Lacrymas
Arcane
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- Sep 23, 2015
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It does make sense. It's a tactic to push you towards the main quest in a reasonable amount of time, companion timers are the only thing that is doing that and keeping the main plot in the back of your mind. It was intentional because it's used multiple times throughout the different chapters, even if it isn't so explicit. The Zhents and the Harpers both push you towards Nashkel, Kivan pushes you towards Tazok, Faldorn and Coran push you towards the mine/deeper into Cloakwood, Eldoth pushes you towards Baldur's Gate. The exception is Edwin and Minsc, who push you towards exploration, which is also great. It's a pretty effective and unobtrusive solution that has multiple in-game ways to work around if you so want to. The realistic possibility of failure is a plus.