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* Nothing.

* An empty box. If I were a cat, this would be a great find.

==== '''Player character sits on the stool by her tent''' ====

* '''Very Low / Low / Neutral'''

== Location Remarks ==

* ''(First time seeing a wolf)'' Oh, no. I ''hate'' wolves.

=== Act One ===  

==== [[Wilderness]] ====

==== '''[[Last Light Inn]]''' ====

* ''(Succeeding an [[Insight]] Check near the Strange Ox)'' "I've definitely seen that ox before. It has the same strange look in its eye."  

* ''(Moving the Rubble on the Hidden Body)''

** ''(If Shadowheart doesn't have enough Strength)'' "Too heavy. Whatever Marcus hid away, looks like it's staying a secret."

* ''(Entering combat with the [[Meenlock|Meenlocks]])''  

** ''(Failing an [[Arcana]] check)'' "What the hells is that? More claws than a sack of feral cats."

* ''(Approaching the Selûnite shrine)'' "A Selûnite shrine, hidden away."  

* ''(After smashing the lantern to release the pixie, [[Dolly Dolly Dolly]])'' "She's an angry little thing. Sort of adorable, really."

* ''(Succeeding an [[Investigation]] Check by the dead tieflings)'' "Looks like they lost a fight."

==== '''[[Ruined Battlefield]]''' ====

==== '''[[Reithwin Tollhouse]]''' ====

* ''(Trying to open the blocked Double Doors)'' "Blocked from the other side."

* ''(Picking up the [[Selûnite Prayer Book]] in the Seized Inventory room) "''A Selûne prayer book. Hmm, well she didn't answer any prayers from this place."

==== [[Thisobald Thorm]] ====

* ''(Upon starting combat)'' "Damn thing's sozzled. Might make for an unpredictable fight."

* ''(When [[Burning Reflex]] is activated)'' Heated brew? {{verify}}

* ''(Victory)'' He's done for. I'll drink to that.

==== '''[[Grand Mausoleum]]''' ====

* ''(Succeeding a [[Religion]] check on a Grave Marker)''  

** "Makeshift Selûnite graves. They must have fallen in the fight against the Sharrans, all that time ago."

==== [[Cloister of Sombre Embrace]] ====

* '''Sharran'''

** ''(Entering Interrogation Training)'' "I learned how to inflict pain here, for Lady Shar. I can't remember the faces...but I think I can still hear the screams. A disquietening place...but you must inflict pain in order to end pain. Lady Shar's embrace can soothe all mortal torments."

** ''(Approaching the main chamber)'' "The Mother Superior raised all of this from nothing, in secret. It took years. Soon it'll be mine. And with Lady Shar's blessing, it will become even greater."

** ''(Entering the Night Orchid Cave)'' "My old haunt. Strange...I don't remember it, but its comforting to be here."

** ''(Picking up Shar Headwear)'' "A Dark Justiciar helm. I wanted one of my own so badly...and the Mother Superior would always deny me."

** ''(Entering Chamber of Loss)'' "Prisoners...? Is this my final task for Lady Shar?"

*'''Non-Sharran'''

**''(Entering the Cloister of Sombre Embrace)'' ''"''I remember this place now. A whole stolen childhood, spent in these halls. The Mother Superior must be close. Soon this will all be over."

***''(Passing 0-1 of 4 [[History]] Checks on an Outfit)'' "Strange. I thought for a moment I remembered these mannequins... But no."

**''(Entering Interrogation Training)'' "I... I think I might have hurt people in here. Learned how to break their bodies, their spirits... Quiet in here now. But it wasn't always so. Screams rang off these walls. I swear I can almost hear them."

***''(Torture Rack)'' "How many people did I help break upon this thing...?"

<hr>

* '''Astarion''': So, do you have loves waiting for you once this is all over?

* '''Shadowheart''': You mean just waiting, like a lovesick puppy? Short-term amusements are much less hassle.

<hr>

* '''Astarion''': Shadowheart. Such a grim name for such a beautiful flower.

(''If it is not known that Astarion is a vampire'')

* '''Lae'zel''': Fortunate for his tongue he didn't say it to me.

(''If it is known that Astarion is a vampire'')

<hr>

* '''Shadowheart''': You know what I really miss about Baldur's Gate? The food. Freshest fish I've ever had.

* '''Shadowheart''': Well unless we find a cure you won't have any teeth to chew it with soon enough.

