To address Astarion on a specific topic, you must die – yes, that’s how thought-out Baldur’s Gate 3 is.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is full of hidden content. From secret rooms to unknown weapons to small dialogues that only a fraction of the player base will ever see and hear. There is exactly such a dialogue with Astarion, but you will only see it if you follow a very specific sequence – and in this case, the death of your character is only an intermediate step.
What kind of dialogue is it? Astarion is a vampire (spoiler, sorry) and as such, he has a thirst for blood. After he joins the group, there will be a scene in one of the following nights where Astarion tries to drink your blood.
The next day, you can confront him and talk about his vampiric condition. You can also set rules – for example, that he cannot attack humans. You can then specify that he cannot attack anything “with which one can hold a conversation” – to which Astarion suggests animals. You can then reveal under certain conditions that you can talk to animals, which leads the vampire to this outburst:
You can literally talk to animals? What do I have left then? Stones and trees? Not that I would be surprised to see a druid talking to trees… but alright. I do my best to feed only on the dumbest animals.
How to unlock the dialogue? To experience this little yet quite amusing outburst from Astarion, several factors must be met. You need to:
- Play as a druid.
- Be able to talk to animals and have the spell active.
- Let Astarion drain you at night.
- Not to stop Astarion and die while making this statement.
Because Baldur’s Gate 3 does not allow your death – for various reasons – you will still be alive the next day, thanks to Withers. In the following conversation, you can then confront Astarion.
Scenes like this are rather a bit hidden in the game – but not as hidden as a certain dialogue with Karlach. In that one, the tiefling barbarian breaks the 4th wall and can suddenly see you before the screen and realizes that she is just part of a game.
