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 * '''Astarion''': So, do you have loves waiting for you once this is all over?
 * '''Gale''': You know what - that is not the easiest of questions for me to answer.
-* '''Shadowheart''': You mean just waiting, like a lovesick puppy? Short-term amusements is much less of a hassle.
+* '''Shadowheart''': You mean just waiting, like a lovesick puppy? Short-term amusements are much less hassle.
 <hr>
-* '''Gale''': I ''knew'' I should've attended the Blackstaff's lectures on githyanki ''tir'su''.
+* '''Astarion''': That orb seems powerful. What can it do once it's extracted?
+* '''Gale''': Nothing good can come of it unless it is contained. Why?
+* '''Astarion''': It might be useful. Who knows?
+<hr>
+* '''Astarion''': Ever heard of a vampire called Cazador, Wyll?
+(''If it is known that Astarion is a vampire'')
+* '''Wyll''': I don't think so. Why? Friend of yours?
+(''If it is not known that Astarion is a vampire'')
+* '''Wyll''': Doesn't ring a bell. Why?
+* '''Gale''': He's patriarch of the Szarr family. Nasty fellow, if the histories are accurate.
+* '''Astarion''': I imagine they are.
+<hr>
+(After dispelling the illusion at [[Sunlit Wetlands]])
+* '''Astarion''': From sweet woodland to stinking swamp. Can you do tricks like that, Gale?
+* '''Gale''': Easiest thing in the world. Though I'd do it the other way around.
+<hr>
+''(After encountering [[Auntie Ethel]])''
+* '''Wyll''': Ethel mentioned Netherese magic. What in blazes does that mean?
+* '''Gale''': Magic from the fallen empire of Netheril. Ancient, exceedingly dangerous, and quite unrivalled.
+* '''Astarion''': Wonderful! I'd hate to be destroyed by any common old magic.
+<hr>
+(Near [[Rosymorn Monastery]])
+* '''Astarion''': Another ruined temple, full of foul-smelling beasts, spoiling for a fight.
+* '''Gale''': No mere temple. This was a monastery, devoted as much to study as to worship.
+* '''Astarion''': Oh, how ignorant of me. So it'll be free of foul-smelling beasts, then?
+* '''Gale''': Quite the opposite. Some monastic orders celebrated their pungency as proof of their devotion. 'To think is to stink' was the motto of one ill-fated brotherhood near Amn.
+* '''Gale''': Oh, but you meant beasts of the life-threatening variety? Yes, I'm sure it's teeming with those.
+<hr>
+(At [[Crèche Y'llek]])
+* '''Gale''': I knew I should've attended the Blackstaff's lectures on githyanki tir'su.
 * '''Gale''': If I understood their script, who knows what secrets their texts would surrender...
 * '''Astarion''': Why not ask one of the friendly bloodthirsty warriors? I'm sure they'd be happy to translate.
 <hr>
-* '''Astarion''': I gave my return to Baldur's Gate a lot of thought. I never pictured this, though.
+(At [[Mason's Guild]] Rebel Hideout)
-* '''Gale''': What did you have in mind? A quiet party, toasting your return with a few good friends?
+* '''Astarion''': What's this? A clever little hideaway?
-* '''Astarion''': Less 'quiet party with friends', more 'days of hedonistic debauchery'. But otherwise, yes.
+* '''Gale''': Not just clever - rather ingenious. Somehow its construction keeps the Shadow Curse at bay.
-* '''Gale''': Sounds like a recipe for disaster. But you know what? I'm learning to enjoy the taste of chaos. Count me in.<hr>
+* '''Astarion''': A little too clever, if you ask me. Watch out for traps.
-* '''Astarion''': That orb seems powerful. What can it do once it's extracted?
+<hr>
-* '''Gale''': Nothing good can come of it unless it is contained. Why?
+(Approaching [[Moonrise Towers]])
-* '''Astarion''': It might be useful. Who knows?
+* '''Astarion''': Moonlanterns to keep the curse back, burly guards to fight off any monsters - I could get used to this place.
+* '''Gale''': Don't get too comfortable. We shouldn't overstay our welcome in such a place.
+* '''Astarion''': No, of course. Why stay somewhere safe and comfortable when we could be in mortal peril?
+<hr>
+(At [[Moonrise Towers]])
+* '''Astarion''': Can't say I love what they've done with the place.
+* '''Gale''': Unsurprising, really. Fanatical cultists tend to care more for ambience than aesthetics.
+* '''Astarion''': Reason enough to put them all to the sword, I say.
 <hr>
+(At [[Mind Flayer Colony]])
 * '''Astarion''': It's enough to put you off tentacles for life.
 * '''Gale''': You had a taste for tentacles?
 * '''Astarion''': The Elfsong Tavern used to serve excellent calamari. Mind you, that was two hundred years ago...
 <hr>
+(At [[Mind Flayer Colony]])
+* '''Astarion''': Gods - we're not back, are we?
+* '''Gale''': On the nautiloid? No, this is a different nursery - similar, but not identical. There's likely one in every colony.
+* '''Astarion''': I don't care what's in every mind flayer colony, Gale - nobody does. Except you.
+<hr>
+(At [[Lower City Sewers]])
+* '''Astarion''': I gave my return to Baldur's Gate a lot of thought. I never pictured this, though.
+* '''Gale''': What did you have in mind? A quiet party, toasting your return with a few good friends?
+* '''Astarion''': Less 'quiet party with friends', more 'days of hedonistic debauchery'. But otherwise, yes.
+* '''Gale''': Sounds like a recipe for disaster. But you know what? I'm learning to enjoy the taste of chaos. Count me in.
+<hr>
+(At ?)
 * '''Gale''': Mystra has a shrine within the city. Located in the Stormshore Tabernacle, if my memory serves me.
 * '''Astarion''': Do whatever you need to, but I shan't be paying my respects to any of the gods on show.
 * '''Gale''': You never felt the call of the divine, Astarion?
 * '''Astarion''': Oh, I tried them all. None of them answered.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Gale; after act 1 romance scene'')
+* '''Astarion''': So Gale, how is your sad, hopeless pining going?
+* '''Gale''': I'm hardly pining. It's been a year or more since Mystra cast me aside.
+* '''Astarion''': Oh, my dear wizard. I wasn't talking about Mystra.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Gale; after act 2 romance scene'')
+* '''Astarion''': So, how was your night with Gale? Did you have a long, hard debate?
+* '''Gale''': Ignore him. Astarion envies the depth of our bond because he's of a shallower inclination.
+* '''Astarion''': Snort.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Gale; after act 3 romance scene'')
+* '''Astarion''': So, Gale - you laid with a goddess? You must have some sordid tales to tell?
+* '''Gale''': Sordid? I lay with the Mother of Magic herself. What we had was transcendent, euphoric, incandescent. Not sordid.
+* '''Astarion''': You actually made sleeping with a goddess sound boring. Incredible...
