Favourite love interest?

[Zarok]

Who is your favourite love interest in the game? I'm considering doing my first playthrough romance with Karlach she seems like a great character.

[Edstyles]

I thought so too . That Karlach would be an interesting choice and all that, but she wasnt. Maybe she is better now after some patches but I doubt it.

[DarkArcanum]

Honestly all the companions have really good quest/story lines and at the same time good romances. Characters I started out somewhat disliking because talking to them was like dragging my face across sand paper grew on me and I could honestly get invested in their journey. Their romance just puts in a more personal and emotional seat while they do it.

Karlach is well meaning golden retriever of a barbarian. She's out to live and do something with herself. Even not romancing her I loved getting to talk with her and help her out. I've not romanced her yet but I know someone who has. If you like what she puts forward when you meet her then you will like her.

As for my top pick, Astarion. Of course he pulls off an aesthetic that I have enjoyed in characters before but he also gets a great story arch. One that can reaffirm where he's gotten to or let him grow. While you can see that without romancing him his romance lets you behind the curtain even more. It's interesting watching the evolution of his feelings and intentions.

[Panda]

Karlach has a "dog" personality in general (aka golden retriever), a character which you can say something like:
"to pure for this world" (while I guess Wyll is THE winner in this category)
"she suffers a lot" (while Astarion can argue with that better)
and etc, she's a puppy, hot one, mechanically, so you should deal with it, I guess I just don't like true good characters, they are boring a bit, no doubts and etc, pure true/kindness and etc.

I still prefer Shadowheart and Minthara for girls and Astarion as a male interest.

[Lord Farquad]

Myself

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Love or sex? Minthara

[General Malaise]

Shadowheart easily.

Only just recruited Minthara. She also looks nice, and a shaven raver.

[hermit0wl]

Mine's Astarion, especially for a redeemed Durge

[Babooshka]

Minthara for sure

[Wokelander]

Gale's Severed Hand

[RhiTheWitch]

Laz'ael! She's a sweetie at heart

[Fourth2Infinity]

laz'ael is a good one. and you could say my "main" romance. almost always choose her. her arc from not careing about the material plane to loving you and your world is just great. its a totall feels. also one of the ones that is more believable in their reactions and persuit.

[Mander]

If you want to be sad in the end: Karlach
if you want to be joyful in the end: Lae'Zel
If you want to feel wholesome in the end: Gale
If you want to be bored: Shadowheart.

[Mander]

Originally posted by Fourth2Infinity:

laz'ael is a good one. and you could say my "main" romance. almost always choose her. her arc from not careing about the material plane to loving you and your world is just great. its a totall feels.

I agree. Bonus point for playing as a Tav from the Underdark: finding common ground in a very strange place for both of you.

-Lae'Zel: how do you call it?
-Tav: Dunno my beloved: ehi Gale, how do you call it?
-Gale: ... sky?
-Lae'Zel: Sky? Tch. It's horrible.
-Tav: I agree completely.

[Wokelander]

Originally posted by Mander:

Originally posted by Fourth2Infinity:

laz'ael is a good one. and you could say my "main" romance. almost always choose her. her arc from not careing about the material plane to loving you and your world is just great. its a totall feels.

I agree. Bonus point for playing as a Tav from the Underdark: finding common ground in a very strange place for both of you.

-Lae'Zel: how do you call it?
-Tav: Dunno my beloved: ehi Gale, how do you call it?
-Gale: ... sky?
-Lae'Zel: Sky? Tch. It's horrible.
-Tav: I agree completely.

Aren't you AFRAID of not being a REAL man by AGREEING with a FEMALE?????


/jk

[Lust]

He seems like a know-it-all at first and can be rather grating so I have tended to ignore Gale most playthroughs since it left early access.

Once patch 5 hit with the new epilogue I figured it was time to give him/his romance a shot and it has actually ended up being my favourite companion romance ending by supporting his challenge of Mystra's domain of magic.

The finale epilogue with him (being vague as possible to not do spoilers) actually seems like the most impactful for your main player character and if Larian ever decides to do DLC I hope it continues on from the ending because playing with your main PC and Gale afterwards would be super fun.