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TheLastRemnantarmyconstructionFAQ-ShinesmanOffWhite,May29,2009(version1.0.2)------------------------------------------------------------------****5****1****5****2****5****3****5****4****5****5****5****6****5****7****5**

Tableofcontents:

I.Aboutthisguide.[I]

II."Bigpicture"construction.[II]-A.Largeunionsvs.manyunions[IIA]-B.Unionconstruction[IIB]-C.Formations[IIC]

III.Characterselectionguidance[III]-A.Commonarts[IIIA]-B.Unusualarts[IIIB]-C.Rarearts[IIIC]-D.Specialarts[IIID]-E.Arcana[IIIE]-F.Availability[IIIF]

IV.Specificcharacters[IV]-A.Charactersthatshouldgenerallybeavoided("QuickFail")[IVA]

-B.Charactersthatshouldgenerallybeincluded[IVB]-C.Otherleadersworthconsidering[IVC]--1.Basicrecommendations[IVC1]--2.Advancedrecommendations[IVC2]--3.Secondtier[IVC3]--4.Notrecommended[IVC4]

V.Tablesandlists[V]-A.QuickversionofsectionIVC[VA]

VI.Fortherecord.

-------I.Aboutthisguide.[I]-------

Theguidestartswithsomebasicdiscussionsonhowtoputtogetherabattleparty(sections2and3).Thisisbuiltfrommyexperiencehavingplayedthroughthegame,fromdiscussionsontheGameFAQsmessageboard,andfromresearchonthewiki.IhavenotplayedthroughthegameathousandtimesandIdonotclaimtobeanexpert.Thisguideisprimarilywrittenfornewerplayersontheirfirstplaythrough.

ThisguideismeanttoanswersomefrequentlyaskedquestionsaboutconstructingabattlepartyinthegameTheLastRemnant(TLR).Icount165possibleleadersandthereareasimilarnumberofsoldiers,sopickingeighteenisamindnumbingtaskwithoutsomebasicguidance.

ThisguidewaswrittenforthePCversionofTLR.Thegeneraladvicemaybeapplicable,butthespecificsofthecharactersaresometimesquitedifferent,socheckthewikifirst.

Thisguidementionsofa"lowBRgame."ThereismoredetailonthisinotherFAQs.UnlikelowlevelrunsinsomeotherRPGs,thisisastrategyformakingthegameeasierbyworkingwiththedynamicdifficultysystem.Whileannoyingtodo,itishighlyrecommended.

Thisguidehasbeengivenflagsforquicksearching.Searchforthe

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Unionsshouldgenerallybeeithermysticattackorphysicalattackgroups.Givingtheunitconsistentskillsraisesthelikelihoodthatyou'llgetmultipleartswhenyoutellthemtoattackwithcombat,mystic,oritemarts.Itemattackartsareaperplexingsubsetoftheattackcommands,andtheycanbeveryexpensivetouse.TheonlyrealbenefitisthattheydonotrequireAP,whichissometimeshelpfulbutrarelycritical.

Mysticattackunionsshouldbecapableofcastingatleastonearcana,anditispossiblewithcertainleaders,suchasRushandWyngale,tohaveasingleunionabletocastallofthearcana.Thisisnotparticularlyuseful.Blackout,thesimplestattackarcana,isoftencapableofclearingthebattlefieldofallweakerenemiesjustaswellasCrimsonFlare,anditissubstantiallyeasiertoexecute.CrimsonFlaredoesbetterdamage,whichisimportantforsinglepowerfultargets,butBlackouttypicallydoesthejobonallweakerenemiesandtherearebetterwaystododamagetosinglepowerfultargets.

Everyunionshould,ifpossible,haveatleastonecharacterwithVivificationHerborHartshorn,andtheunionshouldalsohaveaseparatecharactercapableofrealhealing.Atlategame,onlyMoonlightandRevitalizearepowerfulenoughtorestoreauniontofull.Acommonsituationinharderfightsisthattheenemywilluseanareaofeffectattackthatwillkillsomeunionsandhurtotherssubstantially.Ifeach

unionhasareviverandahealer,theunioncanbreakoutofthefight,raiseadeadunion,andtheneithertopofftheotherunionorhealitself.Thisway,moreunionscanbebroughtbackintothefightthenextturnwithoutriskofthemjustdyingagain.

Carefulattentionshouldbegiventothepersonattheheadoftheunion.Manyskills,suchasDavid'sGaeBolgorRush'sOmnistrike,canonlybeusedifthepersonistheleader.Theleaderalsohasastronginflenceoverwhatcommandswillbeavailable.Forexample,iftheleaderisaPaladin,the"Defend"commandmaybeavailable.Itisaspecialcommandthatonlyunionsledbycertainclassescanuse.Acharacterinamysticclass,suchasaThaumaturge,willalmostalwaysgettheoptionto"attackwithMysticarts!"andotherappropriatebasiccommands.

-C.Formations[IIC]

Therearesimplytoomanyformationstogointogreatdetailhere,butingeneral,aformationwillhaveeffectsbasedontheplacementofthecharacters,aslistedinthedescription.Ifthereisaformationthatis"effectiveagainst"anenemyyouarefighting,suchasCupofCelapeleisforBeastmen,thengiveitawhirl.It'snotspecified,buttheexpectationisthatitgivesa20%damagebonus.

Oneformationisworthspecificallymentioningbecauseitisunusualandveryusefulforlearningskills.TheMysticSealformationisnoteasytoget,butitreducesyourattackandmagicattacktozero.Your

basicattacksdonotdodamage,andallofyourotherattacks(exceptitems)areweakened.ThisisusefulforprolongingfightsandlearningskillsinlowBRgames.

Especiallyifyouareusingasmallunionsetup,suchas4/4/4/3/3at18,thefocusofformationchoiceshouldbeonavoidingpenaltiesratherthanonmaximizingbonuses.Especiallywiththesmallerunionsyoucanchoosesetupswherenoneofyourcharactersareinalocationthatgivesapenalty,suchasWedgeforthreemembercombatartsunions.Wedgegivesbonusestocharactersinthefirstthreepositions,but

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penaltiestothecharactersinthelasttwopositions,soifthereisnoonetheretobepenalizeditonlygivesbonuses.

