"Oh you cant help it, said the cat..."
The problem is that once you have another Tav in party they block out certain conversations with Origin characters, so gathering any aprooval with them gets harder just for that.

At least that is how it works in EA.
The only concern I have is the use of the word "temporary"
Same ...
Isn't the idea that the soul coins are the hirelings? We give the soul coins to Withers, he cleaves life to body once more, as is his calling.
I thought that was just community speculation ...
Or was that confirmed?
I can see players wanting to fill an entire party with dwarves or drow for thematic purposes, for example. Which isn't really possible with this system.
Exactly ...
Hopefully Larian will realize that aswell.