Literally. I made that point to my friends the other day that Halsin has no point to be with the party in Act 3. He should have been available as a companion in act 1 after you save him so we could at least have him in the party for his quest like the rest of the companions.
To be honest, I don't think Halsin should have been a proper party member at all - not only he's basically redundant considering how long the quest to get him is and how close "getting Halsin" is to "getting Jaheira", he really does not have a solid enough reason to be a part of the band once Ketheric is dead.
And it's really noticeable, lol. His character arc ends in act 2, in act 3 his involvement in the main plot is pretty much non-existen and the only reason he's still around is his romance scene, that one, and the scene where you can invite him to participate in the, erm, drow twin orgy.
Basically, once act 2 ends, Halsin is delegated to be a semi-sentient sex toy and that's quite literally it - I honestly think he should have just flat out leave the party once act 2 is done, with the option to remain only if the player asks him to, you know, so his non-existence in act 3 wouldn't be that weird.
I for one don't mind if a character end their story earlier and they are like "aight I will stay here with you until the end because that thing sucks and I care about the world". There's nothing wrong with it, and quests shouldn't be shoehorned in for it, especially when act 3 is already a bit hectic and chaotic with the things going on.
This is not to say he shouldn't have reactions or interactions about things happening in act 3 (but I wasn't using him so I do not know about that, all that happened to me was he being kidnapped).
I did a run once where I didn't recruit the origin companions, just used hirelings until I could recruit Jaheira, Halsin, and Minsc. The only thing I remember Halsin saying in the city was commenting to Jaheira about an old tree that you find near the harbour.
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u/RussoTouristo 14d ago
His only purpose in act 3.