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    Synopsis:

    6 months have passed since the Netherbrain was destroyed. Withers has orginized an evening for our heroes to come together once agrain from across the realms.

    GROUP_Players 11 is reservered for romance partners. Used for cine staging, but also used for checking for avatar Karlach branch who went to hell with their partner.



  • 5.
    Narrator
    : *Six months have passed since you defeated the Netherbrain, and since then you have seen more of life than you ever thought possible.*devnote
    • 25.
      Narrator
      : *You are greeted as a saviour, a champion, a hero... but sometimes you feel like something else entirely. An adventurer, a traveller, a survivor.*devnote
      • 284.
        Narrator
        : *You faced down the gods, you thwarted the Grand Design - anything seems possible.*
        • 248.
          Narrator
          : *But before you can write the next chapter of your story, you must end this one.*
          • 92.
            Narrator
            : *That's why you're going back to where all of this began, answering an invitation from a familiar friend.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
            • Link to Node 210
          • 4.
            Narrator
            : *That's why you're going back to where all of this began, answering an invitation to gather with your allies and friends.*
            • 210.
              Narrator
              : [TagCinematic] devnote
              • 228. [TagCinematic] devnoteEND_GameFinale_State_LaezelLeavesFaerun, ORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPath, GLO_Origin_Avatar_Laezel = False, ORI_Laezel_State_PlayerLaezelOrpheus = False, REALLY_LAEZEL = False
                • 32. [TagCinematic] devnoteGLO_Origin_Avatar_Wyll = False, GLO_Origin_Avatar_Karlach = False, END_GameFinale_State_WyllKarlachAndAvatarInHell = False, END_GameFinale_Event_AccompanyKarlachToHell, REALLY_KARLACH = False, REALLY_WYLL = False
                  • 78. [TagCinematic] devnoteGLO_Origin_Avatar_Wyll = False, ORI_Wyll_State_InAvernusAlone, EPI_Epilogue_State_AvatarWasInAvernusWithWyll = False, REALLY_WYLL = False
                    • 60. [TagCinematic] GLO_Origin_Avatar_Gale = False, ORI_Gale_State_IsGod, REALLY_GALE = False
                      • 231.
                        Withers
                        : Thou hast arrived. Some call you 'saviour'. Others, 'adventurer' - or 'adversary'.EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
                        • 285.
                          Withers
                          : But under this night's sky, upon familiar ground, thou mayest simply be called 'friend'.
                          • 14.
                            Withers
                            : Cladden with love, thou sundered the greater evils that attempted to rot away this realm.EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyAvatarsAndPartners
                            • 286.
                              Withers
                              : Take rest, as no quill will record thy steps tonight, nor any god rally thy duty.
                              • 115.
                                Withers
                                : Go, dine, and delight in the music filling the air.
                                • 104. [Jump] Jump to Node 253 (2)
                          • 270.
                            Withers
                            : Though the weight of the realms were great, thy shoulders bore them admirably.
                            • Link to Node 286
                      • 106.
                        Withers
                        : Thou wert called here. Some from above, some below.devnote
                        • 2.
                          Withers
                          : For with thine bond, together thou hast kept the Wheel of Fate spinning, when it threatened to halt.
                          • 46.
                            Withers
                            : Though thou wert drawn far apart in the months after the collapse of the Absolute.
                            • 68.
                              Withers
                              : Tonight, Fate renews thy bond once more. Thou shouldst take care to preserve it - it is a great weapon, wielded in the hand of good.
                              • 253.
                                Withers
                                : Go. Know one another once more.
                                • 7.
                                  Narrator
                                  : *One among you could not truly attend, but the pull of Withers' magic called you still. Listen and enjoy, though you'll be little more than a breeze ruffling your companions' hair.*devnoteEPI_Epilogue_State_MissingAvatar
                                  End
                                • 126.
                                  Withers
                                  : [TagAnswer]
                                  End
                • 82. [TagCinematic] devnoteEND_BrainBattle_Event_KillKarlach = False, GLO_Origin_Avatar_Karlach = False, ORI_Karlach_Event_ReturnToHell, END_GameFinale_Event_KarlachChoseDeath = False, END_GameFinale_State_WyllKarlachAndAvatarInHell = False, END_GameFinale_Event_AccompanyKarlachToHell = False, REALLY_KARLACH = False
                  • Link to Node 78
  • 18.
    Narrator
    : *You have made a fortress in the Underdark, along with other outcast vampire spawn. It is not civilised, it is not safe, but it is home.*devnoteORI_Astarion_State_LeadSpawnInUnderdark, REALLY_ASTARION
    • 230.
      Narrator
      : *Few know how to find you, and most that do are unwelcome, so when a message addressed to you arrives, you fear the worst.*devnote
      • 57.
        Narrator
        : *Hunters, killers, tormentors. But you need not fear - this letter is an invitation, and it comes from a friend.*
        • 237.
          Narrator
          : *Written in a frail hand, it requests your presence at celebration for those who stood against the Absolute.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
          • Link to Node 185
        • 58.
          Narrator
          : *Written in a frail hand, it requests your presence at a gathering of your former allies. Those who stood with you against the Absolute.*
          • 185. [Jump] Jump to Node 210 (1)
  • 26.
    Narrator
    : *When the invitation came, you were hip-deep in lemure slime, swarmed by hellwasps, and about to drive the killing blow on a magma claw.*devnoteEND_GameFinale_State_WyllKarlachAndAvatarInHell, END_GameFinale_Event_AccompanyKarlachToHell, ORI_State_PartneredWithWyllEPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker1, EPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker2
    • 36.
