But that is just your head-canon. We are talking about what the game is presenting us/our characters.
Everything I've used is in game. the druid grove siding with harpers in the past. The Emerald Enclave, The random heros, Balders Gates having guards, the goblins, Raphael, the creche. All of it is mentioned or found when you enter the grove.
You wrote a lot and made some good points
A lot of it is meta information though.
Example 1: How would my character know what Helsin was planning ahead of time? And honestly, if an evil character did have full knowledge of the situation, then it would be best to leave both parties at their throats in a stalemate that leaves my character room to operate and play them against each other.
Example 2: how would a character not from this area know about the current political situation topside in Faerun, let alone the localized situation in BG. If you are a Gith, you aren't even hanging out in this plane of existence very often.
Example 3: And I think this is the crux of both of these posts: How in the world would my character know about Priestess Guts and the opportunities that the goblin army presents?
