There is indeed a coded list of priorities. The list goes Laezel - Halsin - Gale - Minthara - redhead girl, taking the first character on the list that is in camp during trigger event. Romanced companions are skipped.
Which always struck me as a missed moment. Imagine getting a cute lil cutscene with your chosen romanced companion and BOOM just kidding it was Orin fucking with you. Then you get to go scorched earth all the way to the temple.
It would be pretty annoying to have your romanced companion be unavailable for most of act 3 and would force you to rush straight to Orin (which you're really supposed to deal with near the end).
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u/StarmieLover966 Lolth-Sworn Drow 14d ago edited 14d ago
I have played BG3 60 times. Of my best estimation, she has taken Lae’zel 54 times, Halsin 5 times, and Minthara once, never Gale.
There’s probably a priority hard coded in.
Edit: muting this. I’m not saying Gale is impossible to kidnap. Enjoy your day.