Editing Gale/Banter

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A collection of [[Gale]]'s remarks and overhead conversations with other characters.

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== Remarks ==
{{Under construction}}
===Selected===
''Out of combat''
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* 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?
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''Sneaking''
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* 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.
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''In combat''
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* 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.
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===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''
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* 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.
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''In combat''
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* 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''.
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===Attack===
''(Are the same for Out of combat, Sneaking and Combat)''
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*On it.  
* Won't know what hit 'em.  
* On the double.  
* Mine is the advantage.  
* Their worst nightmare.  
* I strike with precision.  
* 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. 
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===Hiding===
''Out of combat''
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* 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.
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''In combat''
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* 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.
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=== 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)''
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* 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. 
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===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====
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''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.
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''Neutral or positive relationship''</div>
* 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.
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''Romantic (partnered) relationship''</div>
* 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.
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====Helping restrained====
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''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.
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''Neutral or positive relationship''</div>
* 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.
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''Romantic (partnered) relationship''</div>
* 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
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===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====
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''Negative relationship''
* What a waste.  
* I have power enough to share - if I must.  
* One touch of magic coming up.  
* I'm indispensible, aren't I?<br><br>
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''Neutral relationship''</div>
* 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.
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''Positive relationship''</div>
* 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.
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''Romantic (partnered) relationship''
* My best is yours.  
* Hand in hand.  
* Make me proud.  
* Together as one.  
* A token of my appreciation.  
* Go on - excel.
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''Addditional lines for Combat in all except Negative relations''</div>
* Give them nine hells.
* Let's put on a show.    
* They won't see this coming.
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
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====Healing a party member====
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''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.
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''Neutral relationship''</div>
* I have your back.  
* To the rescue.  
* Mystra soothes all pain.  
* The light of life.  
* Never fear.  
* My bedside manner is beyond reproach.
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''Positive relationship''</div>
* I have your back.  
* To the rescue.  
* Mystra soothes all pain.  
* A little help from a friend.  
* You can count on me.  
* Allow me. 
</div><br>
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''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.
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''Addditional lines for Combat in all except Romantic relations''</div>
* Let them do their worst.  
* Keep up! There's still a battle to be won.
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
</div>
===Talking to party member===
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!Relationship
!Out of combat
!Sneaking
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|Negative
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* 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.
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|
* Let's get this over with.  
* Fine.  
* How tedious.  
* If I must.  
* Yes, yes.  
* Ever a dull moment.
|-
|Neutral
|
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* 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.
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|
* A word.  
* At once.  
* I can do that.  
* A little discourse.  
* Let us confer.  
* Yes, of course.
|-
|Positive
|
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* 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.
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|
* A word.  
* At once.  
* I can do that.  
* A little discourse.  
* Let us confer.  
* Yes, of course.
|-
|Romantic
|
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* 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.
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|
* A heart-to-heart.  
* A word, my dear.  
* Yes, of course.  
* A little discourse.  
* My pleasure.  
* At once.
|}

====Refusing to talk====
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''Being a player's companion'' {{ref|These banter lines appear in certain episodes while the party is in non-teleportable areas. In other similar cases, an attempt to speak with Gale prompts a single-line cinematic dialogue}}
* Please. Now's hardly the time.
* If you desire conversation, please do find someone else.
* I'm sure you're perfectly delightful, but I can't talk right now.
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''Being another player's companion'' {{ref|These lines appear if Gale is another avatar's companion}} </div>
* Sorry, but I'm spoken for.
* Do excuse me, please. Frightfully busy.devnote
* Whatever it is, I'm afraid I can't help you.
</div>

===Health and rest===
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====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?
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====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?

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===Interacting with environment===
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* ''(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.
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* ''(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.
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====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.
<br>
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====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.
<br><br><br>
====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.
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''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!
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====Opening a container/ Empty crate====
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''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.
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''In combat''</div>
* 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.
<br><br>
'''An empty crate'''
* Disappointing.
* Empty.
* Nothing here.
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
</div>

====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====
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''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.
<br>
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''Sneaking''</div>
* 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.
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''Combat''</div>
* Quickly now.  
* I should be concentrating on the enemy.  
* Now?  
* This is hardly the time.  
* Steady…  
* Give me some cover.
</div>

====Pickpocketing====
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''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.
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''Sneaking''</div>
* 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.
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''In combat''</div>
* 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.
<br>
</div>

====Successfully picking a pocket====
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''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.
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* 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.
<br>
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''In combat''</div>
* 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. 
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====Dipping Weapon====
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''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.
<br>
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''Sneaking''</div>
* This should give me an edge.  
* No advantage is unfair.  
* How opportune.  
* Don't mind if I do.  
* Surprise, surprise.     
* Yes, lovely.
<br>
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''In combat''</div>
* 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.
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===Successful rolls===

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''Investigation''
* Well now, what have we here?
* Well hello there.
* Hmm, what could you be?
* What's that I spy?
* Ah, interesting.
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''Spotted a trap (Investigation)''</div>
* 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.
<br><br>
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''Spotted a trap (Perception)''</div>
* 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.
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===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.
<br>
*'''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.
<br>
*'''Gale:''' My knees are aching terribly.
*'''Tara:''' Must mean rain.
*'''Gale:''' Hopefully not during the party.
<br>
*'''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.<br>
''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.
<br> 
*'''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.
<br> 
*'''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?
<br>
*'''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 ===
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==== [[Nautiloid#Nursery|Nursery]] and [[Nautiloid#Surgery_room|Surgery]] ====
* ''(Climbed out from the [[Mind Flayer Pod]]):'' “Where the blazes am I...?”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “Whatever this place is, I think I'll take my leave of it - right now.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Best not linger here.”
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “What's that commotion? Fighting?”
* ''(Interacted with his own pod, 1):'' “Damn thing. Glad to see the back of it.”
** ''(Interacted with his own pod, 2):'' “Cosy, it is not.”
* ''(Interacted with any other intact pod in the room, 1):'' “Looks like I'm not the only live cargo on the loose.”
** ''(Interacted with any other intact pod in the room, 2):'' “Another survivor.”
** ''(Interacted with any other intact pod in the room, 3):'' “Another empty pod.”
** ''(Interacted with any other intact pod in the room, 4):'' “Yet another escapee.”
* ''(Interacted with any other ruptured pod in the room, ):'' “Burned alive. What a bleak end.”
** ''(Interacted with any other ruptured pod in the room, ):'' “Another who didn't survive.”
** ''(Interacted with any other ruptured pod in the room, ):'' “Incinerated.”
* ''(Looked out from the hull breach):'' “The Nine Hells. Or at least one of them.”
* ''(Looted a dead [[Mind Flayer]]):'' “Dead. Serves you right for abducting me.”
* ''(Used the [[Restoration]]):'' “Curious. I feel like a new man.”
* ''(After the first fight with the [[Lesser Imp]]s):'' “That's them seen to. Onwards.” ''(triggers only if [[Lae'zel]] or [[Losiir]]{{ref|The githyanki [[Losiir]] appears only in case when one of the players has chosen [[Lae'zel]] as a character origin}} are not in the party, otherwise their line will be played)''
* ''(Saw a dragon on the way to upper deck):'' “That dragon won't stop until the ship's destroyed. Me with it, if I don't hurry up.”
* ''(Interacting with the [[Tentacle Aquarium]] for the first time):'' “Are those... brains?”
** ''(After the first time):'' “I've heard mind flayers feast on the brains of their victims. Apparently they like them pickled, too.”
* ''(Interacting with [[Cerebral Aquarium]] for the first time):'' “Botanical samples. Why would a mindflayer study such things?”
* ''(After the first time):'' “Alien flora of some kind. From the Astral Plane, perhaps?”

==== [[Nautiloid#Ceremorphosis_chambers|Ceremorphosis Chamber]] ====

* ''(Upon entering the chamber, saw the control panel):'' “And what might this contraption do...?” ''(played only if Lae'zel hasn't entered the room with the avatar, otherwise her line will be played)''
* ''(Trying to read the central sigil, [[Arcana]] failed):'' “No idea what this says.”
* ''(Trying to read the left sigil, Arcana failed):'' “I haven't the foggiest, unfortunately.”
* ''(Trying to read the right sigil, Arcana failed):'' “Might as well be gibberish.”
* ''(Used ‘Unleash’ button):'' “Too late - they're already dead.”
* ''(Used ‘Aggression’ button):'' “Hells, they've gone crazed. Because of the lever?”
* ''(Try to open the [[Elaborate Reliquary]] without a key):'' “Locked tight.”
** ''(Found the [[Gold Key]]):'' “A key. Now to find somewhere to insert it.”
** ''(Found the key, already tried to open the chest):'' “A key. Looks to be a perfect fit for that chest.”
* ''(Found a socket in [[Shadowheart|Shadowheart’s]] pod):'' “Something could fit here, and it might restore power.”
** ''(Found the [[Eldritch Rune]]):'' “Interesting. This shape corresponds with the pod controls.”
** ''(Found the Eldritch Rune, hasn’t spoken to Shadowheart):'' “Interesting. Let's find what this fits into.”
* ''(Saw dozens of pods in the Transformation room):'' “There's a sight. Is there an abductee in every one of those...?” ''(played only if Lae'zel hasn't entered the room with the avatar, otherwise her line will be played)''
* ''(Trying to read the button in Transformation room, Arcana failed):'' “Means nothing to me.”
* ''(Saw the woman in the pod transformed):'' “Gods, it's horrifying... and a touch fascinating.”
* ''(Sat in one of the chairs surrounding the pod in Transformation room):'' “Strange. I hear voices...”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “I hear nothing. A hallucination, perhaps?”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Chair, nautiloid, mind flayers - they're deeply interconnected. You're hearing what they hear.”
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “No sense eavesdropping further. We should go, and keep our heads down.”
* ''(Picked up either [[Slave Mind]] or [[Dark Mind]]):'' “A brain. Not so miraculous outside of a skull.”
** ''(Picked up the second one of these two):'' “Another brain. These jars are nothing if not consistent.”

==== [[Nautiloid#Helm|The Helm]] ====
* ''(In [[Multiplayer]] regime, if another player has entered the Helm, while avatar hasn’t yet):'' “There'll be nothing left of this ship soon. No time to slow down.”
* ''(On the third turn of the fight in the Helm):'' “This thing's plummeting fast - need to right it.”
* ''(On the fifth turn of the fight in the Helm):'' “Ground's coming up fast - need to do something.”
* ''(Mind Flayer turns on the party after killing [[Zhalk|Commander Zhalk]]):'' “A short-lived alliance, apparently. Time to get to the Transponder.”
* ''(Mind Flayer died in the fight with cambions):'' “The mind flayer's dead - good riddance.”
* ''(Mind Flayer and cambions dead, avatar reminds themselves of the transponder):'' “I need to get to that transponder.”
* ''(Interacting with [[Nautiloid Tank]] 1):'' “And what might this be?”
* ''(Interacting with Nautiloid Tank 2):'' “Another tank - not for brewing, I presume.”
* ''(Interacting with Nautiloid Tank 3):'' “Another one. How unenlightening.”
* ''(Interacting with Nautiloid Tank 4):'' “Tanks, but no tanks.”

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=== Act One === 
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====[[Ravaged Beach]] and [[Roadside Cliffs]]====
* ''(Near the docks):'' "A mighty river. There's bound to be settlements along its shores."
* ''(Saw dead fishers near dead [[Intellect Devourer]]s):'' “These fellows fought to the last. Between fight or flight, they picked the wrong response.”
* ''(Encountering Intellect Devourers in the [[Nautiloid Wreck]]):'' "Intellect devourers. A thinking man's worst nightmare."
* ''(Approaching the dying mind flayer in the Nautiloid Wreck):'' "Approach with extreme caution. An injured mind flayer is still a dangerous one."
* ''(Saw [[Losiir|Losiir's]] dead body):'' “Our guide suffered a harder landing than we did.”

==== [[Overgrown Ruins]] and the [[Dank Crypt]] ====
* ''(Entering the crypt from the [[Refectory]]):'' "Such oppressive silence. Must be lonesome to be a forgotten god."
* ''(Looked at [[Jergal|Jergal's]] statue in the crypt, [[Religion]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' "Look at that! Jergal, the Scribe of the Dead. This chapel must be ancient."
** ''(Failed):'' "This must be the god they worshipped here. Can't say I recognise him."
* ''(Saw the skeletons):'' "Sword-carrying scribes... What was so subversive about their words that they commanded protection?"
* ''(After skeletons have been defeated):'' “Those undead did not surrender their secrets lightly. Something drove them to resist.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Let's have a look at the loot. It isn't for your pockets only.”
* ''(Sneaked past enlivened skeletons):'' “Bad form, isn't it? Grave robbing?”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Now let's have a look at the loot. It isn't for your pockets only.”
* ''(Ran away, escaped from the crypt):'' “Ah, fleeing from battle. And I thought desecrating those graves was a low point.”
* ''(Found the [[Book of Dead Gods]]):'' "A chained-up book in a long-abandoned temple. Temptation, old friend, we meet again."
* ''(Found a [[Soul Coin]]):'' "Never seen a coin like this before. Most peculiar." 
* ''(Entering the locked part of the crypt):'' "Yes, I'm getting a distinct whiff of crypt. Undisturbed too, until now."
* ''(Trying to press a button that deactivates an avoided-so-far trap):'' “Doesn't budge. Maybe the mechanism's broken.”

