Astarion wanted to become one of the Four Dukes of Baldur's Gate?
Aaron glanced at the white-haired vampire.
This fellow had quite the ambition.
In the end, Aaron said nothing, although Morgan had plenty of complaints. As far as the greater devil was concerned, he had already paid Astarion's reward in full-Morgan had promised to take Astarion out of Avernus, the First Layer of Hell.
But in Waukeen's eyes, Astarion's contribution had clearly been enormous. By sacrificing his body to Graz'zt, the vampire had given Aaron and the others an opportunity to search for her in the Silver Palace. Then he had weakened Six-Fingers, and finally transformed into Slaanesh, drained Six-Fingers dry, and defeated Pale Night.
By any reasonable measure, Waukeen considered Astarion the third greatest contributor to this adventure.
"Astarion, even a Wish cast by a true god cannot directly make you one of the Four Dukes of Baldur's Gate." Waukeen leaned against the soft cushions, flicking her luxurious, bright gold rococo gown as she frowned. "By rights, I ought to grant this fairly reasonable wish of yours, but... the Overgod Ao once ordered us not to interfere in mortal affairs anymore. Baldur's Gate is a free city. Whether you are elected one of its Four Dukes depends not on me, but on you."
"How about this? I hereby grant you the title of 'Divinely Blessed Noble.' My petitioners will fabricate a claim for you. We will announce that you are a direct descendant of Balduran's Four Great Captains, who spent years building his fortune in the Eternal Marketplace, my divine realm in the Astral Plane, and ultimately became a wealthy magnate. My church in Amn will prepare sufficient starting capital for you and fulfill every prerequisite for becoming a duke of Baldur's Gate. Whether you can then earn