Can I give Araj Oblodra more than my blood?

[MachineGod]

I was totally shocked to see her in act 3, she was kinda flirty and i was hoping she take me to bed but she trick me with a potion :(

[Steffan]

Originally posted by TheArmoredTitan:

I was totally shocked to see her in act 3, she was kinda flirty and i was hoping she take me to bed but she trick me with a potion :(

You can trade with your blood to get explosives. That is if you have proceeded with her offer of drinking the potion. Keep in mind that the potion is a mixed blessing depending on what role your character plays in the party and their resistances.

And an answer to your question: no. She is only interested in your blood. She is a professional.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by TheArmoredTitan:

Can I give Araj Oblodra more than my blood?
I was totally shocked to see her in act 3, she was kinda flirty and i was hoping she take me to bed but she trick me with a potion :(

Initially when you meet her, she takes the blood of every true soul who is willing.
And maybe some more.

[id795078477]

I'd trade Halsin, Aylin, Isobel, Jaheira and Minsc combined to have Araj as an origin-level companion. This is such a huge miss :/

[seeker1]

Spoilers?

Araj is one freaky mad scientist. So her Mysterious Potion, after damaging you, will make your blood flammable. Yep, now when you bleed out, you can set your blood on fire. Doesn't quite seem that useful, but hey ...

I think if you continue to agree being her lab rat (it damages you each time), she eventually will start giving you "sanguine explosives," which are basically exploding blood bombs. They deal some fire and force damage. I think you can only donate enough blood to get 2 per LR again according to the Wiki.

I also think if you didn't give her Astarion's vampire blood in Act 2, she will offer to get some of it in Act 3. But her previous offer of racial ability potions is gone.

If you don't want to be her lab rat, she's otherwise a typical apothecary merchant (as she was in Act 2), selling alchemy ingredients & potions.

BTW, it might be a serious clue to you that when you first find her apothecary shop in the city, it definitely looks like most of it has been leveled in an explosion.

[Steffan]

Originally posted by id795078477:

I'd trade Halsin, Aylin, Isobel, Jaheira and Minsc combined to have Araj as an origin-level companion. This is such a huge miss :/

I... killed Araj in my second run. It happened in Act 3. By Astarion's hand.

My bard was no saint but learned a lot more than he wanted about her

[id795078477]

Originally posted by steffan8:

Originally posted by id795078477:

I'd trade Halsin, Aylin, Isobel, Jaheira and Minsc combined to have Araj as an origin-level companion. This is such a huge miss :/

I... killed Araj in my second run. It happened in Act 3. By Astarion's hand.

My bard was no saint but learned a lot more than he wanted about her

Araj having an actually believable, relatable, lore-fitting story with her not being an uber-duper-special cookie (like, for instance, a super-talented AND goddess' chosen AND an arch-mage AND with the orb in the chest AND given a mission by the goddess herself) is what makes me want her to be a companion so much. Oh .. and not to mention her great voice and one of the few faces that could actually be considered at least somewhat pretty.

P.S. It's actually funny how even now Araj is more influential on the party than many of the decisions PC might (not) take even though she's just a background NPC - simply because she sells arguably one of the most powerful items in the entire game and for incredibly cheap too.

[MachineGod]

Originally posted by id795078477:

Originally posted by steffan8:

I... killed Araj in my second run. It happened in Act 3. By Astarion's hand.

My bard was no saint but learned a lot more than he wanted about her

Araj having an actually believable, relatable, lore-fitting story with her not being an uber-duper-special cookie (like, for instance, a super-talented AND goddess' chosen AND an arch-mage AND with the orb in the chest AND given a mission by the goddess herself) is what makes me want her to be a companion so much. Oh .. and not to mention her great voice and one of the few faces that could actually be considered at least somewhat pretty.

P.S. It's actually funny how even now Araj is more influential on the party than many of the decisions PC might (not) take even though she's just a background NPC - simply because she sells arguably one of the most powerful items in the entire game and for incredibly cheap too.

She also mad cute for a drow lady unlike minthara man face man voice Adam’s apple

[Steffan]

Originally posted by id795078477:

Araj having an actually believable, relatable, lore-fitting story with her not being an uber-duper-special cookie (like, for instance, a super-talented AND goddess' chosen AND an arch-mage AND with the orb in the chest AND given a mission by the goddess herself) is what makes me want her to be a companion so much. Oh .. and not to mention her great voice and one of the few faces that could actually be considered at least somewhat pretty.

