Can Astarion turn you?

As a non-vampire himself, Astarion doesn't have the ability to turn people completely, either, but that all changes in one very specific path in the game. During "The Pale Elf" quest, upon killing his former master, Cazador Szarr, Astarion will be granted the choice to finally ascend to full vampire status.
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Does Astarion turn you into a true vampire?

You can ask Astarion to turn you into a sunlight-immune vampire spawn during your next Long Rest; however, he will refuse to and skirt around the subject of turning you into a full vampire, implying that he has become like Cazador in more ways than one.
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What happens if Astarion bites you?

After biting you or anybody else, Astarion will have the "happy" perk for the next day, where he gets +1 to all checks. However, there's a penalty - your own character will have the "bloodless" quality, and take -1 to all checks.
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Will Astarion leave you?

You can flatly forbid Astarion from continuing the ascension ritual. Like option two, Astarion will refrain from ascending and simply kill Cazador. Regardless of your relationship with him prior to this, however, Astarion will be disappointed and leave your party permanently.
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Should I let Astarion become a vampire lord?

At the same time, after the ritual is interrupted, there is an option to let Astarion become Vampire Ascendant in Baldur's Gate 3 or stop him. On the one hand, he will gain enormous power that he could never dream of. But on the other hand, this will lead to the death of many innocent spawns.
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Becoming Astarion's Spawn - Baldur's Gate 3

What happens if Astarion turns you into a vampire?

Upon another long rest, the ascended Astarion will give the player-controlled character the opportunity to turn into a vampire spawn by drinking a drop of his blood. While this will grant them access to the basic Vampiric Bite ability, they'll be much weaker than Astarion.
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Does Astarion become evil if he ascends?

If Astarion ascends, he loses all that character development and goes back to how he was when players first met him after the Nautiloid crash, but with the added evilness, hunger for power, and controlling demeanor.
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Should you trust Astarion?

Most are hesitant to trust him, and for a good reason. The red flags he's waving might as well be banners. However, there are some advantages to letting him drink your blood. You may wake up feeling woozy the next morning, but Astarion is happy and ready to tackle the day.
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What happens if you play as Astarion?

Playing Baldur's Gate 3 through Astarion's eyes gives a different perspective and reveals more insight into his past. His personal quest also has new content and is called 'Call of the Blood' instead of 'The Pale Elf'.
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How do I not lose Astarion?

For real though, if you want to stop the ritual but keep Astarion in your party:
  1. Talk to the spawn in the cages before you enter the main hall.
  2. After defeating Cazador, tell Astarion either that he shouldn't do the ritual because it will kill all the spawn in the cages or tell him that the ritual will consume him.
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Should I let Astarion keep biting me?

Accepting Astarion's bite improves the protagonist's relationship with him and can lead to a deeper bond, but refusing it only results in a minor setback. While there is a risk of death associated with Astarion's bite, it does not turn characters into vampires and has only minor physical effects.
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Does letting Astarion bite you raise approval?

The simple answer is yes, as the only downside is gaining the Bloodless debuff, while Astarion gains the Happy buff and his approval rating of you increases.
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How to seduce Astarion?

How to romance Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3
  1. Supporting his whims.
  2. Showing support for him concerning his condition.
  3. Aligning with characters typically referred to as monsters, such as Goblins.
  4. Being ruthless.
  5. Displaying dramatics.
  6. Presenting displays of power.
  7. Appreciating fine things.
  8. Demonstrating cruelty.
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Does Ascended Astarion love you?

He's bitter that he isn't all powerful, but he wants to be with you and sees you as an equal. He thanks you for seeing the best in him. You get the graveyard scene and ge tells you he loves you or you can say it first. He wants to stay with you no matter what.
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Can Astarion turn into a bat?

While Ascended Astarion does gain new combat powers, such as "Ascendant Bite" and the "Retinue of the Vampire Lord" which he can summon during the final battle against the Netherbrain, his bat form is unfortunately not one of them.
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Why can Astarion be in sunlight?

He was a talented rogue who was skilled at using the bow. Due to his unique infestation by a modified mind flayer tadpole, Astarion could move freely during the daylight hours, move through running water unharmed, and enter homes uninvited; none of which a vampire or their spawn should be able to do.
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Can you romance anyone as Astarion?

While Astarion is not a monogamous companion, the player can only be in the partnered stage with one origin companion. Romancing Halsin - The player is able to romance both Astarion and Halsin at the same time in Act 3.
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Can you ascend as origin Astarion?

And if you play Astarion origin you can ascend and be all goody if you chose to. You can have a love interest and care for her. Kind of inconsistent... I don't mean literal monster (although it's technically true), I mean you allow him to become a mass murderer.
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How do you hug Astarion?

There's an option for the player to hug Astarion in his confession scene after he says that he wants their relationship to be real, and if the option is chosen, he will look surprised and hesitate to hug them back.
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Should you ask Astarion about his scars?

Apparently, you should always ask Astarion about his scar for the scar-reading scene to appear. I replayed the scene, asked him, and got scar-reading the very next long rest. So now I get to do the creche and the Underdark all over again.
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What happens if you don't recruit Astarion?

Astarion is by far one of the very worst offenders in regards to this from my actual playthroughs so far, since if you don't recruit him, he just loiters around the Nautiloid wreck indefinitely until you either come back for him or clear Act 2 and lose access to those areas, even after you've found the dead boar.
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How old was Astarion when he died?

Highlights. Astarion's gravestone reveals his last name, Ancunin, which is not mentioned anywhere else in the game. The meaning of his surname is unknown but could reference various words or phrases. Astarion's gravestone indicates that he died at the age of 39, which is considered young for an elf.
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What happens if you give Astarion the tadpole?

Once you or Astarion (he has no issue with leveraging a bit of grossness into more power), eat the first tadpole, you gain a dialogue option with everyone where you can try to persuade them to use them as well. If you succeed, that person also gains access to tadpole powers.
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Can you keep Astarion without ascending him?

If you stop the ascension, you just became his new Cazador. You are now telling him what he can and cannot do. You are responsible for making all of his decisions for him, since you didn't trust him enough to make his own. Or you spend your life making him second guess himself.
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Can you have Astarion bite Cazador?

the spawn has to be allowed by their master to bite / draw blood from their body. Cazador didn't consent, so no release from spawn-hood to full vampire. It shouldn't matter as long as the tadpole allows Astarion to ignore his master's commands.
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