Verylateinthegame,thereareformationsavailablethathavepowerfuleffects.Theseworkoffofformationmodifiers,whichIwillmentionbrieflybutdonotplantodwellon.ManyofthesesetupsrequireuseoftheEnlightenedSeven,charactersthatareonlyavailableattheendofthegame.Theycanbeignoredfortheinitialplaythrough,butmightbeworthconsideringonhardmode.Tridentformationisoneofthefew"power"formationsthatdoesnotrequiretheSeven.

Formationattributesaresimplyflagsonacharacterthatletthemactivatethemoreadvancedformsofformations.Forexample,MysticHengeIIIrequiresthattheformationhaveatleastfourmemberswiththemysticattribute,threememberswiththespecialattribute,andoneSovani.Therearefivebasicflags:Special,Mystic,Recovery,Physical,andSpeed.Manycharactershaveallfive.TheSevenhaveadistinctflag,andraceandgenderalsoactasflagsforsomeformations.

YoucouldconstructMysticHengeIIIwithDavid,Emmy,Blocter,andTorgal,sincethere'soneSovaniandallofthecharactershavealloftheattributes.IfyoureplacedBlocterwithJager,whodoesn'thavethespecialattribute,itwouldstillworkfine.YoucouldevenuseMcGrady,sincehehastheMysticattribute.Ihaven'tlistedthe

character'sattributeshere,butthey'reallonthewikiifyouneedthem.

-------III.Characterselectionguidance[III]-------

TherearemoreplayablecharactersinthisgamethanChronoCrossandShiningForcecombined,andthat'ssayingsomething.Likethosevenerablegames,though,thevastmajorityofcharactersinTLRareprettyuseless,andseparatingtheexcellentfromthehumdrumtakessometime.Thissectiongoesintosomedetailonwhatyoushouldconsiderwhenselectingagroupof18toworkwithforthelonghaul.

Asahelpfulruleofthumb,charactersthathavealittle"backgroundstory"ontheirstatusscreenarealmostalwaysworthconsidering.

Thesearegenerallyreferredtoas"uniqueleaders."UniqueleaderstendtogetnewskillsastheBRincreasesandtendtobejustplainbetterthanthe"vanilla"leadersandsoldiers.

Thereare51leadersthatIlistas"worthconsidering."Whilesomeofthemarejustbetterthanothers,inmanycasestherearetradeoffsandthereisnoconsensusonwhichcharactersareideal,thoughtherearesomecharactersthatrarelygetleftout.Insteadofsayingwhichcharacterstouseornot,thisguidewillgiveguidanceonwhatyoushouldlookforwhenpickingthosecharacters.

-A.Commonarts[IIIA]

Thesefourgroupsofskillsareveryeasytofind,buttheyareallquiteuseful.Almostallofyourcharacterswillhavetwoorthreeofthesetostart.

Combatarts

Prettymucheverycharacterinthegamelearnscombatartsbasedontheweapontheyhaveequipped.TheseincludethingslikeEmma's"KneeSplitter"attack.Theyaremundane,andtheyneverdoanythingbutrawdamageunlesstheweaponitselfhasabonus,buttheywillbethe

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sourceofmostofthedamageyoudoduringthegame.Theyrarelyhaveanyeffectonthedecisionwhethertouseacharacter,becauseeveryoneeitherhasthemorwillgetthem.

Therearesomecharactersinthegamethatonlyhavethesebasiccombatarts.Theyaremoreorlessworthless.AnexampleistheleaderAlbert,aPirate.Whilehemaybeusefulformaintainingpirate/ninjaequilibriumheisbasicallyworthlessasacharacterandcanbeignored.

Thereareseveralotherartswhicharealmostascommonandaresimilarlyuseful.Whileboring,theyareincludesomeofthemostimportantskillsinthegameandyouwillwantthemajorityofyourcharacterstohavethesebasicabilities.

Herbs

Thefirst"stapleskill"isherbs,whichistheonlyonethatRushstartswith.Thisskillcanbeusedforhealingandraising,twoofthecriticaltasksmentionedaboveintheunionconstructionsection.Ifacharacterhadherbsandattackskillsandnothingelse,theywouldstillbeareasonablecharactertoincludeinthebattleparty.ThereareprobablybetterchoicesthanOakes,acharacterwhohasonlyherbsandcombatarts,butyoucouldusehimtotheendofthegamewithoutsubstantialcomplaint.Thefinalherbartisanattackskill,FrostTincture,whichisnotasgood

asanyoftheotherhighlevelitemattackskills.Herbsisalsosolidhealingatlowlevels.Athighlevelsitisstilluseful,butpalesincomparisontoRevitalizeandMoonlight.

Remedies

Thesecond"stapleskill"isremedies,whichisusuallyfirstencounteredasapotentialrecruitwithMcGrady.Whileremediescan'tbeusedforraisingreliably(120APandahighlevelskill),itcanbeusedforhealingandremovingstatusailments.Again,McGradycouldbeuseduntiltheendofthegamewithoutcomplaint,butthereareprobablybetterchoicesinthelongrun.Remediesbecomesmuchmoreimportantneartheendofthegame,whereRevitalizeistheonlycommonlyavailableskill

thatcanfullyhealaunionwithoneaction.

Invocations

Thelast"stapleskill"isinvocations,whichRushlearnsveryearlyinthegame.Unlikeherbsandremedies,acharacterwithonlycombatartsandinvocationsisstillprettyworthless.NoraandLoki,uniqueleadersavailableearlyinthegame,startwithjustthesetwo.Thepointofinvocationsisthatitisthebasicmysticattackskill.Sparkisn'tthatdifferentfromacombatart,butlaterartslikeCausticBlastcandoincredibledamageagainstlargegroupsandarcanalikeBlackoutcanbekeytovictory.

