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20 recruitable and story-critical figures — from the six Origins to late-recruit party members and Withers's paid hirelings — plus tips to manage approval and unlock personal quests.
| Companion | Race | Default Class | Party Role | How to Recruit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astarion | High Elf (Vampire Spawn) | Rogue (Assassin) | Stealth + burst DPS | Act 1 · nautiloid escape |
| Karlach | Tiefling | Barbarian (Berserker) | Front-line rage tank | Act 1 · Risen Road |
| Gale | Human | Wizard (Evocation) | AoE control mage | Act 1 · waypoint near beach |
| Shadowheart | Half-Elf | Cleric (Trickery) | Healer + support | Act 1 · nautiloid escape |
| Wyll | Human | Warlock (The Fiend) | Ranged single-target caster | Act 1 · Emerald Grove |
| Lae'zel | Githyanki | Fighter (Battle Master) | Melee weapon master | Act 1 · caged near crashsite |
| Halsin | Wood Elf | Druid (Circle of the Moon) | Shapeshift bruiser + heals | Late Act 2 · save the tieflings path |
| Minsc | Human | Ranger (Beast Master) | Ranged bow + pet (Boo) | Act 3 · Baldur's Gate lower city quest |
| Jaheira | Half-Elf | Druid (Circle of the Land) | Battlefield control + control healer | Late Act 2 · Last Light Inn defender |
| Minthara | Drow | Paladin (Oath of Vengeance) | Evil-path damage paladin | Act 1 · goblin-path only OR pull-out reunion Act 2 |
| Withers | Undead (Jergal aspect) | Camp NPC · Cleric-like | Class/subclass respec + hireling shop | Act 1 · Dank Crypt · always in camp thereafter |
| Volo | Human | Bard (Camp NPC) | Story flavor + eyepatch quest | Act 1 · Emerald Grove or Goblin Camp side quest |
| Isobel | Half-Aasimar | Cleric (Selûne) | Act 2 defender NPC · anti-shadow curse | Act 2 · Last Light Inn (temporary escort) |
| Aylin | Aasimar | Paladin (Selûne's Chosen) | Story-critical rescue · flavor NPC | Act 2 · rescue from Moonrise dungeon |
| Vojin | Half-Elf | Cleric (Hireling) | Filler healer / respec dummy | Buy from Withers · 200 gold |
| Nym | Elf | Wizard (Hireling) | Backup mage · flex class | Buy from Withers · 200 gold |
| Sef'Ryn | Halfling | Rogue (Hireling) | Backup rogue · trap disarm | Buy from Withers · 200 gold |
| Ord | Human | Paladin (Hireling) | Backup tank · smite bot | Buy from Withers · 200 gold |
| Aliyeth | Human | Fighter (Hireling) | Backup martial · shove specialist | Buy from Withers · 200 gold |
| Zoss | Tiefling | Warlock (Hireling) | Backup caster · Eldritch Blast fodder | Buy from Withers · 200 gold |
Quick Tips
- Companion approval unlocks personal quests, camp scenes, and romance options — pick dialog cues that match their alignment even in indirect situations.
- You can only recruit either Halsin OR Minthara depending on whether you side with the tieflings or the goblins at the Emerald Grove.
- Karlach and Wyll gate several late-Act 1 & Act 2 story beats — keep them in the party for maximum content.
- Long rest often between story beats — most companion cutscenes trigger during rest, and skipping them locks approval and romance milestones.
- Hirelings from Withers (200 gold each) let you respec class or fill missing party roles — they have no approval, no personal quests, and no romance.
- Withers is always in camp after Act 1 and offers unlimited class + subclass respec — use him to test builds without permanent commitment.
- Certain choices give companions permanent -20 to -40 approval (e.g., killing tieflings for Wyll, siding with goblins for Karlach) — these can lock romance even if you rebound with dozens of small approvals later.
- Late Act 2 has a 'point of no return' checkpoint before the Nightsong sequence — grind approvals before that or you lose the romance confession window entirely.