Editing Minthara/Banter

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

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== Remarks ==
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===Selected===
''Out of combat''
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* You need my expertise?
* At your command.
* Yes?
* Awaiting orders.
* By my oath.
* In your name.
* Who's next?
* Do we have a target?
* Our enemies still draw breath.
* I hope this is important. For your sake.
* What now?
* If it is for the best.
* I am listening.
* Fresh orders?
* Our enemies are everywhere.
* There can be no respite.
* Hmm?
* Reporting.
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''Sneaking''
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* Whisper your command.
* Not now.
* Hush.
* I am the shadows.
* Darkness is my home.
* Speak quickly.
* Yes?
* Do not distract me.
* Quietly.
* You can see me?
* What?
* ''Ssussun pholor dos.''{{ref|Translation of this and other phrases spoken in drow language may be found at {{FRWiki|Drow dictionary|long}}}}
* Need a throat slitting?
* Who shall I silence?
* None shall see me.
* I can kill with a whisper.
* Veiled in shadow.
* Soft, silent, lethal.
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''In combat''
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* Yes?
* Fresh orders?
* Your command?
* Let me strike.
* Ready for battle.
* Unleash me.
* My victims await.
* On your command.
* I thirst for combat.
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====Selection spam====
* You had my attention, now you have my fury.
* ''Phlar Lolth ssinssrickla.''
* Your suffering will be spectacular.
* Stop, or die.
* ''(if sneaking)'' You will wish I had stayed in hiding.

===Moving===
''Out of combat''
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* At your command.
* Gaining ground.
* I lead the way.
* Advance.
* Yes.
* Orders received.
* At your bidding.
* The way is clear.
* The path is set.
* Agreed.
* Moving out.
* Quick march.
* Into position.
* On my way.
* Advancing.
* Forward.
* Proceeding.
* On the move.
* If you are sure.
* If you insist.
* If I must.
* At once.
* Out of my way.
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''Sneaking''
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* Like a shadow.
* Quiet as a cloaker.
* Soft as silk.
* I see a path.
* Like a whisper.
* Hush.
* Understood.
* I am veiled.
* With caution.
* None shall see me.
* Cunning.
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''In combat''
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* A wise move.
* Onward.
* I seek an advantage.
* Taking up position.
* Right away.
* Understood.
* Yes.
* I will not fail.
* A bold manoeuvre.
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===Hiding===
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''Out of combat''
* Veiled in shadow.
* I belong in darkness.
* Unseen, I shall strike.
* ''Oloth dos.''
* Death comes quietly.
* The shadows are my friend.
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* ''Brorn.''
* ''Kyone.''
* Without warning.
* From silence to suffering.
* None will find me.
* ''Velkyn.''
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''In combat''</div>
* Swift, silent, deadly.
* ''Velkyn.''
* The darkness is my home.
* From shadow I will strike.
* ''Veldryn.''
* I slip into shadows.
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===Helping party member===
''Reactions differ depending not only on current situation (combat/out of combat), but also on Minthara's relationship towards character''
====Helping unconscious====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Relationship
!Out of combat
!Sneaking
!In combat
|-
|Negative
|
* I would shrug off such light wounds.
* Stand, and prove your worth.
* Up, weakling.
* On your feet - that's an order.
* You fight poorly.
* Hardly worth the effort.
* Do not play dead, coward.
* You can die later.
* You will stand, and you will fight.
* You're more feeble than a goblin.
* Get back in the fight.
* Do not fall again.   
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* I would shrug off such light wounds.
* Stand, and prove your worth.
* Up, weakling.
* On your feet - that's an order.
* Hardly worth the effort.
* Do not play dead, coward.
|
* I would shrug off such light wounds.
* You can die later.
* You're more feeble than a goblin.
* You will stand, and you will fight.
* Stand, and prove your worth.
* Do not play dead, coward.
* Get back in the fight.
* Up, weakling.
* On your feet - that's an order.
* Hardly worth the effort.
* You fight poorly.
* Do not fall again. 
|-
|Neutral
|
* No rest for the wicked.
* You will live.
* On your feet, abbil.
* Steady yourself - I have you.
* No rest for the wicked.
* These wounds will heal.
* On your feet. 
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* You can die later. I still need you.
* You will stand, and you will fight.
* You're more feeble than a goblin.
* Do not fall again.
* Weak.
* Stop wasting time.
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* Steady yourself - I have you.
* I need you in the fight.
* You will live.
* On your feet, abbil.
* Steady yourself - I have you.
* These wounds will heal.
* Your fight is not over.
* No rest for the wicked.
* On your feet. 
|-
|Positive
|
* These wounds will heal.
* We are stronger together.
* I need you in the fight.
* On your feet, soldier.
* I will not leave you behind.
* These wounds will heal.
* By my oath, you will not fall. 
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* We are stronger together.
* These wounds will heal.
* I will not leave you behind.
* I need you in the fight.
* By my oath, you will not fall.
* On your feet, soldier.
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* I will not let you fall.
* Stand strong.
* You will survive this.
* You have my aid.
* We are stronger together.
* Do not go into the light.
* You will not die today.
* Take courage, I will not let you fall.
* On your feet, soldier.
* Your fight is not over.
* There is life in you yet.
* Steady your nerves - I have you.
* Did I give you permission to die?
* This is not your end.
* We cannot afford to lose you.
|-
|Romantic
|
* You are mine. I will not lose you.
* Come back to me.
* Do not leave me.
* I need you.
* I will not let you fall.
* You are mine. I will not lose you.
* Stay strong, my love.
* Show courage. I will not leave you.
* I have you, my love. Do not fear.
* I will not let you fall.
* I cannot lose you.
* You are safe, my love. 
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* I cannot lose you.
* Come back to me.
* Do not leave me, my love.
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* I cannot lose you.
* None shall harm you.
* Stay with me.
* We will survive this, together.
* I need you.
* I will not let you fall.
* You are mine. I will not lose you.
* Stay strong, my love.
* Show courage. I will not leave you.
* You are safe, my love.
* Come back to me.
* Do not leave me.
* No one can take you from me.
* My love.
* I am here - do not be afraid.
* I will protect you.  
|}
====Helping restrained====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Relationship
!Out of combat
!Sneaking
!In combat
|-
|Negative
|
* I am tempted to leave you.
* Scarcely worth the effort.
* An amusing plight.
* Take more care.
* A waste of my time.
* Take more care.
* What foolishness is this? 
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* Scarcely worth the effort.
* An amusing plight.
* I am tempted to leave you.
* Take more care.
* What foolishness is this?
* Try to keep up.
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* Scarcely worth the effort.
* An amusing plight.
* I am tempted to leave you.
* Take more care.
* What foolishness is this?
* Try to keep up.
* Are you incapable?
* Stop squirming. I'm coming.
|-
|Neutral
|
* Don't let this happen again.
* Scarcely worth the effort.
* An amusing plight.
* Take more care.
* Come.
* I have you.
* Incompetence.
* Clumsy fool.
* Stop dawdling.
* Tsk.
* Weak.   
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* Don't let this happen again.
* Scarcely worth the effort.
* An amusing plight.
* Take more care.
* Tsk.
* Come. 
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* Don't let this happen again.
* Scarcely worth the effort.
* Get back in the fight.
* No more slip-ups.
* Don't get yourself killed.
* Come.
* We don't have time for this.
* Clumsy fool.
|-
|Positive
|
* Don't let this happen again.
* Steady yourself.
* Take more care.
* Come.
* I won't leave you.
* Don't struggle. I have you.
* Unfortunate.
* Clumsy.
* Tsk.
* Stop dawdling.
* You will be fine.
* I am coming.   
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* Steady yourself.
* Take more care.
* Come.
* I won't leave you.
* Don't struggle. I have you.
* I am coming.
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* Steady yourself.
* I need you in the fight.
* No harm will come to you.
* Don't get yourself killed.
* I have you.
* No fear - I will save you.
* I come for you.
* Do not panic.    
|-
|Romantic
|
* I am coming, my love.
* Do not struggle, I have you.
* I will free you.
* Try to be more careful, darling.
* Have no fear.   
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* I am coming, my love.
* Do not struggle, I have you.
* I will free you.
* Try to be more careful, darling.
* Have no fear.
* I will free you.  
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* I will free you.
* I am coming, my love.
* Do not struggle, I have you.
* I will free you. 
|}