-B.Unusualarts[IIIB]

Thenextsetofskillsyouwon'tseequiteasoften,butinmanycasestheyareonlyusefulincertainsituations.Inmanycasestheyareactuallynotasgoodasthebasicskillsoraresimplytoospecializedtoevenwantyourentirearmytohavethem.

Evocations

Thisistheotherbasicmysticattack.Alloftheseartsarelongrange,

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meaningtheycanbecastwithoutengagingtheenemy.Someevocations,hexes,andpsionicsalsoworkthisway.Mostofthehigherevocationsalsocausestatuseffects,buttheytendnottodoasmuchdamageastheinvocations.Ingeneralevocationsisnotveryusefulsinceinvocationsdoesmoredamageandhexesisbetterforstatusmanipulation.TheWhiteoutarcanadoesmoredamagethanBlackout,butitrequiresfourpeopleinsteadofthree.

Hexes

Thelowerlevelhexesinflictsomestatusailmentsanddealdamagethatisweakerthaninvocations,butitisthehighlevelhexesthatmaketheseartsworthwhile.Cachexia,thefinalartinthegroup,isthecornerstoneofseveralstrategiesforsomeofthehardestbossesinthegame.Hexesincludessomemoralemodifiers,buttheyarenotasgoodaspsionicsortraps.Manycharacterslearnthisskilllater,whichisextremelyunhelpfulwhentryingtolearnthefinalart.PlayersplanningonusingCachexiastrategiesshouldstartwithacharacterthatalreadyknowsalotofhexes,suchasYuniver,insteadofbuildingfromthebottom,suchasBlocterorGaouwholearnhexeslaterintheircareersandstartatthebareminimum.The"tokenhexers"likeBlocterandGaoucan,however,beusedtosupportthearcanaAnimalculae.

Potions

Overall,notaveryusefulgroupofskills.Theeffectsofthestatbooststhattheyprovidearenotparticularlyimpressive,andthisskillisnotgenerallyveryusefulinitself.Theonepositivenoteisthatusingstatboostsisawayforaunittoavoidengagingincombat,andsolongasyoucanaffordtokeepbuyingthem,thepotionsareveryeasytoskillup.Thefinalskillisanattackitemartthatisonparwiththebestexplosivesattackartathigherskilllevelssogrindingthesetothetopisnotawastedeffort.

Lotions

Thisisinessenceacombinationofremediesandherbsonceitisfully

operational.Thevariousskillshealvariousstatusailmentsandhitpointsandthesecondtolastskillraisesaunion.Theproblemwithlotionsisthatitisdifficulttolearnfromscratch,asacharacterhastousethecurepoisonlotionfiveorsixtimestolearnthehealinglotionandnotthatmanyenemiesinflictpoisonstatus.Onceoperational,though,itisthemostversatilehealingart.Likepotionsandherbs,thefinallotionsartisanattack.Whilenotincredible,itdoesgooddamageathighskilllevelsand0APskillsthatpackapuncharecriticalinsomefights.EyeCreamdoeshealpartymembers,butitisoneoftheweakesthealingeffectsinthegame.

-C.Rarearts[IIIC]

Itisentirelypossiblethatyoucouldbuildasolid18charactergroupthatdoesnotincludecharacterswithanyofthefollowingskills.Manyofthemarefoundononlyahandfulofcharacterstostart.Twoofthem,PsionicsandTraps,areprimarilyusedformoralecontrol.

Psionics

Thisgrouphasonlyoneworthwhileeffect,whichismoralecontrol.Threeoftheeffectsaffectmorale:bluff,addle,andmixedmessages.Someoftheotherartsinthisgrouparefuntoplaywith,butthemoralecontrolis

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allthisskillneedstobeextremelyuseful.Onlyfourcharactersofthe39practicalchoicesstartwiththisskill.Thereisanarcanathatusespsionicsasanattackandsomeofthepsionicsinflictdamagebutthisisgenerallynotanattackskill.

Wards

Onlytwocharactersinthegamestartwiththisskill.Oneofthemisnotavailableuntilextremelylateinthegameandisimpracticaltouse,andtheotherstartswithnoneofthebasicskills.Thatsaid,it'snotthatgreataskillsetforgeneralrunningaroundandisonlyimportantfordetailedstrategiesagainsthideouslypowerfulenemies.

Explosives

Thebasicitemattackskillisfoundontwoofthe39tostart.Rushcanlearnitfairlyearlyinthegame,buttheothertwowhouseitarenotavailableuntilwellafterthestart.Withsomework,itcandodamageonparwithEvocationsandlikeallitemartsitdoesnotcostAP.Itisslowtolevel,theingredientsareexpensive,anddedicateditemattackartgroupsareinconsistentwithactuallyusingthecommand.Allinall,though,thisskillisnotabigsellingpointsinceitisjustdamage,andnotaspectacularamountofdamageatthat.Thefinallotionsandpotionsitemattacksarecheaperandalmostasgood,nottomentionbeingeasier

andcheapertoskillupandhavingotherusefuleffects.

Shards

Khryniaislikelytheonlycharacterthatwilleverusethisskill,astheonlyothercharacterthatstartswithitisnotavailableuntilextremelylateanditissimplyimpracticaltolevelitwheneachusecancost3-4kgold.Moonlightisanextremelypowerfulhealingspellandtheattackshardsdoreasonabledamage,especiallyagainstgroups,butthehealingeffectistheonlyuseofthisskillsetthatisactuallybetterthanotherabilities.

Traps

Thereareseveralcharactersthatlearnthisskill,andlikelotionsthisisawkwardtogetstarted.Thebasictrapisasingletargetknockout,and"Slamthemwithstatuseffects"doesn'tseemtocomeupveryoftenunlessyouturneverythingelseoff.Inmanyways,trapsislikepsionicsinthattheprimaryvalueisinthemoralecontrolskills.LandMinealsodoesdecentbutunremarkabledamage.

