Being an elf in the forgotton realms is not supposed to be this hard. Yes, you speak common, but it's not your first language. You thought Shadowheart might speak elvish, but it turns out her memory loss extends to her second language as well. Astarion sparked hope as well, but then it turned out he never learned it in the first place due to growing up in the human dominated Baldur's Gate.

You had given up hope when Halsin joined the party. With your luck so far, the same bear attack that left him scarred also knocked the elvish from his brain.

One night as you eat dinner around the campfire, Halsin fumbles with his fork. It falls on the floor and a familiar curse falls from his lips.