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion; after act 1 romance scene'')
+* '''Gale''': I see you waste no time pursing your quarry, Astarion.
+* '''Gale''': Tell me, do you always woo your lovers with such patient attention?
+* '''Astarion''': I rather thought I was a little slow this time. Usually, they're begging me to drain them on the first night.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion; after act 2 romance scene'')
+* '''Gale''': I fear I've been rather hasty to judge you, Astarion.
+* '''Gale''': One heartbreak was quite enough for me, but to experience it as many times as you have must change a person.
+* '''Astarion''': Thank you, Gale. Let us both hope that broken hearts are a thing of the past.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion stayed a spawn'')
+* '''Gale''': If you're feeling faint after your bout with Cazador, Astarion, I don't mind donating some blood.
+* '''Astarion''': When you're still full of that Netherese bile? I'll pass, thank you.
+* '''Astarion''': Besides, I have someone else to nibble on. And they are delicious.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion became an ascendant'')
+* '''Gale''': So, Astarion. I hear your relationship has taken on a new aspect recently...
+* '''Astarion''': My life has taken on a new aspect. It is only natural that my relationships change as well.
+* '''Astarion''': As the Vampire Ascendant, I can grant my lover immortality, and bind them to me forever.
+* '''Gale''': I trust you speak of the bonds of love, and not the shackles of servitude.
 === {{Banter|Karlach}} ===
-* '''Astarion''': Gods, how are we not there yet? My feet are killing me.
+(''While in plains'')
-* '''Karlach''': Want me to carry you?
+* '''Karlach''': Hahaha. Ha!
-* '''Astarion''': Oh, darling, would you?
+* '''Astarion''': What's so funny? You haven't got some laughing curse, have you?
-* '''Karlach''': Sure. If you promise to swap once I get tired.
+* '''Karlach''': I really made it out of Avernus. It's incredible.
-* '''Astarion''': Please, I can barely manage my pack - you'd kill me.
+* '''Astarion''': All right, just keep it down. We're conspicuous enough without your hyena call.
 <hr>
-* '''Astarion''': Biting flies, midges - shouldn't nature be beautiful and serene? It looks so nice in the Upper City parks.
+(At [[Forest]])
+* '''Astarion''': Biting flies, midges - shouldn't nature be beautiful and serene? It looks so nice in the Upper City parks.
 * '''Karlach''': Upper City, huh? Swish. Never spent much time there myself.
 * '''Astarion''': I'll happily take you. If we survive this bugs' banquet.
 * '''Karlach''': Sounds good. I've always been curious what a patriar loo looks like.
 <hr>
-* '''Karlach''': Hahaha. Ha!
+(At [[Sunlit Wetlands]])
-* '''Astarion''': What's so funny? You haven't got some laughing curse, have you?
-* '''Karlach''': I really made it out of Avernus. It's incredible.
-* '''Astarion''': All right, just keep it down. We're conspicuous enough without your hyena call.<hr>
 * '''Astarion''': Transforming into a mind flayer might have its perks. At least then I could float over this muck.
 * '''Karlach''': Not one for roughing it, I see.
 * '''Astarion''': Wallowing in filth is for pigs and children, my dear.
-* '''Karlach''': Pigs, children, and people with a little bit of grit.<hr>
+* '''Karlach''': Pigs, children, and people with a little bit of grit.
-(Entering the [[Elfsong Tavern]])
+<hr>
-* '''Astarion:''' Probably best if I keep a low profile. They used to know me all too well in the Elfsong.
+(At [[Grymforge]])
-* '''Karlach:''' Wonder if our paths ever crossed in the before-times. Were you always so sneaky?
+* '''Karlach''': Ho. He-llo! Hey!
-* '''Astarion:''' I haven't survived for two centuries by being reckless. And I hope to survive at least two more.
+* '''Astarion''': So... are you greeting invisible beings or just losing your mind?
-* '''Karlach:''' Yeah yeah, don't rub it in.<hr>
+* '''Karlach''': The echoes - listen! They're coming from three directions!
+* '''Astarion''': Losing your mind it is! Probably the tadpole - the weirdest things seem to be...
-* '''Karlach''': Nice to be in a crowd of ''normal'' people for once.
+<hr>
+(Near [[Rosymorn Monastery]])
+* '''Astarion''': Gods, how are we not there yet? My feet are killing me.
+* '''Karlach''': Want me to carry you?
+* '''Astarion''': Oh, darling, would you?
+* '''Karlach''': Sure! If you promise to swap once I get tired.
+* '''Astarion''': Please, I can barely manage my pack - you'd kill me.
+<hr>
+(At [[Last Light Inn]] Graveyard)
+* '''Astarion''': The graveyard's ancient, but the graves are fresh.
+* '''Karlach''': Feeling at home?
+* '''Astarion''': I haven't set foot in a graveyard since I became a spawn, thank you. Vampires are nothing like those other undead.
+* '''Karlach''': True. I've never heard a mummy complain about a wrinkled doublet. Or sour wine.
+<hr>
+(At [[Rivington]])
+* '''Karlach''': Nice to be in a crowd of normal people for once.
 * '''Astarion''': Really? I prefer my company extraordinary.
 * '''Karlach''': Aww, thanks.
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 * '''Astarion''': You're right, of course. Forgive me.
 * '''Karlach''': All good, fangs.
+<hr>
+(At [[Baldur's Mouth]])
+* '''Astarion''': Probably best if I keep a low profile. They used to know me all too well in the Elfsong.
+* '''Karlach''': Wonder if our paths ever crossed in the before-times. Were you always so sneaky?
+* '''Astarion''': I haven't survived for two centuries by being reckless. And I hope to survive at least two more.
+* '''Karlach''': Yeah yeah, don't rub it in.
+<hr>
+(At [[Grey Harbour Docks]])
+* '''Karlach''': Can you swim, Astarion?
+* '''Astarion''': I'm... not sure, honestly. It's been a couple of hundred years.
+* '''Karlach''': You're missing out! Loved it as a kid. This water looks nasty as hell, though.
+* '''Astarion''': Well, it's not called 'Grey Harbour' for nothing.
+<hr>
+(At [[Felogyr's Fireworks]])
+* '''Karlach''': Oh man! WHIZBANGS!
+* '''Astarion''': Keep calm, Karlach. One bad flare and you could blow this whole place.
+* '''Karlach''': (Oh man! Whizbangs!)
+* '''Astarion''': Better.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Karlach; after act 1 romance scene'')
+* '''Karlach''': Hey. What's on your mind, Astarion? You seemed a million miles away just then.
+* '''Astarion''': Hmm? Oh, I was just pondering that heart of yours.
+* '''Astarion''': There were times I would've been thrilled if everyone who put their hands on me burst into flames.
+* '''Karlach''': I'd trade you if I could.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Karlach; after act 2 romance scene'')
+* '''Astarion''': So the more you cool down, the more your love life heats up?
+* '''Karlach''': Seems that way! But I'm a bit out of practice, to be honest.
