Just seconding that! After my first run, I didn't even thought that we could recruit Minthara into our party!
She resembles me one of the most memorable characters I've ever had in any RPG: Viconia DeVir in BG2.
Ruthless, fiery drow, that had one of the most intresting and surprising character developments in a long run. It required a lot of patience and empathy, but it paid off in the end
So, let us recruit her without commiting genocide!