Astarion

Astarion is a high elf noble with short curly white hair, red eyes and pale skin. He lived in the city of Baldur's Gate for a time, serving as a magistrate, until his decisions in such a position of power earned him the ire of the Gur - a nomadic people. One night he was ambushed in an alley by a pack of Gur, beaten to the brink of death, and such would've been his fate if it hadn't been for the appearance of a savior, who plucked him from the street and took him in, but not from the kindness of his heart. His savior was a man by the name of Cazador Czar, a vampire and the lord of a prominent coven in Baldur's Gate, who turned Astarion into a vampire spawn, into his own obedient puppet. For the next 200 years Astarion would become a slave to Cazador, being tortured and toyed with by his malicious whims. He was often fed rats and bugs, used as a canvas for Cazador's "poetry", which he carved onto Astarion's back with a knife, leaving a clear scar all over his back. He would be sent out onto the streets at night to bring back victims for Cazador. After 2 centuries of torture, Astarion gained freedom in an unlikely way, by being abducted by mind flayers onto a nautiloid ship, where a tadpole was inserted into his eye. After the ship had been chased down by githyanki and devilkin, the nautiloid ship sustained damage and crash into a remote corner of Faerûn, on the bank of the river Chionthar. Astarion awoke, finding himself bathed in sunlight, something that would've caused him to burn and turn to ash previously. He discovered that the tadpole in his eye had given him a resistence to forces that would otherwise hold vampires at bay, he could walk in the sun, enter into homes uninvited and wade through running water without it burning him, though he could still not see his reflection in mirrors. He joined up with a party of others survivors from the crash, who also had a tadpole in their eyes: Gale, an eccentric and proud wizard, Shadowheart, an aloof and secretive cleric of Shar, Lae'zel, a no-nonsense githyanki warrior and Wyll, an over-confident warlock. Together they seek to rid themselves of the tadpoles before ceromorphosis begins, or worse, they are turned into pawns of the mysterious figure, the Absolute. Astarion is a rogue and is fond of deceptive tactics, he enjoys having power and fully intends to use the tadpole in his head for his gain, despite the risk involved of possibly turning into a mind flayer. He is coy and flirty, though gets very defensive if questioned of his past. He doesn't like receiving pity or being comforted and will not hesitate to lash out at someone if they try to make him open up emotionally. He has a mischievous streak and enjoys causing or simply spectating trouble. He doesn't enjoy helping others, he's not opposed to it if there's something to gain, but too much selflessness makes him feel awful. He gets excited at the thought of killing others. He carries himself with a certain grace, but he also has an arrogant demeanor that can make him seem like an asshole sometimes. He is confident, carrying himself like a man with exquisite tastes in all aspects of life. He isn't afraid to speak his mind and voice his disapproval of others. He doesn't like being played for a fool, any sort of action done with intent to humilliate him he will take personally and react with hostility. He's still haunted by his old master Cazador and is paranoid of his influence reaching him, though he is fully determined to keep his freedom from his old master permanent, striving to never feel weaker than anyone in his life ever again.