+* '''Astarion''': I'm sure it'll all come back to you. You'll be as depraved as the rest of us in no time.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Karlach; after act 3 romance scene'')
+* '''Astarion''': I hear you were spotted being 'normal' in the Singing Lute, Karlach. Are you feeling all right?
+* '''Karlach''': Seemed like the right thing to do. I've never really tried 'normal' before.
+* '''Astarion''': And? How did you find the quiet life?
+* '''Karlach''': It was nice. It was really nice.
+* '''Astarion''': I never thought I'd see the day - our champion of the Hells has gone soft.
+* '''Karlach''': Maybe I have. Finally.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion; after act 1 romance scene'')
+* '''Karlach''': I never was a sucker for a smooth-talker, but I admit, Astarion, you're pretty slick.
+* '''Astarion''': And you're rather the opposite of slick. Do you have a point?
+* '''Karlach''': I was just being nice.
+* '''Astarion''': Step one of starting a conversation: think before you speak.
+* '''Karlach''': Never was my strong suit.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion; after act 2 romance scene'')
+* '''Karlach''': Sorry if this is rude, but... can vampires fall in love?
+* '''Astarion''': What a preposterous question. Vampires can do anything you can do, and a damn sight better.
+* '''Karlach''': Sunbathe? Swim?
+* '''Astarion''': All right, there are a few limited exceptions.
+* '''Karlach''': Good to know love is on the table though.
+* '''Astarion''': It is. Though if the table is laden with good wine and meat, love is often left to rot with the salad leaves.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion stayed a spawn'')
+* '''Karlach''': So our vamp isn't so heartless after all.
+* '''Astarion''': Rich of you to talk about someone else's heart, Karlach.
+* '''Astarion''': But I must admit, my chest has been feeling a touch lighter recently.
+* '''Karlach''': It suits you beautifully.
+* '''Astarion''': Yes, most things do.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion became an ascendant'')
+* '''Karlach''': You know, Astarion, I'm not sure I can trust you anymore. You're... different. A bit scary, to be honest.
+* '''Astarion''': I have one person who trusts me completely. That's enough for me.
+* '''Karlach''': Treat them right, or you'll have me to answer to.
+* '''Karlach''': I can whittle up a good stake in no time if the mood takes me.
 === {{Banter|Lae'zel}} ===
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 * '''Astarion''': What a waste.
 <hr>
-(Entering [[Selûnite_Outpost|Selûnite Outpost]])
+* '''Astarion''': Shadowheart. Such a grim name for such a beautiful flower.
-* '''Astarion''': Do we have to spend so long poking about down here?
+(''If it is not known that Astarion is a vampire'')
+* '''Shadowheart''': I heard you mumbling that line to yourself earlier - it needs more work.
+* '''Lae'zel''': Fortunate for his tongue he didn't say it to me.
+(''If it is known that Astarion is a vampire'')
+* '''Shadowheart''': Could you not stare so blatantly at my neck when you say that please?
+* '''Lae'zel''': Oh, but do keep calling her 'flower'. She'll love that.
+<hr>
+(''If it is known that Astarion is a vampire'')
+* '''Lae'zel''': Feed if you must, Astarion.
+* '''Lae'zel''': But give me so much as a hungry look, and I'll drive a stake through your heart.
+* '''Astarion''': Ooh, I do so very like spicy food.
+<hr>
+(''If everyone knows about Astarion's scars'')
+* '''Lae'zel''': Poetry as torture - your master's quite clever, Astarion. Don't you agree?
+* '''Astarion''': You and I have very different definitions of 'clever'.
+<hr>
+(In the [[Underdark]])
+* '''Astarion''': Do we have to spend so long poking about down here?
 * '''Astarion''': I'd much rather be outside, with the sun on my skin.
 * '''Lae'zel''': You've only just come to tolerate sun, and you're already nostalgic?
-* '''Lae'zel''': If you're to complain the whole way, by all means, return topside. You could use the colour.
+* '''Lae'zel''': If you're going to complain the whole way, by all means, return topside. You could use the colour.
+<hr>
+(At [[Crèche Y'llek]])
+* '''Lae'zel''': We are permitted to walk so freely. Such a lack of discipline would be punished severely in K'liir.
+* '''Astarion''': Walk freely? This place is as tight as a patriar's purse.
+* '''Lae'zel''': We should have been disarmed on entry. I'm pleased we weren't, but it's strange.
+* '''Astarion''': No doubt they found me too intimidating.
+<hr>
+(At [[Gauntlet of Shar]])
+* '''Astarion''': It's all very grand, but so austere.
+* '''Lae'zel''': Did you expect anything else? This is how your gods project power.
+* '''Astarion''': But why not project power with soft furnishings and roaring fires? Maybe then I'd worship them.
+<hr>
+(At [[Reithwin Town]])
+* '''Astarion''': Just once, I'd like to find a village that hasn't been plundered and destroyed.
+* '''Lae'zel''': Indeed. All the best weapons have already been scavenged.
+* '''Astarion''': I was thinking about a warm fire and charming company, actually.
+* '''Lae'zel''': I am perfectly charming, I'll have you know. On Crèche K'liir, I was known for my dazzling smile and charisma.
+* '''Astarion''': Really?
+* '''Lae'zel''': No.
 <hr>
 (At [[The Waning Moon]])
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 * '''Lae'zel''': I know that, too. It just wasn't funny.
 <hr>
-(Entering [[The Blushing Mermaid]])
+(At [[Mason's Guild]])
+* '''Lae'zel''': 'Mason's Guild'. The githyanki would call this a or'mlar: an alliance of mlar.
+* '''Astarion''': And what is a 'mlar', exactly?
+* '''Lae'zel''': Builders, craftspeople - and the makers of the incomparable silver swords the kith'raki wield in battle.
+* '''Lae'zel''': The mlar may not be warriors, but they are no less valuable to my people.
+<hr>
+(At [[Moonrise Towers]] Docks)
+* '''Astarion''': The boat's heading to Baldur's Gate. I'm almost tempted to stow away.
+* '''Lae'zel''': Chk. Try to abandon us and it won't go well for you.
+* '''Astarion''': Oh, I wouldn't actually leave. After all, where would you be without me?
+<hr>
+(''While assaulting [[Moonrise Towers]]'')
+* '''Lae'zel''': At last, we wash our weapons in Absolute blood.
+* '''Astarion''': I like this bloodlust look on you. Very flattering.
+* '''Lae'zel''': Even now, at the cusp, you waste your breath on prattle.
+<hr>
+(At [[Mind Flayer Colony]])
+* '''Lae'zel''': We must be ready to confront the elder brain. One presides over every ghaik colony.
+* '''Astarion''': No problem. And what does this old brain look like?
+* '''Lae'zel''': A hovering mass of grey matter, sprouted with lethal tentacles and oozing cerebrospinal fluid.
+* '''Astarion''': Right... Good. Glad I asked.
