#spellplague

Inspired by this post [alt].

Mystra was dead (mostly-- check out the Spellplague, it was a mess) until ~10 years before the events of BG3.

In a mobile game (an arguably canon source) Gale is stated to be 35.

Which means that there were 25 years where Gale was living without her direct influence. **side eyes Elminster**

Tav is not his first mortal lover. His hand was a popular one at the annual Blackstaff ball. He's got that autistic rizz and a charming smile. He was (and is) a powerful wizard. He had enough gold to be able to buy a full tavern a round of drinks without batting an eye. He was (and is) a certifiable catch.

But, he wouldn't have has time for a serious relationship, he's got to focus on contemplating the minutia of death cult politics, sorry wrong character his wizardly studies. He would've been a very horny young man, who was very appealing, amongst other very horny young people.

All of this to say: Gale was probably a play boy. Note that I don't think he would have led anyone on with false pretenses, he would have been straight up in how he was 'only seeking to share pleasures of the flesh for a night or two.'

I imagine that even though he was honest about only wanting a FWB relationship, at most-- he probably broke quite a few hearts. And Gale is a sweetheart who definitely felt bad about it.

And now for some angst!

Ellandra with Gaius Dekarios and his son Griffin - circa 1390 DR (art by the fabulous @fedemexyart) I adore Gale Dekarios and thought it would be fun to write his family's origins and lore. Below is my growing collection of Dekarios Family stories. Here is my Dekarios Family Collection: The Promise - Gale only knew the Dekarios family’s history through old journals and family lore. But as a kid, his favorite journals were those written by his great-grandfather Gaius, a powerful war mage and member of the mysterious Arcane Brotherhood. Gale would stay up late, lost in his great-grandfather’s poetic words about the Weave, his epic battles, and adventures. But his favorite part of the journals were stories about the love of Gaius’s life, a beautiful sun elf named Ellandra. When he discovered that his former traveling companion was the same elf from his great-grandfather’s journal, he told her wanted to know everything. (Ongoing original fic! 18 chapters! - Starting Circa 1380 DR)

Krakens - Ellandra and Gaius Dekarios attempt to cure his five year old son’s fear of deep water. (One Shot - Circa 1381 DR)

So…if the Spellplague was caused by the weave unraveling, literally falling apart…shouldn’t this have had a big impact on elves just in general?

Like…on a much more horrific note entering Reverie has the chance of an elf’s soul becoming displaced which…terrible hah

On a less horrible note…elves just suddenly can’t enter reverie at all.

Spellplague - the Spellplague was calamity was caused by the death of Mystra, the goddess of Magic. The goddesses death tore the Weave apart and unleashed the raw magic contained within it, causing massive destruction. The Storm of Blue Fire spread rapidly.

Thousands of spellcasters were either destroyed or went insane due to the collapse of the Weave and shadow weave after Mystra's death. Those who survived lost their ability to use arcane magic.

The Weave was resurrected when Midnight took on the mantle of Mystra and magic became what it was before the Spellplague, though some areas with lingering effects from it remained.

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Hamish (playing Thaddeus): Oh my god, Godric, you can't just ask people why they're fiery.

Rach (playing Ashiok): I say, "Partly because I like it."

Marijn: "You can choose to look like that?" Godric is impressed.

Rach: "I grew up in a drow cult with... some very extreme beliefs."

Adam (playing Billie): "Was it a fun cult?"

Rach: "No."

Tati (playing Seraph): When have we ever encountered a fun cult?

Adam: The goat cult?

Hamish: That wasn't fun.

Tati: I say, "We kind of have a thing for shutting down cults."

Rach: "Me too. I've been going around dealing with them. Anyway, most of my family was wiped out by a magical illness."

Hamish: Oh, you have a spellscar?

Rach: Yes! There wasn't a spellplague in the canon of this world but Lyra let me have one and said there was a small localized plague.

Hamish: Cool!

Rach: I say, "I learned to control the fire and harness it. It's no longer a curse for me."

(Logan nods,)

Logan: ...Yes? The Spellplague was fairly recent. So was the Time of Troubles, if that’s what you consider “recent;” It was only two years after Remy was born, and nine before Roman and his brother.

Roman: --Woah, how do you know what year I was born??

Logan: Do not interrupt my story. --The Spellplague was a cataclysmic event caused by the murder of Mystra, aka Midnight. Shar, the goddess of the Underdark, convinced Cyric, the god of Lies, to use his roguish skill to sneak into Mystra’s home and kill her. Shar intended to replace Mystra and take control of the Weave through the Shadow Weave she had recently created, but this failed, and both systems were completely destroyed...