Gale/Banter

A collection of Gale's remarks and overhead conversations with other characters.
== Remarks ==
===Selected===
Out of combat
* One with the Weave.
* We're a long way from Waterdeep.
* The air is ripe with magic.
* Lovely day, this. For now.
* Which way to the nearest library?
* I applaud your taste.
* Lost in thought.
* Quite ready for you.
* I have the magic touch.
* Elminster's not around, so might as well.
* You have my attention.
* Seek and you shall find me.
* Direct me.
* Salutations!
* No rest for the wicked, I see.
* Let me work my magic.
* Charmed, I'm sure.
* An excellent choice!
* At the ready.
* Ready and willing.
* Yes?
* Your desire?
Sneaking
* This really isn't my forte.
* My knees are starting to ache.
* Such an undignified position to find oneself in.
* I'm a wizard, not a cat burglar.
* Let's get this over with.
* I'd rather stand tall.
* What?
* Get me up, would you?
* Intolerable.
* This is no fun at all.
* I can't see a thing from down here.
* Why am I doing this?
* Just hurry this along.
* How unseemly.
* How much longer will this take?
* Bad for one's back, this.
* I'm surprised you spotted me.
In combat
* Creator. Destroyer.
* A battle of wits.
* Swords, meet sorcery!
* One can't always be a gentleman.
* No gloom, all doom.
* Death is but a word away.
* What fools these mortals be.
* Victory is assured.
* The lanceboard is set.
* May the dice roll in my favour.
* Mystra-Ryl!
* Allow me to demonstrate.
* I don't fancy their chances.
* The witching hour.
* A tale for the ages.
* Unleash me.
* I speak. They burn.
* Gone with the Weave.
* Let me recite their demise.
* A rough tempest I will raise.
===Selection spam===
Out of combat
* I hope Halaster takes good care of Tara while I'm away.
* Sembian wine; Cormyrian boar; Waterdhavian conversation. It's the little things you miss while on the road.
* Oh, what a tangled Weave we web!
* All the world's my stage and you're just a player in it.
Sneaking
* You made me hide, don't make me come seek you.
* Gods, it's like trying to sleep with a mosquito in the room.
* A little privacy please.
* Stop it - that tickles.
In combat
* Just go for the Magic Missile and fire away. Never fails.
* Don't make me go all Edwin Odesseiron on you.
* Get. Out. Of. My. Head.
* I really wish I could cast a Hold spell on you.
===Moving===
Out of combat or Sneaking
* It shall be done.
* Certainly.
* Forthwith.
* Most excellent.
* With ease.
* Adventure awaits.
* Onward.
* May it please Mystra.
* The path less travelled.
* To new horizons.
* On my way.
* With haste.
* Let's explore.
* Quite.
* My pleasure.
* That way?
* Of course.
* Right away.
* Yes.
* Let's go.
* Immediately.
* Very well.
* Step by step.
* I venture forth.
In combat
* It shall be done.
* Certainly.
* With ease.
* Onward.
* May it please Mystra.
* On my way.
* With haste.
* Of course.
* Step by step.
* Indeed.
* Outflank. Outsmart.
* Swiftly now.
* Don't get too close.
* In striking distance.
* Let's light them up.
* Step to it.
* Good move.
* Rook to queen six.
* Knight to king five.
* Pawn to cleric four.
* The danse macabre.
===Attack===
(Are the same for Out of combat, Sneaking and Combat)
*On it. 
* Won't know what hit 'em. 
* On the double. 
* Mine is the advantage. 
* Their worst nightmare. 
* I strike with precision. 
* Oh, with glee.
* Nemesis. 
* Oh yes. 
* A spell a day… 
* Danse macabre. 
* On my honour. 
* Into the fray. 
* While the iron is hot. 
* The lesson is death. 
* Checkmate. 
* One by one. 
* My turn. 
===Hiding===
Out of combat
* Such a long way down.
* The coward's route.
* It's a gnome's life for me.
* My robes will get dirty.
* Unseen and unsightly.
* If I must.
* Yes, yes.
* Not this again.
* You've got the wrong man for this.
* Oh, bother.
* Brought low.
* No honour among sneaks.
In combat
* Did they see me?
* On cat's paws.
* A silent spell.
* The whispered Weave.
* There goes my equilibrium.
* An invisibility spell works too, you know.
* I will be but an illusion.
* I'll keep my doubts to myself…
* O, to cast on bended knee.
* Must I?
* I perform better on my feet.
* This has to be frowned upon.
=== Utility actions===
(Referred in game devnotes as taking an action like casting Identify, Freedom of Movement, etc. Are the same for Out of combat, Sneaking and Combat)
* It shall be done. 
* Certainly. 
* Forthwith. 
* Most excellent. 
* With ease. 
* As you wish. 
* My pleasure. 
* Good show. 
* With diligence and care. 
* On it. 
* Indubitably. 
* Yes, of course. 
===Helping party member===
These reactions are the same for Out of Combat, Sneaking, and Combat. They differ a little, though, depending on Gale's relationship level towards the character
====Helping unconscious====
Negative relationship
* There's always one. 
* Not this again. 
* In trouble? Small wonder. 
* A waste of my talents. 
* If I must. 
* How tedious. 
* How bothersome. 
* Don't fret, I'm on my way. 
* Where are my smelling salts? 
* Yes, yes. 
* Fine. 
* No other choice, I suppose.
Neutral or positive relationship
* On my way. 
* To the rescue. 
* With haste. 
* Without delay. 
* Let's get you on your feet. 
* At once. 
* No time to lose. 
* Willing and able. 
* Oh dear. 
* Where are my smelling salts? 
* Quickly now. 
* Help's on the way.
Romantic (partnered) relationship
* I won't fail you. 
* Your knight in magic armour. 
* Hang in there, dearest. 
* Take heart, I'm here for you. 
* No time to lose. 
* To the rescue. 
* Help's on the way. 
* At once. 
* No time to lose. 
* Quickly now. 
* Let's get you on your feet. 
* With haste.
====Helping restrained====
Negative relationship
* Two left hands, I see. 
* Not this again. 
* In trouble? Small wonder. 
* A waste of my talents. 
* If I must. 
* How tedious. 
* How bothersome. 
* Don't fret, I'm on my way. 
* Where are my smelling salts? 
* Yes, yes. 
* Fine. 
* No other choice, I suppose.
Neutral or positive relationship
* A rather sticky situation. 
* No obstacle too great. 
* I'll take care of that. 
* At once. 
* No time to lose. 
* Let's remedy that, shall we? 
* Willing and able. 
* Quickly now. 
* Without delay. 
* A spot of bother. 
* To the rescue. 
* Help's on the way.
Romantic (partnered) relationship
* I won't fail you. 
* Your knight in magic armour. 
* Hang in there, dearest. 
* Take heart, I'm here for you. 
* No time to lose. 
* To the rescue. 
* Help's on the way. 
* At once. 
* No time to lose. 
* Quickly now. 
* Let's remedy that, shall we? 
* With haste
===Healing and buffing===
These reactions are the same for Out of Combat and Sneaking, but some appear in Combat (C) only. They differ, too, depending on Gale's relationship level towards the character
====Casting a buff====
Negative relationship
* What a waste. 
* I have power enough to share - if I must. 
* One touch of magic coming up. 
* I'm indispensable, aren't I?
Neutral relationship
* I have power enough to share. 
* An essential incantation.
* Let me make myself indispensable
* Use it wisely. 
* A little pick-me-up. 
* Easy - and effective.
Positive relationship
* I have power enough to share. 
* An essential incantation.
* Let me make myself indispensable
* Use it wisely. 
* It will be my pleasure. 
* This should do you some good.
Romantic (partnered) relationship
* My best is yours. 
* Hand in hand. 
* Make me proud. 
* Together as one. 
* A token of my appreciation. 
* Go on - excel.
Additional lines for Combat in all except Negative relations
* Give them nine hells.
* Let's put on a show. 
* They won't see this coming.
====Healing a party member====
Negative relationship
* I suppose some help is in order. 
* There's always one... 
* Not this again. 
* Aren't we precious... 
* Pearls before swine. 
* If you insist.
Neutral relationship
* I have your back. 
* To the rescue. 
* Mystra soothes all pain. 
* The light of life. 
* Never fear. 
* My bedside manner is beyond reproach.
Positive relationship
* I have your back. 
* To the rescue. 
* Mystra soothes all pain. 
* A little help from a friend. 
* You can count on me. 
* Allow me. 
Romantic (partnered) relationship
* My life for yours. 
* I will keep you safe. 
* Let me take away the pain. 
* Your knight in magic armour. 
* I've got you. 
* Take me by the hand.
Additional lines for Combat in all except Romantic relations
* Let them do their worst. 
