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===Selected===
===Selected===
====''Out of combat''====
''Out of combat''
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* One with the Weave.
* One with the Weave.
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====''Sneaking''====
''Sneaking''
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* This really isn't my forte.
* This really isn't my forte.
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====''In combat''====
''In combat''
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* Creator. Destroyer.
* Creator. Destroyer.
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===Selection spam===
===Selection spam===
====''Out of combat''====
''Out of combat''
* I hope Halaster takes good care of Tara while I'm away.
* I hope Halaster takes good care of Tara while I'm away.
* Sembian wine; Cormyrian boar; Waterdhavian conversation. It's the little things you miss while on the road.
* Sembian wine; Cormyrian boar; Waterdhavian conversation. It's the little things you miss while on the road.
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* All the world's my stage and you're just a player in it.
* All the world's my stage and you're just a player in it.


====''Sneaking''====
''Sneaking''
* You made me hide, don't make me come seek you.
* You made me hide, don't make me come seek you.
* Gods, it's like trying to sleep with a mosquito in the room.
* Gods, it's like trying to sleep with a mosquito in the room.
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* Stop it - that tickles.
* Stop it - that tickles.


====''In combat''====
''In combat''
* Just go for the Magic Missile and fire away. Never fails.
* Just go for the Magic Missile and fire away. Never fails.
* Don't make me go all Edwin Odesseiron on you.
* Don't make me go all Edwin Odesseiron on you.
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===Moving===
===Moving===
====''Out of combat or Sneaking''====
''Out of combat or Sneaking''
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* It shall be done.
* It shall be done.
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====''In combat''====
''In combat''
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* It shall be done.
* It shall be done.
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===Hiding===
===Hiding===
====''Out of combat''====
''Out of combat''
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* Such a long way down.
* Such a long way down.
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====''In combat''====
''In combat''
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* Did they see me?
* Did they see me?
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* This has to be frowned upon.
* This has to be frowned upon.
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</div>


=== Utility actions===
=== Utility actions===
''(Are the same for Out of combat, Sneaking and Combat)''
''(Referred in game devnotes as taking an action like casting Identify, Freedom of Movement, etc. Are the same for Out of combat, Sneaking and Combat)''
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* It shall be done.   
* It shall be done.   
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===Health and rest===
===Talking to party member===
====At low health====
{| class="wikitable"
* Weave save me. I can't take much more…
|+
* Death can't have me. Not yet…
!Relationship
* I ''cannot'' die. Please, help me.
!Out of combat
* Some healing for a wizard in need?
!Sneaking
 
|-
====After a short rest====
|Negative
* That hit the spot.
|
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* Let's get this over with. 
* Fine. 
* How tedious. 
* If I must. 
* Yes, yes. 
* I'd rather not. 
* Ever a dull moment. 
* Words fail me. 
* Cantankerousness ahead. 
* Oh, bother. 
* Up for debate. 
* A word.
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|
* Let's get this over with. 
* Fine. 
* How tedious. 
* If I must. 
* Yes, yes. 
* Ever a dull moment.
|-
|Neutral
|
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* A word. 
* At once. 
* Up for debate. 
* I can do that. 
* Let's chat. 
* Certainly. 
* My pleasure. 
* With silver tongue. 
* By all means. 
* A little discourse. 
* Let us confer. 
* Yes, of course.
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|
* A word. 
* At once. 
* I can do that. 
* A little discourse. 
* Let us confer. 
* Yes, of course.
|-
|Positive
|
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* A friendly consultation. 
* A word. 
* At once. 
* I can do that. 
* Let's chat. 
* Certainly. 
* My pleasure. 
* With silver tongue. 
* By all means. 
* A little discourse. 
* Let us confer. 
* Yes, of course.
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|
* A word. 
* At once. 
* I can do that. 
* A little discourse. 
* Let us confer. 
* Yes, of course.
|-
|Romantic
|
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* A heart-to-heart. 
* Our very souls do echo. 
* A word, my dear. 
* Some pillow talk. 
* More than just lip service. 
* Gladly. 
* Yes, of course. 
* A little discourse. 
* By all means. 
* With silver tongue. 
* My pleasure. 
* At once.
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|
* A heart-to-heart. 
* A word, my dear. 
* Yes, of course. 
* A little discourse. 
* My pleasure. 
* At once.
|}
 
====Refusing to talk====
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''Being a player's companion'' {{ref|These banter lines appear in certain episodes while the party is in non-teleportable areas. In other similar cases, an attempt to speak with Gale prompts a single-line cinematic dialogue}}
* Please. Now's hardly the time.
* If you desire conversation, please do find someone else.
* I'm sure you're perfectly delightful, but I can't talk right now.
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''Being another player's companion'' {{ref|These lines appear if Gale is another avatar's companion}} </div>
* Sorry, but I'm spoken for.
* Do excuse me, please. Frightfully busy.devnote
* Whatever it is, I'm afraid I can't help you.
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===Health and rest===
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====At low health====
* Weave save me. I can't take much more…
* Death can't have me. Not yet…
* I ''cannot'' die. Please, help me.
* Some healing for a wizard in need?
 
====After a short rest====
* That hit the spot.
* A little respite does wonders.
* A little respite does wonders.
* Patched up and pushing on.
* Patched up and pushing on.
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* Whoa! I'm not your enemy! Not quite yet, anyway.
* Whoa! I'm not your enemy! Not quite yet, anyway.
* Hey! Could you please redirect your no so friendly fire?
* Hey! Could you please redirect your no so friendly fire?
 
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====Downed in combat====
====Downed in combat====
* Please - time is of the essence!   
* Please - time is of the essence!   
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* A hand!   
* A hand!   
* A little help!
* A little help!


====On character death====  
====On character death====  
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* '''''Jaheira:''''' No, not Jaheira!
* '''''Jaheira:''''' No, not Jaheira!
* '''''Minsc:''''' Minsc? Boo?
* '''''Minsc:''''' Minsc? Boo?
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===Interacting with environment===
===Interacting with environment===
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** Perhaps if there were considerably less of me...
** Perhaps if there were considerably less of me...
** That's not a Gale-sized hole.
** That's not a Gale-sized hole.
 
<br><br>
* ''(Tiny hole)''
* ''(Tiny hole)''
** Which part of me is supposed to fit in there, exactly?
** Which part of me is supposed to fit in there, exactly?
** Far, far ''far'' too small for me.
** Far, far ''far'' too small for me.
** I'm a large man, and that's a very small hole.
** I'm a large man, and that's a very small hole.
====Looking into a mirror====
* Looking magical, as always.
* 'Doth thy mirror crack?' Apparently not.
* No harm reflecting on one's appearance.
====An empty crate ====
* Disappointing.
* Empty.
* Nothing here.


====Identified a mimic====
====Identified a mimic====
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* Another mimic! You'd think I'd get better at spotting the damned things.
* Another mimic! You'd think I'd get better at spotting the damned things.
* Gah! That's a frightful amount of teeth where there shouldn't be any.
* Gah! That's a frightful amount of teeth where there shouldn't be any.
<br><br>
 
====Looking into a mirror====
* Looking magical, as always.
* 'Doth thy mirror crack?' Apparently not.
* No harm reflecting on one's appearance.
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====Interacting with an item====
''Referred in game devnotes as using something like a button, a lever or a book. Same for Out of combat, Sneaking and Combat''
* Let's give this a try. 
* Easy enough. 
* Not a problem. 
* Might as well. 
* On it. 
* Yes, of course. 
* As you wish. 
* Consider it done.
<br>
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====Taking an item====
====Taking an item====
''Same for Out of combat, Sneaking and Combat''
* What have we here?   
* What have we here?   
* Interesting.   
* Interesting.   
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* Good find.   
* Good find.   
* Most excellent.
* Most excellent.
 
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====Opening a container====
====Can't use an item====
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''Out of combat''
''Out of combat or Sneaking''
* Now's not the right time for that.
* Hmmm. Maybe later.
* No. I'll have to try again later.
* I can't use this at the moment.
<br>
''In combat''
* Gods, you're distracting aren't you?
* Perhaps later, when I'm not in mortal peril...
* Hardly the right moment for that!
* Not the time!
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====Opening a container/ Empty crate====
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''Out of combat/Sneaking''
* Let's take a gander.   
* Let's take a gander.   
* Colour me curious.   
* Colour me curious.   
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* Very well.   
* Very well.   
* On it.
* On it.
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''While in combat''</div>
''In combat''</div>
* Let's hope there's smokepowder inside.     
* Let's hope there's smokepowder inside.     
* Watch my back while I take a look.     
* Watch my back while I take a look.     
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* A quick peek will have to do.     
* A quick peek will have to do.     
* Perhaps not the best use of my time.
* Perhaps not the best use of my time.
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'''An empty crate'''
* Disappointing.
* Empty.
* Nothing here.
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====Can't use an item====
====Found a locked item====
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''Something that can be unlocked from elsewhere''
''Out of combat''
* Locked. Perhaps by some nearby mechanism...
* Now's not the right time for that.
* Not budging. There must be something here to unlock it.
* Hmmm. Maybe later.
* Can't be opened directly. Time to investigate.
* No. I'll have to try again later.
* No ordinary lock. Something else seals it.
* I can't use this at the moment.
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''While in combat''</div>
* Gods, you're distracting aren't you?
* Perhaps later, when I'm not in mortal peril...
* Hardly the right moment for that!
* Not the time!
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====Finding a locked item====
====Found an inactive item====
* Locked. Perhaps by some nearby mechanism...
''Something that can be activated from elsewhere''
* Not budging. There must be something here to unlock it.
* Hmm. Won't work from here.
* Can't be opened directly. Time to investigate.
* Nothing. The activation mechanism must be elsewhere.
* No ordinary lock. Something else seals it.
* There must be some way to turn this on.
* Useless, unless I find a way to activate it.


====Picking a lock====
====Picking a lock====
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==== Throwing Scratch's ball after he is dismissed ====
===Successful rolls===
 
 
* Hmm. I suppose Scratch has had enough fun and games for now.
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* Aww. Poor pooch is worn out.
''Investigation''
* The ballplay can wait, I suppose.
* I spy with my little eye...
* Better let Scratch rest up.
* Something hidden - but not from me.
* Methinks I spotted something.
* What's that over there?
* Intriguing.
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''Spotted a trap (Investigation)''</div>
* A trap... So much for the art of hospitality.
* Traps! One always has to be on the alert.
* Traps, eh? I've a feeling I'm not very welcome here.
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''Spotted a trap (Perception)''</div>
* A trap... This place is more dangerous than I thought.
* A nasty surprise... Caution is warranted here.
* My, I had better be careful not to trigger that thing.
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===Camp followers===
==== Throwing Scratch's ball after he is dismissed ====
 
* Hmm. I suppose Scratch has had enough fun and games for now.
* Aww. Poor pooch is worn out.
* The ballplay can wait, I suppose.
* Better let Scratch rest up.


====Throwing Scratch's ball after his death====
====Throwing Scratch's ball after his death====
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* Well, this is a novel use for familiars.
* Well, this is a novel use for familiars.


===Successful rolls===
== At the Epilogue party ==
====Succeeded Perception roll (trap)====
''Feeling the player's ghost'' (same everywhere)
* A trap... This place is more dangerous than I thought.
* Curiouser and curiouser...
* A nasty surprise... Caution is warranted here.
* Heavens - what was that?
* My, I had better be careful not to trigger that thing.
===As a mortal===
 
''Greeting''
====Succeeded Investigation roll====
* Ah, there you are!
* I spy with my little eye...
''Banter with Tara''
* Something hidden - but not from me.
*'''Tara:''' Have your associates always been so ugly?
* Methinks I spotted something.
*'''Gale:''' Tara! I never knew you to be so cruel!
* What's that over there?
*'''Tara:''' I said it to you, not them.
* Intriguing.
 
====Succeeded Investigation roll (trap)====
* A trap... So much for the art of hospitality.
* Traps! One always has to be on the alert.
* Traps, eh? I've a feeling I'm not very welcome here.
 
== At the Epilogue party ==
'''As a professor'''
 
''Greeting''
* Ah, there you are!
''Banter with Tara''<br>
*'''Tara''': Have your associates always been so ugly?
*'''Gale:''' Tara! I never knew you to be so cruel!
*'''Tara:''' I said it to you, not them.
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*'''Gale:''' Nice little spot, isn't it?
*'''Gale:''' Nice little spot, isn't it?
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* My knees are a little stiff. Must be a storm coming.
* My knees are a little stiff. Must be a storm coming.
* Suddenly I had a spot of ''déjà vu''.
* Suddenly I had a spot of ''déjà vu''.
===As a god===
''Greeting''
* Ah, there you are, my mortal friend.
''Banter with Tara''
*'''Tara:''' ''Hiss!''
*'''Gale:''' Tara, did you just hiss at me?!
*'''Tara:''' Sorry. It's a reflex when I clap eyes on something distasteful.
<br>
*'''Gale:''' Tara, you must practice acceptance. My new powers are to be utilised, not feared.
*'''Tara:''' The only thing I fear is the ever-growing size of your ego. ''Gale''.
*'''Gale:''' Oh, Tara. It hurts to be so misunderstood by my oldest friend.
<br>
*'''Gale:''' Haven't you any ambitions, Tara? I could help you, you know.
*'''Tara:''' Oh? At what cost?
*'''Gale:''' A prayer or two would suffice. Is that so bad?
<br>
*'''Tara:''' The day I pray to you, Gale, is the day up is down, left is right, and tressyms are cats.
*'''Gale:''' So very stubborn.
*'''Tara:''' And don't you forget it!
''Other''
* Something of the sheen of Elysium missing, isn't there?
* Still, I mustn't frighten them with my newfound powers...
* To be a god among men...
* Ah, the material plane. I'd almost forgotten what it's like.
===Spectral===
* You'd think a magical apparition with an urgent message would be deserving of some attention...
* I hope my spell doesn't wear off before the toasts begin.
* A word, please? It's very, very important.


== Location Remarks ==
== Location Remarks ==
=== Prologue ===
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==== [[Nautiloid#Nursery|Nursery]] and [[Nautiloid#Surgery_room|Surgery]] ====
* ''(Climbed out from the [[Mind Flayer Pod]]):'' “Where the blazes am I...?”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “Whatever this place is, I think I'll take my leave of it - right now.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Best not linger here.”
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “What's that commotion? Fighting?”
* ''(Interacted with his own pod, 1):'' “Damn thing. Glad to see the back of it.”
** ''(Interacted with his own pod, 2):'' “Cosy, it is not.”
* ''(Interacted with any other intact pod in the room, 1):'' “Looks like I'm not the only live cargo on the loose.”
** ''(Interacted with any other intact pod in the room, 2):'' “Another survivor.”
** ''(Interacted with any other intact pod in the room, 3):'' “Another empty pod.”
** ''(Interacted with any other intact pod in the room, 4):'' “Yet another escapee.”
* ''(Interacted with any other ruptured pod in the room, ):'' “Burned alive. What a bleak end.”
** ''(Interacted with any other ruptured pod in the room, ):'' “Another who didn't survive.”
** ''(Interacted with any other ruptured pod in the room, ):'' “Incinerated.”
* ''(Looked out from the hull breach):'' “The Nine Hells. Or at least one of them.”
* ''(Looted a dead [[Mind Flayer]]):'' “Dead. Serves you right for abducting me.”
* ''(Used the [[Restoration]]):'' “Curious. I feel like a new man.”
* ''(After the first fight with the [[Lesser Imp]]s):'' “That's them seen to. Onwards.” ''(triggers only if [[Lae'zel]] or [[Losiir]]{{ref|The githyanki [[Losiir]] appears only in case when one of the players has chosen [[Lae'zel]] as a character origin}} are not in the party, otherwise their line will be played)''
* ''(Saw a dragon on the way to upper deck):'' “That dragon won't stop until the ship's destroyed. Me with it, if I don't hurry up.”
* ''(Interacting with the [[Tentacle Aquarium]] for the first time):'' “Are those... brains?”
** ''(After the first time):'' “I've heard mind flayers feast on the brains of their victims. Apparently they like them pickled, too.”
* ''(Interacting with [[Cerebral Aquarium]] for the first time):'' “Botanical samples. Why would a mindflayer study such things?”
* ''(After the first time):'' “Alien flora of some kind. From the Astral Plane, perhaps?”
==== [[Nautiloid#Ceremorphosis_chambers|Ceremorphosis Chamber]] ====
* ''(Upon entering the chamber, saw the control panel):'' “And what might this contraption do...?” ''(played only if Lae'zel hasn't entered the room with the avatar, otherwise her line will be played)''
* ''(Trying to read the central sigil, [[Arcana]] failed):'' “No idea what this says.”
* ''(Trying to read the left sigil, Arcana failed):'' “I haven't the foggiest, unfortunately.”
* ''(Trying to read the right sigil, Arcana failed):'' “Might as well be gibberish.”
* ''(Used ‘Unleash’ button):'' “Too late - they're already dead.”
* ''(Used ‘Aggression’ button):'' “Hells, they've gone crazed. Because of the lever?”
* ''(Try to open the [[Elaborate Reliquary]] without a key):'' “Locked tight.”
** ''(Found the [[Gold Key]]):'' “A key. Now to find somewhere to insert it.”
** ''(Found the key, already tried to open the chest):'' “A key. Looks to be a perfect fit for that chest.”
* ''(Found a socket in [[Shadowheart|Shadowheart’s]] pod):'' “Something could fit here, and it might restore power.”
** ''(Found the [[Eldritch Rune]]):'' “Interesting. This shape corresponds with the pod controls.”
** ''(Found the Eldritch Rune, hasn’t spoken to Shadowheart):'' “Interesting. Let's find what this fits into.”
* ''(Saw dozens of pods in the Transformation room):'' “There's a sight. Is there an abductee in every one of those...?” ''(played only if Lae'zel hasn't entered the room with the avatar, otherwise her line will be played)''
* ''(Trying to read the button in Transformation room, Arcana failed):'' “Means nothing to me.”
* ''(Saw the woman in the pod transformed):'' “Gods, it's horrifying... and a touch fascinating.”
* ''(Sat in one of the chairs surrounding the pod in Transformation room):'' “Strange. I hear voices...”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “I hear nothing. A hallucination, perhaps?”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Chair, nautiloid, mind flayers - they're deeply interconnected. You're hearing what they hear.”
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “No sense eavesdropping further. We should go, and keep our heads down.”
* ''(Picked up either [[Slave Mind]] or [[Dark Mind]]):'' “A brain. Not so miraculous outside of a skull.”
** ''(Picked up the second one of these two):'' “Another brain. These jars are nothing if not consistent.”
==== [[Nautiloid#Helm|The Helm]] ====
* ''(In [[Multiplayer]] regime, if another player has entered the Helm, while avatar hasn’t yet):'' “There'll be nothing left of this ship soon. No time to slow down.”
* ''(On the third turn of the fight in the Helm):'' “This thing's plummeting fast - need to right it.”
* ''(On the fifth turn of the fight in the Helm):'' “Ground's coming up fast - need to do something.”
* ''(Mind Flayer turns on the party after killing [[Zhalk|Commander Zhalk]]):'' “A short-lived alliance, apparently. Time to get to the Transponder.”
* ''(Mind Flayer died in the fight with cambions):'' “The mind flayer's dead - good riddance.”
* ''(Mind Flayer and cambions dead, avatar reminds themselves of the transponder):'' “I need to get to that transponder.”
* ''(Interacting with [[Nautiloid Tank]] 1):'' “And what might this be?”
* ''(Interacting with Nautiloid Tank 2):'' “Another tank - not for brewing, I presume.”
* ''(Interacting with Nautiloid Tank 3):'' “Another one. How unenlightening.”
* ''(Interacting with Nautiloid Tank 4):'' “Tanks, but no tanks.”
}}
=== Act One ===  
=== Act One ===  
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{{UnderConstruction|section}}
{{UnderConstruction|section}}
====[[Ravaged Beach]] and [[Wilderness]]====
====[[Ravaged Beach]] and [[Roadside Cliffs]]====
* ''(Near the docks)'' "A mighty river. There's bound to be settlements along its shores."
* ''(Near the docks):'' "A mighty river. There's bound to be settlements along its shores."
* ''(Encountering Intellect Devourers in the Nautiloid wreckage)'' "Intellect devourers. A thinking man's worst nightmare."
* ''(Saw dead fishers near dead [[Intellect Devourer]]s):'' “These fellows fought to the last. Between fight or flight, they picked the wrong response.”
* ''(Approaching the dying mind flayer in the Nautiloid wreckage)'' "Approach with extreme caution. An injured mind flayer is still a dangerous one."
* ''(Encountering Intellect Devourers in the [[Nautiloid Wreck]]):'' "Intellect devourers. A thinking man's worst nightmare."
* ''(Approaching the dying mind flayer in the Nautiloid Wreck):'' "Approach with extreme caution. An injured mind flayer is still a dangerous one."
* ''(Saw [[Losiir|Losiir's]] dead body):'' “Our guide suffered a harder landing than we did.”


