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=== Act Two ===  
== Act Two ==
==== [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]] ====
==== [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]] ====
* ''(Feeling the effect of [[Shadow Curse]], 1):'' “The shadows - I can feel them draining the life from me.”
* ''(Feeling the effect of [[Shadow Curse]], 1):'' “The shadows - I can feel them draining the life from me.”
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* ''(Took Ketheric’s [[Netherstone]] after killing him as Apostle of Myrkul):'' “It is done. Ketheric Thorm is no more. Now the land can heal and the dead can rest, avenged.”
* ''(Took Ketheric’s [[Netherstone]] after killing him as Apostle of Myrkul):'' “It is done. Ketheric Thorm is no more. Now the land can heal and the dead can rest, avenged.”


At the camp
* (Waiting for Shadowheart to speak with Aylin 1): “Shadowheart longs to speak to Dame Aylin. I should wait until she is free.”
** (Waiting for Shadowheart to speak with Aylin 2): “I ought to leave this to Shadowheart. She needs answers.”
* (Picked the [[Qua'nith Psionic Detector]] from [[Voss|Voss’s]] body): “A curious item. What is its purpose?”
* (Picked the note from Voss’s body): “Voss intends to meet with someone in Sharess' Caress - an inn in Baldur's Gate. This may warrant investigation.”


=== Act Three ===
 
== Act Three ==
==== [[Rivington]]====
==== [[Rivington]]====
* ''(On seeing the refugee camp in Rivington):'' “All these people, fleeing for their lives... only to be corralled like cattle”
* ''(On seeing the refugee camp in Rivington):'' “All these people, fleeing for their lives... only to be corralled like cattle”
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* ''(Killed Ansur):'' “It is no more.”
* ''(Killed Ansur):'' “It is no more.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Better see if there is anything useful to be found upon it.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Better see if there is anything useful to be found upon it.”
====[[Lower City]]====
At the [[Elfsong Tavern]]:
* ''(Investigating [[Belynne Stelmane|Stelmane’s]] apartment, touched the bed):'' “Blood... and what are these pink stains?”
* ''(Investigating Stelmane’s apartment, found her ring):'' “A bloody ring, unpilfered. The killer is not motivated by wealth.”
* ''(Investigating Stelmane’s apartment, found a bottle empty of poison):'' “You won't wake with a sore head from this wine - you won't wake at all. It's poison.”
** ''(Not knowing about paralytic poison):'' “Curious bottle... and the contents smell like an acquired taste.”
* ''(Trying to enter the camp room without renting it):'' “Even I am partial to having a roof over my head, now and again. Perhaps the innkeep can assist us.”
* ''(In the [[Knights of the Shield Hideout]], heard qua’nith working):'' “That githyanki bauble is singing its irksome song - that must been trouble is afoot.”
At the [[Baldur's Mouth]]
* ''(Forced to leave the Baldur’s Mouth after speaking with [[Ettvard Needle]]):'' “The consequences will be dire that story is printed.”
* ''(Turned statue head behind Baldur's Mouth, [[Perception]] successful):'' “That sound. Like something falling into place.”
* ''(Successfully changed the printing block):'' “I expect the editor will be in for a surprise, come morrow.”
At the [[Graveyard]]
* ''(Found ‘M.Kurwin’ grave, if read one of [[Gomwick|Gomwick’s]] letters in [[Act One]]):'' “M. Kurwin. The late courier from the forest had a note that mentioned the same name.”
* ''(Met the looter at ‘M.Kurwin’ grave):'' “That kobold's aim is somehow worse than her manners.”
* ''(Dug up a messed body):'' “Not even a pack of hyenas would leave a carcass in such a condition.”
** ''(Responding remark to [[The Dark Urge]] avatar):'' “Control yourself. There is enough evil in the world without you adding a further measure.”
At the [[Wine Festival]] and/or [[Facemaker's Boutique]]
* ''(Tasted the poisoned wine, [[Investigation]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “ I recognise this wine - it is laced with a paralysing concoction.”
** ''(Failed):'' “This wine - it is laced with poison. A paralysing concoction.”
* ''(If [[Dolor]] teleported away):'' “He has escaped. More victims will appear in his wake, unless he is stopped.”
* ''(Found Dolor’s victim list):'' “A list of names - some dashed through.”
* ''(Killed Dolor, found the password to the [[Murder Tribunal]]):'' “Sicarius'. We should seek out this tombstone store.”
At the [[Bhaal Temple]]
* ''(Encountering [[Farslayer]]):'' “The red one's filling them with Bhaal's ire. Make sure he's first to fall.”
