Sacred Haven of Debauchery

I don't remember how, but I played through the game without the Chinese character, i.e., without a thief at all (until Imoen was rescued). He actually dies only to free up a spot for Imoen. As for Jaheira, it's better to leave her for now. There will be quests with her, but Minsc is completely unnecessary. Unless you need him as a powerful fighter, but are we trying to min-max? You can also kick out Yoshimo (although there is a quest, but it can be done quickly), because a noblewoman can quite easily pick locks, or vice versa, keep him because your main character is a mage. And the dwarf from the tavern will give you a quest, which I figured out how to complete (I couldn't do it before =\). And he is considered the best warrior in the game because he has five points invested in axes. But the bastard is evil and will leave without a second thought if you have high reputation. Edwin also tries to leave, but I talked to him somehow and always managed to persuade him to stay. So he stayed with me until the end.

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Kagain - is that the greedy dwarf merchant? I don't like him.

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I want to take a look at Kivan and maybe Coran, but I don't know who to replace them with.