==== [[Dank Crypt]] ====
==== [[Overgrown Ruins]] and the [[Dank Crypt]] ====
* ''(Entering the crypt from the chapel)'' "Such oppressive silence. Must be lonesome to be a forgotten god."
* ''(Entering the crypt from the [[Refectory]]):'' "Such oppressive silence. Must be lonesome to be a forgotten god."
* ''(Found the skeletons)'' "Sword-carrying scribes… What was so subversive about their words that they commanded protection?"
* ''(Looked at [[Jergal|Jergal's]] statue in the crypt, [[Religion]] check):''
* ''([[Religion]] check near the statue)''
** ''(Successful):'' "Look at that! Jergal, the Scribe of the Dead. This chapel must be ancient."
** ''(Successful)'' "Look at that! Jergal, the Scribe of the Dead. This chapel must be ancient."
** ''(Failed):'' "This must be the god they worshipped here. Can't say I recognise him."
** ''(Failed)'' "This must be the god they worshipped here. Can't say I recognise him."
* ''(Saw the skeletons):'' "Sword-carrying scribes... What was so subversive about their words that they commanded protection?"
* ''(After skeletons have been defeated)'' ""
* ''(After skeletons have been defeated):'' “Those undead did not surrender their secrets lightly. Something drove them to resist.”
* ''(Found [[Book of Dead Gods]])'' "A chained-up book in a long-abandoned temple. Temptation, old friend, we meet again."
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Let's have a look at the loot. It isn't for your pockets only.”
* ''(Found a [[Soul Coin]])'' "Never seen a coin like this before. Most peculiar."  
* ''(Sneaked past enlivened skeletons):'' “Bad form, isn't it? Grave robbing?”
* ''(Entering the locked part of the crypt)'' "Yes, I'm getting a distinct whiff of crypt. Undisturbed too, until now."
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Now let's have a look at the loot. It isn't for your pockets only.”
* ''(Ran away, escaped from the crypt):'' “Ah, fleeing from battle. And I thought desecrating those graves was a low point.”
* ''(Found the [[Book of Dead Gods]]):'' "A chained-up book in a long-abandoned temple. Temptation, old friend, we meet again."
* ''(Found a [[Soul Coin]]):'' "Never seen a coin like this before. Most peculiar."  
* ''(Entering the locked part of the crypt):'' "Yes, I'm getting a distinct whiff of crypt. Undisturbed too, until now."
* ''(Trying to press a button that deactivates an avoided-so-far trap):'' “Doesn't budge. Maybe the mechanism's broken.”


==== [[Emerald Grove]] ====
==== [[Emerald Grove]] and [[The Hollow]]====
* ''(After defeating the first pack of goblins)'' "A taste of goblins to come, I fear. There must be a horde nearby."
'''Approaching the Grove:'''
* ''(Saw the [[Strange Ox]])'' "I'm not sure I care for the way that ox is looking at me."
* ''(After defeating the raiding pack of goblins):'' "Live by the sword, die by the spell - that's what I always say. "
* ''(Charmed by Harpy's song)'' "That voice! Ambrosia… Sing on!"
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “Quite the fortifications for a wandering band of goblins to try and breach. What drove them to it, I wonder?”
* ''(Broke the Harpy's charm)'' "Gah - villain! But I see you now for what you are!"
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' "A taste of goblins to come, I fear. There must be a horde nearby."
* ''(Found Torchstalks behind the [[Makeshift Prison]])'' "Something's… off about that mushroom. Best keep my distance."
* ''(Near statue in the [[Underground Passage]])'' "Druid magic. Better tread carefully."
* ''(Offered [[Wyvern Poison]] by [[Nettie]])'' "Wyvern poison. Lethal stuff. Let's hope we won't have to sample its delights."
** ''(Responding remark)'' "As something of a potential would-be mind flayer myself, I couldn't agree more."


==== [[Forest]]====
'''Resolving the initial confrontation between [[Aradin]] and [[Zevlor]]:'''
* ''(After letting the [[Edowin|Edowin’s]] tadpole flee)'' “ I have to say, it's one thing to have a parasite in your head, quite another not to know it's there.”
* ''(Aradin/Zevlor was knocked out by the other one):'' “That was a brain-rattler. He'll be nursing his head for a tenday.”
* ''(Found Exsanguinated Boar)'' “That boar shows no signs it was killed by wolves or hunters, and yet there's terror etched into its dead eyes.”
** ''(Responding remark to any of leaders' punch):'' “Hardly the intelligent way to solve your problems. I suggest we seek out their healer, then move swiftly onwards.”
* ''(After helping [[Auntie Ethel]] against Demir and Johl)'' “You know, I think there's a little something more to Ethel than meets the eye.”
* ''(Aradin/Zevlor was knocked out by avatar):'' “You like to make an entrance, don't you?”
* ''(Found [[Demir]] and [[Johl]] dead)'' “These killings were deliberately brutal. There's something near that relishes in carnage.”
** ''(Responding remark to any of avatar’s punches):'' “If there is a healer here, I hope they don't solve problems with your... enthusiasm.”
* ''(Finding carnage on the Sunlit Wetlands beach)'' "Blood… I don't like where this is going."
* ''(Reaction to Zevlor’s words about more goblins):'' “So much for finding a safe haven.”
** ''([[Investigation]] check, successful)'' “This is the work of redcaps - vicious by nature. They could already be hunting us…”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “We'd best deal with them, or their healer will be kept very busy indeed.”
** ''(Failed)'' “I don't recognise these claw marks, but they're telling enough in their own right.”
* (Entering [[Overgrown Tunnel]]) “My, a veritable cabinet of creepy curiosities.”
* ''(After speaking with [[Lorin]] in the Overgrown Tunnel)'' “He doesn't see the future, only the nightmares we think the future may hold.”
** ''(Responding remark)'' “I say he doesn't see the future, only the nightmares we think the future may hold.”
* ''(After defeating [[Gandrel]])'' "How thoroughly invigorating it is to stand by one's friend in the face of danger."
* ''(Betrayed Astarion to Gandrel)'' “Easy as that, is it? I hope you wouldn't give the rest of us up so easily.”


==== [[Owlbear Nest]] ====
'''Resolving [[Sazza|Sazza's]] fate:'''
* ''(Finding a shrine to Selûne, [[Religion]] check):''
* ''(After Sazza told the party about [[Gut|Priestess Gut]]):'' “To seek some goblin priestess' help would be unconventional to say the least.”
** ''(Successful)'' "An unusual place to find a shrine to Selûne, but there it is."
** ''(Responding remark):'' “If this priestess is indeed a master in the arts of booyahg, it's not inconceivable she could be of help to us.”
** ''(Failed)'' "A shrine. Looks forlorn."
* ''(Helped Sazza escape from the grove):'' “The goblin may yet prove her worth. Necessity has bred stranger bed fellows.”
* ''(Near magically sealed chest)'' "A wizard sealed this chest. Wasn't an amateur either."
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Far be it from me to second-guess your decisions, but I'm not entirely convinced setting that scamp of a goblin free was the wisest of ideas.”
** ''(Found a prayer, [[Investigation]] check succeed)'' “This prayer bears the same symbol as the chest. I think it might just be the key.”
* ''(Let [[Arka]] shoot Sazza):'' “All's well with the world one might argue. And yet there's something unsettling about witnessing an execution - no?”
** ''(Failed)'' “An ancient prayer. But why hidden back here? And what's this symbol?”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “No one will mourn this goblin, I suppose. Let's leave it at that.”
** ''(Opened the chest)'' “And there we go. Never knew prayer could be so practical.”
 
* (Picking up the Selûnite Rite) "Coming-of-age rites for children born into worship of Selûne. A touch drastic, no?"
'''In the [[Sacred Pool]] and Druids' Caves:'''
* ''(Trying to recognize the ritual chanted by druids):'' “This ritual rings a bell, but its execution is... grander somehow. A great flowering in the making.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Not just altered, but... magnified. There's powerful magic budding here. ”
* ''(If [[Arabella]] was killed by [[Teela]] during the trial):'' “If the errors of youth deserve an early grave, none of us would live to see a dozen summers. There is no justification for this tragedy.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “This place is a snake pit in more ways than one. That poor girl... Such sudden madness...”
* ''(In [[Halsin|Halsin’s]] chamber, saw dead drow):'' “That drow's seen better days.”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “Notice the tadpole too - in that jar over there.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “And yet it's that statue that commands all attention.”
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “Speaks volumes as to the owner of the place.”
* ''(Read Halsin’s research on tadpoles):'' “This Halsin sounds like a knowledgeable man. He studied illithid tadpoles in great detail.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Just the sort of chap to have a chat with, I reckon.”
* ''(Read Halsin’s research on tadpoles, knows druid’s missing):'' “This Halsin sounds like a knowledgeable man. He may just be able to cure us.”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “We know the man. We know the mission. Let's go find him.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Let's be optimistic and assume he's still among the living.”
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “Speculation will get us nowhere. Let's go find him.”
* ''(Opened the druids’ library with the [[Key of the Ancients|magical circlet]]):'' “Excellent. Time to uncover some secrets.”
* ''(Saw a [[Sorrow|magic-imbued glaive]] in druids’ library, knows the story):'' “A dark blade. If I'm right - and I usually am - it's the glaive from the druid's notebook.”
** ''(Haven’t read about the weapon’s story):'' “An exquisite blade, although its magic is a little darker than I'd like.”
 
'''Dealing with [[Nettie]]:'''
* ''(Nettie locked the party up after they refused to take [[Wyvern Poison]]):'' “A prudent reaction, if somewhat lacking in curiosity.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “These tadpoles are no ordinary ailment. It might be wiser to keep the specifics to ourselves.”
* ''(Feeling sick after Nettie scratched them with a poisonous thorn):'' “I feel... sick. What in the hells did that druid do to me?”
** ''(Sickness getting worse after LR without cure):'' “I grow cold, numb. I need a damned antidote now!”
** ''(Almost dying after second LR without cure):'' “The poison is overtaking me. Bring me back! I must be brought back!”
** ''(Cured from Nettie’s poison):'' “The antidote's working. Gods, that was too close a call.”
* ''(Agreed to take Wyvern poison from Nettie):'' “Wyvern poison. Lethal stuff. Let's hope we won't have to sample its delights.”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “I've read it's one of the nastiest poisons in Faerûn. Starts burning in the small intestine, and works its way through the blood from there.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “As something of a potential would-be mind flayer myself, I couldn't agree more.”
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “Oh, I don't know. I can think of worse deaths than toasting to you all with a wyvern sour.”
 
'''In the [[Secluded Cove]]:'''
* ''(Charmed by a [[Harpy|Harpy's]] song, 1)'' "That voice! Ambrosia... Sing on!"
** ''(Charmed by a Harpy's song, 2)'' “This music! To live for... To die for...”
** ''(Charmed by a Harpy's song, 3)'' “Is that you, Mystra? It is you! Sing! Sing on!”
** ''(Charmed by a Harpy's song, 4)'' “Play on! Play on and soothe my soul!”
* ''(Broke the Harpy's charm)'' "Gah - villain! But I see you now for what you are!"
 
'''Elsewhere in [[The Hollow]]:'''
* ''(Saw the [[Strange Ox]]):'' "I'm not sure I care for the way that ox is looking at me..."
* ''(Watching at the map in Zevlor’s cave):'' “So we're in Elturgard. That means Baldur's Gate lies west - rather far west even.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Those symbols show where gnolls and goblins were sighted. Plenty of trouble along the way.”
* ''(Near a guarding statue in the [[Underground Passage]]):'' "Druid magic. Better tread carefully."
* ''(Found malnourished [[Torchstalk]]s behind the [[Makeshift Prison]]):'' "Something's… off about that mushroom. Best keep my distance."
* ''(Found dead tiefling children after goblins' attack on the grove):'' “We did this. Such depravity cannot be erased.”
* ''(Found the vines all around the grove blocking the entrance):'' “Impenetrable. But why would we even bother?”
** ''(Found the vines all around the grove, knows about [[Rite of Thorns (ritual)|Rite of Thorns]]):'' “Look at all those vines spread like vices over the grove. A sour harvest in the making.”
* ''(Tried to attack the vines):'' “Useless. Like hewing granite with a spoon.”
 
==== The [[Forest]] and the [[Owlbear Nest]] ====
* ''(Dealt with [[Andrik]] and [[Brynna]], not knowing about the cult of [[Absolute]]):'' “Well. That quite the load of gobbledygook, wasn't it?”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Whatever the Absolute it, it certainly seems to command a lot of devotion.”
** ''(Heard about the cult previously from [[Sazza]]):'' “The Absolute - that's the mystery god Sazza mentioned. Eerie common ground, if you ask me.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Goblins and humans worshipping the same god? Eerie common ground, if you ask me.”
* ''(Saw [[Edowin|Edowin’s]] tadpole exerting from his body):'' “ I have to say, it's one thing to have a parasite in your head, quite another not to know it's there.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I wish mine would give up so easily. Though without requiring such extreme motivation, of course.”
* ''(Found Exsanguinated Boar):'' “That boar shows no signs it was killed by wolves or hunters, and yet there's terror etched into its dead eyes.”
 
* ''(Healed the [[Owlbear|Mother Owlbear]]):'' “Looks like she's fit as a fiddle again. Which might be somewhat dangerous, mind you.”
* ''(Found Mother Owlbear killed by goblins, if the party have spared her earlier):'' “A goblin patrol, looks like. The beasts.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “She put up a fight, at least. A brave effort.”
* ''(Found a shrine to Selûne, [[Religion]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' "An unusual place to find a shrine to Selûne, but there it is."
** ''(Failed):'' "A shrine. Looks forlorn."
* ''(Near the magically sealed chest):'' "A wizard sealed this chest. Wasn't an amateur either."
* ''(Found a [[Selûnite Prayer Sheet]], [[Investigation]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “This prayer bears the same symbol as the chest. I think it might just be the key.”
** ''(Failed):'' “An ancient prayer. But why hidden back here? And what's this symbol?”
** ''(Tried to open without disarming magical seal):'' “Ow! Protective magic. Should have known.”
** ''(Opened the chest by reading the prayer):'' “And there we go. Never knew prayer could be so practical.”
* ''(Picked up the scroll with the [[Selûnite Rite]]):'' "Coming-of-age rites for children born into worship of Selûne. A touch drastic, no?"
 
====[[Sunlit Wetlands]]/[[Putrid Bog]]====
'''Dealing with [[Demir]] and [[Johl]]:'''
* ''(Saw [[Auntie Ethel]] disappeared after helping her against brothers):'' “You know, I think there's a little something more to Ethel than meets the eye.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “'Hag' is the word they used. If that's what she really is, she's beyond dangerous.”
* ''(Found the brothers dead, haven’t met them earlier):'' “Two dead men. These are recent kills...”
** ''(Have encountered them arguing with Ethel):'' “The brothers in arms have perished. Never did find their sister, I suppose.”
** ''(Responding remark to either):'' “These killings were deliberately brutal. There's something near that relishes in carnage.”
 
'''At the [[Druid Sanctuary]]/[[Decrepit Sanctuary]]:'''
* ''(Read [[Kagha|Kagha’s]] recruitment letter from [[Shadow Druids]]):'' “So Kagha is involved with the Shadow Druids. That certainly explains things.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “No one in the grove will suspect their true enemy walks among them.”
** ''(Read the letter before meeting Kagha):'' “Shadow Druids have taken root in these parts, and whoever Kagha is, she's their agent.”
* ''(Noticed the knife-damaged tree bark):'' “There's a mark on that tree. How... intriguing.”
** ''(Saw the damaged bark, knowing about Kagha’s letter):'' “A marked tree. Could be the one Kagha mentioned in her correspondence.”
 
'''Elsewhere in the Wetlands/Bog:'''
* ''(Found a sword and a helmet in the middle of the bog {{coords|-3|277}}):'' “That's a rather jaunty hat lying in the mud there - and a sword too. Someone must have been in quite the hurry to get out of this swamp.”
* ''(Tried to pick a fruit from a [[Sunlit_Wetlands#Barbed_Bulrush|Barbed Bulrush]], pricked a finger):'' “''Ah''! Sharper than Malar's{{ref|Malar is a lesser deity, also called "The Beast of Beasts". More on him can be found at {{FRWiki|Malar|long}}}} fangs, these thorns!”
* ''(Found a slaughtered campsite on the riverbank):'' "Blood… I don't like where this is going."
** ''([[Nature]] check successful):'' “This is the work of redcaps - vicious by nature. They could already be hunting us…”
** ''(Failed):'' “I don't recognise these claw marks, but they're telling enough in their own right.”
* ''(After defeating [[Gandrel]], stood to [[Astarion]]):'' "How thoroughly invigorating it is to stand by one's friend in the face of danger."
** ''(Responding remark):'' “We should judge him by his actions, not his teeth. Unless his teeth are the source of the action, of course…”
* ''(Betrayed Astarion to Gandrel):'' “Easy as that, is it? I hope you wouldn't give the rest of us up so easily.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Having a vampire in our midsts will only end in betrayal. I merely took the initiative.”
 
