These undead NPCs, recruited for 100 gold apiece from Withers, are effectively blank slate characters of various races and classes that you can summon and put into your party instead of an origin ...

This is mentioned by Withers in a specific cutscene ... "Based on how many fights there are in BG3, all the travel, downtime, and access to a dense city, I can totally see it." ...

"Adventures From Baldur's Gate" will include a $50 pack of the game's origin characters and Withers, as well as $25 ... prequel tabletop campaign for BG3, as well as one themed around the 5e ...