I've set my game in English and I never had the issue OO
(I also don't use the cloud system)
Are those characters replacing anything or are there just added to the names you've picked?
Seems like an encoding issue on their side.
It would be good to report that I believe (
https://larian.com/support/baldur-s-gate-3), although, verifying the game files might be worth trying also?