'''In the [[Riverside Teahouse]]/[[Gnarled Teahouse]]:'''
* ''(Near the fireplace in hag’s house, [[Arcana]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “That is no ordinary fireplace. There's something there, beyond the flames.”
** ''(Failed):'' “How the flames always mesmerise the soul.”
* ''(After Ethel hasn’t succeed to extract the tadpole):'' “Netherese. A portentous word. Combine it with mind flayers, and it's... unspeakable.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “The parasite is somehow infused with Netherese magic - more powerful, more sinister than it has any right to be. We must find out how.”
* ''(Ethel fled from the house, peaceful encounter):'' “That was a sudden exit from the stage. Can't help but wonder where she's gone.”
** ''(Ethel fled from the house escaping a combat):'' “We've got auntie on the run, but I'm sure she still has a few tricks up her sleeve.”
* ''(Reached out to [[Connor Vinderblad|Connor’s]] coffin while the hag is still alive):'' “Ouch! That ''stung''.”
** ''(Tried to touch it second time):'' “Blast. Even worse the second time around.”
 
'''In the [[Overgrown Tunnel]] and the [[Ancient Abode]]:'''
* ''(Chasing after Ethel through the illusory fireplace):'' “Let the hunt begin...”
* ''(Entering the Overgrown Tunnel):'' “My, a veritable cabinet of creepy curiosities.”
* ''(After speaking with [[Lorin]] in the [[Overgrown_Tunnel#Entrance_Gallery|Entrance Gallery]]):'' “He doesn't see the future, only the nightmares we think the future may hold.”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “I say he doesn't see the future, only the nightmares we think the future may hold.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Probably another of the hag's mind games. Nothing more.”
* ''(Lorin died after being forced out of his corner):'' “He just... died on the spot.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Another one of auntie's victims.”
* ''(Put on a [[Whispering Mask]] and saw through illusion):'' “Well now, to see through this mask is to see through different eyes.”
** ''(Failed a [[Wisdom]] save against Ethel’s mask):'' “Out of my head, hag!”
** ''(Freed from Ethel’s masks mind control):'' “At last! How foul it was to have hag in the head.”
** ''(Other hag’s victims act neutral when wearing a Whispering Mask):'' “No one's attacking me, eh? This mask is certainly doing the trick.”
* ''(Wandered into Ethel’s lair, the hag is not there):'' “Gods, this stench of death is overpowering.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Keep your guard up. When the stench of death hangs in the air, a killer is near.”
* ''(Entered [[Overgrown_Tunnel#Acrid_Workshop|Acrid Workshop]]):'' “My word, this is a place where nightmares come to die.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “The hag's handiwork - a depraved competition in viciousness.”
* ''(After Ethel’s set [[Mayrina|Mayrina’s]] cage on fire):'' “The cage is burning! There isn't much time to save her!”
* ''(After resurrecting Connor Vinderblad):'' “Not quite the outcome intended, but I must say - the technique was excellent.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “A pity - he's beyond even the power of the Weave to help now.”


==== [[Blighted Village]] ====
==== [[Blighted Village]] ====
* ''(Spotted goblins upon entering the village)'' “Movement on the roofs. I sense a classic ambush in the making.”
* ''(Spotted goblins' ambush upon entering the village):'' “Movement on the roofs. I sense a classic ambush in the making.”
* ''(Found a hopscotch game)'' “Game marks as faded as the memories of the children that played them. I wonder what became of them.”
* ''(Found blacksmith's blueprints)'' "Weapon diagrams. Some blacksmith's passion project from the looks of it."
** ''(Responding remark)'' "These designs are unfinished. Rough drafts, no more."
* ''(After climbing down the well rope, [[Survival]] check )'':
** ''(Successful)'' "Better not disturb these webs. Whatever wove them would be much too large for my liking."
** ''(Failed)'' "Impressive webbing. Though I should probably worry about its creators."
** ''(Touched the web and heard shriek)'' "We woke something. Most likely not from a beauty sleep."
* ''(After killing bugbear and ogre couple)'' “An ogre and a bugbear… A torrid tryst indeed.”
** ''(Responding remark)'' “One moment they were embracing each other in intimacy, the next they're embracing only death.”
* ''(Entered [[Apothecary's Cellar]])'' “A hidden laboratory full of abandoned experiments. Colour me in my element.”
* ''(Found the tome in the Apothecary’s Cellar)'' “A Thayan book about necromancy. Not for the faint of heart. All the more for the decayed of heart.”
** ''(Destroyed the tome)'' “It's a barbarian act to destroy a book!”
* ''(Found the [[Curious Book]])'' “Well, well! Come for the words, stay for the wine. The owner of this tome must have been quite the jolly fellow.”
** ''(Responding remark)'' “I suppose there are worse surprises to be found inside some books.”


==== [[The Risen Road]] ====
'''At the [[Blighted_Village#Blacksmith's_Forge|blacksmith's house]] and cellar:'''
* ''(The skeleton couple under the broken bridge leading to the road)'' "These bones speak of some old, long-forgotten tragedy."
* ''(Picked up [[Selûnite Necklace]] in blacksmith’s house):'' “A Selûnite piece. Not magical, but charming enough.”
** ''(Succeeded the [[History]] check)'' "Harper insignia; druidic markings - they must have fell as allies."
* ''(Found blacksmith's blueprints):'' "Weapon diagrams. Some blacksmith's passion project from the looks of it."
* ''(Seeing rockfall and wreckage near the [[The_Risen_Road#Toll_House|Toll House]])'' “This place looks like a battlefield.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' "These designs are unfinished. Rough drafts, no more."
* ''(Entering Toll House cellar)'' "Gods, this assault on the nostrils should be labelled a war crime."
** ''(Found another set of blueprints on the wall near the smithy):'' “Weapon diagrams. Our friendly neighbourhood blacksmith has been busy.”
* ''(Found giant scratches near Mountain Pass entrance)'' “Look at that - rock gouged like it was nothing.”
** ''(Responding remark, if already knows about adding sussur bark):'' “Conspicuous absence of sussur bark in these particular diagrams though.”
* ''(Successful [[Arcana]] check)'' “Dragon claws. Nothing else could do that, surely.”
* ''(Added sussur bark to the melting forge, has read blueprints):'' “The bark's in place. Now to add a greatsword, sickle, or dagger.”
* ''(Failed)'' “What the hells could do that…?”
** ''(If has read apprentice’s journal, but hasn’t seen blueprints):'' “Ready to go, but not quite. Something else is needed.”
* ''(Saw a red dragon)'' “My word, a red dragon. Majestic. And malignant.”
 
** ''(Responding remark)'' “I suggest we admire it from afar.”
'''In the [[Whispering Depths]]:'''
* ''(Picked up dead mercenary’s shield)'' “Hot to the touch. The dragon's breath still lingers on this shield.”
* ''(After climbing down the well rope, [[Survival]] check):''
** ''(Responding remark)'' “When it comes down to man versus dragon, the result tends to be predictable.”
** ''(Successful):'' "Better not disturb these webs. Whatever wove them would be much too large for my liking."
* ''(Found a roadsign after dragon’s attack)'' “This is a sign to nowhere now. Only scorched earth ahead.”
** ''(Failed):'' "Impressive webbing. Though I should probably worry about its creators."
* ''(Found a secret entrance to the [[Zhentarim Hideout]])'' “Well now - a little spectacle never hurts.
** ''(Touched the web and heard [[Ettercap|Ettercap's]] shriek):'' "We woke something. Most likely not from a beauty sleep."
* ''(Illusory wall in the Zhentarim Hideout, successful [[Investigation]] check)'' “An illusory wall. Let's find out what it seeks to hide.””
* ''(Felt air motion from the deeper pit):'' “There's something ominous about such depths. I wonder how deep it goes.”
 
'''In the [[Apothecary's Cellar]]:'''
* ''(Upon entering the secret cellar):'' “A hidden laboratory full of abandoned experiments. Colour me in my element.”
* ''(Found [[Necromancy of Thay|the tome]]):'' “A Thayan book about necromancy. Not for the faint of heart. All the more for the decayed of heart.”
* ''(If the party knows about his needs):'' “A Thayan book about necromancy. Not for the faint of heart. All the more for the decayed of heart. Much magic to be absorbed indeed.”
** ''(If the tome was destroyed):'' “It's a barbarian act to destroy a book!”
** ''(If Gale has already opened the tome, and another character tries to take it):'' “Sorry, but that book is spoken for - by me.”
 
'''The deal with [[Lump the Enlightened]]:'''
* ''(Blowing [[Lump's War Horn]], if the ogres are dead):'' “Why bother? The dead can't hear my summons.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “All this horn is good for now, is to sound a last farewell for those ogres.”
* ''(Blowing Lump’s Horn, while staying at the camp):'' “No response? Ogres aren't the types to enjoy a quiet night by the fire, I suppose.”
* ''(Blowing the horn, if the ogres are too far away to hear it):'' “No ogres. Stands to reason the sound of this primitive tool doesn't carry very far.”
* ''(Blowing the horn, if the deal with the ogres is done):'' “A pretty tune, but that's all this horn is good for now.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Useless. Those ogres are long gone by now.”
 
'''Elsewhere in the village:'''
* ''(Found a hopscotch game):'' “Game marks as faded as the memories of the children that played them. I wonder what became of them.”
* ''(After killing killing [[Grukkoh]] and [[Buthir]]):'' “An ogre and a bugbear… A torrid tryst indeed.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “One moment they were embracing each other in intimacy, the next they're embracing only death.”
* ''(Found the [[Curious Book]]):'' “Well, well! Come for the words, stay for the wine. The owner of this tome must have been quite the jolly fellow.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I suppose there are worse surprises to be found inside some books.”


==== [[Underdark]] ====
(Sitting on the [[Stool of Hill Giant Strength]])
* My, not only is this chair comfortable, it imbues its sitter with power!
* Hmmm. So if I stand, the power's gone. Sedentary magic I suppose that's called.
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==== [[Goblin Camp]] ====
==== [[Goblin Camp]] ====
==== [[Grymforge]] ====
'''At the gate and in the outer camp:'''
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* ''(After any party member [[Performance|knocked a rhythm]] on a [[War Drum]] near the outer gate):'' "Word of warning: if you keep banging on war drums, you might just be drumming up war."
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* ''(After any party member smeared worg dung on their face):'' "Lovely. Brings out the colour in your eyes."
* ''(Walking through the outer part of goblin camp):'' “Amid all this grandeur sunk into squalor, I wonder what dismal corner we'll find Halsin in.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “We should make haste. This place is making me feel stupider by the second. I mean, ''more stupid''.”
* ''(Freed the [[Owlbear Cub]] and directed it to the camp):'' "The owlbear. Man's best friend - until it goes hungry."
* ''(Saw sleeping drunk goblins at the platform above the entrance):'' “Never knew goblins can't hold their liquor.” ''(Also works as a Responding remark here)''
* ''(Found a loose wall at the upper platform):'' “Shabby workmanship. A strong push and this wall comes down.”
* ''(Found Shadowheart's body, knows her):'' “My word - it's Shadowheart. How very tragic...” ''(this happens only if Shadowheart hasn't been recruited)''
** ''(Does not know her):'' “My word - the lady with the artefact. How very tragic...”
<!--* (Defended the grove and returned to the camp, Responding remark): “Shouldn't be too much trouble. There will be plenty of bark, but little bite left with their leadership gone.”-->


=== Act Two ===
'''In the [[Shattered Sanctum]]:'''
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* ''(Noticed a [[Scrying Eye]]):'' “A scrying eye. Better be on our best behaviour - until we're out of sight, that is.”
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* ''(Talked to either [[Dror Ragzlin]] or [[Minthara]], and they mentioned “the weapon”):'' “So, it's a weapon they seek. Could they be referring to the artefact?”
(Entering [[Act Two]] from [[Grymforge]])
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Let's hope not. If they know we have their 'weapon' they'll never give up. More's the pity.”
* Moonrise Towers lies ahead. We must venture on, however bleak the path.
* ''(Found a blocked trapdoor in Ragzlin’s throne room):'' “No getting through. More's the pity.”
* Shrouded in no ordinary shadows. What evil lurks within such darkness?
* ''(Killed Minthara):'' “How the mighty have fallen.”
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* ''(Killed [[Gut|Priestess Gut]]):'' “Well done. I doubt anyone will mourn this wicked mouthpiece of the Absolute.”


=== Act Three ===
'''In [[Worg Pens]]:'''
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* ''([[Halsin]] died while in bear form and reshaped after death):'' “A magic-user, disguised as a bear. I'd better take a closer look at that corpse.”
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** ''(Halsin died, players spoke to him previously):'' “Looks like Halsin's no more. Better see what I can glean from his remains.”
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* ''(Halsin escaped Worg Pens on his own, the party hasn’t been to grove):'' “Something escaped from this place, and its jailors didn't live to tell the tale.”
** ''(the party does not know about Halsin missing):'' “Looks like someone escaped from this place, rather messily I might add. Could have returned to the grove if it was one of the adventurers.”
** ''(the party knows Halsin was missing):'' “There were claws at work here. Magic too. Hallmarks of a druid. Our friend Halsin must have been rather keen to return to his grove.”
** ''(the party met him afterwards):'' “This must be the spot they held Halsin captive. Clearly he didn't quite appreciate the accommodations.”
* ''(the party know only about the [[Aradin|adventurers]]):'' “Someone left a mess on the way out. I wonder if it's one of those adventurer fellows that gave the goblins the slip.”
* ''(Trying to use the tunnel left after drawing out [[Taeglyn|Taeglyn's]] body):'' “Blocked. Nothing a quick blast of magic won't clear.”


== Party Banter ==
'''While heading to the [[Underdark]]:'''
=== {{Banter|Astarion}} ===
* ''(Approaching Selûnite disc riddle, read the [[Dwarf's Poem]]):''
* '''Astarion''': I am enjoying our walks together, aren't you, Gale?
** ''(Successful [[Investigation]] check):'' "MSelûnite symbols. They're just like the dwarf's poem described, and from the looks of it they can be rotated."
* '''Gale''': Uhm... Sure. In silence.
** ''(Failed):'' "Selûnite symbols. They're just like the dwarf's poem described."
<hr>
* ''(Approaching the riddle, hasn't read the poem):''
* '''Astarion''': So, do you have loves waiting for you once this is all over?
** ''(Successful Investigation check):'' "These plates can be rotated. Most likely for a reason."
* '''Gale''': You know what - that is not the easiest of questions for me to answer.
** ''(Failed):'' "Intriguing. What manner of device could this be?"
* '''Shadowheart''': You mean just waiting, like a lovesick puppy? Short-term amusements are much less hassle.
** ''(After the riddle is solved):'' "Well, down it is, I suppose..."
<hr>
 
* '''Astarion''': That orb seems powerful. What can it do once it's extracted?
==== [[Underdark]] ====
* '''Gale''': Nothing good can come of it unless it is contained. Why?
'''At the [[Selûnite Outpost]] and around:'''
* '''Astarion''': It might be useful. Who knows?
* ''(Approaching portcullis, saw a [[Minotaur]] killed by traps):'' "There's danger underfoot. Best be on our guard."
<hr>
** ''(Responding remark):'' “My advice would be care and caution.”
* '''Astarion''': Ever heard of a vampire called Cazador, Wyll?
* ''(Felt the quake):'' "A bloody mess this. Something rather unpleasant went down here."
(''If it is known that Astarion is a vampire'')
* ''(Approaching myconid [[Rapport Spores (Condition)|spore-guarded territory]], [[Nature]] check):''
* '''Wyll''': I don't think so. Why? Friend of yours?
** ''(Successul):'' "Fungal spores... Must be myconids nearby."
(''If it is not known that Astarion is a vampire'')
** ''(Failed):'' "The air here is rife with fungal spores. Must be myconids nearby."
* '''Wyll''': Doesn't ring a bell. Why?
* ''(Approaching a group of petrified Drow):'' “These aren't statues. These are petrified drow!”
* '''Gale''': He's patriarch of the Szarr family. Nasty fellow, if the histories are accurate.
* ''(Killed the [[Spectator]], Arcana check):'' “Spectators don't normally possess the ability to petrify. Something's not adding up.”
* '''Astarion''': I imagine they are.
** ''(Failed):'' “It's one thing to be sculpted, another to become the sculpture. That was a close call.”
<hr>
 
(After dispelling the illusion at [[Sunlit Wetlands]])
'''In the [[Ebonlake Grotto]] and [[Decrepit Village]]:'''
* '''Astarion''': From sweet woodland to stinking swamp. Can you do tricks like that, Gale?
* ''(Met the [[Myconid]]s for the first time, [[Intelligence]] check failed):'' “I've read about these creatures. They tend to be benign unless provoked.”
* '''Gale''': Easiest thing in the world. Though I'd do it the other way around.
* ''(Looking at [[Spaw]] planting spores into a corpse):'' “I read about myconids and the manifold properties of their spores. That duergar is about to rise - undead.”
<hr>
** ''(Responding remark to [[Lae'zel]]):'' “Yes. Myconids are more powerful than you realise.”
''(After encountering [[Auntie Ethel]])''
** ''(Responding remark to any other avatar):'' “Indeed. These creatures are mightier than they look.”
* '''Wyll''': Ethel mentioned Netherese magic. What in blazes does that mean?
* ''(Saw a corpse revived as a Spore Servant):'' “Spores that can raise the dead... These myconids certainly are fascinating creatures.”
* '''Gale''': Magic from the fallen empire of Netheril. Ancient, exceedingly dangerous, and quite unrivalled.
** ''(Responding remark):'' “In such environs, their efficiency is to be admired. Nothing goes to waste.”
* '''Astarion''': Wonderful! I'd hate to be destroyed by any common old magic.
* ''(Found the remains of duergar and myconids’ battle):'' “A battleground. There are duergar and myconids among the dead.”
<hr>
* ''(Approached abandoned camp in the Decrepit Village):'' “A campsite. Nobody's home, though.”
(Near [[Rosymorn Monastery]])
* ''(Killed [[Glut]]):'' “Glut's ambition comes full circle: from foolish inception to foolish demise.”
* '''Astarion''': Another ruined temple, full of foul-smelling beasts, spoiling for a fight.
** ''(Responding remark):'' “A petty kingdom undone, already lost to history.”
* '''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?
'''In the [[Dread Hollow]]:'''
* '''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.
* ''(Finding Hook Horror markings, [[Survival]] check):''
* '''Gale''': Oh, but you meant beasts of the life-threatening variety? Yes, I'm sure it's teeming with those.
** ''(Successful):'' "These are territorial markings and recent ones too. There are hunters around."
<hr>
** ''(Failed):'' "I wonder what these grooves are. Territorial markings maybe, but I can't say for certain."
(At [[Crèche Y'llek]])
* ''(Saw a Hook Horror up on the cliff, eating a gnome):'' “Hook horrors! Classification: monstrosity. Social behaviour: kills on sight.”
* '''Gale''': I knew I should've attended the Blackstaff's lectures on githyanki tir'su.
* ''(Heard Hook Horror calling for reinforcement in battle):'' “In case you were wondering: it's calling the rest of its pack!”
* '''Gale''': If I understood their script, who knows what secrets their texts would surrender...
* ''(Saw [[Bulette|Bulette’s]] holes, [[Nature]] check):''
* '''Astarion''': Why not ask one of the friendly bloodthirsty warriors? I'm sure they'd be happy to translate.
** ''(Successful):'' “These burrow holes have all the markings of having been dug by bulettes. There's trouble afoot.”
** ''(Failed):'' “These burrow holes must have been dug by some creature. Most likely not a creature I'd like to meet.”
* ''(Felt Bulette burrowing beneath):'' “What's that?”
** ''(Succeeded [[Nature]] check):'' "A bulette... Best brace for a vicious battle."
** ''(Failed Nature check):'' "Whatever that was, it looks mightily unpleasant."
* ''(Bulette reappeared after hiding underground):'' “My, my. Second time's the charm.”
* ''(Approaching the Sussur Tree):'' That's a sussur tree! These things drain away one's magic - shouldn't linger here.
** ''(Feeling [[Sussur Antimagic Field (Condition)|Sussur Tree impact]]):'' "By Mystra, what are these accursed flowers? I can feel my magic ebbing away."
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I had better watch your back then.”
* ''(Found Myrna's [[Myrna|dog collar]] after digging out the grave at {{coords|-41|-212}}):'' “A collar covered with runes. Belonged to a wizard's pet I gather.”
** ''(Responding remark, read [[Letter from Amarith]]):'' “Must have belonged to Lenore's pet, I gather.”
** ''(Responding remark, hasn’t read the letter):'' “Must have belonged to a wizard's pet, I gather.”
 
