I just noticed that although Aerie's class is technically an "elf" (or avariel rather, but they are a subclass of elves, no?), she is a cleric/mage.. which is a class available unavailable to elves during character creation. Was this done for a purpose (such as making aerie more uniqe) or a developing oversight? Or is this due to some AD&D rule that is unknown to me? Not a very important post, but insights and replies would be much appreciated.

<font color="lightblue">She isn`t the only character who breaks the rules at any stage... look at Anomen's stats, for example... </font>

...Like Edwin's a more powerful Conjurer than normal because of that item he's wearing that no one else can wear.

I don't mind the quirks personally. Exceptions to the rule make life more interesting (in Amn, maybe not in real life). I don't think these are clumsy oversights - there are *some* oversights (and AD&D rules-stretching) in the game, but Aerie doesn't seem like one of them - looks like it was just to help make the game more interesting.

<font color=white>I think it is just BioWare to give NPCS a special thing. Like Aerie is of origin a Avariel (Winged-Elf Specie) and Edwin is Red Wizard Of Thay... that give's them surtain un-explainable stats ect.
because they are of ''special'' clans/species.

This could be I think an explanation about there strange stats/classes. </font>

Or the stats on Minsc.

This also applies with Haer'Dalis. He is unique because he is tiefling. And tiefling race is unavailable during character creation. But I don't get it why BioWare used elven avatar for tieflings, since tieflings are primarely humans with taint of fiendish blood.

<font color=white>Probaly because his portrait shows an elf-like being, pointy ears, slim face structure ect. </font>

IIRC it doesn't have to be human.

This also applies with Haer'Dalis. He is unique because he is tiefling. And tiefling race is unavailable during character creation. But I don't get it why BioWare used elven avatar for tieflings, since tieflings are primarely humans with taint of fiendish blood.</font>[/QUOTE]Not if you have the right mod ;)

You ought ta be able to be a tiefling
I wanna be a tiefling
Hey, in IWDII, they come up under human, and yet Hear'Delis is an elf?
Why?