You'll Have To Sleep One Eye Open Around These Baldur's Gate 3 Companions

Baldur’s Gate 3 wowed the world in multiple ways when it released in 2023 from Early Access. It featured an incredibly dense and gorgeous world, one of the best and deepest interpretations of 5th edition D&D gameplay systems in video game format, memorable music, a thrilling story, and, of course, a unique cast of NPCs, companions, and origin characters that continue to fascinate fans to this date. Each character has a distinct aesthetic and personality, which has quickly made some more popular than others. Karlach and Shadowheart, for instance, are top picks for many.

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Every character also has their quirks. They’re not just pushovers, but will react to your actions by either approving or disapproving. In the end, some might even leave your camp if they find you heinous enough for your actions. This character depth is precisely why it might be fun to do a small thought experiment on who the worst roommate would be out of all the companion characters. Personality, values, and character arc play a big role in determining that, but ultimately, it also depends on the kind of Tav (or origin character) that you happen to be playing. This is just for fun, but let’s analyze who might have a knife to your throat the first night you share a room at the inn.

Shadowheart

She Might Sacrifice You To Shar, Depending On What She Chooses

Starting with the smallest offender, we have Shadowheart. She might not be the worst person to share a room with, but at least at the start of her journey in Baldur’s Gate 3, she’s extremely cold and distant. She also holds an unwavering belief in the goddess Shar, who isn’t exactly known for being the most benevolent being in the world. The way she speaks of her goddess, particularly in the first half of the game, can be downright creepy at times. She doesn’t allow any doubt or criticism of her beliefs, which forces you to walk on eggshells around you if you’d rather not upset her.

Depending on what path she goes down after encountering Nightsong, she might become an even more dangerous person. In Act 3, when faced with the Mirror of Loss, it’s possible for Shadowheart to choose a rather depressing and gruesome path and completely reject freedom from Shar’s grip. Imagine having that version of her as your roommate. Would you still be able to tell yourself that you can fix her? You might not wake up one day, or maybe you will, with a sacrificial knife at your throat.

Halsin

The Smell Might Be Something Else

Halsin is definitely not a bad person. Personality-wise, he’d made a great roommate, but you have to remember that he’s a druid who likely spends a lot of time in the wilderness, either in his human form or wildshape form. With that, just imagine the kind of smell and dirt he might drag into a joint living situation. Not to mention, depending on his preferences, he might want to hang around in his bear form, which not only takes up a lot of space but also likely has a smell profile of its own.

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Other than that, Halsin would likely be an easy person to live with, perfectly encompassing the gentle giant stereotype of a good, down-to-earth guy who just likes ducks. If you know, then you know. That said, he might be too much of a goody-two-shoes and will quickly call you out on anything he deems morally gray. Halsin likely stands firmly in the Chaotic Good alignment, so anything that leans more towards Neutral or Evil won’t be accepted by him.

Astarion

Far From Being Your Twilight-Style Vampire Boyfriend

Astarion is not an easy person to be around. His morals are questionable to say the least, and while it’s understandable, given his rather challenging background, he’s a threat to the player character even in the game when resting in camp. One of the cutscenes in the game has you find him with teeth out, vying for your jugular, which leaves everyone in camp uneasy. You can either send him off, kill him, or accept him for what he is. Given that he’s essentially preying on you, it’s not far-fetched to choose not to trust him.

His character arc is a long and arduous one in Baldur’s Gate 3. For a great part of the game, he doesn’t reveal his true face and intentions to you. There are moments where he even mocks Tav (or whoever you happen to be playing) if they choose to act like a hero and help those in need. It’s not in his nature to be this way, which is why he would make an unreliable and potentially dangerous roommate. Unless you manage to win his heart over with great care and understanding, you will be struggling to know whether he’s secretly waiting to stick a knife in your back and drink you dry, or if he actually cares about you.

Lae’zel

The Githyanki Believe Only In Strength Through Supremacy

Out of all the origin characters, Lae’zel is the most difficult personality to handle. At the start of the game, her beliefs in the supremacy of her own kind are unshakable, and she considers everyone around her as lesser. A non-githyanki roommate would easily just become a slave or a pawn to her, even something akin to a pet that she would never respect as an equal. That is, unless one were to prove themselves. It’s only through great challenges and multiple plot twists and events that Lae’zel slowly begins to doubt the foundations of her own nation, and perhaps even soften up.

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One of the finest examples of why she’s a terrible roommate is her spat with Shadowheart. She loves to argue and loves to have the last word. And if she can’t have the last word, then she’ll use her blade instead. Her romance plot line has you duel her in her camp, and you can only progress if you manage to beat her in a one-on-one fight. Imagine coming back home after a long day, and her ideal way to spend quality time together is to let her fists speak for themselves. Despite the admirable confidence and aura she has, Lae’zel would ultimately make an extremely exhausting person to share a space with.

Minthara

The Drow Are Forever Ruthless

The githyanki are not the only race in the D&D universe known for their cruelty and cutthroat traditions. Drow of the Underdark, specifically those who worship Lolth, are well-known for upholding a terribly harsh matriarchal society where glory and honor are claimed by strength and betrayal alone. It’s a society where kin turn against kin, and such ways are applauded. Minthara hails from such an environment, and though she’s in the Cult of the Absolute and can eventually be turned away from it, she never fully shakes off her ruthlessness. It’s baked into her through and through, even if there are moments of vulnerability that make her incredibly deep and relatable.

She’s an unreliable person whose loyalty will take a very long time to win over. And even then, can we ever be truly sure that she doesn’t choose to execute us because she deems us not worthy of being followed and respected? If you’re simply too good, too weak in her eyes, and don’t assert yourself enough, you might find yourself as her doormat more than an equal roommate. Between her and Lae’zel, though, she might be the more dangerous pick due to how she was sucked into the Cult of the Absolute and how ready she was to destroy the whole Druid Grove without batting an eye. Lae’zel, meanwhile, would have simply refused to help the Grove if the choice had been up to her.