'''In the [[Arcane Tower]]:'''
* ''(Approaching the entrance, saw scorched ground from [[Arcane Turret]]s):'' “Scorch marks. Hints of Weave too. There might just be trouble afoot.”
* ''(Read any poem book in the tower):'' “Here dwelt a man blessed with impeccable taste in literature.”
* ''(Felt Weave emanations from the [[Chest of the Mundane]], [[Arcana]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Trickles of Weave radiate from that chest.”
** ''(Failed):'' “I feel trickles of Weave, but what's their source?”
* ''(Put an item IN the chest):'' “So this chest contains a field of transformative Weave. Delightful.”
* ''(Took an item OUT of the chest):'' “Look at that: it transformed. Wonder what else it can change.”
* ''(Interact with lights without activating [[Power generator]]):'' “These are no ordinary lights. Yet there must be a way to turn them on.”
** ''(Activated Power generator):'' “Arcane lights. How delightful.”
** ''(After powering up the generator):'' "Ingenious use of the magic in the tower's floral core. Though not ingenius enough to outsmart Gale of Waterdeep."
* ''(Blocked lift in the Arcane tower, Arcana check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “This contraption is powered by magic, but its magic seems to be gone - or dormant.”
** ''(Failed):'' “It doesn't look defective, but its magic aura is too faint for it to operate.”
** ''(Try to trigger it second time):'' “It's still bereft of power.”
* ''(Pressed the strange button in [[Lenore De Hurst|Lenore’s]] bedroom, doesn’t have the collar):'' “This button must have had a use once, but was it worth reaching so far down for?”
** ''(Pressed the button, has Myrna's [[Myrna|collar]] in inventory):'' “I can feel the collar stirring in my pack. Something must be triggering the runes' magic.”
** ''(Pressed the button, a party member wears the collar):'' “The collar stirs. Something must be triggering the runes' magic.”
** ''(Pressed the button, got a [[Raw Steak]]):'' “Clever. Give a dog a magical food dispensing collar, and I'm sure it will eat.”
** ''(Pressed the button second time): “This seems to have run out of food disappointingly quickly.”
* ''(Put on the [[Guiding Light|ring]] obtained from [[Bernard]]):'' “Well, well, well. This ring is yielding secrets.”
* ''(Sat down on the [[Stool of Hill Giant Strength]]):'' "My, not only is this chair comfortable, it imbues its sitter with power!"
** ''(Got up from it):'' "Hmmm. So if I stand, the power's gone. Sedentary magic I suppose that's called."
** ''(Destroyed the stool and took the [[Club of Hill Giant Strength|leg club]]):'' “Look at that. An unconventional weapon, but it might just be an effective one.”
 
'''Collecting lore on the [[Adamantine Forge]]:'''
* ''(First learned about the adamantine forge):'' “There's mention here of an adamantine forge. Such would be a rare and valuable find indeed.”
* ''(Looted [[Flumph Mating Rituals|disguised book]] from [[Xargrim]], Arcana check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “A spell of sorts is masking the book's true meaning. But I'm sure there's a way around that...”
** ''(Failed):'' “What's this? 'Flumph Mating Rituals'{{ref|Flumphs are a sentient race that inhabits the Underdark. They are known to reproduce themselves through a budding process, hence the bemusement of party members. More on these creatures can be found at {{FRWiki|Flumph|long}}}}. Acquired taste, I'm sure, but not mine. Nor a drow's I would have thought...”
** ''(If already interrogated Xargrim's corpse):'' “Aha! This must be the book that hides a book within. Let's take a closer look.”
** ''(The book transformed, the party knew it was disguised):'' “The magic veil has been drawn back from the drow's book on flumphs. Let me peruse.”
** ''(The party didn’t know):'' “My, my. The tome on flumphs hid truer words behind its impostor ones. What a clever feat of magic.”
* ''(Looted [[Filro|Filro’s]]  records, not knowing about the forge):'' “Nothing in these notes but nonsensical run-on sentences.”
** ''(Deciphered the record scroll):'' “What have we here? Adamantine forge... Mysterious guardian... Mention of a 'hot hammer'... A whole adventure in a nutshell.”
** ''(If learned about the forge first from Filro):'' “These papers describe an adamantine forge hidden somewhere deep below. Such a forge is a treasure vault where the treasure's for the making.”
*** ''(Responding remark, successfully deciphered drow’s records):'' “An adamantine forge is very much a treasure, and any good treasure is protected by a guardian. Looks like we can defeat it with a so-called 'hot hammer'.”
*** ''(Failed to decipher the record scroll):'' “The reference to a 'hot hammer' is rather puzzling though. Whoever wrote these papers must have been rather delirious.”
* ''(Second mention of the forge):'' “Further mention of the adamantine forge. Someone was dead set on finding it.”
** ''(The party knows about it from Filro’s corpse):'' “Plenty more were looking for the forge it seems. The drow had competition.”
** ''(The party knows about it from Filro’s notes):'' “Another reference to the adamantine forge. No mention of a guardian this time.”
** ''(The party knows about it from [[Dhourn]]/Dhourn’s corpse):'' “The adamantine forge again. Dhourn, too, was looking to find it.”
** ''(The party knows about it from Dhourn’s [[Memory Shard]]):'' “Another clue about the adamantine forge. Unnecessary now that the memory shard revealed its location.”
** ''(The party knows about it from Xargrim’s corpse):'' “The dead drow spoke of a forge. Must be the same one.”
** ''(The party knows about it from Xargrim’s disguised book):'' “That enchanted journal made note of an adamantine forge as well. I must be on to something.”
** ''(The party knows about it from [[Skarjall]]):'' “Further mention of the adamantine forge. The duergar were looking for it too.”
* ''(Third mention of the forge):'' “Yet again the adamantine forge is mentioned. Surely I'm on the right track.”
 
'''Dealing with [[Mushroom Circle]]s in the Underdark and beyond:'''
* ''(Found dead drow at the foot of the crag, [[Medicine]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “The injuries on this drow are consistent with a fall. A very deep fall.”
** ''(Failed):'' “A dead drow - took quite a pounding, too.”
* ''(Found illusory mushroom “ladder” leading toward crag top at {{coords|67|-256}}):'' “Can't trust one's eyes in the Underdark. Can't trust these mushrooms either.”
* ''(Found illusory wall on the top of the crag):'' “There's no illusion without a reason to elude. Now to find the reason.”
* ''(Approaching a mushroom ring, knows its purpose):'' “This fairy ring looks disappointingly dormant.”
** ''(Not knowing the purpose):'' “A perfect ring of mushrooms. That can hardly be a coincidence.”
* ''(Entered a mushroom ring, knows its purpose):'' “Hmmm. I must not be doing it right.”
** ''(Not knowing the purpose):'' “Well... That was anticlimactic.”
* ''(Activated the mushroom ring):'' “New colours, new destinations perhaps?”
* ''(Teleported from the Underdark into [[Overgrown Tunnel]], [[Ethel]] is dead):'' “The hag's lair again. Sans hag that is.”
* ''(Teleported from the Underdark into Overgrown tunnel, Ethel survived):'' “The hag's lair again. Better be careful while Auntie Evil is still around.”
* ''(Teleported from the Overgrown tunnel to the [[Putrid Bog]]):'' “And so I'm back in the swamp. If only I could actually pick a destination.”
* ''(Teleported from the Overgrown tunnel into the Underdark, hasn’t been to Underdark earlier):'' “This is no ordinary cave, no ordinary depth in stone. Good gods, this is the Underdark...”
* ''(Teleported from the Overgrown tunnel into the Underdark, has been to Underdark):'' “Magical access into the Underdark. A shortcut to death one might call that.”
* ''(Teleported from the Putrid Bog into Overgrown tunnel):'' “How lovely. A shortcut into the hag's palace of perversion and pain.” ''(this line is the same regardless Ethel was killed or survived)''
* ''(Teleported from the Underdark to the Putrid Bog):'' “Out of the black and into the bog. Hardly an improvement.”
* ''(Teleported from the Underdark to the [[Sunlit Wetlands]] (Ethel’s illusion is still intact)):'' “Out of the black and into the wetlands. Quite an improvement.”
 
'''Elsewhere in the Underdark:'''
<!--* ''(Looking at cave paintings, [[History]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “What interesting tableaus - clearly ancient too. [[Lolth|Lolth's]] violent descent into the Underdark depicted with vivid detail.”
* ''(Failed):'' “What interesting tableaus - clearly ancient too. Driders, mind flayers... Must depict some ancient battle.”  - Couldn't find the place, probably another cut-out upon release-->
* ''(Entering [[Zhentarim]] storehouse from the Underdark):'' "The mark of the Zhentarim. Bound to be more to this place than meets the eye."
** ''(Entering the storehouse, descending from [[Zhentarim Hideout]]):'' "This is no ordinary storage room. This depth... This feeling of incomprehensible abyss... The Underdark."
* ''(Found a drow resupply stash at {{coords|71|-220}}):'' “Lolth-sworn drow passed by here, but it seems they never returned. Finders, keepers, I say.”
* ''(Heard [[Baelen Bonecloak|Baelen’s]] cries for help):'' “A shout for help reverberating through the Underdark. That's going to attract the wrong crowd.”
* ''(Killed all [[Kuo-toa]] in Festering cove, thus dissipating [[BOOOAL|BOOOAL’s]] magic):'' “Quite a bit less-than-divine for a god, wasn't he? With powers as fleeting as his followers' lives”
 
==== [[Grymforge]] ====
'''At the [[Clan Flameshade]] [[Grymforge#Duergar_encampment|camp]]:'''
* ''(Arriving at the Grymforge):'' “Fascinating architecture. Doesn't match the style of any Underdark civilisation that I know of.” (also serves as a Responding remark)
* ''(Met a [[Scrying Eye]]):'' “That's a scrying eye. Someone's monitoring the place.”
** ''(If already seen one in the Goblin Camp):'' “Yet another scrying eye. Someone's keeping a close watch on the place.”
** ''(Responding remark to both options):'' “Best be on our guard.”
** ''(Looted a dead Scrying Eye):'' “You'll turn a blind eye for me, won't you?”
* ''(Saw drow corpses in cages near the pier):'' “Drow slaughtered like chickens in a butcher shop. Somebody's making a statement.”
* ''(Looted the [[Engraved Pin]] from a drow corpse, [[History]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “That pin... she was a Harper. Strange place for her to be, even if a drow.”
** ''(Failed):'' “That pin's design looks familiar, but I can't seem to place it.”
* ''(After talking to [[Kith|Stonemason Kith]]):'' “Always a pleasure to meet a fellow academic. And what a subject - this place brims with history.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “It would have been quite something in its heyday. But even now, it has much to teach us.”
* ''(Found Dark Justiciars’ skeletons):'' “Ancient dead rife with shadows. This must be the stronghold Halsin spoke of.”
* ''(Saw crates with old Sharran gear at {{coords|-668|400}}):'' “Hmmm. Wear this and you'll only ever be a knight in rusted armour.”
* ''(Found a crossbow in an old crate, History check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “This crossbow was exquisitely designed. No duergar crafted this... its dark grace is most definitely Sharran in origin.”
** ''(Failed):'' “This crossbow was exquisitely designed. No duergar crafted it, that much is obvious.”
* ''(Looted [[Adamantine Slag|a piece of adamantine]], knows about the forge):'' “The speckles in this slag... That's adamantine, I'm sure of it.”
** ''(Doesn’t know about it):'' “There are speckles of... something or other in this slag. Could be anything.”
* ''(Found defaced statue of [[Shar]], recognized the symbol of the [[Absolute]]):'' “Well, well - he symbolic triumph of the Absolute over the darkness of Shar. Petty vandalism, in my opinion.”
** ''(Did not recognize the symbol):'' “Someone sought to deface Shar it seems, though not with a symbol I recognise.”
* ''(If [[Nere]] died in the cave-in):'' “Nere must be long dead by now. I suppose that makes it slightly more palatable to sever his head from his body.”
* ''(Looking at the [[Gauntlet of Shar|Shar temple]] down from the ruined bridge):'' “What's that down there? A temple? A palace? What a pity it's so hopelessly out of reach...”
 
'''Exploring the [[Grymforge#Abandoned_Temple|Sharran city]]:'''
* ''(Found the traces of [[Thulla|Thulla’s]] escape, [[Perception]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Those are footprints. Let's see where they lead.”
** ''(Failed):'' “There are some markings on the ground here - not that they tell me much.”
** ''(Interacting with chains or bloodied arrows, [[Survival]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Blood, tracks, broken shackles... The story of an escape told in tell-tale paraphernalia.”
** ''(Failed):'' “A bloody mess this. Something rather unpleasant went down here.”
* ''(Respond to Harper’s watchword from [[Undelivered Letter]], History check):'' “In that case, let there be Light.”
** ''(Failed):'' “I don't quite see how that's relevant...”
* ''(Approaching the location of the [[Harper Stash]]):'' “According to that letter, the Harper stash should be hidden close by.”
* ''(Saw the Harpers’ rune, hasn’t read the Undelivered Letter, Survival check successful):'' “A Harper rune. Signals a hidden cache nearby if I'm not mistaken.”
** ''(Failed):'' “A rune sign, but not one I recognise. Its meaning eludes me.”
* ''(Saw [[Mimic|false chests]], [[Investigation]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Left out in plain sight? I'd rate the Harpers too smart for that.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Seek, and I shall find.”
* ''(Entered a banquet hall, [[Religion]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “I suspect many a Sharran was present at this blighted Nightfall feast. An evening of merriment before the real prize - murder.”
** ''(Successful 2):'' “An eerily chilling scene, this. I suspect many were present at this blighted Nightfall feast.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Food and drink, followed by murder in Shar's name. Barbaric.”
** ''(Failed):'' “An eerily chilling scene, this. I suspect many a spectre was present at this blighted feast.”
* ''(Found a loose stone at {{coords|-600|422}} through [[Perception]] check):'' “A loose stone. Perhaps a secret about to be unhidden.”
* ''(Found a place where [[Philomeen]] climbed up the ledge, knows about her escape):'' “Rope, tools, marks in the rock. Our escaped gnome climbed to freedom here.”
** ''(Does not know about her):'' “Rope, tools, marks in the rock. Someone made quite the daring ascent.”
* ''(Found a [[Devilfoil Mask]]):'' “Interesting mask. I quite like the design.”
** ''(Arcana check successful):'' “It belonged to a merregon. Infernal soldiers.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Oh well, a minor mystery it must remain.”
** ''(Arcana check successful, knows about merregons’ habits):'' “This place was rife with merregons. And they never travel without a commander...”
** ''(Doubts whether the merregons’ commander is dead):'' “Merely merregons, however. Their commander might still be at large.”
* ''(Tried to put on the mask):'' “It's heavier than I thought. Must have been strong creatures that wore them.”
** ''(Found a second mask):'' “It's mask after mask in here.”
** ''(Found the third mask (?)):'' “They unsettle somehow - as if they harbour a lingering presence.”
* ''(Found the [[Idol of Shar]], the party knows [[Shadowheart]] is a Sharran):'' “This icon bears Shar's likeness. No doubt Shadowheart will be interested in it.”
** ''(The party does not know):'' “A Sharran artefact, and remarkably blood-free. A rare thing indeed.”
* ''(Found a bunch rusty weapons):'' “Time has rid these weapons of their bite. Must have taken decades.” ''(triggers only for the first time interacting with those)''
* ''(Interacted with the [[Orb of Darkvision]]):'' “Gods - this is pure shadow magic. To be one with the darkness and see.”
* ''(Read [[Abandoned Journal]]):'' “He tried to outrun the furies of hell. Looks like he hit a dead end.” ''(triggers after finding at least one Devilfoil Mask)''
* ''(Stepped on a platform held by chains):'' “Steady... This thing looks more brittle than Szass Tam's bones.”
 
'''In the [[Adamantine Forge]]:'''
* ''(Coming closer to the Adamantine forge):'' “The heat's going from balmy to sweltering. The forge must be nearby.”
* ''(Saw the forge for the first time):'' “My word, what a feat of engineering. Most impressive indeed.”
** ''(Saw the forge for the first time 2):'' “This must be the forge - and what a feat of engineering it is.”
* ''(Filled the crucible with [[Mithral Ore]]):'' “Filled to the brim.”
* ''(Interacting with mould chamber, has at least one [[Mould]]):'' “There's an aperture in the metal's surface. Perfect fit for that mould, if I'm not mistaken.”
** ''(Doesn’t have any moulds):'' “There's an aperture in the metal's surface. For a mould, I imagine...”
** ''(Filled only crucible, hasn’t any moulds):'' “The forge is not budging quite yet. I must be overlooking something.”
** ''(Filled only crucible):'' “Wonderful. All that's missing now is the mould.”
** ''(Placed only mould):'' “A perfect fit. Now to feed the forge with the right materials.”
** ''(Filled and placed both, seeking how to activate):'' “The forge is ready. Let the games begin.”
* ''(The platform moves down after activating):'' “And so we descend into... more madness presumably.”
* ''(Trying to forge without lava):'' “The forge is not working as it should. I must be missing some crucial ingredient.”
** ''(If has already crafted one piece):'' “Any forging efforts will be in vain until I add lava into the mix.”
* ''(Forged the first item, [[Grym]] appears):'' “Out of the fire... guess that makes me the frying pan.”
* ''(Fighting Grym, the forge hammer doesn’t damage it):'' “This blasted hammer has no effect! But it has to - somehow!”
** ''(Successfully damaged Grym with the hammer):'' “Ha! That'll knock the wind out of it!”
* ''([[Magma Mephit]]s appear during the fight):'' “Mephits! Now it really is a party.”
* ''(Defeated Grym):'' “It's done... It's dead... Good gods, never again!”
* ''(Approaching lava lake, [[Nature]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Something... unnatural is causing this lake to simmer and boil.”
** ''(Failed):'' “That lava lake boils like a good stew. Lovely.”
* ''(Noticed [[Lava Elemental]], Arcana check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “No wonder this lava lake is churning. It is one with the elemental inside.”
** ''(Failed):'' “A heart and soul of molten fire... That is a lava elemental!”
 
==== [[The Risen Road]] and [[Mountain Pass]]====
'''In and around the [[The_Risen_Road#Toll_House|Tollhouse]]:'''
* ''(Saw dead gnolls on the bridge to the Tollhouse):'' “Someone made short work of these gnolls. Made it look easy too. That's someone to be reckoned with.”
* ''(Saw rockfall and wreckage near the Tollhouse):'' “This place looks like a battlefield.”
* ''(Agreed to help [[Anders]], but found out that his crew are [[Zariel|Zariel’s]] servants):'' “I have to say I don't know if agreeing to this hunt was such a wise idea.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Who's to say who's the real villain in this tale of devils and masquerades?”
* ''(Entering Tollhouse basement):'' "Gods, this assault on the nostrils should be labelled a war crime."
* ''(Stepped on a pressure plate in the Tollhouse vault):'' “A teasing sound, but to what effect?”
* ''(Found the skeletal couple under the broken bridge):'' “These bones speak of some old, long-forgotten tragedy.”
** ''(Successful [[History]] check):'' "Harper insignia; druidic markings - they must have fell as allies."
** ''(Failed):'' “Their equipment doesn't seem to be worse for wear though, even after all this time.”
 
'''Fighting gnolls and dealing with [[Find the Missing Shipment|missing shipment]]:'''
* ''(After one of hyenas fled):'' “That hyena will be back. And it won't be alone.”
* ''(Witnessed a birth of a gnoll from dying hyena, seq 1):'' “So much for the miracle of childbirth...” ''(also serves as a Responding remark here)''
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Let's not stand around. Predators like these can smell spilled blood a mile away.”
* ''(Witnessed a birth of a gnoll, seq 2 - knows about gnolls’ presence in area):'' “This place runs rife with gnolls.”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “I had no idea this was their mating season.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Let's not stand around. They can smell spilled blood a mile away.”
* ''(Witnessed a birth of a gnoll, seq 3):'' “No wonder such violent beginnings lead to violent ends.”
* ''(Witnessed a birth of a gnoll, seq 4 - knows about gnolls’ presence in area):'' “Gnolls erupting from corpses? I've not seen the likes of it.”
** ''(Responding remark for sequences 3 and 4):'' “I wonder how many more newborns are around.”
* ''(Found the missing shipment, [[Rugan]] dead, hasn’t met [[Zarys]]):'' “A weighty-looking chest. What treasures might that be filled with?”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Only one way to find out. Time to indulge our curiosity.”
* ''(Found the missing shipment, Rugan dead, has met Zarys):'' “Looks like Zarys' missing shipment. The one she was most insistent we return unopened.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Let's hope our fee isn't worth less than its contents.”
* ''(Found the missing shipment, conspired with Rugan, has met Zarys):'' “Looks like Zarys' missing shipment. It must be hiding quite the treasure.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Only one way to find out. Unless we plan to ask the Zhentarim for a shipping manifest.”
 
'''At [[Waukeen's Rest]] and [[Zhentarim Hideout]]:'''
* ''(Failed a [[Strength]] check to kick out the front door):'' “Hmmm. When one door closes, another opens. All I need to do is find it.”
* ''(Walking near the burning door in the tavern):'' “That door is like a cork. Pop it and we'll be served a firestorm.”
* ''(Cannot lift the fallen beams off [[Benryn]]):'' “Blast, I can't lift this.”
* ''(Found [[Mirileth|Mirileth’s]] corpse):'' “Green blouse, brown hair - must be Benryn's wife, Miri.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Poor woman. Nothing we can do for her.”
* ''(Saw the haystack with hidden dowry, [[Investigation]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Look at that: there's a chest hidden in the hay.”
** ''(Failed):'' “An untouched stack of hay. Mustn't be any horses around.”
* ''(Found a secret entrance to the [[Zhentarim Hideout]]):'' “Well now - a little spectacle never hurts.
* ''(Illusory wall in the Zhentarim Hideout, successful Investigation check):'' “An illusory wall. Let's find out what it seeks to hide.””
* ''(After the [[Flaming Fist]] guard refused to attack the Zhentarim):'' “So much for the law of the land…”
 
'''Meeting with the githyanki scouts near the [[Mountain Pass]]:'''
* ''(Found giant scratches near Mountain Pass entrance):'' “Look at that - rock gouged like it was nothing.”
* ''(Successful [[Arcana]] check):'' “Dragon claws. Nothing else could do that, surely.”
* ''(Failed):'' “What the hells could do that...?”
* ''(Saw a [[Qudenos|red dragon]]):'' “My word, a red dragon. Majestic. And malignant.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I suggest we admire it from afar.”
** ''(Saw a red dragon, [[Frightened (Condition)|Frightened]]):'' “A red dragon! Gods, it must have followed us from Avernus!”
** ''(Responding remark, Frightened):'' “We stand no chance against such a foe. We should get out of sight!”
* ''(Picked up dead mercenary’s shield 1):'' “Still hot to the touch. When it comes down to man versus dragon, the result tends to be predictable.”
* ''(Picked up dead mercenary’s shield 2):'' “Hot to the touch. The dragon's breath still lingers on this shield.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “When it comes down to man versus dragon, the result tends to be predictable.”
* ''(Read a roadsign after dragon’s attack):'' “This is a sign to nowhere now. Only scorched earth ahead.”
* ''(Leaving the area after [[Lae'zel]] ran off to speak with [[Voss]]):'' “Lae'zel was left behind. It doesn't feel right to abandon her.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Lae'zel's one of us now. It doesn't feel right to abandon her.”
* ''(Reacting to the sight of Lae’zel’s dead body):'' “She was dangerous, but I respected her passion and ambition. Her kin have done themselves a disservice.”
 
==== [[Rosymorn Monastery]] ====
'''Walking down the [[Rosymorn Monastery Trail]]:'''
* ''(Looking at the valley vista from the viewpoint {{coords|-30|-100}}):'' “A sight to nourish the soul! Now let's sit down and nourish the stomach.”
* ''(Looking at the ruined monastery from afar):'' “I would have thought the gith to be too proud to squat in someone else's ruins.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Indeed. This is all a little too shopworn for their tastes.”
* ''(Recognizing [[Lathander]] depiction in the statue at {{coords|-63|-133}}, [[Religion]] check successful):'' “Lathander, I do believe. God of the dawning sun.”
* ''(Tried to use the cable car, [[Strength]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “My, took quite the workout to get this moving. Must have been ages since someone last used it.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Blast. It'd take a hundred Mage Hands or more to set this thing in motion.”
* ''(Came up to a broken bridge at {{coords|-106|-184}}):'' “That bridge has long been collapsed. If only we'd arrived a few centuries earlier.”
 
'''Exploring the ruined monastery:'''
* ''(Came up to the body of a [[Corliss Undertump|cultist]] killed by the [[Add'ath|gith guard]]):'' “Seems the githyanki came to blows with the cultists. Let's hope they keep each other busy.”
* ''(Approaching the statue of Lathander at {{coords|73|4}}):'' “Undead trampled to dust. Their dusk is as eternal as Lathander's dawn.”
* ''(Heard the warning from speaking bust, [[Arcana]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “A Magic Mouth{{ref|An [[Illusion School|illusion]] spell that allows to transfer a voice message to anyone who activates a certain trigger. It is not available to cast or learn within the game. Apart from the monastery, active spells can also be found in the [[Thorm Mausoleum]] and in the [[Undercity Ruins]], on the path to the [[Bhaal Temple]]. More on it at {{FRWiki|Magic mouth|long}}}} spell - so that voice must be from someone long-deceased.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Talking statues often herald trouble, in my experience...”
* ''(Found the corpse with a longsword in the chest, [[History]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “A githyanki blade, no doubt.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Skewered monk. A delicacy to someone, no doubt.”
* ''(Found active [[Guardian of Faith]] spell):'' “A Guardian of Faith spell. Strong is its faith indeed to linger still in these ancient halls.”
* ''(In the [[Rosymorn_Monastery#Dawnmasters_memorial|Ceremonial room]], removed the weapon from the altar):'' “The weapon's stopped glowing. Curious.”
* ''(Placed the non-Ceremonial weapon on altar):'' “Looks like just any old weapon will suffice.”
* ''(Heard [[Gremishka]] meowlings):'' “What's that ghastly sound? Almost sounds like weeping.”
* ''(Recognized Gremishkas, ? check successful):'' “Gremishkas? They're no lovers of magic - better watch where I cast.”
* ''(Used magic close to a Gremishka):'' “Better eschew magic with these creatures.”
* ''(Entered a combat with drunk [[Kobold]]s):'' “I can smell the alcohol on their breath from here. Drunk and flammable - what a combination.”
* ''(Pass by an inactive Lathander's Lance on the roof, knows the where crèche is):'' “Powerful-looking piece of armament. Used on those githyanki, perhaps?”
** ''(Doesn’t know the crèche location):'' “Quite a potent-looking weapon.”
* ''(Found a githyanki skeleton at {{coords|45|19}}, has been to the crèche):'' “Githyanki armour. Not much left of the occupant - one of the original raiding party, I'd guess.”
** ''(Hasn’t found the crèche yet):'' “Githyanki armour. Not much left of the warrior inside.”
* ''(The [[Giant Eagle]] calling for help in combat):'' “Ugh, a screech to shred the strongest ear drum. It's calling for help!”
 
==== [[Crèche Y'llek]] ====
* ''(Entered the [[Crèche_Y'llek#Infirmary_and_Dormitory|Dormitory]]):'' “Not the comfiest of dormitories. The githyanki must consider sleep quite the luxury.”
* ''(Read the parchment with the rules on the dormitory wall):'' “Less rules, more doctrine. Hard to disobey such a stern mandate.”
* ''(Set Gremishka loose from the [[Zel'i|gith kids’]] chest):'' “Mystra's dimples! What's that?!”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “That's what was in there? Those little privy rags were tormenting it.”
* ''(Looking at the devices in [[Stornugoss|Stornugoss’]] laboratory):'' “A well-equipped laboratory. This is a place for rigorous study, though I hesitate to ask of what.”
* ''(Breathed in the [[Strange Gas]] in the [[Crèche_Y'llek#Hatchery|Hatchery]]):'' “That odour's left me feeling decidedly wobbly.”
* ''(Looking around in the Hatchery):'' “By Mystra's mantle, what a smell. Something strange is in the air...”
* ''(Saw anatomical diagrams in the [[Crèche_Y'llek#Classroom|Classroom]]):'' “Mind flayer anatomy, rendered in quite disturbing detail. The gith clearly know their enemy inside out.”
* ''(Hit a training dummy in the Classroom):'' “Not sure a real mind flayer would accept such punishment.”
* ''(Started a fight with [[Kethk|sa'varsh Kethk]] and his students):'' “There's no sharper foe than an ambitious student. Keep eyes on teacher and pupils alike.”
* ''(Opened the apple crate in the corridor):'' “Apples? Not the bloodthirsty fare I expected to see in such a place.”
* ''(Read the map in [[Crèche_Y'llek#Captain's_Quarters|Captain’s Quarters]]):'' “A map of the Sword Coast. Whatever these githyanki are planning, Baldur's Gate lies at the heart...”
* ''(Killed [[Therezzyn]], reminding themselves about the Inquisitor):'' “That's the rank and file dealt with. Let's hope her commander is more amenable.”
* ''(Interacted with the deactivated barrier):'' “Barrier's already deactivated. Now there's a stroke of luck.”
* ''(Walking the bridge that leads to [[Crèche_Y'llek#Inquisitor's_Chamber|Inquisitor’s Chamber]]):'' “And to think I couldn't imagine this place could get any more foreboding...”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Indeed. This place makes my skin crawl - no, makes it run full pelt.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “This Inquisitor sounds like a daunting chap. But who knows? Perhaps he'll answer our questions.”
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “We should be so lucky.”
* ''(Try to use an inactive Planecaster, before speaking to [[W'wargaz]]):'' “Nothing.”
 
'''Searching and obtaining the [[Blood of Lathander]]:'''
* ''(Found empty altar for the fake Blood of Lathander {{coords|74|67}}):'' “So they kept the 'Blood of Lathander' here? Easy pickings.”
* ''(Read the note in the Dawnmaster’s secret stash):'' “That 'blood' rings a bell - still to be found somewhere, perhaps?”
* ''(Picked up the [[Strange Chunk of Amber|fake Blood of Lathander]]):'' “Hmm. Seems a touch... underwhelming.”
* ''(Noticed the statues in Inquisitor’s Chamber, PER check successful):'' “Grooves beneath those statues... Perhaps they can be moved?”
** ''(If the party read [[Old Maintenance Records]] at {{coords|102|26}}):'' “Hmm. That book mentioned Lathander statues that could be moved...”
* ''(Failed to rotate the statue in Inquisitor’s Chamber):'' “Won't budge.”
* ''(Hit the stuck statue weakly):'' “Damn, nearly had it.”
* ''(Solved the statue puzzle in Inquisitor’s Chamber):'' “Nothing like a secret door to pique one's interest.”
* ''(Upon entering the Dawnbreak Gate):'' “Remarkably well preserved. A little glimpse into the past.”
* ''(Took the Blood of Lathander, using [[Dawnmaster's Crest]]):'' “Someone was exceedingly protective of what was kept in here.”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “The tighter the security, the juicier the prize.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Looks powerful - perhaps they were wise to take extreme measures.”
* ''(Managed to stop the armed Lance):'' “That could have ended very poorly.”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “If I have any choice as to where I die, I'd rather it not be in the bowels of a ruined monastery.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “A little more care and attention may stand to us in future, I think.”
* ''(Managed to stop the armed Lance, answering to [[Lae'zel]]):'' “Who gives a fig? We stopped it - that's all that counts.”
* ''(Near the armed Lance on the roof):'' “That thing is about to blow!”
* ''(Took the Blood of Lathander and got trapped):'' “Help! Get me out of this thing, before the whole place collapses!”
** ''(Responding remark, avatar is trapped (not him)):'' “Hold on - we need an exit from this chamber as well.”
** ''(Responding remark, a party member is trapped (not him)):'' “Hells, can't just leave them in there - someone do something!”
** ''(Took the mace after destroying the barrier’s source):'' “Hells, this place is on the verge of collapse.”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “Let's get out of here!”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Time to run.”
* ''(Got through the portal on the roof):'' “That was too close a call for comfort. The sooner I see this place on the horizon, the better.”
* ''(Ran to the right roof):'' “I need to get off this roof, and I better not dawdle either.”
* ''(Ran to the left balcony):'' “Safety's within reach. Just a little further.”
* ''(Jumped to the left roof 1):'' “That contraption is going to explode before I do. Away from here!”
* ''(Jumped to the left roof 2):'' “Hells in a handbasket, I need to get down from here!”
* ''(Destroyed the crèche with the Lance):'' “Well. I think it's safe to say we made quite an impact on that monastery.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I hope we don't plan to destroy any further historic landmarks. One is quite enough for me.”
 
'''In the [[Astral Plane]]:'''
* ''(The avatar returned from the [[Discover_the_Artefact's_Secrets#Facing_the_prism_inhabitant|Beckoning Cave]]):'' “Tell me, what have you learned?”
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=== Act Two ===
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==== [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]] ====
* ''(Entering the Shadow-Cursed Lands for the first time):'' “Shrouded in no ordinary shadows. What evil lurks within such darkness?”
* ''(Responding remark):'' “Moonrise Towers lies ahead. We must venture on, however bleak the path.”
* ''(Looking at the distorted land within Shadow Curse):'' “The very plates of the earth have been shattered by the magic of the shadow curse. Utterly fascinating - unless you happened to be standing on it, of course.”
* ''(Looking at the former battlefield):'' “The site of no ordinary skirmish. This was once a battlefield, and a bloody one too, judging by the number of bodies.”
* ''(Found old war machines, [[History]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “These siege engines... it's like walking into a military history book. A century old, I'd say.”
** ''(Failed):'' "This stuff's ancient. Abandoned to the elements for a long time, I'd say."
* ''(Found non-dousable torches):'' “Well now, this torch seems to be in strict opposition to being doused.”
** ''(Recognized the spell):'' “Must have been a wizard at work. I know a Continual Flame spell when I see one.”
▶'''''Note:''' Gale passes the [[Arcana]] check here automatically (as well as a Wizard avatar {{verify}})''
* ''(Found fresh flowers near [[Oliver|Oliver’s]] hovel, not knowing the story):'' “Wildflowers in bloom... A welcome sight, but a strange one...”
** ''(Knowing about him from [[Halsin]]):'' “A pocket of nature, thriving in the darkness. Just as Halsin predicted...”
* ''(Looking for Oliver in hide-and-seek game, [[Perception]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Ah, I have you! Just a shame I don't want you.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Hells. I have better things to do than seek out unsettling little children.”
* ''(Met [[Rolan]] near the bridge to [[Reithwin Town]]):'' “Is that Rolan? Gods, his foolishness is enough to give wizards a bad name..”
 
