Minthara/Banter

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

Remarks

Selected

Out of combat

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.

Sneaking

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.^[1]
Need a throat slitting?
Who shall I silence?
None shall see me.
I can kill with a whisper.
Veiled in shadow.
Soft, silent, lethal.

In combat

Yes?
Fresh orders?
Your command?
Let me strike.
Ready for battle.
Unleash me.
My victims await.
On your command.
I thirst for combat.

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

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.

Sneaking

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.

In combat

A wise move.
Onward.
I seek an advantage.
Taking up position.
Right away.
Understood.
Yes.
I will not fail.
A bold manoeuvre.

Hiding

Out of combat

Veiled in shadow.
I belong in darkness.
Unseen, I shall strike.
Oloth dos.
Death comes quietly.
The shadows are my friend.

Brorn.
Kyone.
Without warning.
From silence to suffering.
None will find me.
Velkyn.

In combat

Swift, silent, deadly.
Velkyn.
The darkness is my home.
From shadow I will strike.
Veldryn.
I slip into shadows.

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


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.	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.	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.	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.	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.	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.	I cannot lose you. Come back to me. Do not leave me, my love.	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


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?	Scarcely worth the effort. An amusing plight. I am tempted to leave you. Take more care. What foolishness is this? Try to keep up.	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.	Don't let this happen again. Scarcely worth the effort. An amusing plight. Take more care. Tsk. Come.	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.	Steady yourself. Take more care. Come. I won't leave you. Don't struggle. I have you. I am coming.	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.	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.	I will free you. I am coming, my love. Do not struggle, I have you. I will free you.

Healing and buffing

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.	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.	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.	Steel yourself. Stand strong. Use this. Aid from the darkness. Strength from the shadows. Do not waste this.	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.	Stand strong. Strength from shadows. Aid from the darkness. You will not fail. None can stop us. I watch over you.	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.	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.

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


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.	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.	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.	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.	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 ^[2]

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

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.

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.

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.

Taking an item

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?

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

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.

Sneaking

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.

Combat

I think I have it.
What is it hiding...
Clumsy tools.
I only need a moment.
Open, damn you.
A subtle art.

Pickpocketing

Sneaking

This is beneath me.
I prefer to take lives.
The rich get richer.
What's yours is mine.
The rich get richer.

In combat

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.

Successfully picking a pocket

Sneaking

Next I take their life.
Confiscated.
It is mine now.
Perfectly executed.
Simple.
I could take their life as easily.

They know nothing.
Skilfully done.
Superb.
Blissfully ignorant.
I have it.
Can I take their life as well?

In combat

Next, I take their life.
I have it.
Blissfully ignorant.

Dipping Weapon

Out of combat

Weapons ready.
Deadlier than ever.
This will hurt.
An improvement.
This will make them suffer.
Exquisite.

Sneaking

Weapons ready.
Deadlier than ever.
This will hurt.

In combat

This will hurt.
Weapons ready.
Deadlier than ever.

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

Act 2 Spoilers! This section reveals details about the story of Baldur's Gate 3.

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'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."

Act Three

Act 3 Spoilers! This section reveals details about the story of Baldur's Gate 3.

Party Banter

Minthara and 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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(At Baldur's Gate X: -198 Y: -26)

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.

(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.

(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?

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

Minthara and 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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

Minthara and 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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

Minthara and 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.

(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.

(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?

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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?

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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...

(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.

Minthara and 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.

(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.

(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.

(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...

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

Minthara and 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.

(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.

(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'.

(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

↑ Translation of this and other phrases spoken in drow language may be found at Drow dictionary on the Forgotten Realms Wiki
↑ 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

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[1] Translation of this and other phrases spoken in drow language may be found at Drow dictionary on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

[2] 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

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