Soooo..... you're suspicious of him because he's... good? You don't trust him because he wants to encourage you to give people who have fucked up a second chance (because, you know, he fucked up bigger than most people ever get a chance to, and is glad to be given a chance in return...)
I mean, you're still not telling what about him you're finding suspicious... what about him makes you leery of him, or makes you feel like something's off about him. I want to know what that is, because I can't see it, and no-one will tell me! People just Say "Oh he's so suspicious," and "Clearly there's something sinister going on there!" But No-one ever actually says what it is! What about him makes people think this? What does he do or say that leads people to that conclusion? I want to know!
I feel like you'd be convinced that my PC in a different game would be some kind of villainous mastermind ebcause she wants to see the best in everyone, wants to give everyone a second chance or three, and does her best to convince people that they can be better people, even the ones that have tried to kill her... I feel as though by your judgement scale you'd probably declare her to be the ultimate evil, because she's clearly too good.... now, I'm assuming that's not the case, and you wouldn't (I don't think...) so what is it about Gale's desire to act for the good and to be forgiving where possible, that makes you feel suspicious?
His condition, incidentally, eats one (1) magic item, and then he doesn't ask for any more, even as you find them... people really over-blow the whole "he'll take your things" angle.... it's super insignificant, all things considered. I also don't understand why people judge Gale as some kind of criminal for saying "I've got this problem, and I need your help to deal with it, but promise you won't freak out when I tell you what it is." ... like, how is the fact of the problem a reflection on him in any way?
No, the reason for my suspicion is not because he's good, but because of all the spell casters in your group including yourself if you choose to be a spellcaster, he is the only one who knows about Netherese magic. We don't know about this in the beginning unless you do the mirror scene before seeing Auntie Ethel. The reason why I say Auntie Ethel is because, it's her that tells you that the tadpole in your head was tampered with Netherese magic. She even looked sacred and said she can't help you. If you did the mirror scene then you might remember that Gale is the only one who had an answer regarding Netherese magic, he wants to to be a manifestation of it and wants to be a mythal. With Gale the thing is, I get the feeling that he knows more than he's telling you. Plus, he will leave the party permanently if you use the mind connection on him. He displays a great amount of anger if you do that, the other companions do get upset if you do that to them but not to the extend that Gale does. My first mixed feeling about him was when you first meet him, he's nonchalant about seeing you alive.
If the tadpoles were tampered with Netherese magic, which is supposed to be the most powerful magic there is, I find it hard to believe that Gale did not sense that. Considering the fact that he studies that. This is where I compared him to Solas from Dragon Age. Solas is an elf companion that you can also romance, he a mage. In Dragon Age there is something called The Fade, were demons and spirits exist. In that game a rift was opened during an accident that caused the main character to be cursed with a mark on their hand that gives them the power to open and close rifts (which is a tear into the fade). This mark is also a ticking death mark on your character, basically it will kill them. Solas is a "good" guy who helps you throughout the game, he's a party companion. Here's where Gale can be like Solas, he could end up knowing (if he wasn't involved somehow) how the tadpoles were tampered with Netherese magic. Just like how Solas is the reason why rifts were open in the world. Solas leaves your party later, he's now the main antagonist in the next dragon age game. Like I said, he was also romanceable. He's not an evil guy but he had selfish motivations that he chose to follow in the end. This can be a possibility for Gale.