===Healing and buffing===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Casting a buff
!Relationship
!Out of combat
!Sneaking
!In combat
|-
|Negative
|
* Make this count.
* Do not squander this.
* You are nothing without me.
* Do not squander this. 
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* Fail, and I kill you myself.
* Pitiful - you need me.
* Do not fail me.
* Hardly worth the effort.
* Show no weakness.
* Impress me, if you can.
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* You are nothing without me.
* Make this count.
* Do not squander this.
* You are nothing without me.
* Fail, and I kill you myself.
|-
|Neutral
|
* Steel yourself.
* Stand strong.
* Do not falter.
* You need me.
* Without me, you are nothing.
* With my aid, you are adequate.   
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* Steel yourself.
* Stand strong.
* Use this.
* Aid from the darkness.
* Strength from the shadows.
* Do not waste this. 
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* Steel yourself.
* Do not falter.
* My strength is yours.
* Do not fail me.
* No retreat, no surrender.
* Do not squander my gifts
|-
|Positive
|
* Together, we are unstoppable.
* Take my strength.
* In your name.
* Your power grows.
* Unleash your potential.
* Ready yourself.   
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* Stand strong.
* Strength from shadows.
* Aid from the darkness.
* You will not fail.
* None can stop us.
* I watch over you.
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* None can survive us.
* We are their doom.
* Unleash fury.
* My strength is yours.
* Bleed them!
* In your name.    
|-
|Romantic
|
* I am your shield.
* Together we are perfection.
* Let me perfect you.
* I am your strength.
* My gift to you.
* My strength is yours, my love.   
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* My gift to you.
* I am your strength.
* I am your shield.
* Together we are perfection.
* My strength is yours, my love.
* Let me perfect you.  
|
* Take strength, my love.
* Together, we are unstoppable.
* I am your shield.
* I will not fail you.
* Kill them, in our name.
* My strength is yours, my love.
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Healing a party member
!Relationship
!Out of combat
!Sneaking
!In combat
|-
|Negative
|
* I will never let you fall.
* Stop squirming.
* A waste of my talents.
* Do not let this happen again.
* I am tempted to let you bleed.
* Stop complaining. 
|
* Shadows sustain you.
* Your flesh will mend.
* A waste of my talents.
* Don't let this happen again.
* All better?
* You scarcely deserve this.
|
* Try not to bleed so much.
* Are you even trying to survive?
* You are a waste of my talents.
* Back to the fight, coward!
* You are weak - get back in the fight.
* You scarcely deserve this.
|-
|Neutral
|
* I can soothe your pain.
* Recover your strength.
* Your flesh shall mend.   
|
* Shadows sustain you.
* Your flesh will mend.
* Show no weakness.
* You will survive this.
* Do not fade.
* I can soothe your pain. 
|
* I can soothe your pain.
* Recover your strength.
* You are not finished yet.
* Your flesh shall mend.
* Back to the fight, soldier.
* I won't let you fall.
|-
|Positive
|
* Have no fear.
* I can mend your flesh.
* I won't let you suffer.
* You will survive this.
* Easily fixed.
* You will fight another day.   
|
* I can soothe your pain.
* Have no fear.
* I can mend your flesh.
* I won't let you suffer.
* You will survive this.
* Easily fixed.
|
* I can soothe your pain.
* Recover your strength.
* You are not finished yet.
* This will keep you on your feet.
* Your flesh shall mend.
* Back to the fight, soldier.    
|-
|Romantic
|
* Have no fear, my love.
* I will not lose you.
* I won't let you suffer.
* You will survive this.
* Your body is mine - let me fix it.
* You will fight another day.   
|
* Shadows sustain you.
* Your flesh will mend.
* Show no weakness.
* You will survive this.
* Do not fade.
* I can soothe your pain.  
|
* I won't let you fall.
* Let me soothe your pain, my love.
* Recover your strength.
* I will not let them harm you.
* I can mend your flesh.
* Back to the fight, my love. 
|}

