it is my firm belief that Karlach wore a (non-matrimonial) Ring of Warding Bond during her time working for Gortash, as a symbol of her loyalty as a bodyguard. whatever damage he took, she suffered as well. look at their matching eyebrow scars. i’m not ok
@lumalangoy_
to be 100% humorless it’s prob so the player has a distinct, memorable visual of the main villains, the Dead Three. but also it’s because they simply must slay
@gali_le0
wait that’s insane, cuz if you DO kill the bard and Isobel, Sceleritas (after gifting you the Slayer) will reassure you that he’ll diversify your targets so you DON’T look like a creep 🤣🤣
Durge fucking Gortash on his desk and spilling an inkwell, Gortash taking his ink-covered palm and pressing it to Durge’s chest to mark them with Bane’s symbol : )
romanced Gortash, player downed:
"Get up! I'm not doing this alone."
"No! Wait!"
"It is not your time."
"You will not leave me so easily."
"Stay at my side."
Durge-specific:
"Your Father must wait - he cannot have you."
"We started this together, we will finish it together!"
@gifographicmemo
Thank you for the food 🙏❤️, this is so IC I can hear him say these.
Do you have ideas for the romance options when the character is down or Gort is selected? For scientific purposes ofc 👀
this whole thread is gold. it would explain his uneven messy shirt laces - outside of being a middle finger to his cobbler family, it makes a ton of sense he’d struggle with fine motor skills. no wonder he gravitated towards a god of a literal strong hand
my oomf was right, larian staff is 100% camping gortash/durgetash tweets lately. i’m taking this as a sign from the universe that patch 7 will give us more durgetash content…
larian, pls, like this tweet if i’m right, quote retweet it if i’m wrong 👀
WAIT A MINUTE…
Karlach is sent to Avernus. she’s reeling, she doesn’t know what’s happening or who sold her out.
then, on her forearm… a message, scratched into her very skin from a plane beyond. two words:
“your promotion”
I’m so upset cuz like. Gortash is outwardly afraid here - for himself, yes. but also for Durge. is he going to lose Durge too? is now when it happens? it’s here, the very thing they’ve been putting off - which of them gets to live. to Gortash, both are losing options 🥺😭
you don’t understand y’all THIS IS THE MISSING LINK. this is the in-route for Gortash to visit Balthazar’s brain station in Moonrise and find Durge’s letter of forgiveness. it’s all coming together. Artichoke found the Holy Grail
character select:
“Will wonders ever cease.”
“On with it.”
“Are we quite done here?”
“Never enough hours in the day.”
“Hm! So popular.”
“Move.”
“Make it quick.”
“Oh, didn’t see you there.”
“You do not command me. But suggestions, I’ll consider.”
“(sarcastic) No, after you.”
what if…
urchin Gortash begging for scraps just outside the Upper City, disregarded by wealthy passerby.
a cruel patriar tosses an apple core at his feet.
Gortash, years later at his inauguration, watches with glee as the Council of Peers choke to death on poisoned apples.
uh oh… i’m thinking again…
what dirt did Gortash have on Ulder that Ulder wouldn’t just boot him from the Council of Peers…? Wyll says himself that no one took Gortash seriously. I imagine the Jannath blackmail has something to do with it. but. forreal. how did he stay there
but like. how did Gortash even meet Priestess Gut. did the Dead Three drop by the goblin camp one day like “lovely little setup you’ve got here, think we’ll use you guys to spread the good word”
do you guys think Gortash and Durge partied down wild style. craven nights at the Blushing Mermaid, snorting lines next to the chamber pot. I like to think they did
on death's door:
"Don't just stand there!"
"Get me up, now."
"My work is not finished."
"I am not going. Not like this."
"The growing dark..."
"I will not fail you, my Lord."
"owieee oohg ougughg ouch ouwowhwhgie" (this one's just for me)
combat:
“Face the Black Hand of Bane!”
“How easily they fall before me.”
“Down.”
“You are nothing!”
“Out of my way!”
“Roll over and die.”