** ''(In the middle of the fight with Farslayer):'' “Powerful magic - murderous magic. End the undead one, before he ends us.”
** ''(Defeated Farslayer):'' “Done and done. From dust Bhaal made them, and to dust they return.”
* ''(As [[Orin|Orin’s]] victim, rescued  stealthily before the fight):'' “What...? This place reeks of evil. It must be purged.”
** ''(Rescued during the fight):'' “What... what is this foul place?”
* ''(Entered Orin’s room):'' “Orin's bloody nest, by the look of it.”
* ''(Found the Dark Urge’s corpse (for non-DU characters)):'' “Orin savoured the torture of this one. It must have taken days.”
* ''(Mourning over killed companion):'' “Dead... by Orin's hand, but no less our fault.”
At the [[Blushing Mermaid]]
* ''(If never met the [[Auntie Ethel|hag]] earlier):'' “This place reeks of fey magic. A hag, no doubt.”
* ''(Confronting the hag about [[Vanra]]):'' “You would use a child as your shield? No more.”
* ''(Defeated [[Redcap]]s in the tavern):'' “Of course a hag is involved. This is just the sort of foul trickery they thrive on.”
* ''(Entered hag’s lair):'' “A hag's abode, I am sure.”
* ''(Starting a fight with the hag):'' “Careful - should the hag die, the child will perish also.”
* ''(Knocked the hag out):'' “The child needs to be gotten clear of here - now!”
At the [[Szarr Palace]]:
* ''(Obtained the [[Szarr Family Ring]]):'' “Strange engravings upon this ring. A language unknown to me.”
** ''(Already saw the ballroom door):'' “The engravings on this ring are in the same language as upon the door - but I cannot read it, in any case.”
** ''(Already read the dictionary):'' “There are engravings upon this ring. The same language as was in that book - Kozakuran.”
* ''(Read [[Kozakuran Dictionary]], having obtained the signet ring):'' “The text in this book resembles that etched upon upon Szarr's signet ring...”
** ''(Already saw the ballroom door, History check successful):'' “Kozakuran. The same language as from the door.”
** ''(Saw the ballroom door, check failed):'' “I am not familiar with this language... but this book resembles a dictionary.”
* ''(Approached [[Victoria|Victoria’s]] salon door, [[Arcana]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Necrotic magic. Best avoided.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Hmm. Some sort of magic clings to the door.”
* ''(Entered the salon, Arcana check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “I feel drained. There's necrotic magic at work here.”
** ''(Failed):'' “What is this? I feel oddly... enfeebled.”
* ''(Fighting [[Cazador]], noticed ritual runes):'' “Cazador feeds on power through those runes.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “If I step on them, I can make his supply my own.”
At the [[Counting House]]:
* ''(Opening the [[The_Counting_House#The_Counting_House_-_High_Security_Vaults|High Security Vaults]] door):''
** ''(Pressed the first plate for pincode):'' “These plates correspond with the lights above the door - a mechanical riddle of some sort, to gain entry?”
** ''(Incorrect pincode):'' “That did not work.”
** ''(Correct pincode):'' “Success.”
** ''(Opened the vault door without a pincode):'' “Success - there is always another way, if one cares to look for it.”
* ''(Found muddy footprints in the vault, [[Investigation]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Footprints - bearing the odour of the sewers.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Someone left muddy footprints in their wake.”
At the [[Devil's Fee]]:
* ''(Observing hellish items displayed in the shop, [[Arcana]] check each):''
** ''(Fugue devil’s head, check successful):'' “This head - a death devil of the Fugue Plane. Far from its natural home...”
*** ''(Failed):'' “Some sort of replica devil's head. Perhaps for a citydweller mating ritual...?”
** ''(Minauros gem, check successful):'' “Infernal gems, straight from Minauros. Remarkable.”
*** ''(Failed):'' “Pretty gem... though surely not authentic.”
** ''(Devil’s horns, check successful):'' “The horns of a war devil. I am not sure I wish to meet anyone capable of taking such a prize...”
*** ''(Failed):'' “Impressive horns, though surely forgeries. Still, fine craftsmanship all the same?”
** ''(Ghargatula skull, check successful):'' “A genuine fiend's skull... A ghargatula, I do believe.”
*** ''(Failed):'' “A devillish skull - replica, I would imagine. Unwieldy thing.?” {{ref|For more info on these places and creatures look here:
* {{FRWiki|Fugue Plane|long}}
* {{FRWiki|Minauros|long}}
* {{FRWiki|Ghargatula|long}}}}
** ''(Responding remark to any Arcana check success):'' “This shop lays claim to quite a hellish array of stock... fit for a diabolist.”