* Keep up! There's still a battle to be won.
===Talking to party member===
Relationship	Out of combat	Sneaking
Negative 	
* Let's get this over with. 
* Fine. 
* How tedious. 
* If I must. 
* Yes, yes. 
* I'd rather not. 
* Ever a dull moment. 
* Words fail me. 
* Cantankerousness ahead. 
* Oh, bother. 
* Up for debate. 
* A word.	
* Let's get this over with. 
* Fine. 
* How tedious. 
* If I must. 
* Yes, yes. 
* Ever a dull moment.
Neutral 	
* A word. 
* At once. 
* Up for debate. 
* I can do that. 
* Let's chat. 
* Certainly. 
* My pleasure. 
* With silver tongue. 
* By all means. 
* A little discourse. 
* Let us confer. 
* Yes, of course.	
* A word. 
* At once. 
* I can do that. 
* A little discourse. 
* Let us confer. 
* Yes, of course.
Positive 	
* A friendly consultation. 
* A word. 
* At once. 
* I can do that. 
* Let's chat. 
* Certainly. 
* My pleasure. 
* With silver tongue. 
* By all means. 
* A little discourse. 
* Let us confer. 
* Yes, of course.	
* A word. 
* At once. 
* I can do that. 
* A little discourse. 
* Let us confer. 
* Yes, of course.
Romantic 	
* A heart-to-heart. 
* Our very souls do echo. 
* A word, my dear. 
* Some pillow talk. 
* More than just lip service. 
* Gladly. 
* Yes, of course. 
* A little discourse. 
* By all means. 
* With silver tongue. 
* My pleasure. 
* At once.	
* A heart-to-heart. 
* A word, my dear. 
* Yes, of course. 
* A little discourse. 
* My pleasure. 
* At once.
====Refusing to talk====
Being another player's companion 
* Sorry, but I'm spoken for.
* Do excuse me, please. Frightfully busy.
* Whatever it is, I'm afraid I can't help you.
===Health and rest===
====At low health====
* Weave save me. I can't take much more…
* Death can't have me. Not yet…
* I cannot die. Please, help me.
* Some healing for a wizard in need?
====After a short rest====
* That hit the spot.
* A little respite does wonders.
* Patched up and pushing on.
* Lovely little pick me up.
====Wanting a long rest====
* A wizard's quite worthless with a tired mind. Sleep beckons, and I would follow.
* If I don't get my beauty sleep soon, I may just get a tad malcontent.
* I'm quite exhausted. A good night's sleep would do me wonders.
====Attacked by party member====
* Ow! We'll just consider that an accident then, shall we?
* Whoa! I'm not your enemy! Not quite yet, anyway.
* Hey! Could you please redirect your no so friendly fire?
====Downed in combat====
* Please - time is of the essence! 
* If you'd be so kind! 
* I'm in a spot of bother here! 
* Quickly - don't let me down! 
* Downed and soon to be out! 
* For all our sakes - help me up! 
* A hand! 
* A little help!
====On character death==== 
* Player: Now's no time to die. You must get up!
* Player (Dark Urge): No, not you!
* Astarion: Astarion!
* Karlach: Don't give up, Karlach. Please...
* Lae'zel: Lae'zel! You can't die like this...
* Shadowheart: Shadowheart! Anyone but her! 
* Wyll: Wyll! Please - stay with me.
* Halsin: Halsin, no!
* Minthara: Don't worry, Minthara. Gale won't let you down.
* Jaheira: No, not Jaheira!
* Minsc: Minsc? Boo?
===Interacting with environment===
* (The globe)
** Ah, to hold the world in the palm of one's hand!
* (The astrolabe)
** Quite something, to hold the cosmos in your hands...
** A map of the celestial bodies. Beautiful, but not a patch on the real thing.
** A fine apparatus. Though not as beautiful as my own.
** Coliar, Karpri, Anadia... So many worlds still to travel. One day.
* (The telescope)
** No time for star-gazing. More's the pity.
* (Small hole)
** I'm far too big to get through there.
** Perhaps if there were considerably less of me...
** That's not a Gale-sized hole.
* (Tiny hole)
** Which part of me is supposed to fit in there, exactly?
** Far, far far too small for me.
** I'm a large man, and that's a very small hole.
====Identified a mimic====
* My, my, a mimic. I'm the last one you've tried to ambush, you craven thing.
====Surprised by mimic====
* Another mimic! You'd think I'd get better at spotting the damned things.
* Gah! That's a frightful amount of teeth where there shouldn't be any.
====Looking into a mirror====
* Looking magical, as always.
* 'Doth thy mirror crack?' Apparently not.
* No harm reflecting on one's appearance.
====Interacting with an item====
Referred in game devnotes as using something like a button, a lever or a book. Same for Out of combat, Sneaking and Combat
* Let's give this a try. 
* Easy enough. 
* Not a problem. 
* Might as well. 
* On it. 
* Yes, of course. 
* As you wish. 
* Consider it done.
 
====Taking an item====
Same for Out of combat, Sneaking and Combat
* What have we here? 
* Interesting. 
* My, my. 
* Could be useful. 
* This will come in handy. 
* Mine for the taking. 
* Good find. 
* Most excellent.
====Can't use an item====
Out of combat
* Now's not the right time for that.
* Hmmm. Maybe later.
* No. I'll have to try again later.
* I can't use this at the moment.
In combat
* Gods, you're distracting aren't you?
* Perhaps later, when I'm not in mortal peril...
* Hardly the right moment for that!
* Not the time!
====Opening a container/ Empty crate====
Out of combat/Sneaking
* Let's take a gander. 
* Colour me curious. 
* Let's have a peek inside. 
* Curiosity must be satisfied. 
* In for a surprise. 
* Could be interesting. 
* Yes, why not. 
* All right. 
* Very well. 
* On it.
In combat
* Let's hope there's smokepowder inside. 
* Watch my back while I take a look. 
* Now? 
* Good move. Maybe. 
* Curiosity trumps combat then. 
* Cover me. 
* A quick peek will have to do. 
* Perhaps not the best use of my time.
An empty crate
* Disappointing.
* Empty.
* Nothing here.
====Found a locked item====
Something that can be unlocked from elsewhere
* Locked. Perhaps by some nearby mechanism...
* Not budging. There must be something here to unlock it.
* Can't be opened directly. Time to investigate.
* No ordinary lock. Something else seals it.
====Found an inactive item====
Something that can be activated from elsewhere
* Hmm. Won't work from here.
* Nothing. The activation mechanism must be elsewhere.
* There must be some way to turn this on.
* Useless, unless I find a way to activate it.
====Picking a lock====
Out of combat
* Knock, knock.
* I don't think this is strictly legal…
* Surely there's a spell for this sort of thing…
* The right tools for the wrong trade.
Sneaking
* Your wish is my… regret.
* Knock, knock.
* I don't think this is strictly legal…
* Surely there's a spell for this sort of thing…
* The right tools for the wrong trade.
Combat
* Quickly now. 
* I should be concentrating on the enemy. 
* Now? 
* This is hardly the time. 
* Steady… 
* Give me some cover.
====Pickpocketing====
Out of combat
* Wealth is to be shared, I suppose.
* I was raised better than this!
* Nimble fingers, ill intent.
* Woe upon the unsuspecting.
* Ugh, how rude.
* Ugh, I feel apologetic already.
* Your wish is my regret.
* If I really must.
Sneaking
* Wealth is to be shared, I suppose.
* I was raised better than this!
* Nimble fingers, ill intent.
* Woe upon the unsuspecting.
* Ugh, how rude.
* Ugh, I feel apologetic already.
* Your wish is my regret.
* If I really must.
In combat
* Woe upon the unsuspecting. 
* What if they see me? 
* Nimble fingers; ill intent. 
* Steady... 
* I can't believe I'm doing this. 
* Not a sound.
====Successfully picking a pocket====
Sneaking
* Almost worth the subterfuge. 
* Ill-gotten gains are still gains. 
* Some possessions are naught but a burden. 
* I'll just keep this safe. 
* A pretty bauble. 
* That was easy.
* Pretty. 
* Guess it's mine now. 
* I don't like that I'm so good at this. 
* Might fetch a copper or two. 
* A little keepsake. 
* I really shouldn't have.
In combat
* That was close. 
* A lucky gamble. 
* Now let's get back into the fight. 
* I could have struck a blow instead. 
* My, I actually did it. 
* Like a ghost. 
====Dipping Weapon====
Out of combat
* This should give me an edge. 
* No advantage is unfair. 
* How opportune. 
* Don't mind if I do. 
* Surprise, surprise. 
* Yes, lovely.
Sneaking
* This should give me an edge. 
