If you've barely started and only have Imoen so far, then you could pick up Xzar (necromancer) and Montaron (fighter-thief) in the first map outside Candlekeep. Just take them into the party long enough to defeat Tarnesh and then drop them afterward. Make sure you use their class skills to full advantage. That means send Monty ahead stealthed and get him in position to backstab with his shortsword before initiating dialogue with Tarnesh (hmm, actually you could also have Immy and Monty both backstab him--but otherwise have Immy firing arrows or wand of magic missiles), and have Xzar cast Larloch's Minor Drain.
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