My character, Suul-Yinn, was transferred from BG1 and is a female elven(drow appearance) mage/thief lvls 13/15 and still rising, as I have only just started Chapter 4. I chose an elf because they get +1 with longswords and short-bows, which a thief can use. This is handy when you are out of spells early on. They are resistant to charm type spells and get +1 DEX, always useful! In proper ad&d they are resticted to certain levels, but luckily not in BG. My next character will be a male Kensai/mage dual-classed at lvl 9, to allow for romances and maximum level for mages, if I do not use the EXP cap remover. I agree with Memnoch that you should be able to dual to a sorceror, especially as it is more in keeping with your heritage(child of Bhaal). I would love to play a druid/mage but again no joy. In general mages win out because at higher levels they can take on armies.
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