Astarion is a gorgeous, gorgeous man. But at some points in the game, he can pull a very... strange face. This smile has been dubbed Astarion's "Grinch face", or "Grinchstarion" for short. It's such an odd expression that fans were modding it out, with the mod's creator suggesting that it may have been caused by a bug.
Now, Baldur's Gate 3's new Patch 7 update has removed it for everyone, giving Astarion a far less menacing smile. At long last, we can romance him without being jumpscared by Grinchstarion, as he's finally got the hang of showing his joy to the rest of the world.
However, after it was in the game for more than a year, it looks like some players got attached to Grinchstarion, and are modding him back in.
Better yet, the mod to re-Grinch Astarion was created by the same person who un-Grinched him in the first place, Nexus Mods user Magnetuning. "I can't help feeling like this is partially my fault," he writes in the mod's description. Hopefully, the Grinchstarion community has forgiven him.
Thankfully for Grinchstarion enthusiasts, modding just got a whole lot easier. Larian has released the mod tools to...
