Quayle

Quayle is a whiny, foul-tempered, arrogant gnome with a nasal voice who believes that he is a genius and that all those around him are idiots who should acknowledge his super-intelligence. He appears in both the Baldur's Gate computer game and novelization.

The Game
Quayle is found lurking near the bridge to Baldur's Gate, and attempts to force his way into the party regardless of what is said to him. Quayle is the only party member in the first game capable of casting both arcane and divine spells.

In Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn Quayle appears again, but his personality seems to have mellowed down, and in spite of having been near Baldur's Gate in the last game, he has also managed to spend some time in a circus touring Amn and Tethyr along with Aerie. Aerie may later name her child after him.