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The man who pops out of the portal introduces himself as Gale of Waterdeep. He recognizes the party as fellow captives of the Nautiloid and suggests that they travel together to try to cure their tadpole affliction.

In order for Gale to open up, he needs to have medium affection with the origin character. He also needs to trust them. There are a number of actions that can cause Gale to trust them:

* Defusing tempers amongst Aradin and Zevlor after entering the Druid Grove for the first time.

* Successfully following Gale’s protocol if he dies.

If Gale is never fed an artefact after obtaining his arcane hunger, the game can end early. Continuously long resting without feeding Gale an artefact leads to him exploding, causing an early game over.

The following is a (non-exhaustive) list of items that can be found in the Wilderness map and are able to be consumed by Gale:

* [[Komira's Locket]] – Provided as a reward for Save Arabella if Arabella’s life is saved.

* [[Amulet of Selûne's Chosen]] – In the Shattered Sanctum in a locked room above Dror Ragzlin’s throne.

After the first item, Gale thanks the party and is fully sated. The party does have a chance to ask more information of Gale, but he is cagey about giving out more. He assures the party that in due time, all will be revealed.

After the second item, Gale is again grateful, but he notes that something is wrong. Usually, consuming an artefact fully sates his hunger. This time, however, instead of fully extinguishing the flames of hunger, there were embers left still smoldering.

After the third artefact, Gale notices something is seriously wrong. The artefact is not having much of any effect at all of sating his need. He decides to finally tell the party the nature of his condition.

=== Act Two ===

[[File:Elminster Charm Gale Quest.jpg|thumb|Elminster temporarily fixes Gale's need to consume magical artefacts.]]

A Weary Traveler (X:-132, Y:-161) is on the Rosymorn Monastery Trail which leads to the Shadow-Cursed Lands. If the party skips the Mountain Pass, he instead appears within the Shadow-Cursed Lands. The old man asks to see Gale and, if Gale is in the party, he is identified as the great wizard [[Elminster Aumar]]. Elminster is an emissary of Mystra, seeking Gale to relay a message to him and a special charm. He firsts asks if he can rest at camp first and get a proper meal, to which he can be met at camp immediately or at a later time.

Once the party leaves Sorcerous Sundries, Elminster appears again at camp. He tells Gale that both he and Mystra know he read the book. Mystra wants to speak with Gale to discuss what he’s learned, and to ask why he didn’t sacrifice himself in the Mind Flayer Colony.

[[File:Gale Mystra Conversation Quest.jpg|thumb|Gale speaks to Mystra, face to face.]]

Mystra is waiting at the [[Stormshore Tabernacle]] (X:102, Y:-19), just west of the Basilisk Gate Waypoint. There is a statue of Mystra that has been magically charged with a teleportation link. Gale only has to will it, and he’ll be face to face with Mystra. Before departing, Gale asks for some words of wisdom, to which the party can encourage reconciliation with Mystra, tell him he owes her nothing, or simply tell him to keep his cards close to his chest.

Otherwise, the battle commences as normal and the party defeats the Netherbrain without the orb. In this case, after the brain’s defeat, Gale remarks that the crown has sunk into the River Chionthar. He’ll need to fish it up, but first his wishes to go to a tavern and celebrate their victory. Gale can be persuaded to turn over the crown to Mystra and become her Chosen once again, or pursue the crown himself in the hopes of becoming a god.

The first time Gale dies, a projection appears which states it’s of extreme importance that Gale be resurrected as soon as possible. This starts the quest [[In Case of Death...]] which requires an elaborate ritual to gain a [[Scroll of True Resurrection]]. Successfully completing the ritual gains Gale’s trust.

If Gale is not resurrected within three Long Rests, his body detonates, causing a game over.

There are several instances in which Gale can leave the party. If Gale is neglected and not spoken to, he eventually leaves the party with a note, stating that he must move on.