Sadistic vampire spawn, Astarion, one of Baldur's Gate 3's breakout original characters, has officially been accepted into Dungeons & Dragons' established, ongoing canonical universe, the first to do so. Having previously been included in the corner of a sketch in the 2024 edition of Wizards of the Coast's D&D Player's Handbook as something of an easter egg, the bloodthirsty companion/potential protagonist now has an official quote in the 2025 Monster Manual.
GamesRadar+ spotted a quote attributed to Astarion on the page pertaining to vampire spawn: "Darling, you are simply delicious..." Considering the swathe of incredibly compelling, fully realised characters developer Larian Studios dreamed up for BG3, we wouldn't be surprised to see the likes of Lae'Zel, Karlach, or Shadowheart formally becoming part of D&D's sprawling, decades-spanning canon universe.