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Synopsis:
Gale's default dialog that triggers whenever you speak to Gale in the game world. Covers a variety of topics that mostly react to Gale-related events that took place.
143. : Such was my skill that it earned me the attention of the mother of magic herself. The Lady of Mysteries. The goddess Mystra.
72. : She revealed herself to me and she became my teacher. In time, she became my muse, and later, even my lover.
66. Player: I'm not sure I'm understanding correctly. You made love to my goddess?,
CLERIC_MYSTRA
66. Player: Are you telling me you made love to a goddess?
6. : Oh yes.
115. : We enjoyed each other's company - body, mind and soul. But even so, I desired more.
82. : You see, no matter how powerful a wizard we mortals can become, we never scratch more than the surface of the Weave.
48. : Mystra keeps us in check. There are boundaries she doesn't let us cross. Yet every time I was with her, I stood on the precipice, gazing into the wonders that lay beyond.
67. : I sought to cross her boundaries.
32. Player: How exactly did you try to cross those boundaries?
117. : I tried to convince her. I pouted, I pleaded, I swore my ambition was only to serve her better. But she only smiled and told me to be contented.
4. : As inconceivable as it seems to me now, I shared a bed with a goddess and yet I wasn't satisfied. So I sought to prove myself worthy to her instead.
83. : We come now to the crux of my folly. Shall I share the story behind it, or would you rather head straight to its sordid finale?
22. Player: Your knowledge of Mystra is clearly more intimate than my own. I'd like to hear the whole tale.,
CLERIC_MYSTRA
22. Player: I'm intrigued. Tell me all.
110. : Very well. Here goes:
109. : Once upon a very long time ago, a mighty lord lived in a tower. A flying tower, to be precise.
99. : I'll save his history for another time, but the gist of it is that he sought to usurp the goddess of magic so that he could become a god himself.
23. : He almost managed, but not quite, and his entire empire - Netheril - came crashing down around him as he turned to stone.
144. : The magic unleashed that day was phenomenal, roiling like the prime chaos that outdates creation.ORI_Gale_Knows_Lord
87. : Even the Weave itself could not withstand the onslaught. It fractured, then shattered, and all magic was lost to the mortal realms until the day Mystra returned.
56. : She restored the Weave, reuniting all its scattered shards. Or so I thought, until in the course of my studies I learned of a book. A Netherese tome in which a piece of the fractured Weave had been sealed beyond her reach.
123. : 'What if', I thought, 'What if after all this time, I could return this lost part of herself to the goddess?'
27. Player: What was the answer to that question?
97. : The answer was to try, and the outcome was to fail.
19. Player: I guess you ruled out flowers and chocolates altogether then.
68. : You know me. My gestures can never be grand enough.
141. Player: So your grand plan was akin to emptying a cup of water in the sea. Brilliant.
0. : I certainly thought so. Sometimes there is great strength to be found in symbolism.
108. : I was certain that this deed of raw power draped in romance would convince Mystra to take me by the hand and welcome me into her hitherto forbidden domains.
120. : I was mistaken.
28. : I obtained the fabled book and took it into my study. As for what happened next...
35. [Visual State]
63. : Here. Place your hand over my heart. Let me show you.devnote
137. : *You feel the tadpole quiver as you realise Gale is letting you in.*
112. : *Into the dark.*devnote
5. [Visual State]
124. : *You see through Gale's eyes, staring down the corridors of a dread memory. A book, bound, then suddenly opened.*devnoteCAMP_Night3_CRD_Gale_SawDarkness = False
96. : *Inside there are no pages, only a swirling mass of blackest Weave that pounces.*devnote
50. [Visual State]
40. : *Its teeth, its claws, it's unstoppable as it digs through and becomes part of you. And gods, is it ever-hungry...*devnote
98. Player: [TagAnswer]
ORI_Inclusion_Astarion
139. : What is it? What do you see?