-D.Specialarts[IIID]

Uniqueabilities

Thesetwoarelumpedtogetherbecausethedistinctionbetweenthemis

minimal.Thespecificsoftheartsvarysomewhat,andtheyarediscussedinthespecificsectionsonthecharacters.ThemostobviousexampleofauniqueabilityisDavid'sGaeBolg,whichisanattackthataffectseveryenemyonthebattlefield.Thegameusesavarietyoftermstodescribetheseabilities,buttherearetwobasictypes:abilitiesderivedfromanitemandabilitiesspecifictoacharacter.

Aunionthatincludesacharacteractivatingauniqueabilityorremnantarthasunnaturalevasionandwillveryrarelygethit.

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Summons(Character-specific)

Thefirstgroupofuniqueabilitiesissummons.Rushgetsoneduringthestoryline,andJagerandEmmyeachgetoneduringaquest.Thesummonsthemselvesarevirtuallyidentical:theyhave9999hp,arenotaffectedbystatusailments(exceptenthrall),anddominimaldamage.Theyareprimarilyimportantforbattleswhereyouneedatankingunion.Youcanonlyhaveonesummonoutatatime.Theydieandareraisedlikeanyotherunion.

Tosummon,acharactermustbetheunionleader,mustnotbeengaged,andmusthaveenoughAP.Thecommanddoesnotcomeupveryfrequently,andhavingallthreepossiblesummonsandsummonersincreasesthechanceofgettingone.

SpecialAttacks(Character-specific)

ThisincludesRush'sOmnistrike.Thereareseveralotherabilitiesthathavesimilareffects,includingLugh'sRevenge,HundredFlowers,andsuch.Toactivatetheseattacks,theusermustbetheunionleader,musthaveenoughAP,andmustmeetunionmoraleconditions(eitherveryloworveryhigh).

Otherabilities(Character-specific)

Someofthecharactershavepowersthatdon'tfitneatlyintoanyofthebroadcategoriesandwillbediscussedbelowinthespecificcharacterdescriptions.Ingeneral,though,theyhavethesame"usermustbeunionleader"requirement,andgivetheevasionbous.ThemostobviousoftheseisDavid'sGaeBolgability.

WeaponArts(Item-specific)

Somehighlevelweaponshavetheirowndistinctiveattacks.Thesecanbebestdescribedashighlevelcombatarts.Manycharacters,suchasBlocter,neverlearnthembecausetheydonothavetherightkindofweapon.TheweaponartsfromRemnantsrequiretheusertobetheleader,butthe

weaponartsfromnormalweaponsworkfromanypositionintheformation.Afewweaponarts,suchasSoulshield,givedefensivebonusesinsteadofattacks.

-E.Arcana[IIIE]

Arcanaarecombinationsofmysticartsthatreplacetheoriginaleffectswithadifferenteffect.Theycanbequitepowerful,buttheycanalsobeunfortunatewhentheytriggeratthewrongtime.Oncetheyhavebeentriggeredonce,theywillsometimescomeupasaspecificoptionforaunion'saction.

"Highpower"forthismeansthelowestlevelskillatrankV,thebasic

versionofoneofthethreetopskills,oramiddleskillatmiddlerank.Anyskillliterallymeansanyskillofthatskilltree,howeverweak.Forexample,ifIrinausesRevitalizeII,RushusesRestore,MaddoxusesRefresh,andParisusesRestore,theunionwouldinsteaduseRejuvenatingWaterIifIrinaistheleader.Ifanyoneelseweretheleader,thememberswouldjustdotheindividualskills.IfGaouwereintheunionasa5thmemberandwasplanningonattacking,hisattackwouldnothappenwhiletheuniondidthearcana.

RejuvenatingWater:Leaderuseshighpowerremedy,threesupportingmember

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useanyremedy.Healsallfriendlyunions,removesallstatuseffectsexceptdeath,enthrall,andcurse,andgivesAPboost.(Minimumfourcharacters)

Animalcule:Leaderuseshighpowerhex,threesupportingmembersuseanyhex.Dealsdamageandinflictspoison,silence,andparalyzeonallenemiesonthebattlefield.(Minimumfourcharacters)

Therestjustdodamagetoeveryenemyonthebattlefield,listedinincreasingorderofdamage:

Blackout:Leaderuseshigh-powerevocation,twosupportingmembersuseanyinvocationorevocation.(Minimumthreecharacters)

Whiteout:Leaderuseshighpowerinvocation,threesupportingmembersuseanyevocationorinvocation.(Minimumfourcharacters)

FatalEclipse:Leaderuseshighpowerpsionics,onesupportingmembermustuseahex,onesupportingmembermustuseaninvocation,andonesupportingmembermustuseanevocation.(Minimumfourcharacters)

CrimsonFlare:LeaderusesGrenadeImpact,onesupportingmembermustuseahex,onesupportingmembermustuseaninvocation,andonesupportingmembermustuseanevocation,andonesupportingmembermustuseapsionic.(Minimumfivecharacters)

-F.Availability[IIIF]

Whileasecondaryconcernformakingtheultimateteam,whenacharacterbecomesavailableisimportantsimplybecausethehigheryourBRgoes,thesloweryourcharacterswillgrow.Thelatercharacterstendtohavebetterstartingstats,buttheyaregenerallymuchweakerthantheearlycharacterswhichhavegrownwithyourparty.

Forcomparison,atBR80whenIbeattheEnlightenedSeven,Blocterhad2502hitpointsand163strengthincomparisonwithZuido's2051hpand113strength(startingstats)andMilton's1071hitpointsand96strength(again,startingstats).WhilebothofthemembersofthesevenhaveuniqueabilitiesandinMilton'scaseabetterweapon,Blocteroutclassesbothinrawnumbers.Additionally,BlocterhasmasteredmanyoftheskillsavailabletohimwhereZuidoandMiltonarejustgettingstarted.

Inshort,iftwocharactersareotherwisesimilar,theearliercharacterisabetterchoice.

-------IV.Specificcharacters[IV]-------

Therestofthisguideissimplybuildinguptothissection,whichisintendedtoaskthebasicquestionof"whatcharactersshouldIuse?"Mostoftherestofthisguideissimplyareferenceformakingthedecisionofthefinalcutdownto18membersfromthe300+candidates.

Thissectionissplitintoseveralbigsubsections.Forlists,seesectionVoftheguide.

