Minsc is one of the best NPCs ever. He's 3rd in the Top 10 NPCs Ever on Gamespy.com <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

I have:
Me: Helem'gefd Ranco, Totemic Druid
Jaheira (romance. I love her character)
Yoshimo (I am not THAT far)
Minsc
Nalia

Later I'll switch Imoen for Yoshimo.

Every time I played BG2, I had Jaheira and Minsc in the party <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />.