Minthara/Banter

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

Remarks

At low health:

• Straj. A grievous wound.
• This is not how I die.
• I cannot take much more of this.

Attacked by party member:

• Cross me again, and I will end you.

Can't fit in a small hole:

• I would gladly force somebody else through there, but I don't fit.

Can't fit in a tiny hole:

• Do you jest? An ooze could barely squeeze through there.

Can't use an item:

• Not now.

Can't use an item while 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.

Finding a locked item:

• 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.

Looking at a globe:

• A poor globe indeed that only shows the world's surface. It requires layers.

Looking at an astrolabe:

• I read a story once of great fleets doing battle between the stars. I wish it were true.

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.

Looking into a telescope:

• Perhaps one day, we will learn to conquer the stars.

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?

Location Remarks

Act Two

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Act Three

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Party Banter

Minthara and Astarion

• 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.

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• 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?

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(In the 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.

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(At the Thorm 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.

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(Watching Last Light Inn fallen into Shadow)

• 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.

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(After the Fall of Ketheric)

• 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.

Act Three

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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(At the Bonecloaks)

• 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.

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(In Wyrm's Rock)

• 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.

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(In Cazador's 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.

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(At the 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.

Minthara and Gale

(If Gale is romanced)

• 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.

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(If Minthara is romanced)

• 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.

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(In 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.

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(If Gale is romanced)

• 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.

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(If Minthara is romanced)

• 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.

Minthara and Karlach

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Minthara and Lae'zel

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Minthara and Shadowheart

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Minthara and Wyll

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Minthara and Jaheira

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Minthara and Minsc

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