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=== Endings ===
=== Endings ===
'''Zombie Astarion'''
If the party fails to free him in time and/or Cazador successfully ascends instead, Astarion will be transformed into a zombie with red skin, exposed bones, and all of his defining physical traits gone. Carrying Zombie Astarion back to camp and casting {{SAI|Revivify}} on him turns him into a [[Camp followers|camp follower]] with the same tent and idle animations as his living self; however, he cannot be talked to or re-recruited, and he will not appear at the [[Epilogue|Reunion Party]].
'''Life as a spawn vigilante'''
If the player character stopped the ritual peacefully by persuading him or euthanizing a different spawn during the Cazador fight, Astarion's sunlight vulnerability spontaneously returns to him a few minutes after defeating the Netherbrain, ending the hope that his immunity from the tadpole might be permanent. After quickly saying goodbye he is forced to run away and find shade, but the narrator or another companion reassures the player that he will be safe. Back to a normal vampire spawn, Astarion travels around on his own as a nocturnal adventurer and assassin—but a heroic one who only kills "the right people" that deserve it. Instead of grieving over his inability to be in the sun, he develops a renewed sense of self, accepting the dark as a part of him and being driven by his newfound inspiration of hope rather than fear. If romanced, the player character can join him in these adventures, or if romanced as origin {{CharLink|Karlach}}, he can instead join her in [[Avernus]].
'''Life as a vampire overlord'''
If the player failed to stop the ritual or allowed him to complete it, Astarion takes over the [[Szarr Palace]] as his own and becomes an ascended vampire lord, rising in status and power in Baldur's Gate. When spoken to at the Reunion Party, Astarion brags about his rising status as the city's "puppet-master" and generally looks down upon the player character. He can be challenged on his new behavior and compared to Cazador, but Astarion brushes off these callouts.
If romanced and turned into a spawn, Astarion asks them to talk with the other companions at the Reunion Party, gather information, and share it with him later while he stays behind and drinks wine. He is surprised to hear that others are somehow achieving successes in life without his supervision, but will not be interested to engage in conversation with them himself. If romanced as a [[Mind flayers|mind flayer]], the player character is simply an ally to Astarion, as they can't be turned into a spawn, but his Reunion Party dialogue remains the same as if they were one. If romanced as origin Karlach, he either breaks up with her (as she is unable to be bitten) if she Long Rests before fighting [[the Netherbrain]] or demands to bring her to Avernus if she fought the Netherbrain immediately after his ascension without resting.


== Quest Rewards ==
== Quest Rewards ==
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