Baldur's Gate 3 - Minthara romance (Acts 1-3, tav + dark urge)

your scouting party has not returned and half of The Intruders escaped your guards sorry mistress we mocked up until their Sanctuary is found I will take something precious from you every hour that passes a trinket a tongue a limb ain't no use to that m the light will make the Prisma squeal soon enough I swear silence now creature or I will silence you forever as she turns to you her thoughts mingle with yours a cold hand caressing your brain the chamber melts away to reveal a dark endless nowhere in it you see a vision the Dr listens as a pale eyed young woman Whispers in her ear one of those The Voice spoke of one of the chosen the vision Fades away the true Soul do not think that means we are equals Jal are you here to join my hunt yes I suppose I might offer passage but first we hunt prove yourself worthy and you will have what you see worshippers of a false god their existence is an insult to the absolutes claim on this region there is a weapon the absolute seeks I'm sure those wretches have it hidden away there we will find it amongst the Dead and the ashes her excitement is palpable she lingers on thoughts of victory of unbelievers blood spilled and of the weapon she will seize it in the absolute's name you feel Shadow heart's anxiety the weapon the absolute seeks it's the artifact that she carries the same one that protected you as you entered the goblin Camp her mind focuses the cannot discover that the weapon they seek is within their grasp the thief whimpering in our dungeon tried to flee to their Sanctuary we will continue to remove parts of him until he tells us exactly where it is he's been resilient but he'll talk she is seeking The Grove you visited already you feel her mind closing around yours speak true Soul the hunt must begin soon you are sure and how did you find it excellent now show it to me be my eyes her mind enters yours a splinter of ice piercing your memories tling faces flicker into view as she attempts to learn the Grove's location she sees the entrance to the Grove as the adventurers Retreat inside joining the teelings and then Smile serenely as blood and Shadow spread like stains across your memory erasing all that liveed there the cowards found Refuge among the Dead desperate perfect if the inhabitants do not realize you are the knife at their throats we can use that against them go to their refuge and make your way inside as a friend I will gather a raiding party and move into position you will open the gates from the inside when the time is right to strike we will cleanse the place of infidels and Burn It To The Ground in the absolute name and then we will be the first among her favorites good marshalling the Goblins is no simple matter but my War band will be ready to attack by next light you must make your way inside once I am in position on your signal we break them and when they are dead the absolute will reward your faith as will I for the absolute gather the Raiders surprises for [Music] weapons this is it everything turns on this get that damn gate closed I know that you are all afraid but I also know that you have been fighting your whole lives we have never been handed the easy choices all the gentle paths and this is no different these creatures would take our lives our children our future and we must resist a splinter of ice Works its way into your mind a pretty speech it almost brings a tear to my eye now slit his throat and open that gate the absolute wants all of them [Music] dead what are you doing they'll kill us all Hells you're with them aren't [Music] you oh god spinter of ice Works its way into your mind the way is clear now we can Cleanse This Place completely kill everyone a glorious day the absolute will be pleased but there is more to be done this place is home to Druids root them out and kill them or some other rubbish praise the absolute she will reward us well for this Exquisite Carnage you are most eager true Soul all will be revealed come Dawn the absolute knows your Zeal and she has so much more to give the true honor is to serve the absolute She Loves You fiercely I see that in the strength she has given you and she has so much more to give there is a bond between us true soul I can see what you are what you want and you can see what I want through her eyes you see yourself skin glistening with sweat hands bound ecstasy or Terror maybe both you feel her breath on your neck her fingers running down your spine and then it is over I will come to your camp tonight we will celebrate this Victory together as you approach your Camp the rockus celebrations have already begun Volo has fallen into the Goblins clutches again and appears to be chronicling your misdeeds the Goblins praise the absolute but their celebrations also honor their leaders Menara and you you fought well and so did these creatures thanks to our leadership when you Tire of their company come to me tonight you are mine she looks you up and down her mind touches yours you feel her hand at your neck her lips closing around yours are you ready to give yourself to me good I will join you when you go to your bed you are mine you are here good Come With [Music] Me Now lie [Music] down your obedience will make this more enjoyable for both of us tell me what you want and you shall have [Music] me [Music] as your bodies lock together so do your minds her whole being is laid bare before you and half hidden at the center of her desire you discover something unexpected fear [Music] I would have you by my side in meno baren when our work on the surface is [Music] done speak to me tell me what is in your [Music] heart as did I during the battle my mind raced my blood burned I was righteous but tonight I only heard your breath and your voice the absolute was silent and strange to say that brought me Comfort how is that possible the artifact pulses softly sending out a warning it is a frame quiet if she hears you she will kill us both I have felt her love but I have also seen her wroth those who turned from her grace die screaming this is blasphemy but so much that has happened since I left the underd dark is like a dream of somebody else's life I do not know myself anymore except tonight tonight I wanted this for myself I must pray and you must rest tomorrow we will have fresh orders in your dream you stand over yourself as you sleep a knife in your hand murder in your heart you are ready to strike to end your own life but then a shock runs through your mind this is no dream wake up true Soul we must talk I watched over you as you slept peaceful and silent and I spoke to our god I asked her why she had chosen you made you one of her faithful when you are so clearly broken beautiful but broken there is something missing in you and I do not understand it when the absolute failed to answer me I feared that you had somehow infected me with that same absence and so I decided that you must die but then a miracle happened as I took out my blade her voice returned to me and she told me what I must do to purge myself of doubt she told me to decide your fate to determine if you are worthy if you are I am to send you into her Embrace at the seat of her power in time I believe we may be together travel to moonrise we will meet again there at the heart of the absolutes power I do not know but I do know that she allowed me to spare you when you meet her at moonrise she will show you her design and your part in it she will test you if you fail you will break if your faith is strong you will become something even more beautiful with difficulty but I can help the land around moonrise is cursed traveling there will sap your strength and your sanity but I can protect you a wretched creature in my service can guide you through the curse this harp will summon him play it when you are in the shadows and he will come to you and know that you are a friend his minion will wait for you at the mountain pass on the threshold of the Shadow curse I warn you he is quite mad but he knows the path to moonrise better than anyone go to him when you are ready I will lead what remains of my forces to moonrise ahead of you when we next meet we will be together in the absolute's presence and she will make us her champions I will not be slandered General you saw my reports you know it's not my fault the facts suggest otherwise you were ordered to retrieve the artifact you failed to do so if I had been given Dr Warriors instead of goblin trash o what you Scag enough a blast of mental energy washes over you filling the room your Tad pulse squirms urging you to oby let me make sure I understand this you're claiming that General Thor gave you the wrong soldiers yes no you blame the absolutes chosen for your failure of course it is not the General's fault who's then the Goblins they failed me they failed us all you lion little and what would you do to those that have failed you they are put to death obviously true ultimate failure must earn ultimate punishment Knight Warden Menara your crime is incompetence and your sentence is death no make her passing slow disciple zurel be creative ah the true Soul who delivered a Grove of non-believers into the absolutes arms and what do you have to contribute a Pity then that her faith was so inadequate take her below no please Mercy please as the General's attention shifts to you A Memory stirs a memory of this room and his voice raised in Anger I'm surprised to see you again true soul you are here to assist and not to meddle I trust I would remind you that while in my Halls you obey me just as you would any other chosen what say you about our Menara it is fitting that one mad dog should judge another a Pity then that her faith was so inadequate take her below no please Mercy please you were adored Menara brought up from the darkness and into the Absolut light she cherished you but it wasn't enough you were distracted by your own desires blood lust murder chaos and most damning of all an unexpected weakness a longing for acceptance and affection from a mortal you have no right we have every right you are nothing men's mind connects with yours not strong as you remember it but fractured dis integr come to observe true Soul she is a lesson none can rise so high that they cannot fall again we are erasing her yes your Authority is great we can learn watching you break what little remains of her mind immediately your mind is swept into a greater Vortex a psionic storm with Nara at its Center cannot I submit her torturers are not dominating her they are destroying her mental defenses and exposing her to something else the absolute navigating the storm you reach the Nexus of her mind it is