Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General who do you think the new origin character will be?

As always, it's so interesting to read different folks' takes. I must admit Astarion doesn't look particularly young to me. And this is despite the fact that as I advance in years myself everyone under the age of 30 increasingly looks like a child . Not that he looks particularly middle aged or old either, just appropriately well preserved for an elf who has been stuck as a vampire spawn for a couple of centuries. Though don't tell him I said so. He'd be appalled

And I do agree that none of the origins yet diverge hugely from what a fair swathe of Earth humans could be anticipated to find conventionally attractive. Other than, as was said, Lae'zel but of course she has her winning personality to make up for it

But personally it doesn't strike me as though their appearances are so unlikely - it's not Hollywood level, for instance - though I'm glad that Gale and Wyll were aged up and made a bit more battered in later patches. And while I am sure it's correct that at least part of the thinking behind the companion design is so that they might work as romance interests for a broad enough constituency , there are other reasons for not making them too out-there. I'm not saying that I'd never use a old lich-like vampire in my party, but it feels much more niche than the Astarion we have, who so far can work in any moderately tolerant party, even though he might sulk amusingly in a too goody-goody group. Plus we already get complaints that companions are too weird and wonderful. I find it hard to advocate for the lowest common denominator, but I do accept that game designers can't completely ignore how useful the bulk of gamers are going to find a companion as both a party member and potential love interest (though I definitely don't think that every companion should be designed primarily or even mainly as the latter).

Anyway, apologies all as that's taking us off topic. Bringing it back, I don't think that even if value as a potential romance is a consideration for Larian, that's a reason not to hope for a shorter race companion. In fact, I'd hope it would be more of a reason, given that our shorter-race Tavs currently don't have any potential love interests their own size, if that's what they prefer. I'd be perfectly okay with a conventionally attractive gnome, halfling or dwarf companion .