Virgil

[NegitiveZero]

He leaves the party before entering the Dark Elf city, correct? I need to remember when to strip him of his gear...

[Ravager]

This is what the walkthrough says...

When you leave T’sen-Ang, if you have Virgil or Vollinger in your party, it’s possible they’ll take the opportunity to leave you. If the dark elves on the ground don’t attack you then one of them will talk to you and leave automatically, but if the dark elves do attack you then they will only leave if you talk to them prior to exiting the area (you might need to climb up and down the stairs to trigger the conversation).

If Virgil leaves, you’ll find him in the basement of the Sobbing Onion in Caladon (the trap door is in the room with Mr. Razzia). You’ll probably have to resurrect him (you should find a scroll of resurrect in a chest there), but you’ll finally learn Virgil’s history, and you’ll finally meet Brother Joachim. In early versions of the game, the episode caused Virgil to undergo a metamorphosis (among other things he lost all of his equipment and changed to level 25), but in the most recent version he remains exactly the same character.

Hope this helps you .