+<hr>
+(At [[Rivington]])
+* '''Astarion''': I used to like this neighbourhood. It was quieter than inside the walls - darker too.
+* '''Lae'zel''': A good hunting ground, then?
+* '''Astarion''': Oh, yes - slimmer pickings, but safer targets. The perfect place to learn the craft.
+<hr>
+(At [[The Blushing Mermaid]])
 * '''Astarion''': Ah. This place never changes.
 * '''Lae'zel''': Perhaps it should. All I see are carousing fools.
 * '''Astarion''': I know, isn't it wonderful? Endless opportunities for mischief.
 <hr>
-(At the [[Bhaal Temple]])
+(At [[Bhaal Temple]])
 * '''Astarion''': I expected a temple to murder would be more fun. A little joyous, even.
 * '''Lae'zel''': There's no greater pleasure than battle. You face your enemy and conquer them, blade to blade, spell to spell.
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 * '''Astarion''': Oh, I don't know - I've killed plenty of rats. I celebrated every time.
 <hr>
-(Passing through a [[Lower City]] park)
+(At [[Steel Watch Foundry]])
-*'''Astarion:''' Flowers are so overrated. They're bight, gaudy, and almost never make good poisons.
+* '''Lae'zel''': These Steel Watchers are impressive achievements. Worthy opponents, even for githyanki.
-*'''Lae'zel:''' The colours are frightfully vivid - but I've come to grow fond of Faerun's flora. Delicate stems growing from mighty roots.
+* '''Astarion''': In that case, I'll leave fighting them to you. So I can observe your technique.
-*'''Astarion:''' Each to their own, I suppose... Although I am right.
+* '''Lae'zel''': I'm sure you'll find it instructive. Or do you simply want to avoid risking your pallid neck?
+* '''Astarion''': Perish the thought - we're comrades in arms! I will be right behind you.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Lae'zel; after act 1 romance scene'')
+* '''Astarion''': Would you believe, I've never been with a githyanki.
+* '''Lae'zel''': If you cease your frivolous ways, keep your mouth closed, and learn to obey, perhaps we can attempt it.
+* '''Astarion''': Haha! No, I think I will leave that honour to our esteemed friend.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Lae'zel; after act 2 romance scene'')
+* '''Astarion''': So Lae'zel, things seem to be getting serious with you two. Do you have pet names for each other yet?
+* '''Lae'zel''': 'Pet' names? As if we were domesticated animals?
+* '''Astarion''': Gods, you have so much to learn. Repeat after me: honey muffin, sweetie pie, sugarplum.
+* '''Lae'zel''': Honey muffin, sweetie pie - Astarion, do you see all your lovers as food?
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Lae'zel; after act 3 romance scene'')
+* '''Lae'zel''': You say you have had many lovers, Astarion. If that is true, where are they now?
+* '''Astarion''': They weren't lovers... not in the way that you mean. They wanted me more than I wanted them.
+* '''Astarion''': I used that to my advantage more times than I care to remember.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion; after act 1 romance scene'')
+* '''Lae'zel''': Why have you not tried to lay with me, Astarion?
+* '''Lae'zel''': It is in your nature to have tried. You have not.
+* '''Astarion''': No, and you're so charming and alluring. It's baffling, really.
+* '''Astarion''': I guess it shall remain a mystery, now and forevermore.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion; after act 2 romance scene'')
+* '''Lae'zel''': The more I learn of this plane, Astarion, the more I believe 'love' is its greatest disease.
+* '''Astarion''': Oh, I don't know. The screaming fever is pretty bad.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion stayed a spawn'')
+* '''Lae'zel''': Astarion, I note you and your lover struggle to keep your hands off one another.
+* '''Lae'zel''': It makes you less watchful. We're panting after battle, and already your maws are glued.
+* '''Astarion''': We're having fun. I would say 'try it, it won't kill you', but in your case I'm not sure.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion became an ascendant'')
+* '''Lae'zel''': You have shared your new power with your lover, Astarion. I'm surprised - I expected you to turn your back once you got what you wanted.
+* '''Astarion''': Quite the opposite - I need someone I can trust. And now I know they'll never betray me.
 === {{Banter|Shadowheart}} ===
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 * '''Shadowheart''': Please, don't remind me. But keep your guard up with her.
 * '''Astarion''': Noted.
+<hr>
+* '''Astarion''': So, do you have loves waiting for you once this is all over?
+* '''Gale''': You know what - that is not the easiest of questions for me to answer.
+* '''Shadowheart''': You mean just waiting, like a lovesick puppy? Short-term amusements are much less hassle.
+<hr>
+* '''Shadowheart''': Do you have someone waiting for you in Baldur's Gate, Astarion? A sweetheart perhaps?
+(''If it is not known that Astarion is a vampire'')
+* '''Astarion''': Not one in particular. The city is a veritable feast of sweethearts.
+* '''Shadowheart''': You must be eager to get back then. Slimmer pickings out in this wilderness.
+(''If it is known that Astarion is a vampire'')
+* '''Astarion''': No sweethearts, no. I prefer them savoury.
+* '''Shadowheart''': This is what I get for trying to strike up conversation.
 <hr>
 * '''Astarion''': Shadowheart. Such a grim name for such a beautiful flower.
-* ''(if Astarion's vampire status hasn't been revealed)''
+(''If it is not known that Astarion is a vampire'')
-** '''Shadowheart''': I heard you mumbling that line to yourself earlier - it needs more work.
+* '''Shadowheart''': I heard you mumbling that line to yourself earlier - it needs more work.
-** '''Lae'zel''': Fortunate for his tongue he didn't say it to me.
+* '''Lae'zel''': Fortunate for his tongue he didn't say it to me.
-* ''(if Astarion's vampire status is known)''
+(''If it is known that Astarion is a vampire'')
-** '''Shadowheart''': Could you not stare so blatantly at my neck when you say that please?
+* '''Shadowheart''': Could you not stare so blatantly at my neck when you say that please?
-** '''Lae'zel''': Oh, but do keep calling her 'flower'. She'll love that.
+* '''Lae'zel''': Oh, but do keep calling her 'flower'. She'll love that.
-<hr>
-(In the [[Refectory]])
-* '''Astarion''': The air's stale. It's been centuries since any prayers disturbed it.
-* '''Shadowheart''': Who were those prayers for? Normally the patron god is obvious - not here.
 <hr>
 * '''Astarion''': Goblins are such vile little parasites.
+(''If it is not known that Astarion is a vampire'')
+* '''Shadowheart''': Not the vilest any of us have seen of late, unfortunately.
+(''If it is known that Astarion is a vampire'')
 * '''Shadowheart''': Given your own nature, are you really the one to judge?
 <hr>
-(In the [[Gauntlet of Shar]])
+* '''Shadowheart''': You know what I really miss about Baldur's Gate? The food. Freshest fish I've ever had.
-* '''Astarion''': I do like it down here. It's nice. Homey.
+* '''Astarion''': I don't care for fish. Red meat - now that's a different matter. Rare as can be... dripping.
