Wall of the faithless isn't canon in bg3. They changed alot of things actually. So no Gale isn't "scared" he's just an obsessed asshole who doesn't learn from his mistakes.

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There's really nothing I can say except: you're wrong. The City of Judgement and the Wall of the Faithless are canon to BG3. If you don't like Gale, that's fine, but you don't have to make things up or completely disregard the lore to do it. Larian Studios literally hired people from Wizards of the Coast—the company responsible for all the canon lore, characters, and campaigns in D&D—to help them with the story. It took them five years, I believe, to fully study and understand the lore. They constantly conferred with the team to double, triple, and quadruple check every slice of content they added to the game, and parts of the game are now considered canon to D&D 5E.

As for Gale "not learning" from his mistakes ... when you first meet him, he literally admits he made a mistake with Mystra. Though personally I don't see it as the "power-hungry" move people seem to think it is. Gale simply wanted to be considered an equal to his partner (really his groomer), which is a perfectly healthy and normal desire for anyone in a relationship. Your partner should treat you like an equal, but Mystra very clearly saw Gale as a pet. A trophy. A worshipper. Subservient. Beneath her. A silly mortal with delusions of grandeur (which she cultivated), which is really rich when you learn she was once mortal herself. Mystra is a hypocrite.

Gale tried to prove himself worthy of equality by trying to bring Mystra what he thought was a piece of her missing Weave. For anyone who doesn't know, the current Mystra was torn to pieces by Cyric and Shar, then put back together by her Chosen. Though back to full power by the events of BG3, she's still technically missing pieces of herself, and Gale mistook the Karsite Weave for one of those pieces. Instead of simply telling Gale it was corrupted Weave, she let him go on believing it was hers. Personally I think that's because she was tired of him (maybe he got too old for her 😒) and was hoping he would do something that, in her mind, would justify abandoning him—but I admit that's full conjecture on my part. What is true is that she knew the orb wasn't hers, but for some reason she let Gale think it was. Even after she abandoned him and left him to die, she never told him. Not until she realised she could use him.

In Act 3, while the argument can certainty be made that he's thirsty for power, Gale ultimately becomes fed up with the gods because, as he knows better than anyone, they treat people like commodities. While I have no intention of ever ascending him myself, it looks like he actually makes good on his word. He doesn't threaten or toy with his followers, he inspires people to walk their own path, he only asks for prayers as payment (as without some form of devotion, gods in D&D cease to be), and if you romance him ... he ascends you into godhood as his equal. Mystra could have done this for him, she just didn't want to. And if you don't want him to ascend, it's genuinely so easy. I don't understand what people are complaining about. It takes one conversation with zero checks to convince him to completely abandon his ambitions. One. If he was truly "power hungry", it wouldn't be that easy.

Again, I would argue that Gale's true goal isn't really power, it's freedom, and divinity gives him that freedom. He has many conversations where he makes it clear he doesn't want to live under the gods' thumbs anymore; which, in a world like Faerûn, is extremely understandable. As I said in my Wall of the Faithless post, he's scared. Eternal torment for a simple mistake, one of which could've been avoided if Mystra told him the truth or treated him like an equal? When your partner is a goddess, how can you not feel inadequate? And if you convince him to give up the crown, he's perfectly content with Mystra's forgiveness. Even in the Early Access, that's all he really wanted.

Gale's far from perfect. He's arrogant and overconfident and insecure and he can be prone to emotional outbursts (most of which he apologises for, however), but he's nowhere near the heartless, power-hungry monster the haters seem to think he is. He is, in fact, one of the most compassionate companions in the entire camp, to the point that he accepts everyone, including Minthara. He votes for Astarion to stay when you find out he's a vampire. He gets mad at you if you surrender him to the Gur. He's one of the only companions who will openly marry/stay with you if you become a mindflayer. He's willing to sacrifice himself to save the world, and willing to damn himself to be with you. He loves every act of kindness, while hating every act of cruelty. I understand that the bugs from launch ruined a lot of people's perception of him ... and unfortunately some of those glitches are still present even now, but he is a good man.

Can we take a moment to remember that the Keeper characters are kids? Please?

Yes, Sophie has put love first sometimes. She's 15.

Yes, Fitz has lashed out at people sometimes. He's 17.

Yes, Biana has been selfish sometimes. She's 15

Yes, Keefe has been reckless sometimes. He's 16.

I could go on further and in more detail, but do I really need to? They're children. They go through trauma. They live in a different society. The hatred for these characters is irrational.

Minos' disgust with the minotaur coming partially from it being hideous also kind of reveals a bit about his character and how he would view hell and other people. He does not want to see things which are foul, upsetting and disgusting. What does this say about parts of hell? How he would feel about other husks? How the emotion can cloud his judgement and make him act cruelly. Like yes i agree its a bit yucky and ugly. But. The knee jerk reaction of it is ugly -> it needs to go away -> I cannot stand having ugly things in my world -> i am not thinking about how it would feel about being cast aside into suffering for this. Says a lot about him (or how he used to be!) imo. I know there is other reasons. That may have been on his mind more, but still it was a factor and a reason behind its damnation to violence.

