Leather_Raven: Well, for a start, I think it would provide excellent opportunities for character development and interaction if the PC could initiate dialogue with the DK -- you know, the way it can be done in KotOR, PS:T and NWN. Character banter is rather important in RPGs, IMO; there was a time where I obsessively replayed BG2 just to see all the inter-character interactions, between party members and otherwise.