<hr>

(Near [[Rosymorn Monastery]])

* '''Shadowheart''': I didn't exactly dress for hiking mountains. Shame we couldn't procure some pack mules, or horses.

* '''Shadowheart''': Well, so are you, but we keep you around, don't we?

* '''Astarion''': And I'm not offering any rides, if that's what you're thinking.

<hr>

(At [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]] Forest)

* '''Shadowheart''': Isn't that how you feel all the time, Astarion? I thought you'd find it comforting.

* '''Astarion''': Funny. Very funny.

(At [[Ruined Battlefield]])

* '''Shadowheart''': Imagine what this place was like, on the day of the battle. The ground must have been covered with the dead...

* '''Shadowheart''': You wouldn't actually feed in the wake of a battle, would you? You're not a vulture.

* '''Astarion''': Oh, I don't know. I've fed on things that would disgust most vultures.

* '''Astarion''': Gods, whoever thought I'd be happy to see the Flaming Fist?

* '''Astarion''': Being in a land of cursed, angry shadows, you start to see things in a new light.

<hr>

(At [[Reithwin Tollhouse]])

* '''Astarion''': I do like it down here. It's nice. Homey.

(''If it is known that Shadowheart is a follower of Shar'')

(''If it is not known that Shadowheart is a follower of Shar'')

* '''Shadowheart''': This is a dedication to my goddess' power and dark beauty. Homey is not the first word that comes to mind.

(At [[Gauntlet of Shar]])

* '''Shadowheart''': You're uncharacteristically quiet, Astarion. Awed into silence?

* '''Shadowheart''': Well what would impress you, then?

* '''Astarion''': Oh, I don't know, but a little more colour wouldn't hurt. All the black and purple just makes me think of bruises...

(At [[Philgrave's Mansion]])

* '''Shadowheart''': A distinct whiff of undeath to this place... though curious, I can't say I've ever noticed the same about you, Astarion.

* '''Astarion''': It's the perfect olfactory disguise for a corpse. Honestly, I missed my calling as a perfumer.

* '''Shadowheart''': You've clearly thought this through a great deal. I'm impressed and appalled in equal measure.

<hr>

(At [[Szarr Palace]])

* '''Astarion''': Vampires would be a safe bet.

* '''Astarion''': So long as there's a cheering crowd. As for vampire dens, I'd brace your nose. They can be very... organic.

<hr>

* '''Shadowheart''': Living without sunlight isn't so bad, Astarion. Where I came from, we would often work exclusively under cover of darkness.

* '''Astarion''': Yes, but you chose darkness. I was cast into it.

<hr>

(''If the player is romancing Shadowheart; after act 3 romance scene'')

=== {{Banter|Gale}} ===

* '''Shadowheart''': You seem to know a good deal about our condition, Gale.

* '''Shadowheart''': A humble specimen, aren't you?

* '''Gale''': On occasion.

<hr>

(At [[Bonecloak's Basement]])

* '''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>

* '''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''': 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''': 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 Selûne'')

(''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...

(At [[Forest]])

* '''Karlach''': Ahh. Flowers, leaves, grass. Can't beat it.

* '''Karlach''': Before I went to Avernus, I'd have agreed with you. Nothing quite like Baldur's Gate, is there?

* '''Shadowheart''': Nothing in my recollection, anyway...

(At [[Sunlit Wetlands]])

* '''Karlach''': Hey! Something bit me.

* '''Karlach''': Give me an aboleth over a midge any day.

<hr>

* '''Shadowheart''': A remote spot for a monastery. I suppose they wanted to make sure the monks avoided temptation.

* '''Karlach''': Yeah but look at these mountains. The height of temptation.

* '''Karlach''': Met a loumara demon who married a mountain, though. It's a thing.

* '''Shadowheart''': I think the thin air might be getting to you, Karlach.

* '''Shadowheart''': You must be imagining it.

* '''Karlach''': It's all over your face.

* '''Karlach''': It looks good on you.

<hr>

(''If the player is romancing Shadowheart; after act 2 romance scene'')

* '''Shadowheart''': Well, isn't it enough that they're beautiful?

* '''Shadowheart''': Sorry. I'm being silly.

* '''Karlach''': You're cute.

* '''Lae'zel''': Wrong me how?

* '''Shadowheart''': Oh, say, murder. Or theft.

* '''Shadowheart''': Hmm. Good to know.

