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Shadowheart has been doubting her faith for longer than she'd like to admit. Hymn has starved the urge in her for one day too many.
It all collides during the very same night.
(post sparing Nightsong, act 2 Durge scene)
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- Part 5 of The Hymns of Life
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And through her, I am reborn. by the-hymn-ofdeath (wasted_words)
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
28 Jun 2026
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Shadowheart is a Dark Justiciar, Chosen of Shar, Mother Superior of the Cloister of Sombre Embrace and the highest regarded Sharran on the Sword Coast. Yes, Shadowheart is all of that, and above all?
Above all she is lonely.
One day, in a moment of weakness, she wishes for a friend. And the “friend” that shows up for her is… unexpected, to say the least.
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- Part 3 of The Hymns of the Universe
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Mind mangled beast by the-hymn-ofdeath (wasted_words)
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
02 May 2026
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Hymn wakes up on the nautiloid, with no memories and a beast in her guts that wants only murder. Except when she lays eyes on that woman in the pod. Then, for once, she doesn't want to kill.
Instead she wants to own.
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- Part 2 of The Hymns of Life
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I'm a beaten dog by the-hymn-ofdeath (wasted_words)
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
25 Mar 2026
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Shadowheart killed the Nightsong. Her action should have affected her fate only but she’s not the only one of their party she just doomed.
Or: doomed timeline. Two endings.
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- Part 3 of The Hymns of Death
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A blessing offered by the-hymn-ofdeath (wasted_words)
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
20 Jan 2026
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Deep within the Shadow cursed lands, Hymn has to grapple with the fact that no matter what she believes, no matter what she wants... Maybe Shadowheart is a Sharran through and through.
And if she is, then they don't have a future together, do they?
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- Part 3 of The Hymns of Life
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Collection of works following the canon timeline of my Durge Hymn and her romance Shadowheart. Spanning from the beginning of the game to everything that comes after.
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- 115,093
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- 12
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- 4
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The Hymns of the Universe by the-hymn-ofdeath (wasted_words)
Fandom Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
28 Jun 2026
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Collections of work for my durge Hymn and her romance Shadowheart in every universe or timeline that doesn't fit the other series.
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- 67,612
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- 4
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The Hymns of Death by the-hymn-ofdeath (wasted_words)
Fandom Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
25 Mar 2026
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Collection of works following the bad ending timelines of my Durge Hymn and her romance Shadowheart. Works are not related to eachothers unless stated otherwise.
- Words:
- 26,606
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- 3
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Shar had brutally punished her in the Shadowfell until all the color fled Shadowheart’s hair.
One more offering. One Shadowheart now tries to reckon with.
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Karlach helps Shadowheart cut her hair.- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 700
- Chapters:
- 1/1
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- 2
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- 9
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- 11
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- 1
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- 113
Bookmarked by the-hymn-ofdeath (wasted_words)
25 Jun 2026
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absence/presence by darkheartedrose
Shar had brutally punished her in the Shadowfell until all the color fled Shadowheart’s hair.
One more offering. One Shadowheart now tries to reckon with.
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Karlach helps Shadowheart cut her hair. -
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Both Rennald and Jenevelle wish they were someone else. When Jenevelle makes a plan to escape their cloister, Rennald must choose between faith and fear.
Prequel to Blank.
- Language:
- English
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- 3,166
- Chapters:
- 1/1
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- 1
- Comments:
- 8
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- 3
- Bookmarks:
- 1
- Hits:
- 21
Bookmarked by the-hymn-ofdeath (wasted_words)
19 Jun 2026
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No Other Name to Haunt You by MiscreantKittens
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)Both Rennald and Jenevelle wish they were someone else. When Jenevelle makes a plan to escape their cloister, Rennald must choose between faith and fear.
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It seems everywhere Shadowheart turns during those first few days, a familiar face haunts her from behind the veil of her surrendered memories.
Bookmarked by the-hymn-ofdeath (wasted_words)
02 May 2026
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mirage by teefling
It seems everywhere Shadowheart turns during those first few days, a familiar face haunts her from behind the veil of her surrendered memories.
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Sourceless Bruises by therealjenevellehallowleaf (monogrixistwoforones)
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
04 Jan 2026
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Sharran ballerina Shadowheart is finding it more and more difficult to hide the toll dancing takes on her. Lae'zel, her bitterest rival, can always see through her.
Bookmarked by the-hymn-ofdeath (wasted_words)
25 Oct 2025
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Sourceless Bruises by therealjenevellehallowleaf (monogrixistwoforones)
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)Sharran ballerina Shadowheart is finding it more and more difficult to hide the toll dancing takes on her. Lae'zel, her bitterest rival, can always see through her.
(Ch 5)
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Dark Justiciar and Mother Superior Shadowheart feels a disconnect between herself and the goddess she has dedicated her life to. Due to a series of events and desperate to understand the current state of her life, she decides that she needs to reclaim her lost memories. The only one who can help her however is the one person she strove to stay away from; her former lover.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 27,375
- Chapters:
- 7/10
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 53
- Kudos:
- 30
- Bookmarks:
- 4
- Hits:
- 973
Bookmarked by the-hymn-ofdeath (wasted_words)
19 Mar 2026
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Schism by aetherhypaspist
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)Dark Justiciar and Mother Superior Shadowheart feels a disconnect between herself and the goddess she has dedicated her life to. Due to a series of events and desperate to understand the current state of her life, she decides that she needs to reclaim her lost memories. The only one who can help her however is the one person she strove to stay away from; her former lover.
(Ch7)