Originally Posted by urktheturtle

Like every single companion character is caught between two masters, and has some other superflous magical mutation.


Kinda true. Everybody has strong "Mary Sue" potential indeed.

Astarion = A slave to Cazador
Lae'zel = A slave to disrespect
Sassy = Probably some Asumar qualitys and a Slave to sass & Amnesia
Wynn = Bound by contract to a booty Devil
Gale = A slave to his affliction

Not a single mere Baker from BaldursGate among us. wink
But tbh it would feel kinda wierd if a complete average Joe would have escaped the Nautiloid and Avernus.
With enough luck (?), yes of course. But this was not a gentle flight.