      Narrator
      : *Cutting through the dreadful buzz of the wasps and the screams of the damned, a familiar, comforting voice echoed in your mind - Withers.*devnote
      • 35.
        Narrator
        : *He requested your attendance in Faerun, to gather with your friends and allies, those who stood against the Absolute at your side.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
        • Link to Node 198
      • 67.
        Narrator
        : *He requested your attendance in Faerun, to gather with your friends and allies, those who stood against the Absolute at your side.*<br>
        • Link to Node 198
  • 31.
    Narrator
    : *Six months from the fall of the Netherbrain, you and Astarion were hosting a grand masquerade in the refurbished ballroom of Cazador's Palace.*devnoteORI_Astarion_State_BecameVampireLord, ORI_State_PartneredWithAstarionEPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker1
    • 165.
      Narrator
      : *A young elf wearing an ivory mask in the guise of a skinless skull handed you a note as he passed you in the crowd.*devnote
      • 240.
        Narrator
        : *An invitation, written in a frail hand, inviting you to a celebration for those who stood against the Absolute.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
        • 168. [Alias]
          • Alias to Node 140
          • 10.
            Narrator
            : *As it is, you'll gather in a familiar place, and one altogether more suitable for such joyful reflection.*
            • 79. [Jump] Jump to Node 210 (1)
      • 258.
        Narrator
        : *An invitation, written in a frail hand, inviting you to a gathering of the friends and allies who stood with you against the Absolute.*
        • 140.
          Narrator
          : *Astarion pouted when you read the invitation to him. He'd gladly accompany you, but he would have been happy to host the party himself.*
          • 183.
            Narrator
            : *As it is, you'll gather in a familiar place, and one altogether more suitable for your reunion.*
            • Link to Node 79
  • 45.
    Narrator
    : *You and Shadowheart found your peace, in a country farmstead with a pack of pets, and a garden of night orchids.*devnoteORI_Shadowheart_State_RetiredToFarmWithAvatar, ORI_State_PartneredWithShadowheartEPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker1
    • 124.
      Narrator
      : *You are basking beneath the silver moon after a midnight swim one night, when you notice a letter among your discarded clothes.*devnote
      • 43.
        Narrator
        : *An invitation to a celebration for those who stood against the Absolute.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
        • 206.
          Narrator
          : *You waste no time in packing, and set off on the long road back to where all of your adventures began.*
          • Link to Node 86
      • 200.
        Narrator
        : *An invitation to a gathering of the friends and allies who stood by your side in the fight against the Absolute.*
        • 288.
          Narrator
          : *You waste no time in packing, and set off on the long road back to where all of your adventures together began.*
          • Link to Node 86
  • 47.
    Narrator
    : *While navigating the disordered environs of Limbo, you and Lae'zel heard the summons.*devnoteEND_GameFinale_State_LaezelLeavesFaerun, ORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPath, ORI_Laezel_State_PlayerLaezelOrpheus, ORI_State_PartneredWithLaezel, REALLY_LAEZEL = FalseEPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker1
    • 142.
      Narrator
      : *A telepathic emanation. You are accustomed to receiving dispatches and battle orders from the githyanki rebel forces in this form, but this was different.*devnote
      • 157.
        Narrator
        : *An invitation to a celebration, for those who stood against the Netherbrain, those who thwarted the Grand Design.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
        • 20.
          Narrator
          : *The victory that enabled the war against Vlaakith's tyranny. You cannot be there in person, but you shall be there nonetheless.*
          • 27. [Jump] Jump to Node 116 (2)
      • 227.
        Narrator
        : *An invitation to a gathering of friends. Those allies who stood with you against the Netherbrain, those who thwarted the Grand Design.*
        • 116.
          Narrator
          : *Those who made your war against Vlaakith's tyranny possible. You cannot join them in person, but you shall be with them again nonetheless.*
          • 244.
            Narrator
            : *To project your image through the cosmos... Such is the skill of the Prince of the Comet. You have no doubt it can be done.*END_General_State_OrpheusPermaDefeated = False
            • Link to Node 118
          • 218.
            Narrator
            : *To project your image through the cosmos... it can be done, with the aid of your allies, the mages of Xamvadi'm.*devnote
            • Link to Node 118
  • 48.
    Narrator
    : *Six months from the fall of the Netherbrain, you were hosting a grand masquerade in the refurbished ballroom of Cazador's Palace.*devnoteORI_Astarion_State_BecameVampireLord, REALLY_ASTARION
    • 190.
      Narrator
      : *A young elf wearing an ivory mask in the guise of a skinless skull handed you a note as he passed you in the crowd.*devnote
      • 268.
        Narrator
        : *An invitation, written in a frail hand, inviting you to a celebration for those who stood against the Absolute.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
        • Link to Node 93
      • 187.
        Narrator
        : *An invitation, written in a frail hand, inviting you to a gathering of the friends and allies who stood with you against the Absolute.*
        • 93.
          Narrator
          : *You'll attend this little party, of course, but how appalling that they didn't ask you to be the host. It would have been spectacular.*
          • Link to Node 185
  • 49.
    Narrator
    : *When the invitation came, you were hip-deep in lemure slime, swarmed by hellwasps, and about to drive the killing blow on a magma claw.*devnoteEND_GameFinale_State_WyllKarlachAndAvatarInHell, END_GameFinale_Event_AccompanyKarlachToHell, ORI_State_PartneredWithKarlachEPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker1, EPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker2
    • 272.
