How about starting a new multiplayer game with a party like this for those Eddings fans out there:

Garion - male - Fighter/Mage
Belgarath - male Sorceror
Polgara - female druid/cleric/mage
Silk - male Fighter/thief
Mandorallen - male paladin (cavalier?)
Barak - male barbarian

And as a spare or in place of one of the above: Hettar - human male ranger

Or for those Wheel of Time fans:

Rand - male fighter/mage
Perrin - male ranger
Matt - male fighter/thief
Moiraine - female cleric/mage
Lan - male fighter
Nynaeve - female cleric/thief

How does that sound? Anyone fancy making a total BGII conversion? ;)

Sounds good. thought i lack the skills to make a total conversion :) but it is a good concept.

about the best way to do that would be to use Shadowkeeper...but other then that...youd have to be carefull what proficiencys you used

Hmm, on the subject of making parties based on book characters, here's a party I've been wanting to try out:

D'Artagnan (male Cavalier)
Athos (male Blade)
Porthos (male Fighter)
Aramis (male Swashbuckler)

Irenicus could be Cardinal Richelieu. Might be worth it for the challenge.

The biggest problem with doing Jordan is that there are so many people who would warrant going into a party (but then, you could always make lots of parties). My take on professions, ignoring any racial or other restrictions on professions, would be:
Rand dc Kensai/Mage
Perrin Ranger
Mat Swashbuckler
Moiraine mc Cleric/Mage
Lan Ranger
Nynaeve dc Thief/Cleric
Egwene Mage
Thom Blade
Elayne Mage
Aviendha dc Fighter/Mage
Gawyn Fighter
Galad Inquisitor
Aes Sedai: various Mages, Clerics. Actually all Mages in WoT are Sorcerers, but with a wider range of spells.
Whitecloaks: generally Fighters, esp. Wizard Slayers. Some would be Paladins (but not many).
Gaidin: different types of Fighters (esp. kensai), Rangers, Paladins.
Aiel: fighters (berserkers), thieves, rangers