These tables list the recruitable NPCs who are your potential party members in BG1 and BG2. Both tables are spoiler-friendly: The only text currently visible shows each NPC's Class (and kit, if applicable), Alignment, and starting location, so that if you're looking for, say, an Evil-aligned Thief, you know where to go. All other data can only be revealed by clicking & dragging through the invisible text.
          For each game, I've listed the NPCs in roughly the order you will be able to recruit them into your party: Don't make plans for a character waaaaay down the list, unless you know you can actually get that character relatively quickly. The ToB NPC becomes accessible almost immediately after the first fight of ToB.
          The NPCs may be slightly different in different games: Their level, hitpoints, equipment, and weapon proficiencies may change a bit. That's because there are multiple versions of each NPC: At the moment each character joins your party, the game checks the list of "incarnations" of that NPC, and picks the one that most closely matches the PC's EXP level. This ensures a more balanced game, so you don't have a Level 7 PC directing a band of Level 3 characters, or vice versa.
          This page does not list the 5 NPCs available only during the training session with Obe in BG1. They can in fact be brought out into the rest of the game, but that was clearly never intended to be possible.
Recruitable NPCs in BG1
NameClassSexRaceAli.StatsLocationNotes
Imoen | Thief | F | Human | NG | 9 / 18 / 16 / 17 / 11 / 16East of Candlekeep |  
Xzar | Necromancer | M | Human | CE | 14 / 16 / 10 / 17 / 16 / 10East of Candlekeep | Partner of Montaron
Montaron | Fighter/Thief | M | Halfling | NE | 16 / 17 / 15 / 12 / 13 / 9East of Candlekeep | Partner of Xzar
Khalid | Fighter | M | Half-Elf | NG | 15 / 16 / 17 / 12 / 10 / 9Friendly Arm Inn | Partner of Jaheira
Jaheira | Fighter/Druid | F | Half-Elf | TN | 15 / 14 / 17 / 10 / 14 / 15Friendly Arm Inn | Partner of Khalid
Kivan | Ranger | M | Elf | CG | 18(12) / 17 / 14 / 10 / 14 / 8High Hedge |  
| Ajantis | Paladin | M | Human | LG | 17 / 13 / 16 / 12 / 13 / 17North of Friendly Arm Inn |  
| Kagain | Fighter | M | Dwarf | LE | 16 / 12 / 20 / 15 / 11 / 8Beregost |  
| Garrick | Bard | M | Human | CN | 14 / 16 / 9 / 13 / 14 / 15Beregost |  
| Viconia | Cleric | F | Elf | NE | 10 / 19 / 8 / 16 / 15 / 14Peldvale | 50% Magic Resistance, -2 to Reputation upon joining.
Safana | Thief | F | Human | CN | 13 / 17 / 10 / 16 / 9 / 172 maps South of Candlekeep |  
| Shar-Teel | Fighter | F | Human | CE | 18(58) / 17 / 9 / 14 / 7 / 112 maps East of Beregost | Your strongest male party member must duel her & win
Minsc | Ranger | M | Human | NG | 18(93) / 15 / 15 / 8 / 6 / 9Nashkel | Has Berserk ability
Edwin | Conjurer | M | Human | LE | 9 / 10 / 16 / 18 / 9 / 10Nashkel | Amulet gives +1 spellslot of each spell level
Branwen | Cleric | F | Human | TN | 13 / 16 / 15 / 9 / 16 / 13Nashkel Fair | Special Ability of Spiritual Hammer
Xan | Enchanter | M | Elf | LN | 13 / 16 / 7 / 17 / 14 / 16Nashkel Mines | Owns a Moonblade only he can use
