We honestly don't know much. Some here advocate for Non Origin companions but we don't even know if Larian has considered that as an option.
There is some datamining revealing some interesting Origin companions, but a lot of that is speculation based on incomplete pieces of code and writing.
Smells like monetised DLC. A lot of the time all the DLC actually does is unlock the content that's already in the game. I don't know Larian's MO but its becoming common practice in the market, sadly. Still, so long as it's not a Squirrel riding a skeleton that spends 30 hours patronising me I might consider it.
