Minthara/Banter

A collection of Minthara's remarks and overhead conversations with other characters.
== Greetings ==
Currently, regardless of their approval rating or relationship status, Minthara greets the player with: 
* "You wish to consult me?"
If spoken to by someone other than the player character:
* "I do not have time for idle chatter."
== Remarks ==
===Selected===
Out of combat
* You need my expertise?
* At your command.
* Yes?
* Awaiting orders.
* By my oath.
* In your name.
* Who's next?
* Do we have a target?
* Our enemies still draw breath.
* I hope this is important. For your sake.
* What now?
* If it is for the best.
* I am listening.
* Fresh orders?
* Our enemies are everywhere.
* There can be no respite.
* Hmm?
* Reporting.
Sneaking
* Whisper your command.
* Not now.
* Hush.
* I am the shadows.
* Darkness is my home.
* Speak quickly.
* Yes?
* Do not distract me.
* Quietly.
* You can see me?
* What?
* Ssussun pholor dos.
* Need a throat slitting?
* Who shall I silence?
* None shall see me.
* I can kill with a whisper.
* Veiled in shadow.
* Soft, silent, lethal.
In combat
* Yes?
* Fresh orders?
* L'il alurl!
* Your command?
* Let me strike.
* Ready for battle.
* Unleash me.
* My victims await.
* On your command.
* I thirst for combat.
====Selection spam====
* You had my attention, now you have my fury.
* Phlar Lolth ssinssrickla.
* Your suffering will be spectacular.
* Stop, or die.
* (if sneaking) You will wish I had stayed in hiding.
===Moving===
Out of combat
* At your command.
* Gaining ground.
* I lead the way.
* Advance.
* Yes.
* Orders received.
* At your bidding.
* The way is clear.
* The path is set.
* Agreed.
* Moving out.
* Quick march.
* Into position.
* On my way.
* Advancing.
* Forward.
* Proceeding.
* On the move.
* If you are sure.
* If you insist.
* If I must.
* At once.
* Out of my way.
Sneaking
* Like a shadow.
* Quiet as a cloaker.
* Soft as silk.
* I see a path.
* Like a whisper.
* Hush.
* Understood.
* I am veiled.
* With caution.
* None shall see me.
* Cunning.
In combat
* A wise move.
* Onward.
* I seek an advantage.
* Taking up position.
* Right away.
* Understood.
* Yes.
* I will not fail.
* A bold manoeuvre.
===Hiding===
Out of combat
* Veiled in shadow.
* I belong in darkness.
* Unseen, I shall strike.
* Oloth dos.
* Death comes quietly.
* The shadows are my friend.
* Brorn.
* Kyone.
* Without warning.
* From silence to suffering.
* None will find me.
* Velkyn.
In combat
* Swift, silent, deadly.
* Velkyn.
* The darkness is my home.
* From shadow I will strike.
* Veldryn.
* I slip into shadows.
===Helping party member===
Reactions differ depending not only on current situation (combat/out of combat), but also on Minthara's relationship towards character
====Helping unconscious====
Relationship	Out of combat	Sneaking	In combat
Negative 	
* I would shrug off such light wounds.
* Stand, and prove your worth.
* Up, weakling.
* On your feet - that's an order.
* You fight poorly.
* Hardly worth the effort.
* Do not play dead, coward.
* You can die later.
* You will stand, and you will fight.
* You're more feeble than a goblin.
* Get back in the fight.
* Do not fall again.	
* I would shrug off such light wounds.
* Stand, and prove your worth.
* Up, weakling.
* On your feet - that's an order.
* Hardly worth the effort.
* Do not play dead, coward.	
* I would shrug off such light wounds.
* You can die later.
* You're more feeble than a goblin.
* You will stand, and you will fight.
* Stand, and prove your worth.
* Do not play dead, coward.
* Get back in the fight.
* Up, weakling.
* On your feet - that's an order.
* Hardly worth the effort.
* You fight poorly.
* Do not fall again.
Neutral 	
* No rest for the wicked.
* You will live.
* On your feet, abbil.
* Steady yourself - I have you.
* No rest for the wicked.
* These wounds will heal.
* On your feet.	
* You can die later. I still need you.
* You will stand, and you will fight.
* You're more feeble than a goblin.
* Do not fall again.
* Weak.
* Stop wasting time.	
* Steady yourself - I have you.
* I need you in the fight.
* You will live.
* On your feet, abbil.
* Steady yourself - I have you.
* These wounds will heal.
* Your fight is not over.
* No rest for the wicked.
* On your feet.
Positive 	
* These wounds will heal.
