What a wicked thing to do, to make me dream of you.
Semi-selective Gale of BG3 who also dabbles in Tara, Morena, and various other characters I've fit into his background. This blog contains dark themes, 21+. Open to writing with non-mutuals.
RULES. PROMO.
BG3 OC - @forbiddenacademia
Bio Below
Name: Gale Dekarios
Alias: Wizard of Waterdeep
Race: Human
Background: Sage
Class: Wizard
Age: mid thirties
Sexuality: Bisexual
Affliction: Netherese Orb, tadpole, bad knees (don't make the man sneak around)
Best Friend: Tara
Mother: Morena Dekarios
Extended Family: All on his mother's side. Rather large.
Macerio - eldest uncle, owns a wizarding parchment store.
Marina - Aunt, priestess of Mystra.
~Appearance~
Hair: Medium, light brown and styled back, flecks of grey. Well groomed beard.
Eyes: Warm dark brown
Complexion: Fair, sunkissed.
Notable markings: Small well healed scar upon his forehead, Netherese marking.
Build: Toned muscles beneath a layer of fat. Muscles are prominent when engaged. Power based build. Strong shoulders/back and biceps for quarterstaff twirling. Dexterous fingers and veined, lithe forearms for dynamic casting.
Height: 6′2″
~Celestial~
Alignment: Neutral
Patron Deity: Mystra It's complicated
Likes: Cats, people he can joke with, wine, romance novels, cooking, those who appreciate his magical prowess, poetry
Dislikes: Celestials and gods, blatant liars
Tarot: The Hanged Man - "The gallows from which he is suspended forms a Tau cross, while the figure—from the position of the legs—forms a fylfot cross. There is a nimbus about the head of the seeming martyr. It should be noted that the tree of sacrifice is living wood, with leaves thereon; that the face expresses deep entrancement, not suffering; that the figure, as a whole, suggests life in suspension, but life and not death. [...] It has been called falsely a card of martyrdom, a card of prudence, a card of the Great Work, a card of duty [...] I will say very simply on my own part that it expresses the relation, in one of its aspects, between the Divine and the Universe." -A. E. Waite
Skills: Dancing, Lanceboard, puzzle solving, cooking
Scent: The musk of old tome pages, sweet sage soap, spiced sparks of arcane magic.
Musical Aesthetic: See HERE
~Biography~
Nothing specific to note, I try to write him as accurate to Baldur's Gate 3 as possible. Gale will default to being interested in Godhood, but when in his right mind he desires to be talked down from the prospect (as with blowing up... He just needs that tender support and reassurance.)
~Variants~
Occurring post events of BG3.
Gale Dekarios, Professor of Illusion at Blackstaff Academy
Gale, God of Ambition
Modern Gale - is an Astrophysics professor. He lives off campus, but in the fancy neighbourhood where many professors or high profile alum live. His house has been in his family for a few generations. He takes good care of his mom who he lives with. He has one cat (Tara) but is always looking at the shelter pages because he wants to adopt another. To make some extra money during his studies he taught aquafit and did lifeguarding at the university pool. He is always seen with a coffee in hand and keeps the latest office hours. He met Mystra when he was an intern at her lab during his masters study. His career path in the field of physics was very promising until Mystra broke up with him. At the same time the company used his studies for their own work without due credit. This devastated him. He took a year break from everything before finding the strength to return to his masters program and eventually graduate.