<hr>

* '''Astarion''': Shadowheart. Such a grim name for such a beautiful flower.

(''If it is not known that Astarion is a vampire'')

* '''Lae'zel''': Fortunate for his tongue he didn't say it to me.

(''If it is known that Astarion is a vampire'')

<hr>

* '''Shadowheart''': What if this crèche doesn't work out, Lae'zel? What if your kin fail you?

* '''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.

(Near [[Rosymorn Monastery]])

* '''Lae'zel''': I believe we're approaching the crèche. Once we're inside, let me do the talking.

* '''Lae'zel''': Is that a problem?

* '''Shadowheart''': More a sign of the times, I suppose.

<hr>

(''At [[Last Light Inn]], if it's cursed'')

* '''Shadowheart''': They didn't deserve this.

* '''Shadowheart''': They were arrogant enough to try and withstand Lady Shar's power. This was always going to be the end result.

<hr>

(Approaching [[Moonrise Towers]])

* '''Shadowheart''': ... perhaps that doesn't translate. I don't know if githyanki have honey. Or vinegar. Or flies, even. Let's just show some restraint.

* '''Lae'zel''': I'm capable of restraint, just as you're capable of raw fury. I trust we'll find reason to exercise both here.

(At [[Moonrise Towers]])

* '''Lae'zel''': I itch to draw my weapon and gut every last one of these cultists.

* '''Lae'zel''': I know better than to indulge every craving, Shadowheart. But when the time is right, the Absolutists will feel the sting of my blade.

<hr>

* '''Lae'zel''': You have done mischief enough with hairpins, if your tresses are an indication. The prisoners would be a hindrance.

(''If Shadowheart was there when you saved Lae'zel from the cage, at the start of act 1'')

(''Else'')

* '''Shadowheart''': I'd rather an extra burden than extra enemies. Anyone the Absolute has captive is one tadpole away from taking up arms against us.

(At [[Morphic Pool]])

* '''Lae'zel''': Ready your weapons. This will not be resolved by wits alone.

* '''Lae'zel''': Your high regard for your own wits is no secret to anyone.

* '''Shadowheart''': Touché, Lae'zel! Perhaps wits are contagious.

(''If Shadowheart no longer loyal to Shar'')

* '''Shadowheart''': Baldur's Gate can be dirty, overcrowded, dangerous... but I do like it all the same. Found anything to admire in it, Lae'zel?

* '''Lae'zel''': Admire it? As an overripe fruit ready for plucking, or a fattened calf awaiting the knife, perhaps.

* '''Lae'zel''': This place was constructed as if it wants a foreign power to pillage it.

* '''Lae'zel''': I heard a curious sound in night. What would you know about that, Shadowheart?

* '''Shadowheart''': Lady Shar permits me to plead ignorance.

* '''Shadowheart''': I haven't the faintest idea what you mean. Perhaps a cat pounced on its prey?

==={{Banter|Wyll}}===

* '''Wyll''': 'Y', that's right.

* '''Shadowheart''': But why?

* '''Shadowheart''': I saw you training those children. You were so gentle! That's... not how I was taught.

* '''Wyll''': Cruel words strengthen neither heads nor hearts, Shadowheart.

<hr>

* '''Shadowheart''': So Wyll, what was the Blade of Frontiers' toughest kill?

* '''Wyll''': An axe-bearing mountain of fur, she was. Gave me a nasty scar.

* '''Shadowheart''': I hope you don't mind if I don't ask to see it.

<hr>

* '''Shadowheart''': Fiend worship... I'm not trying to pick a fight, Wyll. But it really seems like a blatantly ill-advised idea.

* '''Shadowheart''': How do they differ, then? The number of horns? The exact timbre of their evil laugh?

* '''Wyll''': Could be most anything. Their willingness to torment their travel partners with wisecracks, for example.

<hr>

* '''Shadowheart''': Go try your charms on someone who's out of earshot.

<hr>

* '''Shadowheart''': Don't even joke about it. Bad enough that he's haunting our camp, with his cryptic asides and his... overall mustiness...

* '''Wyll''': He's useful, as the not-so-alive, not-quite-dead go.

<hr>

(At [[Mason's Guild]])

* '''Wyll''': It seems a rather... vain notion to me. But I can't say I haven't thought about it. How about you?

