#Gale Dekarios

[bayernssu]

Underdark🍄

#baldur's gate 3 #astarion #karlach #shadowheart #wyll ravengard #tav #gale dekarios #lae'zel

[dafna-winchester]

Gale Dekarios sketchy sketch 💜

#gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #bg3 gale #bg3 fanart #bg3 #tim downie #traditional art #sketch

[surprisesausages]

Baby needs healing (💀)

#bg3 #fanart #my art #digital art #drawing #art #illustration #bg3 astarion #astarion #baldurs gate astarion #gale of waterdeep #gale dekarios #baldurs gate gale #lae'zel #bg3 lae'zel #baldurs gate 3 #baldurs gate fanart #baldurs gate #dnd #funny comics #daily comic #bullying

[heynougat]

I am making this wizard pile my agenda, and no one is taking it from me.

#Gale Dekarios #Gale of Waterdeep #Caleb Widogast #Baldur's Gate 3 #Mighty Nein #Critical Role #my art

[wellen-katze]

Who would trust a vampire - bg3 comic, Astarion, Gale

some soft bloodweave(?) sry if it was too boring xD

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #comic #fanart #digital art #gale #astarion #gale of waterdeep #gale dekarios

[logicallyserial]

drew a portrait for gale and my necromancer tav niero's wedding :]

#both of their families insisted upon a veeeery lavish wedding and they are very in love so why not #bg3 #gale dekarios #my oc #my art #oc x canon

[hekuuu]

a little help

#baldur's gate 3 #bloodweave #bg3 #astarion #gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #baldurs gate 3

[vaelastormreaver]

(I personally bought it because I was having trouble finding a good group to play DND with)

#bg3 #baldur's gate #baldur’s gate 3 #baldurs gate 3 #baldur's gate 3 poll #halsin #astarion #wyll ravengard #gale dekarios #karlach #lae'zel #shadowheart #bg3 poll #dnd

[lemonmangosorbet]

Normally I wouldn't bother making a post like this but it came to my attention yesterday via a twitter thread that tumblr user fridaypls is using AI elements in their fanart. Now, if they were doing this because they didn't feel entirely confident in their artistic ability, and they were just doing this for fanart they posted online, then I'd shrug my shoulders and go "eh, whatever"

However, I then found out that fridaypls is selling this fanart and even making posts like "buy my Gale print and get Tim Downie to sign it" and I just can't sit idly by whilst someone makes profit off AI 'art' and there are so many other artists (myself included) trying to make a living off our own art.

The tweet thread about the use of AI by fridaypls can be viewed here and here but I'll also copy and paste some of the examples under a cut line in this post.

So far on twitter, fridaypls got wind of the thread going around about them and they deactivated their account rather than take accountability. I'm probably going to be blocked by them for making this post, but I encourage you to reblog this and spread the word and please, PLEASE don't buy artwork from someone using AI generated images. There are so many other hardworking artists out there making amazing fanart and merch that you can give your money to instead.

Examples from twitter:

#bg3 fanart #astarion #gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #halsin #fridaypls

[lopsidedspecs]

BG3 art dump⭐️

#my art #Yes I have been playing bg3 since it came out #No i havent finished it yet😅 #Some drawings I’ve done along the way #baldurs gate 3 #gale of waterdeep #gale dekarios #bg3 gale #astarion #bg3 astarion #ascended astarion #karlach x dammon #artists on tumblr #dnd characters #art #digital illustration #procreate art

[noya000]

I’ve been obsessed wth bg3 lately so have this glorious piece based on a screenshot from RuPauls drag race.

