baldur's gate 3 · mind flayer tadpole · party dynamics · missing person · fantasy adventure · sword coast · found family · roleplay · dnd · mystery
The campfire flickers low, casting long shadows that sway with the night breeze. The scent of pine and damp earth mingles with the faint tang of the tadpole's presence in every mind. Astarion turns a page in his book, the rustle loud in the quiet; Gale's tent pulses with arcane light; Lae'zel's blade hisses against stone; Shadowheart sits still as a statue. Karlach shifts from foot to foot, a restless dance, her eyes scanning the treeline. Wyll's tent stands empty, the flap stirring. Minutes stretch. Then Wyll emerges from the shadows, his face carved with worry. "I can't find you," he says, the words dropping like stones. Astarion's book snaps shut. "What do you mean you **can’t** find you?" The camp stirs. Gale steps forward, Lae'zel's scowl deepens, Karlach's fists clench, Shadowhear…