i say this to everyone but for a completely different style of game try a smaller party (3 or 4 total) - a solo character is a very specific thing
'different half-elf female with some magic' says "bard" to me . . . i say this to everyone as well but as you have BG2 have you considered installing the BGTuTU MOD and playing BG1 with the BG2/ToB game engine? you could take a bard kit then for a bit more oomph . . .
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