* We are stronger together.
* I need you in the fight.
* On your feet, soldier.
* I will not leave you behind.
* These wounds will heal.
* By my oath, you will not fall.	
* We are stronger together.
* These wounds will heal.
* I will not leave you behind.
* I need you in the fight.
* By my oath, you will not fall.
* On your feet, soldier.	
* I will not let you fall.
* Stand strong.
* You will survive this.
* You have my aid.
* We are stronger together.
* Do not go into the light.
* You will not die today.
* Take courage, I will not let you fall.
* On your feet, soldier.
* Your fight is not over.
* There is life in you yet.
* Steady your nerves - I have you.
* Did I give you permission to die?
* This is not your end.
* We cannot afford to lose you.
Romantic 	
* You are mine. I will not lose you.
* Come back to me.
* Do not leave me.
* I need you.
* I will not let you fall.
* You are mine. I will not lose you.
* Stay strong, my love.
* Show courage. I will not leave you.
* I have you, my love. Do not fear.
* I will not let you fall.
* I cannot lose you.
* You are safe, my love.	
* I cannot lose you.
* Come back to me.
* Do not leave me, my love.	
* I cannot lose you.
* None shall harm you.
* Stay with me.
* We will survive this, together.
* I need you.
* I will not let you fall.
* You are mine. I will not lose you.
* Stay strong, my love.
* Show courage. I will not leave you.
* You are safe, my love.
* Come back to me.
* Do not leave me.
* No one can take you from me.
* My love.
* I am here - do not be afraid.
* I will protect you.
====Helping restrained====
Relationship	Out of combat	Sneaking	In combat
Negative 	
* I am tempted to leave you.
* Scarcely worth the effort.
* An amusing plight.
* Take more care.
* A waste of my time.
* Take more care.
* What foolishness is this?	
* Scarcely worth the effort.
* An amusing plight.
* I am tempted to leave you.
* Take more care.
* What foolishness is this?
* Try to keep up.	
* Scarcely worth the effort.
* An amusing plight.
* I am tempted to leave you.
* Take more care.
* What foolishness is this?
* Try to keep up.
* Are you incapable?
* Stop squirming. I'm coming.
Neutral 	
* Don't let this happen again.
* Scarcely worth the effort.
* An amusing plight.
* Take more care.
* Come.
* I have you.
* Incompetence.
* Clumsy fool.
* Stop dawdling.
* Tsk.
* Weak.	
* Don't let this happen again.
* Scarcely worth the effort.
* An amusing plight.
* Take more care.
* Tsk.
* Come.	
* Don't let this happen again.
* Scarcely worth the effort.
* Get back in the fight.
* No more slip-ups.
* Don't get yourself killed.
* Come.
* We don't have time for this.
* Clumsy fool.
Positive 	
* Don't let this happen again.
* Steady yourself.
* Take more care.
* Come.
* I won't leave you.
* Don't struggle. I have you.
* Unfortunate.
* Clumsy.
* Tsk.
* Stop dawdling.
* You will be fine.
* I am coming.	
* Steady yourself.
* Take more care.
* Come.
* I won't leave you.
* Don't struggle. I have you.
* I am coming.	
* Steady yourself.
* I need you in the fight.
* No harm will come to you.
* Don't get yourself killed.
* I have you.
* No fear - I will save you.
* I come for you.
* Do not panic.
Romantic 	
* I am coming, my love.
* Do not struggle, I have you.
* I will free you.
* Try to be more careful, darling.
* Have no fear.	
* I am coming, my love.
* Do not struggle, I have you.
* I will free you.
* Try to be more careful, darling.
* Have no fear.
* I will free you.	
* I will free you.
* I am coming, my love.
* Do not struggle, I have you.
* I will free you.
===Healing and buffing===
 Casting a buff
Relationship	Out of combat	Sneaking	In combat
Negative 	
* Make this count.
* Do not squander this.
* You are nothing without me.
* Do not squander this.	
* Fail, and I kill you myself.
* Pitiful - you need me.
* Do not fail me.
* Hardly worth the effort.
* Show no weakness.
* Impress me, if you can.	
* You are nothing without me.
* Make this count.
* Do not squander this.
* You are nothing without me.
* Fail, and I kill you myself.
Neutral 	
* Steel yourself.
* Stand strong.
* Do not falter.
* You need me.
* Without me, you are nothing.
* With my aid, you are adequate.	
* Steel yourself.
* Stand strong.
* Use this.
* Aid from the darkness.
* Strength from the shadows.
* Do not waste this.	
* Steel yourself.