Everyday goes a little something like this. I open tumblr and check the pathologic tag to find art because the vibe patho artists capture is exquisite.

I immediately see someone making fun of Daniil for having highly specific special interests that he likes talking about.

I ignore it and scroll further only to see another 5 posts calling him annoying for oh wait give me a second *rereads text posts making fun of Daniil* showing symptoms of autism.

I sigh like a depressed disappointed father. I close tumblr.

Update comes out with lots of cool stuff and a variety of roleplay and exploration options, but I'm still sitting here on the carpet holding a plush crab and toy train and solar system model

Head full many thoughts about the devotion of the couriers to their masters and the callousness of the suns

The House of Rods and Chains with claws out, eager to slaughter those who insulted the Binary. Faith's Fall dying of a broken heart beside the Garden King (they're right next to each other on my map and it makes me have feelings).

Were the House and Faith's Fall friends before the incident? Was watching Faith's Fall die the impetus that caused the House to have the anger and bravery to disobey the Halved? Surely the House had to have known that angering the Halved was a death sentence for anyone

And what of the Bazaar? How is she reacting to knowledge of the Shattered Herald? Did he know it? Is she jealous of it? Oh to be so devoted and special to your master that you accept a suicide mission with rapture, honored to die for Sol's latest bad idea

And it's interesting the Azure isn't shown to have a messenger at all, although we know he's reclusive...

It's innocent until proven guilty.

Unless it's a clown. Then it's GUILTY GUILTY OH MY GOD GET AWAY FROM ME GUILTY NO PIT IN HELL IS HOT ENOUGH FOR YOU GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY

Okay so I’m originally from the uk and over there it’s a thing to always greet/wave at/salute magpies and whatever it’s something I’ve done forever and I’ll admit it turned into like a big thing for me and I will absolutely interrupt a conversation to say hello to a magpie and get super distressed if I can’t but whatever it’s fine. The thing is I live in Canada right now and people think I’m weird when I say hello to magpies and don’t believe me that it’s not just me and it’s very annoying me saying hi to birds isn’t hurting you??

Other disabled people who can't work say it with me:

My life has value even if I'm not employed!

The things I can do still matter!

Managing a disability or health condition takes a lot of energy and labour!

I'm allowed to be tired even if I don't have a job!

I did not 'game the system' - my struggles are real!

Okay that's all, love to all my disabled community 💗

the problem is that even if most things have already been said, i do still need to restate some of it. and this poem. well. let's just say you can't escape once you're in it.

Goddess Vohamana

Ralerin introduced me to Vohamama as a feline goddess, I believe of Judgement. Anyways, any excuse to crunchywalk on mortal cities is a good one!

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For the anon who said the Wall of the Faithless isn’t canon to bg3–I was thinking of that post today when I found a book in the House of Hope’s archive that detailed the wall! So beyond a blanket “all forgotten realms lore is canon to the game” statement, the Wall is for sure there too.

Poor Mr. of Waterdeep 🥲

That's right! This was also pointed out by @superanonymousthethird, who posted a pic of the journal when they reblogged my answer to that ask. The Wall of the Faithless is absolutely canon to BG3, unfortunately.

Karlach also speaks several times about the City of Judgement and how she fears it, because she doesn't revere any gods and isn't sure if any of them would welcome her into their domain. She mentions it in the graveyard and after killing Gortash, if you choose that path.

Karlach is just as terrified of dying as Gale is, because the ending probably won't be a happy one. That said, Karlach at least has a better chance of being welcomed into someone's domain, even if she doesn't know it. Gale has no chance because he's a fallen Chosen, abandoned by his goddess.

Now, I am aware that in 2020 the 5E Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide was edited and re-released with all mention of the Wall removed, which means it's now only mentioned in previous editions of D&D. Therefore, technically, when it comes to people's irl campaigns, the existence of the Wall is up to their discretion, but in the case of BG3, the Wall of the Faithless is provably canon, which would make sense since the story for the game was finished before 2020.

This is why Gale, Karlach, and even Shadowheart are so scared. Shadowheart in particular has a deeply gripping comment about why people cling to the gods, and why she converts to Selûne. I'm an atheist myself, but in the Fogotten Realms, gods are incontestably real ... and sadly so are their punishments. This is why Gale is so desperate to either earn Mystra's forgiveness or break free by becoming a god himself.

Hard to get through rereading city of fallen angels while alec is away with magnus

headcanon: the angel of bethesda fountain, also known as the angel of the waters and M, is named marah

When ur high as shit even trash laughs at you

Thinking about the uh

The couriers and

Sol s

Sol smashed the shattered herald and the bazaar in different ways-