We know that Larian's planning to kill off the party members not in our active party at the end of act I.
Originally Posted by Leucrotta
Plus add to that the fact that he is a romance option
Are those speculation or facts?
I'm not sure about the second quote (I don't know if they are talking about BG3 when talking about the romance anyway), but about the party becoming permanent after Act 1, Yes, it's been confirmed.
