Van’tal, there are more NPCs coming. They just won’t be in early access at launch.
Understood...just weighing in on what seems to be missing at first glance (In the companion department). Even a single emotionally secure, bright spirited character can lift the mood of a party. It makes having say a neutral like Jan Jansen and an evil (but coming around) in the party much more fun.
I have enjoyed more than one dark adventure, such as Torment, but this is Faerun not Sigil (where the characters are captured anyway). I am trying to nail down what it is I am experiencing when I watch the game reveals, so that I can give usable feedback.
I will enjoy the game either way.