Stormrider:
Yes, well, having your soul taken away does put you in a bit of a gloomy mood
Correct, but I missed my pesky, cheeky, cheery half-sister from BG 1 <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/puppyeyes.gif" alt="" /> - she turned into a whiny whelp <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" /> - I was used to nagging Jaheira, but my sister? I wanted her to be the same as in BG 1 <pout>
Kiya
Mea Culpa:
one word "SpaceHamster" that's all you missed
Boo and Minsc? Nope, I had them in my troop, wouldn't miss one tiny minute without them <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" /> . Ah, I was just too attached to the chars from BG1, how they were designed. So, I didn't take the changes very kindly - and I didn't like all that love story stuff. Minsc was the only male I had all the time. I needed Keldorn for a while, but I didn't mind him returning to his family - and as for the traitor... no emotions for him either. In fact I mourned just like Jaheira for dead Khalid throughout the game and for Dynaheir, though Minsc took Aerie as his new witch.
BG was a hard lesson for me: Don't get too attached to chars, spoils fun in the next part.