Originally Posted by Tarlonniel
No, it's not at all what happened. Apparently we read those endings very differently.

Bg1
https://sorcerers.net/community/threads/the-fates-of-bg1-companions-in-bg2-slight-spoilers.4332/

Bg2 -- the canon is so precise, it determines "your" precise party composition. CHARNAME, Minsc, Jahiera, Imoen/Yoshimo, Aerie, and Nalia. "Your" name. The ending "you" choose. Everything.