-A.Charactersthatshouldgenerallybeavoided("QuickFail")[IVA]

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Sincethereareliterallyhundredsofchoices,thefirststopinfilteringcharactersisgettingridoftheonesthatsimplydon'tpulltheirweight.Mostofthecharactersinthegamehaveverylimitedoptionsinskills.Whilethisisn'ttragicinitself,it'susuallyprettyeasytofindacharacterthatdoeshavemoreoptions.McGradycouldeasilybecomparedwithIrina.Neitherhitsveryhardandbothhaveremedies.Irinaalsohastraps,lotions,psionics,specialabilitiesandsoon.While85%ofthetimethetwocharactersareinterchangeable,IrinahasoptionswhereMcGradydoesnot.

It'sgenerallyeasiesttojustignoreallofthe"vanilla"characters,buttherearetwothatareworthlisting(YnfryandAquarius).Thesoldierscanalsogenerallybeignored.

ThereisasecondgroupofcharactersthatshouldbeavoidedwhicharenotQF,andthosearetheonesthataresimplynotavailableattherighttime.Eightcharacters(theEnlightenedSevenandLeucetius)arenotavailableuntilvery,verylateinthegameandbythetimeyougetthemyourothercharacterswilllikelyhavedevelopedbeyondthem.

ThelastcharacterthatshouldgenerallybeavoidedisEmma,forreasonsthatwillbecomeobviouswhenplayingthroughthegame.

-B.Charactersthatshouldgenerallybeincluded[IVB]

Whilemanyofthe18choicesaredifficult,thereisacoregroupofcharacterswhichareobviouswinnersandshouldalmostalwaysbeincluded.Fortheskills,thenotation"(learnedearly)"meansthecharacterlearnsitbeforeBR30andthenotation"(learnedlate)"indicatesthattheylearnitafterBR30.

Intheend,the18choicesshouldinclude:

*Atleastfivecharacterswith"leader",oneforeachpossibleunion.*Atleastfivecharacterswith"healer",oneforeachpossibleunion.*Atleastfivecharacterswith"reviver"whoarenotalsohealers,again

oneforeachpossibleunion.

Thiscontrolsatleast10ofyourcharacterchoices,sinceleaderscouldalsobehealersorrevivers.Theothereightcouldliterallybeanythingatall.Thefollowingarealsoveryhelpful:

*Onetothreecharacterswithastrongmoralecontrolability(i.e.highlevelpsionicsortraps).*Onetothreecharacterswhowilleventuallybecapableofcastingthehighestlevelhex,Cachexia.*Asmanycharactersaspossiblewithnon-remnantweaponarts.

Again,thesecouldoverlap,soParisisbothahealerandamorale

controller.It'sgenerallybesttonottrytousethesamecharactertomeetmorethantworoles,soevenifEmmyispotentiallyaleader,healer,moralecontroller,andCachexiauser,it'sbesttohaveherjustdotwoofthosethings.Rushcan,intheory,doanyandallofthis,butit'sbesttochooselimitedrolesforhimtoworkin.Havingthesebasicabilitiesmetismoreimportantthanchoosingthe"best"characters.Almostallofthecharacterslistedasrecommendedcanfitatleasttworoles,somemanymore.

A"*"indicatesthattousethatroletheywilleventuallylearnaskill

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setthatincludesthatrolebutdon'tstartwithit.

Alloftheselistsareinalphabeticalorder.

***Baulson(Physical,Reviver,Healer*,WeaponArt)***Skillsets:Herbs,Remedies(learnedearly),Potions(learnedlate)Pro:Baulsonisoneoftheearliestcharactersyoucanrecruitinthegame.Hegetsbothherbsandremediesandhitshard.Con:ThemainproblemwithBaulsonisthatyoucaneitherhavehisfinalweaponorstickwiththesecondbestweaponandhaveaweaponart,sohe'salittlegimpedeitherway.

***Caedmon(Physical,Mystic,Reviver,Healer*,Morale*)***Skillsets:Invocations,Herbs,Potions,Remedies(learnedearly),Traps(learnedlate).Pro:Withstrongphysicalattacks,goodhealingabilities,and(likeallSovani)evocations,Caedmonisflexibleenoughtofitintoanyunion.He'savailableearlyinthegame.Con:Hisfinalweaponisn'tverygood.

***Emmy(Leader,Healer,Physical,Cachexia*,Morale*)***Skillsets:Remedies,Hexes(learnedlate),Traps(learnedlate)Pro:Emmygetspowerfulphysicalattacks,healing,asummon,andauniqueattack(HundredFlowers).Con:ThefrustratingquestionwithEmmyisthatifyouplantouseIrina,bothcanmakegooduseoftheNightbloom.Emmyalsohastouse1-handedartsinsteadoffocusingexclusivelyondual-wieldartsifyoudogiveherthesword,sinceSnowpetalisa1-handedart.

***Gaou(Physical,Leader,Reviver,Cachexia*,Morale*)***Skillsets:Lotions,Hexes(learnedlate),Traps(learnedlate)

Pro:Gaouhasgoodstats,hitshard,andusesObsidianwhichgiveshimaremnantweaponart.Unlikemostlotionsusers,hestartswithmostoftheartsanddoesn'trequireskillgrindingtobefunctional.Con:EyeCream,hisonlydirecthealingability,justdoesn'tcutitattheendofthegame.

***Jager(Leader,Physical,Morale*)***Skillsets:Psionics(learnedlate),Explosives(learnedlate)Pro:JagerusesSchiavonaanddoesextremelygooddamagewithit.Healsogetsaccesstoasummonandhasauniqueattackability(Beowulf).

Con:Specialabilitiesaside,Jagerdoesn'tdomuchotherthanhitstuff.Thenagain,hehitsforsomuchdamagewithSchiavonathatyouprobablydon'twanthimdoinganythingelseanyway.

