Originally Posted by mrfuji3
Whereas in other games, the MC is usually given some sort of special power/calling/authority/tie to the story, which helps explain why you have followers.
Plainly, Tav isn't the protagonist. Tav is shell to give people customizability while the writing is in the origin stories. Because of this, Tav is always ancillary to the events of the group other than direct interpersonal dialogue which is all discovery about the companions anyway, and eventual relationships. And the fact that his is how all Larian games work, I don't see this one being any different.