Half the time, I find a way to separate* or kill him to get a better dude, so I can understand.
This time I didn't, and while he is decent, his morale checks still suck.
* separating trick: go to a multifloor building. Leave him on floor you are unlikely to return. Click disjoin party. Since he isn't able to say goodbye, his wife stays.
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Sadly, I can't find the bandit area after the camp (game had a bug and cloakwood part 4 doesn't lead to the Mine like it should).
So I'm doing the Durlag Tower side quest till I figure out what issue is.
I double checked scrolls at bandit camp, not that. Left every direction of each cloakwood. Can't figure it out...