* ''(Saw the ritual circle, if not speaking with [[Helsik]]):'' “This circle was used for a summoning - but a summoning of what?”
* ''(Picked either [[Coin of Mammon]] or [[Infernal Marble]]):'' “Infernal artefacts. A little exotic for a humble curio shop.”
In the [[House of Hope]]:
* ''(Saw a [[Pillar of Souls]], Arcana check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “There is something infernal to this pillar...”
** ''(Failed):'' “An unappealing totem. Both ugly and costly, I would wager.”
* ''(Observing [[Avernus]] from the [[House_of_Hope#Boudoir|Boudoir]] balcony):'' “An impressive view, if not exactly a bucolic one.”
* ''(If remained naked after [[Haarlep|Haarlep’s]] “game”):'' “We should put the debtor's attire back on. The consequences may prove violent, otherwise.”
* ''(Read [[Raphael|Raphael’s]] parole, already been to the [[House_of_Hope#Archive|Archive]]):'' “We should return to the Archive, and see what that devil has locked away.”
** ''(Haven’t been to the Archive yet):'' “A magic keyword - to be used in the Archive.”
* ''In the portal’s chamber, looking at the mirrors:''
** ''(Ankathla):'' “Leads to Athkatla, the City of Coin. Raphael certainly gets around.”
** ''(Baldur’s Gate):'' “Raphael's passage back to Baldur's Gate. He shall soon return, I assume.”
** ''(Luscan):'' “A portal to Luskan? I have never ventured so far northwards.”
** ''(Menzoberranzan): ''“This leads to Menzoberranzan. Takes me back to my misspent youth...”
** ''(Mephistar):'' “A passageway to Mephistar, the frozen citadel of Mephistopheles. Not a destination I yearn for.”
** ''(Neverwinter):'' “Ah, a passage to Neverwinter, Jewel of the North. Lovely, as cities go...”
** ''(Waterdeep):'' “This leads to Waterdeep. Second only to Candlekeep as a scholar's paradise...”{{ref|For more info on these places look here:
* {{FRWiki|Ankathla|long}}
* {{FRWiki|Luscan|long}}
* {{FRWiki|Menzoberranzan|long}}
* {{FRWiki|Mephistar|long}}
* {{FRWiki|Neverwinter|long}}
* {{FRWiki|Waterdeep|long}}}}
* ''(If [[Hope]] died in a fight with Raphael):'' “She is no more. This place shall need a new name, it seems...”
In the [[Undercity]] and [[Lower City Sewers]]
* ''(In the [[Abandoned Cistern]], sluice valve stuck):'' “ Seems to be jammed.”
** ''(Sluice puzzle going wrong):'' “Something is amiss.”
** ''(Solved the sluice puzzle): ''“That seems to have worked.”
** ''(Saw polluted water):'' “That water looks foul. Do not sup upon it.”
* ''(At [[Minsc|Stone Lord’s]] hideout, saw his whittles):''
** ''(Aerie’s wings):'' “A pair of wings?”
** ''(Dynaheir’s mask):'' “A wooden mask. For what purpose?”
** ''(Jan’s turnip):'' “A turnip? Not my favourite of nature's root vegetables, I must admit.”
** ''(Keldorn’s fist):'' “A mailed fist - what tale does this have to tell?”
** ''(Mazzy’s hammer):'' “An impressive hammer.”{{ref|[[List_of_references_to_previous_Baldur%27s_Gate_games#Characters_of_Baldur's_Gate_1_and_2_which_are_mentioned_in_Baldur's_Gate_3.]]}}
* ''(Responding to Minsc about giant space hamsters):'' “Giant space hamsters? An interesting form to take in wildshape, I daresay.”
* ''(In the [[Undercity Ruins]], found [[Sarin|Sarin’s]] skull):'' “The skull - something is happening.”
In [[Lady Jannath's Estate]]
* ''(Hit by a flying chair):'' “What the...? I am quite fine standing, thank you!”
* ''(Saw a precious painting):'' “I prefer the art that nature provides, yet I would wager that painting is of great value.”
* ''(Attacked the cursed portrait):'' “No mere artwork - this painting is cursed.”