* Do not falter.
* My strength is yours.
* Do not fail me.
* No retreat, no surrender.
* Do not squander my gifts
Positive 	
* Together, we are unstoppable.
* Take my strength.
* In your name.
* Your power grows.
* Unleash your potential.
* Ready yourself.	
* Stand strong.
* Strength from shadows.
* Aid from the darkness.
* You will not fail.
* None can stop us.
* I watch over you.	
* None can survive us.
* We are their doom.
* Unleash fury.
* My strength is yours.
* Bleed them!
* In your name.
Romantic 	
* I am your shield.
* Together we are perfection.
* Let me perfect you.
* I am your strength.
* My gift to you.
* My strength is yours, my love.	
* My gift to you.
* I am your strength.
* I am your shield.
* Together we are perfection.
* My strength is yours, my love.
* Let me perfect you.	
* Take strength, my love.
* Together, we are unstoppable.
* I am your shield.
* I will not fail you.
* Kill them, in our name.
* My strength is yours, my love.
 Healing a party member
Relationship	Out of combat	Sneaking	In combat
Negative 	
* I will never let you fall.
* Stop squirming.
* A waste of my talents.
* Do not let this happen again.
* I am tempted to let you bleed.
* Stop complaining.	
* Shadows sustain you.
* Your flesh will mend.
* A waste of my talents.
* Don't let this happen again.
* All better?
* You scarcely deserve this.	
* Try not to bleed so much.
* Are you even trying to survive?
* You are a waste of my talents.
* Back to the fight, coward!
* You are weak - get back in the fight.
* You scarcely deserve this.
Neutral 	
* I can soothe your pain.
* Recover your strength.
* Your flesh shall mend.	
* Shadows sustain you.
* Your flesh will mend.
* Show no weakness.
* You will survive this.
* Do not fade.
* I can soothe your pain.	
* I can soothe your pain.
* Recover your strength.
* You are not finished yet.
* Your flesh shall mend.
* Back to the fight, soldier.
* I won't let you fall.
Positive 	
* Have no fear.
* I can mend your flesh.
* I won't let you suffer.
* You will survive this.
* Easily fixed.
* You will fight another day.	
* I can soothe your pain.
* Have no fear.
* I can mend your flesh.
* I won't let you suffer.
* You will survive this.
* Easily fixed.	
* I can soothe your pain.
* Recover your strength.
* You are not finished yet.
* This will keep you on your feet.
* Your flesh shall mend.
* Back to the fight, soldier.
Romantic 	
* Have no fear, my love.
* I will not lose you.
* I won't let you suffer.
* You will survive this.
* Your body is mine - let me fix it.
* You will fight another day.	
* Shadows sustain you.
* Your flesh will mend.
* Show no weakness.
* You will survive this.
* Do not fade.
* I can soothe your pain.	
* I won't let you fall.
* Let me soothe your pain, my love.
* Recover your strength.
* I will not let them harm you.
* I can mend your flesh.
* Back to the fight, my love.
===Talking to another character===
Relationship	Out of combat	Sneaking
Negative 	
* I would have words with you.
* Hold, and listen.
* Attend to me. Now.
* Listen.
* Lend me your ear.
* Listen.
* Hear me.
* You. Listen.
* Lend me your ear.
* When I speak, you listen.
* Listen, worm.
* You.	
* Hold, and listen.
* Attend to me. Now.
* Listen.
* You. Listen.
* Psst.
* Listen, worm.
Neutral 	
* I would have words with you.
* Hold, and listen.
* Attend to me.
* Listen.
* Lend me your ear.
* Hear me.
* When I speak, you listen.	
* Listen.
* Hear me.
* Psst.
* Hold, and listen.
* When I speak, you listen.
* I would have words with you.
Positive 	
* I would have words with you.
* Hold, and listen.
* Attend to me.
* Listen, friend.
* Lend me your ear.
* Listen.
* Hear me.
* A word?
* A moment, please.
* I must consult you.
* A pressing matter.
* Ahem.	
* Listen.
* Hear me.
* Psst.
* Hold, and listen.
* When I speak, you listen.
* I would have words with you.
Romantic 	
* My love.
* Hear me, my love.
* We must speak.
* I must confide in you.
* Listen, my love.
* I come to you, khal'abbil.	
* Listen, my love.
* Hear me.
* I must confide in you.
* I come to you, khal'abbil.
* Hear me, my love.
* My love.
====Refusing to talk====
Being a player's companion 
Nightsong’s Prison
* The air here is thin - we should not waste breath on idle words. 
* We should spend as little time in the Shadowfell as possible - focus on the task at hand.