Dynaheir | Invoker | F | Human | LG | 11 / 13 / 16 / 17 / 15 / 12Gnoll Stronghold | Special Ability of Slow Poison
Coran | Fighter/Thief | M | Elf | CG | 14 / 20 / 12 / 14 / 9 / 16Cloakwood 1 | Has 3 proficiency points in Bow
Eldoth | Bard | M | Human | NE | 16 / 12 / 15 / 13 / 10 / 16Cloakwood 3 | Can make Poisoned Arrows, only usable by him
Faldorn | Druid | F | Human | TN | 12 / 15 / 11 / 10 / 16 / 15Cloakwood 3 | Summon Dread Wolves ability
Yeslick | Fighter/Cleric | M | Dwarf | LG | 15 / 12 / 17 / 7 / 16 / 10Cloakwood 5 | Special Ability of Dispel Magic
Quayle | Cleric/Illusionist | M | Gnome | CN | 8 / 15 / 11 / 17 / 10 / 6Wyrm's Crossing (BG Bridge) | Special Ability of Invisibility
Tiax | Cleric/Thief | M | Gnome | CE | 9 / 16 / 16 / 10 / 13 / 9BG Southwest | Summon Ghasts ability
Alora | Thief | F | Halfling | CG | 8 / 19 / 12 / 14 / 7 / 10BG West | Only present at night
Skie | Thief | F | Human | TN | 11 / 18 / 15 / 15 / 8 / 13BG Northwest | Must have Eldoth in your party
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Recruitable NPCs in BG2
NameClassSexRaceAli.StatsLocationNotes
Imoen | Thief->Mage | F | Human | NG | 9 / 18 / 16 / 17 / 11 / 16Waukeen's Promenade | Dualed to Mage at Level 7
Minsc | Ranger | M | Human | CG | 18(93) / 16 / 16 / 8 / 6 / 9Waukeen's Promenade | Special Ability of Berserk
Jaheira | Fighter/Druid | F | Half-Elf | TN | 15 / 17 / 17 / 10 / 14 / 15Waukeen's Promenade |  
| Yoshimo | Bounty Hunter | M | Human | TN | 17 / 18 / 16 / 13 / 10 / 14Waukeen's Promenade |  
| Aerie | Cleric/Mage | F | Elf | LG | 10 / 17 / 9 / 16 / 16 / 14Waukeen's Promenade |  
| Anomen | Fighter->Cleric | M | Human | LN | 18(52) / 10 / 16 / 10 / 12 / 13Slums District | Dualed to Cleric at Level 7
Nalia | Thief->Mage | F | Human | CG | 14 / 18 / 16 / 17 / 9 / 13Slums District | Dualed to Mage at Level 4
Korgan | Berserker | M | Dwarf | CE | 18(77) / 15 / 19 / 12 / 9 / 7Slums District |  
| Jan | Thief/Illusionist | M | Gnome | CN | 9 / 17 / 15 / 16 / 14 / 10Government District | Owns some cool Thieving gear only he can use
Keldorn | Inquisitor | M | Human | LG | 17 / 9 / 17 / 12 / 16 / 18Temple District | Owns armor & sword only usable by him
Edwin | Conjurer | M | Human | LE | 10 / 10 / 16 / 18 / 10 / 10Docks District | Amulet gives +2 spellslots of each spell level, +10 to Lore
Viconia | Cleric | F | Elf | NE | 10 / 19 / 8 / 16 / 18 / 14Government District | Must act fast to save her. 65% MR, -2 to Reputation.
Haer'Dalis | Blade | M | Tiefling | CN | 17 / 17 / 9 / 15 / 13 / 16Temple District | Resistances: 15% Physical, 25% Fire & Electrical, 50% Cold.
Cernd | Shapeshifter | M | Human | TN | 13 / 9 / 13 / 12 / 18 / 13Trademeet | Owns a Cloak and Staff only usable by him
Valygar | Stalker | M | Human | CG | 17 / 18 / 16 / 10 / 14 / 13Umar Hills | Owns armor & sword only usable by him
Mazzy | Fighter | F | Halfling | LG | 15 / 18 / 16 / 10 / 13 / 14Temple Ruins | Special Abilities of Lay On Hands, Strength, Invoke Courage
ToB NPC | Fighter | M | Human | CE | 18(00) / 17 / 18 / 17 / 10 / 15ToB expansion | Level 17, with 2,270,000 EXP
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