Halsin is unfortunately out. He should have been a high level NPC as First Druid. The leader leaving his Grove when his Druids need him the most, because players grasped on to the first good aligned hot guy in EA and harped on him becoming a companion, is not believable or a good look for the character. Halsin's purpose as a character was to be a level 9+ NPC that would have shown the player there is a power structure in the world. That the low level party is not the shit. Halsin is the shit. But also a promise you can become that powerful later. He could have swooped in to save the party's ass at the darkest hour, by taking on a boss too powerful for the party and potentially sacrificed himself in the process. But such strong scenes are secondary to players' romance cravings over at Larian. Could have also given them the romance while keeping Halsin as an NPC.
Romance or not, there was no indication in EA that his character was planned to be like that. Halsin was in EA without being a companion or romance. He didn’t swoop in and save the party. On the good path, Tav saved him, and then Halsin temporarily joined the party to take out the goblin leaders, and then he left the Grove to travel with Tav and try to fix the Shadow Curse. If on the evil path, Tav fights and defeats him.
