I think it's a given Withers plays an important part in the story.
Which is why it's incredibly lame that they're using him as a rez vendor at camp. Nothing kills mystery or excitement better than being a convenience vendor who has nothing better to do than hang out at your camp and wait to be useful.
I also frown at the low to non-existent threshold Larian has at throwing undead / lich / dragons / mindflayers / everything at low level PC's. A creepy undead casually hanging out at your camp should raise questions and force reactions. But not here. Companions, Volo, Scratch, Tieflings, Halsin.. everyone just coexists naturally with undead without any questions asked. Sometimes it feels like nothing has any meaning in a Larian game. They just throw in everything and the kitchen sink without thinking twice.
I'm also worried for the plot that involves a VERY high number of factions already. The plot could be trying too hard and imploding on it's own impossibility. Mind Flayers, altered tadpoles, Githyanki and dragons, The Dead Three, Shar, Selune, Jergal, Zhentarim, Baldur's Gate, The Harpers, Shadow Druids, The Nine Hells and Devils, Zariel, Raphael, Mizora, Hags, Drow, Duergar, Cazador and Vampires....... JEEEZ!
