#gale prodigy

[prodigy-incorrect]

To mourn the dissapearance of the teachers + the removal of the best PM design, I will continue to use them in these weird little meme things.

[reineyday]

can't stop thinking about how cute a tangled au is for bloodweave. we've got the rakish, charming, swashbuckling, thieving rogue in astarion, and a magical, long-haired, interested-in-learning and extremely purple-coded wizard that's been sequestered in a tower for various reasons and has an animal sidekick in gale!!! it's perfect.

[druizard]

When you play Magic The Gathering and your card playing buddies find out about your unhealthy obsession with a Baldur's Gate 3 character... 😅 I guess I gotta build myself a blue deck now!

I do really adore his artwork!!! I hope I can get my hands on the "Gale's Redirection" card as well! Thank you to my friends who constantly stoke the fire that is my obsession! 🥰

[vvitchering]

Thunderweave where Gale stays in bg to help Rolan rebuild the shop + they dance around their giant obvious crushes on each other for weeks until they finally end up kissing. Somehow they manage to still misunderstand each other for another week or two.

Gale dropping a stack of books because Rolan rolled his sleeves up and exposed his forearms. Gale noticing Rolan forgets to eat when he’s wrapped up in a project or really busy so he starts leaving lovingly prepared meals on his desk at regular intervals.

[saturdaysky]

So… the God of Curiosity! How does he relate to the Lords of the Golden Hill? Is he invited in, is he seen as an interloper or usurper? Absolutely adore these two!

What a great question! I spent the morning refreshing myself on the Lords of the Golden Hills, which is the 5e gnomish pantheon, if anyone's unfamiliar. They are more active in the lives of their followers than other gods.

Also, sorry, this is where I reveal my superpower of being unable to write short answers to anything.

what's a god to a mayhew

Mayhew's parents are historians who take the name "the Forgotten Folk" as a personal insult, so he was weaned on myths and histories of the Lords of the Golden Hills. The Lords set Mayhew's expectations for what gods should be: invested and actively working to make things better.

(couldn't resist drawing mayhew and mamahew)

In game, Mayhew ran into many awful situations that he thinks good gods could have fixed, but didn't. Refugees slaughtered for sport, children locked in Cazador's dungeons for eternity, families enslaved and used as hostages, children murdered by Gortash's Steel Watch, you name it. These people surely prayed, but gods did not save them. Do gods who do nothing deserve worship?

Not to Mayhew. He was FULLY on board with Gale's astral boat scene logic of "we will be gods but BETTER because we CARE and DO STUFF." Mayhew is not a long-term thinker, especially if people are hurting right now, right in front of him. He sees only trees, never forests.

He views himself and Gale as being on their own side. All of his post-ascension decisions are based on them being an inseparable pair shaking up the system. He's not interested in being part of Lords of the Golden Hills.

what's a mayhew to a god

The Lords probably have mixed feelings about him. They would not invite him into their brotherhood. However, his goals often align with theirs, and as long as Mayhew didn't rock their boat too much, they'd be tenuous allies. More about Godhew and other gods under the cut!

Mayhew himself has many Glittergoldian qualities about him -- he's an elusive tale-teller and a sneak, and if you pried his coping mechanism sense of humor from him, he'd probably die on the spot -- so I think he'd get on with Garl Glittergold and Baervan Wildwanderer. Mayhew's not easily flustered, and he'd find it a hoot to be pranked by Garl, so I expect he'd pass any test of character Garl might run an upstart godling through.

Baravar Cloakshadow, god of illusions and deceptions, would be interesting. Mayhew is a born liar (deception is his second-highest skill after history) who cares deeply about protecting others, so on paper they're aligned. However, Baravar counts Mystra among his allies, so this alliance would be a strained one.

But the biggest reason Mayhew isn't interested in becoming a Lord of the Golden Hills? They're concerned primarily with the welfare of gnomes. As a god, Mayhew has broader designs than that.

a god for whom?

Mayhew cares about everyone, especially people who are unimportant. He was a latchkey kid who wandered all over the city from a very young age, poking his nose everywhere it shouldn't be and talking to people just to hear their stories. He probably even made friends with the sewer kobolds, despite historical bad blood between gnomes and kobolds. Most of the alliances Galehew make after ascension are Mayhew's doing. Gale is always grander and more powerful, but Mayhew is better-liked and better-loved by gods and mortals.