'''Feeling the effect of the [[Shadow Curse]]:'''
* ''(Feeling the effect of Shadow Curse, 1):'' “The shadows... feels like they're gnawing at my very being.”
** ''(Feeling the effect of Shadow Curse, 2):'' “I can't linger in this darkness - I'm weakening by the moment.”
** ''(Feeling the effect of Shadow Curse, 3):'' “ Agh... I'll be sucked dry of all life if I linger here...”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “I can barely think straight... this place saps the very thoughts from your mind.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Not sure... how much farther I can go...”
** ''(Responding remark 3 - looking for a solution):'' “We need to escape these shadows, while we still have the strength.”
* ''(Feeling the effect of Shadow Curse, looking for light source):'' “Please... some light... dispel the darkness...”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “These shadows will be the death of me. We need light...”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Yes, light. Before we are consumed entirely.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I need light... the darkness is consuming me...”
* ''(Feeling the effect of Shadow Curse, answers to [[Shadowheart]] who doesn’t, 1):'' “They feed on me instead... I need light...”
** ''(Answer to Shadowheart 2):'' “It's my spirit draining... only light drives the shadows away...”
* ''(Negated the Curse with a light source):'' “Look at that. In this light there is shelter from the shadows.”
* ''(A torch snuffed out in deeper curse, 1):'' “Is it too much to ask for the blasted torches to stay lit?!”
** ''(Remark 2):'' “I'd gladly carry a pair of rancid britches on a stick right now, if they kept aflame.”
** ''(Remark 3):'' “Can't keep anything lit in this curse.”
** ''(Remark 4):'' “Damn. The curse has snuffed my light.”
 
'''Dealing with Shadow Curse victims:'''
* ''(Found the Dead Druid's Journal, [[Nature]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Research notes - on the nature of the shadow curse. A most-fortuitous find.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Notes on the shadow curse. I sincerely hope its effects haven't spread past this region...”
* ''(Read graverobber’s note):'' “Ellie May. Passed by her grave earlier.”
** ''(Read graverobber’s note, saw the grave/got the [[Family Ring|ring]]):'' “The ring must be Ellie May's. Better in my hands than those of some graverobber, I say.”
** ''(Found Ellie May’s grave):'' “This grave has been disturbed. Must have been an animal, or whatever else lurks in this darkness.”
** ''(Found animal tracks near Ellie May’s grave):'' “Tracks of some sort. Looks like they lead downwards...”
** ''(Found animal’s burrow down the ledge):'' “My. If I'm not mistaken, someone seems to have misplaced their femur.”
** ''(Saw a boar killed by the Shadow Curse at {{coords|92|159}}):'' “A withered creature, consumed by the shadow curse. A fate I hope we don't share.”
* ''(Saw the dead grove tieflings, [[Investigation]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Seems like they put up a struggle - in vain.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Poor souls. They can rest now.”
* ''(Saw the dead cursed ox, Investigation check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Its horns bear someone else's blood. It must have put up a fight.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Poor beast. It didn't deserve to die in fear.”
* ''(Saw the dead cursed ox’s master, [[Medicine]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Flesh met horn - and flesh lost.”
** ''(Failed):'' “All the hallmarks of a miserable death.”
* ''(Found a dead raven nearby [[Last Light Inn]], ? check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “That corpse is tainted by the shadows, no doubt. Best avoided.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Charming. Seems like you can't even take flight to evade this shadow curse.”
'''Encounters with the drider and the pixie:'''
* ''(Took the [[Moonlantern]] from the [[Kar'niss|drider's]] corpse):'' “Now to make use of that lantern.”
* ''(Set [[Dolly Thrice]] free):'' “My, a pixie.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “She'd put a sailor to shame with that mouth.”
* ''(Set Dolly free but angered her):'' “My, what an angry little pixie. She's practically turning the air blue.”
** ''(Responding remark to an angered pixie):'' “Feisty little darling, isn't she?”
* ''(Found drider’s route starting point 1):'' “The origin point of the drider's caravan, it seems.”
** ''(Found drider’s route starting point 2):'' “The drider's caravan must have came from here.”
* ''(Responding remark, defeated the drider 1):'' “At least they won't drag any more poor souls along in chains.”
** ''(Responding remark, defeated the drider 2):'' “At least they've herded their last prisoner.”
* ''(Responding remark, haven’t defeated the drider 1):'' “Cages, shackles, whips... all prepared to mete out misery on captives.”
** ''(Responding remark, haven’t defeated the drider 2):'' “A long march through dark, unfriendly lands. I don't envy them.”
 
'''Leaving Shadow-Cursed lands:'''
* ''(At the road to Baldur’s Gate):'' “These grounds look like they've been trampled by an entire horde of beasts. An army passed through here.”
* ''(If has seen the [[Absolute|Absolute’s]] army from the cemetery cliff):'' “The army of the Absolute is gone, marching west. Sooner or later the very walls of Baldur's Gate will tremble.”
 
==== [[Last Light Inn]]====
* ''(Approaching the Moonshield around the inn):'' “What light is that? A barrier to keep the shadows at bay?”
* ''(Saw a stuffed bear upon entering the inn, [[Nature]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Believe it or not, but I know that stuffed bear. Darkmaw the Wicked.”
** ''(Responding remark to successful):'' “He terrorised everyone and everything between the woods of Cloak and Sharp Teeth. Odd place for him to end up, this.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Impressive specimen. Better off stuffed than stalking me, I daresay.”
* (Looking at the graveyard behind the inn): “A hasty burial is still a burial. A small mercy, but one these fallen would have been grateful for.”
* ''(Found rocks piled by [[Marcus]], have spoken to him):'' “So this is Marcus' handiwork. That sick bastard.”
** ''(Not knowing the story):'' “A Flaming Fist, her face beaten beyond recognition. There was some sick individual at work here.”
* ''(Too heavy to lift rocks, spoken with Marcus):'' “Oof. Not even an ogre could move this. What are you hiding, Marcus?”
** ''(Too heavy to lift rocks, not knowing the story):'' “Oof. Not even an ogre could move this.”
* ''(Found bloody [[Flaming Fist]] armour on the inn roof, [[Medicine]] check):''
** (Successful):'' “Something ripped off Flaming First armour like you might peel an orange...”
** ''(Failed):'' “What do we have here...?”
* ''(Confronted [[Meenlock]]s in the inn cellar, [[Arcana]] check):''
** ''(Successful 1):'' “Watch out - meenlocks.”
** ''(Successful 2):'' “Meenlocks!”
** ''(Responding remark to successful):'' “Their sight works best in darkness - stay with light, if you can.”
** ''(Arcana check failed 1):'' “Those claws look sharp. Better stay clear - I much prefer to keep my insides on the inside.”
** ''(Failed 2):'' “Hells. What gruesome creature's assailing me now?”
** ''(Responding remark to failed):'' “Those claws look sharp - stay clear, unless you wish to trip on your own entrails.”
* ''(Found a Selûnite shrine in the cellar, answer to [[Shadowheart]] (Sharran)):'' “Even Selûne's faithful are driven to the darkness in such a place.”
** ''(Answer to Shadowheart (non-Sharran)):'' “Far better to encourage such glimmers of light amongst the darkness. Who knows where they may lead?”
* ''(Saw [[Rolan|Rolan’s]] projection after he left the inn):'' “Ah, Rolan. Not the brightest decision to stride off into such darkness. He'll soon be extinguished.”
* ''(Noticed the [[Strange Ox]]):'' “I'm almost certain I've seen that ox someplace before...”
** ''(Defeated the Strange Ox):'' “Well, that'll teach us never to judge an ox by its cover.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “This was one of those memorable encounters I'd love to forget.”
* ''(Noticed a note in [[Art Cullagh|Art Cullagh’s]] pocket):'' “Hmmm, there seems to be some kind of document protruding from this gentleman's pantaloons.”
** ''(Picked up Art Cullagh’s writ):'' “Looks like he was investigating the House of Healing. In search of what, I wonder.”
* ''([[Halsin]] entered [[Shadowfell]]):'' “There he goes, into the Shadowfell. Let's hope his mind and body are up to the challenges that await in that fabled place.”
** ''(Defending Halsin’s portal, initial wave):'' “The shadow curse is gathering its forces. Got to protect the portal.”
** ''(Defending Halsin’s portal, 2nd wave):'' “If only the curse had taken all of the Absolute's followers - we'd claim two birds with one stone.”
** ''(Defending Halsin’s portal, 3rd wave):'' “Enemies popping up like weeds. Halsin better conclude his search very soon...”
** ''(Defending Halsin’s portal, 4th wave):'' “Even the githyanki's finest must have succumbed to the curse.”
** ''(Defending Halsin’s portal, final wave):'' “The druid's return is imminent! Have to keep foes at bay until then!”
** ''(Halsin died during the ritual):'' “Rest in peace, proud druid. What a pity his death means the Sharran curse will remain alive and well.”
* ''(Starting a fight against shadows that siege the inn):'' “The shadows are coming alive. We've got a fight on our hands!”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “All we can give them is a second, final death.”
* ''(Saw a giant tentacle when defending the inn from shadows):'' “Gods - that is not a pretty sight.”
 
==== [[Reithwin Town]] ====
* ''(Entering the [[Mason's Guild]]):'' “A masons' guild, it seems.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I doubt anything's been chiselled here in a long time...”
* ''(Reading the plaques on the statue at the town square):'' "Looks like these plaques make for a mechanism of sorts. I sense a secret.”
** ''(Entered [[Sharran Sanctuary]] under the town square):'' “What's this place? It's been spared the shadow curse...”
** ''(Trying to exit Sharran Sanctuary after waking the guards):'' “It's stuck. Nothing for it but to stand my ground in battle.”
 
'''In and around [[Reithwin Tollhouse]]:'''
* ''(Approaching Tollhouse):'' “A tollhouse. Must have collected a tidy sum, back in the day.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Perhaps some of its earnings can still be found within.”
* ''(Approaching Tollhouse, saw [[Harpers|Harpers’]] prayers on the wall at {{coords|-81|-67}}):'' “Protective charms. And prayers, written by ... Harpers before attacking their enemies.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Worthless. You'd find more value in an adolescent boy's spent handkerchief.”
* ''(Opened Cormyte Shipment Box):'' “Silks from Cormyr. Alas, pilfered.”
* ''(Opened Dale Shipment Trunk):'' “Cheese from the Dalelands. The rats must have feasted.”
* ''(Opened Thayan Shipment Box):'' “Gems from Thay. Looks like the looters were less than thorough...”
* ''(Blocked door to Tollhouse’s master room):'' “Blocked from the other side.”
* ''(Interact with the ‘Confiscated’ room plaque):'' “There's got to be another way in.”
* ''(Saw a pile of pet collars): “'Rascal.'? 'Jagoda.'? Pet names. These must be their collars - which does not bode well for them.”
** ''(Have read the poster near the brewery): “These collars are stained with blood. A gruesome end to the mystery of the missing pets.”
* ''(Killed [[Gerringothe Thorm]]):'' “These shadows made her something worse than her vices. What would it make of us, if we stay here too long?”
 
'''In the [[House of Healing]]:'''
* ''(Entering the House of Healing):'' “Looks like a hospital. Or the remains of one.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Should I be in need of medical treatment, please don't bring me here.”
* ''(At the Infirmary, saw [[Arabella|Arabella’s]] mother):'' “This corpse... Dear gods, it's Arabella's mother.”
** ''(Saw Arabella’s father):'' “This corpse... Dear gods, it's Arabella's father.”
** ''(Saw either, haven’t met them):'' “A dead tiefling. The horror of their end I daren't contemplate.”
* ''(Killed [[Malus Thorm]]):'' “ I'm not doctor, but I'd say that's terminal.”
** ''(Malus Thorm killed by his nurses):'' “Killed by his own nurses. Not a treatment I'd be eager to sign up for.”
** ''(After Malus Thorm killed himself):'' “Nothing like giving someone a taste of their own medicine.”
* ''(In the [[Morgue]], saw footprints):'' “There's significantly less dust on the leftmost door. Recently opened and closed, I think.”
* ''(Looking at the army camp from the cemetery cliff, knowing about the [[Absolute]]):'' “ Enough campfires for an army - the Absolute's army. That's close enough, I think.”
** ''(Not knowing about the Absolute):'' “All those campfires - there's a whole army of creatures out there. Better keep my distance.”
 
'''At [[The Waning Moon]]:'''
* ''(Upon entering The Waning Moon):'' “A distillery. A little premature for us to start celebrating, I suppose.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Hmm. Smells like wanton days as a young scholar.”
* (Read the poster in front of the brewery): “'Missing: Rascal - brown puppy. Jagoda - black and white cat. Zola...' The list goes on. Bad place to be a pet, this.”
** (Already noticed the collars ner Tollhouse): “Missing - 'Zola'. 'Rascal'. Hmmm, the word 'missing' seems somewhat optimistic given those blood-stained collars I came across earlier.”
* ''(Starting a fight with [[Thisobald Thorm]]):'' “That gasbag is three sheets to the wind - can it even feel pain?”
* ''(Killed Thisobald Thorm):'' “A man to be pitied, for all the bile he had in life. His was a lonely end, made a monster by these shadows.”
* ''(Found remains in the Waning Moon backroom):'' “If you don't find solace at the bottom of a bottle, try a barrel, I suppose.”
** ''(Found remains, having read Thisobald’s diary):'' “This must be what remains of the lady who tried to blackmail the brewer. Put her into a barrel rather than over one, it seems.”
* ''(Voss’ [[Qua'nith Psionic Detector]] activated, [[Lae'zel]] spurned [[Vlaakith]]):'' “Voss' psionic device is active... The gith queen's forces must be nearby.”
** ''(Detector activated, Lae’zel rejected [[Voss]]):'' “The gith knight's device has activated. What is it trying to tell us?”
* ''(After defeating gith hunters, Lae’zel spurned Vlaakith):'' “Voss spoke truly, both about the device, and Vlaakith's intentions. She is coming for us.”
** ''(Defeated gith hunters, Lae’zel rejected Voss):'' “So, it seems the device was activated by the presence of those githyanki hunters. Rather handy, that.”
 
====[[Gauntlet of Shar]]====
'''Approaching [[Thorm Mausoleum]]:'''
* ''(Looking at old graves near the mausoleum, [[Religion]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Buried in the Selûnite manner. With great haste, by all appearances.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Looks like this was a hasty burial. Clearly the threat was not extinguished.”
* ''(Knowing the story of the conflict):'' “Buried in the Selûnite manner, though hastily. Defeated by Shar's Chosen, no doubt.”
* ''(Upon approaching the entrance):'' “Sigils of some kind, though I'm not sure of their purpose...”
* ''(Found [[Dark Justiciar]] corpses near temple, knows the story):'' “Dark Justiciars. No doubt they served General Ketheric, in another life.”
** ''(Not knowing the story):'' “Bodies upon bodies, long left to rot. A grim sight indeed.”
 
'''Inside the Mausoleum:'''
* ''(Heard [[Balthazar|Balthazar’s]] warning from the skull):'' “Balthazar. Ketheric Thorm's necromancer of choice. He must be close.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Who knows what tricks he keeps up his rotten sleeve.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Let's keep sharp.”
* ''(Saw Balthazar’s bone decorations):'' “All these bone arrangements reek of dark magic afoot - necromancy, I'll wager.”
* ''(Found [[Myrkul|Myrkul's]] symbol drawn by Balthazar, [[Religion]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “That's Myrkul's symbol.”
** ''(Failed):'' “What's that symbol I spy?”
* ''(Found Balthazar’s map):'' “This map shows a temple of Shar. Seems to highlight some great danger within.”
 
'''Near [[Isobel|Isobel's]] sarcophagus:'''
* ''(Found the tomb open, before reading the plaque):'' “This tomb lies open and empty. Did anyone say 'undead'?”
** ''(Haven’t met Isobel yet):'' “Ketheric Thorm had a daughter? I hope she didn't follow in daddy's footsteps...”
** ''(Met Isobel, does not know her parentage):'' “Isobel... isn't that the name of the Last Light's cleric protector?”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “So Isobel is Isobel Thorm? Such a thing should not be possible...”
** ''(Knowing both):'' “Isobel's final resting place. Well, not that final, once Ketheric came back for her...”
* ''(Triggered a disarmed trap around Isobel’s tomb):'' “A pressure plate... but unarmed. Why is that?”
* ''(Looking at the mural depicting Moonrise Tower, haven’t visited it):'' “Looks like quite a place.”
* ''(Already been to Moonrise):'' “Moonrise Towers - under its original stewardship.”
* ''(Looking at the mural depicting grieving Ketheric, haven’t met him):'' “This depicts a man grieving over a lost one, his wife or daughter most likely. I don't want to imagine such pain.”
* ''(Has met Ketheric):'' “This depicts Ketheric Thorm grieving over his daughter. But did he shed tears too for all who fell beneath his sword?”
* ''(Looking at the mural depicting Ketheric with his army, not knowing the story):'' “There he is, General Ketheric Thorm leading an army of Sharran warriors. A Fallen Paladin if ever there was one.”
* ''(Knows the story):'' “A venerated leader stands out among the Sharran warriors. Must have been a champion of Shar, perhaps a Chosen even.”
 
'''At the entrance to the temple itself:'''
* ''(Spotted the transporting disc to the temple):'' “That disc will lead somewhere, I'll wager.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “But where exactly does it lead...?”
* ''(First time entering the temple, [[Religion]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “This architecture - this can only be the work of Shar worshippers.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Well, this doesn't look foreboding at all.”
* ''(Heard the statue talking):'' “Shar speaks, but why to us?”
** ''(Heard [[Shar]] speaking again, elsewhere in the temple):'' “No earthly voice... I think the Lady Shar speaks to us...”
* ''(Trying to open a magically-sealed door):'' “The Weave here won't budge. Must be a powerful spell that keeps it in place.”
* ''(Pushed off by force field around the statue):'' “Hell of a breeze down here. What in Faerûn was that?”
* ''(Saw any of the glowing rings around the statue):'' “Defied once more. That ring must be some form of Sharran defence.”
* ''(Pushed off by force field of the outer ring):'' “Blasted ring. Won't be getting past that easily.”
* ''(Pushed off by force field of the inner ring):'' “Nothing for it but to do it again. Only correctly this time.”
 
'''Elsewhere in the inner temple:'''
* ''(Spotted a [[Cloaker]]):'' “Gods, a cloaker! And a mean one, by the looks of it.”
* ''(Found shattered [[Mirror of Loss]], Arcana check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “This mirror once drew its power from the Shadow Weave. Even shattered, its dark power lingers.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Someone took offence at what that mirror showed them. Or what it didn't.”
* ''(Killed Balthazar):'' “Balthazar's dead. Luckily he can't use his necromancy on himself.”
 
