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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
=== Background === | === Background === | ||
Stelmane served as a member of | Stelmane served as a member of the {{FRWiki|Council of Four}} until 1491, one year before the events of the game.{{cite text|The Dukes of Baldur's Gate}} | ||
She was affiliated with the secret organisation known as the Knights of the Shield, and had had business dealings with [[The Emperor]]. | She was affiliated with the secret organisation known as the Knights of the Shield, and had had business dealings with [[The Emperor]]. | ||
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Even with the aid of a cane, each step she took was a struggle. Every word she spoke took great physical effort. | Even with the aid of a cane, each step she took was a struggle. Every word she spoke took great physical effort. | ||
'A stroke victim?' I asked father later. 'No', he said. 'A stroke ''survivor.'''}} | 'A stroke victim?' I asked father later. 'No', he said. 'A stroke ''survivor.'''}} | ||
If the player passes | If the player passes a passive {{Ability Check|Perception|10}} after Wyll finishes speaking, they can learn that Wyll questions whether Stelmane suffered a stroke. Another dialogue option appears that is locked behind a {{Ability Check|Persuasion|15}}. If this check is passed, he says the following: | ||
{{Q|Something's always gnawed at me. At the banquet, Stelmane didn't seem to look ''at'' us, but ''through'' us. But that second time, her gaze never left me. It was steel, sharp and unyielding. It could just be my imagination. But I always felt that it was more than a stroke that had changed her. What, though... I couldn't say.}} | {{Q|Something's always gnawed at me. At the banquet, Stelmane didn't seem to look ''at'' us, but ''through'' us. But that second time, her gaze never left me. It was steel, sharp and unyielding. It could just be my imagination. But I always felt that it was more than a stroke that had changed her. What, though... I couldn't say.}} | ||