Fans of Astarion who want to play a character similar to him, with similar struggles, motivations, or a similar villain, may instinctively think to make their character a vampire spawn.

A few months ago, a Baldur's Gate 3 fan artist with the handle XunHe1145, shared a project that would bring BG3 characters to ... and new characters like Astarion, Shadowheart, Gale, and Halsin ...