'''Dealing with [[Yurgir]] and [[Lyrthindor]]:'''
* ''(Looking at orthon’s corpse installations in the temple, knowing about his presence):'' “That orthon shows some artistry in his corpse arrangements. I suppose he had time to kill...”
** ''(Not knowing about him):'' “These corpses are arranged with some artistic flair - if you're a madman, that is.”
* ''(Entering orthon’s lair):'' “My, this must be the proverbial lion's den. Or lion's abattoir, rather.”
* ''(Felt orthon’s ambush, [[Perception]] check successful):'' “I have the miserable feeling of being prey. Something's on the hunt...”
* ''(Looking at orthon’s bed):'' “Now that can't be comfortable. Especially for the corpses.”
* ''(Killed orthon, knows [[Raphael|Raphael’s]] demand):'' “Seems like we tied up a loose end for Raphael. Not sure if he'll be grateful though...”
** ''(Not knowing Raphael’s demand):'' “Curious to find an orthon here - perhaps there was an untold tale behind that.”
* ''(An infernal circle near the rat altar, Arcana check successful):'' “A ritual circle, chalked in the manner of the hells. What infernal purpose did it serve?”
** ''(Failed):'' “A ritual circle, though for what purpose I haven't the foggiest.”
* ''(Found a [[One Becomes Many|scroll]] near the altar):'' “A spell to turn one into many. Could come in handy, especially when I get back to my reading list...”
* ''(Fighting rats, between waves):'' “Quite a host of furry foes. There must be an end to them - have to keep fighting.”
 
'''Passing [[Gauntlet_of_Shar#Trials_of_Shar|Trials of Shar]]:'''
* ''(Started [[Gauntlet_of_Shar#Soft-Step_Trial|Soft-Step Trial]] and read the hint book in [[Silent Library]]):'' “I need to navigate this labyrinth unseen, it seems.”
** ''(Spotted by a [[Shadow]] during the trial):'' “Damn - back to the beginning.”
** ''(Don’t have a hint from the book):'' “There's a task afoot. Not sure what's needed of me, unfortunately.”
* ''(Starting [[Gauntlet_of_Shar#Self-Same_Trial|Self-Same Trial]], read the hint book):'' “Seems I have to defeat myself, as it was written.”
** ''(Don’t have a hint from the book):'' “I can't say I grasp what I need to do here...”
* ''(Starting [[Gauntlet_of_Shar#Faith-Leap_Trial|Faith-Leap Trial]], read the hint book):'' “Seems I need to find the platforms by memory alone if I'm to cross unscathed.”
** ''(Don’t have a hint from the book):'' “I'll admit it - I'm at a loss.”
* ''(Trying to activate the altar, not having a single [[Umbral Gem]] in inventory):'' “Looks like something fits in here - but alas, I have nothing.”
* ''(Spotted a first Umbral Gem, not knowing its purpose):'' “A gem. Doesn't strike me as purely decorative...”
** ''(Knowing its purpose):'' “Better get my hands on that gem.”
* ''(Found another Gem, not knowing its purpose):'' “Another of those gems - yet their purpose still eludes me.”
** ''(Knowing its purpose):'' “Another gem. Better get hold of it.”
* ''(In the Silent Library, pressed the correct button):'' “That did the trick.”
* ''(Pick up the [[Spear of Night]], not knowing its purpose):'' “Interesting spear. Deadly-looking, but interesting.”
* ''(Pick up the Spear of Night, knowing its purpose):'' “A remarkable spear. The very one that Shadowheart wishes to claim, no doubt.”
* ''(Using the second transporting disc, knowing about Trials):'' “The disc is moving - Shar's trials must continue wherever it leads.”
** ''(Not knowing):'' “The disc is moving. Better see where it leads.”
 
'''At the Verge of Shadows and in the [[Shadowfell]]:'''
* ''(Read a plaque before entering Nightsong’s prison and read Balthazar's diary in Moonrise):'' “The blood of Selûne? But what about the Nightsong?”
** ''(Not knowing the story):'' “The blood of Selûne? Sounds like a sacrifice...”
* ''(Upon entering the Shadowfell):'' “I feel lighter than a tressym's feather. Like I could fly away...”
* ''(Leaving the Shadowfell, Shadowheart disappeared):'' “Something's amiss. Shadowheart - what happened? Why did you vanish like that?”
 
'''Resolving [[Nightsong|Nightsong’s]] fate:'''
* ''(Saw [[Aylin]] trapped):'' “Imagine being trapped here, faced with eternal torment. I think I'd rather just die.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Ketheric Thorm has a lot to answer for.”
 
* ''(Killed Nightsong with [[Shadowheart]] in party or as an avatar):'' “A cruel fate for such a wondrous being. Is there so little room for light in you, Shadowheart?”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Shar is no doubt pleased. Though I'm not sure I care for the pleasures of such a goddess.”
* ''(Killed her, Shadowheart is not in party):'' “Her death will be temporary, but her anger... that will be permanent.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “When she resurrects, she'll have no interest in helping us.”
 
* ''(Freed Nightsong, any of three options):'' “An aasimar for an ally. I feel the odds shifting in our favour already.”
** ''(Responding remark to any of three options):'' “Ketheric has the wrath of the heavens upon him now. And no hope of resurrection.”
 
* ''(Surrendered Nightsong to Balthazar, any of three options):'' “Rather ruthless of you to just hand her over like that.”
** ''(Responding remark to any of three options):'' “Let's hope she doesn't seek revenge. I don't fancy facing an aasimar's wrath.”
 
==== [[Moonrise Towers]] ====
* ''([[Perception|Noticed]] mucus dripping from the wall in the kitchen {{coords|-129|-174}}):'' "There's something above. Moist and... organic. Ugh."
* ''(Read Melodia’s [[Letter to Ketheric]]):'' “It seemed Thorm's wife loved him deeply. Perhaps he was even a good man once...”
* ''(Feeling a ‘hangover’ upon LR after using [[Araj Oblodra|Araj Oblodra’s]] unique potion):'' “Offfph... I feel less-than-well...”
* ''(Reminding the avatar about [[Minthara]] after her trial):'' “Minthara's still locked in the cells below Moonrise. We should go back for her - she'd do the same for us. Probably.”
'''In [[Balthazar|Balthazar's]] study:'''
* ''(Found Balthazar’s book in his secret room, seq 1):'' “This 'Nightsong' is the source of Ketheric's invulnerability.”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “Its powers could prove useful. Especially if turned against Ketheric himself.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “First, we have to find it. And I suspect he keeps it very, very well hidden.”
* ''(Found Balthazar’s book in his secret room, seq 2):'' “This 'Nightsong' is the source of Ketheric's invulnerability.”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “An evocative name. More suited to poetry than the Absolute's perversions.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Its powers could prove useful. Especially if turned against Ketheric himself.”
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “First, we have to find it. And I suspect he keeps it very, ''very'' well hidden.”
* ''(Found Balthazar’s book in his secret room, seq 3):'' “So, the 'Nightsong' is the source of Ketheric's invulnerability. Perhaps its powers could be turned against him.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “First, we have to find it. And I suspect he keeps it very, ''very'' well hidden.”
'''In the [[Moonrise Towers Prison]] and the [[Oubliette]]:'''
* ''(Approaching the prison):'' “The stench, the filth... gods, what a horror to be imprisoned in such a place.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “If we plan to open the doors for these poor souls, we must do so quietly, or risk joining them.”
* ''(Found themselves in the prison after coming too close to the army):'' “Hmm. Perhaps facing down an army wasn't my wisest choice...”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Not your wisest move, was it?”
* ''(Entered the [[Oubliette]] for the first time):'' “Look at it... This must be the place where sanity comes to drown.”
** ''(Returned to the Oubliette):'' “Yet another unwelcome opportunity to contemplate this ghastly abattoir.”
* ''(Investigating Oubliette, saw the colony through a flesh-wrought window):'' “A strange vista through that window... Unreachable from here, I'd surmise, but there must be another way down.”
* ''(Heard a screech in the Oubliette, has seen [[Hook Horror]]s):'' “So there's a hook horror down here. This is truly the pit that keeps on giving.”
** ''(Hasn’t seen Hook Horrors before):'' “My, the local fauna sounds appropriately terrifying.”
* ''(Climbing up from the Oubliette):'' “What was that place...?”
 
'''At the [[Moonrise Towers Rooftop]]:'''
* ''(Before entering the door to the rooftop to fight [[Ketheric]]):'' “Ketheric Thorm won't go down so easily. Best we ready ourselves - we're about to have quite the fight on our hands.”
* ''(Observing the landscape from the Moonrise rooftop):'' “Quite a view.”
* ''(On the rooftop, looking into the tentacle hole):'' “Where Ketheric leads, we've no choice but to follow.”
 
====[[Mind Flayer Colony]]====
* ''(Entering the colony, investigating):'' “So much hidden away beneath Moonrise Towers. How deep does this warren go?”
* ''(Looking at neutral [[Intellect Devourer]]s):'' “Strange - they're leaving us be. Do they think we're one of them?”
* ''(Approaching [[Mizora|Mizora’s]] pod):'' “A cambion. Do the Hells themselves answer the Absolute's call?”
* ''(Found brine pool, [[Perception]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Not a tadpole to be seen. What have they done with them?”
** ''(Failed):'' “Overly optimistic to hope there were never any tadpoles here? Thought as much.”
* ''(Caught the last tadpole):'' “Now here's a strange little tadpole. It's like it's calling to me...”
<!--* (Trying to use Regeneration pod, never used it before ? check failed): “Unpowered. Wonder what it's lacking...”
* (Trying to use Regeneration pod, never used it before ? check successful): “Seems like it draws power from whoever's in the cradle... which is currently nobody.”
* (Trying to use Regeneration pod, used it before): “It draws power from a host. About what you expect from illithid technology.”
* (Regeneration pod being used on non-living creature): “No joy. Should I be using something else?”
* (When lying on the bed near the regeneration pod being used): “Ow! Feels like being siphoned, and painfully too.”-->
 
'''In the [[Necrotic Laboratory]] and [[Mind_Flayer_Colony#Morgue|Morgue]]:'''
* ''(At the Necrotic Laboratory, near ritual circle, [[Arcana]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Necromancy. Looks like the victims are being drained of life and put to work.”
** ''(Failed):'' “I'm not sure what this is, but I am very sure it's not good.”
* ''(Solved the [[Necrotic_Laboratory#Brain_Puzzle|mind puzzle]]):'' “Nothing too taxing. Now, let's see what was so worth such protection...”
** ''(Leaving the puzzle vault):'' “I wonder, how did the Illithid Empire fall?” ''(The answer might possibly come from Lae'zel, Shadowheart, or Karlach)''
* ''(Reading illithid manuscripts, Arcana check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Mind flayer script. I shouldn't be able to understand it... and yet I do? Kudos to the tadpole, I suppose.”
** ''(Failed):'' “This is gibberish... and yet somehow I understand it? Odd. Decidedly odd.”
* ''(Found [[Mol|Mol’s]] eyepatch, met her):'' “Mol's eyepatch. But where is Mol?”
** ''(Never met her):'' “An eyepatch...?”
* ''(Feeling the effect of the [[Resonance Stone]]):'' “I'm rather alarmed to say I suddenly feel inexplicably jubilant. How ominously delightful.”
** ''(The effect ended):'' “That feeling of jubilance... It's gone. What a relief it is to return to a state of appropriate dread.”
* ''(Entering the colony’s [[Mind_Flayer_Colony#Morgue|Morgue]]):'' “Gods, that smell. Abattoir crossed with privy.”
* ''(Saw a blood pool in the Morgue):'' “To stand on the shores of this sea of gore... It's enough to drive one mercifully insane.”
** ''(If the party has already been to the [[Oubliette]]):'' “I suppose a lake of blood counts as rustic in this illithid hell.”
* ''(Splattered with blood from a morgue chute):'' “Wonderful. I was just thinking I was far too clean.”
* ''(Looking at the corpse that fell out with blood from the chute):'' “Oh joy. Leftovers from Moonrise Towers.”
 
'''Final fight with Ketheric Thorm:'''
* ''(Before descending to Ketheric, saw nautiloid fleet):'' “A fleet of nautiloids... I dread to think how many True Souls that equates to.”
* ''(Activating the elevator while it’s at the same level):'' “The elevation device is already in place. All I have to do is hop on.”
* ''(Taking the elevator down to Ketheric):'' “My tadpole's growing restless. Does anyone else feel that?”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “It's reacting to something down here. We should prepare to do the same.”
* ''(Started a final fight with Ketheric, [[Nightsong]] captured again):'' “Nothing can harm Ketheric as long as Nightsong is caged.”
* ''(Killed Ketheric Thorm, Gale’s orb quelled):'' “An elder brain... That was the Heart of the Absolute?”
** ''(The orb wasn’t quelled):'' “Controlling an elder brain... Such power.”
* ''(Took Ketheric’s [[Netherstone]] after killing him as [[Apostle of Myrkul]]):'' “Nothing left but ash and bone. A fitting end to the Chosen of Myrkul.”
 
==== The [[Astral Plane]] ====
* ''(Saw the corpses of the Orpheus’s Royal Guard):'' “Those demonic figures we saw were githyanki, then. Barely recognisable.”
* ''(Tried to attack [[Orpheus]]):'' “Those chains don't just bind him - they protect him. He's invulnerable.”
* ''(Observing the rocks that Orpheus is chained to):'' “Bound with the bedrock of the Astral Plane itself. No ordinary magic will sever such ties.”
* ''(Returned to the camp after meeting the [[Emperor]]):'' “I feel my bedroll calling. Time for some well earned sleep. Dreamless, preferably.”
 
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=== Act Three ===
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'''[[Stormshore Tabernacle]]'''
* Mystra's likeness... It's been some time since I stood before her in a place like this...}}
 
== Party Banter ==
=== {{Banter|Astarion}} ===
* '''Astarion''': I am enjoying our walks together, aren't you, Gale?
* '''Gale''': Uhm... Sure. In silence.
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(At [[Mason's Guild]] Rebel Hideout)
* '''Astarion''': So, do you have loves waiting for you once this is all over?
* '''Astarion''': What's this? A clever little hideaway?
* '''Gale''': You know what - that is not the easiest of questions for me to answer.
* '''Gale''': Not just clever - rather ingenious. Somehow its construction keeps the Shadow Curse at bay.
* '''Shadowheart''': You mean just waiting, like a lovesick puppy? Short-term amusements are much less hassle.
* '''Astarion''': A little too clever, if you ask me. Watch out for traps.
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(Approaching [[Moonrise Towers]])
* '''Astarion''': That orb seems powerful. What can it do once it's extracted?
* '''Astarion''': Moonlanterns to keep the curse back, burly guards to fight off any monsters - I could get used to this place.
* '''Gale''': Nothing good can come of it unless it is contained. Why?
* '''Gale''': Don't get too comfortable. We shouldn't overstay our welcome in such a place.
* '''Astarion''': It might be useful. Who knows?
* '''Astarion''': No, of course. Why stay somewhere safe and comfortable when we could be in mortal peril?
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(At [[Moonrise Towers]])
* '''Astarion''': Ever heard of a vampire called Cazador, Wyll?
* '''Astarion''': Can't say I love what they've done with the place.
(''If it is known that Astarion is a vampire'')
* '''Gale''': Unsurprising, really. Fanatical cultists tend to care more for ambience than aesthetics.
* '''Wyll''': I don't think so. Why? Friend of yours?
* '''Astarion''': Reason enough to put them all to the sword, I say.
(''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.
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(At [[Mind Flayer Colony]])
(After dispelling the illusion at [[Sunlit Wetlands]])
* '''Astarion''': It's enough to put you off tentacles for life.
* '''Astarion''': From sweet woodland to stinking swamp. Can you do tricks like that, Gale?
* '''Gale''': You had a taste for tentacles?
* '''Gale''': Easiest thing in the world. Though I'd do it the other way around.
* '''Astarion''': The Elfsong Tavern used to serve excellent calamari. Mind you, that was two hundred years ago...
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(At [[Mind Flayer Colony]])
''(After encountering [[Auntie Ethel]])''
* '''Astarion''': Gods - we're not back, are we?
* '''Wyll''': Ethel mentioned Netherese magic. What in blazes does that mean?
* '''Gale''': On the nautiloid? No, this is a different nursery - similar, but not identical. There's likely one in every colony.
* '''Gale''': Magic from the fallen empire of Netheril. Ancient, exceedingly dangerous, and quite unrivalled.
* '''Astarion''': I don't care what's in every mind flayer colony, Gale - nobody does. Except you.
* '''Astarion''': Wonderful! I'd hate to be destroyed by any common old magic.
<hr>
<hr>
(At [[Lower City Sewers]])
(Near [[Rosymorn Monastery]])
* '''Astarion''': I gave my return to Baldur's Gate a lot of thought. I never pictured this, though.
* '''Astarion''': Another ruined temple, full of foul-smelling beasts, spoiling for a fight.
* '''Gale''': What did you have in mind? A quiet party, toasting your return with a few good friends?
* '''Gale''': No mere temple. This was a monastery, devoted as much to study as to worship.
* '''Astarion''': Less 'quiet party with friends', more 'days of hedonistic debauchery'. But otherwise, yes.
* '''Astarion''': Oh, how ignorant of me. So it'll be free of foul-smelling beasts, then?
* '''Gale''': Sounds like a recipe for disaster. But you know what? I'm learning to enjoy the taste of chaos. Count me in.
* '''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>
<hr>
(At ?)
(At [[Crèche Y'llek]])
* '''Gale''': Mystra has a shrine within the city. Located in the Stormshore Tabernacle, if my memory serves me.
* '''Gale''': I knew I should've attended the Blackstaff's lectures on githyanki tir'su.
* '''Astarion''': Do whatever you need to, but I shan't be paying my respects to any of the gods on show.
* '''Gale''': If I understood their script, who knows what secrets their texts would surrender...
* '''Gale''': You never felt the call of the divine, Astarion?
* '''Astarion''': Why not ask one of the friendly bloodthirsty warriors? I'm sure they'd be happy to translate.
* '''Astarion''': Oh, I tried them all. None of them answered.
<hr>
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Gale; after act 1 romance scene'')
(At [[Mason's Guild]] Rebel Hideout)
* '''Astarion''': So Gale, how is your sad, hopeless pining going?
* '''Astarion''': What's this? A clever little hideaway?
* '''Gale''': I'm hardly pining. It's been a year or more since Mystra cast me aside.
* '''Gale''': Not just clever - rather ingenious. Somehow its construction keeps the Shadow Curse at bay.
* '''Astarion''': Oh, my dear wizard. I wasn't talking about Mystra.
* '''Astarion''': A little too clever, if you ask me. Watch out for traps.
<hr>
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Gale; after act 2 romance scene'')
(Approaching [[Moonrise Towers]])
* '''Astarion''': So, how was your night with Gale? Did you have a long, hard debate?
* '''Astarion''': Moonlanterns to keep the curse back, burly guards to fight off any monsters - I could get used to this place.
* '''Gale''': Ignore him. Astarion envies the depth of our bond because he's of a shallower inclination.
* '''Gale''': Don't get too comfortable. We shouldn't overstay our welcome in such a place.
* '''Astarion''': Snort.
* '''Astarion''': No, of course. Why stay somewhere safe and comfortable when we could be in mortal peril?
<hr>
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Gale; after act 3 romance scene'')
(At [[Moonrise Towers]])
* '''Astarion''': So, Gale - you laid with a goddess? You must have some sordid tales to tell?
* '''Astarion''': Can't say I love what they've done with the place.
* '''Gale''': Sordid? I lay with the Mother of Magic herself. What we had was transcendent, euphoric, incandescent. Not sordid.
* '''Gale''': Unsurprising, really. Fanatical cultists tend to care more for ambience than aesthetics.
* '''Astarion''': You actually made sleeping with a goddess sound boring. Incredible...
* '''Astarion''': Reason enough to put them all to the sword, I say.
<hr>
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Astarion; after act 1 romance scene'')
(At [[Mind Flayer Colony]])
* '''Gale''': I see you waste no time pursing your quarry, Astarion.
* '''Astarion''': It's enough to put you off tentacles for life.
* '''Gale''': Tell me, do you always woo your lovers with such patient attention?
* '''Gale''': You had a taste for tentacles?
* '''Astarion''': I rather thought I was a little slow this time. Usually, they're begging me to drain them on the first night.
* '''Astarion''': The Elfsong Tavern used to serve excellent calamari. Mind you, that was two hundred years ago...
<hr>
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Astarion; after act 2 romance scene'')
(At [[Mind Flayer Colony]])
* '''Gale''': I fear I've been rather hasty to judge you, Astarion.
* '''Astarion''': Gods - we're not back, are we?
* '''Gale''': One heartbreak was quite enough for me, but to experience it as many times as you have must change a person.
* '''Gale''': On the nautiloid? No, this is a different nursery - similar, but not identical. There's likely one in every colony.
* '''Astarion''': Thank you, Gale. Let us both hope that broken hearts are a thing of the past.
* '''Astarion''': I don't care what's in every mind flayer colony, Gale - nobody does. Except you.
<hr>
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion stayed a spawn'')
(At [[Lower City Sewers]])
* '''Gale''': If you're feeling faint after your bout with Cazador, Astarion, I don't mind donating some blood.
* '''Astarion''': I gave my return to Baldur's Gate a lot of thought. I never pictured this, though.
* '''Astarion''': When you're still full of that Netherese bile? I'll pass, thank you.
* '''Gale''': What did you have in mind? A quiet party, toasting your return with a few good friends?
* '''Astarion''': Besides, I have someone else to nibble on. And they are delicious.
* '''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>
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion became an ascendant'')
(At ?)
* '''Gale''': So, Astarion. I hear your relationship has taken on a new aspect recently...
* '''Gale''': Mystra has a shrine within the city. Located in the Stormshore Tabernacle, if my memory serves me.
* '''Astarion''': My life has taken on a new aspect. It is only natural that my relationships change as well.
* '''Astarion''': Do whatever you need to, but I shan't be paying my respects to any of the gods on show.
* '''Astarion''': As the Vampire Ascendant, I can grant my lover immortality, and bind them to me forever.
* '''Gale''': You never felt the call of the divine, Astarion?
* '''Gale''': I trust you speak of the bonds of love, and not the shackles of servitude.
* '''Astarion''': Oh, I tried them all. None of them answered.
 