a wound bleeding raw emotion and shattered Memories but she senses your arrival you came I prayed that you would but there are no Gods left to me this thing that speaks inside me it has all but destroy destroyed me but it fears you even so I cannot resist it while my tormentors live I didn't dare hope I owe you more than my life but first let's make these bastards bleed her mind fills with warmth and she gently releases you impossible she was broken I expected to be greeted as a hero but the wretches imprisoned me and tried to tear my mind apart I didn't think anyone would come for [Music] me it raising my thoughts and my will even I could not have endured for much longer agreed lead the way I last left moonrise as a commander in the absolutes Army obeying the voice of a God I thought I had found a home and a purpose now I leave as an exile but you risked your life to rescue me for that I am grateful the artifact connects with her pulling your minds together and showing her all that you have seen the prism your dream visitor the protection that keeps you from obeying the absolute and becoming a lith she knows it all in a moment her mind reels but is no longer clouded she accepts the truth she has no choice there is much we must discuss do you have a safe place to camp nearby goodbye for now I will see you soon it does not compare with the Comforts of home but your Camp is almost palatial in comparison to my previous accommodation thank you for allowing me to come here and for bringing me back to myself each memory that returns to me is more disturbing than the last the things that I did in the name of the absolute the things that were done to me they broke my mind precisely while our tadpoles live and the cult have the means to control them we will never be safe we must eradicate them starting with General Thor I mean cath my deference to him is a habit that will die hard I fear all that live can die I can help you plot krick's demise but I need something from you first swear that you will keep me close until the absolute is dead at least thank you I knew you were different to other true Souls when we lay together now I know it was the prism that silenced the absolute in those moments not you but it was not the prism that held me and touched my mind and body that was you [Music] for now we will travel together and fight together in time perhaps we will lie together again kind words do not always come easily to me her entire being joins with you for a moment and you see all that she is dangerous cunning wounded brutal paranoid and utterly loyal to those she trusts and you have earned that trust along with a small measure of her affection it is a rare thing well hidden in the cold Fortress of her mind and it is precious together we can have our Vengeance on those who infected us rest well and keep your wids about you tomorrow we go to war with the cult of the absolute excellent let us teach the cult to fear us you wish to consult [Music] me then speak not directly my memories were not removed they were obscured by The absolutes Voice by its presence the tadpole is a conduit for that voice not its origin and while the prism protects us the absolute cannot reach us as for the tadpoles themselves for the moment I do not believe they are malevolent they are incubating within our brain matter not feeding on it is there a reason you chose me as your Confidant in this matter as you should but I am not sure that I can trust you there are those within meno banen that we call kith Karan those driven by Blood they are the mad lost to all reason and subservient to nobody even L malicious and brutal as she is cannot abide them they kill and cannot say why so they are destroyed for the greater good when you speak to me of Yearning and urges to kill I fear you are like them controlled by a blood lust that you do not comprehend killing is necessary it is good that you can take pleasure in it just be sure that your urges do not lead you astray we have enemies enough for you to Sate your last son we do not need to make more because you indulge your every murderous whim every emotion soaks into her mind's pallet but there is purpose to her exploration she is searching for proof of your faith how curious I've only ever known Menara to moan with pleasure when somebody's losing a limb she must have liked you such a shame she'll never smile again but I'll enjoy the memory of this moment you dare Show Yourself here after all you've done you have betrayed me you have betrayed General thorm you have betrayed Our God and for what these Harpers moonrise will be their tomb and in death you will all serve the absolute I will never serve the absolute again real and I will take your prattling tongue as a reminder of this moment it was you you destroyed the nightsong how could you do this to us to KCK to the absolute you've turned your back on our chosen in the most heinous way and our retribution will be terrible there will be no retributions only Vengeance and that shall be mine me you are Exquisite case I will never TI of sitting on dead men's Thrones [Music] power always has but I shall not get too comfortable here we must be free if we are to rule and to be free We Must Destroy This cult and krick's co-conspirators along with it I know one of them all too well bal's blood Letter Orin to think I thought her to