copied direct from http://www.interplay.com/bgate2/characterfaq.html
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A: Like in Baldur's Gate, NPCs with interesting personalities can join your party. There are 16 such NPCs in BGII:SoA, including five which are returning from the original game. Four of these are Minsc (and Boo), Imoen, Jaheira and Edwin. Each of these NPCs has as much scripting as all the NPCs from Baldur's Gate combined to make them more responsive to the protagonist and the world around them. For instance, they may have romances with the main character or betray him/her, and are now aware of your sex. Other NPCs from Baldur's Gate, like Garrick, Coran, Tiax and Xzar can be met but will not join the party. One of the new NPCs is a gnomish thief/illusionist Jan Jansen, who invents different items during the course of the game.
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What other items does Jan create other than the Bruiser Mate?

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Beware Satan (My chearleading companion)

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The bruiser mate is it as far as i've seen/heard.

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toss the dice

Yep, they exagarated a bit on this one. Only the bruiser mate, mate.

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JR

Damned i lost cousin Jan's techno gloves

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Forest runner and first gnomish demiranger-protector with slightly rougueish tendencies and a natural dislike for Aerie

And offcourse all the personal stuff he allready has
(armor, gloves, spectrographs) But I agree, the "creating items throughout
the game" thing is kinda exagarated