Hey there,
I wonder why there is so much negative comments towards him, or perhaps compared with the VERY over-rated Viconia (Let's face it, Viconia from BG2 and the BG1 version have a different utility).
=> He has a good strength for a warrior Cleric.
You can give him heavy armor without problem. He can fight pretty well too.
=> He has medium dexterity : give him the gauntlets of dexterity.
=> He's got a good constitution, so you can find him reliable, and won't break in two like Vicky.
=> His intelligence is crappy, but who cares ?
=> Same for charisma.
=> Most important he has a REALLY good wisdom.
Give him the books of WISDOM, and he'll gain access to more level 4 spells.
=> Finally, he is a dwarf, and a dwarf in a party is always good.
If you arrive in the mines with Khalid and Jaheira, it is far more interesting to dump Jaheira for him (you don't have to kill her, just dismiss here inside a bulding you'll never return in or make her petrified by a basilisk).
I don't think Viconia's magic resistance so appealing in BG1 since in this game, magic is not a big deal.
So I know he is met late in-game, but this is a VERY good NPC that should be given a try.
NOTE : even though that he is met in the late part of the game, he get almost all of his Hit Points (he only looses 3 or 4 if I recall properly).
EDIT : As @Lemernis recalled it : he has a few free magic dispel as special ability ! Who can deny its usefulness ?
EDIT 2 : It seems that in fact he gains more HP than he is supposed to !
EDIT 3 : Let's start a war between Viconia fans and Yeslick fans !
I wonder why there is so much negative comments towards him, or perhaps compared with the VERY over-rated Viconia (Let's face it, Viconia from BG2 and the BG1 version have a different utility).
=> He has a good strength for a warrior Cleric.
You can give him heavy armor without problem. He can fight pretty well too.
=> He has medium dexterity : give him the gauntlets of dexterity.
=> He's got a good constitution, so you can find him reliable, and won't break in two like Vicky.
=> His intelligence is crappy, but who cares ?
=> Same for charisma.
=> Most important he has a REALLY good wisdom.
Give him the books of WISDOM, and he'll gain access to more level 4 spells.
=> Finally, he is a dwarf, and a dwarf in a party is always good.
If you arrive in the mines with Khalid and Jaheira, it is far more interesting to dump Jaheira for him (you don't have to kill her, just dismiss here inside a bulding you'll never return in or make her petrified by a basilisk).
I don't think Viconia's magic resistance so appealing in BG1 since in this game, magic is not a big deal.
So I know he is met late in-game, but this is a VERY good NPC that should be given a try.
NOTE : even though that he is met in the late part of the game, he get almost all of his Hit Points (he only looses 3 or 4 if I recall properly).
EDIT : As @Lemernis recalled it : he has a few free magic dispel as special ability ! Who can deny its usefulness ?
EDIT 2 : It seems that in fact he gains more HP than he is supposed to !
EDIT 3 : Let's start a war between Viconia fans and Yeslick fans !