-* (''If Shadowheart's allegiance has been revealed'')
+* '''Shadowheart''': Well unless we find a cure you won't have any teeth to chew it with soon enough.
-** '''Shadowheart''': This is a dedication to my goddess' power and dark beauty. Homey is not the first word that comes to mind.
+<hr>
-*(''If Shadowheart's allegiance hasn't been revealed'')
+(''If it is known that Astarion is a vampire'')
-** '''Shadowheart''': This temple is positively dripping with power and dark beauty - is homey truly the first word that springs to mind?
+* '''Shadowheart''': So, Astarion. Which of us would you rather feed on? If you had free rein?
+* '''Astarion''': Ah! Wyll. No question. He's strong, fast, and righteous. I'm salivating already.
+* '''Shadowheart''': Hmm... interesting.
+* '''Astarion''': You sound disappointed. I'll bite you if you ask.
+* '''Shadowheart''': I'm sure you would. Don't sound so eager.
+<hr>
+(''If it is known that Astarion is a vampire'')
+* '''Shadowheart''': So. A vampire spawn and a monster hunter in the same group. We're not going to have trouble, are we?
+* '''Astarion''': Excuse me? Since this tadpole, I'm barely a monster at all.
+* '''Astarion''': I just want to survive, same as you.
+* '''Wyll''': I don't see a problem, as long as mister fang there keeps his appetite in check.
+<hr>
+(At [[Sunlit Wetlands]])
+* '''Shadowheart''': Ugh, I hate swamps. The place reeks - probably full of bloodsuckers as well.
+* '''Astarion''': I can't blame them. You're delicious.
+* '''Shadowheart''': If that was an attempt at flirting, I should let you know I prefer the strong, silent type.
+* '''Astarion''': Shadowheart! You wound me.
+* '''Astarion''': Probably.
+<hr>
+(In the [[Underdark]])
+* '''Shadowheart''': Such depth to the shadows... I don't care what others say about the Underdark - it's beautiful down here.
+(''If it is not known that Astarion is a vampire'')
+* '''Astarion''': I've spent long enough in the dark. It gets old.
+(''If it is known that Astarion is a vampire'')
+* '''Astarion''': I'm used to a crypt's gloom. This is something else.
+<hr>
+(Near [[Rosymorn Monastery]])
+* '''Shadowheart''': I didn't exactly dress for hiking mountains. Shame we couldn't procure some pack mules, or horses.
+* '''Astarion''': Horses? Perish the thought - those ill-tempered beasts are prone to biting.
+* '''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)
+* '''Astarion''': These woods feel unsettling - like they're dangling on the edge between life and death.
+* '''Shadowheart''': Isn't that how you feel all the time, Astarion? I thought you'd find it comforting.
+* '''Astarion''': Funny. Very funny.
+<hr>
+(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...
+* '''Astarion''': A tragedy - just think of all that wasted blood.
+* '''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.
+<hr>
+(''At [[Last Light Inn]], if it's protected'')
+* '''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.
+* '''Shadowheart''': Admit it - you're just glad to see some potential meals walking about after all those bloodless shadows.
 <hr>
-(In [[Reithwin Tollhouse]])
+(At [[Reithwin Tollhouse]])
 * '''Shadowheart''': I have to ask, Astarion. Do people taste different from one another, when you feed?
 * '''Astarion''': It all depends. A clean neck certainly helps.
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 * '''Astarion''': Of course, there are different vintages. Young noble is wonderful if you can get it, but crone has its charms too.
 <hr>
-(In the [[House of Healing]])
+(At [[House of Healing]])
 * '''Astarion''': It's a long time since I was in a house of healing. Gods, it's depressing.
 * '''Shadowheart''': I suppose you don't have much use for hospitals... unless you're seeking to steal their blood stock.
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 * '''Shadowheart''': The one downside? I think you might have stopped the count too soon...
 <hr>
-(At [[Szarr Palace|Cazador's Palace]])
+(At [[Gauntlet of Shar]])
-* '''Shadowheart''': So, Astarion. Vampire dens - what should I expect?
+* '''Astarion''': I do like it down here. It's nice. Homey.
-* '''Astarion''': Vampires would be a safe bet.
+(''If it is known that Shadowheart is a follower of Shar'')
-* '''Shadowheart''': Hilarious. You belong on stage - perhaps the bloodstained sort, with a hooded man standing by, axe in hand.
+* '''Shadowheart''': This temple is positively dripping with power and dark beauty - is homey truly the first word that springs to mind?
-* '''Astarion''': So long as there's a cheering crowd. As for vampire dens, I'd brace your nose. They can be very... organic.
+(''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.
+<hr>
+(At [[Gauntlet of Shar]])
+* '''Shadowheart''': You're uncharacteristically quiet, Astarion. Awed into silence?
+* '''Astarion''': Awed? By this? Please - size isn't everything. At least when it comes to temples.
+* '''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...
+<hr>
+(At [[Moonrise Towers]])
+* '''Shadowheart''': This must have been quite a place, in its heyday. Could you ever picture yourself living here, Astarion? You know, assuming the riff-raff were cleared out?
+* '''Astarion''': Tempting, but it's not really for me.
+* '''Shadowheart''': Really? Even with all these chambers, and the commanding views? You could live like a lord.
+* '''Astarion''': But I'd have to climb so many stairs. Anyway, I already have my eye on a palace in Baldur's Gate.
 <hr>
-(Outside the [[Guildhall|Revealed Entrance]] guarded by [[Tusgront]])
+(At the entrance to the [[Guildhall]])
 * '''Astarion''': What a delightfully secluded alley. I would have been in my element here, once.
 * '''Shadowheart''': But you consort with a better class of people now, right?
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 * '''Shadowheart''': Let's just stop this conversation right here, shall we?
 <hr>
-(In the [[Guildhall]])
+(At [[Guildhall]])
-* '''Astarion:''' Well, well. The fabled haunt of Nine-Fingers Keene.
+* '''Astarion''': Well, well. The fabled haunt of Nine-Fingers Keene.
-* '''Shadowheart:''' Never visited before? I thought you got around.
+* '''Shadowheart''': Never visited before? I thought you got around.
-* '''Astarion:''' I always steered clear. If Guild members started disappearing, people would start asking questions. And Cazador hated questions.
+* '''Astarion''': I always steered clear. If Guild members started disappearing, people would start asking questions. And Cazador hated questions.
-* '''Shadowheart:''' Understandable, when the answer is invariably 'the silver-haired one ate them'.
+* '''Shadowheart''': Understandable, when the answer is invariably 'the silver-haired one ate them'.
 <hr>
-(In the [[The Counting House|Counting House]])
+(At [[Philgrave's Mansion]])
-*'''Shadowheart''': I don't suppose you really have much use for gold, do you, Astarion?
+* '''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''': My 'whiff' is very faint, thank you - nothing a little bergamot, rosemary, and a hint of aged brandy can't hide.