* No advantage is unfair. 
* How opportune. 
* Don't mind if I do. 
* Surprise, surprise. 
* Yes, lovely.
In combat
* This should give me an edge. 
* No advantage is unfair. 
* How opportune. 
* Don't mind if I do. 
* Surprise, surprise. 
* Yes, lovely. 
* Deadlier than ever. 
* Let's tip the scales.
===Successful rolls===
Investigation
* I spy with my little eye...
* Something hidden - but not from me.
* Methinks I spotted something.
* What's that over there?
* Intriguing.
Spotted a trap (Investigation)
* A trap... So much for the art of hospitality.
* Traps! One always has to be on the alert.
* Traps, eh? I've a feeling I'm not very welcome here.
Spotted a trap (Perception)
* A trap... This place is more dangerous than I thought.
* A nasty surprise... Caution is warranted here.
* My, I had better be careful not to trigger that thing.
===Camp followers===
==== Throwing Scratch's ball after he is dismissed ====
* Hmm. I suppose Scratch has had enough fun and games for now.
* Aww. Poor pooch is worn out.
* The ballplay can wait, I suppose.
* Better let Scratch rest up.
====Throwing Scratch's ball after his death====
* You were a an excellent friend, Scratch - and that's coming from a cat-lover.
* I hope there's balls and bones galore, wherever you are...
* Poor Scratch. I'm lucky to have met you.
* I hope Scratch doesn't miss his ball, wherever he is...
==== Throwing Boo ====
* Pete oculos, Boo!
* Well, this is a novel use for familiars.
== At the Epilogue party ==
Feeling the player's ghost (same everywhere)
* Curiouser and curiouser...
* Heavens - what was that?
===As a mortal===
Greeting
* Ah, there you are!
Banter with Tara
*Tara: Have your associates always been so ugly?
*Gale: Tara! I never knew you to be so cruel!
*Tara: I said it to you, not them.
*Gale: Nice little spot, isn't it?
*Tara: Not quite as nice as the sitting room, but... sure
*Gale: I didn't realise you were such a homebody, Tara.
*Gale: My knees are aching terribly.
*Tara: Must mean rain.
*Gale: Hopefully not during the party.
*Tara: I've seen every corner of the realms. I just know what I like.
*Gale: And that's my mother's sitting room?
*Tara: And the dining table. And the hearth. And above all, your lap.
Other
* Achoo! Pardon me.
* Nice to return to familiar environs.
* My knees are a little stiff. Must be a storm coming.
* Suddenly I had a spot of déjà vu.
===As a god===
Greeting
* Ah, there you are, my mortal friend.
Banter with Tara
*Tara: Hiss!
*Gale: Tara, did you just hiss at me?!
*Tara: Sorry. It's a reflex when I clap eyes on something distasteful.
 
*Gale: Tara, you must practice acceptance. My new powers are to be utilised, not feared.
*Tara: The only thing I fear is the ever-growing size of your ego. Gale.
*Gale: Oh, Tara. It hurts to be so misunderstood by my oldest friend.
 
*Gale: Haven't you any ambitions, Tara? I could help you, you know.
*Tara: Oh? At what cost?
*Gale: A prayer or two would suffice. Is that so bad?
*Tara: The day I pray to you, Gale, is the day up is down, left is right, and tressyms are cats.
*Gale: So very stubborn.
*Tara: And don't you forget it!
Other
* Something of the sheen of Elysium missing, isn't there?
* Still, I mustn't frighten them with my newfound powers...
* To be a god among men...
* Ah, the material plane. I'd almost forgotten what it's like.
===Spectral===
* You'd think a magical apparition with an urgent message would be deserving of some attention...
* I hope my spell doesn't wear off before the toasts begin.
* A word, please? It's very, very important.
== Location Remarks ==
=== Prologue ===
=== Act One === 
=== Act Two === 
=== Act Three === 
== Party Banter ==
=== ===
* Astarion: I am enjoying our walks together, aren't you, Gale?
* Gale: Uhm... Sure. In silence.
* Astarion: So, do you have loves waiting for you once this is all over?
* Gale: You know what - that is not the easiest of questions for me to answer.
* Shadowheart: You mean just waiting, like a lovesick puppy? Short-term amusements are much less hassle.
* Astarion: That orb seems powerful. What can it do once it's extracted?
* Gale: Nothing good can come of it unless it is contained. Why?
* Astarion: It might be useful. Who knows?
* Astarion: Ever heard of a vampire called Cazador, Wyll?
(If it is known that Astarion is a vampire)
* Wyll: I don't think so. Why? Friend of yours?
(If it is not known that Astarion is a vampire)
* Wyll: Doesn't ring a bell. Why?
* Gale: He's patriarch of the Szarr family. Nasty fellow, if the histories are accurate.
* Astarion: I imagine they are.
(After dispelling the illusion at Sunlit Wetlands)
* Astarion: From sweet woodland to stinking swamp. Can you do tricks like that, Gale?
* Gale: Easiest thing in the world. Though I'd do it the other way around.
(After encountering Auntie Ethel)
* Wyll: Ethel mentioned Netherese magic. What in blazes does that mean?
* Gale: Magic from the fallen empire of Netheril. Ancient, exceedingly dangerous, and quite unrivalled.
* Astarion: Wonderful! I'd hate to be destroyed by any common old magic.
(Near Rosymorn Monastery)
* Astarion: Another ruined temple, full of foul-smelling beasts, spoiling for a fight.
* Gale: No mere temple. This was a monastery, devoted as much to study as to worship.
* Astarion: Oh, how ignorant of me. So it'll be free of foul-smelling beasts, then?
* Gale: Quite the opposite. Some monastic orders celebrated their pungency as proof of their devotion. 'To think is to stink' was the motto of one ill-fated brotherhood near Amn.
* Gale: Oh, but you meant beasts of the life-threatening variety? Yes, I'm sure it's teeming with those.
(At Crèche Y'llek)
* Gale: I knew I should've attended the Blackstaff's lectures on githyanki tir'su.
* Gale: If I understood their script, who knows what secrets their texts would surrender...
* Astarion: Why not ask one of the friendly bloodthirsty warriors? I'm sure they'd be happy to translate.
(At Mason's Guild Rebel Hideout)
* Astarion: What's this? A clever little hideaway?
* Gale: Not just clever - rather ingenious. Somehow its construction keeps the Shadow Curse at bay.
* Astarion: A little too clever, if you ask me. Watch out for traps.
(Approaching Moonrise Towers)
* Astarion: Moonlanterns to keep the curse back, burly guards to fight off any monsters - I could get used to this place.
* Gale: Don't get too comfortable. We shouldn't overstay our welcome in such a place.
* Astarion: No, of course. Why stay somewhere safe and comfortable when we could be in mortal peril?
(At Moonrise Towers)
* Astarion: Can't say I love what they've done with the place.
* Gale: Unsurprising, really. Fanatical cultists tend to care more for ambience than aesthetics.
* Astarion: Reason enough to put them all to the sword, I say.
(At Mind Flayer Colony)
* Astarion: It's enough to put you off tentacles for life.
* Gale: You had a taste for tentacles?
* Astarion: The Elfsong Tavern used to serve excellent calamari. Mind you, that was two hundred years ago...
(At Mind Flayer Colony)
* Astarion: Gods - we're not back, are we?
* Gale: On the nautiloid? No, this is a different nursery - similar, but not identical. There's likely one in every colony.
* Astarion: I don't care what's in every mind flayer colony, Gale - nobody does. Except you.
(At Lower City Sewers)
* Astarion: I gave my return to Baldur's Gate a lot of thought. I never pictured this, though.
* Gale: What did you have in mind? A quiet party, toasting your return with a few good friends?
* Astarion: Less 'quiet party with friends', more 'days of hedonistic debauchery'. But otherwise, yes.
* Gale: Sounds like a recipe for disaster. But you know what? I'm learning to enjoy the taste of chaos. Count me in.
(At ?)
* Gale: Mystra has a shrine within the city. Located in the Stormshore Tabernacle, if my memory serves me.
* Astarion: Do whatever you need to, but I shan't be paying my respects to any of the gods on show.
* Gale: You never felt the call of the divine, Astarion?
* Astarion: Oh, I tried them all. None of them answered.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 1 romance scene)
* Astarion: So Gale, how is your sad, hopeless pining going?
* Gale: I'm hardly pining. It's been a year or more since Mystra cast me aside.
* Astarion: Oh, my dear wizard. I wasn't talking about Mystra.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 2 romance scene)
* Astarion: So, how was your night with Gale? Did you have a long, hard debate?
* Gale: Ignore him. Astarion envies the depth of our bond because he's of a shallower inclination.
