Originally Posted by Mythago
For a side note, I find it hilarious that Astarion gains hitpoints from eating garlic. Or that he can actually eat any food in general and benefit from it, but garlic especially. The monster hunter even has garlic in his backpack, and Astarion was happy to take a bite of both the hunter and the garlic. Sure, it's early access. And I was quite impressed that he takes damage from running water.

Haha, yeah, I always make him eat a bit of meat (though sadly dried) followed by garlic for laughs.