Ten years to make something completed in a weekend lol. I didn't get rejected by Astarion because I found his voice annoying and killed him.
I'd be interested to see a stat of how many people also killed that squirrel in the first hub you get to
I was leaving him in camp as I found him a bit annoying. But eventually you realise he is excellent for getting in to high level locked areas. I was even able to get in to some 30 ranked doors.
Not only that but I started doing his quest line and I have been finding it stunningly well written.
Truly some excellence story arcs in this game. Normally they can be shallow and predictable but I genuinely am loving some of the character/quest development.