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Lu

@dottea.bsky.social

🥀😈🗡️ #bg3 #ocsky #commission for @house-of-hope.bsky.social

An illustration of two characters pulled in an embrace with a tense air to it. To the left is Raphael of Baldur's Gate 3 with his back somewhat angled to the viewer as his front facing arm pulls in a purple tiefling tav OC. The pair share an intense expression.

Red roses and thorns frame the piece and a blue spark glows in the background behind the characters. The overall piece is generally bath in a very low red and blue light.

October 2, 2026 at 11:52 PM

(not so) casual enjoyer

@theetavmaker.bsky.social

#tavqotd What is your tav/durge’s biggest hear me out during their adventure?

It's Raphael lol. She tries to play it off but it's obvious how much she likes his voice, and how quickly she volunteers to deal with Harleep. Everyone judges Elayna for this except Kairos, who's like "hey I get it".

October 1, 2026 at 7:23 PM

𓍊Adrian🎃

@wilosea.bsky.social

#Tavqotd

It's totally Raphael for Ares. His first time actually meeting a devil from Avernus. Mizora also draws the Wizard's curiosity, but its more overtly obvious to the party with Raphael and they constantly let it be known to Ares how Bad of an idea it is to try to play games with a devil.

screenshot of bg3 tav Ares, Half-Elf Wizard, he/they

Raphael glaring at Ares when he catches him in the House of Hope, text reads: "Raphael: You."

September 21, 2026 at 6:42 PM

cake 🫧 rat adjacent 🐁

@sluts4jrackham.bsky.social

playing bg3 fore the first time in an age and surprising nobody i think my tav is a slut, look at him

a screenshot from baldur's gate 3, of the player character in a cutscene with several dialogue choices displayed. his name is Tavernicus, a college of swords bard with an urchin background, he's wearing shadowheart's cute princess outfit from the basketful of equipment mod, with a leather headband, a nose ring, and curly red-brown hair

"Raphael: ...it might just be your last.
1.) What makes you say that?
2.) I'm getting tired of your games.
3.) Are these theatrics leading somewhere?
4.) Ignore him and fill your plate."

September 18, 2026 at 3:59 PM

S. Suzuki

@burnuponreentry.bsky.social

I like her in a demon/devil sandwich, apparently. Melinoë/Tav, Haarlep, and Raphael sketch for issue 3 of Overlapping Lines.

#art #fanart #BG3 #disabledartist #NSFWart

Digital sketch of a female figure being spit roasted by two male figures, one of them has demon wings. The female figure is being straddled over a bench.

September 8, 2026 at 4:11 AM

Lavacastle

@lavacastle.bsky.social

No Lae'zel's this year sadly, my beautiful frog princess.

But I was not alone as Tav, so that's neat.

Also I don't think I should take this deal.

Raphael cosplayer with a contract, I look unconvinced

September 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM

こりゅう

@kory-u.bsky.social

うおーーーーめっちゃ最高！！Tavゲのオタクイベント回だー🥰あの逆三角形の建物は特別仕様のきぼやかだったのか！RAPHAEL the final act流れてる！！！レプラファも見られて眼福✨ありがとうございます🙏参加される皆さん楽しんでください！！

August 30, 2026 at 12:22 AM

🪦🦇Arlaeya: Crypt Explorer🦇🪦

@arlaeyaexplores.bsky.social

BG3 SPOILERS!!

The Emperor wants to rethink our plans. But I already have one, and a certain hammer. Because fuck that Emperor dude. Also Gale... forget about the fucking crown for one second, ffs!

Gale hyper-focusing on the Crown: "Separating the crown from that monstrosity will be harder than we imagined. It might be time to reconsider our strategy."

The strategy since I first found out it was possible. I didn't go into Avernus to rob and kill Raphael for nothing. Tav wielding the Orphic Hammer about to smash one of the stones binding him.

August 27, 2026 at 5:59 PM

Stella Siha Wood Rutherford

@stellawood.bsky.social

Les meilleurs maris sont ceux en pixels de toute facon 😁

Pour ça il faudrait que je shapeshift Gale avec un mod et que je fasse une Tav pour. Est-ce que j’y pense sérieusement? Peut-être. 😈

J’ai déjà réussi à épouser le diable alors je ne suis plus à ça près 😏

Raphael qui demande Calliope en mariage à la fin (animations de Gale)

August 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM

🪦🦇Arlaeya: Crypt Explorer🦇🪦

@arlaeyaexplores.bsky.social

BG3 SPOILERS!!

In the Boudoir, you meet Haarlep, an incubus that looks like Raphael who wants to play "a game." This Tav was not going to go for any option that involved playing with an incubus. That takes you directly to a fight. An annoying fight where you often can't target him directly.

August 21, 2026 at 7:19 PM

🪦🦇Arlaeya: Crypt Explorer🦇🪦

@arlaeyaexplores.bsky.social

My Baldur's Gate Adventure: Odds n Ends... mostly of Clown

BG3 SPOILERS!!

In prepping for the Raphael heist, I decided to finish up some quests... ended up finding yet another one involving The Baldur's Mouth about to publish some BS shit about me. But first... the clown.

Tav, Astarion, Karlach and Lae'zel turning in Dribbles the Clown's parts to Lucrecious, ringmaster (and necromancer) at the Circus of the Last Days.

Lucretious says: Hello again, my vicious little warrior. Any luck finding Dribbles?