be speaking for the absolute I worshiped that woman jealous you needn't be when Ain is in my hands her Agony will nourish me she is the Eli who indoctrinated me with the absolute lies [Music] when I first visited moonrise I stood before the absolute in awe it was more of an idea than an entity pure love total power Ain was by my side she told me that God had chosen me to be a true Soul blessed and adored now I know that those memories are lies there was no God Orin held me down in a cocoon of Flesh while a mind flare forced a parasite into my brain and she laughed at my fear I will find her I will murder her and I will smile it is as if you read my mind perhaps you did in killing cck we fractured the cult's leadership when we break the other Chosen and claim their nether Stones we can take control I expected you would be but know this what I propose is nigh on Impossible but if anyone can succeed it is us we have the prism and we have the courage to slay Gods we may fail but we must try the the power of the enslaved Elder brain could reshape the world we could reshape the world and then we will need no Gods we will be their equal we will be absolute we have a purpose and a bond by my oath I will fight with you while that purpose holds there is yet one thing about you that troubles me though something I need you to explain when we killed the teelings at the Grove I was not in control of my actions you do not have that excuse so I ask you why why kill them I'm flattered will you be bringing dead rats and birds to to my tent now that we share a camp I justest but it is as good a reason as any I have done much more foolish things to win the respect of far inferior people I am satisfied now I am ready to leave this damned place whenever you give the word the city awaits as you approach Menara you feel her mind reaching out to yours tentative and curious then it Retreats soft as a whisper sorry old habits a feeling when we first met before moonrise I intruded on your thoughts without hesitation and took what I needed from your memories I would not do that again unless I had reason to think you were hiding something something from me and I do not I did not think we would ever share anything more than an uneasy Alliance born of our mutual enmity for the absolute I was wrong a deeper bond has grown between us I trust you but I would like to touch your thoughts again now that my mind is my own may I of course I do not hide anything from you when the absolute fell silent I thought I would be alone I expected to spend my days among surface dwellers who knew nothing of my culture I did not expect to meet another Outcast from the under dark who understood me I did not expect you you should be on those rare occasions when people have surprised me in the past I received new scars to remember them by you are different a pleasant surprise one of the first in my long life before the absolute I lived a life of certainties I knew that I was destined for greatness because I was born to it I also knew that my inherited privilege came with a cost that the bonds of fellowship and family could be broken by Envy and ambition I could not enjoy the taste of food for fear of poisoning and I could not enjoy the company of lovers and friends because I feared they hid knives behind their smiles in spite of the danger I was happy I knew myself and I understood the world around me now nothing is sudden without Lo without the absolute without my home I do not know myself but you do I think show me myself Through Your Eyes let me see what I am to you she joins her thoughts with yours and you are as one you share in her strength of mind and formidable will but also the doubts that eat at her conviction those doubts cluster in swarms and the thickest as around her sense of self she pushes past revealing the image of her you hold in your mind what does she see the cold shell of Mena's mind melts away and you are drawn into the heart of her warm passionate and dang dangerous I have never lacked confidence but this conflict seems so much bigger than the two of us it frightens me I do not know if we will survive it but whatever life remains to us I would gladly spended fighting at your side and lying with you at night her mind touches yours feather light and hesitant a dark contrast to the confidence with which her thoughts intruded on yours in the past tonight there will be no voices no orders no Gods I belong only to you the next urchin that tries to pick my pocket will lose its hand if I take its head how will it learn from its mistakes even here A child deserves a second chance huh I am reminded of the Bren the stench streets of menzo banen where the sick and the outlawed make their homes despite the destitution there is profit and opportunity to be found in such places if one is willing to Wade through the squala you have never visited you are of aristocratic blood I thought as much but whatever house matron you sprang from your upbringing cannot compare with mine I am a ban Ray born into the city's most ancient and Powerful house my life was one of privilege and danger like you I lived in kuar high above the city's sprawl I enjoyed every luxury whether harvested in the underdark or stolen from the surface and I survived my first assassination attempt while I still suckled at my mother's breast I tasted her blood