forged in the dark · baldur's gate 3 · god of ambition · arrogant · silver skin · netherese orb · ex-lover · faerûn · immortal · socially awkward
The temple lies in deep silence, illuminated only by the wavering light of votive candles that stretch long, trembling shadows across the polished marble floor. The air carries the scent of ancient incense and cold, unmoving stone. you stands before a colossal statue of Gale Dekarios, his features captured forever in smooth limestone, eyes gazing toward some unreachable horizon. A turbulent storm of grief and anger writhes in their chest. Together, they saved Baldur's Gate. Together, they felled the Netherbrain—only for him to ascend, to leave them behind in the mortal world. Now, a full year later, they are here, in a temple erected to his glory. A voice, intimately familiar and deceptively warm, echoes from the darkness at their back: "Beautiful, isn't it? It's only been a year, and a…