because 1) gf is in act 3 of her first playthrough and I'm giving her time to catch up

2) this is the only way to have a full playthrough without shadowheart taking up a companion slot (bc even if I did custom cleric, it's hard to imagine act 2 without her) -- my second playthrough I went with rogue so I could have Astarion's slot free

3) my body is not ready for Durge yet lmao