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| description = Gale is an Origin character and companion in Baldur's Gate 3. He is a Human Wizard with the Sage background.
| description = Gale is an Origin character and companion in Baldur's Gate 3. He is a Human Wizard with the Sage background.
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** [[Severe Arcane Hunger (Condition)|Severe Arcane Hunger]] gives him disadvantage on all attack rolls and saving throws and his [[Resources#Movement Speed|movement speed]] is halved.
** [[Severe Arcane Hunger (Condition)|Severe Arcane Hunger]] gives him disadvantage on all attack rolls and saving throws and his [[Resources#Movement Speed|movement speed]] is halved.
** After reaching the third stage, if not fed Weave, Gale's netherese orb will explode leading to a [[Game Over screens|Game Over]] screen.
** After reaching the third stage, if not fed Weave, Gale's netherese orb will explode leading to a [[Game Over screens|Game Over]] screen.
* If Gale is slain, his corpse will emanate a [[Necrotic Aura (Condition)|Necrotic Aura]], dealing {{damage colour|Necrotic|1d4 Necrotic}} damage every turn to those around his corpse until revived. Left dead for too long will lead to a Game Over screen as his netherese orb detonates without magic to sustain it.
* If Gale is slain, his corpse will emanate a [[Necrotic Aura (Condition)|Necrotic Aura]], dealing {{damage colour|Necrotic|1d4 Necrotic}} damage every turn to those around his corpse until revived. Left dead for more than three [[Long Rest|long rests]] will lead to a Game Over screen as his netherese orb detonates without magic to sustain it.
* Cursed by netherese magic, Gale can cast [[Netherese Orb Blast]], obliterating everything in the vicinity and leading to a game over screen.
* Cursed by netherese magic, Gale can cast [[Netherese Orb Blast]], obliterating everything in the vicinity and leading to a game over screen.
* Gale can create the unique [[Shadow Lantern]] in [[Moonrise Towers]], a special item that allows summoning a shadow wraith. Alternatively, he can reject the ritual, receiving [[Mystra's Benevolence (Condition)|Mystra's Benevolence]] instead, granting him advantage on [[Concentration]] checks until the next [[Long Rest]].
* Gale can create the unique [[Shadow Lantern]] in [[Moonrise Towers]], a special item that allows summoning a shadow wraith. Alternatively, he can reject the ritual, receiving [[Mystra's Benevolence (Condition)|Mystra's Benevolence]] instead, granting him advantage on [[Concentration]] checks until the next long rest.
* When played as an origin character, Gale can either cleanse or consume the Shadow Weave from the corpse of [[Malus Thorm]], [[Gerringothe Thorm]] or [[Thisobald Thorm]], granting him one of the following boons:
* When played as an origin character, Gale can either cleanse or consume the Shadow Weave from the corpse of [[Malus Thorm]], [[Gerringothe Thorm]] or [[Thisobald Thorm]], granting him one of the following boons:
** [[Consumed Shadow Weave]] gives Gale an additional Level 3 [[Spells#Spell Slots|Spell Slot]] that recharges on long rest if he consumed the Shadow Weave.
** [[Consumed Shadow Weave]] gives Gale an additional Level 3 [[Spells#Spell Slots|Spell Slot]] that recharges on long rest if he consumed the Shadow Weave.
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Gale can be recruited as a permanent companion during [[Act One]].
Gale can be recruited as a permanent companion during [[Act One]]. He can leave the party if the goblins are sided with and the Emerald Grove is raided successfully - after the slaughter, he will confront the player and say his goodbyes, though he can be retained through dialogue. If neglected or ignored for too long, he will leave the party without much fanfare, leaving only a small note behind.


====Act One====
====Act One====
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Abandoned and with a doomsday device in his body, Gale moved back to his tower in Waterdeep to live in quiet seclusion. As much as he wished to be alone, Tara was there to accompany him even in his lowest of lows,{{ref|name=tara|Campsite, dialogue with Tara after suffering the first pangs of arcane hunger as origin Gale.<br>Narrator: ''"Nestled amongst your books and papers, Tara bore witness to your greatest triumphs... and your greatest failure. You made yourself a walking cataclysm, the annihilation brewing within you just about held at bay by your constant consumption of magical objects. Tara saw it all, but never left your side."''}} and together, they spent most of their time locating magic items for Gale to consume. His abandonment by Mystra turned him into somewhat of a recluse with few friends remaining.
Abandoned and with a doomsday device in his body, Gale moved back to his tower in Waterdeep to live in quiet seclusion. As much as he wished to be alone, Tara was there to accompany him even in his lowest of lows,{{ref|name=tara|Campsite, dialogue with Tara after suffering the first pangs of arcane hunger as origin Gale.<br>Narrator: ''"Nestled amongst your books and papers, Tara bore witness to your greatest triumphs... and your greatest failure. You made yourself a walking cataclysm, the annihilation brewing within you just about held at bay by your constant consumption of magical objects. Tara saw it all, but never left your side."''}} and together, they spent most of their time locating magic items for Gale to consume. His abandonment by Mystra turned him into somewhat of a recluse with few friends remaining.


Eventually, Gale left the tower in a hurry for unexplained reasons, where he was then abducted by the rogue [[Nautiloid]] and subsequently tadpoled along other victims.
For unknown reasons, Gale left the tower in a hurry after some time, and shortly after he was abducted by the rogue [[Nautiloid]] and tadpoled along other victims.


