Laezel is badass and seems to know the most about mindflayers and tadpoles, so i always play that my PC would want to have her in the party, at least in the beginning. Her story arc kind of stagnates in EA once you find out that the tadpole is not an immediate threat but I enjoy the squabbling with Shadowheart.
I did not like Shadowheart at all before Patch 5. Now I take her every time. I can now see that there is more to her story and I am intrigued to learn more. Plus, I like the banter between her and Laezel.
I really like Gale’s stories. He is a character that i’d like to have a beer with. He seems the most practical to me. Generally leans good, but not constrained by it.
Wyll is irritating. He talks big, but can’t really back it up. I appreciate what they are trying to do with his arc, it’s just not for me.
Astarion is the most interesting. I really like his character, backstory, writing, acting, and character arc. I just can not for the life of me figure out how to wrap my head around a roleplaying way that my character would want to keep him in the party once I find out what he is. I’ve tried. But what could my background and motivation possibly be to want to keep him around? I need help with this. Anyone?
With Astarion, it would depend how you are playing and who are you playing. For example if you are a spell caster, you might want to keep him because he is a rogue and he has high dexterity. If you don't like vampires, it might be kind of hard to keep him depending how strong your dislike for vampires is. If you do decide to keep Astarion and allow him to drink you blood, he gets a new vampire ability which is a 100% hit every time. I think it needs to be recharged after a fight but it's a pretty useful ability. Astarion is also pretty useful if you use his sneak abilities, he gets good hits.