(also if anyone has any bg3 fic recommendations lemme know :3)

#baldurs gate fanart #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 art #bg3 #bg3 astarion #bg3 gale #gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #bloodweave #astarion #gale fanart #astarion fanart

[taygra5shaon]

THE LIST☠️

the moment when you want to utterly destroy those who hurt your favorites characters🔥

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #bg3 bhaalspawn #bg3 dark urge #bg3 durge #bg3 fanart #bg3 gale #gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #astarion art #astarion baldurs gate #astarion ancunin #astarion bg3 #astarion #shadowheart bg3 #shadowheart #lae'zel #la'zel bg3 #baldurs gate wyll #bg3 wyll #wyll ravengard #karlach baldurs gate 3 #karlach bg3 #karlach #bg3 comic #bg3 companions #volo bg3

[spellbooking]

the wizard of waterdeep big shoutout to @cheekylittlepupp iconic original post with Astarion

#baldur's gate 3 #baldurs gate 3 #bg3 #gale of waterdeep #gale dekarios #bg3 gif #this man is just pure beauty #tay.gif #bg3 gale

[nev-jpgg]

I am a bg3 fan too hehehehe

My man deserves flowers and a kiss

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #bg3 tav #gale dekarios #illustration

[galedekarios]

gale & karlach

i think out of all the dynamics between the companions, i've come to enjoy gale and karlach the most over my time with the game. karlach especially bc she's the only one who genuinely seems to care about and for gale.

she repeatedly checks in on him after the orb reveal and doesn't turn it into a joke about slurping carrots, or sipping wine, or wanting him to be gone entirely from the group.

not only does she advocate for him to stay three times, depending on which dialogue path you pick:

gale's background story reveal & the reveal about the netherese orb

Karlach: Come on. We all have our secrets - and our risks. If Gale leaves, we might as well disband completely. - Karlach: Absolutely. We're all risky in our own ways. We stick together anyway. Right? - Karlach: If having dangerous, otherworldly objects stuck in your skin is wrong, then Gale and I both have to go. We're not really splitting up, are we?

but she's also the only one who repeatedly asks him throughout the game how he is doing, to make sure how he's faring, both in general and with his debilitating condition:

act 2 - shadow-cursed lands banter

Karlach: Doing all right, Gale? Gale: Oh, you know... Still alive and kicking, despite being surrounded on all sides by an endless manifestation of darkness and decay... devnote: Almost with a sigh. That's just how things are - Grim humour to it. Karlach: I feel it too. Here if you need a pick-me-up.

act 3 - after mystra stabilised the orb

Karlach: How's the orb treating you, Gale? Gale: Oh, quite well as a matter of fact. Since it was stabilised, it's been humming along nicely. Gale: I have noticed one adverse side-effect. I seem to be losing hair in some, er, unexpected places. Karlach: I can only imagine.

i think it really bears repeating/stressing that no other companion does this. not one checks in on gale like karlach does, after his affliction has become known to his companions - with the exception of the protag potentially.

karlach also arguably has the strongest reaction in response to mystra's demands in act 2, showing again her care for gale, as well as her protective side:

Karlach: Aw, was that Gale's granddad? Player: That was Elminster Aumar - the most famous wizard in the realms. Karlach: Huh. Doesn't ring a bell. But all right! Must've had something important to say to Gale, if he came all this way. Good news, I hope. Player: I don't think it was. It turns out Gale has an explosive bomb in his chest - and Mystra has asked him to use it to blow up the heart of the Absolute. Karlach: Whoa, now. He's got a... well, I guess that would explain a little, but... Mystra... I mean, this is a lot to take in. Karlach: What's he going to do? - Player - Option 1: I think he's going to follow through with it. Karlach: Fuck me. There's devotion, and then there's stupidity. If the god of magic can't handle this without sacrificing Gale, she's no god at all. - Player - Option 2: I don't think he'd do that to himself, even if Mystra commanded it. Karlach: Good. I'm one hundred percent sure there's another way to bring down this cult. No true god would ask such a thing from her faithful. That's for certain. Karlach: Poor Gale. He must be in bits after hearing that. I'll distract him. Tell him I haven't read a book since secondary school, watch his face melt off. - Player - Option 3: I'm not sure. I think he's of several minds. Karlach: Well, tell him to pick the right one. Better yet, I'll do it. Fucking wizards, man! They always need help picking the simple, obvious option. Karlach: If Mystra can't think of another way to stop the Absolute than sacrificing Gale, she's no god worth worshipping. I'll say that to Gale - in, you know, gentle terms. - Player - Option 4: You know that bomb in Gale's chest? Mystra has asked him to use it to explode the heart of the Absolute. Karlach: She what?! Is she mad?! - Player - Option 5: Don't worry about it. Karlach: Karlach doesn't worry, she acts. So if Gale needs me, now's the time to tell me.