==== [[Emerald Grove]] and [[The Hollow]]====
'''Approaching the Grove:'''
* ''(After defeating the raiding pack of goblins):'' "Live by the sword, die by the spell - that's what I always say. "
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “Quite the fortifications for a wandering band of goblins to try and breach. What drove them to it, I wonder?”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' "A taste of goblins to come, I fear. There must be a horde nearby."

'''Resolving the initial confrontation between [[Aradin]] and [[Zevlor]]:'''
* ''(Aradin/Zevlor was knocked out by the other one):'' “That was a brain-rattler. He'll be nursing his head for a tenday.”
** ''(Responding remark to any of leaders' punch):'' “Hardly the intelligent way to solve your problems. I suggest we seek out their healer, then move swiftly onwards.”
* ''(Aradin/Zevlor was knocked out by avatar):'' “You like to make an entrance, don't you?”
** ''(Responding remark to any of avatar’s punches):'' “If there is a healer here, I hope they don't solve problems with your... enthusiasm.”
* ''(Reaction to Zevlor’s words about more goblins):'' “So much for finding a safe haven.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “We'd best deal with them, or their healer will be kept very busy indeed.”

'''Resolving [[Sazza|Sazza's]] fate:'''
* ''(After Sazza told the party about [[Gut|Priestess Gut]]):'' “To seek some goblin priestess' help would be unconventional to say the least.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “If this priestess is indeed a master in the arts of booyahg, it's not inconceivable she could be of help to us.”
* ''(Helped Sazza escape from the grove):'' “The goblin may yet prove her worth. Necessity has bred stranger bed fellows.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Far be it from me to second-guess your decisions, but I'm not entirely convinced setting that scamp of a goblin free was the wisest of ideas.”
* ''(Let [[Arka]] shoot Sazza):'' “All's well with the world one might argue. And yet there's something unsettling about witnessing an execution - no?”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “No one will mourn this goblin, I suppose. Let's leave it at that.”

'''In the [[Sacred Pool]] and Druids' Caves:'''
* ''(Trying to recognize the ritual chanted by druids):'' “This ritual rings a bell, but its execution is... grander somehow. A great flowering in the making.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Not just altered, but... magnified. There's powerful magic budding here. ”
* ''(If [[Arabella]] was killed by [[Teela]] during the trial):'' “If the errors of youth deserve an early grave, none of us would live to see a dozen summers. There is no justification for this tragedy.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “This place is a snake pit in more ways than one. That poor girl... Such sudden madness...”
* ''(In [[Halsin|Halsin’s]] chamber, saw dead drow):'' “That drow's seen better days.”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “Notice the tadpole too - in that jar over there.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “And yet it's that statue that commands all attention.”
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “Speaks volumes as to the owner of the place.”
* ''(Read Halsin’s research on tadpoles):'' “This Halsin sounds like a knowledgeable man. He studied illithid tadpoles in great detail.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Just the sort of chap to have a chat with, I reckon.”
* ''(Read Halsin’s research on tadpoles, knows druid’s missing):'' “This Halsin sounds like a knowledgeable man. He may just be able to cure us.”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “We know the man. We know the mission. Let's go find him.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Let's be optimistic and assume he's still among the living.”
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “Speculation will get us nowhere. Let's go find him.”
* ''(Opened the druids’ library with the [[Key of the Ancients|magical circlet]]):'' “Excellent. Time to uncover some secrets.”
* ''(Saw a [[Sorrow|magic-imbued glaive]] in druids’ library, knows the story):'' “A dark blade. If I'm right - and I usually am - it's the glaive from the druid's notebook.”
** ''(Haven’t read about the weapon’s story):'' “An exquisite blade, although its magic is a little darker than I'd like.”

'''Dealing with [[Nettie]]:'''
* ''(Nettie locked the party up after they refused to take [[Wyvern Poison]]):'' “A prudent reaction, if somewhat lacking in curiosity.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “These tadpoles are no ordinary ailment. It might be wiser to keep the specifics to ourselves.”
* ''(Feeling sick after Nettie scratched them with a poisonous thorn):'' “I feel... sick. What in the hells did that druid do to me?”
** ''(Sickness getting worse after LR without cure):'' “I grow cold, numb. I need a damned antidote now!”
** ''(Almost dying after second LR without cure):'' “The poison is overtaking me. Bring me back! I must be brought back!”
** ''(Cured from Nettie’s poison):'' “The antidote's working. Gods, that was too close a call.”
* ''(Agreed to take Wyvern poison from Nettie):'' “Wyvern poison. Lethal stuff. Let's hope we won't have to sample its delights.”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “I've read it's one of the nastiest poisons in Faerûn. Starts burning in the small intestine, and works its way through the blood from there.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “As something of a potential would-be mind flayer myself, I couldn't agree more.”
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “Oh, I don't know. I can think of worse deaths than toasting to you all with a wyvern sour.”

'''In the [[Secluded Cove]]:'''
* ''(Charmed by a [[Harpy|Harpy's]] song, 1)'' "That voice! Ambrosia... Sing on!"
** ''(Charmed by a Harpy's song, 2)'' “This music! To live for... To die for...”
** ''(Charmed by a Harpy's song, 3)'' “Is that you, Mystra? It is you! Sing! Sing on!”
** ''(Charmed by a Harpy's song, 4)'' “Play on! Play on and soothe my soul!”
* ''(Broke the Harpy's charm)'' "Gah - villain! But I see you now for what you are!"

'''Elsewhere in [[The Hollow]]:'''
* ''(Saw the [[Strange Ox]]):'' "I'm not sure I care for the way that ox is looking at me..."
* ''(Watching at the map in Zevlor’s cave):'' “So we're in Elturgard. That means Baldur's Gate lies west - rather far west even.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Those symbols show where gnolls and goblins were sighted. Plenty of trouble along the way.”
* ''(Near a guarding statue in the [[Underground Passage]]):'' "Druid magic. Better tread carefully."
* ''(Found malnourished [[Torchstalk]]s behind the [[Makeshift Prison]]):'' "Something's… off about that mushroom. Best keep my distance."
* ''(Found dead tiefling children after goblins' attack on the grove):'' “We did this. Such depravity cannot be erased.”
* ''(Found the vines all around the grove blocking the entrance):'' “Impenetrable. But why would we even bother?”
** ''(Found the vines all around the grove, knows about [[Rite of Thorns (ritual)|Rite of Thorns]]):'' “Look at all those vines spread like vices over the grove. A sour harvest in the making.”
* ''(Tried to attack the vines):'' “Useless. Like hewing granite with a spoon.”

==== The [[Forest]] and the [[Owlbear Nest]] ====
* ''(Dealt with [[Andrik]] and [[Brynna]], not knowing about the cult of [[Absolute]]):'' “Well. That quite the load of gobbledygook, wasn't it?”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Whatever the Absolute it, it certainly seems to command a lot of devotion.”
** ''(Heard about the cult previously from [[Sazza]]):'' “The Absolute - that's the mystery god Sazza mentioned. Eerie common ground, if you ask me.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Goblins and humans worshipping the same god? Eerie common ground, if you ask me.”
* ''(Saw [[Edowin|Edowin’s]] tadpole exerting from his body):'' “ I have to say, it's one thing to have a parasite in your head, quite another not to know it's there.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I wish mine would give up so easily. Though without requiring such extreme motivation, of course.”
* ''(Found Exsanguinated Boar):'' “That boar shows no signs it was killed by wolves or hunters, and yet there's terror etched into its dead eyes.”

* ''(Healed the [[Owlbear|Mother Owlbear]]):'' “Looks like she's fit as a fiddle again. Which might be somewhat dangerous, mind you.”
* ''(Found Mother Owlbear killed by goblins, if the party have spared her earlier):'' “A goblin patrol, looks like. The beasts.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “She put up a fight, at least. A brave effort.”
* ''(Found a shrine to Selûne, [[Religion]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' "An unusual place to find a shrine to Selûne, but there it is."
** ''(Failed):'' "A shrine. Looks forlorn."
* ''(Near the magically sealed chest):'' "A wizard sealed this chest. Wasn't an amateur either."
* ''(Found a [[Selûnite Prayer Sheet]], [[Investigation]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “This prayer bears the same symbol as the chest. I think it might just be the key.”
** ''(Failed):'' “An ancient prayer. But why hidden back here? And what's this symbol?”
** ''(Tried to open without disarming magical seal):'' “Ow! Protective magic. Should have known.”
** ''(Opened the chest by reading the prayer):'' “And there we go. Never knew prayer could be so practical.”
* ''(Picked up the scroll with the [[Selûnite Rite]]):'' "Coming-of-age rites for children born into worship of Selûne. A touch drastic, no?"

====[[Sunlit Wetlands]]/[[Putrid Bog]]====
'''Dealing with [[Demir]] and [[Johl]]:'''
* ''(Saw [[Auntie Ethel]] disappeared after helping her against brothers):'' “You know, I think there's a little something more to Ethel than meets the eye.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “'Hag' is the word they used. If that's what she really is, she's beyond dangerous.”
* ''(Found the brothers dead, haven’t met them earlier):'' “Two dead men. These are recent kills...”
** ''(Have encountered them arguing with Ethel):'' “The brothers in arms have perished. Never did find their sister, I suppose.”
** ''(Responding remark to either):'' “These killings were deliberately brutal. There's something near that relishes in carnage.”

'''At the [[Druid Sanctuary]]/[[Decrepit Sanctuary]]:'''
* ''(Read [[Kagha|Kagha’s]] recruitment letter from [[Shadow Druids]]):'' “So Kagha is involved with the Shadow Druids. That certainly explains things.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “No one in the grove will suspect their true enemy walks among them.”
** ''(Read the letter before meeting Kagha):'' “Shadow Druids have taken root in these parts, and whoever Kagha is, she's their agent.”
* ''(Noticed the knife-damaged tree bark):'' “There's a mark on that tree. How... intriguing.”
** ''(Saw the damaged bark, knowing about Kagha’s letter):'' “A marked tree. Could be the one Kagha mentioned in her correspondence.”

'''Elsewhere in the Wetlands/Bog:'''
* ''(Found a sword and a helmet in the middle of the bog {{coords|-3|277}}):'' “That's a rather jaunty hat lying in the mud there - and a sword too. Someone must have been in quite the hurry to get out of this swamp.”
* ''(Tried to pick a fruit from a [[Sunlit_Wetlands#Barbed_Bulrush|Barbed Bulrush]], pricked a finger):'' “''Ah''! Sharper than Malar's{{ref|Malar is a lesser deity, also called "The Beast of Beasts". More on him can be found at {{FRWiki|Malar|long}}}} fangs, these thorns!”
* ''(Found a slaughtered campsite on the riverbank):'' "Blood… I don't like where this is going."
** ''([[Nature]] check successful):'' “This is the work of redcaps - vicious by nature. They could already be hunting us…”
** ''(Failed):'' “I don't recognise these claw marks, but they're telling enough in their own right.”
* ''(After defeating [[Gandrel]], stood to [[Astarion]]):'' "How thoroughly invigorating it is to stand by one's friend in the face of danger."
** ''(Responding remark):'' “We should judge him by his actions, not his teeth. Unless his teeth are the source of the action, of course…”
* ''(Betrayed Astarion to Gandrel):'' “Easy as that, is it? I hope you wouldn't give the rest of us up so easily.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Having a vampire in our midsts will only end in betrayal. I merely took the initiative.”

'''In the [[Riverside Teahouse]]/[[Gnarled Teahouse]]:'''
* ''(Near the fireplace in hag’s house, [[Arcana]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “That is no ordinary fireplace. There's something there, beyond the flames.”
** ''(Failed):'' “How the flames always mesmerise the soul.”
* ''(After Ethel hasn’t succeed to extract the tadpole):'' “Netherese. A portentous word. Combine it with mind flayers, and it's... unspeakable.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “The parasite is somehow infused with Netherese magic - more powerful, more sinister than it has any right to be. We must find out how.”
* ''(Ethel fled from the house, peaceful encounter):'' “That was a sudden exit from the stage. Can't help but wonder where she's gone.”
** ''(Ethel fled from the house escaping a combat):'' “We've got auntie on the run, but I'm sure she still has a few tricks up her sleeve.”
* ''(Reached out to [[Connor Vinderblad|Connor’s]] coffin while the hag is still alive):'' “Ouch! That ''stung''.”
** ''(Tried to touch it second time):'' “Blast. Even worse the second time around.”

'''In the [[Overgrown Tunnel]] and the [[Ancient Abode]]:'''
* ''(Chasing after Ethel through the illusory fireplace):'' “Let the hunt begin...”
* ''(Entering the Overgrown Tunnel):'' “My, a veritable cabinet of creepy curiosities.”
* ''(After speaking with [[Lorin]] in the [[Overgrown_Tunnel#Entrance_Gallery|Entrance Gallery]]):'' “He doesn't see the future, only the nightmares we think the future may hold.”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “I say he doesn't see the future, only the nightmares we think the future may hold.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Probably another of the hag's mind games. Nothing more.”
* ''(Lorin died after being forced out of his corner):'' “He just... died on the spot.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Another one of auntie's victims.”
* ''(Put on a [[Whispering Mask]] and saw through illusion):'' “Well now, to see through this mask is to see through different eyes.”
** ''(Failed a [[Wisdom]] save against Ethel’s mask):'' “Out of my head, hag!”
** ''(Freed from Ethel’s masks mind control):'' “At last! How foul it was to have hag in the head.”
** ''(Other hag’s victims act neutral when wearing a Whispering Mask):'' “No one's attacking me, eh? This mask is certainly doing the trick.”
* ''(Wandered into Ethel’s lair, the hag is not there):'' “Gods, this stench of death is overpowering.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Keep your guard up. When the stench of death hangs in the air, a killer is near.”
* ''(Entered [[Overgrown_Tunnel#Acrid_Workshop|Acrid Workshop]]):'' “My word, this is a place where nightmares come to die.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “The hag's handiwork - a depraved competition in viciousness.”
* ''(After Ethel’s set [[Mayrina|Mayrina’s]] cage on fire):'' “The cage is burning! There isn't much time to save her!”
* ''(After resurrecting Connor Vinderblad):'' “Not quite the outcome intended, but I must say - the technique was excellent.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “A pity - he's beyond even the power of the Weave to help now.”