* Astarion: Snort.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 3 romance scene)
* Astarion: So, Gale - you laid with a goddess? You must have some sordid tales to tell?
* Gale: Sordid? I lay with the Mother of Magic herself. What we had was transcendent, euphoric, incandescent. Not sordid.
* Astarion: You actually made sleeping with a goddess sound boring. Incredible...
(If the player is romancing Astarion; after act 1 romance scene)
* Gale: I see you waste no time pursing your quarry, Astarion.
* Gale: Tell me, do you always woo your lovers with such patient attention?
* Astarion: I rather thought I was a little slow this time. Usually, they're begging me to drain them on the first night.
(If the player is romancing Astarion; after act 2 romance scene)
* Gale: I fear I've been rather hasty to judge you, Astarion.
* Gale: One heartbreak was quite enough for me, but to experience it as many times as you have must change a person.
* Astarion: Thank you, Gale. Let us both hope that broken hearts are a thing of the past.
(If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion stayed a spawn)
* Gale: If you're feeling faint after your bout with Cazador, Astarion, I don't mind donating some blood.
* Astarion: When you're still full of that Netherese bile? I'll pass, thank you.
* Astarion: Besides, I have someone else to nibble on. And they are delicious.
(If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion became an ascendant)
* Gale: So, Astarion. I hear your relationship has taken on a new aspect recently...
* Astarion: My life has taken on a new aspect. It is only natural that my relationships change as well.
* Astarion: As the Vampire Ascendant, I can grant my lover immortality, and bind them to me forever.
* Gale: I trust you speak of the bonds of love, and not the shackles of servitude.
=== === 
(While in plains)
* Gale: I don't suppose you've any clue where we are in relation to Waterdeep?
* Karlach: From this distance between Elturel and Baldur's Gate, I'd say... a long way away.
* Gale: Ah. That will make getting word to my mother rather tricky.
* Gale: No matter - what she doesn't know can't hurt her. Not at this distance, anyway.
(At Forest)
* Gale: Nothing like a brisk stroll through the forest to invigorate the spirit.
* Karlach: I was just thinking the same thing, but less poetically.
* Gale: And without so much as a stirring from our tadpoles.
* Karlach: A girl could get used to this.
(At Blighted Village)
* Karlach: Looks like this town was ransacked - by soldiers, if my eyes don't deceive me.
* Gale: Quite cruelly, too.
* Karlach: Must've been an awful day for the people who lived here.
* Gale: If nothing else, I hope it was a mercifully short one.
(In the Underdark)
* Karlach: Just when I was getting used to the sky again...
* Gale: Fear not, Karlach. Sun, moon and stars will still be there waiting for us.
* Karlach: Meanwhile, this place is pretty spectacular, isn't it?
* Gale: No book or painting could ever do its strange beauty justice. But perhaps our stories might, when we return to the surface.
(At Grymforge)
* Gale: The architects who built this must have been remarkable. A pity their vision didn't stand the test of time.
* Karlach: All's not lost. I mean, just look at this place.
* Gale: You've quite the knack for finding the bright side of things, haven't you?
* Karlach: Hope keeps you going.
(Near Rosymorn Monastery)
* Karlach: Man, adventuring is thirsty work.
* Gale: There used to be a monastery in this region known for producing a wonderful ale.
* Karlach: That sounds like heaven! Wait. Used to?
* Gale: Oh, yes - long ruined, I'm afraid. No chance of a frothing pitcher awaiting us there, but still - at least your thirst for knowledge is quenched.
* Karlach: Ugh.
(On the road to Shadow-Cursed Lands)
* Gale: Do you feel that? A darkness, pulling at the strands of the Weave.
* Karlach: You'll still be able to do your wizard thing, though, right?
* Gale: Of course, but that doesn't make the shadows less dangerous.
* Karlach: Joy.
(At Shadow-Cursed Lands Forest)
* Karlach: Doing all right, Gale?
* Gale: Oh, you know... Still alive and kicking, despite being surrounded on all sides by an endless manifestation of darkness and decay...
* Karlach: I feel it too. Here if you need a pick-me-up.
(At Last Light Inn - Cellar Shrine)
* Gale: A hidden shrine, dedicated to the Moon Maiden herself. Even amidst this darkness, Selunites are stubborn enough to cling on.
* Karlach: Pretty beautiful, isn't it?
(At The Waning Moon)
* Karlach: Huh. A brewery. Why does Reithwin Ale ring a bell?
* Gale: It was known to be quite the tipple - a cask or two still exists, if you know the right alekeep...
* Karlach: You must have good taste. Not me. Can't afford it.
* Gale: A common misconception. Even the simplest of flavours are elevated by the choice to appreciate them. Don't deny yourself such pleasures.
(At Reithwin Tollhouse)
* Karlach: Whoa! Almost slipped there.
* Gale: You wouldn't be the first, I'd wager. It's been some time since these walkways felt the carpenter's hammer.
* Karlach: You gonna catch me if I eat a brick?
* Gale: With my reflexes? I'd catch you before you so much as stubbed a toe.
(Approaching Moonrise Towers)
* Karlach: Ready to enter the belly of the beast?
* Gale: It's the stairs I'm dreading. I shall close my eyes, and pretend I'm climbing my own, far superior tower in Waterdeep.
* Karlach: In that case, welcome home.
(At Moonrise Towers Docks)
* Karlach: We're not taking a boat to Baldur's Gate, right?
* Gale: And give the Absolute free reign to use us as target practice from the banks? I think not.
* Karlach: Phew. My mum always said the Chionthar was unlucky.
(At Mind Flayer Colony)
* Gale: It strikes me that, for a mind flayer colony, there are remarkably few mind flayers about the place...
* Karlach: Squiddies have gone to war, is my guess.
* Gale: On the Absolute's behalf? Now there's an alliance I'd have been quite happy without.
(At Danthelon's Dancing Axe)
* Karlach: Wouldn't mind a dancing axe of my own.
* Gale: A simple movement charm wouldn't be too hard to apply to such an object. I could conjure one up for you if you like?
*Karlach: Yes! I like!
* Gale: Very well then. Once the city is saved, Karlach's Kinetic Cleaver will be first on my list.
(At The Blushing Mermaid)
* Karlach: Man, it's good to be home. First round on who?
* Gale: She who thirsts buys drinks the first.
* Karlach: You won't pin me down with a rhyme, wizard!
* Gale: She who declines gets the worst of the wines.
(At Sorcerous Sundries)
* Gale: Look around you. Indulge your curiosity. Sorcerous Sundries is the finest purveyor of magical miscellany for miles around.
* Karlach: Where's the axes?
* Gale: What they sell is far more precious than mere sword or shield. They sell knowledge, ingenuity, the wisdom of mages past.
* Karlach: [yawning] Sounds like more your thing than mine.
(At Felogyr's Fireworks)
* Karlach: Oof. Karlach and explosives, not a good mix.
* Gale: You and I both. Let's just stay very calm, very serene. The last thing we need is to set this place off.
(At The Counting House)
* Gale: They say wealth offers a form of magic. Alas, it's one I've rarely dabbled in.
* Karlach: Nor I. Never had more than a few coppers in the city, and any soul coins in Avernus went straight to Zariel.
* Gale: Make no mistake. Souls are sold for coins up here as well. All too cheaply, in most cases.
(If the player is romancing Karlach; after act 1 romance scene)
* Gale: You know, Karlach, there are other ways to express love beyond run-of-the-mill physicality...
* Karlach: Ugh. Are you going to try and teach me about exceptional uses for a mage hand or what?
* Gale: Actually, I was thinking of poetry.
* Karlach: Oops, sorry. But... now that I think of it... is mage hand especially hard to learn?
(If the player is romancing Karlach; after act 2 romance scene)
* Gale: I've always felt flames to be a rather perfect expression of love, Karlach.
* Gale: Passionate, primal, capable of bestowing the most life-affirming comfort, or inflicting the profoundest damage.
* Karlach: That's... pretty nice. Never thought about it like that. But now I will.
(If the player is romancing Karlach; after act 3 romance scene)
* Gale: Am I to understand that you are in love now, Karlach?
* Karlach: I sure am. If there's hope for me there's hope for anyone.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 1 romance scene)
* Gale: Karlach... a hypothetical question for you:
* Gale: If someone - not me, of course - detected a hint of romantic interest in them from another, unnamed individual, what might that someone do about it?
* Karlach: Whoever it is, just talk to them, Gale. And leave out the hypotheticals.
* Gale: Talking. Right. I'm good at that.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 2 romance scene)
* Karlach: So, Gale - got any book recommendations for me?
* Gale: You can read?!
* Karlach: Very funny. Yes - I can read. School put me off big boring tomes. Sometimes I wonder what I'm missing.
