Thurston

Thurston is a wealthy nobleman who is encountered standing near the stone fireplace in a backroom located on the ground floor of the Candlekeep Inn during the Prologue of Baldur's Gate. His name is only given if his wife Lovey is charmedNOBW4.dlg; State 4 – Noblewoman: "Oh! Though I find you quite lovely, I don't think Thurston would really want me cavorting with strangers." 
==Involvement==
Though Thurston's wife, who is also standing in the room, isn't very talkative when addressed herself, she adds to the conversation during dialogue with the nobleman.
===Standoffish – or not?===
If spoken to for the first time, Thurston and Lovey, unless charmed, express how standoffish and inhospitable all the monks in Candlekeep behave. There are four options for Gorion's Ward to answer this: two try to provide an understanding of the life at Candlekeep (#1 and #4), one is a rude defense (#2), and one makes wealth and jewelry the topic (#3) – with these latter two dialogue paths depending on Thurston's reaction to the speaker, the one about jewelry in the Enhanced Edition possibly even ending up in an opportunity to gain such oneself.
*Thurston: "Step up to the heat, young one. You'll NEED a good fire to warm the chill stares of those monks. Most inhospitable, they are. Isn't that so, Lovey?"NOBL4.dlg; State 0
*Lovey: "Oh yes, darling, they are MOST standoffish."NOBW4.dlg; State 0
*#"They lead a somewhat cloistered life here, so they are unaccustomed to many visitors. You are perhaps a bit... colorful compared to what they are used to."NOBL4.dlg; Response 0
*#:Lovey: "Colorful? Dear, perhaps we should dress a little more plainly to fit in?"NOBW4.dlg; State 1
*#:Thurston: "It's worth a try my dear, although our clothes may only be the half of it. They certainly couldn't react any worse than they have. I thank you for the suggestion, , and for putting it tactfully. Good eve to you."NOBL4.dlg; State 1 – (dialogue ends)
*#"Watch your tongue! This was my home for a good part of my life and I'll not have you slighting them in their own keep!"NOBL4.dlg; Responses 1/2
*#::
*#:Lovey: "Well! At least the monks were QUIET in their condemnation. Hrmph!"NOBW4.dlg; State 2
*#:Thurston: "Indeed, Lovey. You may have lived here, , but from your tone I wager you've forgotten much of the tact they should have taught. Leave us please."NOBL4.dlg; State 3 – (dialogue ends)
*#::
*#:Thurston: "I am quite sure we meant no insult. 'Tis just that we have come a long way to be treated in such an unwelcome manner. I would think the value of the entrance fee should buy you a touch more than a night at the Inn and a glaring stare as you flip through the odd tome."NOBL4.dlg; State 2 – (dialogue ends)
*#"Oh, I would not let it concern you, milady. Perhaps they are not used to wealth such as yours. You are quite wealthy, are you not? Bring a lot of expensive jewelry with you?"NOBL4.dlg; Responses 3/4
*#::
*#:Thurston: "I shouldn't answer that, Lovey. Seems as though this scoundrel might be trying to get a bit too familiar. Sizing up the potential loot, I should think. Best that you move along, lest the local constabulary gets involved."NOBL4.dlg; State 4 – (dialogue ends)
*#::
*#:Lovey: "Perhaps that was it? It may have looked as though we were showing off. I'm going to lock all my jewelry back in the room dear, so I don't offend them again."NOBL4.dlg; State 3
*#:Thurston: "A capital idea, Lovey. Perhaps I should do the same? Leave the finery under lock and key whilst we brush up on our reading? I can think of no safer a place than here. I doubt very much that a scoundrel would pay the book fee into this place to burgle the Inn. Laughable!"NOBL4.dlg; State 5 – (the Thurstons leave, though not before storing their jewelry – a Fire Opal Ring and a Pearl Necklace – inside a locked chest of drawers upstairs; only, else dialogue ends)ACT11NOB.bcs
*#"Perhaps they have not been as welcoming as they could have, but you ARE strangers in their home."NOBL4.dlg; Response 5
*#:Thurston: "Perhaps. But if they wish no one to enter it is a simple matter of not letting anyone enter at all. 'Twould certainly be a shame if they did, though. Such a storehouse of knowledge has limited use if no one can use the stored knowledge. Ah, well. 'Tis cozy enough here by the fire to wash away any troubles I otherwise have with the place."NOBL4.dlg; State 6 – (dialogue ends)
===Someone killed "Lovey"===
If for whatever reason Lovey dies before the above dialogue options were chosen, all of them become impossible. In the original Baldur's Gate, he still addresses her, but without her response the dialogue ends.b1 In the Enhanced Edition, he then has only default lines left (as little sense as they make),b2 which ends the dialogue as well.
===Charming the man===
Thurston has a special line if he is charmed before spoken to:
* He then hands over the 
* Unfortunately, nothing happens (see bugs)
==Notes==
*Killing Thurston, usually results in reputation loss. Oddly enough, his wife will not turn hostile in this case and continue with her usual dialogue.
*In case the nobles "leave the finery under lock and key whilst [they] brush up on [their] reading", the Fire Opal Ring and Pearl Necklace are added to the Star Sapphire that's already contained in the chest of drawers. However, they didn't forget to take their jewelry with them again when they left Candlekeep between the Prologue and Chapter Six, and when Gorion's Ward returns home, only the Star Sapphire will be found again (along with a diamond), unless unlocking or bashing the drawer didn't work during earlier thievery attempts.
*It is not possible to pickpocket the 20 from Thurston as it is only available through dialogue after charming him.
==Trivia==
Thurston and his wife Lovey are a spoof of the millionaire couple Thurston Howell III and Eunice "Lovey" Howell from the 1960's television show Gilligan's Island.
==Gallery==
Thurston and his wife BG1EE.png|Thurston and "Lovey"
==Bugs==
* If Thurston's wife isn't alive anymore when talking to him for the first time, he still addresses her, "isn't that so, Lovey?", but without any response the dialogue ends.
* If Thurston's wife isn't alive anymore when talking to him for the first time, he doesn't have access to his regular dialogue anymore and uses default lines instead, with no option for a response by Gorion's Ward. These, he shares with Gerard Travenhurst, the nobleman from Beregost and employer of Carl and Jurgen.
* If charmed, the "20 " he mentions is not handed over – not only because he does not have any gold in his pockets, but also because no script is attached to the dialogue line.
**An unofficial patch for the original game can be found at Dudleyfix.
==References==
Category:Bugs
Category:Nobles