Initially I wasn't that impressed with the companions. They seemed shallow and just unnecessarily mean, but they grew on me as I got to know them. Interesting questlines and nice fleshing out of their personalities as you progress. My favorite so far is Astarion with his aloof attitude, ironic sense of humor and vulnerability. Wyll is just likeable so far should be interesting to see how he and Astarion develop Monster/Hunter. Gale ..hmmm, Shadowheart is really difficult to gauge and Lae'zel has been pissed at me for a while now but since she is stuck frozen in camp I can't fix that. Still haven't developed that emotional connection to any of them though, whether friendship or romance and I like that. Seems more realistic to see it develop slowly. Well done larian