Companions Stats Confusion

[Persephone]

Hello guys, I just started to get into the companions and stuff. Accoırding to the Taleworlds forum and wiki data, I tried to pick with most overall stats which was dude with the surname "Blacktooth", when checking what interactions I can have with the character I found out that there was no similarity of attributes the characters had and the wiki said. My question is those wikis and forums are outdated? Or what else, I just like riding for 6 hours to get companions i selected and I'm dissapointed. Hope this also enlightens people with the same question, have a great day all.

[Aven]

The current companions available in the game are randomly generated filler. The surname determines only the companion's skills that start with experience. It has no effect on focus or attribute point distribution. This leaves many companions with dominant skills that can't be realistically raised beyond where they start.

[Persephone]

Originally posted by Aven:

The current companions available in the game are randomly generated filler. The surname determines only the companion's skills that start with experience. It has no effect on focus or attribute point distribution. This leaves many companions with dominant skills that can't be realistically raised beyond where they start.

So you are saying that, those numbers are only the "max" ammount of skills or whatever can that companion achieve, not how they start, right?