=== {{Banter|Karlach}} ===
(''While in plains'')
* '''Gale''': I don't suppose you've any clue where we are in relation to Waterdeep?
* '''Karlach''': From this distance between Elturel and Baldur's Gate, I'd say... a long way away.
* '''Gale''': Ah. That will make getting word to my mother rather tricky.
* '''Gale''': No matter - what she doesn't know can't hurt her. Not at this distance, anyway.
<hr>
<hr>
(At [[Forest]])
(''If the player is romancing Gale; after act 1 romance scene'')
* '''Gale''': Nothing like a brisk stroll through the forest to invigorate the spirit.
* '''Astarion''': So Gale, how is your sad, hopeless pining going?
* '''Karlach''': I was just thinking the same thing, but less poetically.
* '''Gale''': I'm hardly pining. It's been a year or more since Mystra cast me aside.
* '''Gale''': And without so much as a stirring from our tadpoles.
* '''Astarion''': Oh, my dear wizard. I wasn't talking about Mystra.
* '''Karlach''': A girl could get used to this.
<hr>
<hr>
(At [[Blighted Village]])
(''If the player is romancing Gale; after act 2 romance scene'')
* '''Karlach''': Looks like this town was ransacked - by soldiers, if my eyes don't deceive me.
* '''Astarion''': So, how was your night with Gale? Did you have a long, hard debate?
* '''Gale''': Quite cruelly, too.
* '''Gale''': Ignore him. Astarion envies the depth of our bond because he's of a shallower inclination.
* '''Karlach''': Must've been an awful day for the people who lived here.
* '''Astarion''': Snort.
* '''Gale''': If nothing else, I hope it was a mercifully short one.
<hr>
<hr>
(In the [[Underdark]])
(''If the player is romancing Gale; after act 3 romance scene'')
* '''Karlach''': Just when I was getting used to the sky again...
* '''Astarion''': So, Gale - you laid with a goddess? You must have some sordid tales to tell?
* '''Gale''': Fear not, Karlach. Sun, moon and stars will still be there waiting for us.
* '''Gale''': Sordid? I lay with the Mother of Magic herself. What we had was transcendent, euphoric, incandescent. Not sordid.
* '''Karlach''': Meanwhile, this place is pretty spectacular, isn't it?
* '''Astarion''': You actually made sleeping with a goddess sound boring. Incredible...
* '''Gale''': No book or painting could ever do its strange beauty justice. But perhaps our stories might, when we return to the surface.
<hr>
<hr>
(At [[Grymforge]])
(''If the player is romancing Astarion; after act 1 romance scene'')
* '''Gale''': The architects who built this must have been remarkable. A pity their vision didn't stand the test of time.
* '''Gale''': I see you waste no time pursing your quarry, Astarion.
* '''Karlach''': All's not lost. I mean, just look at this place.
* '''Gale''': Tell me, do you always woo your lovers with such patient attention?
* '''Gale''': You've quite the knack for finding the bright side of things, haven't you?
* '''Astarion''': I rather thought I was a little slow this time. Usually, they're begging me to drain them on the first night.
* '''Karlach''': Hope keeps you going.
<hr>
<hr>
(Near [[Rosymorn Monastery]])
(''If the player is romancing Astarion; after act 2 romance scene'')
* '''Karlach''': Man, adventuring is thirsty work.
* '''Gale''': I fear I've been rather hasty to judge you, Astarion.
* '''Gale''': There used to be a monastery in this region known for producing a wonderful ale.
* '''Gale''': One heartbreak was quite enough for me, but to experience it as many times as you have must change a person.
* '''Karlach''': That sounds like heaven! Wait. Used to?
* '''Astarion''': Thank you, Gale. Let us both hope that broken hearts are a thing of the past.
* '''Gale''': Oh, yes - long ruined, I'm afraid. No chance of a frothing pitcher awaiting us there, but still - at least your thirst for knowledge is quenched.
* '''Karlach''': Ugh.
<hr>
<hr>
(On the road to [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]])
(''If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion stayed a spawn'')
* '''Gale''': Do you feel that? A darkness, pulling at the strands of the Weave.
* '''Gale''': If you're feeling faint after your bout with Cazador, Astarion, I don't mind donating some blood.
* '''Karlach''': You'll still be able to do your wizard thing, though, right?
* '''Astarion''': When you're still full of that Netherese bile? I'll pass, thank you.
* '''Gale''': Of course, but that doesn't make the shadows less dangerous.
* '''Astarion''': Besides, I have someone else to nibble on. And they are delicious.
* '''Karlach''': Joy.
<hr>
<hr>
(At [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]] Forest)
(''If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion became an ascendant'')
* '''Karlach''': Doing all right, Gale?
* '''Gale''': So, Astarion. I hear your relationship has taken on a new aspect recently...
* '''Gale''': Oh, you know... Still alive and kicking, despite being surrounded on all sides by an endless manifestation of darkness and decay...
* '''Astarion''': My life has taken on a new aspect. It is only natural that my relationships change as well.
* '''Karlach''': I feel it too. Here if you need a pick-me-up.
* '''Astarion''': As the Vampire Ascendant, I can grant my lover immortality, and bind them to me forever.
<hr>
* '''Gale''': I trust you speak of the bonds of love, and not the shackles of servitude.
(At [[Last Light Inn - Cellar]] Shrine)
 
* '''Gale''': A hidden shrine, dedicated to the Moon Maiden herself. Even amidst this darkness, Selunites are stubborn enough to cling on.
=== {{Banter|Karlach}} ===
* '''Karlach''': Pretty beautiful, isn't it?
(''While in plains'')
* '''Gale''': I don't suppose you've any clue where we are in relation to Waterdeep?
* '''Karlach''': From this distance between Elturel and Baldur's Gate, I'd say... a long way away.
* '''Gale''': Ah. That will make getting word to my mother rather tricky.
* '''Gale''': No matter - what she doesn't know can't hurt her. Not at this distance, anyway.
<hr>
<hr>
(At [[The Waning Moon]])
(At [[Forest]])
* '''Karlach''': Huh. A brewery. Why does Reithwin Ale ring a bell?
* '''Gale''': Nothing like a brisk stroll through the forest to invigorate the spirit.
* '''Gale''': It was known to be quite the tipple - a cask or two still exists, if you know the right alekeep...
* '''Karlach''': I was just thinking the same thing, but less poetically.
* '''Karlach''': You must have good taste. Not me. Can't afford it.
* '''Gale''': And without so much as a stirring from our tadpoles.
* '''Gale''': A common misconception. Even the simplest of flavours are elevated by the choice to appreciate them. Don't deny yourself such pleasures.
* '''Karlach''': A girl could get used to this.
<hr>
<hr>
(At [[Reithwin Tollhouse]])
(At [[Blighted Village]])
* '''Karlach''': Whoa! Almost slipped there.
* '''Karlach''': Looks like this town was ransacked - by soldiers, if my eyes don't deceive me.
* '''Gale''': You wouldn't be the first, I'd wager. It's been some time since these walkways felt the carpenter's hammer.
* '''Gale''': Quite cruelly, too.
* '''Karlach''': You gonna catch me if I eat a brick?
* '''Karlach''': Must've been an awful day for the people who lived here.
* '''Gale''': With my reflexes? I'd catch you before you so much as stubbed a toe.
* '''Gale''': If nothing else, I hope it was a mercifully short one.
<hr>
(In the [[Underdark]])
* '''Karlach''': Just when I was getting used to the sky again...
* '''Gale''': Fear not, Karlach. Sun, moon and stars will still be there waiting for us.
* '''Karlach''': Meanwhile, this place is pretty spectacular, isn't it?
* '''Gale''': No book or painting could ever do its strange beauty justice. But perhaps our stories might, when we return to the surface.
<hr>
(At [[Grymforge]])
* '''Gale''': The architects who built this must have been remarkable. A pity their vision didn't stand the test of time.
* '''Karlach''': All's not lost. I mean, just look at this place.
* '''Gale''': You've quite the knack for finding the bright side of things, haven't you?
* '''Karlach''': Hope keeps you going.
<hr>
<hr>
(Approaching [[Moonrise Towers]])
(Near [[Rosymorn Monastery]])
* '''Karlach''': Ready to enter the belly of the beast?
* '''Karlach''': Man, adventuring is thirsty work.
* '''Gale''': It's the stairs I'm dreading. I shall close my eyes, and pretend I'm climbing my own, far superior tower in Waterdeep.
* '''Gale''': There used to be a monastery in this region known for producing a wonderful ale.
* '''Karlach''': In that case, welcome home.
* '''Karlach''': That sounds like heaven! Wait. Used to?
* '''Gale''': Oh, yes - long ruined, I'm afraid. No chance of a frothing pitcher awaiting us there, but still - at least your thirst for knowledge is quenched.
* '''Karlach''': Ugh.
<hr>
(On the road to [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]])
* '''Gale''': Do you feel that? A darkness, pulling at the strands of the Weave.
* '''Karlach''': You'll still be able to do your wizard thing, though, right?
* '''Gale''': Of course, but that doesn't make the shadows less dangerous.
* '''Karlach''': Joy.
<hr>
(At [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]] Forest)
* '''Karlach''': Doing all right, Gale?
* '''Gale''': Oh, you know... Still alive and kicking, despite being surrounded on all sides by an endless manifestation of darkness and decay...
* '''Karlach''': I feel it too. Here if you need a pick-me-up.
<hr>
(At [[Last Light Inn - Cellar]] Shrine)
* '''Gale''': A hidden shrine, dedicated to the Moon Maiden herself. Even amidst this darkness, Selunites are stubborn enough to cling on.
* '''Karlach''': Pretty beautiful, isn't it?
<hr>
(At [[The Waning Moon]])
* '''Karlach''': Huh. A brewery. Why does Reithwin Ale ring a bell?
* '''Gale''': It was known to be quite the tipple - a cask or two still exists, if you know the right alekeep...
* '''Karlach''': You must have good taste. Not me. Can't afford it.
* '''Gale''': A common misconception. Even the simplest of flavours are elevated by the choice to appreciate them. Don't deny yourself such pleasures.
<hr>
(At [[Reithwin Tollhouse]])
* '''Karlach''': Whoa! Almost slipped there.
* '''Gale''': You wouldn't be the first, I'd wager. It's been some time since these walkways felt the carpenter's hammer.
* '''Karlach''': You gonna catch me if I eat a brick?
* '''Gale''': With my reflexes? I'd catch you before you so much as stubbed a toe.
<hr>
(Approaching [[Moonrise Towers]])
* '''Karlach''': Ready to enter the belly of the beast?
* '''Gale''': It's the stairs I'm dreading. I shall close my eyes, and pretend I'm climbing my own, far superior tower in Waterdeep.
* '''Karlach''': In that case, welcome home.
<hr>
<hr>
(At [[Moonrise Towers]] Docks)
(At [[Moonrise Towers]] Docks)
* '''Karlach''': We're not taking a boat to Baldur's Gate, right?
* '''Karlach''': We're not taking a boat to Baldur's Gate, right?
* '''Gale''': And give the Absolute free reign to use us as target practice from the banks? I think not.
* '''Gale''': And give the Absolute free reign to use us as target practice from the banks? I think not.
* '''Karlach''': Phew. My mum always said the Chionthar was unlucky.
* '''Karlach''': Phew. My mum always said the Chionthar was unlucky.
<hr>
<hr>
(At [[Mind Flayer Colony]])
(At [[Mind Flayer Colony]])
* '''Gale''': It strikes me that, for a mind flayer colony, there are remarkably few mind flayers about the place...
* '''Gale''': It strikes me that, for a mind flayer colony, there are remarkably few mind flayers about the place...
* '''Karlach''': Squiddies have gone to war, is my guess.
* '''Karlach''': Squiddies have gone to war, is my guess.
* '''Gale''': On the Absolute's behalf? Now there's an alliance I'd have been quite happy without.
* '''Gale''': On the Absolute's behalf? Now there's an alliance I'd have been quite happy without.
<hr>
<hr>
(At [[Danthelon's Dancing Axe]])
(At [[Danthelon's Dancing Axe]])
* '''Karlach''': Wouldn't mind a dancing axe of my own.
* '''Karlach''': Wouldn't mind a dancing axe of my own.
* '''Gale''': A simple movement charm wouldn't be too hard to apply to such an object. I could conjure one up for you if you like?
* '''Gale''': A simple movement charm wouldn't be too hard to apply to such an object. I could conjure one up for you if you like?
*'''Karlach''': Yes! I like!
*'''Karlach''': Yes! I like!
* '''Gale''': Very well then. Once the city is saved, Karlach's Kinetic Cleaver will be first on my list.
* '''Gale''': Very well then. Once the city is saved, Karlach's Kinetic Cleaver will be first on my list.
<hr>
<hr>
(At [[The Blushing Mermaid]])
(At [[The Blushing Mermaid]])
* '''Karlach''': Man, it's good to be home. First round on who?
* '''Karlach''': Man, it's good to be home. First round on who?
* '''Gale''': She who thirsts buys drinks the first.
* '''Gale''': She who thirsts buys drinks the first.
* '''Karlach''': You won't pin me down with a rhyme, wizard!
* '''Karlach''': You won't pin me down with a rhyme, wizard!
* '''Gale''': She who declines gets the worst of the wines.
* '''Gale''': She who declines gets the worst of the wines.
<hr>
<hr>
(At [[Sorcerous Sundries]])
(At [[Sorcerous Sundries]])
* '''Gale''': Look around you. Indulge your curiosity. Sorcerous Sundries is the finest purveyor of magical miscellany for miles around.
* '''Gale''': Look around you. Indulge your curiosity. Sorcerous Sundries is the finest purveyor of magical miscellany for miles around.
* '''Karlach''': Where's the axes?
* '''Karlach''': Where's the axes?
* '''Gale''': What they sell is far more precious than mere sword or shield. They sell knowledge, ingenuity, the wisdom of mages past.
* '''Gale''': What they sell is far more precious than mere sword or shield. They sell knowledge, ingenuity, the wisdom of mages past.
* '''Karlach''': ''[yawning]'' Sounds like more your thing than mine.
* '''Karlach''': ''[yawning]'' Sounds like more your thing than mine.
<hr>
(At [[Felogyr's Fireworks]])
* '''Karlach''': Oof. Karlach and explosives, not a good mix.
* '''Gale''': You and I both. Let's just stay very calm, very serene. The last thing we need is to set this place off.
<hr>
<hr>
(At [[The Counting House]])
(At [[The Counting House]])
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* '''Minthara''': All I will say on the matter is that you were wise to lower your standards from the godly to the ghastly.
* '''Minthara''': All I will say on the matter is that you were wise to lower your standards from the godly to the ghastly.
<hr>
<hr>
(''If the player is romancing Gale; after act 3 romance scene'')
(''In act 3'')
* '''Minthara''': Do you have elder siblings, wizard?
* '''Minthara''': Do you have elder siblings, wizard?
* '''Gale''': You're about to say something awful, aren't you?
* '''Gale''': You're about to say something awful, aren't you?
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