==== [[Blighted Village]] ====
* ''(Spotted goblins' ambush upon entering the village):'' “Movement on the roofs. I sense a classic ambush in the making.”

'''At the [[Blighted_Village#Blacksmith's_Forge|blacksmith's house]] and cellar:'''
* ''(Picked up [[Selûnite Necklace]] in blacksmith’s house):'' “A Selûnite piece. Not magical, but charming enough.”
* ''(Found blacksmith's blueprints):'' "Weapon diagrams. Some blacksmith's passion project from the looks of it."
** ''(Responding remark):'' "These designs are unfinished. Rough drafts, no more."
** ''(Found another set of blueprints on the wall near the smithy):'' “Weapon diagrams. Our friendly neighbourhood blacksmith has been busy.”
** ''(Responding remark, if already knows about adding sussur bark):'' “Conspicuous absence of sussur bark in these particular diagrams though.”
* ''(Added sussur bark to the melting forge, has read blueprints):'' “The bark's in place. Now to add a greatsword, sickle, or dagger.”
** ''(If has read apprentice’s journal, but hasn’t seen blueprints):'' “Ready to go, but not quite. Something else is needed.”

'''In the [[Whispering Depths]]:'''
* ''(After climbing down the well rope, [[Survival]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' "Better not disturb these webs. Whatever wove them would be much too large for my liking."
** ''(Failed):'' "Impressive webbing. Though I should probably worry about its creators."
** ''(Touched the web and heard [[Ettercap|Ettercap's]] shriek):'' "We woke something. Most likely not from a beauty sleep."
* ''(Felt air motion from the deeper pit):'' “There's something ominous about such depths. I wonder how deep it goes.”

'''In the [[Apothecary's Cellar]]:'''
* ''(Upon entering the secret cellar):'' “A hidden laboratory full of abandoned experiments. Colour me in my element.”
* ''(Found [[Necromancy of Thay|the tome]]):'' “A Thayan book about necromancy. Not for the faint of heart. All the more for the decayed of heart.”
* ''(If the party knows about his needs):'' “A Thayan book about necromancy. Not for the faint of heart. All the more for the decayed of heart. Much magic to be absorbed indeed.”
** ''(If the tome was destroyed):'' “It's a barbarian act to destroy a book!”
** ''(If Gale has already opened the tome, and another character tries to take it):'' “Sorry, but that book is spoken for - by me.”

'''The deal with [[Lump the Enlightened]]:'''
* ''(Blowing [[Lump's War Horn]], if the ogres are dead):'' “Why bother? The dead can't hear my summons.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “All this horn is good for now, is to sound a last farewell for those ogres.”
* ''(Blowing Lump’s Horn, while staying at the camp):'' “No response? Ogres aren't the types to enjoy a quiet night by the fire, I suppose.”
* ''(Blowing the horn, if the ogres are too far away to hear it):'' “No ogres. Stands to reason the sound of this primitive tool doesn't carry very far.”
* ''(Blowing the horn, if the deal with the ogres is done):'' “A pretty tune, but that's all this horn is good for now.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Useless. Those ogres are long gone by now.”

'''Elsewhere in the village:'''
* ''(Found a hopscotch game):'' “Game marks as faded as the memories of the children that played them. I wonder what became of them.”
* ''(After killing killing [[Grukkoh]] and [[Buthir]]):'' “An ogre and a bugbear… A torrid tryst indeed.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “One moment they were embracing each other in intimacy, the next they're embracing only death.”
* ''(Found the [[Curious Book]]):'' “Well, well! Come for the words, stay for the wine. The owner of this tome must have been quite the jolly fellow.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I suppose there are worse surprises to be found inside some books.”

==== [[Goblin Camp]] ====
'''At the gate and in the outer camp:'''
* ''(After any party member [[Performance|knocked a rhythm]] on a [[War Drum]] near the outer gate):'' "Word of warning: if you keep banging on war drums, you might just be drumming up war."
* ''(After any party member smeared worg dung on their face):'' "Lovely. Brings out the colour in your eyes."
* ''(Walking through the outer part of goblin camp):'' “Amid all this grandeur sunk into squalor, I wonder what dismal corner we'll find Halsin in.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “We should make haste. This place is making me feel stupider by the second. I mean, ''more stupid''.”
* ''(Freed the [[Owlbear Cub]] and directed it to the camp):'' "The owlbear. Man's best friend - until it goes hungry."
* ''(Saw sleeping drunk goblins at the platform above the entrance):'' “Never knew goblins can't hold their liquor.” ''(Also works as a Responding remark here)''
* ''(Found a loose wall at the upper platform):'' “Shabby workmanship. A strong push and this wall comes down.”
* ''(Found Shadowheart's body, knows her):'' “My word - it's Shadowheart. How very tragic...” ''(this happens only if Shadowheart hasn't been recruited)''
** ''(Does not know her):'' “My word - the lady with the artefact. How very tragic...”
<!--* (Defended the grove and returned to the camp, Responding remark): “Shouldn't be too much trouble. There will be plenty of bark, but little bite left with their leadership gone.”-->

'''In the [[Shattered Sanctum]]:'''
* ''(Noticed a [[Scrying Eye]]):'' “A scrying eye. Better be on our best behaviour - until we're out of sight, that is.”
* ''(Talked to either [[Dror Ragzlin]] or [[Minthara]], and they mentioned “the weapon”):'' “So, it's a weapon they seek. Could they be referring to the artefact?”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Let's hope not. If they know we have their 'weapon' they'll never give up. More's the pity.”
* ''(Found a blocked trapdoor in Ragzlin’s throne room):'' “No getting through. More's the pity.”
* ''(Killed Minthara):'' “How the mighty have fallen.”
* ''(Killed [[Gut|Priestess Gut]]):'' “Well done. I doubt anyone will mourn this wicked mouthpiece of the Absolute.”

'''In [[Worg Pens]]:'''
* ''([[Halsin]] died while in bear form and reshaped after death):'' “A magic-user, disguised as a bear. I'd better take a closer look at that corpse.”
** ''(Halsin died, players spoke to him previously):'' “Looks like Halsin's no more. Better see what I can glean from his remains.”
* ''(Halsin escaped Worg Pens on his own, the party hasn’t been to grove):'' “Something escaped from this place, and its jailors didn't live to tell the tale.”
** ''(the party does not know about Halsin missing):'' “Looks like someone escaped from this place, rather messily I might add. Could have returned to the grove if it was one of the adventurers.”
** ''(the party knows Halsin was missing):'' “There were claws at work here. Magic too. Hallmarks of a druid. Our friend Halsin must have been rather keen to return to his grove.”
** ''(the party met him afterwards):'' “This must be the spot they held Halsin captive. Clearly he didn't quite appreciate the accommodations.”
* ''(the party know only about the [[Aradin|adventurers]]):'' “Someone left a mess on the way out. I wonder if it's one of those adventurer fellows that gave the goblins the slip.”
* ''(Trying to use the tunnel left after drawing out [[Taeglyn|Taeglyn's]] body):'' “Blocked. Nothing a quick blast of magic won't clear.”

'''While heading to the [[Underdark]]:'''
* ''(Approaching Selûnite disc riddle, read the [[Dwarf's Poem]]):''
** ''(Successful [[Investigation]] check):'' "MSelûnite symbols. They're just like the dwarf's poem described, and from the looks of it they can be rotated."
** ''(Failed):'' "Selûnite symbols. They're just like the dwarf's poem described."
* ''(Approaching the riddle, hasn't read the poem):''
** ''(Successful Investigation check):'' "These plates can be rotated. Most likely for a reason."
** ''(Failed):'' "Intriguing. What manner of device could this be?"
** ''(After the riddle is solved):'' "Well, down it is, I suppose..."

==== [[Underdark]] ====
'''At the [[Selûnite Outpost]] and around:'''
* ''(Approaching portcullis, saw a [[Minotaur]] killed by traps):'' "There's danger underfoot. Best be on our guard."
** ''(Responding remark):'' “My advice would be care and caution.”
* ''(Felt the quake):'' "A bloody mess this. Something rather unpleasant went down here."
* ''(Approaching myconid [[Rapport Spores (Condition)|spore-guarded territory]], [[Nature]] check):''
** ''(Successul):'' "Fungal spores... Must be myconids nearby."
** ''(Failed):'' "The air here is rife with fungal spores. Must be myconids nearby."
* ''(Approaching a group of petrified Drow):'' “These aren't statues. These are petrified drow!”
* ''(Killed the [[Spectator]], Arcana check):'' “Spectators don't normally possess the ability to petrify. Something's not adding up.”
** ''(Failed):'' “It's one thing to be sculpted, another to become the sculpture. That was a close call.”

'''In the [[Ebonlake Grotto]] and [[Decrepit Village]]:'''
* ''(Met the [[Myconid]]s for the first time, [[Intelligence]] check failed):'' “I've read about these creatures. They tend to be benign unless provoked.”
* ''(Looking at [[Spaw]] planting spores into a corpse):'' “I read about myconids and the manifold properties of their spores. That duergar is about to rise - undead.”
** ''(Responding remark to [[Lae'zel]]):'' “Yes. Myconids are more powerful than you realise.”
** ''(Responding remark to any other avatar):'' “Indeed. These creatures are mightier than they look.”
* ''(Saw a corpse revived as a Spore Servant):'' “Spores that can raise the dead... These myconids certainly are fascinating creatures.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “In such environs, their efficiency is to be admired. Nothing goes to waste.”
* ''(Found the remains of duergar and myconids’ battle):'' “A battleground. There are duergar and myconids among the dead.”
* ''(Approached abandoned camp in the Decrepit Village):'' “A campsite. Nobody's home, though.”
* ''(Killed [[Glut]]):'' “Glut's ambition comes full circle: from foolish inception to foolish demise.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “A petty kingdom undone, already lost to history.”

'''In the [[Dread Hollow]]:'''
* ''(Finding Hook Horror markings, [[Survival]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' "These are territorial markings and recent ones too. There are hunters around."
** ''(Failed):'' "I wonder what these grooves are. Territorial markings maybe, but I can't say for certain."
* ''(Saw a Hook Horror up on the cliff, eating a gnome):'' “Hook horrors! Classification: monstrosity. Social behaviour: kills on sight.”
* ''(Heard Hook Horror calling for reinforcement in battle):'' “In case you were wondering: it's calling the rest of its pack!”
* ''(Saw [[Bulette|Bulette’s]] holes, [[Nature]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “These burrow holes have all the markings of having been dug by bulettes. There's trouble afoot.”
** ''(Failed):'' “These burrow holes must have been dug by some creature. Most likely not a creature I'd like to meet.” 
* ''(Felt Bulette burrowing beneath):'' “What's that?”
** ''(Succeeded [[Nature]] check):'' "A bulette... Best brace for a vicious battle."
** ''(Failed Nature check):'' "Whatever that was, it looks mightily unpleasant."
* ''(Bulette reappeared after hiding underground):'' “My, my. Second time's the charm.”
* ''(Approaching the Sussur Tree):'' That's a sussur tree! These things drain away one's magic - shouldn't linger here.
** ''(Feeling [[Sussur Antimagic Field (Condition)|Sussur Tree impact]]):'' "By Mystra, what are these accursed flowers? I can feel my magic ebbing away."
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I had better watch your back then.”
* ''(Found Myrna's [[Myrna|dog collar]] after digging out the grave at {{coords|-41|-212}}):'' “A collar covered with runes. Belonged to a wizard's pet I gather.”
** ''(Responding remark, read [[Letter from Amarith]]):'' “Must have belonged to Lenore's pet, I gather.” 
** ''(Responding remark, hasn’t read the letter):'' “Must have belonged to a wizard's pet, I gather.”