“My mercy is finite.”
“Where’s the Steel Watch when you need them?”
sneaking:
“Ugh, so unbefitting.”
“Subterfuge - one of my many talents.”
“You know, one grenade could make all this go away.”
“To be made to kneel... (sigh).”
“These floors are filthy.”
“One thing at a time…”
“Think it through.”
I’m rly sorry but it doesn’t make sense that Gortash would spy on Durge through the scrying eyes in Act 1 and 2, cuz in Act 3 when Orin tells him her blood-kin (Durge) is entering Rivington, Gortash says, “They live?” like he’s surprised by the news
- disappearing ring finger
- disconnected pointer finger on top hand
- button logic inconsistent; top button lies on the middle seam, bottom button lies on the right side
just be vigilant looking out for AI, y’all 🤧🫡
just realized now that Gortash took the Crossbow Expert feat and that it's not just something Larian invented for his stat block :3 he's such a talented guy
oh… oh no…
how did Gortash learn to read and write? did he and other urchins in the Lower City get an education? god knows his negligent-ass mom wasn’t helping. I imagine his dad taught him just to make sure he could read client orders and be useful…
romanced Gortash, character selected:
"Miss me already? Precious."
"Keep me waiting, why don't you?"
"There you are. I was hoping you'd drop by."
Durge-specific:
"My perfect assassin."
"I will never tire of seeing you at my side."
"Together once more. As it should be."
lol the new modded hug with Gortash is totally re-contextualized when you remember his line to origin Karlach if she visits his office before killing Orin:
“(sarcastic) What do you want, some words of encouragement? A *hug*?”
man hates her ass 😭😭😭
do you guys think Gortash and Durge partied down wild style. craven nights at the Blushing Mermaid, snorting lines next to the chamber pot. I like to think they did
idk what it is but I love watching Gortash die to the Netherbrain. the dolly zoom on his face, his dumbfounded expression immediately followed by him wincing in pain. and who could forget that slack jaw and his rolled-back eyes as he collapses. superb.
just realized that when Gortash enslaved the Emperor, either Durge was already missing, or they didn’t make themselves known to the Emperor. otherwise Empy woulda lumped Durge in with Gort, whom he lets die to the Netherbrain in the event of an alliance
Gortash summoning Durge to his office, back turned while he's studying a painting. Durge introduces themself, and Gortash turns around to reveal he's wearing ONLY his jacket and belt :) and of course he acts like NOTHING's different huehuheuhe
hey how did Orin know that Durge had lost their memories? did Kressa and/or Balthazar tell her? did she do a quiz like “what’s my name, what year is it, who’s the president”? what was her PROCESS
gortash furiously trying to harness the energy of the solar flare and convert it into torture machine power. durge gathering bhaalists for a midnight ritual under the borealis and sobbing in flailing heaves
Gortash and Durge making out, Gortash instinctively reaches for his tail to yank on, remembers it’s not there anymore lol. just one more thing Orin took from him smh my head
need to tell the world about my young Gortash flirting with Ulder as a power-grab headcanon... "I know your son's far away, but I can still call you daddy..."
hey… what do dragonborn look like as they age?? do their scales lose their luster? do their horns start to peel or develop new growth patterns? maybe their crests elongate and their jowls sag. something to think about.
Gortash tuning the piano... Gortash equating the idea of a piano player being an orchestrator of many notes and keys, working together in harmony, instead of each playing of its own accord and causing cacophony... he himself is that great orchestrator of the world... I love him
alright I’ll say it. the thought of him ruthlessly pumping into me, sweat dripping off his bangs, smirking so cockily and groaning in satisfaction when I cry out. well. let’s just say it gets me horny 😌👍
@Rialymn
FINALLY……. THEY’RE TOGETHER AGAIN……….. THEY NEEDED THIS…………. this is genuinely more emotional and fulfilling to me than any durgetash kissing mods ngl
“hey you’ve made incredible strides this year, Gortash! how’re you raising all this money?”
