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Dec. 4th, 2023 06:57 pmname Deimos / The Dark Urge
age 29
pronouns he/him
class bard
background the haunted one
age 29
pronouns he/him
class bard
background the haunted one
+ summary
IN-BRIEF
- Amnesiac Bardic Dark Urge
- Tiefling ( visual mods used, lore reason - the Dark Urge is a bhaalspawn crafted from Bhaal's flesh, so aasimar mod used to give my tiefling variant more godspawn style changes like with Aylin but for an evil god. feel free to notice or dismiss his differences. )
- Open to any canonpoints
- Resists/Resisted Urges
- Open to different Urge endings impotent urge ending or redeemed ending
- Prefer not to play full Dark Urge but happy to play in-between
- Open to all - other tavs, all canonmates, cross-canon, assumed cr, etc.
- Open to all for shipping
- GMT timezone
+ eastbound info
NAME & DEVICE UN - The Dark Urge (Deimos) / the one with the flute
CANON - Baldur's Gate 3
ONE-LINE PITCH - Amnesiac bard with the desire to commit lots of murder
DEAD / ALIVE / IT'S COMPLICATED - It's complicated.... but he is death-touched in game so!
ARC OF ARRIVAL - VII
CANON - Baldur's Gate 3
ONE-LINE PITCH - Amnesiac bard with the desire to commit lots of murder
DEAD / ALIVE / IT'S COMPLICATED - It's complicated.... but he is death-touched in game so!
ARC OF ARRIVAL - VII
+ choices
note: these choices are only for game application purposes; memes/psls remain flexible timeline-wise and choice-wise
ACT ONE
ACT TWO
ACT ONE
- PROLOGUE - saved Us - saved shadowheart
- RAVAGED BEACH - woke withers - decieved tieflings to leave Lae'zel then freed her
- DRUID GROVE - teased Mattis with mulitple coin flips then bought from him - defended Meli with the locket - convinced Kagha to spare Arabella - allowed Sazza to be killed - exposed Kagha and killed shadow druids (Kagha alive) - saved Halsin - saved Refugees - stole idol (no incident caused)
- BLIGHTED VILLAGE - finished masterwork sussur dagger - rescued Barcus by killing all goblins - destroyed ancient tome - found and adopted Scratch
- SUNLIT WETLANDS - saved Mayrina - killed the Hag - let Mayrina take her zombie husband
- THE RISEN ROAD - killed fake Tyrrans to protect Karlach - saved Zhentarim - intimidated into giving over their stolen cargo - freed Oskar the artist - killed Rugan and offered to finish delivery - saved Counsellor Florrick - saved Benryn and returned dowry
- GOBLIN CAMP - rescued Volo and lost eye to Volo - killed goblins and their leaders - freed Owlbear
- UNDERDARK - avenged Glut's circle - killed Glut when he turned on others - cured poisoned gnome in myconid colony - accidentally killed Baelen - took Omeluum's potion - defeated duergar intruders
- GRYMFORGE - killed True Soul Nere and delivered head to myconids - saved the gnomes - found adamantine forge
- MOUNTAIN PASS - killed Esther but took egg to keep it safe (with permission) - defied Vlaakith - found Blood of Lathander safely - encountered Elminster
ACT TWO
- SHADOW CURSED LANDS - met He Who Was - played with mysterious tiefling boy - saved Rolan
- LAST LIGHT INN - saved Isobel - ambushed convoy - freeed Dolly Dolly Dolly
- MOONRISE TOWER - infiltrated pretending to be True Soul - freed Gnolls - rescued Wulbren and Tieflings - killed most guards in Moonrise
+ ic permissions
PHYSICAL CONTACT: Allowed, but depending on the contact he may become awkward or attempt to stab. His mind's not all there right now.
FLIRTING: He'll flirt first, anyway, so go for it. He is a bard after all
KISSING: Go for it. He'll return the energy, but if it's more than sexual he might get flustered and confused.