'''In the [[Arcane Tower]]:'''
* ''(Approaching the entrance, saw scorched ground from [[Arcane Turret]]s):'' “Scorch marks. Hints of Weave too. There might just be trouble afoot.”
* ''(Read any poem book in the tower):'' “Here dwelt a man blessed with impeccable taste in literature.”
* ''(Felt Weave emanations from the [[Chest of the Mundane]], [[Arcana]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Trickles of Weave radiate from that chest.”
** ''(Failed):'' “I feel trickles of Weave, but what's their source?”
* ''(Put an item IN the chest):'' “So this chest contains a field of transformative Weave. Delightful.” 
* ''(Took an item OUT of the chest):'' “Look at that: it transformed. Wonder what else it can change.”
* ''(Interact with lights without activating [[Power generator]]):'' “These are no ordinary lights. Yet there must be a way to turn them on.” 
** ''(Activated Power generator):'' “Arcane lights. How delightful.”
** ''(After powering up the generator):'' "Ingenious use of the magic in the tower's floral core. Though not ingenius enough to outsmart Gale of Waterdeep."
* ''(Blocked lift in the Arcane tower, Arcana check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “This contraption is powered by magic, but its magic seems to be gone - or dormant.”
** ''(Failed):'' “It doesn't look defective, but its magic aura is too faint for it to operate.”
** ''(Try to trigger it second time):'' “It's still bereft of power.”
* ''(Pressed the strange button in [[Lenore De Hurst|Lenore’s]] bedroom, doesn’t have the collar):'' “This button must have had a use once, but was it worth reaching so far down for?”
** ''(Pressed the button, has Myrna's [[Myrna|collar]] in inventory):'' “I can feel the collar stirring in my pack. Something must be triggering the runes' magic.” 
** ''(Pressed the button, a party member wears the collar):'' “The collar stirs. Something must be triggering the runes' magic.”
** ''(Pressed the button, got a [[Raw Steak]]):'' “Clever. Give a dog a magical food dispensing collar, and I'm sure it will eat.”
** ''(Pressed the button second time): “This seems to have run out of food disappointingly quickly.”
* ''(Put on the [[Guiding Light|ring]] obtained from [[Bernard]]):'' “Well, well, well. This ring is yielding secrets.” 
* ''(Sat down on the [[Stool of Hill Giant Strength]]):'' "My, not only is this chair comfortable, it imbues its sitter with power!"
** ''(Got up from it):'' "Hmmm. So if I stand, the power's gone. Sedentary magic I suppose that's called."
** ''(Destroyed the stool and took the [[Club of Hill Giant Strength|leg club]]):'' “Look at that. An unconventional weapon, but it might just be an effective one.”

'''Collecting lore on the [[Adamantine Forge]]:'''
* ''(First learned about the adamantine forge):'' “There's mention here of an adamantine forge. Such would be a rare and valuable find indeed.”
* ''(Looted [[Flumph Mating Rituals|disguised book]] from [[Xargrim]], Arcana check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “A spell of sorts is masking the book's true meaning. But I'm sure there's a way around that...”
** ''(Failed):'' “What's this? 'Flumph Mating Rituals'{{ref|Flumphs are a sentient race that inhabits the Underdark. They are known to reproduce themselves through a budding process, hence the bemusement of party members. More on these creatures can be found at {{FRWiki|Flumph|long}}}}. Acquired taste, I'm sure, but not mine. Nor a drow's I would have thought...”
** ''(If already interrogated Xargrim's corpse):'' “Aha! This must be the book that hides a book within. Let's take a closer look.”
** ''(The book transformed, the party knew it was disguised):'' “The magic veil has been drawn back from the drow's book on flumphs. Let me peruse.”
** ''(The party didn’t know):'' “My, my. The tome on flumphs hid truer words behind its impostor ones. What a clever feat of magic.”
* ''(Looted [[Filro|Filro’s]]  records, not knowing about the forge):'' “Nothing in these notes but nonsensical run-on sentences.”
** ''(Deciphered the record scroll):'' “What have we here? Adamantine forge... Mysterious guardian... Mention of a 'hot hammer'... A whole adventure in a nutshell.”
** ''(If learned about the forge first from Filro):'' “These papers describe an adamantine forge hidden somewhere deep below. Such a forge is a treasure vault where the treasure's for the making.”
*** ''(Responding remark, successfully deciphered drow’s records):'' “An adamantine forge is very much a treasure, and any good treasure is protected by a guardian. Looks like we can defeat it with a so-called 'hot hammer'.”
*** ''(Failed to decipher the record scroll):'' “The reference to a 'hot hammer' is rather puzzling though. Whoever wrote these papers must have been rather delirious.”
* ''(Second mention of the forge):'' “Further mention of the adamantine forge. Someone was dead set on finding it.”
** ''(The party knows about it from Filro’s corpse):'' “Plenty more were looking for the forge it seems. The drow had competition.”
** ''(The party knows about it from Filro’s notes):'' “Another reference to the adamantine forge. No mention of a guardian this time.”
** ''(The party knows about it from [[Dhourn]]/Dhourn’s corpse):'' “The adamantine forge again. Dhourn, too, was looking to find it.”
** ''(The party knows about it from Dhourn’s [[Memory Shard]]):'' “Another clue about the adamantine forge. Unnecessary now that the memory shard revealed its location.”
** ''(The party knows about it from Xargrim’s corpse):'' “The dead drow spoke of a forge. Must be the same one.”
** ''(The party knows about it from Xargrim’s disguised book):'' “That enchanted journal made note of an adamantine forge as well. I must be on to something.”
** ''(The party knows about it from [[Skarjall]]):'' “Further mention of the adamantine forge. The duergar were looking for it too.”
* ''(Third mention of the forge):'' “Yet again the adamantine forge is mentioned. Surely I'm on the right track.”

'''Dealing with [[Mushroom Circle]]s in the Underdark and beyond:'''
* ''(Found dead drow at the foot of the crag, [[Medicine]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “The injuries on this drow are consistent with a fall. A very deep fall.”
** ''(Failed):'' “A dead drow - took quite a pounding, too.”
* ''(Found illusory mushroom “ladder” leading toward crag top at {{coords|67|-256}}):'' “Can't trust one's eyes in the Underdark. Can't trust these mushrooms either.”
* ''(Found illusory wall on the top of the crag):'' “There's no illusion without a reason to elude. Now to find the reason.”
* ''(Approaching a mushroom ring, knows its purpose):'' “This fairy ring looks disappointingly dormant.”
** ''(Not knowing the purpose):'' “A perfect ring of mushrooms. That can hardly be a coincidence.”
* ''(Entered a mushroom ring, knows its purpose):'' “Hmmm. I must not be doing it right.”
** ''(Not knowing the purpose):'' “Well... That was anticlimactic.”
* ''(Activated the mushroom ring):'' “New colours, new destinations perhaps?”
* ''(Teleported from the Underdark into [[Overgrown Tunnel]], [[Ethel]] is dead):'' “The hag's lair again. Sans hag that is.”
* ''(Teleported from the Underdark into Overgrown tunnel, Ethel survived):'' “The hag's lair again. Better be careful while Auntie Evil is still around.”
* ''(Teleported from the Overgrown tunnel to the [[Putrid Bog]]):'' “And so I'm back in the swamp. If only I could actually pick a destination.”
* ''(Teleported from the Overgrown tunnel into the Underdark, hasn’t been to Underdark earlier):'' “This is no ordinary cave, no ordinary depth in stone. Good gods, this is the Underdark...”
* ''(Teleported from the Overgrown tunnel into the Underdark, has been to Underdark):'' “Magical access into the Underdark. A shortcut to death one might call that.”
* ''(Teleported from the Putrid Bog into Overgrown tunnel):'' “How lovely. A shortcut into the hag's palace of perversion and pain.” ''(this line is the same regardless Ethel was killed or survived)''
* ''(Teleported from the Underdark to the Putrid Bog):'' “Out of the black and into the bog. Hardly an improvement.”
* ''(Teleported from the Underdark to the [[Sunlit Wetlands]] (Ethel’s illusion is still intact)):'' “Out of the black and into the wetlands. Quite an improvement.”

'''Elsewhere in the Underdark:'''
<!--* ''(Looking at cave paintings, [[History]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “What interesting tableaus - clearly ancient too. [[Lolth|Lolth's]] violent descent into the Underdark depicted with vivid detail.”
* ''(Failed):'' “What interesting tableaus - clearly ancient too. Driders, mind flayers... Must depict some ancient battle.”  - Couldn't find the place, probably another cut-out upon release-->
* ''(Entering [[Zhentarim]] storehouse from the Underdark):'' "The mark of the Zhentarim. Bound to be more to this place than meets the eye."
** ''(Entering the storehouse, descending from [[Zhentarim Hideout]]):'' "This is no ordinary storage room. This depth... This feeling of incomprehensible abyss... The Underdark."
* ''(Found a drow resupply stash at {{coords|71|-220}}):'' “Lolth-sworn drow passed by here, but it seems they never returned. Finders, keepers, I say.”
* ''(Heard [[Baelen Bonecloak|Baelen’s]] cries for help):'' “A shout for help reverberating through the Underdark. That's going to attract the wrong crowd.”
* ''(Killed all [[Kuo-toa]] in Festering cove, thus dissipating [[BOOOAL|BOOOAL’s]] magic):'' “Quite a bit less-than-divine for a god, wasn't he? With powers as fleeting as his followers' lives”

==== [[Grymforge]] ====
'''At the [[Clan Flameshade]] [[Grymforge#Duergar_encampment|camp]]:'''
* ''(Arriving at the Grymforge):'' “Fascinating architecture. Doesn't match the style of any Underdark civilisation that I know of.” (also serves as a Responding remark)
* ''(Met a [[Scrying Eye]]):'' “That's a scrying eye. Someone's monitoring the place.”
** ''(If already seen one in the Goblin Camp):'' “Yet another scrying eye. Someone's keeping a close watch on the place.”
** ''(Responding remark to both options):'' “Best be on our guard.”
** ''(Looted a dead Scrying Eye):'' “You'll turn a blind eye for me, won't you?”
* ''(Saw drow corpses in cages near the pier):'' “Drow slaughtered like chickens in a butcher shop. Somebody's making a statement.”
* ''(Looted the [[Engraved Pin]] from a drow corpse, [[History]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “That pin... she was a Harper. Strange place for her to be, even if a drow.”
** ''(Failed):'' “That pin's design looks familiar, but I can't seem to place it.”
* ''(After talking to [[Kith|Stonemason Kith]]):'' “Always a pleasure to meet a fellow academic. And what a subject - this place brims with history.” 
** ''(Responding remark):'' “It would have been quite something in its heyday. But even now, it has much to teach us.”
* ''(Found Dark Justiciars’ skeletons):'' “Ancient dead rife with shadows. This must be the stronghold Halsin spoke of.” 
* ''(Saw crates with old Sharran gear at {{coords|-668|400}}):'' “Hmmm. Wear this and you'll only ever be a knight in rusted armour.”
* ''(Found a crossbow in an old crate, History check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “This crossbow was exquisitely designed. No duergar crafted this... its dark grace is most definitely Sharran in origin.”
** ''(Failed):'' “This crossbow was exquisitely designed. No duergar crafted it, that much is obvious.”
* ''(Looted [[Adamantine Slag|a piece of adamantine]], knows about the forge):'' “The speckles in this slag... That's adamantine, I'm sure of it.”
** ''(Doesn’t know about it):'' “There are speckles of... something or other in this slag. Could be anything.”
* ''(Found defaced statue of [[Shar]], recognized the symbol of the [[Absolute]]):'' “Well, well - he symbolic triumph of the Absolute over the darkness of Shar. Petty vandalism, in my opinion.”
** ''(Did not recognize the symbol):'' “Someone sought to deface Shar it seems, though not with a symbol I recognise.”
* ''(If [[Nere]] died in the cave-in):'' “Nere must be long dead by now. I suppose that makes it slightly more palatable to sever his head from his body.”
* ''(Looking at the [[Gauntlet of Shar|Shar temple]] down from the ruined bridge):'' “What's that down there? A temple? A palace? What a pity it's so hopelessly out of reach...”

'''Exploring the [[Grymforge#Abandoned_Temple|Sharran city]]:'''
* ''(Found the traces of [[Thulla|Thulla’s]] escape, [[Perception]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Those are footprints. Let's see where they lead.”
** ''(Failed):'' “There are some markings on the ground here - not that they tell me much.”
** ''(Interacting with chains or bloodied arrows, [[Survival]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Blood, tracks, broken shackles... The story of an escape told in tell-tale paraphernalia.”
** ''(Failed):'' “A bloody mess this. Something rather unpleasant went down here.”
* ''(Respond to Harper’s watchword from [[Undelivered Letter]], History check):'' “In that case, let there be Light.”
** ''(Failed):'' “I don't quite see how that's relevant...”
* ''(Approaching the location of the [[Harper Stash]]):'' “According to that letter, the Harper stash should be hidden close by.”
* ''(Saw the Harpers’ rune, hasn’t read the Undelivered Letter, Survival check successful):'' “A Harper rune. Signals a hidden cache nearby if I'm not mistaken.”
** ''(Failed):'' “A rune sign, but not one I recognise. Its meaning eludes me.”
* ''(Saw [[Mimic|false chests]], [[Investigation]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Left out in plain sight? I'd rate the Harpers too smart for that.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Seek, and I shall find.”
* ''(Entered a banquet hall, [[Religion]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “I suspect many a Sharran was present at this blighted Nightfall feast. An evening of merriment before the real prize - murder.”
** ''(Successful 2):'' “An eerily chilling scene, this. I suspect many were present at this blighted Nightfall feast.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Food and drink, followed by murder in Shar's name. Barbaric.”
** ''(Failed):'' “An eerily chilling scene, this. I suspect many a spectre was present at this blighted feast.”
* ''(Found a loose stone at {{coords|-600|422}} through [[Perception]] check):'' “A loose stone. Perhaps a secret about to be unhidden.”
* ''(Found a place where [[Philomeen]] climbed up the ledge, knows about her escape):'' “Rope, tools, marks in the rock. Our escaped gnome climbed to freedom here.”
** ''(Does not know about her):'' “Rope, tools, marks in the rock. Someone made quite the daring ascent.”
* ''(Found a [[Devilfoil Mask]]):'' “Interesting mask. I quite like the design.”
** ''(Arcana check successful):'' “It belonged to a merregon. Infernal soldiers.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Oh well, a minor mystery it must remain.”
** ''(Arcana check successful, knows about merregons’ habits):'' “This place was rife with merregons. And they never travel without a commander...”
** ''(Doubts whether the merregons’ commander is dead):'' “Merely merregons, however. Their commander might still be at large.”
* ''(Tried to put on the mask):'' “It's heavier than I thought. Must have been strong creatures that wore them.”
** ''(Found a second mask):'' “It's mask after mask in here.”
** ''(Found the third mask (?)):'' “They unsettle somehow - as if they harbour a lingering presence.”
* ''(Found the [[Idol of Shar]], the party knows [[Shadowheart]] is a Sharran):'' “This icon bears Shar's likeness. No doubt Shadowheart will be interested in it.”
** ''(The party does not know):'' “A Sharran artefact, and remarkably blood-free. A rare thing indeed.”
* ''(Found a bunch rusty weapons):'' “Time has rid these weapons of their bite. Must have taken decades.” ''(triggers only for the first time interacting with those)''
* ''(Interacted with the [[Orb of Darkvision]]):'' “Gods - this is pure shadow magic. To be one with the darkness and see.”
* ''(Read [[Abandoned Journal]]):'' “He tried to outrun the furies of hell. Looks like he hit a dead end.” ''(triggers after finding at least one Devilfoil Mask)''
* ''(Stepped on a platform held by chains):'' “Steady... This thing looks more brittle than Szass Tam's bones.”

