Talk:Canon/@comment-3234315-20180110140707/@comment-25340469-20180805051401

I stand corrected. Wizard doesn't own the Baldur's Gate IP game-wise though, I thought. Beamdog does.

Either way, the point is moot. Baldur's Gate is 2e Forgotten Realms, which is a different world than 5e, and both Bioware and Beamdog have made no mention of canon. Wizards is also firmly of the tabletop mindset that you can discard anything you don't like and use what you want. You can remove Abdel or change him or include BG party members in your campaign and it's completely valid.