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Boo was never a true animal companion, he was always just fluff.

Boo is real, he's in his inventory and his portrait and appears in the comics he's been in and also there was a side quest to rescue Boo in BG2.

But yeah, he shouldn't be an animal companion in the ranger sense. Just an animal, that is his companion lol

Boo was always real. He is an item in Minsc’s inventory in both games, and other characters interact with Boo. Jan tried to steal him.

This does put a dent in my plans for fully custom parties. I can’t leave Minsc behind. He is perhaps my favorite RPG companion of all time.

Karlach might be a blackguard, which is the evil version of a paladin.

According to this reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/j91427/somebody_on_rpgcodex_opened_up_the_main_game/ there are a few missing from your findings.



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Blackguards aren’t in 5E. Some of the paladin subclasses, such as Oath of Vengeance or Oath of Conquest, work well for evil paladins, though.

Boo really isnt an animal companion... Anyone can buy a hamster. I have a lot of fondness for the character, but he was a ranger in name only, as they didnt have a barbarian class. The Folk Hero background provides Animal Handling and Survival skills and is perfect for him. Add in totem barbarian or something and he's essentially got everything he had in the original BG games. Minsc has a 6 wisdom in those games... I dont even think he could cast ranger spells in 5E.

She must be an evil paladin. She wouldn't have worked for Zariel if she wasn't.

I expected Minthara to be completing the group of evil companions. I assume that Minsc will not show up in chapter 1. If the assumption of having to part ways with all but 3 companions after chapter 1 proves to be correct that would indicate the possibility to grow the group again once a new camp in the new area has been found.

Boo is real. I just don't think he is really a giant miniature space hamster.

Not necessarily. She was an unwilling participant in the Blood War.

And it seems Blackguards are in 5e:

Blackguards article

Miniature giant space hamster.

Damn it I knew I wouldn't say it right

That is about Blackguard as an enemy, not a player class.

Those might be camp followers but they nothing suggests that they are full companions/origins

Yes, this.

The unnamed Drow could be Minthara.
Den leader could be Halsin.

Sylvira is an scholar from Candlekeep. If they were going to add another companion, why would they add another wizard and another tiefling instead so something new?

Even if Miniature Giant Space Hamsters aren't real, Giant Space Hamsters are real.

I wonder whether is it a retcon

Don't believe so.