'''In the [[Adamantine Forge]]:'''
* ''(Coming closer to the Adamantine forge):'' “The heat's going from balmy to sweltering. The forge must be nearby.”
* ''(Saw the forge for the first time):'' “My word, what a feat of engineering. Most impressive indeed.”
** ''(Saw the forge for the first time 2):'' “This must be the forge - and what a feat of engineering it is.”
* ''(Filled the crucible with [[Mithral Ore]]):'' “Filled to the brim.”
* ''(Interacting with mould chamber, has at least one [[Mould]]):'' “There's an aperture in the metal's surface. Perfect fit for that mould, if I'm not mistaken.”
** ''(Doesn’t have any moulds):'' “There's an aperture in the metal's surface. For a mould, I imagine...”
** ''(Filled only crucible, hasn’t any moulds):'' “The forge is not budging quite yet. I must be overlooking something.”
** ''(Filled only crucible):'' “Wonderful. All that's missing now is the mould.”
** ''(Placed only mould):'' “A perfect fit. Now to feed the forge with the right materials.”
** ''(Filled and placed both, seeking how to activate):'' “The forge is ready. Let the games begin.”
* ''(The platform moves down after activating):'' “And so we descend into... more madness presumably.”
* ''(Trying to forge without lava):'' “The forge is not working as it should. I must be missing some crucial ingredient.”
** ''(If has already crafted one piece):'' “Any forging efforts will be in vain until I add lava into the mix.” 
* ''(Forged the first item, [[Grym]] appears):'' “Out of the fire... guess that makes me the frying pan.”
* ''(Fighting Grym, the forge hammer doesn’t damage it):'' “This blasted hammer has no effect! But it has to - somehow!”
** ''(Successfully damaged Grym with the hammer):'' “Ha! That'll knock the wind out of it!” 
* ''([[Magma Mephit]]s appear during the fight):'' “Mephits! Now it really is a party.”
* ''(Defeated Grym):'' “It's done... It's dead... Good gods, never again!”
* ''(Approaching lava lake, [[Nature]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Something... unnatural is causing this lake to simmer and boil.”
** ''(Failed):'' “That lava lake boils like a good stew. Lovely.”
* ''(Noticed [[Lava Elemental]], Arcana check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “No wonder this lava lake is churning. It is one with the elemental inside.”
** ''(Failed):'' “A heart and soul of molten fire... That is a lava elemental!”

==== [[The Risen Road]] and [[Mountain Pass]]====
'''In and around the [[The_Risen_Road#Toll_House|Tollhouse]]:'''
* ''(Saw dead gnolls on the bridge to the Tollhouse):'' “Someone made short work of these gnolls. Made it look easy too. That's someone to be reckoned with.”
* ''(Saw rockfall and wreckage near the Tollhouse):'' “This place looks like a battlefield.”
* ''(Agreed to help [[Anders]], but found out that his crew are [[Zariel|Zariel’s]] servants):'' “I have to say I don't know if agreeing to this hunt was such a wise idea.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Who's to say who's the real villain in this tale of devils and masquerades?”
* ''(Entering Tollhouse basement):'' "Gods, this assault on the nostrils should be labelled a war crime."
* ''(Stepped on a pressure plate in the Tollhouse vault):'' “A teasing sound, but to what effect?”
* ''(Found the skeletal couple under the broken bridge):'' “These bones speak of some old, long-forgotten tragedy.”
** ''(Successful [[History]] check):'' "Harper insignia; druidic markings - they must have fell as allies."
** ''(Failed):'' “Their equipment doesn't seem to be worse for wear though, even after all this time.”

'''Fighting gnolls and dealing with [[Find the Missing Shipment|missing shipment]]:'''
* ''(After one of hyenas fled):'' “That hyena will be back. And it won't be alone.”
* ''(Witnessed a birth of a gnoll from dying hyena, seq 1):'' “So much for the miracle of childbirth...” ''(also serves as a Responding remark here)''
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Let's not stand around. Predators like these can smell spilled blood a mile away.”
* ''(Witnessed a birth of a gnoll, seq 2 - knows about gnolls’ presence in area):'' “This place runs rife with gnolls.”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “I had no idea this was their mating season.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Let's not stand around. They can smell spilled blood a mile away.”
* ''(Witnessed a birth of a gnoll, seq 3):'' “No wonder such violent beginnings lead to violent ends.”
* ''(Witnessed a birth of a gnoll, seq 4 - knows about gnolls’ presence in area):'' “Gnolls erupting from corpses? I've not seen the likes of it.”
** ''(Responding remark for sequences 3 and 4):'' “I wonder how many more newborns are around.”
* ''(Found the missing shipment, [[Rugan]] dead, hasn’t met [[Zarys]]):'' “A weighty-looking chest. What treasures might that be filled with?”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Only one way to find out. Time to indulge our curiosity.”
* ''(Found the missing shipment, Rugan dead, has met Zarys):'' “Looks like Zarys' missing shipment. The one she was most insistent we return unopened.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Let's hope our fee isn't worth less than its contents.”
* ''(Found the missing shipment, conspired with Rugan, has met Zarys):'' “Looks like Zarys' missing shipment. It must be hiding quite the treasure.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Only one way to find out. Unless we plan to ask the Zhentarim for a shipping manifest.”

'''At [[Waukeen's Rest]] and [[Zhentarim Hideout]]:'''
* ''(Failed a [[Strength]] check to kick out the front door):'' “Hmmm. When one door closes, another opens. All I need to do is find it.”
* ''(Walking near the burning door in the tavern):'' “That door is like a cork. Pop it and we'll be served a firestorm.”
* ''(Cannot lift the fallen beams off [[Benryn]]):'' “Blast, I can't lift this.”
* ''(Found [[Mirileth|Mirileth’s]] corpse):'' “Green blouse, brown hair - must be Benryn's wife, Miri.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Poor woman. Nothing we can do for her.”
* ''(Saw the haystack with hidden dowry, [[Investigation]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Look at that: there's a chest hidden in the hay.”
** ''(Failed):'' “An untouched stack of hay. Mustn't be any horses around.”
* ''(Found a secret entrance to the [[Zhentarim Hideout]]):'' “Well now - a little spectacle never hurts.
* ''(Illusory wall in the Zhentarim Hideout, successful Investigation check):'' “An illusory wall. Let's find out what it seeks to hide.””
* ''(After the [[Flaming Fist]] guard refused to attack the Zhentarim):'' “So much for the law of the land…”

'''Meeting with the githyanki scouts near the [[Mountain Pass]]:'''
* ''(Found giant scratches near Mountain Pass entrance):'' “Look at that - rock gouged like it was nothing.”
* ''(Successful [[Arcana]] check):'' “Dragon claws. Nothing else could do that, surely.”
* ''(Failed):'' “What the hells could do that...?”
* ''(Saw a [[Qudenos|red dragon]]):'' “My word, a red dragon. Majestic. And malignant.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I suggest we admire it from afar.”
** ''(Saw a red dragon, [[Frightened (Condition)|Frightened]]):'' “A red dragon! Gods, it must have followed us from Avernus!”
** ''(Responding remark, Frightened):'' “We stand no chance against such a foe. We should get out of sight!”
* ''(Picked up dead mercenary’s shield 1):'' “Still hot to the touch. When it comes down to man versus dragon, the result tends to be predictable.”
* ''(Picked up dead mercenary’s shield 2):'' “Hot to the touch. The dragon's breath still lingers on this shield.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “When it comes down to man versus dragon, the result tends to be predictable.”
* ''(Read a roadsign after dragon’s attack):'' “This is a sign to nowhere now. Only scorched earth ahead.”
* ''(Leaving the area after [[Lae'zel]] ran off to speak with [[Voss]]):'' “Lae'zel was left behind. It doesn't feel right to abandon her.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Lae'zel's one of us now. It doesn't feel right to abandon her.”
* ''(Reacting to the sight of Lae’zel’s dead body):'' “She was dangerous, but I respected her passion and ambition. Her kin have done themselves a disservice.”

==== [[Rosymorn Monastery]] ====
'''Walking down the [[Rosymorn Monastery Trail]]:'''
* ''(Looking at the valley vista from the viewpoint {{coords|-30|-100}}):'' “A sight to nourish the soul! Now let's sit down and nourish the stomach.”
* ''(Looking at the ruined monastery from afar):'' “I would have thought the gith to be too proud to squat in someone else's ruins.” 
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Indeed. This is all a little too shopworn for their tastes.”
* ''(Recognizing [[Lathander]] depiction in the statue at {{coords|-63|-133}}, [[Religion]] check successful):'' “Lathander, I do believe. God of the dawning sun.”
* ''(Tried to use the cable car, [[Strength]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “My, took quite the workout to get this moving. Must have been ages since someone last used it.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Blast. It'd take a hundred Mage Hands or more to set this thing in motion.”
* ''(Came up to a broken bridge at {{coords|-106|-184}}):'' “That bridge has long been collapsed. If only we'd arrived a few centuries earlier.”

'''Exploring the ruined monastery:'''
* ''(Came up to the body of a [[Corliss Undertump|cultist]] killed by the [[Add'ath|gith guard]]):'' “Seems the githyanki came to blows with the cultists. Let's hope they keep each other busy.”
* ''(Approaching the statue of Lathander at {{coords|73|4}}):'' “Undead trampled to dust. Their dusk is as eternal as Lathander's dawn.”
* ''(Heard the warning from speaking bust, [[Arcana]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “A Magic Mouth{{ref|An [[Illusion School|illusion]] spell that allows to transfer a voice message to anyone who activates a certain trigger. It is not available to cast or learn within the game. Apart from the monastery, active spells can also be found in the [[Thorm Mausoleum]] and in the [[Undercity Ruins]], on the path to the [[Bhaal Temple]]. More on it at {{FRWiki|Magic mouth|long}}}} spell - so that voice must be from someone long-deceased.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Talking statues often herald trouble, in my experience...”
* ''(Found the corpse with a longsword in the chest, [[History]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “A githyanki blade, no doubt.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Skewered monk. A delicacy to someone, no doubt.”
* ''(Found active [[Guardian of Faith]] spell):'' “A Guardian of Faith spell. Strong is its faith indeed to linger still in these ancient halls.”
* ''(In the [[Rosymorn_Monastery#Dawnmasters_memorial|Ceremonial room]], removed the weapon from the altar):'' “The weapon's stopped glowing. Curious.”
* ''(Placed the non-Ceremonial weapon on altar):'' “Looks like just any old weapon will suffice.”
* ''(Heard [[Gremishka]] meowlings):'' “What's that ghastly sound? Almost sounds like weeping.”
* ''(Recognized Gremishkas, ? check successful):'' “Gremishkas? They're no lovers of magic - better watch where I cast.”
* ''(Used magic close to a Gremishka):'' “Better eschew magic with these creatures.”
* ''(Entered a combat with drunk [[Kobold]]s):'' “I can smell the alcohol on their breath from here. Drunk and flammable - what a combination.”
* ''(Pass by an inactive Lathander's Lance on the roof, knows the where crèche is):'' “Powerful-looking piece of armament. Used on those githyanki, perhaps?”
** ''(Doesn’t know the crèche location):'' “Quite a potent-looking weapon.”
* ''(Found a githyanki skeleton at {{coords|45|19}}, has been to the crèche):'' “Githyanki armour. Not much left of the occupant - one of the original raiding party, I'd guess.”
** ''(Hasn’t found the crèche yet):'' “Githyanki armour. Not much left of the warrior inside.”
* ''(The [[Giant Eagle]] calling for help in combat):'' “Ugh, a screech to shred the strongest ear drum. It's calling for help!”

