What i've always wanted for fellows:

Allow us to trade them gear. Rare/ex gear even. I'd totally trade my npc a noble's, some healing weapon, and the orvail set.

Better than dropping the stuff, that's for sure.

NPC's AI is horrible though and they'll always be worthless. She comes out, buffs both of us, hastes one of us, and starts whining about MP. Never fear though, she's got enough MP for paralyze to be resisted 20 times.

I'm sure people with the magian weapons that are now useless (not all but several are) would love to at least trade that to their NPC, and someday, when they've no longer use for it, a delve weapon.