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Sazerac · 06-27-2002, 11:13 AM

Kivan, absolutely. I kept him with my party all the way through BG2 and TotSC.

I liked Coran a lot, and wish they had kept him in the game. BG2 sadly lacks pure elves as NPCs, and both Kivan and Coran were elves. So was Xan.

As far as good-aligned magic users go, there's Nalia, who's a straight mage rather than a specialist so she can cast from all schools. One thing that bugged me about Dynaheir was that she was blocked from TWO schools of casting because she was an Invoker. I know Nalia is dualled from a thief, but it was done at such a low level (4th level) that it doesn't really matter. I never use Nalia as a Thief, and really only utilize her as a mage with a special talent of being able to use a short bow and a longsword.

But she's easily the 2nd best NPC magic user in the game (next to Edwin), and available very quickly into Chapter 2. I tend to use Nalia as my front-line power mage, and Aerie as a good backup, especially for the lower-level spells.

Others I wish they had kept in, hmmm...

for sheer humor, Tiax
Yeslick (great LG fighter-cleric, and there's a dearth of good-aligned dwarves in BG2). I'd have much rather had Yeslick than Anomen.
Branwen (great pure cleric, and I personally think Tempus rocks as the Lord of Battles!) Plus I liked her Austrian-Hungarian accent.

-Sazerac

[ 06-27-2002, 11:16 AM: Message edited by: Sazerac ]

06-27-2002, 11:13 AM	#2
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 61 Posts: 7,387	Kivan, absolutely. I kept him with my party all the way through BG2 and TotSC. I liked Coran a lot, and wish they had kept him in the game. BG2 sadly lacks pure elves as NPCs, and both Kivan and Coran were elves. So was Xan. As far as good-aligned magic users go, there's Nalia, who's a straight mage rather than a specialist so she can cast from all schools. One thing that bugged me about Dynaheir was that she was blocked from TWO schools of casting because she was an Invoker. I know Nalia is dualled from a thief, but it was done at such a low level (4th level) that it doesn't really matter. I never use Nalia as a Thief, and really only utilize her as a mage with a special talent of being able to use a short bow and a longsword. But she's easily the 2nd best NPC magic user in the game (next to Edwin), and available very quickly into Chapter 2. I tend to use Nalia as my front-line power mage, and Aerie as a good backup, especially for the lower-level spells. Others I wish they had kept in, hmmm... for sheer humor, Tiax Yeslick (great LG fighter-cleric, and there's a dearth of good-aligned dwarves in BG2). I'd have much rather had Yeslick than Anomen. Branwen (great pure cleric, and I personally think Tempus rocks as the Lord of Battles!) Plus I liked her Austrian-Hungarian accent. -Sazerac [ 06-27-2002, 11:16 AM: Message edited by: Sazerac ] __________________ "And all my days are trances, and all my nightly dreams, Are where thy grey eye glances, and where thy footstep gleams, In what ethereal dances, by what eternal streams..."