Picking up where I left off with BG1, I’ve started re-imagining the BG2 companions. I’ll be using a bit different style for these, as BG2 is a bit darker in character than BG1. I’ll also be using a different baseline companion for everybody to bounce off of to highlight their personalities. For BG1 I used Imoen, but in BG2 Imoen is both absent for half the game and far less whimsical when she returns. So who in BG2 fits the bill for a zany companion that everybody reacts to in their own way? Why Misc of course!
Jaheira
NG Half-Elf Fighter/Druid
As with her BG1 imagining, the hardest part is her unique hairstyle. For BG2 she should be a little older, a little harder, and not quite so cocksure. She’s still got the sass at heart. She’s still headstrong and opinionated, but the loss of Khalid has made her a little more… vulnerable.
“czech half-elf warrior woman,one raised eyebrow,cocked head,druid,age 40,athletic,tanned,skeptical,dark brown eyes,sarcastic,medium honey blonde hair curtained with rows of short braids with small beads,leather scale armor;in the forest;oil paint,drawing,dark fantasy,rpg portrait,minimalist features,d&d,dark shading“
Minsc
CG Human Ranger
Good ol’ lovable Minsc and his faithful companion Boo. Just as heroic, just as determined, and just as many leaves short of a tree as ever.
As noted in the BG1 version, the key to getting a good Minsc for me was combining “Cherokee” with “bald”, “large”, and “muscular”. That gives you a much higher chance of getting beardless than just about any other ethnic tag you can use while still looking facially like Minsc. And also brings in a look and style that works well for his background.
“bald cherokee man cradling and talking to a small hamster,smooth chin,large,muscular,large purple face tattoo,war-rings,leather armor,battle scarred,kind,age 30,bald,barrel chested,brown eyes;in the forest;oil paint,drawing,dark fantasy,rpg portrait,d&d,dark shading”
Yoshimo
TN Human Thief/Bounty Hunter
Yoshi is the friendly thief we meet while escaping the opening lab in BG2. Helpful, cheerful, ingratiating, and trying almost too hard to appear trustworthy.
“friendly japanese man,age 35,athletic,high forehead,receding hairline,long straight black hair pulled back,small sideburns,eyebrow ring,horizontal scar across nose,goatee,leather armor,brown eyes;in the forest;oil paint,drawing,dark fantasy,rpg portrait,d&d,dark shading“
Aerie
LG Elf Mage/Cleric of Baervan Wildwanderer
Aeria comes across as a bit of a broken baby bird – almost literally. She combines sheltered naivete with deep sadness over her past and her lost wings. The combination often seems to leave her looking dazed and distracted. And she always seems to me to have an overly intense curious birdlike stare .
“curious dutch woman,blue asian eyes,short pointed ears,long thin face,age 24,cocked head,curious expression,long face,slender,long honey blond hair with bangles,golden necklace with sapphire,flowing green tunic,brown cape,purple spiral tattoo on her forehead;in forest;oil paint,drawing,rpg portrait,dark fantasy,d&d,dark shading”
Minsc & Jaheira
Minsc and Jaheira at this point are old friends who have seen a lot together. And as BG2 commences they quickly have something else in common – the death of their respective partners. Which means ultimately despite their starkly different personalities they may understand each other better than any other pair of companions you can have.
Minsc & Yoshimo
I think these two would be the perfect pair for drunken singing late into the night..
Minsc & Aerie
We all know that given half a chance Minsc adopts Aerie as his new Witch. He’s got a very big heart, and a very simple/straightforward problem solving style. Aerie wants to fly again – he’ll make her fly.
“woman riding large man’s shoulders. 1. {woman dutch,woman long blond hair with bangles,smiling,woman blue asian eyes,woman short pointed ears,woman thin face,woman age 24,woman slender,green tunic,brown cape,woman spiral forehead tattoo,arms stretched out,woman pretending to fly};2. {man bald cherokee,smooth chin,laughing,man large,man muscular,man purple face tattoo,man leather armor,man age 35,bald,brown eyes};in the forest;oil paint,drawing,fantasy,d&d,dark shading”
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