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Gale is an intelligent, articulate and thoughtful practitioner of the arcane arts, with a good-hearted and peaceful nature. Despite his scholarly and slightly pompous manner of speaking, he is friendly and always willing to lend his ear to friends. As an accomplished wizard and eternal scholar, he is proud of his arcane knowledge and feats achieved as an erstwhile Chosen. Yet it is precisely this pride, combined with his ambition, which overshadows his otherwise exemplary ability to reason and risks his repeating grave mistakes from his past. Still, Gale can be sensible, and if convinced by friends, is willing to reconsider (or at least think twice) before jumping to rash actions. Furthermore, he is good to his companions, being attentive of their problems and taking care of them however he can, often by assuming cooking duties for the camp.{{ref|During the end of his Companion story, Wyll remarks, "Let's hope Gale doesn't take offence if I assume cooking duties, just the once." This implies that Gale usually does the cooking. Additionally, if he is sent to camp when recruited in [[Act One]], he will tell the player he is going to cook a slow roast for their return.}} | Gale is an intelligent, articulate and thoughtful practitioner of the arcane arts, with a good-hearted and peaceful nature. Despite his scholarly and slightly pompous manner of speaking, he is friendly and always willing to lend his ear to friends. As an accomplished wizard and eternal scholar, he is proud of his arcane knowledge and feats achieved as an erstwhile Chosen. Yet it is precisely this pride, combined with his ambition, which overshadows his otherwise exemplary ability to reason and risks his repeating grave mistakes from his past. Still, Gale can be sensible, and if convinced by friends, is willing to reconsider (or at least think twice) before jumping to rash actions. Furthermore, he is good to his companions, being attentive of their problems and taking care of them however he can, often by assuming cooking duties for the camp.{{ref|During the end of his Companion story, Wyll remarks, "Let's hope Gale doesn't take offence if I assume cooking duties, just the once." This implies that Gale usually does the cooking. Additionally, if he is sent to camp when recruited in [[Act One]], he will tell the player he is going to cook a slow roast for their return.}} | ||
Though outwardly confident and easy-going, Gale still carries the physical and emotional wounds of his former relationship with Mystra and the consequences of dabbling in forbidden magic. As such, he is sensitive to criticism, and often | Though outwardly confident and easy-going, Gale still carries the physical and emotional wounds of his former relationship with Mystra and the consequences of dabbling in forbidden magic. As such, he is sensitive to criticism, and often reacts defensively when confronted with his past actions. All of this leads him to be willing to do anything to earn Mystra's forgiveness, even if it means sacrificing his life to do so. He also seems to hide somewhat behind his ''Gale of Waterdeep'' persona, built to project this image of a great and powerful wizard as opposed to, the way he sees it, the more mundane Gale Dekarios.{{ref|[[Open Hand Temple]] rooftop, lines spoken by Gale after inquiring about his surname upon meeting Tara.<br>''"It is. Courtesy of my mother, the inimitable, dare I say it sometimes ''unavoidable'', Morena Dekarios. It's been so long since I've used it. 'Gale Dekarios' cuts a poor figure next to the wizarding prowess of 'Gale of Waterdeep'."''}} | ||
== History == | == History == |