** ''(Defeated portrait zombies):'' “What manner of dark magic had this artist gotten himself tangled in?”
** ''(Attacked the cursed portrait again):'' “The curse still remains. This is no ordinary paint and canvas.”
** ''(Defeated portrait zombies again):'' “They keep coming, without respite.”
* ''(Found the easel with mechanism):'' “This easel is begging for something to be placed upon it. ”
* ''(Solved the easel puzzle):'' “The secrets are revealed. My eye is keener than this artist had anticipated.”
* ''(Read [[Carrion|Mystic Carrion’s]] letter):'' “So [[Oskar Fevras|Oskar]] asked this Mystic Carrion for help. Perhaps answers can be found with him.”
* ''(Commenting on avatar’s portrait painted by Oskar):'' “An appealing rendering - almost as good as your real form.”
At the [[Philgrave's Mansion]]
* ''(Percepted the spell at the entrance):'' “Care is needed - a magic ward protects this door.”
** ''(Removed the spell):'' “The magical ward is dispelled.”
* ''(Percepted the item with necrotic curse):'' “This portrait - it courses with necrotic energy. Grave magic.”
* ''(Felt the lair’s curse effect):'' “I sense a change - this place may be hostile to our presence.”
* ''(Found out about the [[Ancient Lair]]):'' “A hidden layer buried deep in these ruins. What was Carrion up to?”
* ''(Entered “meat larder” on the third floor):'' “A foul collection. Something must feast upon all these bodies.”
* ''(Found Thrumbo’s note in a portrait):'' “There is a note, beneath the canvas.”
* ''(Before entering the Ancient Lair, read the warning plaque):'' “'Those who draw breath, embrace death.' The warning went unheeded, it seems...”
* ''(In the Ancient Lair, read [[Mystic Carrion|Carrion’s]] memoires about jar):'' “Vessels hidden within the undead? Ingenious, if perhaps a touch disquietening.”
** ''(Entered Carrion’s study):'' “A grim sight - on that smacks of necromancy.”
** ''(Found first Carrion’s jar): ''“This jar is imbued with dark energy. Necromancy.”
* ''(Destroyed the first Carrion’s jar): ''“It worked - the jar is destroyed.”
** ''(Attacked Carrion’s jar with wrong means):'' “Argh! Not just any strike can destroy this vessel, then.”
* ''(Killed Carrion without destroying his heart, [[Intelligence]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Carrion's presence still lingers. He will return, unless his ties to this plane are severed.”
** ''(Failed):'' “Vanquished, at last.”
** ''(Killed Carrion and destroyed his heart):'' “Dead for good. Mystic Carrion shall not trouble us again.”
At the [[Sorcerous Sundries]]/ In the [[Ramazith's Tower]]
* ''(Allowed [[Lorroakan]] to cage [[Aylin]]):'' “Lorroakan has his immortality at last. And we have lost a great ally.”
** ''(Betrayed Aylin, killed Lorroakan, and found dead [[Rolan]] afterwards):'' “It seems Rolan failed to bind Dame Aylin in time. And now she shall see us as enemies.”
* ''(Disabled magical turrets):'' “That sound... something has been disarmed, no doubt.”
** ''(Failed to disable magical turrets):'' “That did not seem to work.”
<!--* (At Ramazith’s Tower, saw magic items, Investigation succeeded): “These items are guarded by magic. Perhaps if the source is found, the wards can be disrupted...”
* (At Ramazith’s Tower, saw magic items, ARC failed): “Those pieces look significant. We should try to acquire them.”
* (At Ramazith’s Tower, saw magic items, INV succeeded): “This item is warded by magic.”
* (At Ramazith’s Tower, disabled first magical trap): “Good. This quarterstaff is now free for that taking.”
* (At Ramazith’s Tower, failed to disable trap): “Failed. I thought I had it.”
* (At Ramazith’s Tower, disabled second trap): “Success. Those magic gloves may prove useful.”
* (At Ramazith’s Tower, failed second trap): “No use.”
* (At Ramazith’s Tower, disabled third trap): “A key, free for the taking. This looks to belong to the Counting House.”
* (At Ramazith’s Tower, failed third trap): “Just my luck.”
* (Interacted with Clasped book lever): “Something moved, elsewhere. Worth a look.”-->
* ''(Entered the [[Sorcerous Vault]]):'' “This tower will hide a great number of magic valuables, should we care to look.”
* ''(Entered the vault looking for books, [[History]] check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “If each door is name for a wizard, then surely the Annals of Karsus will be behind the corresponding door...”
** ''(Failed):'' “These names upon the doors - famed wizards, each one.”
* ''(Entered the puzzle vault, not knowing about [[Gale|Gale’s]] need):'' “An impressive vault. It must host an equally-impressive treasure horde.”
