There’s indeed nothing special about Laezel except she’s a githiyanki. You know those extraplanar folks who are extremely rarely seen in Faerun.
Shadow constantly teases us with some secrets going on, she’s obviously not just a cultist. And a vampire, well, vampires are also rare. And here you have it all together instantly, like watching some Marvel product about superheroes.
Companions in BG1 were quite simple comparing to all this entertainment overexposure. And I liked it, because you could believe in all those characters.