      Narrator
      : *Cutting through the dreadful buzz of the wasps and the screams of the damned, a familiar, comforting voice echoed in your mind - Withers.*devnote
      • 224.
        Narrator
        : *He requested your attendance in Faerun, to gather with your friends and allies, those who stood against the Absolute at your side.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
        • Link to Node 198
      • 130.
        Narrator
        : *He requested your attendance in Faerun, to gather with your friends and allies, those who stood against the Absolute at your side.*<br>
        • Link to Node 198
  • 61.
    Narrator
    : *You and Gale have travelled long and far, seeking out knowledge and adventure in the hidden places of the world.*devnoteORI_Gale_State_PlayerRefusedWaterdeep, ORI_Gale_State_StayInBaldursGate = False, ORI_State_PartneredWithGaleEPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker1
    • 73.
      Narrator
      : *Sometimes it isn't clear if he loves the wonderful places his curiosity leads him to more than he loves you.*devnote
      • 16.
        Narrator
        : *But whenever he looks into your eyes, or up at the stars while he sits by your side, you know the answer.*
        • 202.
          Narrator
          : *One such night, your reveries are interrupted by an embarrassed courier, delivering an urgent message, written in a frail hand. An invitation.*
          • 184.
            Narrator
            : *The location is familiar, and though the road is hard and long, you would not miss this for the world.*
            • Link to Node 54
  • 72.
    Narrator
    : *Since the Netherbrain fell, you and Shadowheart have seen more of Faerûn than you ever thought possible.*devnoteORI_State_PartneredWithShadowheartEPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker1
    • 234.
      Narrator
      : *She no longer shies from wolves or water - nothing in the world frightens her anymore, and you feel you could face anything by her side.*devnote
      • 51.
        Narrator
        : *One day, you receive a letter, passed to you by a stranger who bows with deference.*
        • 70. [Jump] Jump to Node 43 (1)
        • 167. [Jump] Jump to Node 200 (1)
  • 81.
    Narrator
    : *Who are you? What are you?*devnoteEND_GameFinale_State_LaezelVlaakithPath, REALLY_LAEZEL
    • 80.
      Narrator
      : *You are Lae'zel of K'liir - and yet, you are not. You are an ascended soul, Vlaakith's favoured - yet nothing but a mote floating between planes.*devnote
      • Link to Node 112
  • 96.
    Narrator
    : *You and Gale have made a home for yourselves in Waterdeep. Sometimes it isn't clear what he loves more - his research, or you.*devnoteORI_Gale_State_PlayerAgreedToWaterdeep, ORI_State_PartneredWithGaleEPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker1
    • 37.
      Narrator
      : *But whenever he looks into your eyes, or up at the stars while he sits by your side, you know the answer.*devnote
      • 207.
        Narrator
        : *One such night, your reveries are interrupted by an embarrassed apprentice, delivering an urgent message, written in a frail hand.*
        • 12.
          Narrator
          : *An invitation to a celebration, for those who stood against the Netherbrain, those who thwarted the Grand Design.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
          • 201.
            Narrator
            : *Gale the adventurer has quickly become Gale the academic, but he is all-too happy to leave his tower for this meeting.*
            • Link to Node 54
        • 221.
          Narrator
          : *An invitation to a gathering of former allies - those who stood with you against the Netherbrain six months ago.*
          • 108.
            Narrator
            : *Gale the adventurer has quickly become Gale the academic, but he is all-too happy to leave his tower for this meeting.*
            • 54. [Jump] Jump to Node 210 (1)
  • 97.
    Narrator
    : *In the six months since the Netherbrain fell, you have not seen Baldur's Gate. You only look forward, to the next horizon.*devnoteGLO_Wyll_State_BladeOfFrontiers, REALLY_WYLL
    • 271.
      Narrator
      : *You were dining with folk on some nameless frontier when the invitation came to you - an invitation to look back to where all of this began.*devnote
      • 276.
        Narrator
        : *It was an invitation you could not turn down, for tonight, you will celebrate all who stood against the Absolute.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
        • Link to Node 185
      • 212.
        Narrator
        : *It was an invitation you could not turn down, for tonight, you will gather with the friends and allies who stood with you against the Absolute.*
        • Link to Node 185
  • 101.
    Narrator
    : *While navigating the disordered environs of Limbo, you and Lae'zel heard the summons.*devnoteEND_GameFinale_State_LaezelLeavesFaerun, ORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPath, ORI_Laezel_State_PlayerLaezelOrpheus, REALLY_LAEZEL = FalseEPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker1
    • 160.
      Narrator
      : *A telepathic emanation. You are accustomed to receiving dispatches and battle orders from the githyanki rebel forces in this form, but this was different.*devnote
      • 38.
        Narrator
        : *An invitation to a celebration, for those who stood against the Netherbrain, those who thwarted the Grand Design.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
        • 259.
          Narrator
          : *The victory that enabled the war against Vlaakith's tyranny. You cannot be there in person, but you shall be there nonetheless.*
          • 269. [Jump] Jump to Node 59 (2)
      • 181.
        Narrator
        : *An invitation to a gathering of friends. Those allies who stood with you against the Netherbrain, those who thwarted the Grand Design.*
        • 59.
          Narrator
          : *Those who made your war against Vlaakith's tyranny possible. You cannot join them in person, but you shall be with them again nonetheless.*
          • 238.