* Not now.
* I'm a bit busy at the moment. We'll talk later.
Last Light Inn under Siege
* We can talk when the shadows are vanquished. 
* Focus on the fight.
* Let's get out of here before we stop to chat.
Assault Moonrise
* The time for talk is over - General Thorm must die. 
* No talk until the battle is won.
===Health and rest===
====At low health====
* Straj. A grievous wound.
* This is not how I die.
* I cannot take much more of this.
====After a Short Rest====
* I hate to rest while our enemies still draw breath.
* Come - we are rested enough.
* Onward.
* No more rest for the wicked.
====Attacked by party member====
* Cross me again, and I will end you.
====On character death====
* Player: Straj! I will avenge you.
* Player (Dark Urge): I will avenge you!
* Astarion:: Straj. Astarion!
* Gale: The wizard has fallen. Typical.
* Karlach: Karlach's spark is extinguished.
* Lae'zel: Lae'zel! Hold on, child.
* Shadowheart: Stay with us, Shadowheart. That's an order. 
* Halsin: Back to the dirt, druid.
* Jaheira: Jaheira! Even legends can die.
* Minsc: Boo! Your master has fallen.
===Interacting with environment===
* (The globe) A poor globe indeed that only shows the world's surface. It requires layers.
* (The astrolabe) I read a story once of great fleets doing battle between the stars. I wish it were true.
* (The telescope) Perhaps one day, we will learn to conquer the stars.
* (Small hole) I would gladly force somebody else through there, but I don't fit.
* (Tiny hole) Do you jest? An ooze could barely squeeze through there.
====Surprised by mimic====
* Down, Mimic. Heel! Straj - why do they not obey me?
* I have a way with mimics. Hold, creature! Hold! Why does it not listen?
====Looking into a mirror====
* I am exquisite, as always.
* Not a hair out of place.
* Tsk. The sun is having an ill effect on my complexion.
====Interacting with an item====
Referred in game devnotes as using something like a button, a lever or a book.
Out of combat
* Simple.
* If you are sure.
* Right away.
* At your word.
* Intriguing.
* Fine.
* At once.
* A simple task.
Sneaking
* It shall be done.
* Simple.
* A simple task.
* Of course.
In combat
* Of course.
* At your command.
* A simple task.
* It shall be done. 
====Taking an item====
Out of combat
* Hmm.
* Secured.
* I have it.
* It is ours.
* Mine.
* Collected.
* Interesting.
* What have we here? 
Sneaking
* It is ours.
* I shall seize it.
* It shall be mine.
* Retrieved.
* Secured.
* Quietly does it.
* Hush. I have it.
* Confiscated. 
In combat
* Secured.
* Retrieved.
* I have it.
* It shall be mine.
* I shall seize it.
* It is ours.
* What have we here? 
====Can't use an item====
Out of combat/Sneaking
* Not now.
In combat
* Do not distract me from the fight.
* Not 'til our enemies are vanquished.
* My focus is on the fight.
* Slaughtering our enemies takes priority.
====Opening a container====
Same for Out of combat, Sneaking and In combat
* What have we here?
* Interesting.
* Curious.
* Anything of value?
* Searching.
* Let us see...
* What's inside?
* I shall investigate.
====Found a locked item====
Something that can be unlocked from elsewhere
* Locked tight. There must be a way to open it nearby.
* No way to open it from here.
* It won't budge. Need to look elsewhere.
* I need to find a way to unlock it.
====Found an inactive item====
Something that can be activated from elsewhere
* This must be activated elsewhere.
* Doesn't work - need to check nearby.
* Hmm. Can't make it work from here.
* I can't activate it from here.
====Picking a lock====
Out of combat
* I think I have it.
* What is it hiding...
* Clumsy tools.
* I only need a moment.
* Open, damn you.
* A subtle art.
* Do not rush me.
* A delicate process.
Sneaking
* I think I have it.
* What is it hiding...
* Clumsy tools.
* I only need a moment.
* Open, damn you.
* A subtle art.
* Do not rush me.
* A delicate process. 
Combat
* I think I have it.
* What is it hiding...
* Clumsy tools.
* I only need a moment.
* Open, damn you.
* A subtle art.
====Pickpocketing====
Sneaking
* This is beneath me.
* I prefer to take lives.
* The rich get richer.
* What's yours is mine.
* The rich get richer.
In combat
* I prefer to take lives.
* This is beneath me.
* What's yours is mine.
* Why leave them alive?
* First their possessions, then their lives.
* I will take it all.