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE LIMITS: He's got violent urges, so this is never off the table. Don't mind injuring or potentially killing him as well. Just ooc plot with me if you want to go further than injuring (ie. losing limbs or eyes or something or death).
OPEN TO MANIPULATION: OOCly yes, but be aware he's already got some messed up things going on. Too good of manipulation may lead to some serious results for all involved. Lack of subtlety in manipulation may lead to some very negative cr. Not opposed to this on my end, just a heads up!
... AND MIND CONTROL?: His brain's literally full of holes so sure have some fun trying to control it as long as you can!
WHAT KIND OF MENTAL PRESENCE DO THEY HAVE?: As mentioned above, his brain was literally carved and cut into. It's only by divine intervention (and a very sadistic bone witch) that he has a sense of self again at all, honestly. So there's a lot of blanks from amnesia that just won't ever come back. But what is there of his mind is fractured and full of a literal and impossible to get rid of 'urge' to do unspeakable acts of violence. His mind is not a happy place to be in.
... AND MAGICAL?: Minor magical. His magic comes from his bardic capabilities, so he accesses it through songs, words, music, etc. It's not as powerful as a sorcerer or a wizard might be, but there is an innate sense to it as well. Also, he has magical items on him.
FLIRTING: He'll flirt first, anyway, so go for it. He is a bard after all
KISSING: Go for it. He'll return the energy, but if it's more than sexual he might get flustered and confused.
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE LIMITS: He's got violent urges, so this is never off the table. Don't mind injuring or potentially killing him as well. Just ooc plot with me if you want to go further than injuring (ie. losing limbs or eyes or something or death).
OPEN TO MANIPULATION: OOCly yes, but be aware he's already got some messed up things going on. Too good of manipulation may lead to some serious results for all involved. Lack of subtlety in manipulation may lead to some very negative cr. Not opposed to this on my end, just a heads up!
... AND MIND CONTROL?: His brain's literally full of holes so sure have some fun trying to control it as long as you can!
WHAT KIND OF MENTAL PRESENCE DO THEY HAVE?: As mentioned above, his brain was literally carved and cut into. It's only by divine intervention (and a very sadistic bone witch) that he has a sense of self again at all, honestly. So there's a lot of blanks from amnesia that just won't ever come back. But what is there of his mind is fractured and full of a literal and impossible to get rid of 'urge' to do unspeakable acts of violence. His mind is not a happy place to be in.
... AND MAGICAL?: Minor magical. His magic comes from his bardic capabilities, so he accesses it through songs, words, music, etc. It's not as powerful as a sorcerer or a wizard might be, but there is an innate sense to it as well. Also, he has magical items on him.
+ ooc permissions
CONTACT: PM please, I don't use plurk almost at all anymore. I am on GMT timezone, so apologies for weird hours.
WRITING: Tend to match others on this, so happy to do prose or action. I do tend towards action more naturally, but no worries if we don't match.
BACKTAGGING: Always happy for this! If I miss something please tell me.
PSLS / MEMES: Please all of these! Happy to do a PSL or just play in memes, as that's mostly where I lived these days.
AU: Happy to do any sort of versions of Baldur's Gate, including Dark Urge as a companion (will write this up, but pretty similar to main Dark Urge story anyway). I am more inclined to play him as a companion, he's not a grand leader himself. Any other AU's I'm open to disussion.
THREADHOPPING: Go for it!
NEGATIVE CR: Not a problem! He's obviously got issues, so happy to have cr that's not always the best or challenging. It's only natural.
SENSITIVE TOPICS: None for me.
SHIPPING / SMUT: I generally tend to assume no one wants to smut with him naturally, lol, so may need it either spelled out ICly or OOCly but happy to take it from there.
I play him as unromanced naturally for ease, but happy to play as having romanced a canonmate.
Open to any ship type - any gender, any canon mates, any other Tavs or Durges, any cross-canon. Again, I can just be a bit dense, so if I'm missing hints you want more romance just hit me over the head ICly and/or OOCly.
WRITING: Tend to match others on this, so happy to do prose or action. I do tend towards action more naturally, but no worries if we don't match.