===Talking to another character===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Relationship
!Out of combat
!Sneaking
|-
|Negative
|
* I would have words with you.
* Hold, and listen.
* Attend to me. Now.
* Listen.
* Lend me your ear.
* Listen.
* Hear me.
* You. Listen.
* Lend me your ear.
* When I speak, you listen.
* Listen, worm.
* You. 
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* Hold, and listen.
* Attend to me. Now.
* Listen.
* You. Listen.
* Psst.
* Listen, worm.
|-
|Neutral
|
* I would have words with you.
* Hold, and listen.
* Attend to me.
* Listen.
* Lend me your ear.
* Hear me.
* When I speak, you listen. 
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* Listen.
* Hear me.
* Psst.
* Hold, and listen.
* When I speak, you listen.
* I would have words with you. 
|-
|Positive
|
* I would have words with you.
* Hold, and listen.
* Attend to me.
* Listen, friend.
* Lend me your ear.
* Listen.
* Hear me.
* A word?
* A moment, please.
* I must consult you.
* A pressing matter.
* Ahem. 
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* Listen.
* Hear me.
* Psst.
* Hold, and listen.
* When I speak, you listen.
* I would have words with you. 
|-
|Romantic
|
* My love.
* Hear me, my love.
* We must speak.
* I must confide in you.
* Listen, my love.
* I come to you, ''khal'abbil''.
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* Listen, my love.
* Hear me.
* I must confide in you.
* I come to you, ''khal'abbil''.
* Hear me, my love.
* My love.
|}

====Refusing to talk====
''Being a player's companion'' {{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 Minthara prompts a single-line cinematic dialogue}}

''Nightsong’s Prison''
* The air here is thin - we should not waste breath on idle words. 
* We should spend as little time in the Shadowfell as possible - focus on the task at hand.
* Not now.
* I'm a bit busy at the moment. We'll talk later.
''Last Light Inn under Siege''
* We can talk when the shadows are vanquished. 
* Focus on the fight.
* Let's get out of here before we stop to chat.
''Assault Moonrise''
* The time for talk is over - General Thorm must die. 
* No talk until the battle is won.

===Health and rest===
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====At low health====
* ''Straj''. A grievous wound.
* This is not how I die.
* I cannot take much more of this.

====After a Short Rest====
* I hate to rest while our enemies still draw breath.
* Come - we are rested enough.
* Onward.
* No more rest for the wicked.

====Attacked by party member====
* Cross me again, and I will end you.