153. Player: [TagAnswer]
ORI_Inclusion_End_Astarion
134. Player: Yank your hand away.
14. [TagCinematic]
devnote
126. : Terrifying isn't it? And that is only the beginning.devnote
93. [Visual State]
122. : This Netherese blight... this orb, for lack of a better word, is balled up inside my chest. And it needs to be fed.ORI_Gale_Knows_LearnedBackstory
39. : As long I absorb traces of the Weave from potent enough sources, it remains quiet. Were it ever to fully destabilise, however...devnote
85. Player: Go on.
44. : I will erupt.devnote
75. : I don't know the exact magnitude of the eruption, but given my studies of Netherese magic, I'd say even a fragment as small as the one I carry...devnote
151. : It'd level a city the size of Waterdeep.devnoteORI_Gale_Knows_Bomb
116. : Fortunately, this need no longer be a concern. Not until I meet the Heart of the Absolute - whatever that is.ORI_Gale_Event_BombDisarmedEnd
52. Player: [TagAnswer]
ORI_Gale_Event_BombDisarmed = FalseORI_Inclusion_Laezel
55. : You thrice-damned rotten bastard! You've been the greatest threat to our lives all this time!
74. : I swear to you I wasn't. But I've no choice but to admit I am now. Perhaps it would be best if I leave and put as much distance between us as I can before the orb erupts.
43. Player: [TagAnswer]
ORI_Inclusion_End_Laezel
12. Player: Is there nothing we can do?
128. : Carry out Mystra's wishes, I suppose. Though that would be a very drastic solution, if you can even call it that.ORI_Gale_Event_BombDisarmed
33. : We might chance upon a king's collection of magical artefacts around the corner. We might cross paths with a miracle round the bend. Then again - we might not.ORI_Gale_Event_BombDisarmed = False
69. : All of this... It must feel like a betrayal. Say the word, and we'll part ways.ORI_Inclusion_Wyll, ORI_Inclusion_Laezel, ORI_Inclusion_ShadowHeart, ORI_Inclusion_Karlach, ORI_Inclusion_Astarion
13. : [TagAnswer]
42. Player: I would hear what the others say first.
148. : [TagAnswer]
59. : You never know, a walking bomb could come in handy some day. I say he stays.ORI_Gale_State_AstarionSwayed
11. : Has the tadpole wrecked your senses? He must be cast out immediately.
65. [Jump]
Jump to Node 103 (1)
100. [Jump]
Jump to Node 91 (1)
133. [Jump]
Jump to Node 70 (1)
88. [Jump]
Jump to Node 36 (1)
105. : You'd have us debate? That Netherese jack-in-the-box should be a blip on the horizon by now!ORI_Gale_State_AstarionSwayed = False
73. [Alias]
24. : I agree. Let us be rid of this menace.
103. : Come now, have a heart. Gale is one of us, and we should stand by his side.
20. [Jump]
Jump to Node 8 (1)
36. : [TagAnswer]
106. : You'd even consider letting him stay? We must be rid of this menace.
114. : Have a heart. Gale is one of us, and we should stand by his side.
91. : Come on. We all have our secrets - and our risks. If Gale leaves, we might as well disband completely.
70. : I'm in two minds - and frankly don't care a great deal. Either decision is fine by me.
111. [Jump]
Jump to Node 36 (1)
37. : Gale's one of us, and we should stand by his side.<br>
8. : Absolutely. We're all risky in our own ways. We stick together anyway. Right?
80. [Jump]
Jump to Node 70 (1)
107. [Jump]
Jump to Node 36 (1)
1. : If having dangerous, otherworldly objects stuck in your skin is wrong, then Gale and I both have to go. We're not really splitting up, are we?
47. [Jump]
Jump to Node 36 (1)
9. [Jump]
Jump to Node 60 (2)
60. : [TagAnswer]
607bbdd2-9891-589d-d8b0-53cbd89f0367 = False, 7fd98b6e-11d5-28e0-bc67-bb0925834fa3 = False, 8a4a686d-6c47-411f-a0b3-d79ff33e2922 = False, b0a3c5e5-1bbe-7b76-76d9-6dec398a5297 = False, ec46b5c3-2306-a90d-a05b-84e9abaebfda = False
95. Player: I care too much about you to abandon you now, Gale. We travel on together.ORI_State_DatingGale
54. Player: We've come this far together and we'll continue on together. That is how it will be.