Author's Note: This story of Baldur's Gate II is more of an alternate reality of the game. One of the things I never like about the second one was the fact that it was assumed that Imoen, Khalid, Jaheira, Minsc, and Dynaheir were all present at the final battle in the first one. it lacks the freedom of choice, especially since I tend to take the characters that aren't nearly as... normal... as those chosen characters or are widely considered annoying, 2-dimensional, and useless, just to beat the game in spite of their presence. But they're definitely more amusing!
So this story was born, actually just from an idea I had with Tiax, which will be presented later on. But also, I got a lot of good feedback on Endgame, and people wondered how such a crazy, and dare I say, annoying party could possibly come together without killing each other.
So I present this tale, which basically "assumes" that the the 5 BGII NPCs also in the first one(Edwin and Viconia included) and their pairings do not exist, and that I beat the first game with other characters instead. Many BG1 NPCs will show up, though I left out a few others, either because they wouldn't fit or I just plain don't like them. For that same reason, many events and characters will be changed as well, though the same basic story is the same.
I am taking this story very seriously, and I'd appreciate reviews, especially on my writing style, and whether, in your opinion, reflects something that is easy to read, etc. etc. Of yeah, and whether it follows the characters as far as the 2-d development went in BG1. Oh yeah, and if you also think that I'm giving Inteus enough personality too. I have trouble with that, and that was one criticism in Endgame that I got, was that Bjorn had been kind of boring and lackluster.
Without further adieu,
Chapter 1
That is, until I upload it. I'm just after halfway done with it, at over 3000 words, and I did all that in one day. I'm surprised at myself!