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Disclaimer: Stats assume base Human (+1 to all stats) for Gale and Wyll. Overall improvement of stat loadout while maintaining adherence to the base character concept was the intention.

Astarion

STR: 12
DEX: 16
CON: 12
INT: 10
WIS: 12
CHA: 14

Lower wisdom to reflect his lack of self-control and restraint in the absence of his master's leash while still giving credit to his elvish and vampirically enhanced senses. Much higher charisma to reflect his suave manner and familiarity with the higher eschelons of society. Kept constitution low to reflect the fact that he's essentially been malnourished for the entirety of his vampire life.

Gale

STR: 10
DEX: 14
CON: 13
INT: 16
WIS: 12
CHA: 14

Lowered constitution to better reflect that Gale is an academic from a wealthy urban environment (can easily be brought to 14 with the Resilient feat). Kept balance between wisdom and charisma the same. Gale is clearly capable of forethought and planning, but his ego blinds him to the possible consequences in the event of a failure. He is polite, well-spoken, and much much better at keeping secrets and his true motives from the PC than pretty much any other companion.

Lae'zel

STR: 16
DEX: 12
CON: 14
INT: 12
WIS: 10
CHA: 12

Balanced out physical stats to increase constitution. A trained fighter that is pretty much limited to melee has no business running around with less than 14 constitution. Kept intelligence above-average to reflect race's affinity for psionics, even though Lae'zel herself does not seem particularly intelligent. Kept wisdom mediocre to reflect her inability to compromise, properly gauge her odds or otherwise look past the confines of her doctrine while still allowing for idea of some willpower training, which Githyanki warriors no doubt receive. Charisma higher, because while Lae'zel has all the charm of a bag of rusted razorblades, she radiates certainty and has a very forceful personality.

Shadowheart

STR: 10
DEX: 14
CON: 14
INT: 10
WIS: 16
CHA: 12

Flipped balance of strength and dexterity, because a trickery domain cleric is unlikely to be particularly well-versed in melee and lacks training in heavier strength-based weapons and armor. A dexterity focus allows Shadowheart to use ranged weapons somewhat effectively and shift to a more rogue-like weapon loadout that would make sense for her domain. Constitution higher as well, because clerics are one of the hardier character archetypes regardless of domain. Charisma slightly lower, because while Shadowheart is very secretive and her faith thrives on deception, she is extremely bad (almost hilariously so) at hiding the fact that she does, in fact, have secrets.

Wyll

STR: 11
DEX: 16
CON: 14
INT: 10
WIS: 10
CHA: 16

Changed physical stats to better reflect a bladelock that Wyll is clearly meant to be, though he would be using a rapier rather the longsword he is depicted with in official art. Lowered intelligence substantially, because nothing Wyll says or does suggests higher learning or a great intellect and he clearly came by his pact through chance rather than study of forbidden arcana. Kept wisdom low because he is bad at forethought and keeping the consequences of his own actions in mind, made all the worse by being so enarmored with his own fake persona.