***Pagus(Leader,Healer,Reviver,Mystic)***Skillsets:Invocations,Remedies,Herbs(learnedearly),Wards(learnedlate)Pro:PagusgetsaccesstobothRemediesandHerbs(atBR25)andcanfill

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alargevarietyofroleswithinaunion.HealsogetsMegalore,whichisbasicallyaonemanArcana,andaccesstoWardsatBR50.He'salsoavailableextremelyearlyinthegame.Con:Unlikemanyoftheothermysticleaders,PagusonlygetsInvocationsandissomewhatlackinginoffensiveoptions.Hisphysicalattacksarepathetic.

***Paris(Healer,Mystic,Morale*)***Skillsets:Remedies,Psionics,Invocations(learnedlate),Traps(learnedlate),Wards(learnedlate)Pro:Parishasbeenbeefedupfromthe360versionandisnowamuchbettercharacter.HeisthefirstbigpsionicsuseravailableandgetsaccesstowardsatBR50,sohegivesaccesstosomeofthemoreexoticabilitiesinthegame.Con:Whilegoodatmeddlingandhealing,ParisissomewhatlackingwhenitcomestoactuallykillingthingsandislimitedtoartslikeMaledictwhichdon'tdomuchdamage.

***Rush(All)***Skillsets:Herbs,allotherslearnedthroughquests.Pro:

Unlikethe360version,youcanactuallychoosenottouseRush.Hecandoanythingandbeanything.Healsolearnsasummon,hastwoinnatespecialabilities,andcanchoosetolearnmanydifferentweaponandremnantarts.Unliketherestofthecharacters,hisequipmentcanbedirectlymodified.Con:Actuallypayingtoupgradeequipmentisannoying.Healsolearnssomeskillsetsverylateinthegame,sohe'slessusefulthanhecouldbe.Eventhoughhecantheoreticallylearnallskills,youmustfocusonjustafewsetsofskillssothathe'sactuallygoodatsomethingratherthanbadateverything.

***Torgal(Leader,Physical,Morale*)***

Skillsets:Evocations,Potions(learnedearly),Psionics(learnedlate)Pro:Torgalhaslotsofhealthanddoeslotsofdamage.He'salsoavailableveryearlyinthegame.Hecanactuallyendupwithtwoweaponarts,oneofwhichisactuallyauniqueability(Lugh'srevenge).Con:ForaSovani,Torgaldoesn'thavemanyskills.Hislackofhealingorraisingabilitiesisadrawback,butnotacripplingone.Themainproblemisthathisweaponprogressioncangetbuggedandhecangetstuckwithsubparequipment.Donotgivehimweaponsotherthanaxesifheasksforthem!

-C.Otherleadersworthconsidering[IVC]

Alloftheselistsusethesameformatasabove.

#1.Basicrecommendations[IVC1]#

Thesecharactersaresolidpicksthatwillgetyouthroughthegame.Insomecases,theyarenottheabsolutebestatwhattheydoandtherearebetterchoicesifyoupickthroughthemechanicsindetail,butthesewillgetyouthroughthegame.Manyofthemareavailableearlyandmaybeworthusingjusttotideyouovertothebettercharactersifyoudon'tplanon

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usingthemallthewaythrough.

***Allan(Healer*,Physical,Mystic,Morale,Cachexia*)***Skillsets:Invocations,Explosives,Traps,Shards(learnedlate),Hexes(learnedlate)Pro:LikemostSovani,Allanhitshardinphysicalcombat.Healsohasavarietyofitemarts.Con:HisonlyhealingskillisMoonlight,andhedoesn'tlearnshardsforalongtime.Forthemostpart,he'sjustaphysicalattacker.

***Blocter(Reviver,Physical,Morale*,Cachexia*)***Skillsets:Herbs,Hexes(learnedlate),Traps(learnedlate)Pro:BlocterisavailableearlyandistheonlyonethatcanequiptheWonderBangle,aremnantthatchangesthedurationofallailmentsontheunionto1turn.Worthusingasaplaceholderifnothingelse.Con:LackofaweaponartandalessthansuperfinalweaponmeanthatBlocterwillneverbeapowerhouseattacker.

***Darien(Reviver,Healer*,Physical)***Skillsets:Herbs,Lotions,Remedies(learnedlate),Potions(learnedlate)

Pro:Availablefairlyearly,Darienisanawesome-possumplaceholdercharactersincehehasvivificationherbwhenyourecruithim.He'salsorathereasytorecruitandhasbothhealingskilltypes.Con:ThefailboatarrivesforDarienlaterinthegame,whenheislefthangingforlackofbetterweaponsorreallyanythingspecial.

***David(Leader,Healer,Reviver,Physical,Mystic)***Skillsets:Herbs,Invocations,Remedies(learnedlate),Shards(learnedlate)Pro:GaeBolgisapowerfulweaponforwinningearlytomidgamemassbattles

likeNestofEagles."Dave"alsohasalargevarietyofskillsathisdisposal.Hehasaweaponartandauniqueattack,ExMachina.Con:Davidisa"Jackofalltrades,masterofnone."Hehaslotsofbasicskills,butdoesn'thavethefocustomakeanyofthemgood.Thisisfineforthehealingskills,buthelacksoffensivepunch.UniqueArt,GaeBolg:Davemustbeleader,musthave80AP,andmustnotbedeadlocked.Hitsallenemiesonthebattlefieldwithaphysicalattack.

***Gabriel(Leader*,Reviver,Physical)***Skillsets:Herbs,Potions,Invocations(learnedearly),Lotions(learnedlate)Pro:

SolidskillsandthepotentialtobecomeanAssassin,whichallowsbackattackswithoutfullflanking.Relativelyearlyavailability.Canhaveweaponartsforbothswordandshieldsimultaneously.Con:One-handedweaponstendtodolimiteddamage.

***Glenys(Healer,Reviver*,Physical)***Skillsets:Remedies,Evocations(learnedlate),Herbs(learnedlate)Pro:Solidhealingskillsandrelativelyearlyavailabilitymakeforasolid

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character.Theone-handedkatanasdobetterdamagethantheone-handedswords.Anexcellentplaceholderifwaitingforsomethingbetter,oradecentcharacterinherownright.Canhaveaweaponart.Con:Theherbsskillislearnedalittletoolatetobeveryuseful.One-handedkatanashavetheworstdefenseratingofanyweapon.

