I don't think they have necessarily. We have the Sharran priestess that fits the mold. But Wyll is never presented as evil. He's presented as a somewhat naive man who made a deal with a devil in a moment of emotional weakness that he regrets and wants out of. You could say that that's a cliche arhcetype, but it's certainly a different cliche. We don't know anything about the werewolf yet so we can't judge her story on any level really. Lae'zel is evil and honestly, she's just evil in a very plain, open way. Same goes for Astarion. He's got a sympathetic backstory, but he's clearly cruel and sadistic now, whatever he was like before it all.
Sure. And I agree with all of your characterizations here. I guess the difference between us is whereas you see these differences among the characters as significant/meaningful, I don't see *enough* differences here that separates the base characters from each other in a significant/meaningful way. Reduce them to their base nature and they're pretty much the same (to me). To be quite honest, I feel that ultimately (and perhaps ironically) Lae'zel is the only one among the first five who is a well-written unique character.
But I will add this one thing aimed at you: I appreciate very much your attempt to at least try to honestly understand my point and sincerely try to engage in a discussion with me on it.
