyll -1', 'Gale -1']
    
    31.
    Astarion
    : I wouldn't recommend it. I won't get you, but the mind flayers might.^devnote
    
    16.
    Astarion
    : [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_Random
    
    1.
    Lae'zel
    : Fine - he stays, 'til he's no longer of use. Besides, my flesh is not so easily tasted.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_LAEZEL
    
    38.
    Lae'zel
    : Unless, of course, I have offered it.
    
    Link to Node 89
    
    77.
    Shadowheart
    : Maybe we could get him to wear a bell - dissuade any night-time prowling.^devnoteORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_SHADOWHEART
    
    Link to Node 89
    
    101.
    Karlach
    : We all have our shit to bear. As long you remember your manners, Astarion, you're welcome at my fire.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_KARLACH
    
    Link to Node 89
    
    9.
    Wyll
    : I just better not wake with any holes in my neck.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_WYLL
    
    89.
    Astarion
    : [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Random
    
    69. [Visual State]
    
    35.
    Astarion
    : There now. We're all friends again.
    
    57.
    Astarion
    : Shall we go? There's a long day ahead of us.
    End
    
    23.
    Gale
    : You say all the right words, but I'm not so sure you mean the right things. Still, I will respect the decision that was made.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_GALE
    
    Link to Node 89
    
    26.
    Gale
    : So we're travelling with a vampire, are we?ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_GALE
    
    54.
    Gale
    : A word of warning, Astarion: I taste absolutely awful. Keep your distance.
    
    Link to Node 27
    
    14. [Jump] Jump to Node 28 (1)
    
    30. Player: Figure them out quickly. I don't want any more surprises.
    
    52.
    Astarion
    : No more surprises. You have my word.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 47
    
    Link to Node 10
    
    98.
    Astarion
    : I wouldn't say that. Even the most powerful vampires in history couldn't survive in the sun, but it seems I can.CAMP_WLDMAIN_State_InRegion = False
    
    Link to Node 42