gale's tower is best described as an organized mess. as a dedicated student of the page, his tower is stuffed to the brim with books, all ones he's read and annotated, so many that there is no longer shelf space for them all. the books on the shelves are somewhat organized by author. there are books that cover most flat surfaces in his tower, much to the chagrin of his tressym, tara, that are barely organized. he has, however, left sufficient space for sitting in the rare occasion he has guests. of note is a big chair near a fireplace, where gale does all of his casual reading. when he's not studying, he likes to read romance and mystery novels.

his desk is where his serious study and writings take place, and this is where he can usually be found in his tower. the drawers are filled with various scrolls and papers, both used and unused, as well as inkwells, quills, crystals, and books he's writing. he has a statue of mystra on his desk (that he gets rid of once the events of the game have passed) as well as some scales necessary for alchemy and various recipe books.

he owns a piano that he's actually quite good at playing, and he's adorned his home with different paintings and sculptures. he is a student of the page, but he also loves the arts and supports them whenever possible. he decorates his walls, floors, and shelves with various artworks.

finally, from his balcony, he's able to see all the homes on the harbor as well as the sea. he spends most of his free time here, watching the sun rise and set, the boats docking and leaving, and the people who do the same. he has a cozy life in waterdeep, one that he will return to no matter what may happen.

main verse: takes place over the course of baldur's gate 3. i'll usually put in the tags about when everything is taking place.

pre-canon: takes place before BG3, with gale living in waterdeep.

post-canon: takes place after BG3, with gale living in waterdeep, now sans tadpole.

general fantasy: basically the same as his pre-canon verse, but outside of BG3.

dragon age: origins, dragon age 2, inquisition, and veilguard verses available. in all four games, gale is a circle mage who is incredibly close to becoming grand enchanter. however, he harbors a terrible secret — he has made a deal with mystra, a powerful demon who gives him knowledge in exchange for power. his personal quest in all games involves him ridding himself of mystra.

mass effect: gale is a recruitable companion in ME2. He is an incredibly powerful biotic, and stuck under his teacher, a woman named mystra. his personal quest involves freeing himself from her. he is available in ME3 as well.

i am mutually exclusive and will only interact with those who I follow and follow me back. people who violate this will be hardblocked, no exceptions. i will not follow anyone who exhibits genuinely problematic behaviors, aka those who are -ists or -phobes, aging up minors to write smut, those who write out rape/non-con scenes, or those who feature ships with incest. as a CSA survivor at the hands of a family member, i do not want to nor will I justify not wanting incest on my dashboard. i will not follow solo blogs in the glee, squid games, eternals, harry potter or stranger things fandoms, blogs portraying real people, or those who write heavily with them. solo blogs that attempt to follow me from these fandoms will be blocked on sight.  multis are exempt from this, but at my discretion. i will not follow billy hargrove, nick goode, kylo ren, homelander, the deep, stormfront, soldier boy, or tate langdon blogs or those they write with those characters even with canon divergences. multis are not exempt from this rule. i will not follow blogs that use dead or problematic fcs, or any fc that has asked not to be used in roleplay. i will not follow blogs that use athlete fcs. i will not follow anyone who racebends or tries to justify racebending. if your name/alias or age is not listed anywhere on your blog/carrd/doc, i will not follow. please do not follow me if you're under 21. do not follow me if you condone the use of AI in any capacity, especially for the use of generating art and writing. i will block anyone I find condoning it, regardless of if we are mutuals or not. I also ask that, for now, solo blog duplicates do not follow.

i hardblock/softblock quite liberally.  i want my dash to be a comfortable place to be and i will curate it in the way that i want to in order to make this happen.  in that same vein, if you want to hardblock/softblock me to make your dash more comfortable, then do it.  i won't message you asking why or vague you for it. i want your dash to be comfortable too.

i write Gale without godhood. i don't know how much i want to write him as a god and for now i can't see that changing.

gale is a victim of mystra. if you don't agree, don't follow.

smut/sexual content may be written, however i prefer to write nsfw content either on discord or on a sideblog specifically for nsfw topics.  i will not be forced or manipulated into writing smut.  that will result in an immediate block.

general triggers will be tagged as follows: #trigger /. gale's story has some triggers in it, including being groomed, that i will be addressing on this blog that will also be tagged.

i practice having mains, exclusives, and affiliates. i will accept two versions of each character as a main, but only one version of each character as an exclusive and affiliate. i also practice ship exclusivity. ship exclusivity and normal exclusivity do not go hand in hand. exclusivity does not automatically equal affiliation, but affiliation automatically equals exclusivity to me. my affiliates are an integral part of my canon and cannot be replaced. all three categories receive priority plotting. becoming exclusives and affiliates require extensive plotting and writing in order for me to form these connections, whether that writing take place on dash or on discord.

i love shipping. i only ask that, before it is done, we have plotted sufficiently and that we have written some before shipping. any force shipping or seeking me out specifically because of my character or faceclaim will result in a hard block. no exceptions. i have had too many experiences with this and have an extremely low tolerance for it. when it comes to shipping with tavs/durges, I see each one as a separate character. as of now, i will not be exclusive to one tav/durge as i see it minimizing the interactions i can have.

i normally don't post starter calls, i post plotting calls and reblog memes. i don't like mandatory interest trackers and likely won't fill them out unless we're already friends. if no interest in interacting is shown in a certain period of time, whether that be through liking plotting calls, sending memes, or even just interacting with my OOC posts, i will softblock.

hi, i'm blythe, i'm 27, and i use she/her pronouns. outside of tumblr, i'm a healthcare worker so this blog is nowhere near my highest priority. i have discord available upon request for mutuals and i look forward to writing with you!