Just got the same dialogue, I’m a lich overlord surrounded by degenerates, furries and faggots.
I can’t believe the gnome is the only non retarded and chad companion.
These words describe exactly how I felt in chapter 1. Every companion was either a degenerate or a faggot. Probably, some of them were both. All companions just annoyed me (probably with the exception of Ember).
So, I reloaded my save, where I first appeared in the tavern, and made a party of the mercs. Immediately, I started to enjoy the game. All annoyance just went away. My mercs had much better personalities than the game companions. They were silent, respected my authority, didn't make retarded comments, and none of them was a faggot.
But then I reached Regill. And this was the moment where I said to myself "maybe I losing something by not taking him into my party". However, at this point, I was too attached to my custom mercs.