====Successfully picking a pocket====
Sneaking
* Next I take their life.
* Confiscated.
* It is mine now.
* Perfectly executed.
* Simple.
* I could take their life as easily.
* They know nothing.
* Skilfully done.
* Superb.
* Blissfully ignorant.
* I have it.
* Can I take their life as well?
In combat
* Next, I take their life.
* I have it.
* Blissfully ignorant.
====Dipping Weapon====
Out of combat
* Weapons ready.
* Deadlier than ever.
* This will hurt.
* An improvement.
* This will make them suffer.
* Exquisite.
Sneaking
* Weapons ready.
* Deadlier than ever.
* This will hurt.
In combat
* This will hurt.
* Weapons ready.
* Deadlier than ever.
===Camp followers===
====Throwing Scratch's ball after he is dismissed====
* Disobedient hound. Where is he?
* Scratch. Obey my command!
* Blasted dog. You dare ignore me?
* Do I have to fetch it myself? This is demeaning.
====Throwing Scratch's ball after his death====
* Scratch reminded me of my first displacer beast. A noble creature.
* Withers! Be a good skeleton and fetch that ball.
* Gah. I miss the damn dog.
* Everyone assumes I killed the dog. I liked the dog.
====Throwing Boo====
* I would rather throw a pocketful of spiders.
* Go for the eyes, Boo!
* Burrow deep into their entrails, little hamster!
==At the Epilogue party==
Greeting
* You have managed to survive without me. A welcome surprise.
* Come to me, my love. (Partnered)
At the bonfire
* A gathering of heroes... a fine target for our enemies.
* I expect there have been other reunions to which I was not invited. Hmph.
At the table
* I would kill for a glass of Ulaver wine.
* I fear I am becoming accustomed to the taste of sun-fed plants.
Feeling the player's ghost
* Away, spirit. Do not test me.
* Haunted by the fallen...
* Aluve abban. You have earned your rest.
* You are welcome, noamuth. Be free.
* A cold chill. Spirits walk among us.
== Location Remarks ==
=== Act Two === 
=== Act Three === 
== Party Banter ==
=== ===
(In Shadow-Cursed Lands)
* Minthara: The shadows have lingered here so long, the land itself is corroded. A most persistent curse.
* Astarion: I think I know a thing or two about persistent curses, thank you.
* Minthara: The rashes and sores you may have contracted over your decades of philandering are not the kind of curse that concerns me.
(At Last Light Inn, if it's cursed)
* Minthara: Devoured by the darkness. They should have retreated while they had the chance.
* Astarion: And yet here we stand. We're either very clever or very lucky.
* Minthara: You do not need luck to survive, Astarion. Not when you have me.
(At Grand Mausoleum)
* Astarion: Ah, no shadow curse, plenty of funerary decor - I almost feel at home.
* Minthara: Stop gawking at the decor, spawn. This place is dangerous.
* Astarion: Yes, as I said - just like home.
(After defeating Ketheric Thorm)
* Minthara: Did you expect to survive Myrkul's wrath, little spawn?
* Astarion: You'd be surprised, drow. I've survived a lot of things.
* Minthara: Greater horrors await us in Baldur's Gate. Best sharpen your fangs.
(At Wyrm's Rock Fortress)
* Astarion: So many dark nooks and crannies - this fortress is a lurker's paradise.
* Minthara: Would you not prefer basking in the sun like a lizard now that it no longer blisters your pretty skin?
* Astarion: Old habits die hard, darling. Surely you know that.
(At Bonecloak's Basement)
* Astarion: No, this place feels all too 'Underdark'y for me.
* Minthara: You are speaking of my home, spawn. It is pleasant to be reminded of it.
* Astarion: Oh dear - you're not going to come over all pleasant and homely, are you?
* Minthara: To you? Doubtful.
(At Szarr Palace)
* Minthara: Ominous, yet austere. This place has its charms.
* Astarion: We're both learning a lot. Cazador kept this place all to himself.
* Minthara: I do not blame him. It is not the sort of place servants or spawn should sully with their presence.
(At )
* Minthara: Our illithid warns us away from what lies beyond that gate, but perhaps it underestimates us.
* The Emperor: You should listen to your illithid. It knows your weaknesses as well as it knows the brain's strengths.
* Astarion: Care to share any of Minthara's weaknesses? Or would it take too long to go through them all?
* Minthara: Watch your tongue, spawn. I need the illithid alive - you are expendable.
(At Morphic Pool)
* Astarion: We're getting close. I do believe fate is shuffling the cards for the final deal.
* Minthara: Let the cards fall. We have a strong hand to play.
