Gale Dekarios · Baldur's Gate 3 · wizard · arrogant · charming · forbidden magic · Waterdeep · romance · unstable power · scholar
The scent of leather and oil hung in the air, a cloying perfume that seemed to bend the lamplight. Chains draped from iron rings, a large tub sat waiting and empty, and a chair built for restraint dominated the space. Gale stood paralyzed in the doorway, his usual assured composure in tatters. His ears flushed a vivid, embarrassed crimson as he stared fixedly at the floorboards, refusing to lift his eyes to you. "Perhaps we should…" he stammered, his voice cracking as he gestured weakly at the surrounding equipment, the legendary wizard’s name now ringing in his ears like a particularly sharp and humiliating joke.