+* '''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 [[The Counting House]])
+* '''Shadowheart''': I don't suppose you really have much use for gold, do you, Astarion?
 * '''Astarion''': It's not required, but it is nice to have. It buys any number of ways to keep life interesting.
 * '''Shadowheart''': Go on then, coyness isn't in your nature. What would you do with unlimited funds?
 * '''Astarion''': Let's just say blood tastes better from a gold goblet, and silk bedsheets improve any night-time activity.
+<hr>
+(At [[Szarr Palace]])
+* '''Shadowheart''': So, Astarion. Vampire dens - what should I expect?
+* '''Astarion''': Vampires would be a safe bet.
+* '''Shadowheart''': Hilarious. You belong on stage - perhaps the bloodstained sort, with a hooded man standing by, axe in hand.
+* '''Astarion''': So long as there's a cheering crowd. As for vampire dens, I'd brace your nose. They can be very... organic.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Shadowheart; after act 1 romance scene'')
+* '''Shadowheart''': Do vampires actually usually drink blood out of goblets like in the storybooks? Doesn't seem very fresh.
+* '''Astarion''': Straight from the neck is preferred, but goblets are used in mortal company. They save on awkwardness.
+* '''Astarion''': We could share a drink some night, if you're curious. A nice red wine in your goblet, of course.
+* '''Shadowheart''': Very kind of you, but I'm saving my best bottle for someone already.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Shadowheart; after act 2 romance scene'')
+* '''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.
+* '''Astarion''': The sun was banished from my life - forbidden. And we all lust after the forbidden, don't we?
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Shadowheart; after act 3 romance scene'')
+* '''Shadowheart''': I'm probably more at home in the water than you now, Astarion.
+* '''Astarion''': Probably. Although I am two hundred years out of practice. Running water is no place for vampires.
+* '''Astarion''': But perhaps I'll join you for a dip once everything is done. Then we could see who's best.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion; after act 1 romance scene'')
+* '''Shadowheart''': I can't quite believe you've been a pick-up artist all these years, Astarion.
+* '''Shadowheart''': Most of the things you say still sound like you're in a two-copper paperback read by little girls.
+* '''Astarion''': I sound like a charming rake, you mean? The hero everyone fawns over?
+* '''Astarion''': Well, if the doublet fits...
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion became an ascendant'')
+(''Note: pronouns change depending on player's gender'')
+* '''Shadowheart''': Something has changed about our friend, hasn't it? But I can't quite put my finger on it.
+* '''Astarion''': They're a vampire.
+* '''Shadowheart''': This hungry look in their eyes... The haunted complexion... What could it mean?
+* '''Astarion''': They're a vampire.
 === {{Banter|Wyll}} ===
-* '''Astarion''': Well, it's no Baldur's Gate, but at least it's <i>some</i> kind of civilisation.
+* '''Astarion''': A question for our master monster hunter: how would you approach killing a vampire?
-* '''Wyll''': I do miss the gate, though. The Elfsong Tavern! Sunset over Grey Harbour! Fried fish at the docks!
+(''If it is not known that Astarion is a vampire'')
+* '''Wyll''': To start? Lure it into the sun, drive a stake through its heart. Why?
+* '''Astarion''': Just curious.
+(''If it is known that Astarion is a vampire'')
+* '''Wyll''': A full-on vamp, you mean? Lure it into the sun, drive a stake through its heart.
+* '''Wyll''': And that's not the end of it. The suckers are wily. No offence.
+* '''Astarion''': None taken. Wiliness keeps me alive. More or less.
+<hr>
+* '''Astarion''': Ever heard of a vampire called Cazador, Wyll?
+(''If it is known that Astarion is a vampire'')
+* '''Wyll''': I don't think so. Why? Friend of yours?
+(''If it is not known that Astarion is a vampire'')
+* '''Wyll''': Doesn't ring a bell. Why?
+* '''Gale''': He's patriarch of the Szarr family. Nasty fellow, if the histories are accurate.
+* '''Astarion''': I imagine they are.
+<hr>
+(''If it is known that Astarion is a vampire'')
+* '''Wyll''': Killed a few giant bats in my day, Astarion - but never hunted a vampire.
+* '''Astarion''': Just to remind you, I'm merely a spawn. It won't count.
+* '''Astarion''': But if you want a true vampire, I'm happy to recommend one.
+<hr>
+(''If it is known that Astarion is a vampire'')
+* '''Shadowheart''': So. A vampire spawn and a monster hunter in the same group. We're not going to have trouble, are we?
+* '''Astarion''': Excuse me? Since this tadpole, I'm barely a monster at all.
+* '''Astarion''': I just want to survive, same as you.
+* '''Wyll''': I don't see a problem, as long as mister fang there keeps his appetite in check.
+<hr>
+(''If it is known that Astarion is a vampire'')
+* '''Wyll''': Astarion, how is the rat diet going?
+* '''Astarion''': It may soon come to an end if you don't shut your mouth.
+<hr>
+(''If it is known that Astarion is a vampire'')
+* '''Wyll''': I'm feeling a bit parched and peckish.
+* '''Astarion''': Me too. Keep an eye out for any passing vagrants.
+* '''Wyll''': I'm afraid you'll have to content yourself with vagrant chickens.
+<hr>
+(At [[Forest]])
+* '''Astarion''': Well, it's no Baldur's Gate, but at least it's some kind of civilisation.
+* '''Wyll''': I do miss the Gate, though. The Elfsong Tavern! Sunset over Grey Harbour! Fried fish at the docks!
 * '''Astarion''': Drunk young patriars, naked in the fountains! Ah, civilisation...
 <hr>
+(At [[Forest]])
+* '''Wyll''': As much love as I hold for Baldur's Gate, these frontiers delight me as much as any bustling street.
+* '''Astarion''': You can't be serious? This is a howling wasteland!
+* '''Astarion''': I haven't even had a bath since the abduction. I must reek of illithid slime.
+* '''Wyll''': Sure, but think of the stories you'll be able to tell.
+<hr>
+''(After encountering [[Auntie Ethel]])''
+* '''Wyll''': Ethel mentioned Netherese magic. What in blazes does that mean?
+* '''Gale''': Magic from the fallen empire of Netheril. Ancient, exceedingly dangerous, and quite unrivalled.
+* '''Astarion''': Wonderful! I'd hate to be destroyed by any common old magic.
+<hr>
+(In the [[Underdark]])
+* '''Astarion''': Spent much time in the Underdark?
+(''If it is not known that Astarion is a vampire'')
+* '''Wyll''': I've slayed a death dog or six, crossed a few duergar.
+* '''Wyll''': I never was scared of the shadows.
+(''If it is known that Astarion is a vampire'')
+* '''Wyll''': Some. And you? Seems a perfect hunting ground for... you know.
+* '''Astarion''': Perfect? You try drinking an earth elemental's blood.
+<hr>
+(On the road to [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]])
 * '''Astarion''': I used to be agog at everything when I first walked in the sun. Perhaps I'm adjusting to this new life.
