Honestly, back in DOS2, there should have been a "Custom Origin" that used story beats in other origins to generate a more "intimate" (in the proximity sense, not the romantic sense) world experience. For example, if you wanted to be a lone wolf mercenary but not Ifan, the Lone Wolves could recognize you in the same way but not as Ifan. If you wanted to be a Lizard Noble but not Red Prince, characters should have borrowed some story beats from Red Prince to generate some semblance of bond to the world. If you wanted to be an Elf that could integrate into the tribe, but not Sebille, that should be an option by borrowing preexisting story beats. In BG3, the biggest attributes I can think of as creating a potential custom bond to the world would be race, class, and background. But I'm not sure if the tags really cut it at this point, and I am absolutely certain that the Baldurian tag means absolutely nothing to me as a player looking for my place in Larian's world.
^ THIS!
