Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-24993958-20150826074135/@comment-25555436-20150904012842

Yeah, you must take him with you. Since he's 2-handed he takes Golems well enough...if he lives long enough to take them down.

You also should take Shale. She gets her memories there with Caridin which leads to her companion quest. Though do mind that if you side with Branka she will turn on you.

If you leave her at camp you can lie to her after the fight to get the quest. I still take her, I side with Caridin anyway and Shale's Golem skills are great there, both for tanking and for smashing.

Last one I brought was Leliana, but not out of effectiveness as much as out of need to open locked chests.