Can you "perm" kill your companions

[Djayc85]

I know if you do the crypt sidequest and get Withers, but can I kill Lae'zel and will it impact the story?

[Rusted Metal]

well yeah it will impact the story in some way but we dunno how, but you will still be able to finish the game, you can kill all your companions and everyone you meet if you really want

[wtiger27]

Yes and it would impact the Companion's story of course. Main story is written around your char. You can solo if you wish and also hire hirelings, which will not have a story driven part.

[cire87]

if u kill someone thats already become a companion will they stay dead or will the corpse just be hanging out at the camp when you long rest ?

[Lord Adorable]

Killing your companions may affect the story, yes. Heck, not even killing them, just having them leave could have unforeseen consequences as well.

Permament removal of a party member that I've found in the EA are the following:

Handing Astarion over to the monster hunter.

Peering into Gale's mind and having him catch you doing it. He leaves if you can't persuade him to stay.

If you long rest after Lae'Zel runs to the Gith patrol you,ll find her dead the next day.

If you've used the tadpole enough to start suffering from nausea early on, Lae'zel will offer to kill you. You can convince her to give you the knife so you can kill her instead.

Stake Astarion when he tries to feed on you during a long rest. Failing to kill him with the stake will still cause him to flee.

Wyll abandons you and fights to protect the Druid Grove if you side with the Cult of the Absolute.

Not saving Shadowheart in the pod and not recruiting her at the grove and then long resting will have her arrive at your camp going feral and will try to kill you if you can't snap her out of it.

[Bastila Shan]

How do you even get your companions back using the crypt keeper? Will companions left dead in the world respawn back at camp crypt keeper?

[wtiger27]

Originally posted by cire87:

if u kill someone thats already become a companion will they stay dead or will the corpse just be hanging out at the camp when you long rest ?

Only did that once and it was Astrarion. His dead body was in my camp for the rest of that play run. :P. But that may not be the case for the final version.

[wtiger27]

Originally posted by Bastila Shan:

How do you even get your companions back using the crypt keeper? Will companions left dead in the world respawn back at camp crypt keeper?

You talk to him. He wants 200 gold for each one you want to rez. And yes, they will appear back in your camp.

[katzenkrimis]

Originally posted by Djayc85:

Can you "perm" kill your companions.

Will it impact the story?

Of course.

However, I wouldn't do it until you see the dialogue option for it.

Don't go around killing everyone before you have a good reason to. You'll miss out on a lot of storytelling. I think the first companion that I had the option to kill was Astarion, because he has a serious addiction problem.

If you kill them, bedtime stories are over.

I'm sure Larian has fail-safes throughout the game should you be susceptible to random acts of violence.

[Bastila Shan]

Originally posted by wtiger27:

Originally posted by Bastila Shan:

How do you even get your companions back using the crypt keeper? Will companions left dead in the world respawn back at camp crypt keeper?

You talk to him. He wants 200 gold for each one you want to rez. And yes, they will appear back in your camp.

Ahh ok good and its not even that expensive

[Djayc85]

Thanks all, I just don't like how lae'zel talks to me or acts towards people I want to ♥♥♥♥♥ slap her everytime she opens her mouth

[wtiger27]

Originally posted by Djayc85:

Thanks all, I just don't like how lae'zel talks to me or acts towards people I want to ♥♥♥♥♥ slap her everytime she opens her mouth

Kill her when the next time you meet her after getting off the ship. Loot her body for her armor, give it to Shadowheart as a nice AC upgrade. It's not going to keep you from finishing the main story for your char.

[Bastila Shan]

Originally posted by Djayc85:

Thanks all, I just don't like how lae'zel talks to me or acts towards people I want to ♥♥♥♥♥ slap her everytime she opens her mouth

She will lighten up later in the game surely.

[Lord Adorable]

Originally posted by Bastila Shan:

Originally posted by Djayc85:

Thanks all, I just don't like how lae'zel talks to me or acts towards people I want to ♥♥♥♥♥ slap her everytime she opens her mouth

She will lighten up later in the game surely.

Larian has explicitly said that you can influence your companions and they will change over time if you actively challenge their views despite them disapproving of you doing so.

They even confirmed the lewdest act of all with Lae'zel: Hand-holding.

[Unn4m3d (♥AUT♥)]

Originally posted by katzenkrimis:

Don't go around killing everyone before you have a good reason to.

That said: definitely do this in another playthrough.
I loved killing pretty much everything in my path in my second or third playthrough.

[GodofMask]

Yes. Making friends is pointless exercise, an inevitable disappointment. It's sickening. (I.E therefore kill them all) - Dagda.