* ''(Obtained [[The Annals of Karsus]] without Gale in party):'' “This book speaks of Netheril, can carries traces of its magic. Gale will want to see this.”
* ''(Read any book except [[The Tharchiate Codex]]):'' “Great knowledge rests within these pages...”
* ''(Read Tharchiate Codex, being binded with [[Necromancy of Thay]]):'' “These glyphs... they are the very same as upon the Necromancy of Thay.”
** ''(Another companion binded with Necromancy of Thay):'' “Necromancy. No wonder it is cursed.”
* ''(Read any ‘high’ book after another character got its curse):'' “There is no magic within this volume.”
* ''(Got trapped in the [[Yafeu|Yafeu’s]] lamp):'' “What is this place...?”
At the Heapside Strand
* ''(During the [[Sahuagin]] attack, if saw them for the first time):'' “Ghastly things. No wonder they usually lurk in the depths.”
* ''(If seen them before):'' “More of those sea-folk from before. Spoiling for a fight again.”
* ''(After Sahuagin defeated, Nature check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Sahuagin. These sea devils are far from their natural abode - why venture so close to the city?”
** ''(Failed):'' “What in the name of Silvanus were those things? I've never seen - or smelled - the likes of them.”
** ''(Seen them before):'' “These sahuagin rarely venture out of the depths. They must be drawn to something nearby.”
In the [[Cloister of Sombre Embrace]]:''
* ''(Interacted with the collections box):'' “Sounds like gold within. The takings of this place, perhaps.”
* ''(At the training rooms, interacted with the rack):'' “A foul thing. The Sharrans take pride in the worst sorts of torture.”
** ''(Interacted with the torture bench):'' “All these implements, just to elicit screams? The Sharrans treat torture like an art.”
** ''(Saw the mannequins):'' “Mannequins. For what purpose?”
* ''(Spotted the cave hole, [[Perception]] check succeeded):'' “A hidden passage, behind those crates.”
* ''(In the [[Night Orchid Cave]], if knowing about it):'' “This must be where Shadowheart used to tuck herself away as a child. Her own little burrow.”
** ''(If not knowing about it before):'' “Books, creature comforts... all the hallmarks of someone's little hideaway.”
** ''(Found [[Shadowheart|Shadowheart’s]] note about the [[Mirror of Loss]], seen it):'' “This must speak of the same mirror from before. A foul thing, to steal memories from someone.”
** ''(Haven’t seen the Mirror):'' “A mirror that steals memories? The Sharrans take their worship of loss to extremes.”
* ''(In dormitories, saw [[Viconia|Viconia’s]] jewelry, ? check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “This is no common bauble - this is royal jewellery from the elf city of Suldanessellar. Curious, to find it here...”
** ''(Failed):'' “A most-curious sort of jewellery to find around here...”
* ''(In dormitories, found a shelf full of books about Shadowheart):'' “These tomes - they all tell of a sole subject - Shadowheart. Her whole life in here.”
** ''(In dormitories, saw a wine bottle, ? check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “Wyvern Whiskey? All the way from the Isle of Nimbral, via a guild in Waterdeep...” {{ref|{{FRWiki|Wyvern_whiskey|long}}}}
** ''(Failed):'' “An interesting bottle. No commonplace tipple, I would guess.”
* ''(Respond to reading the plaque before the [[Cloister_of_Sombre_Embrace#Threshold_of_Loss|Threshold of Loss]]):'' “Curious. What is a patriar's loss? Material wealth?”
* ''(Tried to open the door):'' “No keyhole. This door must open by other means.”
* ''(Lifted the item from the altar scale):'' “The offerings upon the altar are not merely symbolic - taking them made that disc move.”
* ''(Saw Shadowheart’s parents without her in party):'' “This is what lies at the heart of Shar's church? What is being done to them?”
* ''(Hurt Shadowheart’s parents without her in party):'' “Do not harm them. Surely they must be important to be held captive here.”
* ''(Approaching active [[Mirror of Loss]], ? check):''
** ''(Successful):'' “This mirror - an ancient Sharran relic. Perhaps to the time of Gorothir himself...”
** ''(Failed):'' “No light escapes that mirror. No life reflects back in it. It reminds me of the Shadowfell...”
* ''(Found decapitated githyanki corpse in the cell):'' “A githyanki, tongue removed. They tortured secrets from her, then sought to prevent her corpse from divulging to any others...”
