Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Story & Character Discussion Why are all of the origin characters attributes so bad?

I know that she didn't live on the streets but in a boarding school. I see Urchin Background as representing her training. Lying and undercover work.
The Head Mistress took the Not One Child Left Behind craze too much to heart, refused to see her for the meathead she is and did not channel her into the Cult Enforcer (i.e. Dark Justiciar) Course ...
Yeah, Shadowheart does show Baghtru levels of Chaotic Stupid at times. She makes Lae-zel look subtle by comparison ...