Baldur's Gate 3's companion writing is one of the game's greatest strengths, but not every companion arc is created equal. While it stands to reason that the emotional payoff to Astarion's story can't be perfectly matched across the board, Wyll's story in particular is often criticized as the least developed.
In an Ask Me Anything on Reddit, Baldur's Gate 3 senior writer Kevin VanOrd explained why Wyll's story didn't get quite as much refinement as he would have liked. The main problem was time — after reworking the early access version of Wyll, "a lot of decisions came later in development than was ideal." This situation was exacerbated by content related to his story — the "Red War College" — being cut. VanOrd also fell ill at a critical point during Wyll's development, leaving the Blade of Frontiers in a somewhat underwhelming place.
This isn't the first reveal of cut content related to Wyll, as the Red War College that VanOrd mentions was previously name-dropped by director Swen Vincke. In Dungeons & Dragons lore, the Red War College was a common place of training for military officers. Larian hasn't revealed any details about how it would have connected to Wyll's story, but...