** ''(Noticed a note in the gith cell):'' “There is something tucked away by that debris.”
** ''(Read the note in the gith cell):'' “This githyanki suffered days of torture, trying to protect what she knew of the Astral Prism...”
At the [[Steel Watch Foundry]]:
* ''(Deactivated first [[Motivator]]):'' “Disarmed. That was far too close for my liking...”
* ''(Deactivated second Motivator):'' “Safe. A little less hair-raising once you know how it works.”
* ''(Deactivated third Motivator):'' “Simple. And to think this was once a challenge.”
* ''(Found headless corpse in the lab):'' “Head and brain removed. This must be something to do with the Watchers.”
* ''(Found a headless zombie inside a [[Steel Watcher]] in making):'' “A headless zombie? Why would Watchers conceal such a thing?”
* ''(Read [[Zanner Toobin|Toobin’s]] book (only)):'' “Gond's true name... I don't know it. I'm afraid I know more of nightingales than gnomes.”
** ''(Read Gond’s lore book):'' “The gnomes know Gond by his true name, Nebelun, it seems. I like it.”
** ''(Read both books):'' “We already learned Gond's true name. Nebelun.”
At the [[Iron Throne]]:
* ''(Doors stuck 1):'' “Locked. There must be some way to get these open...”
** ''(Doors stuck 2):'' “There must be another way to open this.”
** ''(Doors stuck 3):'' “No use. Some mechanism holds them shut.”
* ''(Found [[Ulder Ravengard]], [[Wyll]] broke the pact):'' “Duke Ravengard - he still lives?”
** ''(Found Ravengard, Wyll stayed in the pact):'' “Duke Ravengard - we should free him.”
At the [[Morphic Pool]]:
* ''(Climbed on its shore):'' “I am blessed to be without a tadpole - the brain's hold must be strong here.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “We must be getting close.”
* ''(Saw how the [[Netherbrain]] affect avatar):'' “The Netherbrain is strong here, going by your reaction.”
* ''(Getting closer to the brine pool):'' “The brain torments you relentlessly. We must be close.”
** ''(Cheering the avatar up):'' “The brain's power - try to withstand it.”
** ''(Cheering the avatar up, if felt a brainquake before):'' “The brain's power grows stronger still. Fight it, however you can.”
* ''(Gave the toy to the dead smuggler’s sibling):'' “They fought well, right to the end. May they find the peace denied to them in life.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Yet another reason to put an end to all of this.”
* ''(Forgot [[Gortash|Gortash’s]] [[Netherstone]]):'' “We cannot face the brain - not without all three stones.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “The missing stone must be nearby.”
* ''(Coming close to Netherbrain):'' “The brain's power must be strong here. I am blessed to be uninfected.”
In the [[Astral Plane]]
* ''(Spurned the [[Emperor]], but left with no options to win):'' “And we are without the means to free Orpheus.”
** ''(Spurned the Emperor, deciding what to do):'' “Options seem painfully limited, I must admit.”
* ''(If still having the [[Astral-Touched Tadpole]]):'' “We still have the means of assimilating Orpheus.”
* ''(If having the [[Orphic Hammer]]):'' “We shall have to free him.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I just hope he is amenable.”
* ''(Saw avatar (or another companion) transforming):'' “A ghastly spectacle. I shudder to think what it felt like.”
* ''(Watched [[Orpheus]] being consumed (by the Emperor or any in-party illithid)):'' “A vile spectacle.”
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “Not a sight to relish.”
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Let us just hope that we chose wisely.”
At the [[High Hall]]
* ''(Returned to Baldur’s Gate from the Astral Plane):'' “Oak Father preserve us - how are we to get through all this?”
* ''(If avatar has dropped the Netherstones 1):'' “We are helpless against the Netherbrain without that!”
** ''(If avatar has dropped the Netherstones 2):'' “We cannot prevail without that!”
* ''(Saw the Netherbrain’s stem base):'' “The lowermost part of the Netherbrain. We need to climb higher if we are to stop it.”
* ''(Touched the Netherbrain’s stem base):'' “The brain is not in reach yet - we must ascend higher.”
* ''(A nautiloid prepared to bombard):'' “Blasted nautiloid! Need to get to the Netherbrain, now!”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “ Be it by stealth or force, we have to press onwards.”
* ''(Walking up the High Hall, 1):'' “There are too many foes to defeat - reaching the brain is the only hope!”
** ''(Walking up the High Hall, 2):'' “The enemies numbers are too great - we must press forward, before they swamp us!”
* ''(Calling to stealth moving in the Underground):'' “Stealth would be wise.”