that day she covered my body with her own and a blade bit deep into her chest almost puncturing her heart when I came of age she tried to take my life herself and I gave her fresh scars to match those she earned protecting me I expect so if the world were to end I think my mother would survive to rule over the ruins yes my house trained me to be a soldier in L's service and my my mother showed me how to survive the Perils of society she taught me to be resilient and to guard my heart from those who cannot be trusted literally and figuratively when I choose to let somebody close I do not do so lightly that gives a great depth of meaning to the bonds I do share you wish to consult me tell me or snor or show me my mind is open to you exposed to the Limitless horror of your Dreadful imagination Mena's mind buckles snaps and then Burns hot she absorbs every detail whether memory or dream and drinks deep of the you sense a desire in her equal in strength to your darkest urge elor dukak Slayer there are many names for you my love and all of them Inspire dread you are Exquisite ecstatically so it makes my heart race I know we must find the Temple of Bal Slaughter Ain and claim your inheritance then I will rule by your side my Slayer tell me how do you like to kill seems you've been been paying more attention to my techniques than I realized I am flattered both while she lives Orin will continue to terrorize us and soon she will make good on her threats she thinks we are weak afraid vulnerable we need to prove her wrong I am not on edge I am alert as you should be too Orin could be anywhere could be anyone despite her protestations to the contrary it is clear that Menara is afraid if you sense my fear be sure that she does too it is her greatest weapon she has the scent of our blood and she will tease and toy until she tires of the hunt then she will obliterate us without a second thought she had me in her clutches once before promise that you won't let it happen again thank you together we will survive her against Ain I have my doubts we need to watch over each other now more than ever and your beloved this city of storm and steel is an endless scream in Nature's womb I have felt no peace here your eyes s there is pain endless and deep but also devotion blazing like the sun you're in love are you not you are wise to admit it when it comes to love vulnerability is armor truth a sword and trust a shield I pray you wield all three s bring the one you love to me I will look into your heart and see if your love is eternal or doomed eternally I know my heart and yours better than this creature ever will but we can indulge it if you wish close your eyes little ones be still as Stone to Earth and remember to breathe ah glorious your bond is sweeter than Nature's due I see you know you but do you know one another minara a mask of ice hides a heart of pure fire you do well to call her close listen think what does the drow miss most about the underd dark it is true surface food lacks flavor house ban Ray Banquets were legendary your bond beats in pleasure it is an honor to behold many pass through our lives their touch Rippling across time but who does Menara admire the most Pres presumptuous but not inaccurate you have earned my companionship that is no easy task our touch has been that of sunlight but now we must ask the Deep the difficult those with an icy facade hide their true selves well but pain breaks us all in the end what is the worst thing your love has ever done I do not know what weakness of mine allowed them to take me that haunts me more than anything they did to me you know my heart and I am glad you are the first I press my finger to your bond and find a shield impenetrable it is beautiful your love is one few have cherish it go in peace seedlings and know that you made one whose heart was long quiet beat with love and you and is that your partner with you what a gorgeous couple perhaps we could come to an agreement we want both of you silly at the same time I don't like to share lay a finger on them and I'll cut you good this place is almost Untouched by the squalor of the surface if I ruled this City this is where I would make my home hard to believe she is dead after all that she did to me I do not often doubt myself but surviving Orin took courage and strength I was not sure I had I could not have faced her without you you are trying to raise myself Spirits I appreciate it but any Joy the sight of ain's corpse brings me is but a speck of comforting shade there is little relief to be found from the heat of the storm we are caught in while the brain is still free and we are still infected we will never be safe but we can talk of this later for now let us be glad that we still draw breath and that our indust not ah inquisit me what do you wish to know of my favorite subject of conversation of course Master we will always need to sire more Bal spawn it appears that that may be already underway the Dr is a fon choice of mate well done it is sad to see how jira has neglected her family they should be prepared for the battle that is coming or they may not survive it my mother taught me to talk to walk and then to kill I still hope to thank her by teaching her how to die one day all things considered my relationship with her may not be the best model to follow if any child of mine spoke