* Astarion: And speaking personally, I intend to cheat.
(If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 2 romance scene)
* Astarion: So how does Lolth feel about romance? Are you expected to bite your mate's head off afterwards?
* Minthara: Be grateful I no longer follow the Spider Queen's teachings. If I did, you would be the first to fall into my web.
* Astarion: I can't tell if you're joking. She is joking, right?
(If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 3 romance scene)
* Astarion: So, what's it like caring for someone other than yourself, Minthara?
* Minthara: You have never tried it, I assume.
* Astarion: Gods no. It sounds like a lot of work.
* Minthara: It takes less work than you devote to maintaining your foppish facade. And it's far more rewarding.
(If the player is romancing Astarion; after act 2 romance scene)
* Minthara: Half the men of Menzoberranzan are pleasure-servants. Weaklings, whose beauty is their only redeeming quality.
* Minthara: You would fit right in with them, Astarion.
* Astarion: You think I'm beautiful? Oh, Minthara.
* Minthara: Hrmmph.
(If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion stayed a spawn)
* Minthara: Are you a better man now that you are loved, Astarion? Did they mend your ways?
* Astarion: I rather think they did. Can't imagine anyone wanting to do that for you, though dear.
(If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion became an ascendant)
* Minthara: Would you ever consider sharing the gift of immortality with me, Astarion?
* Astarion: I think not. That is for me and my darling to share.
* Minthara: If they have prevented your eyes and fangs from wandering to other necks, it must be a special bond indeed.
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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 Abandoned Cistern in the Lower City Sewers)
* Minthara: This place is foul. Drow would not tolerate rivers of waste flowing so close to their residences.
* Karlach: You've got slaves to manage your sanitation. Baldur's Gate doesn't. Though we do rely quite heavily on kobolds.
* Minthara: But surely the kobolds are slaves?
* Karlach: Hell no.
* Minthara: Straj. Yet one more reason to despair for the fate of this city.
(If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 2 romance scene)
* Karlach: Hey, so, what's romance like in the Underdark, Minthara?
* Minthara: In Menzoberranzan, romance is commonly a luxury enjoyed between women. Men are mostly present for propagation.
* Minthara: Here on the surface, gender does not define one's role so strictly. There are weaklings of every sort.
(If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 3 romance scene)
* Karlach: It's funny seeing you so smitten, Minthara. Didn't think you were able.
* Minthara: I took my first lover before you were a spark in your father's eye, child.
* Karlach: Go on.
* Minthara: She was a high priestess of House Vandree. Beautiful, elegant, ruthless.
* Minthara: I adored her, and had been sharing her bed for some time when the order came that she must die.
* Minthara: I stayed with her while the poison did its work, and whispered words of comfort as she slipped away.
* Karlach: Oh no.
(If the player is romancing Karlach; after act 2 romance scene)
* Minthara: You allowed that smith to meddle with your heart, Karlach, simply so you can be touched?
* Minthara: Better to shut off the carnal desires than indulge them. They are distractions.
* Karlach: Yes, because every function comes with a handy switch.
* Karlach: Next time I'm injured, don't heal, just turn me off and on again.
(If the player is romancing Karlach; after act 3 romance scene)
* Minthara: Have you ever been afraid, Karlach? Truly afraid?
* Karlach: You know how much time I spent in the hells, right? Of course I've been scared!
* Karlach: I kept on going though. Knew there'd be better days on the other side - and here they are.
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(At Shadow-Cursed Lands Forest)
* Lae'zel: Difficult terrain, cursed or not. Gith dragon-riders prefer flat land and open skies.
* Minthara: Ketheric's undead legions carve paths through the foliage when they pass. It grows back stronger though.
* Lae'zel: A tedious labour well suited to the undead.
* Minthara: Tedious labour does not only suit the dead. Plenty of surface-dwellers are suitable for little else.
(At Last Light Inn, if it's protected)
* Minthara: These people seem soldiers by their bearing. What say you, Lae'zel?
* Lae'zel: The enforcers of order - unmistakable in their vigilant bearing. So it goes across all the planes and their peoples.
* Minthara: On this plane, the story always ends the same way. Order collapses, and shadows take the light.
(At Mason's Guild Rebel Hideout)
* Minthara: How curious. The shadow curse has not touched this place.
* Lae'zel: And by the looks of it, its riches have gone unplundered.
* Minthara: A faultless observation, Lae'zel. Are all githyanki so quick to come to the essential point?
(At House of Healing)
* Lae'zel: A waste of space and resources. Gith triage methods obviate the need for such crude facilities.