 * '''Wyll''': It's when you use words like 'agog' that I remember you're actually two centuries old.
 * '''Astarion''': And it's when you think 'agog' is an impressive word that I remember you're just a child.
 <hr>
-* '''Astarion''': Ever heard of a vampire called Cazador, Wyll?
+(At [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]] Fisherman's Hut)
-* '''Wyll''': Doesn't ring a bell. Why?
+* '''Wyll''': To think how vibrant this place must have once been. Children playing, merchants hawking. Real people living real lives.
-* '''Gale''': He's patriarch of the Szarr family. Nasty fellow, if the histories are accurate.
+* '''Astarion''': I know, can you imagine the noise? This is much more peaceful.
-* '''Astarion''': I imagine they are.<hr>
+* '''Wyll''': Come, Astarion. I know you're not really as heartless as all that.
+* '''Astarion''': Of course not, I'm a pussycat really. Just ask anyone who's seen my claws.
+<hr>
+(Approaching [[Moonrise Towers]])
+* '''Wyll''': Finally, we're approaching Moonrise Towers.
+* '''Astarion''': Nothing escapes the Blade of Frontiers' keen senses, I see.
+* '''Wyll''': Mock me all you want, Astarion. We could use a little comic relief.
+* '''Astarion''': Yes, that's why I'm mocking you - to keep our spirits up. No other reason...
+<hr>
+(At [[Moonrise Towers]] [[Oubliette]])
+* '''Astarion''': Admittedly, I don't care for most people, but this is a terrible waste.
+* '''Wyll''': Because their lives were cut brutally short, you mean.
+* '''Astarion''': I - ... yes, that. That's clearly what I was referring to.
+<hr>
+(At [[Wyrm's Rock Fortress]])
+* '''Wyll''': The city fell under Gortash's charms without him casting nary a spell.
+* '''Astarion''': Well, most people are idiots, Wyll. You can lure them into a dragon's maw if you promise a bag of sweets.
+* '''Wyll''': The people aren't stupid, Astarion - they're scared. Gortash provoked a damned war, and then promised them safety.
+* '''Astarion''': Safety, sweets - it's the same principle.
+<hr>
+(At [[Wyrmway]])
+* '''Astarion''': I lived two centuries in this city, but it can still surprise me.
+* '''Wyll''': Baldur's Gate harbours many a secret. Even the longest-lived explorers have yet to uncover them all.
+* '''Wyll''': Speaking of - what were you getting up to all those years?
+* '''Astarion''': Let's not get into the details. If Baldur's Gate can have its secrets, so can I.
+<hr>
+(At [[Bloomridge Park]])
+* '''Astarion''': You know, I've never seen this place in the daylight before.
+* '''Wyll''': I always loved this park. Spent a lot of time here as a boy battling imaginary monsters.
+* '''Astarion''': Oh, I was going to say it looks wretched. The dark hid all the kitschy details.
+<hr>
+(At [[The Blushing Mermaid]])
+* '''Wyll''': Ah - the memories. The Blushing Mermaid's where fifteen-year-old Wyll snuck his first kiss.
+* '''Astarion''': You didn't kiss anyone until you were fifteen? Gods, what a tragic, sheltered life...
+* '''Wyll''': Sheltered? Not at all. I was exposed to all manner of riot and revelry. Hells, my father even urged me on once or twice.
+* '''Wyll''': But I've always been a bit old-fashioned on these matters. I find more pleasure in a courtly dance than a loveless fling.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Wyll; after act 1 romance scene'')
+* '''Astarion''': I hardly saw you at the party. Did the honest and true Blade sneak off for a little fun?
+* '''Wyll''': No! Nothing like that at all.
+* '''Astarion''': Oh, but you protest too much. Now I know you were practicing your swordplay.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Wyll; after act 2 romance scene'')
+* '''Wyll''': I'm surprised I never saw you lurking in the shadows at any Baldurian balls, Astarion.
+* '''Astarion''': The city's elite was not my target audience, alas.
+* '''Astarion''': People ask questions when members of the nobility disappear, and the last thing Cazador wanted was people asking questions.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Wyll; after act 3 romance scene'')
+* '''Astarion''': Marriage, Wyll? I thought you'd have learned not to get trapped by devious contracts.
+* '''Wyll''': I was planning to invite you to the ceremony, but I'm having second thoughts.
+* '''Astarion''': I'd love to come! As long as I can sit with someone fun. Mizora, perhaps?
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion; after act 1 romance scene'')
+* '''Wyll''': I'd watch yourself, my friend. I don't know if our pale rogue has anything good in his heart, or even a scrap of it left for you.
+* '''Astarion''': Excuse me? That's just mean - we're all adults here.
+* '''Wyll''': Your heart's cold as ice, Astarion. I'm just making sure no one slips and gets hurt.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion; after act 2 romance scene'')
+* '''Wyll''': Astarion, I just want to say - I judged you wrongly. I'm sorry.
+* '''Astarion''': Really? And how - specifically - have you misjudged my fine character?
+* '''Wyll''': You aren't actually insufferably randy. You're just insufferable.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion stayed a spawn'')
+* '''Wyll''': Astarion, I was wrong about you. Truly wrong about you.
+* '''Astarion''': Let me guess - you thought I'd suck blood, but actually I just suck? Was that your witty jab?
+* '''Wyll''': No, I mean it. There's little between us we share. But you've fallen in love and stood by your lover. That is something this dreamer's heart can appreciate.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion became an ascendant'')
+* '''Wyll''': The two of you are the unholiest union I can bloody imagine.
+* '''Astarion''': It's funny - I don't recall asking your opinion, Wyll.
+* '''Wyll''': You had the most precious thing - someone who would do everything for you - and you damn well took everything. 'Degenerate' doesn't half cut it.
-* '''Wyll''': As much love as I hold for Baldur's Gate, these frontiers delight me as much as any bustling street.
+=== {{Banter|Halsin}} ===
-* '''Astarion''': You can't be serious? This is a howling wasteland! I haven't even had a bath since the abduction. I must reek of illithid slime.
+* '''Halsin''': What do you know of Umberlee, Astarion?
-* '''Wyll''': Sure, but think of the stories you'll be able to tell.
+* '''Astarion''': Oh, lots. Rhymes with 'under-sea' for one thing. Fitting, eh?
+* '''Halsin''': I... I suppose it is, yes. But perhaps do not refer to her as such - she is a vengeful, capricious goddess. Who knows what may cause her ire.
+* '''Astarion''': But she's fine with 'the Bitch Queen'? Give her some credit, Halsin.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Halsin in act 3'')
+* '''Astarion''': I hear things got wild between you two. I hope no one was too badly mauled.
+* '''Halsin''': We're all in one piece. Perhaps you'll join us next time.
+* '''Astarion''': It's bad enough having one person with fangs trying to keep control of themselves. Two of us could be dangerous.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion stayed a spawn'')
+* '''Halsin''': Astarion, I am astonished. To relish in intimacy again after such hardship is a wound many never recover from.
