[Bug] Party switching in Brighthollow - bugs all over the place!

[the streaker]

I had a 6-man party of my PC, Eder, Grieving Mother, Kana, Aloth, Durance in brighthollow.

 

I switch to my 4 other characters (custom druid, the druid companion, ranger companion, paladin companion) and I notice their inventories and quickslot items are almost all gone. WTF? So anyways, I level them up, talk a bit, then switch back to my original party.

 

First of all, I re-select my original 5 companions, but only 3 of them show up in-game. I try again and again, still only 3 show up. Save, reload a couple of times, go outside Brighthollow and try again two more times, finally all 5 show up. I check inventories - all of their inventories and quickslot items, except for a couple of items here and there, are totally gone. Uniques, scrolls, summon figurines all gone.

 

I kind of freak out, exit game and reload, nothing changes except now Kana is missing! Not in my party, and not in the party roster when I try to add him.

 

This is on a trial of iron game, by the way. No going back. Come on guys, did nobody in testing ever attempt to switch party members in the inn??? There's at least 3 horrible bugs here...