It is then plain and clear that the Dark Urge is not an Origin Character. You can't recruit them during your journey. For the good and simple reason that the Dark Urge is not a Character. It is a Backstory.
So, Larian's communication was incorrect.
I also expected an Origin
Character and not only a choosable backstory. And after everything pointing to a male Dragonborn, which was exactly what I hoped for (down to the class even!), it disappointed me quite a bit. In hindsight the difference seems to come down to "Origin Character" and "Origin" but without precedent it did raise false hopes for me. Just had to get that off my chest
Another thing that I find a bit strange is that every companion that has been added is someone we already met in EA or know from the other titles. I'm glad we can get a cleary good-aligned character like Halsin as a companion but I somewhat expected entirely new companions maybe later in the game as well.
Don't get me wrong, I find many character of the cast enjoyable and probably will have many many hours of fun getting to know their stories, but especially in regards to the many races we have the diversity of companions seems a bit lacking.
