Really yu guys let him leave ?
jesus his boots are the Best one in the Game till act 3.. did yu guys Know that ?
thats for me is reason enough to always wipe the floor with him without even thinking Twice..
(theres no universe in the know dimension where i would lose a Misty Step Boots.. Sorry Nere Just Die.RS)
I know about boots , there is much better way.
i helped Nere with duergars & saved him from the Absolute , but after that i just stole his boots from the inventory and damaged lantern without killing him before i went out of Grimforge , cause he escapes the Grimforge as soon as you leave the location.

Despite being another drow, I wouldn’t have minded him as a companion. The banter between Minthara and him would have likely been interesting and he basically already had the perfect set up for him joining you in EA, especially given you lose so many companions by siding with Minthara in the first place.
Even in the full release it would have been nice for him to join you as support at the end of the game. Hell, he doesn’t even need to be a companion, just have the option to hang around like Dame Aylin and Isobel.
Yeah , there are few ways to add Nere: as a full playble companion like Minthara to take a place of some fugitives from Act I (companions) or as non-playble character in the camp with some dialogues , comments , interactions with heroes and his own story , like you said above.