* Gale: Say no more - I'll find the perfect book for you. I might even lend it to you from my library in Waterdeep.
* Karlach: Ooh! Something with magic, please. And no devils.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 3 romance scene)
* Karlach: How's the orb treating you, Gale?
* Gale: Oh, quite well as a matter of fact. Since it was stabilised, it's been humming along nicely.
* Gale: I have noticed one adverse side-effect. I seem to be losing hair in some, er, unexpected places.
* Karlach: I can only imagine.
=== ===
* Gale: Tell me, Lae'zel, when you say we might be 'purified' at your crèche, what does that mean exactly?
* Lae'zel: A ghustil will affix the zaith'isk, the purifier, to our heads.
* Lae'zel: Its magic will quell the parasite in an instant.
* Gale: That zaith'isk you mentioned intrigues me. Care to tell me a bit more?
* Lae'zel: An intricate device, crafted by mlar - our most gifted artisans. I am sworn to say no more.
* Gale: Your prowess in battle is remarkable, as is your battle stance itself.
* Lae'zel: Hrath ajak - a technique known to few outside K'liir. Shall I teach you?
* Gale: I'll pass, thank you. I prefer Abjuration over acrobatics.
* Lae'zel: You've a particular way with words, Gale. Perhaps oration suits you more than battle.
* Gale: They're not mutually exclusive. The Weave is served best with a dash of eloquence.
* Lae'zel: You strike me cleverer than most istiki, Gale. Multiple tutors, I should guess.
* Gale: Many a wise man and woman indeed. Waterdeep is the home of myriad scholars.
* Wyll: Ah, the City of Splendours. Spent a whole Fleetswake there with my father. What a delight.
* Gale: Tell me, Lae'zel, what is it like on the Astral Plane? Your home realm intrigues me.
* Lae'zel: Githyanki lay their eggs on other planes. They cannot mature in the Astral.
* Lae'zel: I will only be welcomed once I obtain a mind flayer's head.
* Lae'zel: Tell me, Gale: what is your interest in the Astral Plane?
* Gale: Time. Or rather: the absence of it. In the Astral Plane, everything is eternal.
* Lae'zel: It will be my home soon enough, should Vlaakith will it.
* Wyll: Who's in charge of the mind flayers, Lae'zel? Is there a squid king or something?
* Lae'zel: No. Each ghaik is servant to an elder brain. No king unites elders - only their collective tyranny.
* Gale: A mind flayer monarch, imagine that. Such a thing could shatter worlds.
* Gale: I was wondering about your queen, Vlaakith. What tales of her reach us are terrifying, but I suppose that's not how you would describe her.
* Lae'zel: Vlaakith is unity: fear and beauty, life and unlife. Eyes like onyx, teeth like daggers. There is none more perfect.
* Shadowheart: Sounds vile. I assume the meaning of 'perfect' was lost in translation...
* Shadowheart: What if this crèche doesn't work out, Lae'zel? What if your kin fail you?
* Lae'zel: If I can reach the crèche, my kin will provide - any failure will be mine alone.
* Shadowheart: If you say so. Just don't expect me to put all my eggs in the same basket.
* Gale: That expression must sound curious to a githyanki ear, given the way they're birthed.
(In Shadow-Cursed Lands)
* Gale: I hoped Moonrise would give me answers, but at every twist of its corridors I find only more questions...
* Lae'zel: Our goal is clear, is it not? We defeat the remaining Chosen and the elder brain they control.
* Gale: Ambiguity does not come naturally to you, does it Lae'zel? Your life must be far simpler for it.
(At Shadow-Cursed Lands Forest)
* Gale: No day, no night. It's as though time itself has abandoned this place.
* Gale: Similar to the Astral Plane in some ways, wouldn't you say, Lae'zel?
(If you've been to the Astral Plane, and Lae'zel was with you)
* Lae'zel: Hardly. The Astral Plane is threaded with light and silver, life-giving and wondrous in all directions.
* Lae'zel: Nothing like this dismal abyss.
(Else)
* Lae'zel: Hardly. It is said that the Astral Plane is threaded with light and silver, life-giving and wondrous in all directions.
* Lae'zel: I've never set eyes on it. But I promise it is nothing like this dismal abyss.
(At Ruined Battlefield)
* Gale: Blast scars. Spell and sword alike were used to ravage this battlefield.
* Lae'zel: Imagine the glorious din of it all - the streaming banners, the charging knights, the piles of severed limbs and heads.
* Gale: I'd rather not, if it's all the same to you.
(At an abandoned house in Shadow-Cursed Lands)
* Lae'zel: What is this...? This place makes me feel sad. Melancholy.
* Gale: Ah, so you're susceptible to the tragedy of a broken home. Maybe you've more in common with us weaker beings than you thought...
* Lae'zel: There's no call to be insulting.
(At Moonrise Towers)
* Gale: Not to diminish our efforts, but it was rather simple getting here in the end, wasn't it?
* Lae'zel: The obstacles ahead of us promise to be higher still -
* Lae'zel: - which will make the pleasure of overcoming them all the more potent.
(At Moonrise Towers Oubliette)
* Lae'zel: The right of these prisoners to die in mortal combat was stolen from them.
* Gale: Hardly the worst atrocity the Absolute's committed.
* Lae'zel: One of many, but by no means the least. To die properly is a matter of honour.
(At Mind Flayer Colony Tadpoling Centre)
* Lae'zel: A tadpole nursery, as on the nautiloid. We must not leave it intact.
* Gale: Quite right. So long as the attempt won't leave us similarly dismantled...
* Lae'zel: Caution is commendable. Boldness is extraordinary. In this case, I recommend the latter.
(At Rivington)
* Lae'zel: Cowards at every turn in this community. In githyanki society, they would be retrained - or culled.
* Gale: Condoning the slaughter of the weak? Not the most charitable perspective to take.
* Lae'zel: I am observing, not condoning. A meaningful difference.
(At Baldur's Mouth)
* Lae'zel: Drink, dance, and song. Tu'narath's residents are known to partake in all three. Substantially.
* Gale: Is that so? I assumed there to be little time for frivolity amongst all the fighting.
* Lae'zel: Eternity is long, Gale. Long enough to pursue endeavours beyond combat.
* Lae'zel: Githyanki write symphonies, craft liquors, paint frescos. When they aren't in fierce battle with ghaik, of course.
(At Bloomridge Park)
* Lae'zel: These children and their pets lack discipline. Were they githyanki, I'd recommend further training.
* Gale: Not everyone approaches the raising of their young with such militaristic vigour.
* Lae'zel: That is the very purpose of training - to determine which children shall be warriors, and which are suited to other roles.
* Lae'zel: As for the unruly animals - they would make for nutritious marching rations.
* Gale: That's certainly one way to make them behave...
(At Felogyr's Fireworks)
* Lae'zel: Fireworks - a particularly gnomish field of art, no?
* Gale: Indeed. More than simple craft, it's a way of life for some of them.
* Lae'zel: That may explain why most gnomes possess such short fuses.
* Gale: Lae'zel! Was that a joke?
* Lae'zel: Only if you found it funny.
(At Philgrave's Mansion)
* Gale: There's magic here, but it's of a rancid, impure form. Nothing like the true Weave at all.
* Lae'zel: This is why I appreciate a sharp blade to a ball of fire or a bolt of lightning. The Weave is inconsistent, unruly.
* Gale: The Weave is constant, but its users? Anything but. We must be on our guard.
* Lae'zel: A githyanki warrior hardly needs to be told that.
(At Harborview Park)
* Lae'zel: These flowers are quite vivid - not to mention, pungent. Not to my liking.
* Gale: Are there no flowers in Tu'narath?
* Lae'zel: In the City of Death, the mlar cultivate the fruiting bodies that sprout from the corpses of the slain.
* Gale: I'd rather get them from my florist in Waterdeep, if it's all the same to you.
(At Water Queen's House)
* Lae'zel: Githyanki gish sail skiffs through the Astral Sea, an ocean far larger than Umberlee's.
* Gale: Does the Astral Sea come with an equally irritable goddess?
(If Lae'zel no longer loyal to Vlaakith)
* Lae'zel: Vlaakith holds dominion over the entire plane. And 'irritable' does not even begin to describe her.
(If Lae'zel is still loyal to Vlaakith)
* Lae'zel: Vlaakith holds dominion over the entire plane. And she is not 'irritable' - she is ruthless.
(At Szarr Palace)
* Gale: I always wondered what a vampire's lair would look like. Can't say I pictured it being quite this... theatrical.
* Lae'zel: I find it surprisingly similar to Queen Vlaakith's aesthetic.
* Gale: That makes sense. She does have a flair for the dramatic.
