How can anyone stand Linzi is beyond me. If I could have done her personal quest without her, I would.
Oh and btw when does Kalikke's last quest phase trigger? I recruited them during 4th chapter so the sweet teeth questline failed as soon as forefather appeared. Im at ch6 castle of knives, their grandaddy still hasn't showed up yet. Are they gonna get fucked in HotaoT?
Well, I've warmed up to her and gotten quite fond of +3 attack/+3 damage, Good Hope +2 attacks and other stuff for everyone all the time, her multiple Hastes per day, extended by the Clockwork amulet, Invisibilities and enchantment spells as needed. Oh and aoe cure serious wounds equivalent for several song round uses. Plus she's not bad with the bow once self buffed, with song, Arcane Strike, Sneak attack dip, Multishot.
Maybe she doesn't quite deal as much damage as Ekun, but doesn't fall that far behind and offers way more utility.
+3 attack/damage is fairly unique, the rest can be done by other party members, but a limited time per day, at high opportunity cost. A real nice force multiplier.
+3 from Linzi, then +4 attack from Freebooter Amiri. That's +7 above party compositions that don't include these classes.