of me as disrespectfully as jira's Offspring speak of her their lives would be exceedingly short life is conflict codling children and denying them that truth only makes them weak you have played your part the next order to be given is mine and it is this die Str we cannot suffer the same fate while we still draw breath we cannot lose hope my love does your blood sing as mine does my love there is no time for Words let us join the battle no if this is to be our end we will die together but do not think of endings think of the Glorious battle to come and rejoice that we have a part in it we are in the midst of a battle against a being that can kill worlds with a thought and we are still standing I am fairing exceptionally well given the circumstances the world wakes to a new dawn and we are here to greet it not as conquerors but as saviors no but despite everything everything we gave up when we destroyed the brain it is good to be here with you perhaps now we can make our own destiny no more gods or Monsters no Devils or demons to manipulate Our Fate we reclaimed our freedom though everything was against us what would you do with it yes that would be good I'm sure my mother has missed me she likes competition we can put the Gans back to work rebuild the steel watch and March on the underd dark with an Unstoppable Army at our back and a song of Conquest on our lips it will be a glorious homecoming and you will make a beautiful King my name belongs to my mother so our house will have a new name your name and the world will learn to fear it but we can look to the Future tomorrow or the day after today let us think only of ourselves in this moment we have won a lifetime together in the six months since the nether brain fell you have often doubted the decisions that led you to the depths of the underd dark here there is little Comfort there is only conflict danger and war against impossible odds but there is also Joy even though your camps are haunted by scuttling spiders and lo sworn soldiers when you lie with Menara you feel like you could tear down the world and you're building an army my of your own the outcasts the Exiles and the rebels flock to your cause now you must leave them for a brief while and return to the surface for you have received an invitation to meet with friends and allies once more thou W called here some from above some below for With Thine bond together thou Hast kept the wheel of fate spinning when it threatened to Halt though thou W drawn far apart in the months after the collapse of the absolute tonight fate renews thy Bond once more thou shouldst take care to preserve it it is a great great weapon wielded in the hand of good go know one another once more yes my love are you done talking to your friends can we leave I have hosted Gatherings of hous matrons and high priestesses who wanted nothing more than to Mur murder one another before the night was done I have negotiated the Handover of hostages and smiled politely while sensing a dagger at my back I thought I was equal to anything but this is also Pleasant and I am not even sure anyone here likes [Music] me it is the only thing let us finish our socializing and be done [Music] in truth I have never enjoyed parties although they do present the perfect opportunity for a poisoning you assume I am joking taste my lips they are already laced with toxins None Shall be spared tonight not even you [Music] [Music] now go mingle carouse indulge tomorrow we return to the under dark and our campaign against my house continues we will need need all of our strength I know we will spend the rest of our lives together go be with the others of course on this occasion you need not even earn it my sweet Exquisite I would have preferred to claim the whole world when we had the chance but Boulder's Gate is not a bad place to start we can put the gundian back to work rebuild the steel watch and March to Water Deep with an Unstoppable Army at our back and a song of Conquest on our lips the sword Coast will be our Battlefield and balder's gate will be the founding city of a new Dynasty my name belongs to my mother so our house will have a new name your name and the world will learn to fear it but we can look to the Future tomorrow or the day after today let us then think only of ourselves in this moment we have won a lifetime together six months since the nether brain fell you and Menara have set so many schemes in motion that it is hard to keep track of them they are all interwoven to create one grand plot ensuring everyone of importance in the city owes you a favor a debt or their life Menara is happier here than you could ever have imagined and she fully intends to rule the city one day from the Shadows with you at her side but now you must leave not on a matter of business or Intrigue but for pleasure the Allies who stood with you against the absolute a gathering and you are invited the brain is on the cusp of its final thought and it's taking all of orus is strength to keep it there an opportunity perhaps this is the moment my love the moment in which we make a new world for [Music] [Music] ourselves [Music] [Music] what's are you doing stop you are glorious my love you have never been more [Music] beautiful together conquer Ru command sh [Music] [Music] go in my name

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