==== [[Crèche Y'llek]] ====
* ''(Entered the [[Crèche_Y'llek#Infirmary_and_Dormitory|Dormitory]]):'' “Not the comfiest of dormitories. The githyanki must consider sleep quite the luxury.”
* ''(Read the parchment with the rules on the dormitory wall):'' “Less rules, more doctrine. Hard to disobey such a stern mandate.”
* ''(Set Gremishka loose from the [[Zel'i|gith kids’]] chest):'' “Mystra's dimples! What's that?!”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “That's what was in there? Those little privy rags were tormenting it.”
* ''(Looking at the devices in [[Stornugoss|Stornugoss’]] laboratory):'' “A well-equipped laboratory. This is a place for rigorous study, though I hesitate to ask of what.”
* ''(Breathed in the [[Strange Gas]] in the [[Crèche_Y'llek#Hatchery|Hatchery]]):'' “That odour's left me feeling decidedly wobbly.”
* ''(Looking around in the Hatchery):'' “By Mystra's mantle, what a smell. Something strange is in the air...”
* ''(Saw anatomical diagrams in the [[Crèche_Y'llek#Classroom|Classroom]]):'' “Mind flayer anatomy, rendered in quite disturbing detail. The gith clearly know their enemy inside out.”
* ''(Hit a training dummy in the Classroom):'' “Not sure a real mind flayer would accept such punishment.”
* ''(Started a fight with [[Kethk|sa'varsh Kethk]] and his students):'' “There's no sharper foe than an ambitious student. Keep eyes on teacher and pupils alike.”
* ''(Opened the apple crate in the corridor):'' “Apples? Not the bloodthirsty fare I expected to see in such a place.”
* ''(Read the map in [[Crèche_Y'llek#Captain's_Quarters|Captain’s Quarters]]):'' “A map of the Sword Coast. Whatever these githyanki are planning, Baldur's Gate lies at the heart...”
* ''(Killed [[Therezzyn]], reminding themselves about the Inquisitor):'' “That's the rank and file dealt with. Let's hope her commander is more amenable.”
* ''(Interacted with the deactivated barrier):'' “Barrier's already deactivated. Now there's a stroke of luck.”
* ''(Walking the bridge that leads to [[Crèche_Y'llek#Inquisitor's_Chamber|Inquisitor’s Chamber]]):'' “And to think I couldn't imagine this place could get any more foreboding...”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Indeed. This place makes my skin crawl - no, makes it run full pelt.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “This Inquisitor sounds like a daunting chap. But who knows? Perhaps he'll answer our questions.”
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “We should be so lucky.”
* ''(Try to use an inactive Planecaster, before speaking to [[W'wargaz]]):'' “Nothing.”

'''Searching and obtaining the [[Blood of Lathander]]:'''
* ''(Found empty altar for the fake Blood of Lathander {{coords|74|67}}):'' “So they kept the 'Blood of Lathander' here? Easy pickings.”
* ''(Read the note in the Dawnmaster’s secret stash):'' “That 'blood' rings a bell - still to be found somewhere, perhaps?”
* ''(Picked up the [[Strange Chunk of Amber|fake Blood of Lathander]]):'' “Hmm. Seems a touch... underwhelming.”
* ''(Noticed the statues in Inquisitor’s Chamber, PER check successful):'' “Grooves beneath those statues... Perhaps they can be moved?”
** ''(If the party read [[Old Maintenance Records]] at {{coords|102|26}}):'' “Hmm. That book mentioned Lathander statues that could be moved...”
* ''(Failed to rotate the statue in Inquisitor’s Chamber):'' “Won't budge.”
* ''(Hit the stuck statue weakly):'' “Damn, nearly had it.”
* ''(Solved the statue puzzle in Inquisitor’s Chamber):'' “Nothing like a secret door to pique one's interest.”
* ''(Upon entering the Dawnbreak Gate):'' “Remarkably well preserved. A little glimpse into the past.”
* ''(Took the Blood of Lathander, using [[Dawnmaster's Crest]]):'' “Someone was exceedingly protective of what was kept in here.”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “The tighter the security, the juicier the prize.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Looks powerful - perhaps they were wise to take extreme measures.”
* ''(Managed to stop the armed Lance):'' “That could have ended very poorly.”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “If I have any choice as to where I die, I'd rather it not be in the bowels of a ruined monastery.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “A little more care and attention may stand to us in future, I think.”
* ''(Managed to stop the armed Lance, answering to [[Lae'zel]]):'' “Who gives a fig? We stopped it - that's all that counts.”
* ''(Near the armed Lance on the roof):'' “That thing is about to blow!”
* ''(Took the Blood of Lathander and got trapped):'' “Help! Get me out of this thing, before the whole place collapses!”
** ''(Responding remark, avatar is trapped (not him)):'' “Hold on - we need an exit from this chamber as well.”
** ''(Responding remark, a party member is trapped (not him)):'' “Hells, can't just leave them in there - someone do something!”
** ''(Took the mace after destroying the barrier’s source):'' “Hells, this place is on the verge of collapse.”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “Let's get out of here!”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Time to run.”
* ''(Got through the portal on the roof):'' “That was too close a call for comfort. The sooner I see this place on the horizon, the better.”
* ''(Ran to the right roof):'' “I need to get off this roof, and I better not dawdle either.”
* ''(Ran to the left balcony):'' “Safety's within reach. Just a little further.”
* ''(Jumped to the left roof 1):'' “That contraption is going to explode before I do. Away from here!”
* ''(Jumped to the left roof 2):'' “Hells in a handbasket, I need to get down from here!”
* ''(Destroyed the crèche with the Lance):'' “Well. I think it's safe to say we made quite an impact on that monastery.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I hope we don't plan to destroy any further historic landmarks. One is quite enough for me.”

'''In the [[Astral Plane]]:'''
* ''(The avatar returned from the [[Discover_the_Artefact's_Secrets#Facing_the_prism_inhabitant|Beckoning Cave]]):'' “Tell me, what have you learned?”
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=== Act Two === 
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==== [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]] ====
* ''(Entering the Shadow-Cursed Lands for the first time):'' “Shrouded in no ordinary shadows. What evil lurks within such darkness?”
* ''(Responding remark):'' “Moonrise Towers lies ahead. We must venture on, however bleak the path.”
* ''(Looking at the distorted land within Shadow Curse):'' “The very plates of the earth have been shattered by the magic of the shadow curse. Utterly fascinating - unless you happened to be standing on it, of course.”
* ''(Looking at the former battlefield):'' “The site of no ordinary skirmish. This was once a battlefield, and a bloody one too, judging by the number of bodies.”
* ''(Found old war machines, [[History]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “These siege engines... it's like walking into a military history book. A century old, I'd say.”
** ''(Failed):'' "This stuff's ancient. Abandoned to the elements for a long time, I'd say."
* ''(Found non-dousable torches):'' “Well now, this torch seems to be in strict opposition to being doused.”
** ''(Recognized the spell):'' “Must have been a wizard at work. I know a Continual Flame spell when I see one.”
▶'''''Note:''' Gale passes the [[Arcana]] check here automatically (as well as a Wizard avatar {{verify}})''
* ''(Found fresh flowers near [[Oliver|Oliver’s]] hovel, not knowing the story):'' “Wildflowers in bloom... A welcome sight, but a strange one...”
** ''(Knowing about him from [[Halsin]]):'' “A pocket of nature, thriving in the darkness. Just as Halsin predicted...”
* ''(Looking for Oliver in hide-and-seek game, [[Perception]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Ah, I have you! Just a shame I don't want you.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Hells. I have better things to do than seek out unsettling little children.”
* ''(Met [[Rolan]] near the bridge to [[Reithwin Town]]):'' “Is that Rolan? Gods, his foolishness is enough to give wizards a bad name..”

'''Feeling the effect of the [[Shadow Curse]]:'''
* ''(Feeling the effect of Shadow Curse, 1):'' “The shadows... feels like they're gnawing at my very being.”
** ''(Feeling the effect of Shadow Curse, 2):'' “I can't linger in this darkness - I'm weakening by the moment.”
** ''(Feeling the effect of Shadow Curse, 3):'' “ Agh... I'll be sucked dry of all life if I linger here...”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “I can barely think straight... this place saps the very thoughts from your mind.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Not sure... how much farther I can go...”
** ''(Responding remark 3 - looking for a solution):'' “We need to escape these shadows, while we still have the strength.”
* ''(Feeling the effect of Shadow Curse, looking for light source):'' “Please... some light... dispel the darkness...”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “These shadows will be the death of me. We need light...”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Yes, light. Before we are consumed entirely.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I need light... the darkness is consuming me...”
* ''(Feeling the effect of Shadow Curse, answers to [[Shadowheart]] who doesn’t, 1):'' “They feed on me instead... I need light...”
** ''(Answer to Shadowheart 2):'' “It's my spirit draining... only light drives the shadows away...”
* ''(Negated the Curse with a light source):'' “Look at that. In this light there is shelter from the shadows.”
* ''(A torch snuffed out in deeper curse, 1):'' “Is it too much to ask for the blasted torches to stay lit?!”
** ''(Remark 2):'' “I'd gladly carry a pair of rancid britches on a stick right now, if they kept aflame.”
** ''(Remark 3):'' “Can't keep anything lit in this curse.”
** ''(Remark 4):'' “Damn. The curse has snuffed my light.”

'''Dealing with Shadow Curse victims:'''
* ''(Found the Dead Druid's Journal, [[Nature]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Research notes - on the nature of the shadow curse. A most-fortuitous find.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Notes on the shadow curse. I sincerely hope its effects haven't spread past this region...”
* ''(Read graverobber’s note):'' “Ellie May. Passed by her grave earlier.”
** ''(Read graverobber’s note, saw the grave/got the [[Family Ring|ring]]):'' “The ring must be Ellie May's. Better in my hands than those of some graverobber, I say.”
** ''(Found Ellie May’s grave):'' “This grave has been disturbed. Must have been an animal, or whatever else lurks in this darkness.”
** ''(Found animal tracks near Ellie May’s grave):'' “Tracks of some sort. Looks like they lead downwards...”
** ''(Found animal’s burrow down the ledge):'' “My. If I'm not mistaken, someone seems to have misplaced their femur.”
** ''(Saw an animal killed by the Shadow Curse):'' “A withered creature, consumed by the shadow curse. A fate I hope we don't share.”
* ''(Saw the dead grove tieflings, [[Investigation]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Seems like they put up a struggle - in vain.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Poor souls. They can rest now.”
* ''(Saw the dead cursed ox, Investigation check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Its horns bear someone else's blood. It must have put up a fight.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Poor beast. It didn't deserve to die in fear.”
* ''(Saw the dead cursed ox’s master, [[Medicine]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Flesh met horn - and flesh lost.”
** ''(Failed):'' “All the hallmarks of a miserable death.”
* ''(Found a dead raven nearby [[Last Light Inn]], ? check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “That corpse is tainted by the shadows, no doubt. Best avoided.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Charming. Seems like you can't even take flight to evade this shadow curse.”
'''Encounters with the drider and the pixie:'''
* ''(Took the [[Moonlantern]] from the [[Kar'niss|drider's]] corpse):'' “Now to make use of that lantern.”
* ''(Set [[Dolly Thrice]] free):'' “My, a pixie.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “She'd put a sailor to shame with that mouth.”
* ''(Set Dolly free but angered her):'' “My, what an angry little pixie. She's practically turning the air blue.”
** ''(Responding remark to an angered pixie):'' “Feisty little darling, isn't she?”
* ''(Found drider’s route starting point 1):'' “The origin point of the drider's caravan, it seems.”
** ''(Found drider’s route starting point 2):'' “The drider's caravan must have came from here.”
* ''(Responding remark, defeated the drider 1):'' “At least they won't drag any more poor souls along in chains.”
** ''(Responding remark, defeated the drider 2):'' “At least they've herded their last prisoner.”
* ''(Responding remark, haven’t defeated the drider 1):'' “Cages, shackles, whips... all prepared to mete out misery on captives.”
** ''(Responding remark, haven’t defeated the drider 2):'' “A long march through dark, unfriendly lands. I don't envy them.”

'''Leaving Shadow-Cursed lands:'''
* ''(At the road to Baldur’s Gate):'' “These grounds look like they've been trampled by an entire horde of beasts. An army passed through here.”
* ''(If has seen the [[Absolute|Absolute’s]] army from the cemetery cliff):'' “The army of the Absolute is gone, marching west. Sooner or later the very walls of Baldur's Gate will tremble.”

