I concur, keep Aeire. She complains a little, but, quite honestly, I would rather all the NPC had more to say and more often. She is a powerhouse, the only negative difference between her and Viconia is that she takes twice as long to level-up. Her complaints soon turn into compliments.

Maybe: your paladin, Aerie, Nalia (or, better yet, Yoshimo!) and then Imoen (at the LEAST have a level 7 thief!!), Minsc.
2 tanks, 2 mages, 1 cleric, maybe a 1/3 cleric (paladin and ranger), maybe 1 thief: with just 4 characters.

Now, who do you like (probably need another fighter or two, certainly a cleric, perhaps a mage - what's your style?)...
Jaheira might be good, Viconia, Anomen, Nalia, Mazzie, Keldorn....

Alternatively, you could make 1 or 2 ideal characters via multiplayer and include them in your party - less character development, but more "butt-kicking for goodness". I have a paladin, and a multiplayer mage/cleric and a fighter/thief (used to be a fighter/druid, but, please, let's not get into that!). Perhaps you'd care for a monk or a swashbuckler alongside your paladin? Many possibilities exist with a composite party. After all, as far as the storyline goes, they just happened to have been kidnapped with you at Baldur's Gate...

- Twilight

Thanks, Looks like I need to go to the circus.

I knew she whined about the wings, but she was going on about not wanting to be adventuring....anyhoo, back to the circus, to get me a freak......

Thanks for the help.

she is a freak. she looks like an alien!

As for which chars to take, I'd rather take a straight mage and/or a straight cleric over a multi...

The best one out of those 2 is easily Aerie, but she is so bitchy. Will someone pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee make a mod that will make her shut the F*** up.

Aerie is very good for ToB, IMO. Get five fighters, give 'em lots of GWW, and you're set. :D

like i said, a pity 'silence' doesnt shut her up... u know the spell. lol then hide any voicalse scrolls,

IMO, they are both crappy... use someone else... but becaseu so much people are saying aerie is good, im gonna drop yoshi da traitor and get aerie thanx guys