[SixOfSpades]

Cleric/Mages are indeed one hell of a powerful combination, especially in BG1: Where a straight Cleric can hit Level 8, and a straight Mage can reach Level 9, a Cleric/Mage hits Levels 7/7 under the ToSC EXP cap. Not much of a loss, especially the only thing a Level 9 Mage gets is a whopping *one* Level 5 Spell per day. Go Multiclassed: Twice the levels, twice the carnage, twice the fun.

With that said, however, there are three reasons to dislike Quayle:
1) His voice/attitude. A lot of people hate his annoying, grating wheedle about how superior he is. Personally, however, I LOVE his voice. I'd much rather listen to this egomaniac Gnome than someone as lacking in personality as, say, Dynaheir. I love Xan, too, by the way.
2) His picture. Who the @#&*!ing hell is this black guy in the top hat? It bears NO resemblance whatsoever to Quayle's paperdoll, avatar, or what any sane person would expect him to look like. Custom Portraits to the rescue!
3) You have to wait until flippin' Chapter FIVE to get him. They couldn't let you across the bridge for just three measly minutes, could they? NoooOOOOoooo. Sorry, but by the time I've been through the Cloakwood and back, I've already poured enough EXP into my current party to think about shuffling, thank you.