====On character death====
* '''''Player:''''' ''Straj!'' I will avenge you.
* '''''Player (Dark Urge):''''' I will avenge you!
* '''''Astarion:''''': ''Straj''. Astarion!
* '''''Gale:''''' The wizard has fallen. Typical.
* '''''Karlach:''''' Karlach's spark is extinguished.
* '''''Lae'zel:''''' Lae'zel! Hold on, child.
* '''''Shadowheart:''''' Stay with us, Shadowheart. That's an order. 
* '''''Halsin:''''' Back to the dirt, druid.
* '''''Jaheira:''''' Jaheira! Even legends can die.
* '''''Minsc:''''' Boo! Your master has fallen.
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===Interacting with environment===
* ''(The globe)'' A poor globe indeed that only shows the world's surface. It requires layers.
* ''(The astrolabe)'' I read a story once of great fleets doing battle between the stars. I wish it were true.
* ''(The telescope)'' Perhaps one day, we will learn to conquer the stars.
* ''(Small hole)'' I would gladly force somebody else through there, but I don't fit.
* ''(Tiny hole)'' Do you jest? An ooze could barely squeeze through there.

====Surprised by mimic====
* Down, Mimic. Heel! ''Straj'' - why do they not obey me?
* I have a way with mimics. Hold, creature! Hold! Why does it not listen?

====Looking into a mirror====
* I am exquisite, as always.
* Not a hair out of place.
* Tsk. The sun is having an ill effect on my complexion.

====Interacting with an item====
''Referred in game devnotes as using something like a button, a lever or a book.''
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''Out of combat''
* Simple.
* If you are sure.
* Right away.
* At your word.
* Intriguing.
* Fine.
* At once.
* A simple task.

''Sneaking''
* It shall be done.
* Simple.
* A simple task.
* Of course.

''In combat''
* Of course.
* At your command.
* A simple task.
* It shall be done. 
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====Taking an item====
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''Out of combat''
* Hmm.
* Secured.
* I have it.
* It is ours.
* Mine.
* Collected.
* Interesting.
* What have we here? 

''Sneaking''
* It is ours.
* I shall seize it.
* It shall be mine.
* Retrieved.
* Secured.
* Quietly does it.
* Hush. I have it.
* Confiscated. 

''In combat''
* Secured.
* Retrieved.
* I have it.
* It shall be mine.
* I shall seize it.
* It is ours.
* What have we here? 
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====Can't use an item====
''Out of combat/Sneaking''
* Not now.
''In combat''
* Do not distract me from the fight.
* Not 'til our enemies are vanquished.
* My focus is on the fight.
* Slaughtering our enemies takes priority.

====Opening a container====
''Same for Out of combat, Sneaking and In combat''
* What have we here?
* Interesting.
* Curious.
* Anything of value?
* Searching.
* Let us see...
* What's inside?
* I shall investigate.


====Found a locked item====
''Something that can be unlocked from elsewhere''
* Locked tight. There must be a way to open it nearby.
* No way to open it from here.
* It won't budge. Need to look elsewhere.
* I need to find a way to unlock it.

====Found an inactive item====
''Something that can be activated from elsewhere''
* This must be activated elsewhere.
* Doesn't work - need to check nearby.
* Hmm. Can't make it work from here.
* I can't activate it from here.

====Picking a lock====
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''Out of combat''
* I think I have it.
* What is it hiding...
* Clumsy tools.
* I only need a moment.
* Open, damn you.
* A subtle art.
* Do not rush me.
* A delicate process.
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''Sneaking''</div>
* I think I have it.
* What is it hiding...
* Clumsy tools.
* I only need a moment.
* Open, damn you.
* A subtle art.
* Do not rush me.
* A delicate process. 
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''Combat''</div>
* I think I have it.
* What is it hiding...
* Clumsy tools.
* I only need a moment.
* Open, damn you.
* A subtle art.
<br><br><br>
</div>

====Pickpocketing====
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''Sneaking''
* This is beneath me.
* I prefer to take lives.
* The rich get richer.
* What's yours is mine.
* The rich get richer.
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''In combat''</div>
* I prefer to take lives.
* This is beneath me.
* What's yours is mine.
* Why leave them alive?
* First their possessions, then their lives.
* I will take it all.
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====Successfully picking a pocket====
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''Sneaking''
* Next I take their life.
* Confiscated.
* It is mine now.
* Perfectly executed.
* Simple.
* I could take their life as easily.
<br>
* They know nothing.
* Skilfully done.
* Superb.
* Blissfully ignorant.
* I have it.
* Can I take their life as well?
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''In combat''</div>
* Next, I take their life.
* I have it.
* Blissfully ignorant.
<br><br><br>
</div>

====Dipping Weapon====
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''Out of combat''
* Weapons ready.
* Deadlier than ever.
* This will hurt.
* An improvement.
* This will make them suffer.
* Exquisite.
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''Sneaking''</div>
* Weapons ready.
* Deadlier than ever.
* This will hurt.
<br><br><br>
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''In combat''</div>
* This will hurt.
* Weapons ready.
* Deadlier than ever.
<br><br><br>
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===Camp followers===
====Throwing Scratch's ball after he is dismissed====
* Disobedient hound. Where is he?
* Scratch. Obey my command!
* Blasted dog. You dare ignore me?
* Do I have to fetch it myself? This is demeaning.

