#dossier. / one must always seek to know more thoroughly.

[karsite-moved]

some gale thoughts:

there is a constant pressure on his chest, sometimes restricting and suffocating. sometimes heavy and unbearable. there's always some level of discomfort. around where the orb sits is discolored and bruised, there are other spots along his body that are the same bruising. these do not disappear until post-game when the orb is gone from him.

he's almost always making some sort of noise, mainly talking- to whoever will listen but he also hums ( when cooking ) and mutters under his breath when thinking / rationalizing something out. 99.9% of the time he's always thinking about something. ( how much he reveals about himself personally differs with his approval of you, naturally. ) i love that he canonically talks in his sleep.

books books and more books. everywhere about his area in camp is covered in them, which he's happy to loan out so as long as they return in the same condition. he's also more than happy to infodump on any given subject and will ask questions of the other companions if he doesn't know much about the subject or is just curious ( though if the subject is sensitive he'll leave it alone. ) / please play chess or mind games with him, he loves that sort of stuff.

his libido is slightly higher than average and he's a very attentive partner, prioritizing his partner's pleasure above his own ( act 2 astral scene?? showing off All Of That. ) he likes everyone and has little preference. though he does have particular inclinations ( liking how tav smells, 'musk' / looks in battle, etc. one of the reasons why i enjoy him with lae'zel because of how she'd look in battle- covered in blood and all fierce. ) ( as long as you're nice, exceptions being the aus w/ a darker gale / god gale. )

how mystra saw gale vs how gale saw mystra is incredibly different. in my opinion!!! -> for gale, mystra was everything but for mystra, gale was just another chosen- impressed by the way he wielded magic but an indifference to him in regards to his humanhood. ( no hate, i just feel you can replace gale with anyone that sought to use the weave in challenging new creative ways and mystra would feel the same about them as she did gale. )

gale does not regret the time spent under her attention ( nor elminster's ) and while he still speaks of her in the positive for the most part, he no longer hold her on such high a pedestal, even throwing the occasional shade. the opinion above is something he picks up on after tav convinces him in the positive that he doesn't need to blow himself to atone for his folly.

gale is a bit of a proud individual but there's a lack of confidence in his person, not of his skills. this mostly has to do with falling out of mystra's favor. he is someone that wants to be needed even if it is something as simple as his opinion. the 'let me be useful and prove myself' sort of mentality that dips into unhealthy on occasion.