Atop the Netherbrain
* ''(Started the fight):'' “The [[Crown of Karsus|Crown]] is ahead - time to cast the spell again.”
** ''(Started the fight with no illithid in the party):'' “ Use the tadpole - dominate the brain!”
* ''(The Emperor died/killed him):'' “He is no more. Wise, perhaps. Could we ever have truly turned our backs on him?”
* ''(Hurry warning 1):'' “Hurry, get to the brain and cast the spell to compel it to submit! I shall buy you time!”
* ''(Hurry warning 2):'' “There is no end to these foes - we have to dominate the brain!”
* ''(Hurry warning 3):'' “ Dominate the brain - do it now or all is lost!”
* ''(Started opening the portal):'' “Keep them at bay until the spell is complete!”
* ''(Opened the portal):'' “A rift... Can it be a way inside its mind?”
* ''Calling for aid through [[Gather Your Allies (class action)]]:''
** ''(Called for Aylin):'' “Dame Aylin will surely aid us. The Moonmaiden's very own daughter knows our cause is just.”
** ''(Called the [[Armoured Owlbear]]): ''“Young owlbear, show us your fury!”
** ''(Called for Astarion’s horde):'' “Astarion, bring forth your undead warriors!”
** ''(Called for Ethel):'' “Time to put your trickery to good use, hag.”
** ''(Called for [[Florrick]] and the [[Flaming Fist]]):'' “Florrick - I need your aid!”
** ''(Called for [[Harpers]]):'' “Harpers - to me!”
** ''(Called for the [[Ironhand Grenadier|Ironhands]]): ''“Grenadiers - unleash your bombardment!”
** ''(Called for [[Isobel]]):'' “Isobel - lend us your healing touch!”
** ''(Called for [[Mizora]]):'' “Mizora, aid us!”
** ''(Called for [[Nine-Fingers Keene|Nine-Fingers]]):'' “Lady Keene, we need you in this fight.”
** ''(Called for Rolan):'' “Rolan, let loose your barrage. Rain down fire!”
** ''(Called for a Steel Watcher):'' “Steel Watcher - those foes are for you!”
** ''(Called for [[Ulma]] and the Gur):'' “Gur hunters, come to our aid!”
** ''(Called for [[Valeria|Valeria’s]] help):'' “City Watch! Defend your home!”
** ''(Called for [[Yurgir]]):'' “Yurgir, to the hunt!”
** ''(Called for [[Zevlor]] and the Hellriders):'' “Veterans - join the fray!”
** ''(Called for the [[Zhentarim]]):'' “Zhentarim! To battle!”
Elsewhere in the Lower City
* ''(In the [[Stormshore Tabernacle]], putting donation in the chest):'' “Best not to touch the chest of offerings other mortals have left to their gods. But I can use the altar to pray.”
* ''(Approaching Baldur’s Gate (way to the [[Upper City]]), react to the player feeling Netherbrain close):'' “The Netherbrain's power... it grips you tight. We must keep going.”
** ''(Trying to proceed after the Emperor’s warning):'' “Something is amiss. Perhaps we should go no farther.”
* ''(In [[Bloomridge Park]], noticed the Bhaalist ambush):'' “There's figures, lying in wait. I doubt they have good intentions.”
* ''(In [[Crimson Draughts]], drank [[Araj Oblodra|Araj Oblodra’s]] potion):'' “Ngh... a foul brew. My innards beg for mercy.”
* ''(At the [[Elerrathin's Home]] basement):'' “'Rite of the Timeless Body'. The druidic means to slow the ageing process.”
* ''(At [[Felogyr's Fireworks]], responding to [[Karlach]]):'' “Confounding inventions. Who can take joy in something that terrifies animals?”
* ''(At [[Flymm's Cobblers]], saw Gortash’s portrait, knows his parentage):'' “What misguided thinking would compel someone to have a portrait of Gortash in their home?”
** ''(Not knowing his parentage): ''“Gortash. Even upon canvas, he seems to taunt.”
* ''(At [[Flymm Cargo]], saw the oil leak nearby):'' “Black blood...? No - machinery oil. The spill seems to lead this way...”
** ''(Trying to use the submersible after returning from the Iron Throne): ''“The underwater craft is beyond use, it seems.”
* ''In the [[Guildhall]]
** ''(Found a letter about Stone Lord and Nine-Fingers’ plans about Counting House):'' “The Stone Lord seeks to rob the Counting House - while Nine-fingers has a trap, ready to spring.”