***Irina(Leader,Healer,Reviver,Morale)***Skillsets:Remedies,Lotions,Traps,Psionics(learnedlate),Shards(learnedlate)Pro:Irinastartswithexcellentremediesandlotionsandisanexcellentdefensivecharacter.ShelearnsOmnistrike,whichdoesn'tdoincredibledamagebutdoesgiveheranoffensiveoptionthatgivesspecialartdodgingabilitywhenused.Con:LandMineistheonlyoffensiveskillshestartswith.Shedoesn'tdomuchcombatdamage,andpsionicsislearnedlateinthegameandisverylimitedasanattacktobeginwith.UntilshegetseitherCycloneCreamorShardsshe'smoreorlesshelplessasanattacker.YoucouldgivehertheNightbloominsteadofgivingittoEmmyandgiveherattackingpower,butEmmyisafarbettercharacterinthefirstplace.

***Jorgen,Adventurer(Healer,Reviver,Physical)***Skillsets:Herbs,Remedies,Lotions(learnedlate)Invocations(learnedlate)Pro:AstrongvarietyofhealingskillsandfairlyearlyavailabilitymakethisoneofthebetterJorgenvariants.Moreusefulasaplaceholderthanalong-termcharacter.Con:One-handedweaponstendtodolimiteddamageandhejustdoesn'tdoanythingspecial.Raiderversionorwarriorversionarebetterifyouplantousehiminthelongrun.

***Maddox(Healer*,Reviver*,Mystic,Cachexia)***

Skillsets:Invocations,Hexes,Remedies(learnedlate),Herbs(learnedlate)Pro:Maddoxisanearlyhexuserandmysticattackerthatalsogetsbothremediesandherbsearlyenoughtobeusefulasforhealingbylategame.Con:Hecandomanythings,buthedoesn'tstartwithmuchandhetakesalotofgrindingtogettofullspeedonanyofhisabilities.

***Nora(Reviver*,Mystic,Physical,Cachexia*)***Skillsets:Invocations,Hexes(learnedlate),Lotions(learnedlate)Pro:GetstouseFlachonelle,aremnantthatpreventssilencestatus.

Youhavetorecruitheranywayforherquest.Hasaweaponart.Con:Rushcanalsousetheremnant,andNoralearnsLotionslateinhercareer(BR45).Herabilitiesarealsosplitbetweenmysticarts,wheretheremnantisuseful,andphysicalattackssinceshehasaweaponartandafairlybeefyattackrating.

***Roberto(Leader,Physical)***Skillsets:Potions,Invocations(learnedlate),Explosives(learnedlate)Pro:

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Robertohasexactlyonegoodthing,whichistheabilitytouseFrostblade,aremnantweaponwithanassociatedweaponart.Con:Seepro.Learnsinvocationstoolatetobeusefulasamysticunionleaderandtherearesimplybetterchoicesforphysicalattackunionleaders.

***Violet(Healer,Mystic,Cachexia*)***Skillsets:Remedies,Hexes(learnedearly),Explosives(learnedlate)Pro:Startswithhealingartsandgetshexesat26.Doeslearnoneweaponart,butonlywithImperator'sStaff.CanusetheremnantaccessoryLiafort,whichappearstohavesomeeffectonfrequencyofuniquearts.Con:Herweaponartweaponisnotherfinalweapon.Doesnotstartwithanymysticattackarts.

***Ynfry(Healer,Reviver,Physical)***Skillsets:Remedies,HerbsPro:Unlikemanycharacterswithbothhealingandherbs,hestartswithboth.UsingDemonbladegiveshimaweaponart.Con:

He'sstuckforeverintheStreetPerfomerclass.Itisn'tanawfulclass,butit'snotasgoodasmostlate-gameoptions.

***Yuniver(Mystic,Morale*,Cachexia)***Skillsets:Invocations,Evocations,Hexes,Psionics,Potions(learnedlate)Pro:Thisyamagetsaccesstoalloftheoffensivemysticarts,whichisgreatforplayingwithArcana.Mostnotably,hestartswithhighlevelHexesandisagreatstartingpointforlearningCachexia.Healsogetsaweaponart,thoughhe'snotlikelytouseitsincehewon'tspendmuchtimehittingpeople.Con:Likemanyofthemagetypes,hedoesn'tgetanyhealingskillsatall.

##############2.Advancedrecommendations[IVC2]##############

Thesecharactersaregood,andinsomecasesbetterthanthebasicrecommendations,buttheyareeitheravailablelateinthegame,requiretheplayertobeathardoptionalfights,orareotherwiseinconvenientorawkward.CasualplayersmaywanttoskipthissectionandheadtothesecondtierrecommendationsbelowinsubsectionC3iftheywantmoreoptions.

Inmanycases,thesecharacterscansimplybeignoredifyoudonotplantoplayastrictlowBRgame.

***DukeofGhor(Leader,Physical.Morale*)***Skillsets:Psionics(learnedlate),Potions(learnedlate)Pro:DoGhaslotsofhp,hitsveryhard,andhasaweaponart.Ifyou'rerunningalowBRgame,hisstartingstatsarequiteimpressive.Con:HeeventuallygetsPsionicsandPotions,bothofwhichtendtogetinthewaymorethanactuallyhelpingsincehe'saonetrickcanine,err...pony.Torgaldoessimilardamageandisavailablemuchearlier,andJagerhasasummon.DoGissimilar,butjustnotasgood.

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***Hannah(Leader,Healer,Physical,Mystic)***Skillsets:Remedies,Explosives,Shards(learnedlate)Pro:Asamemberoftheseven,Hannahcanbeusedtounlockthefullpowerofcertainformations.CanusethecombinedskillofTwinSnowpetalwithhersister,Hinnah,iftheyareinthesameunion.Likealloftheseven,herweaponisridiculouslypowerfulinitsfinalform.Con:Likealloftheseven,bythetimeyougetHannahyourcharacterswillalreadybequitepowerfulandherstartingstatswillbeprettypathetic.Sheisalsosomewhatlackingwhenitcomestoskilldepth(shedoesn'tstartwithKissofLife)andhasamysticfocusweaponbutdoesnothaveanymysticartattacks.UniqueArt,TwinSnowpetal:Hannahmustbeleader,Hinnahmustbeinthesameunion.Dealsdamagetoallenemyunits.

