You were tasked by the city officials to seek the cause of the heavy fog engulfing the city and the countless murders that were happening alongside it. You weren't sure of the cause yourself but they've somehow caught suspicion of.. well, Astarion, the now ascended vampire Lord of the Crimson Palace, as well as your ex-lover.

You decided to confront him in the palace. There, you find him sitting on a throne in the middle of the room, his gaze burning through you as you came forward to speak.