====Throwing Scratch's ball after his death====
* Scratch reminded me of my first displacer beast. A noble creature.
* Withers be a good skeleton and fetch that ball.
* Gah. I miss the damn dog.
* Everyone assumes I killed the dog. I liked the dog.

====Throwing Boo====
* I would rather throw a pocketful of spiders.
* Go for the eyes, Boo!
* Burrow deep into their entrails, little hamster!

==At the Epilogue party==
''Greeting''
* You have managed to survive without me. A welcome surprise.
* Come to me, my love. (''Partnered'')
''At the bonfire''
* A gathering of heroes... a fine target for our enemies.
* I expect there have been other reunions to which I was not invited. Hmph.
''At the table''
* I would kill for a glass of Ulaver wine.
* I fear I am becoming accustomed to the taste of sun-fed plants.
''Feeling the player's ghost''
* Away, spirit. Do not test me.
* Haunted by the fallen...
* ''Aluve abban''. You have earned your rest.
* You are welcome, ''noamuth''. Be free.
* A cold chill. Spirits walk among us.

== Location Remarks ==

=== Act Two === 
{{SpoilerBox|act=2|nograd=1|unhide=1|
=====[[Gauntlet of Shar]]=====
* ''(Just after entry)'' "Even when the faithful abandon them, sacred places do not lose their power. Be on your guard."

=====[[Mind Flayer Colony]]=====
* ''(Entering the Morgue)'' "Fresh recruits for [[Ketheric Thorm|Ketheric's]] army. To a necromancer, a morgue is a musteryard."
* ''(Entering the Barracks)'' "Some who worked here were not thralls or undead. They were loyal to Ketheric and his grim cause."
* ''(Entering the Necrotic Laboratory)'' "Whatever experiments [[Balthazar]] performed here, I fear he made more than thralls and ghouls."
* ''(After using the Mind-Archive Interface)'' "A splendid device. All the benefits of a cleric, no gods required."
* ''(After defeating Ketheric)'' "Killing an undying man is no easy task, but the Absolute is not vanquished. Our work has only just begun."
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=== Act Three === 
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== Party Banter ==
=== {{Banter|Astarion}} ===
(In [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]])
* '''Minthara''': The shadows have lingered here so long, the land itself is corroded. A most persistent curse.
* '''Astarion''': I think I know a thing or two about persistent curses, thank you.
* '''Minthara''': The rashes and sores you may have contracted over your decades of philandering are not the kind of curse that concerns me.
<hr>
(''At [[Last Light Inn]], if it's cursed'')
* '''Minthara''': Devoured by the darkness. They should have retreated while they had the chance.
* '''Astarion''': And yet here we stand. We're either very clever or very lucky.
* '''Minthara''': You do not need luck to survive, Astarion. Not when you have me.
<hr>
(At [[Grand Mausoleum]])
* '''Astarion''': Ah, no shadow curse, plenty of funerary decor - I almost feel at home.
* '''Minthara''': Stop gawking at the decor, spawn. This place is dangerous.
* '''Astarion''': Yes, as I said - just like home.
<hr>
(''After defeating [[Ketheric Thorm]]'')
* '''Minthara''': Did you expect to survive Myrkul's wrath, little spawn?
* '''Astarion''': You'd be surprised, drow. I've survived a lot of things.
* '''Minthara''': Greater horrors await us in Baldur's Gate. Best sharpen your fangs.
<hr>
(At [[Wyrm's Rock Fortress]])
* '''Astarion''': So many dark nooks and crannies - this fortress is a lurker's paradise.
* '''Minthara''': Would you not prefer basking in the sun like a lizard now that it no longer blisters your pretty skin?
* '''Astarion''': Old habits die hard, darling. Surely you know that.
<hr>
(At [[Bonecloak's Basement]])
* '''Astarion''': No, this place feels all too 'Underdark'y for me.
* '''Minthara''': You are speaking of my home, spawn. It is pleasant to be reminded of it.
* '''Astarion''': Oh dear - you're not going to come over all pleasant and homely, are you?
* '''Minthara''': To you? Doubtful.
<hr>
(At [[Szarr Palace]])
* '''Minthara''': Ominous, yet austere. This place has its charms.
* '''Astarion''': We're both learning a lot. Cazador kept this place all to himself.
* '''Minthara''': I do not blame him. It is not the sort of place servants or spawn should sully with their presence.
<hr>
(At ?)
* '''Minthara''': Our illithid warns us away from what lies beyond that gate, but perhaps it underestimates us.
* '''The Emperor''': You should listen to your illithid. It knows your weaknesses as well as it knows the brain's strengths.
* '''Astarion''': Care to share any of Minthara's weaknesses? Or would it take too long to go through them all?
* '''Minthara''': Watch your tongue, spawn. I need the illithid alive - you are expendable.
<hr>
(At [[Morphic Pool]])
* '''Astarion''': We're getting close. I do believe fate is shuffling the cards for the final deal.
* '''Minthara''': Let the cards fall. We have a strong hand to play.
* '''Astarion''': And speaking personally, I intend to cheat.
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 2 romance scene'')
* '''Astarion''': So how does Lolth feel about romance? Are you expected to bite your mate's head off afterwards?
* '''Minthara''': Be grateful I no longer follow the Spider Queen's teachings. If I did, you would be the first to fall into my web.
* '''Astarion''': I can't tell if you're joking. She is joking, right?
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 3 romance scene'')
* '''Astarion''': So, what's it like caring for someone other than yourself, Minthara?
* '''Minthara''': You have never tried it, I assume.
* '''Astarion''': Gods no. It sounds like a lot of work.
* '''Minthara''': It takes less work than you devote to maintaining your foppish facade. And it's far more rewarding.
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Astarion; after act 2 romance scene'')
* '''Minthara''': Half the men of Menzoberranzan are pleasure-servants. Weaklings, whose beauty is their only redeeming quality.
* '''Minthara''': You would fit right in with them, Astarion.
* '''Astarion''': You think I'm beautiful? Oh, Minthara.
* '''Minthara''': Hrmmph.
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion stayed a spawn'')
* '''Minthara''': Are you a better man now that you are loved, Astarion? Did they mend your ways?
* '''Astarion''': I rather think they did. Can't imagine anyone wanting to do that for you, though dear.
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion became an ascendant'')
* '''Minthara''': Would you ever consider sharing the gift of immortality with me, Astarion?
* '''Astarion''': I think not. That is for me and my darling to share.
* '''Minthara''': If they have prevented your eyes and fangs from wandering to other necks, it must be a special bond indeed.

