At the end of the game I chose the option to help non-ascended Astarion find a way to walk in the sun again (since it is possible in lore). In the new Patch 5 ending, if you choose a dialogue option mentioning that when talking to Minsc, he drops some wisdom from Boo about a range of “arcane remedies“ to cure a vampire.
Sorry, Minsc, I think we need to have a word with Boo now. :D And why didn’t Boo say anything before? Sneaky giant space hamster. I love that Larian seems to have given us hope here.
Overall, Minsc’s words about spawn Astarion in the rest of the conversation are wholesome as always (though I didn’t include them here as I plan to post full epilogue later).
Timestamps:
00:00 - Scene after the docks (“What’s next?“)
01:31 - Arriving to the reunion
03:23 - Speaking to Astarion before others
03:32 - Minsc & Boo comment on our quest
04:11 - Speaking to Astarion again (hug)