Both female companion have worst women personalities that are possible. Both of them have lust of power, are self-righteous, arrogant, insensitive, serpentine. They are more like devils than human beeing. Those are womans who in Tinder app have "Men start from 180+ cm".
...or the best.
I personally wouldn't switch those two.
Lae'zel is a githyanki, and whom else would you want in the party, when main story plot is illithids?.. (well, perhaps githzerai, but those not in game).
Shadowheart intriguing just for mere reason she is...
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...freaking cleric of Shar. Those are very hard to find in Forgotten Realms. Generally because they don't want to be found. And having one in your own party is such a treasure lore-wise!
Once again, some ppl seems mistaken Baldur's Gate 3 with dating simulator.
It's an RPG. RPGs meant to provide good story and lore content.
Good in terms well written, and not in terms "hey, that's a such nice character, we probably would be a best friends IRL!"
If anything, i hope Larian would provide more characters like Lae'zel and Shadowheart in future.
Gale is ok, mostly. Wyll however is such a cliche hero, and i just found him utterly boring... (though now he is dead, so... good riddance!)