BACKTAGGING: Always happy for this! If I miss something please tell me.
PSLS / MEMES: Please all of these! Happy to do a PSL or just play in memes, as that's mostly where I lived these days.
AU: Happy to do any sort of versions of Baldur's Gate, including Dark Urge as a companion (will write this up, but pretty similar to main Dark Urge story anyway). I am more inclined to play him as a companion, he's not a grand leader himself. Any other AU's I'm open to disussion.
THREADHOPPING: Go for it!
NEGATIVE CR: Not a problem! He's obviously got issues, so happy to have cr that's not always the best or challenging. It's only natural.
SENSITIVE TOPICS: None for me.
SHIPPING / SMUT: I generally tend to assume no one wants to smut with him naturally, lol, so may need it either spelled out ICly or OOCly but happy to take it from there.
I play him as unromanced naturally for ease, but happy to play as having romanced a canonmate.
Open to any ship type - any gender, any canon mates, any other Tavs or Durges, any cross-canon. Again, I can just be a bit dense, so if I'm missing hints you want more romance just hit me over the head ICly and/or OOCly.
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Please note, The Dark Urge's canon material deals with some potentially disturbing topics. These include:
Most of this is in meta or locked behind amnesia, but may turn up in Deimos' thoughts and potentially his conversations. If you would like to opt out of any or all of these topics, please fill out the information below. These comments are screened, and can be unscreened at request of the players.
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CHARACTERS PLAYED: Characters you play OR specific characters you would prefer to opt out with
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- cult dynamics
- necrophilia
- cannibalism
- murder
- gore
- graphic descriptions
- incest
- forced captivity
- amnesia (through graphic methods)
- sexual assault
- amputation
- eye horror
- animal abuse
- body horror
- ritual sacrifice
- suicidal ideology
- mind control
- child murder
- child abuse
- etc. and other explicit violent and murderous content
- (no child sexual abuse).
Most of this is in meta or locked behind amnesia, but may turn up in Deimos' thoughts and potentially his conversations. If you would like to opt out of any or all of these topics, please fill out the information below. These comments are screened, and can be unscreened at request of the players.
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CHARACTERS PLAYED: Characters you play OR specific characters you would prefer to opt out with
LEVEL OF OPT OUT: Full opt out of this character (meaning I won't tag you) or Partial opt out
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player: sam . timezone: GMT . pb: The Dark Urge
character sheet.
Dec. 4th, 2023 01:04 pmDEIMOS "LEVEL: 6" |

bard CLASS |
college of swords SUBCLASS |
dark urge BACKGROUND |
tiefling RACE |
chaotic neutral ALIGNMENT |
n/a XP POINTS |
( what will be, will be )
application for eastbound
Dec. 4th, 2023 12:08 amPLAYER NAME: Sam
CONTACT: PM
REFERRED BY: ruxiiiii
CHARACTER: Deimos / The Dark Urge
CANON: Baldur's Gate 3
CANON POINT: Early Act 2, having found Last Light Inn and gone straight to recon tower and done no other quests
BACKGROUND:
ABILITIES | POWERS:
PERSONALITY:
SAMPLE:
INVENTORY:
SUITABILITY: I think the better question is how is Eastbound going to deal with him? Deimos is from a video game that handles all similar topics and gaming types. Deimos is ever driven forward by the hand of fate and desire to do good to combat these dark takes.
NOTES: Deimos/the Dark Urge has a lot of triggering content that will come with warnings. I will also include an opt out for content
CONTACT: PM
REFERRED BY: ruxiiiii
CHARACTER: Deimos / The Dark Urge
CANON: Baldur's Gate 3
CANON POINT: Early Act 2, having found Last Light Inn and gone straight to recon tower and done no other quests
BACKGROUND:
FEXTRALIFE | brief summary
WIKI | deeper summary
CHOICES | summary of character choices here
ABILITIES | POWERS:
| CHARACTER SHEET
note: not sure any of these need nerfed...? maybe Illithid powers, but BG3 is pretty good about balanced abilities and he's only level 6, so halfway through power levels. happy to discuss! also anything described as giving a modifier has already been accounted for on the sheet
PERSONALITY:
Personalities are formed from the lives people lead, and Deimos can't remember the one he had.