==== [[Last Light Inn]]====
* ''(Approaching the Moonshield around the inn):'' “What light is that? A barrier to keep the shadows at bay?”
* ''(Saw a stuffed bear upon entering the inn, [[Nature]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Believe it or not, but I know that stuffed bear. Darkmaw the Wicked.”
** ''(Responding remark to successful):'' “He terrorised everyone and everything between the woods of Cloak and Sharp Teeth. Odd place for him to end up, this.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Impressive specimen. Better off stuffed than stalking me, I daresay.”
* (Looking at the graveyard behind the inn): “A hasty burial is still a burial. A small mercy, but one these fallen would have been grateful for.”
* ''(Found rocks piled by [[Marcus]], have spoken to him):'' “So this is Marcus' handiwork. That sick bastard.”
** ''(Not knowing the story):'' “A Flaming Fist, her face beaten beyond recognition. There was some sick individual at work here.”
* ''(Too heavy to lift rocks, spoken with Marcus):'' “Oof. Not even an ogre could move this. What are you hiding, Marcus?”
** ''(Too heavy to lift rocks, not knowing the story):'' “Oof. Not even an ogre could move this.”
* ''(Found bloody [[Flaming Fist]] armour on the inn roof, [[Medicine]] check):''
** (Successful):'' “Something ripped off Flaming First armour like you might peel an orange...”
** ''(Failed):'' “What do we have here...?”
* ''(Confronted [[Meenlock]]s in the inn cellar, [[Arcana]] check):''
** ''(Successful 1):'' “Watch out - meenlocks.”
** ''(Successful 2):'' “Meenlocks!”
** ''(Responding remark to successful):'' “Their sight works best in darkness - stay with light, if you can.”
** ''(Arcana check failed 1):'' “Those claws look sharp. Better stay clear - I much prefer to keep my insides on the inside.”
** ''(Failed 2):'' “Hells. What gruesome creature's assailing me now?”
** ''(Responding remark to failed):'' “Those claws look sharp - stay clear, unless you wish to trip on your own entrails.”
* ''(Found a Selûnite shrine in the cellar, answer to [[Shadowheart]] (Sharran)):'' “Even Selûne's faithful are driven to the darkness in such a place.”
** ''(Answer to Shadowheart (non-Sharran)):'' “Far better to encourage such glimmers of light amongst the darkness. Who knows where they may lead?”
* ''(Saw [[Rolan|Rolan’s]] projection after he left the inn):'' “Ah, Rolan. Not the brightest decision to stride off into such darkness. He'll soon be extinguished.”
* ''(Noticed the [[Strange Ox]]):'' “I'm almost certain I've seen that ox someplace before...”
** ''(Defeated the Strange Ox):'' “Well, that'll teach us never to judge an ox by its cover.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “This was one of those memorable encounters I'd love to forget.”
* ''(Noticed a note in [[Art Cullagh|Art Cullagh’s]] pocket):'' “Hmmm, there seems to be some kind of document protruding from this gentleman's pantaloons.”
** ''(Picked up Art Cullagh’s writ):'' “Looks like he was investigating the House of Healing. In search of what, I wonder.”
* ''([[Halsin]] entered [[Shadowfell]]):'' “There he goes, into the Shadowfell. Let's hope his mind and body are up to the challenges that await in that fabled place.”
** ''(Defending Halsin’s portal, initial wave):'' “The shadow curse is gathering its forces. Got to protect the portal.”
** ''(Defending Halsin’s portal, 2nd wave):'' “If only the curse had taken all of the Absolute's followers - we'd claim two birds with one stone.”
** ''(Defending Halsin’s portal, 3rd wave):'' “Enemies popping up like weeds. Halsin better conclude his search very soon...”
** ''(Defending Halsin’s portal, 4th wave):'' “Even the githyanki's finest must have succumbed to the curse.”
** ''(Defending Halsin’s portal, final wave):'' “The druid's return is imminent! Have to keep foes at bay until then!”
** ''(Halsin died during the ritual):'' “Rest in peace, proud druid. What a pity his death means the Sharran curse will remain alive and well.”
* ''(Starting a fight against shadows that siege the inn):'' “The shadows are coming alive. We've got a fight on our hands!”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “All we can give them is a second, final death.”
* ''(Saw a giant tentacle when defending the inn from shadows):'' “Gods - that is not a pretty sight.”

==== [[Reithwin Town]] ====
* ''(Entering the [[Mason's Guild]]):'' “A masons' guild, it seems.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I doubt anything's been chiselled here in a long time...”
* ''(Reading the plaques on the statue at the town square):'' "Looks like these plaques make for a mechanism of sorts. I sense a secret.”
** ''(Entered [[Sharran Sanctuary]] under the town square):'' “What's this place? It's been spared the shadow curse...”
** ''(Trying to exit Sharran Sanctuary after waking the guards):'' “It's stuck. Nothing for it but to stand my ground in battle.”

'''In and around [[Reithwin Tollhouse]]:'''
* ''(Approaching Tollhouse):'' “A tollhouse. Must have collected a tidy sum, back in the day.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Perhaps some of its earnings can still be found within.”
* ''(Approaching Tollhouse, saw [[Harpers|Harpers’]] prayers on the wall):'' “Protective charms. And prayers, written by ... Harpers before attacking their enemies.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Worthless. You'd find more value in an adolescent boy's spent handkerchief.”
* ''(Opened Cormyte Shipment Box):'' “Silks from Cormyr. Alas, pilfered.”
* ''(Opened Dale Shipment Trunk):'' “Cheese from the Dalelands. The rats must have feasted.”
* ''(Opened Thayan Shipment Box):'' “Gems from Thay. Looks like the looters were less than thorough...”
* ''(Blocked door to Tollhouse’s master room):'' “Blocked from the other side.”
* ''(Interact with the ‘Confiscated’ room plaque):'' “There's got to be another way in.”
* ''(Saw a pile of pet collars): “'Rascal.'? 'Jagoda.'? Pet names. These must be their collars - which does not bode well for them.”
** ''(Have read the poster near the brewery): “These collars are stained with blood. A gruesome end to the mystery of the missing pets.”
* ''(Killed [[Gerringothe Thorm]]):'' “These shadows made her something worse than her vices. What would it make of us, if we stay here too long?”

'''In the [[House of Healing]]:'''
* ''(Entering the House of Healing):'' “Looks like a hospital. Or the remains of one.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Should I be in need of medical treatment, please don't bring me here.”
* ''(At the Infirmary, saw [[Arabella|Arabella’s]] mother):'' “This corpse... Dear gods, it's Arabella's mother.”
** ''(Saw Arabella’s father):'' “This corpse... Dear gods, it's Arabella's father.”
** ''(Saw either, haven’t met them):'' “A dead tiefling. The horror of their end I daren't contemplate.”
* ''(Killed [[Malus Thorm]]):'' “ I'm not doctor, but I'd say that's terminal.”
** ''(Malus Thorm killed by his nurses):'' “Killed by his own nurses. Not a treatment I'd be eager to sign up for.”
** ''(After Malus Thorm killed himself):'' “Nothing like giving someone a taste of their own medicine.”
* ''(In the [[Morgue]], saw footprints):'' “There's significantly less dust on the leftmost door. Recently opened and closed, I think.”
* ''(Looking at the army camp from the cemetery cliff, knowing about the [[Absolute]]):'' “ Enough campfires for an army - the Absolute's army. That's close enough, I think.”
** ''(Not knowing about the Absolute):'' “All those campfires - there's a whole army of creatures out there. Better keep my distance.”

'''At [[The Waning Moon]]:'''
* ''(Upon entering The Waning Moon):'' “A distillery. A little premature for us to start celebrating, I suppose.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Hmm. Smells like wanton days as a young scholar.”
* (Read the poster in front of the brewery): “'Missing: Rascal - brown puppy. Jagoda - black and white cat. Zola...' The list goes on. Bad place to be a pet, this.”
** (Already noticed the collars ner Tollhouse): “Missing - 'Zola'. 'Rascal'. Hmmm, the word 'missing' seems somewhat optimistic given those blood-stained collars I came across earlier.”
* ''(Starting a fight with [[Thisobald Thorm]]):'' “That gasbag is three sheets to the wind - can it even feel pain?”
* ''(Killed Thisobald Thorm):'' “A man to be pitied, for all the bile he had in life. His was a lonely end, made a monster by these shadows.”
* ''(Found remains in the Waning Moon backroom):'' “If you don't find solace at the bottom of a bottle, try a barrel, I suppose.”
** ''(Found remains, having read Thisobald’s diary):'' “This must be what remains of the lady who tried to blackmail the brewer. Put her into a barrel rather than over one, it seems.”
* ''(Voss’ [[Qua'nith Psionic Detector]] activated, [[Lae'zel]] spurned [[Vlaakith]]):'' “Voss' psionic device is active... The gith queen's forces must be nearby.”
** ''(Detector activated, Lae’zel rejected [[Voss]]):'' “The gith knight's device has activated. What is it trying to tell us?”
* ''(After defeating gith hunters, Lae’zel spurned Vlaakith):'' “Voss spoke truly, both about the device, and Vlaakith's intentions. She is coming for us.”
** ''(Defeated gith hunters, Lae’zel rejected Voss):'' “So, it seems the device was activated by the presence of those githyanki hunters. Rather handy, that.”

====[[Gauntlet of Shar]]====
'''Approaching [[Thorm Mausoleum]]:'''
* ''(Looking at old graves near the mausoleum, [[Religion]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Buried in the Selûnite manner. With great haste, by all appearances.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Looks like this was a hasty burial. Clearly the threat was not extinguished.”
* ''(Knowing the story of the conflict):'' “Buried in the Selûnite manner, though hastily. Defeated by Shar's Chosen, no doubt.”
* ''(Upon approaching the entrance):'' “Sigils of some kind, though I'm not sure of their purpose...”
* ''(Found [[Dark Justiciar]] corpses near temple, knows the story):'' “Dark Justiciars. No doubt they served General Ketheric, in another life.”
** ''(Not knowing the story):'' “Bodies upon bodies, long left to rot. A grim sight indeed.”

'''Inside the Mausoleum:'''
* ''(Heard [[Balthazar|Balthazar’s]] warning from the skull):'' “Balthazar. Ketheric Thorm's necromancer of choice. He must be close.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Who knows what tricks he keeps up his rotten sleeve.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Let's keep sharp.”
* ''(Saw Balthazar’s bone decorations):'' “All these bone arrangements reek of dark magic afoot - necromancy, I'll wager.”
* ''(Found [[Myrkul|Myrkul's]] symbol drawn by Balthazar, [[Religion]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “That's Myrkul's symbol.”
** ''(Failed):'' “What's that symbol I spy?”
* ''(Found Balthazar’s map):'' “This map shows a temple of Shar. Seems to highlight some great danger within.”

'''Near [[Isobel|Isobel's]] sarcophagus:'''
* ''(Found the tomb open, before reading the plaque):'' “This tomb lies open and empty. Did anyone say 'undead'?”
** ''(Haven’t met Isobel yet):'' “Ketheric Thorm had a daughter? I hope she didn't follow in daddy's footsteps...”
** ''(Met Isobel, does not know her parentage):'' “Isobel... isn't that the name of the Last Light's cleric protector?”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “So Isobel is Isobel Thorm? Such a thing should not be possible...”
** ''(Knowing both):'' “Isobel's final resting place. Well, not that final, once Ketheric came back for her...”
* ''(Triggered a disarmed trap around Isobel’s tomb):'' “A pressure plate... but unarmed. Why is that?”
* ''(Looking at the mural depicting Moonrise Tower, haven’t visited it):'' “Looks like quite a place.”
* ''(Already been to Moonrise):'' “Moonrise Towers - under its original stewardship.”
* ''(Looking at the mural depicting grieving Ketheric, haven’t met him):'' “This depicts a man grieving over a lost one, his wife or daughter most likely. I don't want to imagine such pain.”
* ''(Has met Ketheric):'' “This depicts Ketheric Thorm grieving over his daughter. But did he shed tears too for all who fell beneath his sword?”
* ''(Looking at the mural depicting Ketheric with his army, not knowing the story):'' “There he is, General Ketheric Thorm leading an army of Sharran warriors. A Fallen Paladin if ever there was one.”
* ''(Knows the story):'' “A venerated leader stands out among the Sharran warriors. Must have been a champion of Shar, perhaps a Chosen even.”

'''At the entrance to the temple itself:'''
* ''(Spotted the transporting disc to the temple):'' “That disc will lead somewhere, I'll wager.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “But where exactly does it lead...?”
* ''(First time entering the temple, [[Religion]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “This architecture - this can only be the work of Shar worshippers.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Well, this doesn't look foreboding at all.”
* ''(Heard the statue talking):'' “Shar speaks, but why to us?”
** ''(Heard [[Shar]] speaking again, elsewhere in the temple):'' “No earthly voice... I think the Lady Shar speaks to us...”
* ''(Trying to open a magically-sealed door):'' “The Weave here won't budge. Must be a powerful spell that keeps it in place.”
* ''(Pushed off by force field around the statue):'' “Hell of a breeze down here. What in Faerûn was that?”
* ''(Saw any of the glowing rings around the statue):'' “Defied once more. That ring must be some form of Sharran defence.”
* ''(Pushed off by force field of the outer ring):'' “Blasted ring. Won't be getting past that easily.”
* ''(Pushed off by force field of the inner ring):'' “Nothing for it but to do it again. Only correctly this time.”

'''Elsewhere in the inner temple:'''
* ''(Spotted a [[Cloaker]]):'' “Gods, a cloaker! And a mean one, by the looks of it.”
* ''(Found shattered [[Mirror of Loss]], Arcana check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “This mirror once drew its power from the Shadow Weave. Even shattered, its dark power lingers.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Someone took offence at what that mirror showed them. Or what it didn't.”
* ''(Killed Balthazar):'' “Balthazar's dead. Luckily he can't use his necromancy on himself.”

'''Dealing with [[Yurgir]] and [[Lyrthindor]]:'''
* ''(Looking at orthon’s corpse installations in the temple, knowing about his presence):'' “That orthon shows some artistry in his corpse arrangements. I suppose he had time to kill...”
** ''(Not knowing about him):'' “These corpses are arranged with some artistic flair - if you're a madman, that is.”
* ''(Entering orthon’s lair):'' “My, this must be the proverbial lion's den. Or lion's abattoir, rather.”
* ''(Felt orthon’s ambush, [[Perception]] check successful):'' “I have the miserable feeling of being prey. Something's on the hunt...”
* ''(Looking at orthon’s bed):'' “Now that can't be comfortable. Especially for the corpses.”
* ''(Killed orthon, knows [[Raphael|Raphael’s]] demand):'' “Seems like we tied up a loose end for Raphael. Not sure if he'll be grateful though...”
** ''(Not knowing Raphael’s demand):'' “Curious to find an orthon here - perhaps there was an untold tale behind that.”
* ''(An infernal circle near the rat altar, Arcana check successful):'' “A ritual circle, chalked in the manner of the hells. What infernal purpose did it serve?”
** ''(Failed):'' “A ritual circle, though for what purpose I haven't the foggiest.”
* ''(Found a [[One Becomes Many|scroll]] near the altar):'' “A spell to turn one into many. Could come in handy, especially when I get back to my reading list...”
* ''(Fighting rats, between waves):'' “Quite a host of furry foes. There must be an end to them - have to keep fighting.”

