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all things considered,

1. Jaheira and Mazzy tie. Jaheira, the most versatile, resourceful fighter in the game, great history/story between her and PC, great interaction with other NPCs as well. Mazzy, to me the best fighter in the game, a great, honorable comrade and fight buddy (since I rarely play a pure fighter PC, she's always my first Fighter option).

2. Aerie...the most versatile spellcaster in the game (in ToB she's downright scary...). The best character development in the game, especially going through the whole romance.

3. Valygar, the second best fighter in the game. like his rather dark and sad back story. Great to be paired with Mazzy.

4. Edwin, powerful wizard, "interesting" personality and a very fun side-quest. Only downside is he's evil and frankly Dark Planetar is less powerful than Planetar, and need to be careful positioning him while casting Holy Smite.

5. Korgan...down here only because he's evil...as I like the fighter upfront and Aerie bringing down Holy Smite tatic very much, Valygar is a better fighter choice. However, pairing Korgan and Mazzy is extremely fun as well, and more so because of the aligment - rep. point managment is much more complex with a Korgan + Mazzy party.

6. Imone -- the best secondary wizard (or even leading wizard) in the game and her thieving skill is sufficient to go through the game.