Deimos woke up falling free from a pod aboard a ship, a disorienting and frightening enough experience. Yet when his memories never returned, Deimos was left a shell of who he once was. Healers revealed that his mind was cut and butchered. His self mangled and peeled away. Whoever did this to him likely didn't expect him to ever come to himself again. Only divine intervention could explain how he's able to think clearly for the first time since whatever caused the damage in the first place. But what kind of divine intervention...?
This was the only experience Deimos had to form his sense of self around initially, but something else crept itself into his mind. One other piece of him that couldn't be cut out or butchered. Plagued by constant thoughts of murder and gore, Deimos only has these experiences to try to put back any semblance of a person he can.
As a result, Deimos is always uncertain of his behaviors. He's hesitant in what he does, and he acts mostly on a singular thought: to combat the evil in his head with good. This leads Deimos to often being overly agreeable with others. While he doesn't fear conflict, he shies from it. Tries to find ways to persuade, maybe even deceive, his way out of a situation that could lead to danger. Or worse - violence. This can make Deimos seem almost weak, like a pushover, in his pursuit of good.
Deimos is far from weak, however. While his mind may struggle to stay solid, his resolution is not. Once a choice is made, typically following that thought process of doing good, Deimos can be determined to see it through. Almost doggedly so. It almost becomes a core belief that to complete an act of goodness he can wash the sins from his mind.
Because his mind is stained with sins too dark to speak of. Visions constantly driving his blade towards the lives of innocents. Even a butler that appears to remind him that his past is bloody and his future even bloodier. Deimos would like to say the darkness never wins, but it does too often. He only directs it, killing in the name of good. Because that justifies the evil he does if it brings a greater good, yes? He likes to think so.
So he plays at what he thinks is a person. He makes himself empty on the inside, while his words are filled with persuasions and deceptions he doesn't quite believe. Yet he weaves words so beautifully magic spills from his lips. It comes so naturally that he knows this magic must have been his before losing his memory, but now he can only play at what he thinks a normal tiefling bard would do. His words full of more hope than he has inside. All he can do is take a step forward each day, and pray he finds a way to end the urges before they take him entirely.
SAMPLE:
LOG SAMPLE HERE note - this is an AU where two dark urges are companions. voice is accurate and canonpoint the same, but content does not reflect canon. TRIGGER WARNINGS: discussions and descriptions of blood, gore, and mild necrophiliac thoughts.
INVENTORY:
1 Duellist's Prerogative - magic weapon that deals necrotic damage and allows user to attack three times in a turn
1 Knife of the Undermountain King - magic weapon that basically makes for more deadly attacks
2 Hand Crossbows - both magical with one causing extra fire damage
1 Studded Leather Armor + 2 - just stronger than normal armor
1 Disintigrating Night Walkers - allows him to misty step (teleport 30ft that he can see) once a day
1 Wondrous Gloves - gloves that give extra bardic inspiration
1 Earring (helmet) of Arcane Acuity - helmet that after attacking with a weapon, wearer makes stronger magical attacks next turn
2 Killer's Sweetheart Ring and Regeneration Ring - rings that help him hit more accurately and regenerate a small amount of health
3 Surgeon's Subjugation Necklace - cause paralysis on a critical hit once a day
3 Potions of Healing - very minor healing potions
1 Scroll of Revivify - revive dead friend
4 Rations - enough for a day each
1 Volo's ersatz eye - allows to see invisible
SUITABILITY: I think the better question is how is Eastbound going to deal with him? Deimos is from a video game that handles all similar topics and gaming types. Deimos is ever driven forward by the hand of fate and desire to do good to combat these dark takes.
NOTES: Deimos/the Dark Urge has a lot of triggering content that will come with warnings. I will also include an opt out for content
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Nov. 29th, 2023 12:55 am
notes in brief:
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