'''Passing [[Gauntlet_of_Shar#Trials_of_Shar|Trials of Shar]]:'''
* ''(Started [[Gauntlet_of_Shar#Soft-Step_Trial|Soft-Step Trial]] and read the hint book in [[Silent Library]]):'' “I need to navigate this labyrinth unseen, it seems.”
** ''(Spotted by a [[Shadow]] during the trial):'' “Damn - back to the beginning.”
** ''(Don’t have a hint from the book):'' “There's a task afoot. Not sure what's needed of me, unfortunately.”
* ''(Starting [[Gauntlet_of_Shar#Self-Same_Trial|Self-Same Trial]], read the hint book):'' “Seems I have to defeat myself, as it was written.”
** ''(Don’t have a hint from the book):'' “I can't say I grasp what I need to do here...”
* ''(Starting [[Gauntlet_of_Shar#Faith-Leap_Trial|Faith-Leap Trial]], read the hint book):'' “Seems I need to find the platforms by memory alone if I'm to cross unscathed.”
** ''(Don’t have a hint from the book):'' “I'll admit it - I'm at a loss.”
* ''(Trying to activate the altar, not having a single [[Umbral Gem]] in inventory):'' “Looks like something fits in here - but alas, I have nothing.”
* ''(Spotted a first Umbral Gem, not knowing its purpose):'' “A gem. Doesn't strike me as purely decorative...”
** ''(Knowing its purpose):'' “Better get my hands on that gem.”
* ''(Found another Gem, not knowing its purpose):'' “Another of those gems - yet their purpose still eludes me.”
** ''(Knowing its purpose):'' “Another gem. Better get hold of it.”
* ''(In the Silent Library, pressed the correct button):'' “That did the trick.”
* ''(Pick up the [[Spear of Night]], not knowing its purpose):'' “Interesting spear. Deadly-looking, but interesting.”
* ''(Pick up the Spear of Night, knowing its purpose):'' “A remarkable spear. The very one that Shadowheart wishes to claim, no doubt.”
* ''(Using the second transporting disc, knowing about Trials):'' “The disc is moving - Shar's trials must continue wherever it leads.”
** ''(Not knowing):'' “The disc is moving. Better see where it leads.”

'''At the Verge of Shadows and in the [[Shadowfell]]:'''
* ''(Read a plaque before entering Nightsong’s prison and read Balthazar's diary in Moonrise):'' “The blood of Selûne? But what about the Nightsong?”
** ''(Not knowing the story):'' “The blood of Selûne? Sounds like a sacrifice...”
* ''(Upon entering the Shadowfell):'' “I feel lighter than a tressym's feather. Like I could fly away...”
* ''(Leaving the Shadowfell, Shadowheart disappeared):'' “Something's amiss. Shadowheart - what happened? Why did you vanish like that?”

'''Resolving [[Nightsong|Nightsong’s]] fate:'''
* ''(Saw [[Aylin]] trapped):'' “Imagine being trapped here, faced with eternal torment. I think I'd rather just die.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Ketheric Thorm has a lot to answer for.”

* ''(Killed Nightsong with [[Shadowheart]] in party or as an avatar):'' “A cruel fate for such a wondrous being. Is there so little room for light in you, Shadowheart?”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Shar is no doubt pleased. Though I'm not sure I care for the pleasures of such a goddess.”
* ''(Killed her, Shadowheart is not in party):'' “Her death will be temporary, but her anger... that will be permanent.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “When she resurrects, she'll have no interest in helping us.”

* ''(Freed Nightsong, any of three options):'' “An aasimar for an ally. I feel the odds shifting in our favour already.”
** ''(Responding remark to any of three options):'' “Ketheric has the wrath of the heavens upon him now. And no hope of resurrection.”

* ''(Surrendered Nightsong to Balthazar, any of three options):'' “Rather ruthless of you to just hand her over like that.”
** ''(Responding remark to any of three options):'' “Let's hope she doesn't seek revenge. I don't fancy facing an aasimar's wrath.”

==== [[Moonrise Towers]] ====

* ''(Read Melodia’s [[Letter to Ketheric]]):'' “It seemed Thorm's wife loved him deeply. Perhaps he was even a good man once...”
* ''(Feeling a ‘hangover’ upon LR after using [[Araj Oblodra|Araj Oblodra’s]] unique potion):'' “Offfph... I feel less-than-well...”
* ''(Reminding the avatar about [[Minthara]] after her trial):'' “Minthara's still locked in the cells below Moonrise. We should go back for her - she'd do the same for us. Probably.”
'''In [[Balthazar|Balthazar's]] study:'''
* ''(Found Balthazar’s book in his secret room, seq 1):'' “This 'Nightsong' is the source of Ketheric's invulnerability.”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “Its powers could prove useful. Especially if turned against Ketheric himself.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “First, we have to find it. And I suspect he keeps it very, very well hidden.”
* ''(Found Balthazar’s book in his secret room, seq 2):'' “This 'Nightsong' is the source of Ketheric's invulnerability.”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “An evocative name. More suited to poetry than the Absolute's perversions.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Its powers could prove useful. Especially if turned against Ketheric himself.”
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “First, we have to find it. And I suspect he keeps it very, ''very'' well hidden.”
* ''(Found Balthazar’s book in his secret room, seq 3):'' “So, the 'Nightsong' is the source of Ketheric's invulnerability. Perhaps its powers could be turned against him.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “First, we have to find it. And I suspect he keeps it very, ''very'' well hidden.”
'''In the [[Moonrise Towers Prison]] and the [[Oubliette]]:'''
* ''(Approaching the prison):'' “The stench, the filth... gods, what a horror to be imprisoned in such a place.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “If we plan to open the doors for these poor souls, we must do so quietly, or risk joining them.”
* ''(Found themselves in the prison after coming too close to the army):'' “Hmm. Perhaps facing down an army wasn't my wisest choice...”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Not your wisest move, was it?”
* ''(Entered the [[Oubliette]] for the first time):'' “Look at it... This must be the place where sanity comes to drown.”
** ''(Returned to the Oubliette):'' “Yet another unwelcome opportunity to contemplate this ghastly abattoir.”
* ''(Investigating Oubliette, saw the colony through a flesh-wrought window):'' “A strange vista through that window... Unreachable from here, I'd surmise, but there must be another way down.”
* ''(Heard a screech in the Oubliette, has seen [[Hook Horror]]s):'' “So there's a hook horror down here. This is truly the pit that keeps on giving.”
** ''(Hasn’t seen Hook Horrors before):'' “My, the local fauna sounds appropriately terrifying.”
* ''(Climbing up from the Oubliette):'' “What was that place...?”

'''At the [[Moonrise Towers Rooftop]]:'''
* ''(Before entering the door to the rooftop to fight [[Ketheric]]):'' “Ketheric Thorm won't go down so easily. Best we ready ourselves - we're about to have quite the fight on our hands.”
* ''(Observing the landscape from the Moonrise rooftop):'' “Quite a view.”
* ''(On the rooftop, looking into the tentacle hole):'' “Where Ketheric leads, we've no choice but to follow.”

====[[Mind Flayer Colony]]====
* ''(Entering the colony, investigating):'' “So much hidden away beneath Moonrise Towers. How deep does this warren go?”
* ''(Looking at neutral [[Intellect Devourer]]s):'' “Strange - they're leaving us be. Do they think we're one of them?”
* ''(Approaching [[Mizora|Mizora’s]] pod):'' “A cambion. Do the Hells themselves answer the Absolute's call?”
* ''(Found brine pool, [[Perception]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Not a tadpole to be seen. What have they done with them?”
** ''(Failed):'' “Overly optimistic to hope there were never any tadpoles here? Thought as much.”
* ''(Caught the last tadpole):'' “Now here's a strange little tadpole. It's like it's calling to me...”
<!--* (Trying to use Regeneration pod, never used it before ? check failed): “Unpowered. Wonder what it's lacking...”
* (Trying to use Regeneration pod, never used it before ? check successful): “Seems like it draws power from whoever's in the cradle... which is currently nobody.”
* (Trying to use Regeneration pod, used it before): “It draws power from a host. About what you expect from illithid technology.”
* (Regeneration pod being used on non-living creature): “No joy. Should I be using something else?”
* (When lying on the bed near the regeneration pod being used): “Ow! Feels like being siphoned, and painfully too.”-->

'''In the [[Necrotic Laboratory]] and [[Mind_Flayer_Colony#Morgue|Morgue]]:'''
* ''(At the Necrotic Laboratory, near ritual circle, [[Arcana]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Necromancy. Looks like the victims are being drained of life and put to work.”
** ''(Failed):'' “I'm not sure what this is, but I am very sure it's not good.”
* ''(Solved the [[Necrotic_Laboratory#Brain_Puzzle|mind puzzle]]):'' “Nothing too taxing. Now, let's see what was so worth such protection...”
** ''(Leaving the puzzle vault):'' “I wonder, how did the Illithid Empire fall?” ''(The answer might possibly come from Lae'zel, Shadowheart, or Karlach)''
* ''(Reading illithid manuscripts, Arcana check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Mind flayer script. I shouldn't be able to understand it... and yet I do? Kudos to the tadpole, I suppose.”
** ''(Failed):'' “This is gibberish... and yet somehow I understand it? Odd. Decidedly odd.”
* ''(Found [[Mol|Mol’s]] eyepatch, met her):'' “Mol's eyepatch. But where is Mol?”
** ''(Never met her):'' “An eyepatch...?”
* ''(Feeling the effect of the [[Resonance Stone]]):'' “I'm rather alarmed to say I suddenly feel inexplicably jubilant. How ominously delightful.”
** ''(The effect ended):'' “That feeling of jubilance... It's gone. What a relief it is to return to a state of appropriate dread.”
* ''(Entering the colony’s [[Mind_Flayer_Colony#Morgue|Morgue]]):'' “Gods, that smell. Abattoir crossed with privy.”
* ''(Saw a blood pool in the Morgue):'' “To stand on the shores of this sea of gore... It's enough to drive one mercifully insane.”
** ''(If the party has already been to the [[Oubliette]]):'' “I suppose a lake of blood counts as rustic in this illithid hell.”
* ''(Splattered with blood from a morgue chute):'' “Wonderful. I was just thinking I was far too clean.”
* ''(Looking at the corpse that fell out with blood from the chute):'' “Oh joy. Leftovers from Moonrise Towers.”

'''Final fight with Ketheric Thorm:'''
* ''(Before descending to Ketheric, saw nautiloid fleet):'' “A fleet of nautiloids... I dread to think how many True Souls that equates to.”
* ''(Activating the elevator while it’s at the same level):'' “The elevation device is already in place. All I have to do is hop on.” 
* ''(Taking the elevator down to Ketheric):'' “My tadpole's growing restless. Does anyone else feel that?”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “It's reacting to something down here. We should prepare to do the same.”
* ''(Started a final fight with Ketheric, [[Nightsong]] captured again):'' “Nothing can harm Ketheric as long as Nightsong is caged.”
* ''(Killed Ketheric Thorm, Gale’s orb quelled):'' “An elder brain... That was the Heart of the Absolute?”
** ''(The orb wasn’t quelled):'' “Controlling an elder brain... Such power.”
* ''(Took Ketheric’s [[Netherstone]] after killing him as [[Apostle of Myrkul]]):'' “Nothing left but ash and bone. A fitting end to the Chosen of Myrkul.”

==== The [[Astral Plane]] ====
* ''(Saw the corpses of the Orpheus’s Royal Guard):'' “Those demonic figures we saw were githyanki, then. Barely recognisable.”
* ''(Tried to attack [[Orpheus]]):'' “Those chains don't just bind him - they protect him. He's invulnerable.”
* ''(Observing the rocks that Orpheus is chained to):'' “Bound with the bedrock of the Astral Plane itself. No ordinary magic will sever such ties.”
* ''(Returned to the camp after meeting the [[Emperor]]):'' “I feel my bedroll calling. Time for some well earned sleep. Dreamless, preferably.”

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=== Act Three === 
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'''[[Stormshore Tabernacle]]'''
* Mystra's likeness... It's been some time since I stood before her in a place like this...}}

== Party Banter ==
=== {{Banter|Astarion}} ===
* '''Astarion''': I am enjoying our walks together, aren't you, Gale?
* '''Gale''': Uhm... Sure. In silence.
<hr>
* '''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.
<hr>
* '''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?
<hr>
* '''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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
''(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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?
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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...
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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...
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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.

=== {{Banter|Karlach}} === 
(''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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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?
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(''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?
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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.

=== {{Banter|Lae'zel}} ===
* '''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.
<hr>
* '''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.
<hr>
* '''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.
<hr>
* '''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.
<hr>
* '''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.
<hr>
* '''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.
<hr>
* '''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.
<hr>
* '''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.
<hr>
* '''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...
<hr>
* '''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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.<br>
* '''Lae'zel''': As for the unruly animals - they would make for nutritious marching rations.
* '''Gale''': That's certainly one way to make them behave...
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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...
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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...
<hr>
(''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.

=== {{Banter|Shadowheart}} ===
* '''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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(At [[House of Healing Morgue]])
* '''Gale''': Look at this place. Such horrors defy description...
* '''Shadowheart''': Silence can be best. Give it a try sometime.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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!
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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...
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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.

=== {{Banter|Wyll}} ===
* '''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.
<hr>
* '''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.
<hr>
* '''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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
''(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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...
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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.

=== {{Banter|Halsin}} ===
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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.

=== {{Banter|Minthara}} ===
(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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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.
<hr>
(''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.

=== {{Banter|Jaheira}} ===
(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.
<hr>
(''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...

=== {{Banter|Minsc}} ===
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(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.
<hr>
(''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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