Baldur's Gate 4 Needs To Fix This One Problem With Party Members

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If and when finally receives a sequel, there's going to be one big issue looming over the game's party members. After launching in 2023 to monumental success, the cast of have quickly cemented themselves as some of the most beloved characters of the modern era. Whether fans fell in love with the dry wit of Astarion or the puppy dog-like loveability of Karlach, each one of the game's companions has their own claim to fame.

But while each of the ten companions in is a fantastic character when standing on their own, seeing them all lined up as a group highlights one very notable issue: there's a distinct lack of variety when it comes to their species. A character's species (previously referred to as «race» prior to the rules update) is one of the main components that determines their abilities, alongside class. And while offers a large variety of species for players to choose from, the party in doesn't represent that same variety.

There are ten companions for players to meet, recruit, and potentially woo in; of those ten, only two —Lae'zel the githyanki and Karlach the tiefling —are not some variety of elf, human, or a combination of the two. There is still some variety to be had even among those of the same species: Minthara, for example, is a drow, an elf native to the subterranean Underdark, while Astarion is a vampire in addition to being a high elf. But that doesn't change the fact that eight out of ten companions in the game belong to one of three main species.

Companion

Species

Astarion

High Elf

Gale

Human

Lae'zel

Githyanki

Shadowheart

High Half-elf

Wyll

Human

Karlach

Tiefling

Halsin

Wood Elf

Minthara

Drow (dark elf)

Jaheira

High Half-elf

Minsc

Human

has eleven races players can choose from when making their own character: human, elf, drow, half-elf, dwarf, halfling, gnome, half-orc, tiefling, dragonborn, and githyanki. This ends up leaving the majority ofspecies that are available completely unrepresented in 's main lineup, even if the player does opt for one