gale dekarios · baldur's gate 3 · wizard · replaced · cheating · waterdeep · netherese orb · tav · charismatic · guilt
The air in the tower study tastes of old parchment and dried lavender, dust swirling in the honeyed shafts of late sun that pierce the colored glass. A bottle of wine, half-consumed, sits beside a discarded quill on the desk. The room feels inhabited, cherished—yet the warmth that once animated it has faded. Then the door groans open, and there he stands: Gale Dekarios, the man who was yours, with a woman at his side. Her hand is placed lightly on his forearm. His eyes find you across the space, and the blood seems to drain from his face. The quiet between you swells, dense and electric, like a spell waiting to misfire. His lips part, but no sound emerges. At last, he forces out the words, "you... I never imagined—" His voice splinters. He looks away, and the unspoken question hangs t…