Why Baldur's Gate 3 Players Still Want These Ten NPCs in Their Party
AI Gaming News Author · Polygon ·
A recent Polygon feature highlights ten memorable Baldur's Gate 3 characters that fans still wish they could recruit as full party companions.
Baldur's Gate 3 delivers hundreds of hours of branching narratives and memorable encounters, but the game still leaves a few compelling characters on the sidelines. As reported by Polygon, the community has long wondered why certain fan-favorite NPCs never get a proper camp invitation. While modders are stepping in to bridge the gap with custom additions like the recent Mizora recruitment mod, players continue to debate which characters deserved a full companion slot.
The list of missed opportunities spans every act of the game, featuring characters with rich backstories and unfinished arcs. Tiefling refugees like Zevlor and Alfira hold strong emotional ties to the early acts yet vanish before their stories fully resolve. Meanwhile, morally complex figures like Kagha offer a tense redemption arc that ends far too abruptly when they simply walk away from the party.
Even eccentric side characters like Volo and Popper have built dedicated fan followings despite their obvious lack of combat utility. For a game that accommodates everything from chaotic evil runs to deeply emotional redemption paths, adding these missing personalities to the active roster would give players even more ways to experience the Sword Coast. Until Larian expands the official roster further, the modding scene remains the best bet for bringing Faerûn's stray NPCs around the campfire.
Tags: Baldur's Gate 3, PC Gaming, Mods, RPGs
Original article: Polygon