Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Story & Character Discussion Companions: how have your views on them changed from first impressions?

We'll have to agree to disagree with regard to both.

Gale saw all the Weave had to offer and felt he wasn't good enough. Imposter syndrome next to a god. Him wanting to be a better wizard (have more magical power) is never the issue, the way he tries to get there quickly is. He is too confident in his own abilities and it tends to backfire when he doesn't prudently prepare things. High Int, low Wis is a running theme in all his stories, and it's why he ended up with the Orb too. I also feel that equating experiencing the Weave or Gale's eternal curiosity with "just wanting power" and turning this into his driving motivation on top of it, is an oversimplification.

As for Wyll, when he is torn between saving himself and his father in act 3, the basis of his dilemma is that he believes that he needs Mizora to save his father. When you tell him that you'll find and rescue Ulder without Mizora's help, he thinks it's futil. Looking back to his original dilemma, he could have also opted for alarming the city guard instead of taking the pact and trying to take on the cultists on his own. But being the conartist that she is, Mizora made him belief her help was crucial both times.

But, like I said, we can agree to disagree.