P.S. It's actually funny how even now Araj is more influential on the party than many of the decisions PC might (not) take even though she's just a background NPC - simply because she sells arguably one of the most powerful items in the entire game and for incredibly cheap too.

I am team Minthara and Viconia (as a companion in earlier games), actually. I did not hate Araj but there was always something off about her. Her appearance and voice are fine, though.

Big spoiler about Araj in Act 3

Have you visited her basement in Baldur's Gate? She is Balthazar 2.0 Although I tolerate and even enjoy morally grey and even a bit evilish runs, the mad scientist trope gives me the creep

[id795078477]

Originally posted by steffan8:

I am team Minthara and Viconia (as a companion in earlier games), actually. I did not hate Araj but there was always some off about her.

Big spoiler about Araj in Act 3

Have you visited her basement in Baldur's Gate? She is Balthazar 2.0

Uhm.. have you talked to Astarion? He racked that frag counter to triple if not quadruple digits by the time he meets you. Poor old chap Baltazar cries in a corner. And half of the companions are willing to commit or at least condone atrocities when there's something in that for them. Yeah. Again - morals of that fantasy world aren't to be confused with IRL.

And then again, should Araj be a companion with the origin story, who said MC couldn't "fix her"? It'd be pretty cool to do that and go for both redemption arc and a power-play at the same time. Alas. There are too many mr. and ms. "uniqueness" already, no space left for the classics.

[MachineGod]

Originally posted by id795078477:

Originally posted by steffan8:

I am team Minthara and Viconia (as a companion in earlier games), actually. I did not hate Araj but there was always some off about her.

Big spoiler about Araj in Act 3

Have you visited her basement in Baldur's Gate? She is Balthazar 2.0

Uhm.. have you talked to Astarion? He racked that frag counter to triple if not quadruple digits by the time he meets you. Poor old chap Baltazar cries in a corner. And half of the companions are willing to commit or at least condone atrocities when there's something in that for them. Yeah. Again - morals of that fantasy world aren't to be confused with IRL.

And then again, should Araj be a companion with the origin story, who said MC couldn't "fix her"? It'd be pretty cool to do that and go for both redemption arc and a power-play at the same time. Alas. There are too many mr. and ms. "uniqueness" already, no space left for the classics.

Should coulda been an alchemist rogue like braccus wroot but they don’t tick any agenda boxes

[Steffan]

Originally posted by id795078477:

Uhm.. have you talked to Astarion?

Of course.

My type of main characters are completely fine with him and his deeds (although the Ascended Astarion did tread that line a bit with the said bard; why he ascended... my bard messed up). There is at least one murder done for his sake in Act 1 (the hunter). In general, the type of characters I play are not judgy. But there is something chilling about the mad scientist trope that is very hard to forgive.

Ah, Balthazar is way worse than Astarion. B. acts out of his own free will while Astarion has been coerced in several ways. For centuries.

P.S. It would be foolish to mix our world morals with those in the game, so don't worry about it. Discuss freely.

P.S. 2 Please note I also do not judge anybody for liking Araj. Far from it. I was simply sharing my experiences with her (and that she has relatively well concealed darker side

[seeker1]

BTW, I never went down to Araj's basement in Act 3, but having now read about what's down there ... I am not the least surprised.

Again, bear in mind, when you arrive at her apothecary shop, it's obvious most of it has been levelled in a massive explosion.

Oh sure, sweetie, I'm gonna give you my blood. Totally safe. Explosive combustible blood, that's what everybody wants!

[Steffan]

Originally posted by seeker1:

BTW, I never went down to Araj's basement in Act 3, but having now read about what's down there ... I am not the least surprised.

Again, bear in mind, when you arrive at her apothecary shop, it's obvious most of it has been levelled in a massive explosion.

Oh sure, sweetie, I'm gonna give you my blood. Totally safe. Explosive combustible blood, that's what everybody wants!

Risky but... errr... safe!

[MachineGod]

The real question is how big explosion an explosion she can make with dem lips