(At Heapside Strand)
* Lae'zel: I smell danger on the wind. Keep your weapons ready.
* Gale: The only thing the wind's carrying is the smell of trout, Lae'zel. We're near the fish market.
* Lae'zel: Discount my warning at your peril.
* Gale: I get it, Lae'zel - peril, danger, and so forth. All I can think of now is a nice fish dinner.
(If the player is romancing Lae'zel; after act 1 romance scene)
* Gale: I'm surprised you're permitted to choose a partner outside of your own people.
* Gale: I can't imagine Mother Gith would approve. Doesn't she prefer us lesser species enslaved? Or eviscerated?
* Lae'zel: We are to use and misuse each civilisation in the stars, in every way we know. I do not conquer by blade alone, Gale.
(If the player is romancing Lae'zel; after act 2 romance scene)
* Gale: I've been pondering something, Lae-zel. Why is it that githyanki have belly-buttons, when they hatch from eggs?
* Lae'zel: I did not grant you permission to gaze upon my midriff.
* Gale: I - I wasn't gazing, merely observing. Though that can hardly be said for a certain someone else...
(If the player is romancing Lae'zel; after act 3 romance scene)
* Gale: Tell me, Lae'zel, is it common for githyanki to fall in love?
* Lae'zel: Love. Is that this feeling in me, then? This ... passion to peel every layer of one's heart to see what light and shadows lurk there?
* Lae'zel: Githyanki have playmates. Thrill-partners. But I'd never heard anyone profess love, nor read of it in our slates.
* Lae'zel: I doubt I am the first githyanki to... to feel this way. But few would ever declare it.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 1 romance scene)
* Gale: Indulge me, Lae'zel. As someone unfettered by Faerûnian beauty standards, how would you appraise my appearance?
* Lae'zel: Your beard looks like the hairy tufts upon the psurlon, the largest of wormkind that slither our skies.
* Gale: I suppose that's a bad thing? No - don't answer that.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 2 romance scene)
* Gale: So, Lae'zel - have you ever been tempted to use psionics in your, erm, romantic endeavours?
* Lae'zel: Only once. Did you know, In low-gravity settings, githyanki can maintain aerial suspension for hours at a time?
* Gale: Fascinating - I think the archmage Tasha described a spell with similar effect. I really must look that up...
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 3 romance scene)
* Lae'zel: Gale, I've heard you talking in your sleep. Your mate needs better rest for our journey.
* Gale: And deprive them of the pleasure of hearing my nocturnal postulations? I'd never be so cruel.
* Gale: The mind absorbs much while we believe ourselves dormant. To lie beside Gale of Waterdeep is positively educational.
=== ===
* Shadowheart: You seem to know a good deal about our condition, Gale.
* Gale: Everything, really - not to put too fine a point on it.
* Shadowheart: A humble specimen, aren't you?
* Gale: On occasion.
(After long resting twice)
* Shadowheart: Still no symptoms?
* Gale: No signs of tentacles so far.
* Shadowheart: The same... except for a knot of worry in my stomach that's in no rush to go away.
* Gale: That I can relate to.
(Referring to what Gale said after recruiting Shadowheart (EA only))
* Shadowheart: What did you mean before, Gale? 'A woman with shadows for eyes', you said.
* Gale: Merely that if the eyes are the mirror to the soul, yours have dark curtains across the mirror. No offense taken, I hope?
* Shadowheart: Not necessarily. I haven't made my mind up about you yet.
(Referring to what Gale said after recruiting Shadowheart (EA only))
* Shadowheart: You seemed quite forward with your compliments earlier. We'd only just met.
* Gale: Seize the day, I say. More now than ever.
* Shadowheart: Careful you don't pull a muscle in your haste.
(At Emerald Grove)
* Gale: The road to Baldur's Gate is a long one. Who knows how long it'll take these folks to get there on foot?
* Shadowheart: If they make it. They're slow, vulnerable. Half or more will die long before Basilisk Gate.
* Gale: Doesn't seem to trouble you a jot.
* Shadowheart: What good would it do for me to be troubled? We can't save them all.
(At Last Light Inn)
* Gale: Whatever I expected to find lurking in this cursed gloom, it certainly wasn't this. A glimmer of hope amidst the darkness.
* Shadowheart: That's one way of looking at it. You could also say it's a prime target - the one pocket of light in the gloom.
* Gale: Pragmatism, thy name is Shadowheart. You're not wrong though - best we keep our sojourn here to a minimum.
(At Last Light Inn - Cellar Shrine)
(If Shadowheart is still loyal to Shar)
* Shadowheart: Imagine being compelled to hide a shrine in a land that is actively hostile to you and your goddess. Utter pigheadedness.
* Gale: Tenacity might be a kinder word for it.
* Shadowheart: I'll leave the kinder words to the softer hearts.
(If Shadowheart no longer loyal to Shar)
* Shadowheart: A Selûnite shrine. It would've made my blood boil, once, just to look upon this...
* Gale: You are lucky to have left that anger behind.
* Shadowheart: I don't know... the anger was simple. I understood it, found comfort in it. Now I don't know what to believe.
(At House of Healing Morgue)
* Gale: Look at this place. Such horrors defy description...
* Shadowheart: Silence can be best. Give it a try sometime.
(At Gauntlet of Shar)
* Gale: Even shaped by shadow as it is, Sharran architecture has a kind of beauty to it.
* Karlach: Beautifully intimidating. This place was meant to scare people into submission.
* Gale: There you go, cutting right through the ephemera to the heart of the matter. Your finest quality, I think.
* Karlach: And here I thought I rubbed you the wrong way.
* Gale: Nothing wrong with a bit of friction now and then. You help me keep my mind sharp.
* Karlach: Aw. Thanks, pal. I think.
(At The Lodge)
* Gale: The Society of Brilliance has quite the reputation. Even Waterdhavian academics refer to their works from time to time.
* Shadowheart: They talk a great deal but do very little. Which may be for the best.
* Gale: I take it you're not inclined to study the wonders of the underdark?
* Shadowheart: Its inhabitants and cultures? Maybe. Its fungi and cave slime? No thank you.
(At The Blushing Mermaid)
* Shadowheart: Not too downmarket of an establishment for you I hope, Gale?
* Gale: Not at all. Why, some of the finest artists and musicians began their careers amidst stale beer and sticky floors.
* Gale: There is poetry to be found in even the dingiest of holes.
* Shadowheart: Remind me to not attend any poetry recitals with you.
(At Bonecloak's Basement)
* Gale: My, my. Well I'll say this for the Bonecloaks - they know their mushrooms.
* Shadowheart: Perhaps they should expand their horizons - too much time obsessing over fungi seems to leave a bit... well, like them.
* Gale: A by-product of their profession. Few can spend a lifetime inhaling fungal spores without turning out a bit muddled between the ears.
(At Bhaal Temple)
(If Shadowheart is still loyal to Shar)
* Shadowheart: Why must the Dead Three be so obvious and ugly with their decor? Blood and bones. Bones and blood. Pointy nonsense. Now Lady Shar - she has panache.
(If Shadowheart no longer loyal to Shar)
* Shadowheart: Why must the Dead Three be so obvious and ugly with their decor? Blood and bones. Bones and blood. Pointy nonsense. At least Shar had some panache.
* Gale: As did Mystra's home on Elysium. Her ribbed vaults and buttresses created a magic entirely of their own. Not to mention her pleasure domes...
* Shadowheart: Heh. 'Pleasure dome'.
* Gale: It's a perfectly legitimate architectural feature!
(At Steel Watch Foundry)
* Gale: Gondian artificers might lack a certain worldly wisdom, but there's no doubting they're masters of their craft.
* Shadowheart: You're a child at heart, Gale, admiring wind-up toys and clockwork trinkets.
* Gale: I admire any who follow their curiosity to novel and unexpected means. This is how the world changes for the better.
(At Morphic Pool)
* Shadowheart: The end must be near. No regrets, Gale? You may have been better off staying inside that boulder...
* Gale: Unlikely. Had I stayed there much longer, the orb would have reduced it to rubble. Besides, think of all the fun I'd have missed out on.
* Shadowheart: Fun? Well... yes. I suppose we did manage to make the best of things.
(If the player is romancing Shadowheart; after act 1 romance scene)
* Gale: So... Shadowheart. Such a name implies yours is a difficult heart to find.
* Shadowheart: It's not that hard to find. Perhaps any difficulty is more telling of you, Gale.
(If the player is romancing Shadowheart; after act 2 romance scene)
* Gale: When we met, Shadowheart, your gaze seemed to linger in the distance on some unseen goal, some insubstantial purpose.
* Gale: I notice now, your gaze settles on something, or someone, much closer.
* Shadowheart: Is it that obvious?