=== {{Banter|Gale}} ===
(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|Karlach}} === 
(At Abandoned Cistern in the [[Lower City Sewers]])
* '''Minthara''': This place is foul. Drow would not tolerate rivers of waste flowing so close to their residences.
* '''Karlach''': You've got slaves to manage your sanitation. Baldur's Gate doesn't. Though we do rely quite heavily on kobolds.
* '''Minthara''': But surely the kobolds are slaves?
* '''Karlach''': Hell no.
* '''Minthara''': Straj. Yet one more reason to despair for the fate of this city.
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 2 romance scene'')
* '''Karlach''': Hey, so, what's romance like in the Underdark, Minthara?
* '''Minthara''': In Menzoberranzan, romance is commonly a luxury enjoyed between women. Men are mostly present for propagation.
* '''Minthara''': Here on the surface, gender does not define one's role so strictly. There are weaklings of every sort.
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 3 romance scene'')
* '''Karlach''': It's funny seeing you so smitten, Minthara. Didn't think you were able.
* '''Minthara''': I took my first lover before you were a spark in your father's eye, child.
* '''Karlach''': Go on.
* '''Minthara''': She was a high priestess of House Vandree. Beautiful, elegant, ruthless.
* '''Minthara''': I adored her, and had been sharing her bed for some time when the order came that she must die.
* '''Minthara''': I stayed with her while the poison did its work, and whispered words of comfort as she slipped away.
* '''Karlach''': Oh no.
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Karlach; after act 2 romance scene'')
* '''Minthara''': You allowed that smith to meddle with your heart, Karlach, simply so you can be touched?
* '''Minthara''': Better to shut off the carnal desires than indulge them. They are distractions.
* '''Karlach''': Yes, because every function comes with a handy switch.
* '''Karlach''': Next time I'm injured, don't heal, just turn me off and on again.
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Karlach; after act 3 romance scene'')
* '''Minthara''': Have you ever been afraid, Karlach? Truly afraid?
* '''Karlach''': You know how much time I spent in the hells, right? Of course I've been scared!
* '''Karlach''': I kept on going though. Knew there'd be better days on the other side - and here they are.