* Minthara: Tell me about these methods.
* Lae'zel: A githyanki ghustil can summon Astral energy to heal most any wound.
* Lae'zel: If a warrior's lacerations are beyond even their ability, the victim is beheaded.
* Minthara: Efficient. We have much to learn from one another.
(At House of Healing Morgue)
* Lae'zel: I have seen many a gruesome death, but even I can't fathom some of the horrors inflicted in this supposed 'House of Healing'.
* Minthara: You're young, child. If you survive as long as I have, you will witness greater horrors than this.
* Lae'zel: If you are fortunate, you may even inflict greater horrors in the name of your cause.
(At Mind Flayer Colony)
* Lae'zel: A ghaik colony. Illithids are certainly the driving force behind this Absolute cult.
* Minthara: The hierarchy of command is not yet clear, child. Can you be sure the illithids are in control?
* Lae'zel: I know what I see - my mortal enemies. And I know what must be done about them.
(At Basilisk Gate)
* Minthara: There is no true authority in this city. The guards are more degenerate than the criminals.
* Lae'zel: True warriors among the city's Flaming Fist seem exceedingly rare. The worst are mere rats scurrying about their warren.
* Minthara: And what do we do with rats, Lae'zel? We hang them by the tails, and burn their warrens.
(In the North Alleys)
* Lae'zel: Ah - the smell of fresh blood spilled on stone. It reminds me of the tunnels within my home of K'liir.
* Minthara: I would like to visit your home one day, Lae'zel. Where is K'liir?
* Lae'zel: You may know it as Stardock. An asteroid, one of the Tears of Selûne. It's tunnels are home to all manner of creatures to hunt.
* Lae'zel: Vicious, unrelenting. The sort of place I imagine you'd take to, Minthara.
(At The Lodge)
* Minthara: The Society of Brilliance! These preposterous fools love to meddle in Underdark affairs - they are most amusing.
* Lae'zel: Amusing? Wherein lies the humour?
* Minthara: They seek to promote peace between species through mutual understanding. Ha.
* Lae'zel: Even my people know the value of a carefully crafted coalition, Minthara. Is our own alliance not a case in point?
(At Guildhall)
* Lae'zel: Two sides, each itching to draw blades against the other.
* Minthara: The sensation is contagious. Which should we oppose?
* Lae'zel: Either or both, so long as I get to spill blood.
(At Morphic Pool)
* Minthara: We drow are sensitive to psionic power. And this place throbs with mental power such as I have never known.
* Lae'zel: It threatens all of us, gith and mud worlder alike. But even the brightest blaze can be extinguished.
* Minthara: Extinguish it? I intend to seize it. Power exists to be wielded.
(If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 2 romance scene)
* Lae'zel: Our leader is a fool for love, Minthara. I'd never be compelled to conduct such a poorly-planned jailbreak.
* Minthara: They did not do it for love. They did it for my prowess in combat, as well as coitus. I excel in both.
* Lae'zel: As do I. Sometimes the acts are not dissimilar.
(If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 3 romance scene)
* Lae'zel: At what age do you think it is right to set a child upon mortal combat?
* Minthara: The moment it can hold a blade. It may even test its resilience against some common poisons while it is still in the womb.
* Lae'zel: Tsk'va. We do not wilfully risk our young until they are of thirteen years. No point wasting battle-flesh before it's primed.
(If the player is romancing Lae'zel; after act 2 romance scene)
* Minthara: A few pointers, Lae'zel. I heard you and your lover locked in combat, but the test you set was not rigorous enough.
* Minthara: Next time, tie them to the ground, and do not release them until you are both satisfied.
* Lae'zel: Hmm. You have given me ideas...
(If the player is romancing Lae'zel; after act 3 romance scene)
* Minthara: You fight harder than ever now that you have a lover to protect from harm, Lae'zel.
* Minthara: The githyanki should encourage relations between their soldiers. It is a proven tactic for morale.
* Lae'zel: We need no boon for morale - I fight well when there is kin at my side. And now, I count one more among them.
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(At Last Light Inn, if it's cursed)
* Shadowheart: Gone. Swallowed up by the shadow curse.
* Minthara: Not before time. They hoped to stand against Ketheric with little more than a trick of the light to protect them.
(If Shadowheart is still loyal to Shar)
* Shadowheart: Worse - they defied Lady Shar's power, openly. Now they have paid the price.
(If Shadowheart no longer loyal to Shar)
* Shadowheart: They were desperate. Nobody deserves this.
(At Reithwin Town)
* Shadowheart: This place was ruined rather thoroughly. I'm starting to forget what a habitable village looks like.
