“Who is Tav?” Good question. My characters in EA are all “Tavyn” with a unique last name to fit their race, class, background. I like that Larian implemented some background specific rewards to acknowledge that you are a Noble or Acolyte or Urchin or whatever. But I also wish that there was more to your character that was acknowledged in the game. Nothing compares to the backstory in BG1 of being an orphan and slowly learning your consequential background throughout the game(s). But how do you do that while keeping open the infinite options for a player to imagine their own backstory for roleplaying? It would be really difficult, but if someone could figure it out, it would be really cool. I suspect that the answer will be found when we can play as one of the origin characters. If you want to play as a character with an incredibly filled out backstory, play as one of the origin characters. If you want to play as your own unique character with your own imagined backstory, create your own character. I get that and it is a good solution. Just wish there was something a little better to make your own created character more tied into a role in the game world.