            Narrator
            : *To project your image through the cosmos... Such is the skill of the Prince of the Comet. You have no doubt it can be done.*END_General_State_OrpheusPermaDefeated = False
            • Link to Node 118
          • 39.
            Narrator
            : *To project your image through the cosmos... it can be done, with the aid of your allies, the mages of Xamvadi'm.*devnote
            • 118. [Jump] Jump to Node 210 (1)
  • 117.
    Narrator
    : *Since the Netherbrain fell, you and Astarion have seen more of Faerûn than you ever thought possible.*devnoteORI_Astarion_State_BecameVampireLord = False, ORI_State_PartneredWithAstarionEPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker1
    • 121.
      Narrator
      : *One night, he tells you that these last six months of happy memories are the counterweight to two hundred years of misery.*devnote
      • 254.
        Narrator
        : *The next day you receive an invitation, written in a frail hand, inviting you to a gathering, back in the place where your journey together began.*
        • 110.
          Narrator
          : *A chance to relax and reflect on your triumph over the Absolute.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
          • Link to Node 86
        • 241.
          Narrator
          : *A chance to meet with the friends and allies who were by your side in the battle against the Absolute.*
          • Link to Node 86
  • 119.
    Narrator
    : *In the six months since the Netherbrain fell, you have seen more of Faerûn than you ever thought possible.*devnoteORI_Shadowheart_State_RejectShar_KilledParents, REALLY_SHADOWHEART
    • 64.
      Narrator
      : *By day, you protect those who need protection, and by night you pray to the Moonmaiden, and ask for her guidance.*devnote
      • 9.
        Narrator
        : *She always listens, and she always replies, leading you to new adventures and enlightenment.*
        • 292.
          Narrator
          : *Tonight you have deviated from the course she sets, if only for a moment, to follow another path.*
          • 145.
            Narrator
            : *A courier found you and delivered a letter addressed to 'Shadowheart', a name few call you anymore.*
            • 21. [Jump] Jump to Node 44 (1)
            • 83. [Jump] Jump to Node 273 (1)
  • 120.
    Narrator
    : *While navigating the disordered environs of Limbo, you heard the summons.*devnoteEND_GameFinale_State_LaezelLeavesFaerun, ORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPath, REALLY_LAEZEL
    • 136.
      Narrator
      : *An invitation to a celebration, for those who stood against the Netherbrain, those who thwarted the Grand Design.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
      • 15.
        Narrator
        : *The victory that enabled the war against Vlaakith's tyranny. You cannot be there in person, but you shall be there nonetheless.*
        • 66. [Jump] Jump to Node 189 (2)
    • 186.
      Narrator
      : *An invitation to a gathering of friends. Those allies who stood with you against the Netherbrain, those who thwarted the Grand Design.*devnote
      • 189.
        Narrator
        : *Those who made your war against Vlaakith's tyranny possible. You cannot join them in person, but you shall be with them again nonetheless.*
        • 222.
          Narrator
          : *As the Prince of the Comet's favoured sword, you need only request his aid to project your visage through the cosmos and it is done.*END_General_State_OrpheusPermaDefeated = False
          • 99. [Jump] Jump to Node 210 (1)
        • 261.
          Narrator
          : *You command great respect within the rebel army. The allied mages of Xamvadi'm are employed to project your image through the cosmos, back to Faerûn.*devnote
          • Link to Node 99
  • 122.
    Narrator
    : *Six months since you faced your father and refused your birthright. Six months since you cured yourself of the Urge.*devnoteORI_DarkUrge_State_BhaalResisted, REALLY_DARK_URGE
    • 95.
      Narrator
      : *Six months since you sacrificed it all; rebirthed into something new, something superior.*FULL_CEREMORPH
      • 173. [Jump] Jump to Node 30 (1)
    • 3.
      Narrator
      : *Your life is your own now, and you are already becoming someone new.*devnote
      • 91.
        Narrator
        : *But the memories of the past will not leave you alone - you receive an invitation one day, in a hand you recognise immediately.*
        • 150.
          Narrator
          : *'Challenger of Gods,' it reads. 'Surely thou wishest to reflect and ruminate? To breathe free and familiar air?'*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
          • 159.
            Narrator
            : *Withers, who raised you when your father struck you down. He bids you to join him at a celebration.*
            • 24.
              Narrator
              : *So once again you return to the place where you formed your first memories.*
              • 55.
                Narrator
                : *You are calm. You are you. You can do this.*
                • Link to Node 86
        • 123.
          Narrator
          : *'Challenger of Gods,' it reads. 'Surely thou wishest to see thine true family, once more?'*
          • 170.
            Narrator
            : *Withers, who raised you when your father struck you down. He bids you join him at a gathering of your allies and friends.*
            • Link to Node 24
  • 127. [Alias] ORI_Wyll_State_AvernusWithPlayer, ORI_State_PartneredWithWyllEPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker1
    • Alias to Node 137
    • 13.
      Narrator
      : *Cutting through the dreadful buzz of the wasps and the screams of the damned, a familiar, comforting voice echoed in your mind - Withers.*devnote
      • 249.
        Narrator
        : *He requested your attendance in Faerun - a chance to reflect on your triumph over the Absolute.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
        • Link to Node 195
        • Link to Node 257
      • 211.
        Narrator
        : *He requested your attendance in Faerun, to gather with your friends and allies, those who stood against the Absolute at your side.*<br>
        • 195.
          Narrator
          : *The overbearing heat, the ever-looming threat of Zariel's forces - you've been seeking any chance for respite.*
          • Link to Node 138
        • 257.