* Gale: Of course. There's nothing escapes a wizard's powers of observation.
(If the player is romancing Shadowheart, and Shadowheart chose Selune)
* Gale: I must tell you, Shadowheart, the bathing waters here leave much to be desired.
* Gale: The ablutions offered at the Temple of Beauty in Waterdeep are far superior. And they have the most excellent soaps.
* Shadowheart: Hmm. I was wondering why you always smelled like a wealthy dowager.
(If the player is romancing Shadowheart, and Shadowheart chose Shar)
* Gale: So, you decided to bind yourself to your goddess, Shadowheart...
* Shadowheart: That's ironic, coming from you.
* Gale: I'm sure. But you might have learned from my experience. The gods demand more than vows when calling followers to the altar...
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 1 romance scene)
* Shadowheart: Isn't it so, that every time you speak as you cast a spell, you're endeavouring to call upon Mystra?
* Shadowheart: I'm surprised she still listens to you.
* Gale: She has no choice - she's sworn to hear all magic users. Even me.
* Gale: I'm sure she at least stuffs her fingers in her ears to muffle my invocations.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 2 romance scene)
* Gale: When you've loved a goddess - as I have - people often think you less experienced in the ways of romance.
* Gale: It's true, for a time I neglected the physical in favour of celestial euphoria. But our relationship was no less real for it.
* Shadowheart: 'She just lives on another plane.'
(If Shadowheart chose Selune)
* Shadowheart: Only jesting. I'm in no position to judge - especially after what happened with Shar.
(If it is known that Shadowheart is a follower of Shar)
* Shadowheart: Only jesting. I know all too well what it's like to pine after a goddess...
(If it is not known that Shadowheart is a follower of Shar)
* Shadowheart: Only jesting. I'm sure you're a force to be reckoned with.
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* Wyll: Was a time I tussled with hill giants without breaking a sweat.
* Wyll: Now, a mere werebear could swat me halfway to Amn.
* Gale: Strange things are happening to us. What festers in our minds may well impel our bodies.
* Wyll: You're an impressive fighter, Gale. You should consider a new name.
* Gale: I take it you have some suggestions?
* Wyll: 'The Wizard Wonder!' Or how about, 'The Master of the Weave'?
* Gale: Tempting. But I think we might already have the maximum number of theatrical titles.
* Lae'zel: You strike me cleverer than most istiki, Gale. Multiple tutors, I should guess.
* Gale: Many a wise man and woman indeed. Waterdeep is the home of myriad scholars.
* Wyll: Ah, the City of Splendours. Spent a whole Fleetswake there with my father. What a delight.
(If it is known that Gale is imbued with the orb)
* Wyll: I admire your courage, Gale.
* Gale: Thank you. Any particular reason?
* Wyll: Between the orb and the bug, you've got more than your fair share of unwelcome passengers.
* Gale: What can I say? Mother always taught me to be a gracious host.
(After encountering Auntie Ethel)
* Wyll: Ethel mentioned Netherese magic. What in blazes does that mean?
* Gale: Magic from the fallen empire of Netheril. Ancient, exceedingly dangerous, and quite unrivalled.
* Astarion: Wonderful! I'd hate to be destroyed by any common old magic.
(Near Rosymorn Monastery)
* Gale: These cragged hillls make for weary soles. I see why most headed inland prefer the smooth sailing of the Chionthar.
* Wyll: More importantly, the land west of here suffers under a terrible curse.
* Gale: You've seen it for yourself?
* Wyll: I've glimpsed that doom during my travels, but never dared get close.
* Wyll: If we continue this way, we may get too close for comfort.
(At Shadow-Cursed Lands Forest)
* Wyll: What a dismal forest. Monsters could be lurking behind any and every tree.
* Gale: We'd be wise to fear the trees themselves. It feels like the forest itself longs for our destruction.
* Wyll: Frustrating, that.
* Wyll: Monsters, I can fight. But I can no more sever these shadows than I could the wind or the sun.
(At Reithwin Town)
* Wyll: I've known goblin raiders to slaughter entire villages and strip them for loot - but I've never seen one ravaged like this.
* Gale: It's hard to imagine anyone who'd willingly inflict such devastation, be they zealots, marauders, invading armies... A sign of far worse to come, I fear.
(At Reithwin Tollhouse)
* Gale: A tollhouse like this would only be merited in the most prosperous of settlements. This was once a thriving trade route.
* Wyll: Should it be any wonder? The Chionthar's waters carry merchant vessels from as far east as Berdusk.
* Wyll: And they wouldn't have brought just trade goods, but song, dance, and custom. Riches of the mind and the spirit.
* Wyll: So much was lost when the darkness fell.
(At Mason's Guild)
* Gale: The masons here thought they were building something to last. How wrong they were.
* Wyll: Perhaps it's a blessing that none of them survived to see it fall to the shadows.
* Gale: No need for such a grim assumption. Halsin helped many to escape these shadows before the town was consumed.
* Wyll: Then some masons were more blessed still, if they could put their talents to use elsewhere.
* Wyll: Perhaps some of their work even graces Baldur's Gate.
(At House of Healing)
* Wyll: This was a hospital? Feels more like a prison.
* Gale: A common enough interpretation. Sickness has a nasty habit of making you feel trapped, if only within the confines of your own body.
* Gale: I once spent weeks convalescing in the Hospice of St Laupsenn after a nasty bout of ruddy pox. For all their kindness, leaving that place behind felt like freedom to me.
* Wyll: I've always relied on the kindness of the healers and menders of the Coast. Better a cleric's healing touch than a chirurgeon's scalpel.
(Approaching Moonrise Towers)
* Gale: Moonrise Towers lies ahead. We're nearing the Heart of the Absolute, I'm certain of it.
* Wyll: Then let us push forward, heads high, weapons in hand, and turn this tower to rubble.
* Gale: Your confidence is encouraging but a little premature. Let's keep our eyes on the task ahead. Or eye, as the case may be.
(At Moonrise Towers)
* Wyll: This is no aimless horde - the Absolute's forces are organised. What do you make of it, Gale?
* Gale: All enemies have some chink in their armour, no matter how much they like to believe themselves invulnerable. That's what we must find.
* Wyll: And if we don't find any clear weakness?
* Gale: Then we hope our mutual strengths are enough to dominate them. Or, we die nobly in the attempt.
(At Moonrise Towers Prison)
(If you rescued Mizora)
* Wyll: Of course Mizora was Zariel's captured asset. How did I not see it coming?
* Gale: It's in a devil's nature to conceal the truth - you can't fault yourself for that.
* Wyll: I've been pacted for seven years on, Gale. I should be able to read between Mizora's lines by now, no matter how narrow the gap.
(If Mizora isn't there)
* Gale: Not a devil in sight. How disappointing.
* Wyll: I doubt a few iron bars are sufficient to hold one of Zariel's.
* Gale: True enough. But an illithid pod? That would probably do the trick.
* Wyll: I wager you're right. Ah, Gale - what a pleasure to see a genius' mind at work.
(Else)
* Gale: How long have you been pacted to Mizora, Wyll?
* Wyll: Seven years. Seven years of hunting the monsters of the Sword Coast - and seven years of Mizora's tight leash.
* Wyll: And seven years of wondering if I'd ever rid myself of her - or if I even should.
(While assaulting Moonrise Towers)
* Wyll: This is it, Gale - today, we annihilate the heart of the Absolute's power. The bards will sing of our victory here.
* Gale: Entirely unnecessary. Though if they are so inclined, I might be convinced to share a stanza or two of my own for inspiration.
(At Baldur's Mouth)
* Gale: The history of the city itself is captured in the archives here - a fascinating resource.
* Wyll: I wonder what those archives will reveal about us a hundred years hence.
* Gale: Only the most excellent and complimentary things. With some encouragement from us, of course.
(At Guildhall)
* Wyll: It might seem a bit ramshackle, but this place has a boastworthy bar.
* Gale: A bar is only as good as its cellars. Which vintages can we expect to find on their racks?
* Wyll: Here, a bottle is judged more by its ability to crack heads than the quality of its contents.
* Gale: Ah. If that's the main criteria then I shall reset my expectations accordingly. Water it is.
(At Morphic Pool)
* Gale: Whatever the outcome of what's just ahead, it will be the stuff of legends.
* Wyll: In that case, someone needs to survive to tell the story.
* Gale: My money's on you, Wyll.
* Wyll: I'm betting on all of us.
(If the player is romancing Wyll; after act 1 romance scene)
* Gale: If your natural charm isn't quite up to scratch, Wyll, there are magical means of adding a little flourish of charisma.
* Wyll: A kind offer, but I think I'd rather pursue things the old fashioned way.
