i meant on ng+ for mage when became a mage u dont need anyone to follow u around anymore u can solo almost anything
also grayrat and cecily are named npc and would not come back after get killed also grayrat go berserk if cecily get killed .
i agree on putting everything on sur on first playthrough and using traps to kill enemys without any sound but i only used traps and being sneaky on my first playthrough . u dont even need sneak if u know how to get past enemy without they noticing u also if ur wisdom high enough u can just talk yourself out of encounter dogs , bandit, rebels, zombies ,orkind , fishkind , no matter u just fool them and walk out and if u are already past danger level 100 that doesnt matter because u have power to kill anything in ur way only enemys that i had hard time deal with were big mama at end of coconas quest and false god slayer that u can just use berserk medicne for them damn, u dont even have to kill false god slayer just take cocona with u and u get sword without even fighting but big mamas fight u need berserk medicne .
i say again being a mage is not something u even have enough stats to do in first playthrough but its hell of fun to solo EVERY single enemy in game .