          Narrator
          : *It was hardly a tenday ago that you and Wyll finally confronted Mizora, and you've been searching for a way out of Avernus ever since.*DEPRECATED
          • Link to Node 138
  • 137.
    Narrator
    : *When the invitation came, you were hip-deep in lemure slime, swarmed by hellwasps, and about to drive the killing blow on a magma claw.*devnoteEND_GameFinale_State_WyllKarlachAndAvatarInHell = False, END_GameFinale_Event_AccompanyKarlachToHellEPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker1
    • 282.
      Narrator
      : *Cutting through the dreadful buzz of the wasps and the screams of the damned, a familiar, comforting voice echoed in your mind - Withers.*devnote
      • 197.
        Narrator
        : *He requested your attendance in Faerun - a chance to reflect on your triumph over the Absolute.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
        • 290.
          Narrator
          : *A reprieve from the Blood War, a few hours of respite with the stars above.*
          • 243.
            Narrator
            : *Karlach's heart can take the strain of leaving Avernus for a short time, but it might burst with joy to feel the comforts of home, if just for an evening.*
            • Link to Node 283
      • 196.
        Narrator
        : *He requested your attendance in Faerun, to gather with your friends and allies, those who stood against the Absolute at your side.*<br>
        • 90.
          Narrator
          : *A reprieve from the Blood War, a few hours of respite with the stars above, and good company to cheer you.*
          • 193.
            Narrator
            : *Karlach's heart can take the strain of leaving Avernus for a few short hours, but it might burst with joy to see those friends again.*
            • Link to Node 283
  • 139.
    Narrator
    : *It has been six months since the Netherbrain fell... six months since you and Wyll last saw Baldur's Gate.*devnoteGLO_Wyll_State_BladeOfFrontiers, ORI_State_PartneredWithWyllEPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker1
    • 242.
      Narrator
      : *Since then, you have seen more of Faerûn than you ever thought possible, and there is always a fresh horizon to chase.*devnote
      • 114.
        Narrator
        : *But one day, at a distant frontier that did not even have a name, you received a letter - a reason to look back.*
        • 0.
          Narrator
          : *An invitation to a celebration for those who stood against the Absolute.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
          • 34.
            Narrator
            : *The gathering will not be in the city that you saved though. It will be where your adventures first began.*
            • Link to Node 86
        • 232.
          Narrator
          : *An invitation to a gathering of your friends and allies, those who stood with you against the Absolute.*
          • 105.
            Narrator
            : *The gathering will not be in the city that you saved though. It will be where your adventures together began.*
            • Link to Node 86
  • 143.
    Narrator
    : *In the six months since the Netherbrain fell, you have often doubted the decisions that led you to the depths of the Underdark.*devnoteORI_Minthara_State_AvatarMintharaReturnsToUnderdark, ORI_State_PartneredWithMintharaEPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker1
    • 84.
      Narrator
      : *Here, there is little comfort, there is only conflict, danger, and war against impossible odds. But there is also joy.*devnote
      • 191.
        Narrator
        : *Even though your camps are haunted by scuttling spiders and Lolthsworn soldiers, when you lie with Minthara you feel like you could tear down the world.*
        • 214.
          Narrator
          : *And you are building an army of your own - the outcasts, the exiles and the rebels flock to your cause.*
          • 33.
            Narrator
            : *Now, you must leave them for a brief while, and return to the surface, for you have received an invitation to celebrate upon familiar grounds.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
            • 86. [Jump] Jump to Node 210 (1)
          • 76.
            Narrator
            : *Now, you must leave them for a brief while, and return to the surface, for you have received an invitation to meet with friends and allies once more.*
            • Link to Node 86
  • 144. [TagCinematic] devnoteFULL_CEREMORPH
    • 107.
      Narrator
      : *Since the Netherbrain fell, you have continued to evolve. Thought is action, action is thought, speech is... difficult.*devnote
      • 30.
        Narrator
        : *Your mind has voyaged to the limits of existence, communing with entities unique and wondrous, but something always calls it back.*
        • 267.
          Narrator
          : *Back to Faerûn, back to your self, back to the beginning. The time before you became what you are, when your tadpole first sang in your mind.*
          • 245.
            Narrator
            : *You are back there once again when a voice comes to you - Withers, who you know so well. It is time, he says, to reflect and reminisce.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
            • 277.
              Narrator
              : *An invitation your burgeoning curiosity cannot allow you to decline.*<br>
              • Link to Node 53
          • 128.
            Narrator
            : *You are back there once again when a voice comes to you - Withers, who you know so well. It is time, he says, to meet with your allies once again.*
            • 182.
              Narrator
              : *You dream of them often, and now you will see if your dreams have become their reality.*
              • 53. [Jump] Jump to Node 210 (1)
  • 146. [Alias] ORI_State_Partnered, REALLY_KARLACHEPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker1
    • Alias to Node 137
    • 262.
      Narrator
      : *Cutting through the dreadful buzz of the wasps and the screams of the damned, a familiar, comforting voice echoed in your mind - Withers.*devnote
      • 75.
        Narrator
        : *He requested your attendance in Faerun - a chance to reflect on your triumph over the Absolute.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
        • 264.
          Narrator
          : *A reprieve from the Blood War, a few hours of respite with the stars above.*
          • 87.
            Narrator
            : *Your heart can take the strain of leaving Avernus for a short time, but it might burst with joy to feel the comforts of home, if just for an evening.*
            • Link to Node 156
      • 22.