flashback to capturing and enslaving Gondians, twisting Franc’s arm to build him infernal weapons, cutting out Stelmane from her own smuggling routes
Gortash: “bake sale”
aww wait a minute… Gortash drawing up concepts for his jacket like Spiderman designing his costume… filling up sketchbooks, testing out color schemes… accounting for maneuverability and function… awwwwww
one of the books in Gortash’s chambers is described as having his “neat” handwriting in the margins, which WOULD contradict the fine-motor skills thing. except, isn’t it wondrous, the blessings Bane bestows when you worship him and carry out his will?
every act of domination, manipulation, control, tyranny - all acts of worship that Bane rewards with the gift of a steady Black Hand. a hand that doesn’t shake or struggle to hold a quill.
hey. think about a pair of disgruntled footsoldier Banites getting pissed off with Gortash so they steal his boots and take turns jacking off into them : ) yes they’re fully in uniform and masked up. yes i did get this idea from an actual zorn vid i’m too scared to qrt here
@orcrists
I love him he's so obnoxious. this lends to my headcanon that Gortash never curses cuz it's "unsightly" or whatever, as if he's not literally caked with old bloodstains.
also: where does he connect to this Zoom call from. his office? I long to know
romanced Gortash, player downed:
"Get up! I'm not doing this alone."
"No! Wait!"
"It is not your time."
"You will not leave me so easily."
"Stay at my side."
Durge-specific:
"Your Father must wait - he cannot have you."
"We started this together, we will finish it together!"
@orcrists
no forreal cuz like where did she GO. did she pass away. was Durge involved at all. did Gortash plan the meet-cute with her cuz he knew he’d get connections and money out of it. how did he discover Sir Jannath’s affair in kind. through Wisteria?
@ThatPaleElf
@zozochocob0
the dick physics being so good yet boob physics nonexistent is so funny to me hsjsgsj. larian really said we have enough titty jiggle in the world
and jesus fucking christ, when Durge lost their memories, Gortash lost the only person on earth who’d genuinely mourn him if he died. and here we fuckin are. I’m gonna go kick a can down the street
lmfaoo at the person I just muted who tut-tutted at Gortash lovers. the first thing on their page is them simping for Minthara. honey. the call is coming from inside the house
who was I talking to on bg3twt about Gortash and Durge casting Disguise Self and going to a bar to listen to public opinion? anyway, disguised Gortash overhearing someone talk about "that guy on all the posters, Gortash?" and him retorting "let's use his full name shall we???"
a little Gort pic as a treat, also to get a better look at said shirt laces. if my knuckles were fucking killing me I wouldn’t bother re-stringing the laces through the right holes either
Gortash has been in the council for at LEAST seven years (Wyll was banished after he’d heard abt Gort from his father) by the time we meet him in game. he worked with this council for SEVEN YEARS. looked his (former) affair partner’s husband in the eye every day. like???
oh god oh fuck. pre-lobotomy Durge and Gortash pillowtalk about how Gortash should “dissolve” the Council of Peers. giggling and scheming all the different ways a Steel Watcher can cut someone in half. later on, Durge isn’t even present to appreciate Gort’s hard work 😭
LMFAO I just have to know one thing.
who wrote and designed the invitations to that unforgettable luncheon. and why was it Gortash. using the Baldur’s Mouth fae printer.
also who hosted??? what was on the menu??? who ALLOWED THIS hshgdjshhs
i saw a tweet asking whose idea it was to even recruit goblins, and i saved a screenshot that implies it was balthazar's idea initially because they could be easily swayed at large after manipulating their priests BUT I LOST THE TWEET SORRY COMRADE I HOPE THIS FINDS YOU
I guess you COULD say 1) he’s putting up a front to act surprised cuz he was keeping Durge’s survival a secret from Orin, or 2) he thought Durge died in the fight against Ketheric somehow
and he is sad because he is so, so scared. of losing Durge, of failing Bane, of never leaving the Hells again. he’s pleading Durge not to improvise and stick to the plan by the letter. it’s the same tremulous voice he uses just before confronting the Netherbrain.