In particular, bleeding heart Mayhew is an ally and protector of children. Troublemakers, especially. The most common name he ends up being known by is the Children's God. In 5e, there doesn't actually seem to be a god FOR children, simply gods with "family" as part of their portfolio. To me, that reads as a god for parents. But Mayhew adores kids! In game, he looked out for all of them and spoiled them shamelessly via the barter menu. All the urchins got cash, clothing, trinkets, snacks, protective magical items, etc. He bought soup from Yenna every day. He gave Mattis 2000 gold (😭) for a key he never even used (😭)...and gave the amulet of greater health (😭)...and some grenades because all children should have a chance to make bad decisions...

To kids, he's like an imaginary friend who'll help you out of a tight spot, aid your capers, and shield you from terrors. When a child ages out of needing an imaginary friend, he's there as the God of Curiosity -- and what is curiosity without drive? Perhaps they'll follow their dreams in the footsteps of his partner, the God of Ambition. Completely unintentionally, Mayhew probably ensures the longevity of the Galerian religion this way.

Not all of Mayhew's ideals survive ascension, though he goes in with good intentions. He loses some of himself, but his love for people is the core of him. It doesn't change.

[st-enbious]

It's sad wizard time!

I really love Gale. All the dorks in BG3 but especially Gale. Has "prodigy child told to he'd do great things" vibes only to grow up with anxiety.

He deserves hugs 🫂

Anyway! This is day 3 of 31 for my convention countdown! Follow me for more fanart!

Timelapse :3c

[prodigy-au-ask-blog-413]

[horridgoblin]

i may or may not have bought one of the gale magic the gathering cards. never played it in my life, i just wanted a pretty picture of the pretty wizard for the back of my phone. also i had a kpop photocard on the back before this and it's the exact same energy

[grayscale-blep]

The Order's tired of children always foiling their evil plans

OG meme:

And Infodump prt 2:

Gale is swapped with PM, but keeps his original name in this AU

After getting wrongfully banned from the Academy ~100 something years ago, he began to practice shadow magic and was able to become a pretty big deal.

But the shadow magic had taken it's toll on his appearance, and now he's just kinda a full shadow creature.

Had instant beef when he first met the MC- reminded him way too much of someone he used to know. He also dislikes kids soooo

Recruited some other ppl he had connections with while studying shadow magic and built up the Order from scratch.

Has a very negative attitude to the Academy and believes that only naturally gifted "prodigies" should be able to handle magic. He'd prefer it if only he and a select few others were able to learn powerful magic.

He has respect for Ada (drawin her soon) and Mira (also coming up w/ her swap design), but loathes Pippet and Robin (Swap PM), along with every single Warden.

Overall just very vengeance oriented guy with biases towards teaching- only the gifted survive, teaching people who won't understand is pointless, etc. I do plan on doing something for a fic involving this au, and (once again) there might be a small arc with character change.

Also Noot is like an old friend who opted into being expelled along with him & now their partners in crime.

Anyways vv fun and I FINALLY DID A MEME REDRAW LESGO

[prodigy-incorrect]

Gale: This is a very powerful artifact. You’d be messing with some forces we don’t fully understand. Puppet master: That sounds like a dare to me. Gale: Oh my god.

[googlyeyesonmagiccards]

My partner despises Gale, for... understandable reasons

[tokidokifish]

people who detest gale baldursgate baffle me. like even if you don’t like him he’s just, like, a guy! a chill dude! he’s FINE. and frankly he’s the only one of those first four weirdos that just plain likes the pc. i can’t understand where the malice comes from.

[vvitchering]

This excerpt from the letter Elminster sends to God!Gale post game has had me in a sadness chokehold for DAYS. I knew Gale was young when he was scouted as a new potential Chosen but he was EIGHT??? Eight years old. A child. A baby. And he was accidentally destroying property with fireballs that young? That boy was a sorcerer. The way that one moment changed the trajectory of his entire life.

Elminster watched a little boy cry over ruined flowers and so many years later finally feels regret.

[unusualhorror]

I actually decided to draw a bit of my prodigy au.

Might post what it's about and more drawings of other character au designs!!

[galedekkarios]

is gale actually the worst guy alive or do people just have personal issues that give them a complex whenever someone else is a master of their craft and confident about it 🤔 hmmmmmmm

[prodigy-au-ask-blog-413]

Merry Christmas! I wanted to swing by some of my favorite blogs and say merry Christmas and happy New Year! I love your art and your Prodigy AU.

Merry Christmas to you too! And, thank you! I’m always super flattered when people say they like the stuff I post, especially about Prodigy related things. Im honestly surprised about all the attention it got actually. And, for the record, since I know people have been asking a lot, I did not give up on my Prodigia AU, I’ve just been busy trying to get a book of mine published. (Separate stuff, not related) But I am working on it, and if there’s one thing I hate the most it’s leaving works unfinished. So nobody has to worry about me not touching it. Anywho, Merry Christmas!

And a Happy New Year! (hopefully)