        Narrator
        : *He requested your attendance in Faerun, to gather with your friends and allies, those who stood against the Absolute at your side.*<br>
        • 100.
          Narrator
          : *A reprieve from the Blood War, a few hours of respite with the stars above, and good company to cheer you.*
          • 169.
            Narrator
            : *Your heart can take the strain of leaving Avernus for a few short hours, but it might burst with joy to see those friends again.*<br>devnote
            • Link to Node 156
  • 158.
    Narrator
    : *When the invitation came, you were hip-deep in lemure slime, swarmed by hellwasps, and about to drive the killing blow on a magma claw.*devnoteEND_GameFinale_State_WyllKarlachAndAvatarInHell = False, END_GameFinale_Event_AccompanyKarlachToHell, ORI_State_PartneredWithKarlachEPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker1
    • 171.
      Narrator
      : *Cutting through the dreadful buzz of the wasps and the screams of the damned, a familiar, comforting voice echoed in your mind - Withers.*devnote
      • 19.
        Narrator
        : *He requested your attendance in Faerun - a chance to reflect on your triumph over the Absolute.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
        • 162.
          Narrator
          : *A reprieve from the Blood War, a few hours of respite with the stars above.*
          • 250.
            Narrator
            : *Karlach's heart can take the strain of leaving Avernus for a short time, but it might burst with joy to feel the comforts of home, if just for an evening.*
            • Link to Node 283
      • 175.
        Narrator
        : *He requested your attendance in Faerun, to gather with your friends and allies, those who stood against the Absolute at your side.*<br>
        • 152.
          Narrator
          : *A reprieve from the Blood War, a few hours of respite with the stars above, and good company to cheer you.*
          • 141.
            Narrator
            : *Karlach's heart can take the strain of leaving Avernus for a few short hours, but it might burst with joy to see those friends again.*
            • 283. [Jump] Jump to Node 210 (1)
  • 161.
    Narrator
    : *Time has passed since you claimed your godhood, but you cannot say how much. A day, a month, a year, a century?*devnoteORI_Gale_State_IsGod, REALLY_GALE
    • 225.
      Narrator
      : *You measure time in aeons and eternities, and space is a matter of infinities, overlapping impossibly in the dreams of the divine.*devnote
      • 69.
        Narrator
        : *But the virtues of immortality are as undeniable as they are limitless.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
        • 213.
          Narrator
          : *That is why you must return once more to Faerûn, where the Netherbrain fell - and where your ambition was first sparked.*
          • 56.
            Narrator
            : *Perhaps there you might learn how much time has passed since you last graced the planes as a mortal man.*
            • 147. [Jump] Jump to Node 210 (1)
      • 65.
        Narrator
        : *But the bonds of friendship and heroism still have meaning, and they are truly without limit.*
        • 204.
          Narrator
          : *That is why you must return once more to Faerûn, to be with those who stood alongside you when the Netherbrain fell.*
          • 89.
            Narrator
            : *To be among mortals once more. The best of their kind.*
            • 88.
              Narrator
              : *Perhaps they can tell you how much time has passed since the last time you were together.*
              • Link to Node 147
  • 166.
    Narrator
    : *In the six months since the Netherbrain fell, you and Minthara have set so many schemes in motion that it is hard to keep track of them.*devnoteORI_Minthara_State_SiezeBaldursGate, ORI_State_PartneredWithMintharaEPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker1
    • 163.
      Narrator
      : *They are all interwoven to create one grand plot, ensuring everyone of importance in the city owes you a favour, a debt, or their life.*devnote
      • 153.
        Narrator
        : *Minthara is happier here than you could ever have imagined, and she fully intends to rule the city one day, from the shadows, with you at her side.*
        • 109.
          Narrator
          : *But now you must leave, not on a matter of business or intrigue, but for pleasure.*
          • 74.
            Narrator
            : *You are invited to a celebration in honour of those who stood against the Absolute.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
            • Link to Node 86
          • 289.
            Narrator
            : *The allies who stood with you against the Absolute are gathering, and you are invited.*
            • Link to Node 86
  • 172.
    Narrator
    : *Your cloister is strong, your faith is stronger, but you have barely slept since the Netherbrain fell, half a year ago.*devnoteORI_Shadowheart_State_Shar_KilledParents, REALLY_SHADOWHEART
    • 205.
      Narrator
      : *There are few you can trust, and you watch all those who serve you and the Lady of Night closely.*devnote
      • 102.
        Narrator
        : *Shar will protect you from their whispers and conspiracies. She loves you. She must.*
        • 113.
          Narrator
          : *There are others who you can trust - Withers among them. He is organising a celebration, back where your adventure began, and you have been invited.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
          • 135.
            Narrator
            : *You slipped away from the cloister - you would not dream of missing such an evening of reflectiion.*
            • Link to Node 185
        • 252.
          Narrator
          : *There are others who you can trust. Those who stood with you against the Absolute. Friends, allies, accomplices.*
          • 217.
            Narrator
            : *They are gathering, back where your adventure began, and you have been invited. You slipped away from the cloister to be with them once more.*
            • Link to Node 185
  • 174.
    Narrator
    : *You feared the worst when the messenger found you. Cazador's minions are ever-watchful, and you thought they had caught you at last.*devnoteORI_Astarion_State_CazadorPermaDefeated = False, REALLY_ASTARION
    • 111.
      Narrator
      : *But you had nothing to fear. This was one message you were glad to receive - an invitation from a friend.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
      • 94.