** ''(If Nine-Fingers died in the fight with Zhentarim, in her office):'' “It caused much bloodshed, but a throne such as this shall not remain empty for long.”
* ''(In [[The Lodge]], saw the massacre unleashed by [[Ptaris]]):'' “Predators kill because they must eat. This is just murder.”
* ''(At the Murder Tribunal, became an [[Bhaal#Unholy_Assassins|Unholy Assassin]]):'' “Unholy Assassin? Not a title I would covet...”
* ''At the [[Old Garlow's Place]]:
** ''(Saw voodoo doll, [[Mayrina]] not survived or is cursed):'' “So - the doll is the source of the curse. Now if there was just a way to dispel its magic...”
** ''(Not knowing Mayrina’s story):'' “What a curious figurine. Not a child's play thing, surely...
* ''(In the [[Water Queen's House]], saw blood stains near the entrance):'' “Strange sounds and unexplained blood stains? Something's afoot, needless to say.”
* ''(In the Water Queen’s House cellar, noticed the cracked wall):'' “This wall is damaged - perhaps it can be breached.”
* ''(Discussing the dragon in the [[Wyrmway]], read [[The Legend of Ansur]]):'' “The path to Ansur lies somewhere within the prison at Wyrm's Rock. But what of this mention of torches and sparks?”
** ''(Hasn’t read the book):'' “A dragon slumbers beneath Baldur's Gate, awaiting a hero to stir him.”
Looking at Orin’s corpse installations (throughout [[Find Dribbles the Clown]] quest)
* ''(Illasera):'' “A foul assembly. No corpse should be subjected to this.”
* ''(Yaga-Shura):'' “The dead should be honoured or eaten - not left like this.”
* ''(Sendai):'' “Unhinged corpse displays - like artwork ripped from the Hells themselves.”
* ''(Abazigal):'' “What blood-maddened mind would concoct such a display?”
* ''(Balthazar):'' “Dead flesh and bone rendered into a foul art form.”
* ''(Amelyssan):'' “There is nothing natural about displaying the dead like so.” {{ref|See also [[Orin's Ritual Note]]}}
Picked up Dribbles’s remains
* ''(Found the clown’s corpse without quest):'' “Body parts, put on display? A vile showing.”
** ''(Dribbles’s head, if found without the quest):'' “The head of a clown? I have little use for this.”
* ''(Found the first Orin’s installation, having the quest):'' “We ought to seek out other such displays - they may yield more clown parts.”
** ''(Dribbles’s arm):'' “The arm of a clown. Some madman has a sense of whimsy.”
** ''(Dribbles’s foot):'' “A clown's foot, displayed like a butcher's offering.”
** ''(Dribbles’s hand):'' “Daubed in greasepaint. A clown's appendage, no doubt.”
** ''(Dribbles’s leg):'' “The leg of Dribbles, the clown. How many pieces was he split into?”
** ''(Dribbles’s torso):'' “The torso of a clown, parted from head and limbs. Dribbles, no doubt.”
** ''(Dribbles’s pelvis):'' “This pelvis sports colourful motley - from a dismembered clown.”
** ''(Dribbles’s head):'' “A head, parted from the trunk. The true Dribbles, I assume.”
* ''(Responding remark, if not every part gathered):'' “There must be more pieces to this corpse-puzzle, yet to be found.”
** ''(Responding remark, last piece missing):'' “Just one piece of clown cadaver yet to be found.”
** ''(Responding remark, got all available parts):'' “The final bodypart. Time to show the Ringmaster.”
At the camp
* ''(If Astarion has been kidnapped by other spawn):'' “They have seized Astarion. He'll be in Cazador's clutches now. ”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Come day, we must set off in pursuit.”
* ''(When [[Arabella]] left):'' “Arabella's gone to the city, then. We may yet see her again.”
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Arabella's gone, then. Even with those talents of hers, there's no guarantee she'll survive...”
* ''(Deceived Dame Aylin into going to Ramazith’s Tower):'' “We have deceived Dame Aylin, and sent her to a trap... is this how we treat friends and allies?”
** ''(Told Aylin the truth about Lorroakan):'' “We should follow along, and offer our aid against Lorroakan.”
* ''(Found first letter from Orin):'' “A letter from Orin? Grim tidings, no doubt.”
** ''(Found second letter from Orin):'' “A missive from Orin. An ill omen.”
** ''(Found third letter from Orin):'' “A letter from Orin. If only I could just burn the foul thing, but I must not.”
* ''(If [[Yenna]] was killed in the fight with Orin):'' “Rest now, little one. You deserved better than this.”
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