* Gale - ... Look, out of character I like Gale's design. He has a character stereotype tied to him that I appreciate dearly. However, there is a lot of red flags about him that makes me believe that Gale might actually be not only ahem-sort-of-a-camellia-situation - but I also believe he might have a much bigger story impact that we are lead to believe. He kind of gave me the mixed vibes already during my first playthrough, but ever since I read the discussions about him and saw the clips of what happens if you do not follow his instructions... Well. I'll just say that as far as I am aware, Gale might actually be the final boss of the game. X] Jokes aside, I can't wait to see what Larian has cooked up for us regarding Gale!
I agree with you on Gale, I too have the feeling that he gives off mixed vibes. He also knows his fair share of Netherese magic. I suspect he may know more than he's letting on and I wonder if he may end up being a "Solas" to Baldur's Gate 3. Not sure if you ever played Dragon Age: Inquisition but it was the same with the companion/love interest Solas.
I did indeed have the pleasure of experiencing the Solas-situation kind of recently in fact. q _ q
And I bet you're correct - cause something is not quite right with the magical gentleman in our camp! >:[
Yeah, in Inquisition the main character has no idea what Solas did. They see Solas a companion who is well versed in magic but they was always something hidden about him and you can sense that. It's not until the end that it's revealed he knew the whole time what happened, let alone that he was involved. I wonder if Larian would add some BioWare elements to Baldur's Gate as a tribute to it's original creator.