Let's see, you are in the presence of the renowned wizarding prodigy, Gale of Waterdeep - please, no need to be intimidated. My virtuosic talents caught the eye of the goddess of magic herself, Mystra. Who named me her chosen, and her lover. Thanks to a *slight* miscalculation on my part, that relationship eventually soured, as did the greatest of my powers. Now I'm merely a humble wizard on the road to redemption. Unless I can find a path to something greater..