== Involvement ==
== Involvement ==
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====Act Two====
====Act Two====
After the end of [[Act Two]], Gale becomes fascinated by the existence of the [[Crown of Karsus]], developing an obsession with it – and its power. Depending on the player's choices, he either soon regrets his hubris and makes a commitment to become more humble, or decides to reforge the crown and use it to ascend to godlike status, using his new powers to help people.
While exploring the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]], Gale and the party can find a hidden chamber belonging to [[Balthazar]] in [[Moonrise Towers]]. The chamber is clearly used for the necromancer's experiments, and upon inspecting a nearby table, Gale will be attempt to make sense of the writings on it, beginning the quest [[Balthazar's Experiment]]. He reveals that the sigils are used in the fabrication of [[Moonlantern|Moonlanterns]], and that given enough time, he can create a better one himself. The ritual does require using dark magic forbidden by Mystra, leaving the decision up to the party whether to encourage or dissuade Gale from finishing the necromancer's work. Allowing Gale to complete the lantern results in the party gaining a [[Shadow Lantern]], an upgraded version of the regular moonlanters found, while destroying the sigils rewards Gale with [[Mystra's Benevolence (Condition)|Mystra's Benevolence]] until the next long rest.
 
After reaching the [[Mind Flayer Colony]] in pursuit of [[Ketheric Thorm]], the party will finally come face to face with the truth of the Absolute: a gargantuan [[Elder Brain]] controlled by Ketheric, [[Enver Gortash]] and [[Orin the Red]], Chosen of the [[Dead Three]], using the fabled [[Crown of Karsus]]. With the elder brain and the Chosen all gathered in a single location, Gale decides that no better opportunity will present itself, and prepares to detonate his netherese orb as ordered by Mystra. The party can encourage Gale to go through with Mystra's directive, destroying everything in the vicinity including the Absolute and the Chosen, as well as the party. Because this course of action does not remove the tadpoles already implanted in the victims around the [[Sword Coast]], it causes a mass ceremorphosis as the tadpoles wake from their stasis. Without anything controlling them, rampart illithid ravage the lands, infecting and destroying everything they see, leading to an early Game Over screen.
 
Gale can be convinced to do otherwise, however, by passing certain dialogue ability checks in order for him to stand down. Alternatively, he can be left in camp when adventuring through the illithid colony, skipping his interactions. Though he will be disheartened at having defied Mystra and thus eschewed redemption in her eyes, he quickly shifts his focus to the artefact controlling the elder brain. Gale will identify it as as the Crown of Karsus, one of the regalia of the ancient archwizard Karsus, and an exceptionally powerful arcane object thought long lost. Convinced it is the key to defeating the Absolute for good, and asks the party to help him find more information about it. Since the group's destination is Baldur's Gate, he believes the famous [[Sorcerous Sundries]] must have information on netherese magic, making it worth a visit.


====Act Three====
====Act Three====
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== Quest rewards ==
== Quest rewards ==
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* {{MdRarityItem|Scroll of True Resurrection}} — reward for following Gale's instructions as part of the quest [[In Case of Death...]].
* {{MdRarityItem|Scroll of True Resurrection}} — reward for following Gale's instructions as part of the quest [[In Case of Death...]]
* {{MdRarityItem|Shadow Lantern}} — reward for finishing Balthazar's experiment as part of the quest [[Balthazar's Experiment]].
* {{MdRarityItem|Shadow Lantern}} — reward for finishing Balthazar's experiment as part of the quest [[Balthazar's Experiment]]


== Interactions ==
== Interactions ==
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==== Act Three ====
==== Act Three ====
* After meeting [[Tara]] on the rooftop of the [[Open Hand Temple]], Gale will express his happiness over seeing her once more, and can be questioned about his surname.
* After meeting [[Tara]] on the rooftop of the [[Open Hand Temple]], Gale will express his happiness over seeing her once more, and can be questioned about his surname.
==== Moonrise Towers ====
* Bring Gale to the hidden room in [[Balthazar]]'s chamber and interact with the ritual circle. He will give you unique dialogue. Then control Gale and interact with the ritual circle to combine a [[Broken Moonlantern]] and [[Dead Pixie]] to create a [[Shadow Lantern]].
==== [[Reithwin Town]] ====
* Interacting with the corpses of either [[Gerringothe Thorm]], [[Malus Thorm]], or [[Thisobald Thorm]] gives you the choice to consume the shadow magic within them, or purge it. Consuming it awards a permanent level 3 long rest recharged spell slot, purging it awards you mystra's blessing until the next long rest.


=== Unique interactions ===
=== Unique interactions ===
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==== Act Two ====
==== Act Two ====
* Corpse of [[Malus Thorm]]/[[Gerringothe Thorm]]/[[Thisobald Thorm]]


==== Act Three ====
==== Act Three ====
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* [https://media.dndbeyond.com/compendium-images/claims/bg3/char-sheets/BG3-Gale-Sheet.pdf Gale's official 5E D&D Character Sheet on D&D Beyond] (PDF) ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230904100227/https://media.dndbeyond.com/compendium-images/claims/bg3/char-sheets/BG3-Gale-Sheet.pdf Archived] version from 2023-09-04).
* [https://media.dndbeyond.com/compendium-images/claims/bg3/char-sheets/BG3-Gale-Sheet.pdf Gale's official 5E D&D Character Sheet on D&D Beyond] (PDF) ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230904100227/https://media.dndbeyond.com/compendium-images/claims/bg3/char-sheets/BG3-Gale-Sheet.pdf Archived] version from 2023-09-04).


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