i particularly like that last response bc it really echoes throughout her relationship with gale ("karlach doesn't worry, she acts. so if gale needs me, now's the time to tell me.").

their banters are often playful, but also genuine. both karlach and gale tease each other, they joke with each other, showing how comfortable they are with each other despite their many differences, but there are also moments of understanding and care between them, allowing them to emphasise with each other:

Karlach: Man, it's good to be home. First round on who? Gale: She who thirsts buys drinks the first. devnote: Like it's a well-known saying Karlach: You won't pin me down with a rhyme, wizard! devnote: Jockeying with Gale (prob supposed to be Joking with Gale) Gale: She who declines gets the worst of the wines.

Karlach: Just when I was getting used to the sky again... Gale: Fear not, Karlach. Sun, moon and stars will still be there waiting for us. devnote: Reassuring Karlach: Meanwhile, this place is pretty spectacular, isn't it? Gale: No book or painting could ever do its strange beauty justice. But perhaps our stories might, when we return to the surface. devnote: Agreeing with Karlach, enjoying the sense of wonder as you explore

Gale: I've always felt flames to be a rather perfect expression of love, Karlach. Gale: Passionate, primal, capable of bestowing the most life-affirming comfort, or inflicting the profoundest damage. devnote: Listing the qualities of fire, Romantic, indulging in the poetry of the image Karlach: That's... pretty nice. Never thought about it like that. But now I will.

Karlach: Wouldn't mind a dancing axe of my own. Gale: A simple movement charm wouldn't be too hard to apply to such an object. I could conjure one up for you if you like? Karlach: Yes! I like! Gale: Very wel then. Once the city is saved, Karlach's Kinetic Cleaver will be first on my list.

Karlach: So, Gale - got any book recommendations for me?devnote: With concern Gale: You can read?! devnote: Taking the piss - knows full well Karlach can read, and that she's always claimed not to enjoy it Karlach: Very funny. Yes - I can read. School put me off big boring tomes. Sometimes I wonder what I'm missing. devnote: Friendly rather than flirtatious Gale: Say no more - I'll find the perfect book for you. I might even lend it to you from my library in Waterdeep. devnote: Jumping on the opportunity to give a book recommendation (a favourite hobby) Karlach: Ooh! Something with magic, please. And no devils.

even at his most vulnerable moments, karlach is there to support him:

before the stormshore tabernacle audience with mystra

Karlach: You can do this, Gale. And I'll be right here when you're done.

she allows herself to be protective of him and get angry on his behalf not after when it comes to mystra, but also when he is potentially kidnapped by orin:

karlach's reaction to gale being kidnapped

Karlach: That bloody freak won't get away with this. That's my wizard she took. And we're going to get him back.

once again, it's a good callback to her previous line: "karlach doesn't worry, she acts. so if gale needs me, now's the time to tell me."

she's willing to be needed by him - and he does need her. whether that is as a friend, or (if you chose to play so during an origin pt) as a romantic partner. it's a lovely dynamic either way.

#gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #karlach #karlach cliffgate #karlach x gale #gale x karlach #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #baldurs gate 3 #ch: gale dekarios #ch: karlach #vg: baldur's gate 3 #series: baldur's gate #meta: mybg3 #i wanted to focus on a dynamic where a friend/partner focuses on gale #bc from what i see very often #that is neglected entirely #and often focuses more or completely on what gale can do for another #anyhow i love them

[housegoblin]

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