=== {{Banter|Lae'zel}} ===
(At [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]] Forest)
* '''Lae'zel''': Difficult terrain, cursed or not. Gith dragon-riders prefer flat land and open skies.
* '''Minthara''': Ketheric's undead legions carve paths through the foliage when they pass. It grows back stronger though.
* '''Lae'zel''': A tedious labour well suited to the undead.
* '''Minthara''': Tedious labour does not only suit the dead. Plenty of surface-dwellers are suitable for little else.
<hr>
(''At [[Last Light Inn]], if it's protected'')
* '''Minthara''': These people seem soldiers by their bearing. What say you, Lae'zel?
* '''Lae'zel''': The enforcers of order - unmistakable in their vigilant bearing. So it goes across all the planes and their peoples.
* '''Minthara''': On this plane, the story always ends the same way. Order collapses, and shadows take the light.
<hr>
(At [[Mason's Guild]] Rebel Hideout)
* '''Minthara''': How curious. The shadow curse has not touched this place.
* '''Lae'zel''': And by the looks of it, its riches have gone unplundered.
* '''Minthara''': A faultless observation, Lae'zel. Are all githyanki so quick to come to the essential point?
<hr>
(At [[House of Healing]])
* '''Lae'zel''': A waste of space and resources. Gith triage methods obviate the need for such crude facilities.
* '''Minthara''': Tell me about these methods.
* '''Lae'zel''': A githyanki ghustil can summon Astral energy to heal most any wound.
* '''Lae'zel''': If a warrior's lacerations are beyond even their ability, the victim is beheaded.
* '''Minthara''': Efficient. We have much to learn from one another.
<hr>
(At [[House of Healing Morgue]])
* '''Lae'zel''': I have seen many a gruesome death, but even I can't fathom some of the horrors inflicted in this supposed 'House of Healing'.
* '''Minthara''': You're young, child. If you survive as long as I have, you will witness greater horrors than this.
* '''Lae'zel''': If you are fortunate, you may even inflict greater horrors in the name of your cause.
<hr>
(At [[Mind Flayer Colony]])
* '''Lae'zel''': A ghaik colony. Illithids are certainly the driving force behind this Absolute cult.
* '''Minthara''': The hierarchy of command is not yet clear, child. Can you be sure the illithids are in control?
* '''Lae'zel''': I know what I see - my mortal enemies. And I know what must be done about them.
<hr>
(At Basilisk Gate)
* '''Minthara''': There is no true authority in this city. The guards are more degenerate than the criminals.
* '''Lae'zel''': True warriors among the city's Flaming Fist seem exceedingly rare. The worst are mere rats scurrying about their warren.
* '''Minthara''': And what do we do with rats, Lae'zel? We hang them by the tails, and burn their warrens.
<hr>
(In the North Alleys)
* '''Lae'zel''': Ah - the smell of fresh blood spilled on stone. It reminds me of the tunnels within my home of K'liir.
* '''Minthara''': I would like to visit your home one day, Lae'zel. Where is K'liir?
* '''Lae'zel''': You may know it as Stardock. An asteroid, one of the Tears of Selûne. It's tunnels are home to all manner of creatures to hunt.
* '''Lae'zel''': Vicious, unrelenting. The sort of place I imagine you'd take to, Minthara.
<hr>
(At [[The Lodge]])
* '''Minthara''': The Society of Brilliance! These preposterous fools love to meddle in Underdark affairs - they are most amusing.
* '''Lae'zel''': Amusing? Wherein lies the humour?
* '''Minthara''': They seek to promote peace between species through mutual understanding. Ha.
* '''Lae'zel''': Even my people know the value of a carefully crafted coalition, Minthara. Is our own alliance not a case in point?
<hr>
(At [[Guildhall]])
* '''Lae'zel''': Two sides, each itching to draw blades against the other.
* '''Minthara''': The sensation is contagious. Which should we oppose?
* '''Lae'zel''': Either or both, so long as I get to spill blood.
<hr>
(At [[Morphic Pool]])
* '''Minthara''': We drow are sensitive to psionic power. And this place throbs with mental power such as I have never known.
* '''Lae'zel''': It threatens all of us, gith and mud worlder alike. But even the brightest blaze can be extinguished.
* '''Minthara''': Extinguish it? I intend to seize it. Power exists to be wielded.
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 2 romance scene'')
* '''Lae'zel''': Our leader is a fool for love, Minthara. I'd never be compelled to conduct such a poorly-planned jailbreak.
* '''Minthara''': They did not do it for love. They did it for my prowess in combat, as well as coitus. I excel in both.
* '''Lae'zel''': As do I. Sometimes the acts are not dissimilar.
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 3 romance scene'')
* '''Lae'zel''': At what age do you think it is right to set a child upon mortal combat?
* '''Minthara''': The moment it can hold a blade. It may even test its resilience against some common poisons while it is still in the womb.
* '''Lae'zel''': Tsk'va. We do not wilfully risk our young until they are of thirteen years. No point wasting battle-flesh before it's primed.
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Lae'zel; after act 2 romance scene'')
* '''Minthara''': A few pointers, Lae'zel. I heard you and your lover locked in combat, but the test you set was not rigorous enough.
* '''Minthara''': Next time, tie them to the ground, and do not release them until you are both satisfied.
* '''Lae'zel''': Hmm. You have given me ideas...
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Lae'zel; after act 3 romance scene'')
* '''Minthara''': You fight harder than ever now that you have a lover to protect from harm, Lae'zel.
* '''Minthara''': The githyanki should encourage relations between their soldiers. It is a proven tactic for morale.
* '''Lae'zel''': We need no boon for morale - I fight well when there is kin at my side. And now, I count one more among them.

