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

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== Remarks ==

====Selected====
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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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====Selected (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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====Selected (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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====Selection spam====
* 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.

====Selection spam (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''.

====Selection spam (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.

====Moving====
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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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====Moving (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.
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====Moving (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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====Hiding====
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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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====Hiding (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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====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?

====Attacked by party member====
* ''Really?''
* Stop it!
* Get off!

====Can't fit in a 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.

====Can't fit in a 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.

====Can't use an item====
* 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.

====Can't use an item while 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!

====Finding a locked item====
* 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.

====Picking a lock====
* 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.

====Looking at a globe====
* Ah, to hold the world in the palm of one's hand!

====Looking at an 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.

====Looking into a mirror====
* Looking magical, as always.
* 'Doth thy mirror crack?' Apparently not.
* No harm reflecting on one's appearance.

====Looking into a telescope====
* No time for star-gazing. More's the pity.

====Succeeded Perception roll (trap)====
* 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.

====Succeeded Investigation roll====
* I spy with my little eye...
* Something hidden - but not from me.
* Methinks I spotted something.
* What's that over there?
* Intriguing.

====Succeeded Investigation roll (trap)====
* 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.

====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.

====After a short rest====
* That hit the spot.
* A little respite does wonders.
* Patched up and pushing on.
* Lovely little pick me up.

====Guidance====
* Use it wisely.
* I have power enough to share.
* Let me make myself indispensable.
* Hmm, a little pick-me-up.
* An essential incantation.

====On character death====
'''Player:'''
* Now's no time to die. You must get up!

'''Player (Dark Urge):'''
* No, not you!

'''Lae'zel:'''
* Lae'zel! You can't die like this...

'''Shadowheart:'''
* Shadowheart! Anyone but her!

'''Karlach:'''
* Don't give up, Karlach. Please...

'''Jaheira:'''
* No, not Jaheira!

'''Wyll:'''
* Wyll! Please - stay with me.

'''Minthara:'''
* Don't worry, Minthara. Gale won't let you down.

'''Minsc:'''
* Minsc? Boo?

'''Astarion:'''
* Astarion!

'''Halsin:'''
* Halsin, no!

====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.

== Location Remarks ==
=== Act One === 
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(Sitting on the [[Stool of Hill Giant Strength]])
* My, not only is this chair comfortable, it imbues its sitter with power!
* Hmmm. So if I stand, the power's gone. Sedentary magic I suppose that's called.
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=== Act Two === 
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(Entering [[Act Two]] from [[Grymforge]])
* Moonrise Towers lies ahead. We must venture on, however bleak the path.
* Shrouded in no ordinary shadows. What evil lurks within such darkness?
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=== Act Three === 
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== 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''': Sounds like more your thing than mine.
<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>
(''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>
(''If the player is romancing Gale; after act 3 romance scene'')
* '''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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