<hr>

(At [[Moonrise Towers]] Docks)

* '''Shadowheart''': You know, I'm starting to remember that Wyrm's Crossing has a bit of a reputation, doesn't it? A tad mercenary, a tad sordid. Anything and anyone for a price...

* '''Wyll''': Ah, but to little harm. Shouldn't we all be allowed to stoke a few fires from time to time?

<hr>

(At Basilisk Gate)

* '''Wyll''': I'd rather not think of it, Shadowheart...

* '''Shadowheart''': You could strangle them by accident, use too much rope and break their legs... and if it goes really badly, you could wrench their heads right off.

* '''Wyll''': ' 'Taste me', Allura pleaded. Fabian smashed his lips against hers and their tongues twisted together like two eels in the Sword Sea.'

(''If Ulder Ravengard died'')

(''If Ulder Ravengard is still alive'')

<hr>

(At [[Bloomridge Park]])

<hr>

(At [[Water Queen's House]])

* '''Wyll''': Subtlety isn't exactly your forte, given how you've strolled about wearing a circlet inset with Shar's symbol.

(''If Shadowheart is still loyal to Shar'')

<hr>

(''If the player is romancing Shadowheart; after act 1 romance scene'')

(''If it is known that Shadowheart is a follower of Shar'')

* '''Shadowheart''': It brings me closer to Lady Shar. One day, all of our eyes will feast on her endless darkness.

(''If Shadowheart is still loyal to Shar'')

* '''Shadowheart''': Chin up, Halsin. I know you don't favour Lady Shar's darkness, but look - trees!

* '''Shadowheart''': Is that so? It's quite a hand...

(''If Shadowheart no longer loyal to Shar'')

* '''Halsin''': Shar's armies of destruction arose from within these halls.

* '''Shadowheart''': Those who do not listen to the reason of Lady Shar words must instead feel the keenness of her blade.

* '''Shadowheart''': I've considered them plenty. Besides, Lady Shar favours action over words. Try it out, sometime.

(''If Shadowheart no longer loyal to Shar'')

* '''Halsin''': They say that history does not repeat, but it does rhyme, now and again. This is a rather unharmonious example.

* '''Shadowheart''': Indeed. 'Shadowheart and Halsin, Sharran and Bear. Who would have dreamt of an alliance so rare'.

(''If Shadowheart no longer loyal to Shar'')

* '''Shadowheart''': Second time's a charm, eh, Halsin? Let's make sure Ketheric Thorm is gone for good this time.

* '''Halsin''': Indeed. Though I wondered if you might have some empathy for him... both being former disciples of Shar.

<hr>

(At [[Mind Flayer Colony]])

<hr>

(''If the player is romancing Shadowheart, and Shadowheart chose Selûne'')

* '''Halsin''': You know, if you and your love ever wish to enjoy the waters with me, I could attempt a kelpie... or even a porpoise.

* '''Shadowheart''': Depends, are you buoyant? I may need a life preserver if I get in over my head.

* '''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'')

(''If Shadowheart no longer loyal to Shar'')

* '''Shadowheart''': They were desperate. Nobody deserves this.

* '''Shadowheart''': Even those devoted to loss fill their pockets and bellies when the chance arises.

(''If Shadowheart no longer loyal to Shar'')

<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.

* '''Minthara''': Do not call it love. It was poison.

<hr>

* '''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.

* '''Minthara''': The Ducal Council must have sprung a leak, for we seem to find barrels of the stuff everywhere.

<hr>

<hr>

(''If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 3 romance scene'')

* '''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.

* '''Jaheira''': And now another 'final' battle. This small band has gone further than any army could have in its place.

* '''Shadowheart''': You didn't seek to gather the Harpers for one last charge? Fodder for heroic ballads yet to be written, perhaps.

(''If Shadowheart is still loyal to Shar'')

(''If Shadowheart no longer loyal to Shar'')

<hr>

(''If the player is romancing Shadowheart, and Shadowheart chose Selûne'')

* '''Shadowheart''': I knew her well enough. You might have travelled with her for a time, but she trained me. What's your point?

* '''Jaheira''': Only that I find it hard to believe that she could have raised you, and felt nothing for you.

<hr>

(''If the player is romancing Shadowheart, and Shadowheart chose Shar'')

* '''Shadowheart''': A nice vintage or a comfortable bed bring me joy. This is much more than that. This brings me purpose.

* '''Jaheira''': So humbly spoken. Perhaps you are a different breed than the last Mother Superior.