=== {{Banter|Shadowheart}} ===
(''At [[Last Light Inn]], if it's cursed'')
* '''Shadowheart''': Gone. Swallowed up by the shadow curse.
* '''Minthara''': Not before time. They hoped to stand against Ketheric with little more than a trick of the light to protect them.
(''If Shadowheart is still loyal to Shar'')
* '''Shadowheart''': Worse - they defied Lady Shar's power, openly. Now they have paid the price.
(''If Shadowheart no longer loyal to Shar'')
* '''Shadowheart''': They were desperate. Nobody deserves this.
<hr>
(At [[Reithwin Town]])
* '''Shadowheart''': This place was ruined rather thoroughly. I'm starting to forget what a habitable village looks like.
* '''Minthara''': Your Sharran kin are responsible for this ruin. They purged these lands even before the shadow curse, and pillaged all they could find.
(''If Shadowheart is still loyal to Shar'')
* '''Shadowheart''': No... this must have been due to the battle. Lady Shar's warriors would have little interet in looting...
* '''Minthara''': Come, Shadowheart. Do you think prayers alone can keep an army on the march?
* '''Shadowheart''': Even those devoted to loss fill their pockets and bellies when the chance arises.
(''If Shadowheart no longer loyal to Shar'')
* '''Shadowheart''': Not my kin - not any longer. Their past deeds are not my responsibility.
<hr>
(At [[Mind Flayer Colony]] Tadpoling Centre)
* '''Shadowheart''': Ugh. This place brings back unwelcome memories of a tadpole slipping behind my eye...
* '''Minthara''': Appalling. I am glad my memories of the infection are not so clear.
* '''Shadowheart''': Oh yes, I forgot - you had your love of the Absolute to mask the ugly parts.
* '''Minthara''': Do not call it love. It was poison.
<hr>
(At [[Rivington]])
* '''Minthara''': The excess of refugees outside the city walls could easily become a surplus of labourers.
* '''Shadowheart''': Careful, Minthara. As a drow exile, you could be classed as a refugee yourself. Not volunteering, I take it?
* '''Minthara''': I am a daughter of House Baenre. I obey no authority except my own desires.
* '''Shadowheart''': I can think of a least one wriggly stowaway who might dispute that...
<hr>
(At [[Wyrmway]])
* '''Minthara''': What sweet relief to shelter from the sky for a while.
* '''Shadowheart''': Sunlight giving you a headache? You're not supposed to stare right into it, you know.
* '''Minthara''': That was due to your insipid conversation, half-elf.
<hr>
(At [[Felogyr's Fireworks]])
* '''Minthara''': Amusing as it is to provide children with such lethal toys, surely there are better uses for this powder?
* '''Shadowheart''': Plenty. They can make for excellent distractions, should you need to make a quick exit.
* '''Shadowheart''': Partly why the Ducal Council controls supply - trying to keep the whizz-bangs out of nefarious hands.
* '''Minthara''': The Ducal Council must have sprung a leak, for we seem to find barrels of the stuff everywhere.
<hr>
(At [[Sorcerous Sundries]])
* '''Minthara''': I must admit, some of the items here are quite marvellous.
* '''Shadowheart''': Baldur's Gate prices, though. Not worth it, if you ask me.
* '''Minthara''': I shall be careful not to ask you then, child.
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 2 romance scene'')
* '''Shadowheart''': Any doubts about falling for a foe, Minthara? Or does that just add spice to things?
* '''Minthara''': I do not fall for my foes. I vanquish them.
* '''Minthara''': I cannot love who I do not trust, with either my heart or my body. I am fortunate to have found someone worthy.
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 3 romance scene'')
* '''Shadowheart''': Is drow society as the books say? It almost sounds tempting - matriarchal power, flourishing to its greatest extent.
* '''Minthara''': It flourishes because the strong feed on the weak. Charming as you are, child, you would be nourishment for the matrons mothers.
* '''Shadowheart''': ...Of course.
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Shadowheart, and Shadowheart chose Selune'')
* '''Minthara''': I may not weep for my home, but I would take a mushroom over a flower any day.
* '''Shadowheart''': I would have said I admire fungi as well.
* '''Shadowheart''': Until I met such a thing you call a Myconid.
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Shadowheart, and Shadowheart chose Shar'')
* '''Minthara''': I cannot tell if you are more a deviant or a debutante, Shadowheart.
* '''Minthara''': I would like to test both aspects of your character when next you find yourself alone at night.
* '''Shadowheart''': I'm not quite sure I like where this is going.

=== {{Banter|Wyll}} ===
(''If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 2 romance scene'')
* '''Wyll''': I really hope you're being careful with our friend, Minthara. I wouldn't want you to break each other.
* '''Minthara''': If I break them, it will be in the pursuit of pleasure, and they will die smiling.
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 3 romance scene'')
* '''Wyll''': Amorous passions usually make people more considerate, Minthara. Kinder. Sympathetic. Better at cooperating.
* '''Minthara''': They can also make people more protective, guarded, paranoid, and jealous.
* '''Wyll''': Never mind.
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Wyll, and Wyll broke the contract'')
* '''Minthara''': You confound me, Wyll. You have all the illustrious iniquities of a warlock, and you choose to impress your partner with dancing?
* '''Wyll''': Well I'm hardly going to say 'oh come here, have a hug in the arms of Hadar'.
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Wyll, and Wyll is agreed to the new contract'')
* '''Minthara''': Your devilish patron is a delight, Wyll. Have you ever lain with her?
* '''Wyll''': I'm really not that kind of man.
* '''Minthara''': She will see her failure to seduce you as a stain on her honour. I know I would.
==Notes==
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