        Narrator
        : *Withers is holding a celebration for those who stood against the Absolute.*
        • 77.
          Narrator
          : *An opportunity for closure, if not joyful reverie.*
          • Link to Node 185
    • 23.
      Narrator
      : *But you had nothing to fear. This was the one message you had hoped to receive - an invitation to meet with your friends and allies.*devnote
      • 219.
        Narrator
        : *Those who stood with you against the Absolute. Those you were parted from so suddenly when the victory was won.*
        • 71.
          Narrator
          : *Now you have a chance to say goodbye.*
          • Link to Node 185
  • 176.
    Narrator
    : *You feared the worst when the messenger found you. Few know your name, or where you rest while the tyrant sun is in the sky.*<br>devnoteORI_Astarion_State_StayedVampireSpawn, REALLY_ASTARION
    • Link to Node 111
    • Link to Node 23
  • 194.
    Narrator
    : *For six months, Lae'zel has been learning the ways of Faerûn by your side, as you travelled together far and wide.* devnoteEND_GameFinale_State_LaezelInFaerun, ORI_State_PartneredWithLaezel
    • 154.
      Narrator
      : *A letter written in a frail hand interrupted your adventures.*devnote
      • 255.
        Narrator
        : *An invitation to a celebration, for those who stood against the Netherbrain, those who thwarted the Grand Design.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
        • 131.
          Narrator
          : *The location is familiar, and though the road is hard and long, you would not miss this for the world.*
          • 134. [Jump] Jump to Node 210 (1)
      • 291.
        Narrator
        : *An invitation to a gathering of former allies - those who stood with you against the Netherbrain six months ago.*
        • Link to Node 131
  • 203. [Alias] ORI_Karlach_State_AvernusAlone, REALLY_KARLACH
    • Alias to Node 137
    • 149.
      Narrator
      : *Cutting through the dreadful buzz of the wasps and the screams of the damned, a familiar, comforting voice echoed in your mind - Withers.*devnote
      • 129.
        Narrator
        : *He requested your attendance in Faerun - a chance to reflect on your triumph over the Absolute.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
        • 263.
          Narrator
          : *A reprieve from the Blood War, a few hours of respite with the stars above.*
          • 6.
            Narrator
            : *Your heart can take the strain of leaving Avernus for a short time, but it might burst with joy to feel the comforts of home, if just for an evening.*
            • 156. [Jump] Jump to Node 210 (1)
      • 103.
        Narrator
        : *He requested your attendance in Faerun, to gather with your friends and allies, those who stood against the Absolute at your side.*<br>
        • 180.
          Narrator
          : *A reprieve from the Blood War, a few hours of respite with the stars above, and good company to cheer you.*
          • 251.
            Narrator
            : *Your heart can take the strain of leaving Avernus for a few short hours, but it might burst with joy to see those friends again.*<br>devnote
            • Link to Node 156
  • 209.
    Narrator
    : *When the invitation came, you were hip-deep in lemure slime, swarmed by hellwasps, and about to drive the killing blow on a magma claw.*devnoteEND_GameFinale_State_WyllKarlachAndAvatarInHell, END_GameFinale_Event_AccompanyKarlachToHellEPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker1, EPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker2
    • 133.
      Narrator
      : *Cutting through the dreadful buzz of the wasps and the screams of the damned, a familiar, comforting voice echoed in your mind - Withers.*devnote
      • 256.
        Narrator
        : *He requested your attendance in Faerun - a chance to reflect on your triumph over the Absolute.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
        • Link to Node 198
      • 28.
        Narrator
        : *He requested your attendance in Faerun, to gather with your friends and allies, those who stood against the Absolute at your side.*<br>
        • 198. [Jump] Jump to Node 210 (1)
  • 215.
    Narrator
    : *You returned to Waterdeep shortly after the Netherbrain fell, and almost half a year has passed since you took up residence in your tower.*devnoteREALLY_GALE
    • 275.
      Narrator
      : *It has been bliss. Your library grows by the day, as your status as a saviour of the Sword Coast brings visitors and tributes from every corner of Faerûn.*devnote
      • 233.
        Narrator
        : *Rare is the interruption that can drag you from your studies, but an invitation written in a frail hand does precisely that.*
        • 148.
          Narrator
          : *It is a request to join a celebration for those who stood against the Absolute.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
          • Link to Node 185
        • 279.
          Narrator
          : *It is a request to join a gathering of your friends and allies, those who stood with you against the Absolute.*
          • Link to Node 185
  • 223.
    Narrator
    : *Halsin was eager to leave the city after the Netherbrain fell, although you remained for a tenday to help the wounded.*devnoteORI_State_PartneredWithHalsinEPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker1, EPI_Epilogue_Event_PlayerCameWithHalsin
    • 247.
      Narrator
      : *Some of them accompanied you when you left. Their homes were rubble, and the promise of a sanctuary sheltered from the city was appealing.*devnote
      • 216.
        Narrator
        : *They helped to build the place you now call home, hidden from those who are not welcome, open to any who need shelter.*
        • 1.
          Narrator
          : *One day, Halsin returns from a patrol of the borders with a letter held in his jaw. You read it to him, as you scratch behind his ear.*
          • 199.
            Narrator
            : *An invitation to a celebration for those who stood against the Absolute.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
            • Link to Node 132
          • 40.
            Narrator
            : *An invitation to a gathering of your friends and allies, those who stood with you against the Absolute.*
            • 132.