* Minthara: Your Sharran kin are responsible for this ruin. They purged these lands even before the shadow curse, and pillaged all they could find.
(If Shadowheart is still loyal to Shar)
* Shadowheart: No... this must have been due to the battle. Lady Shar's warriors would have little interet in looting...
* Minthara: Come, Shadowheart. Do you think prayers alone can keep an army on the march?
* Shadowheart: Even those devoted to loss fill their pockets and bellies when the chance arises.
(If Shadowheart no longer loyal to Shar)
* Shadowheart: Not my kin - not any longer. Their past deeds are not my responsibility.
(At Mind Flayer Colony Tadpoling Centre)
* Shadowheart: Ugh. This place brings back unwelcome memories of a tadpole slipping behind my eye...
* Minthara: Appalling. I am glad my memories of the infection are not so clear.
* Shadowheart: Oh yes, I forgot - you had your love of the Absolute to mask the ugly parts.
* Minthara: Do not call it love. It was poison.
(At Rivington)
* Minthara: The excess of refugees outside the city walls could easily become a surplus of labourers.
* Shadowheart: Careful, Minthara. As a drow exile, you could be classed as a refugee yourself. Not volunteering, I take it?
* Minthara: I am a daughter of House Baenre. I obey no authority except my own desires.
* Shadowheart: I can think of a least one wriggly stowaway who might dispute that...
(At Wyrmway)
* Minthara: What sweet relief to shelter from the sky for a while.
* Shadowheart: Sunlight giving you a headache? You're not supposed to stare right into it, you know.
* Minthara: That was due to your insipid conversation, half-elf.
(At Felogyr's Fireworks)
* Minthara: Amusing as it is to provide children with such lethal toys, surely there are better uses for this powder?
* Shadowheart: Plenty. They can make for excellent distractions, should you need to make a quick exit.
* Shadowheart: Partly why the Ducal Council controls supply - trying to keep the whizz-bangs out of nefarious hands.
* Minthara: The Ducal Council must have sprung a leak, for we seem to find barrels of the stuff everywhere.
(At Sorcerous Sundries)
* Minthara: I must admit, some of the items here are quite marvellous.
* Shadowheart: Baldur's Gate prices, though. Not worth it, if you ask me.
* Minthara: I shall be careful not to ask you then, child.
(If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 2 romance scene)
* Shadowheart: Any doubts about falling for a foe, Minthara? Or does that just add spice to things?
* Minthara: I do not fall for my foes. I vanquish them.
* Minthara: I cannot love who I do not trust, with either my heart or my body. I am fortunate to have found someone worthy.
(If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 3 romance scene)
* Shadowheart: Is drow society as the books say? It almost sounds tempting - matriarchal power, flourishing to its greatest extent.
* Minthara: It flourishes because the strong feed on the weak. Charming as you are, child, you would be nourishment for the matrons mothers.
* Shadowheart: ...Of course.
(If the player is romancing Shadowheart, and Shadowheart chose Selune)
* Minthara: I may not weep for my home, but I would take a mushroom over a flower any day.
* Shadowheart: I would have said I admire fungi as well.
* Shadowheart: Until I met such a thing you call a Myconid.
(If the player is romancing Shadowheart, and Shadowheart chose Shar)
* Minthara: I cannot tell if you are more a deviant or a debutante, Shadowheart.
* Minthara: I would like to test both aspects of your character when next you find yourself alone at night.
* Shadowheart: I'm not quite sure I like where this is going.
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(If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 2 romance scene)
* Wyll: I really hope you're being careful with our friend, Minthara. I wouldn't want you to break each other.
* Minthara: If I break them, it will be in the pursuit of pleasure, and they will die smiling.
(If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 3 romance scene)
* Wyll: Amorous passions usually make people more considerate, Minthara. Kinder. Sympathetic. Better at cooperating.
* Minthara: They can also make people more protective, guarded, paranoid, and jealous.
* Wyll: Never mind.
(If the player is romancing Wyll, and Wyll broke the contract)
* Minthara: You confound me, Wyll. You have all the illustrious iniquities of a warlock, and you choose to impress your partner with dancing?
* Wyll: Well I'm hardly going to say 'oh come here, have a hug in the arms of Hadar'.
(If the player is romancing Wyll, and Wyll is agreed to the new contract)
* Minthara: Your devilish patron is a delight, Wyll. Have you ever lain with her?
* Wyll: I'm really not that kind of man.
* Minthara: She will see her failure to seduce you as a stain on her honour. I know I would.
==Notes==
Category:Banter