+* '''Astarion''': Are you charging for this sage advice, or is sticking your nose into my business just a hobby?
+* '''Halsin''': Jest all you will. I believe now in your honest heart.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion became an ascendant'')
+* '''Halsin''': To give oneself wholly, and to have a lover totally in your thrall...? A harmless game, until it becomes real. I worry for the two of you, Astarion.
+* '''Halsin''': For your sake, I hope some of it is just a fantasy, deep in your heart.
+* '''Astarion''': Must you take everything so seriously? We're both happy with our arrangement - that's all that matters.
-=== {{Banter|Halsin}} ===
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 === {{Banter|Minthara}} ===
-(In [[Bonecloak's Basement]])
+(In [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]])
-* '''Astarion:''': No, this place feels all to 'Underdark'y for me.
+* '''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.
+<hr>
+(''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.
+<hr>
+(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.
+<hr>
+(''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.
+<hr>
+(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.
+<hr>
+(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.
+<hr>
+(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.
+<hr>
+(At ?)
+* '''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.
+<hr>
+(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.
+<hr>
+(''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?
+<hr>
+(''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.
+<hr>
+(''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.
+<hr>
+(''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.
+<hr>
+(''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.
 === {{Banter|Jaheira}} ===
-(In the Lower City)
+(In the North Alleys)
-* '''Astarion''': Beyond that gate is the Upper City, housing the great and the good of Baldur's Gate.
+* '''Jaheira''': Never mind the shining squares - I am more comfortable on streets such as this. A peek at the true face behind the mask.
-* '''Jaheira''': You yearn for a better class of company, Astarion?
+* '''Astarion''': Yet another thing we have in common. We're two peas in a pod.
-* '''Astarion''': Gods no - who'd want to spend time with anyone great or good?
+* '''Jaheira''': I said a peek behind the city's mask, Astarion - not a look up its skirts.
+* '''Astarion''': Jaheira! What do you think of me?
 <hr>
 (In the Lower City)
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 * '''Astarion''': Ah. Yes, that was probably it.
 <hr>
-(In the North Alleys)
+(In the Lower City)
-* '''Jaheira''': Never mind the shining squares - I am more comfortable on streets such as this. A peek at the true face behind the mask.
+* '''Astarion''': Beyond that gate is the Upper City, housing the great and the good of Baldur's Gate.
-* '''Astarion''': Yet another thing we have in common. We're two peas in a pod.
+* '''Jaheira''': You yearn for a better class of company, Astarion?
-* '''Jaheira''': I said a peek behind the city's mask, Astarion - not a look up its skirts.
+* '''Astarion''': Gods no - who'd want to spend time with anyone great or good?
-* '''Astarion''': Jaheira! What do you think of me?
-<hr>
-(Ascendant Astarion)
-* '''Jaheira''': You consumed all the spawn in your service, lord Astarion. You shall have to fend for yourself a while.
-* '''Astarion''': Oh, I've never had trouble attracting foolish, pretty people.
-* '''Jaheira''': Nor did Cazador, it seems.
-* '''Astarion''': Jaheira! ... You think I'm pretty?
 <hr>
-(Spawn Astarion)
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion stayed a spawn'')
 * '''Jaheira''': I am glad it is your non-vampiric charms our friend has fallen for, Astarion. It is, isn't it?
 * '''Astarion''': Of course! Is it so unbelievable that they would simply like me?
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 * '''Jaheira''': Why? Do you require some instruction on how the deed is done?
 * '''Astarion''': I'm sure even I could learn some new tricks from an old veteran such as yourself.
+<hr>
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion became an ascendant'')
+* '''Jaheira''': You consumed all the spawn in your service, lord Astarion. You shall have to fend for yourself a while.
+* '''Astarion''': Oh, I've never had trouble attracting foolish, pretty people.
+* '''Jaheira''': Nor did Cazador, it seems.
+* '''Astarion''': Jaheira! ... You think I'm pretty?
 === {{Banter|Minsc}} ===
-(By the Basilisk's Gate)
+(At Basilisk Gate)
 * '''Minsc''': Ah, but it is a fine thing to walk with friends beneath the warming sun!
 * '''Astarion''': Friends' might be a stretch, but otherwise - yes, I fully agree!
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 * '''Astarion''': We will? Gods - two hundred years and I've never missed seeing my reflection more.
 <hr>
-(In Harborview Park)
+(At Eastern Docks)
+* '''Minsc''': ASTARION! FISH! ASTARION!
+* '''Astarion''': Minsc, please - slow down. Use your words.
+* '''Minsc''': Minsc has thought how you might be a more virtuous vampire - feast on fish instead. They are made of naught but neck!
+* '''Astarion''': It's a sweet thought, but fish just doesn't have the flavour of full-blooded red meat.
+* '''Minsc''': No, you do not 'agree', Boo. I told you you have been spending far too much time around the pale one...
+<hr>
+(At Harborview Park)
 * '''Minsc''': Oh, I do not know, Boo. If you buried the nuts here before we were stone, I am thinking they might have gone bad.
 * '''Astarion''': Minsc! Enough! The hamster isn't saying a damn thing and you know it.
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 * '''Astarion''': How delightfully vicious. I'm beginning to like the hamster.
 <hr>
-(By the Eastern Docks)
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion stayed a spawn'')
-* '''Minsc''': ASTARION! FISH! ASTARION!
+* '''Minsc''': No, Boo. Astarion is a friend now - he would never bite you.
-* '''Astarion''': Minsc, please - slow down. Use your words.
+* '''Minsc''': Yes, vampire?
-* '''Minsc''': Minsc has thought how you might be a more virtuous vampire - feast on fish instead. They are made of naught but neck!
+* '''Astarion''': Yes... I mean - no? I am not interested in biting the rodent is the point.
-* '''Astarion''': It's a sweet thought, but fish just doesn't have the flavour of full-blooded red meat.
+* '''Astarion''': Not least because he lives in your trousers...
-* '''Minsc''': No, you do not 'agree', Boo. I told you you have been spending far too much time around the pale one...
 <hr>
-(Ascendant Astarion)
+(''If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion became an ascendant'')
 * '''Minsc''': Do not think your twinkly-eyed wiles will work on us, vampire lord.
 * '''Astarion''': Oh, I know I could never tempt you, but maybe your little friend would like to perch on a more elegant shoulder?
 * '''Minsc''': Do not look into his eyes, Boo! Think not of nesting in his thick and downy mane!
 * '''Astarion''': You'll never know unless you try. Just once? Maybe you'll like it.
-<hr>
-(Spawn Astarion)
-* '''Minsc''': No, Boo. Astarion is a friend now - he would never bite you.
-* '''Minsc''': Yes, vampire?
-* '''Astarion''': Yes... I mean - no? I am not interested in biting the rodent is the point.
-* '''Astarion''': Not least because he lives in your trousers...
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