(If the player is romancing Wyll; after act 2 romance scene)
* Gale: I knew you were a graceful man, Wyll, but I hear you're quite the dancer too.
* Gale: I've been known to trip the light fantastic myself. Mine was a popular hand at the annual Blackstaff's Ball.
* Wyll: I'd have love to have witnessed it, Gale. I wager you are as elegant on the dance floor as you are on the battlefield.
(If the player is romancing Wyll; after act 3 romance scene)
* Wyll: I'm probably going to regret this, but Gale - if I'm to be wed, would you like to make a speech?
* Gale: You've asked the right wizard. My oratory skills have left many a wedding guest weeping in their seat.
* Wyll: Promise it will last less than half an hour?
* Gale: I can promise it will feel like less than half an hour...
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 1 romance scene)
* Gale: Have you noticed any attachments of the more, erm, romantic variety flourishing in our camp, Wyll?
* Wyll: I think I'm not the right person to be asking.
* Wyll: I can recognise a troll's silhouette on a far horizon, but I wouldn't know a flirtation if you whacked me alongside the head with it.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 2 romance scene)
* Gale: I've heard that in Baldur's Gate, 'wizard' is also a term used for one who eschews their more, ahem, carnal desires. Is that true, Wyll?
* Wyll: Where are we going with this, Gale?
* Gale: Oh, nowhere. I just think it a rather cruel misnomer. Not at all reflective of the glamour wizarding life affords.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 3 romance scene)
* Wyll: I used to believe the beauty of first love was unable to be surpassed.
* Wyll: But Gale - you are so much more tolerable now you've found your second.
* Gale: I'll take that comment with the sincerity and good will I assume it was intended.
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(At Last Light Inn)
* Halsin: Last Light Inn - hearth aglow and lanterns lit, just like a hundred years ago!
* Gale: I imagine the vista was more idyllic back then. As were its patrons' chances of surviving the walk home.
* Halsin: Still though, when you are expecting nothing but desolation, even a small glimmer of hope fills the heart.
(At an abandoned house in Shadow-Cursed Lands)
* Gale: Home and hearth, reduced to ruins. The shadow curse stole more than the light from this place.
* Halsin: That is why it must be stopped. Imagine, a whole century of life and love, denied the chance to ever take place.
* Halsin: Whole generations were denied their chance to flourish. I must put this right, for them.
(At Reithwin Town)
* Halsin: To think, long ago, the druids feared this market town would grow into a city, and threaten nature's realm... little did we realise what the true threat was.
* Gale: Divination is a skill few can master. The rest of us must simply muddle along, content to view the past with a clarity the future rarely offers.
* Halsin: Perhaps I can yet turn hindsight into foresight - provided the curse is lifted. A better way for all.
(At Grand Mausoleum)
* Halsin: I never favoured tombs - nothing but vanity. Upon death, mortal remains should be returned to nature, to nourish and replenish itself.
* Halsin: To seal away that which a person no longer needs is to lessen the Oak Father's bounty for all.
* Gale: I'm not sure Ketheric Thorm would prove the most bounteous of bodies...
* Halsin: Yes, you are right. He is one sort I would rather seal away forever, to prevent his rot from causing any further harm.
(At Wyrm's Rock Fortress)
* Halsin: Brickwork and stonework - this place is far out of balance with nature. But the Oak Father will reclaim this all, eventually.
* Gale: Not too soon, I hope. I've a craving for a soft bed, a hot bath and a large glass of Arabellan Dry - none of which I've ever found hidden under a log.
* Halsin: You may thrive, but what of other life? A city is no place for wild creatures.
* Gale: City's teem with life. Rats, pigeons, flies - they count no less, for all their more pestilent qualities.
(If the player is romancing Haslin in act 3)
* Gale: Wildshaping must sprinkle some spice on your love life, Halsin.
* Halsin: Indeed it does. Did you never experience such delights with Mystra?
* Halsin: I hear the gods enjoy taking on the form of swans, horses, eagles and the like when visiting with mortals.
* Gale: Oh no. Quite the opposite, actually. She mostly preferred our interactions to be abstract and incorporeal. Most invigorating.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 3 romance scene)
* Gale: Halsin, you must have accumulated considerable wisdom on matters of the heart in your long life.
* Gale: Anything you'd like to pass on to a strapping, love-struck wizard such as myself?
* Halsin: Dispensing advice on matters of the heart would be like swapping boots - what suits me may be a poor fit for you.
* Gale: Ah. Well, there's no faulting that logic. At least you didn't tell me to 'be myself'.
* Halsin: Oh no, perish the thought. That can be outright cruel advice to offer in certain cases.
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(At Rivington)
* Gale: Pigeons, gulls, sparrows - these streets make a fine hunting ground for a tressym like Tara.
* Minthara: In the Underdark, we have packs of winged hounds to deal with vermin like your precious Tara.
* Gale: Flying hounds? Come now - you're pulling my leg, aren't you?
* Minthara: Yes I am. It is the bats that would make a meal of her.
(If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 2 romance scene)
* Gale: I'm glad to know you have a softer side, Minthara. I was beginning to think you rather heartless.
* Minthara: Loving another is not soft, wizard. It is one of the hardest things a person can do.
* Gale: So you admit you've found love! How delightful - I'm happy for you both.
(If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 3 romance scene)
* Gale: I found an empty bottle of venom in camp, Minthara. Safe to assume it was yours?
* Minthara: Indeed. I have been dosing my partner while they sleep by my side.
* Minthara: They refuse to take it in their food, but I must build up their immunity in case we ever visit Menzoberranzan together.
* Gale: Let's never speak of this again.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 2 romance scene)
* Minthara: You've been smiling like a fool of late, wizard. Explain yourself.
* Gale: I've found love. Surely even you wouldn't begrudge me some happiness.
* Minthara: All I will say on the matter is that you were wise to lower your standards from the godly to the ghastly.
(In act 3)
* Minthara: Do you have elder siblings, wizard?
* Gale: You're about to say something awful, aren't you?
* Minthara: In Menzoberranzan, after a house has two sons, every subsequent male-born child is slaughtered at birth, as it is useless, even for breeding.
* Minthara: You have the aura of a third child about you.
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(At Bhaal Temple)
* Gale: Gods, who knew such a vile abcess lurked in the bedrock of the city. The very stone reeks of misery and despair.
* Jaheira: A sad shrine kept by the lunatic and the lost. The last time I was here, I promised myself I would die beneath open sky. I have not changed my mind.
* Gale: Nor should you. Far better to feel a cool breeze on your skin than whatever foul expirations blow through these halls.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 3 romance scene)
* Jaheira: So you wish to be a god, Gale? You know the wizard Irenicus attempted the same thing, by leeching divine blood from a Bhaalspawn.
* Gale: Aha, transfusion! An interesting strategy. Hard to get hold of a god's blood, of course, but if one could...
* Jaheira: He managed it. After murdering my husband, and torturing my friends and I for half a year.
* Gale: Did I say interesting? I meant terrible, of course. A terrible strategy...
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(At Sorcerous Sundries)
* Minsc: Minsc has never trusted places such as this. Too much of a wizard's power can be simply packaged and picked up.
* Minsc: Well, picked up by all but Minsc. When he touches the many delicate little jars, oh how the wizards shout and stare!
* Gale: Fear not, Minsc. You have a wizard at your side who positively encourages such curiosity. You'll fit right in.
* Minsc: Obliged, wizard. Should we find our way to a weaponsmith, Minsc will rough you up a little - so that you too can fit in.
(At Water Queen's House)
* Minsc: Umberlee - her clerics possess a nasty streak as wide as her oceans.
* Gale: So their reputation suggests - especially among the good folk of Waterdeep. I'm curious to learn how you fell foul of them...
* Minsc: 'Blasphemy', said the temple priestess. But Minsc says: do not give horns to your statues if you do not wish the visitors to try and make them toot.
* Gale: Yes, that would probably do it.
(At House of Hope)
* Minsc: Gale! You will perhaps able to explain where Boo has not - what exactly is the difference between a devil and a demon?
* Gale: A fascinating question, one that boils down to which criteria we choose to apply. Are we speaking about the physiological? Theological? Etymological?
* Minsc: Eh. Just how-to-kill... -ical.
* Gale: Oh. Then for your purposes, they are exactly the same.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 3 romance scene)
* Minsc: Gale. Minsc worries you might send a fireball up his butt, with all of this stringy hair in your face.
* Gale: Is that why you keep your head shaved? I assumed it was a custom of some sort.
* Minsc: Oh, no! Most warriors of Rashemen wear long battle-braids, weighed down with stone. Minsc can show you, when next we camp?
* Gale: Thank you, but I'm more wizard than warrior. I'm not sure my scalp would stand up to such a plaiting.
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