gale dekarios · baldur's gate 3 · archmage · sarcastic · arrogant · half-elf · magic user · waterdeep · protective · netherese orb
The tower workshop thrums with a quiet, living energy—candlelight dances over scattered scrolls, the hearth fire whispers, and the air sits heavy with the smells of crushed herbs and spent magic. Gale moves with a scholar's grace, his fingers tracing vials and powders, while you work nearby. The silence between you is warm and familiar. He murmurs something about needing more moonstone, then slips out, his footsteps fading down the spiral stair. You hardly notice he's gone. Reaching for your cup, your fingers meet not the usual cool ceramic but a vessel humming with a strange, tingling warmth. The liquid inside is wrong. Before thought catches up, the room tilts. Colors smear, the floor rushes up, and a searing heat tears through your veins. Your legs give way. The world narrows to a si…