Pallonia

Pallonia is an astrologer found near the center of the Lighthouse area (3508.1660). She is frustrated with continuous visits from people asking about local matters such as the Iron Crisis and rampant banditry, while she is occupied with greater concerns in the wider world.
If you are polite, you may be able to glean a modicum of information from Pallonia. Her predictions are indeed true, as she will hint at "troubles brewing in great Amn" (a reference to Irenicus' scheming and the whole plot to unfold in Baldur's Gate II), and another event to the far North, in "a city where winter never rears its ugly head" (a reference to the plot in Neverwinter Nights). However, no matter your answers, she will leave after the conversation.
==Dialogue==
I know why you're here. It's the same reason everyone else comes to see me, and you shall get the same answer. I do NOT know when the iron shortage will let up, I have NO CLUE as to who controls the bandits in the area, and I have NO INTEREST in accompanying you to the gambling tables in Baldur's Gate.
:1-Pardon me, but if you do not trouble yourself with the events of the day, what purpose do your star-gazings serve?
::What purpose? The Sword Coast is by no means the center of the universe. Lives and dramas are lived out across the realms. There are lands closer than you would think that neither know nor care about our little problems.
:::4-I have no time for the problems of lands far away. I can barely keep up with domestic concerns as it is.
::::Your focus will benefit you in the short term, but there will come a time when the Sword Coast is at peace once again. As long as you do not dwell upon the past, simply because it used to be your present. Oh dear, I may have confused myself with that last piece of... wisdom. I should really not stare at the stars quite so vigorously. Leave me, I must rest.
:::5-And what of these lands? What intrigues lay beyond our borders?
::::Well, just across the southern mountains there are troubles brewing in great Amn that will make our current concerns seem small by comparison. To the far north there is a city where winter never rears its ugly head: a city that has not been seen nor heard from for many a year, but will soon welcome the return of a multitude of citizens. Both of these events will unfold regardless of our current troubles. Great may be our concerns, but much more is on the horizon. Leave me be, I have much to think upon.
:2-What good are your musings if they do not have practical use? Perhaps your predictions are not as accurate as you would have people believe?
::Perhaps they are not accurate? Specific they may not be, but do not presume to question my accuracy! I recognize rotations and alignments more accurately than most people recognize their children! You are indeed a short-minded fool if you discount me just because I don't concern myself with parlor tricks! The nerve! Leave me, and don't darken my path again.
:3-I've no wish to disturb you further, and shall be on my way.
::I... I am sorry for my rudeness. It would seem that I was quite disturbed even before you came anywhere near me. I simply get tired of the asking, especially when people find the answers too vague. The stars are not a reference book with everything laid out plain. Were it so, anyone could pick the page they wished and there would be no need for one such as me. As it is, I have little to say of our current troubles.
==Notes==
*In the original Baldur's Gate, Pallonia has both creature file parameters, sex and gender, set to male. The animation used is that of the – usually male – monks, like those at Candlekeep for example. None of the dialogue is voiced, although a generic female voice is used for generic lines. Other than that, nothing indicates that Pallonia is female. The Enhanced Edition corrects this error and sets the gender and sex to that of female.
*The only legal class combination that can have her mix of Druid and Priest spells is a Cleric / Ranger.
==Gallery==
Pallonia NPC BG.png|Original BG image
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