Tav replies: This is every piece of Dribbles I could find.

August 20, 2026 at 4:09 PM

sam

@taintbrigade.bsky.social

tav: pardon my reach
raphael: i mean i guess that's fine. those aren't mine. they're definitely going to charge my room though
tav: (grabbing all the expensive liquor out of the mini fridge) that's okay
raphael: do you like. do you need a loan?
tav: nah i've got like 40k gold back at camp
raphael:

August 14, 2026 at 8:31 PM

🖥️📷 Agata O.S. 🐈 VP COMMS CLOSED 🦄🌷🐱

@aristenfromwarsaw.bsky.social

1/9
Today is my bday, so it’s time to post my bday project 🎂. Thank everyone who joined in 🥰.
Especially thanks to my amazing friend @battle-beer-bard.bsky.social 💜.

In ALT is the history of party💜.

List of OCs in comments💜.

#BG3vp #BG3 #TAV #DURGE #VPSupport #VirtualPhotography #ThePhotoMode

The party started outdoors, thanks to the beautiful weather. Miriael brought along her animal friends, who caused a bit of chaos. But the cake was saved from a turtle thanks to the quick intervention of the Astarions ! Ofelia decided to climb onto the table and start loudly singing "Happy Birthday" to Aristen. Zafeiria decided she needed to eat the all ice cream quickly before the animals ate them. Rav decided that a ride on the eagle was a great idea! The other guests started petting to the animals.

When it got dark, the party moved to the terrace. Arrovan decided that it didn't matter where he was - stealing was a must! Astarion didn't notice he had been robbed because he was more interested in the fact that Aristen had received beautiful flowers from Xylara. Innirith and Odilia are going to offer their best wishes to Aristen. One of the guests summoned a demon (to this day, no one knows who it was!), and Saulus decided that dancing with a demon would be fun - fortunately, the demon thought so too! But Astarion was not exactly thrilled that his beloved comes up with ideas like that. Keith, Ziraun, and Tav'ven struck up a conversation. Freckles and Oona decided to take a nap - in Freckles's case, it’s because he is a hyena and isn't really into parties like that, while Oona fell asleep because she probably enjoyed certain drinks a bit too much. Seraphina is trying to find a way to banish the demon, but first she must face Saulus, who has already named the creature and considers it her new pet.

Time to dance! Withers decided to drop by the party with his whole crew of musicians and singers to liven things up! So, we have two violinists - Mia and Lyria and one flautist - Celeste. Tavania plays the lyre and sings. We also have two other singers – Anastasia and Cormac. The rest are partying on the dance floor !

After dancing, it's time for a drink! Valora began conjuring up a mage's hands to pour alcohol for the guests - Kallista really liked this idea ! Saulus’s Astarion is still holding up and singing shanties, while Aristen’s Astarion has collapsed by the bar - though Aristen doesn't even notice, as she is busy goofing around with her sister. Raphael come to the party, but the drinks got the better of him. The rest of the guests are talking and savoring the taste of the alcohol.

August 14, 2026 at 6:02 AM

Zigs

@apocalypticsinn.bsky.social

DONT GET ME WRONG I LOVE THIS GAME
I LOVE GALE
LOVE MY TAV
THE WORLD STORIES AND MUSIC IS GREAT
BUT
but
Listen to me
*The fucking Raphael fight sucks*.

August 13, 2026 at 10:57 PM

Alrendria

@alrendria.bsky.social

There is one that enrages Aurora the most. Her half-brother Raphael. When he shows up and takes them to the House of Hope, she knows he is up to his schemes again and will do anything to keep her companions safe from his manipulation. (More in ALT)

#BG3 #Tavqotd #BG3OC #Tav

Aurora in Act 1 when Raphael first appears and takes them to the House of Hope.

Aurora has been manipulated by her half brother Raphael for the majority of her life. She feels extremely guilty for the souls that are in Avernus because of her part in his schemes.

I feel Aurora's devil side shows more when she is angry, along with more of her dragon side too. Look at that wild hair and angry eyes.

August 12, 2026 at 3:26 AM

Red

@redisbetterr.bsky.social

Zora would drag Raphael in with her, wheezing as she puts this together.

She very much enjoyed the experience and Raphael is less than amused at the end result. Especially now that she's got a new cuddle buddy for bed.

#tavqotd #tav

August 7, 2026 at 3:51 AM

Nelvana

@scarletpath.bsky.social

Tav: I have to ask. Is Raphael any good in bed?

Haarlep: Hahaha-No

Insert flashback

Raphael : My dear Incubus, let me set the mood for our nightly activities *CBAT starts to play*

Back to the present

Haarlep : *grimaces*

#haarlep #bg3Raphael If you know you know
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN6j...

Hudson Mohawke - Cbat (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Hudson Mohawke

www.youtube.com

August 5, 2026 at 2:52 AM

oce

@ocelittle.bsky.social

Meg is a fantastic writer and I would be remiss if I didn't link her wonderful Raphael/Tav fic here: archiveofourown.org/works/52352539

New Session | Archive of Our Own

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

archiveofourown.org

July 31, 2026 at 9:36 PM

oce

@ocelittle.bsky.social

Second gift render for my friend Meg ❤️ I feel like my skills have grown a lot since doing her first and wanted to give her something I felt more confident about. She asked for a rendition of this striking Antonio Gades pose with her Tav and Raphael. 😈 #bg3tav #bg3raphael #blender3D #bg33D credits ⤵️