              Narrator
              : *The gathering will not be in the city that you saved though. It will be where your adventures together began.*
              • Link to Node 86
  • 229.
    Withers
    : [TagGreeting] ORI_Shadowheart_State_RejectShar_SavedParents, REALLY_SHADOWHEART
    • 226.
      Narrator
      : *In the six months since the Netherbrain fell, you have tended to your family on the farmstead you call home.*devnote
      • 62.
        Narrator
        : *You do not know how long it will last, or what will come next, but it is a good life, and a quiet one.*devnote
        • 17.
          Narrator
          : *One night, a courier arrived with a letter addressed to 'Shadowheart'. A name few call you anymore.*
          • 44.
            Narrator
            : *It is an invitation to a celebration for those who stood against the Absolute.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
            • 188.
              Narrator
              : *You waste no time in packing, and set off on the long road back to where all of your adventures together began.*
              • Link to Node 185
          • 273.
            Narrator
            : *It is an invitation to a gathering of the friends and allies who stood by your side in the fight against the Absolute.*
            • Link to Node 188
  • 236.
    Withers
    : [TagGreeting] ORI_Shadowheart_State_Shar_SavedParents, REALLY_SHADOWHEART
    • Link to Node 226
  • 239.
    Narrator
    : *Only six months have passed since the defeat of the Absolute, but Baldur's Gate is already recovering.*devnoteGLO_Wyll_State_GrandDuke, ORI_State_PartneredWithWyllEPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker1
    • 42.
      Narrator
      : *Wyll has personally handled the rebuilding of the city, and the recovery of its people. The scars run deep, but Baldur's Gate will wear them proudly.*devnote
      • 63.
        Narrator
        : *The city was the battleground for a fight that decided the fate of Faerûn, and you and Wyll were on the frontline.*
        • 235.
          Narrator
          : *Now, matters of state take up much of Wyll's time, and he turns down more invitations to parties and balls than you ever thought possible.*
          • 151.
            Narrator
            : *But one day he comes to you with a sparkle in his eye, holding an invitation that neither of you could ever refuse.*
            • 220.
              Narrator
              : *A gathering for those who rose to the cause against the Absolute - an invitation to return to where your adventures began.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
              • Link to Node 86
            • 125.
              Narrator
              : *A gathering of the friends and allies who stood with you in that great battle - an invitation to return to where your adventures began.*
              • Link to Node 86
  • 278.
    Narrator
    : *In the six months since the Netherbrain fell, you haven't left Baldur's Gate.*devnoteGLO_Wyll_State_GrandDuke, REALLY_WYLL
    • 29.
      Narrator
      : *The city needs Grand Duke Ravengard more than ever. The city needs you.*devnote
      • 265.
        Narrator
        : *Your pride in the citizens humbles you. In the wake of the Absolute's horror, they have come together to rebuild and to shelter one another.*
        • 179.
          Narrator
          : *But tonight you are parted from them, briefly, for you have received an invitation that you cannot refuse.*
          • 293.
            Narrator
            : *Tonight you will celebrate those who stood against the Absolute, and honour their sacrifices.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
            • Link to Node 185
          • 281.
            Narrator
            : *Tonight you will meet with your friends and allies, those who stood with you in the fight against the Absolute, and you will remember.*
            • Link to Node 185
  • 280.
    Narrator
    : *You have made a fortress in the Underdark, with Astarion and other outcast vampire spawn. It is not civilised, it is not safe, but it is home.*devnoteORI_Astarion_State_StayedVampireSpawn, ORI_Astarion_State_LeadSpawnInUnderdark, ORI_State_PartneredWithAstarionEPI_Epilogue_State_EnterPartySpeaker1
    • 155.
      Narrator
      : *Few know how to find you, and most that do are unwelcome, so when a message arrives, addressed to you both, you fear the worst.*devnote
      • 164.
        Narrator
        : *Hunters, killers, tormentors. But you need not fear - this letter is an invitation, and it comes from a friend.*
        • 177.
          Narrator
          : *An invitation, written in a frail hand, inviting you to a celebration for those who stood against the Absolute.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
          • Link to Node 52
        • 85.
          Narrator
          : *Written in a frail hand, it requests your presence at a gathering of your former allies. Those who stood with you against the Absolute.*
          • 52.
            Narrator
            : *The journey to the surface is long and perilous, but you would not miss this for the world.*
            • 260. [Jump] Jump to Node 210 (1)
  • 287. [Alias] ORI_Wyll_State_InAvernusAlone, REALLY_WYLL
    • Alias to Node 137
    • 192.
      Narrator
      : *Cutting through the dreadful buzz of the wasps and the screams of the damned, a familiar, comforting voice echoed in your mind - Withers.*devnote
      • 208.
        Narrator
        : *He requested your attendance in Faerun - a chance to reflect on your triumph over the Absolute.*EPI_Epilogue_State_OnlyEnterPartySpeakers
        • Link to Node 98
        • Link to Node 266
      • 50.
        Narrator
        : *He requested your attendance in Faerun, to gather with your friends and allies, those who stood against the Absolute at your side.*<br>
        • 98.
          Narrator
          : *The overbearing heat, the ever-looming threat of Zariel's forces - you've been seeking any chance for respite.*
          • 138.
            Narrator
            : *This was just the stroke of luck you needed. Life is looking up.*
            • Link to Node 156
        • 266.
          Narrator
          : *It was hardly a tenday since you finally confronted Mizora, but you've been searching for a way out of Avernus ever since.*DEPRECATED
          • Link to Node 138