***Hinnah(Leader,Healer,Reviver*,Physical,Morale*)***Skillsets:Explosives,Shards,Psionics(learnedlate),Herbs(learnedlate)Pro:Asamemberoftheseven,Hinnahcanbeusedtounlockthefullpowerofcertainformations.Hasauniqueskill,seduction,whichcanbeusedtoinstakillenemies.Herweaponisridiculouslypowerful.

Con:Likealloftheseven,bythetimeyougetHannahyourcharacterswillalreadybequitepowerfulandherstartingstatsandskillswillbeprettypathetic.ShedoesstartwithMoonlightII.Shedoesn'tlearnherbsuntilthe90'sinBR,sodon'texpecthertodomuchwiththem.UniqueArt,Seduction:Hinnahmustbeleader.Attemptstoinstakillasingletargetunion.

***Khrynia(Leader,Reviver*,Healer,Physical,Mystic,Cachexia*)***Skillsets:Invocations,Evocations,Shards,Explosives,Hexes(learnedlate),Lotions(learnedlate)Pro:Thewitchisthebestitemattackuserinthegame,andisreallythe

onlycharactereverlikelytouseshards.Whilenotasdirectlypowerfulastheheavyphysicalhitters,theitemattackssheusescandotensofthousandsofdamagewithoutsuckinguplotsofAPandMoonlightispowerfulhealing.Withaspecialitem,shecandoaspecialattackifIrinaisintheunionthatisbothfunnyandfairlygooddamage.Con:Revivingreliesonlotions,whichshelearnsverylate(BR88)andrequiressubstantialgrinding.Theitemartsareextremelyexpensivetouse.Despitethe"witch"title,hermysticartsareunimpressiveandshedoesjustfineasaphysicalattacker.She'salsonotavailableuntilyouhaveaccesstoUndelwalt,whichiswellintothegame.UniqueArt,DualSnowpetal:Khryniamustbeleader,Irinamustbeinthe

sameunion.Dealsdamagetoallenemyunits.YouhavetogettheWitch'sSealfromtheEldritchDragontousetheability.

***Ludope(Leader,Healer*,Mystic,Morale*,Cachexia)***Skillsets:Invocations,Hexes,Remedies(learnedlate),Traps(learnedlate)Pro:Asamemberoftheseven,Ludopecanbeusedtounlockthefullpowerofcertainformations.HisGalaxyspecialartissimilarbutbetterthanPagusandMegalore.DvergrVirtutis,hisfinalweapon,hasamongthe

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highestmysticattacksofanyweaponinthegame.Unlikemanyoftheseven,heactuallyhasfairlydeepskillsforthegroupsthatheknowsandlearnsagoodvarietyofskills.Con:Likealloftheseven,bythetimeyougetLudopeyourcharacterswillalreadybequitepowerfulandhisstartingstatswillbeprettypathetic.Hisweapongivesverylittlephysicaldefense.UniqueArt,Galaxy:Ludopemustbeleader.Hitsallenemiesfordamage.

***Milton(Leader,Healer*,Physical,Morale*)***Skillsets:Wards,Traps,Remedies(learnedlate)Pro:Asamemberoftheseven,Miltoncanbeusedtounlockthefullpowerofcertainformations.Heisoneofonlytwocharactersthatstartwiththewardsskillset.Hisfinalweaponisoneofthestrongestinthegameinphysicalattackandinmysticandphysicaldefense.Con:Likealloftheseven,bythetimeyougetMiltonyourcharacterswillalreadybequitepowerfulandhisstartingstatswillbeprettypathetic.TheversionofIronWillthatyougetisapaleimitationoftheoneheusesagainstyou.UniqueArt,IronWill:Miltonmustbeleader.Booststheunion'sstats.

***Snievan(Leader,Reviver,Physical,Morale)***

Skillsets:Psionics,Herbs,Lotions,Wards(learnedlate)Pro:Asamemberoftheseven,Snievancanbeusedtounlockthefullpowerofcertainformations.Heisoneofthefewcharactersinthegamethatlearnswards,albeitatBR88.Liketheothermembersoftheseven,hisfinalweaponisamongthebestinthegame.Con:Likealloftheseven,bythetimeyougetSnievanyourcharacterswillalreadybequitepowerfulandhisstartingstatsandskillswillbeprettypathetic.UniqueArt,PhantomPain:Snievanmustbeleader.Inflictsdamageandlowersmoraleoftarget.

***Young(Leader,Reviver,Physical,Cachexia*)***Skillsets:Herbs,Lotions(learnedlate),Hexes(learnedlate)Pro:Asamemberoftheseven,Youngcanbeusedtounlockthefullpowerofcertainformations.Hasauniqueattackart,Brawl.Con:Likealloftheseven,bythetimeyougetYoungyourcharacterswillalreadybequitepowerfulandhisstartingstatsandskillswillbeprettypathetic.Hehasdisturbinglyfewskills.

***Wyngale(Healer,Mystic,Morale,Cachexia)***Skillsets:Invocations,Evocations,Hexes,Remedies,Psionics,Wards(learnedlate),Shards(learnedlate)

Pro:Wyngalehasaccesstoeverysinglemysticart,whichgiveshimunparalleledversatility.LikeallSovani,healsohitsfairlyhardphysically.Con:TheFallenisaquestthatisonlybrieflyavailableandit,withWyngale,iseasilymissed.It'salsoaratherdifficultfight,soyou'llhavetodoafairamountofworkgrindingtogetthischaracter,whichmeansyou'llhavetofindasuitablesubstitutewhichwill,intheend,belosteffortwhentheyarereplaced.

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##############3.Secondtier[IVC3]##############

Thesearecharactersthatyoumightuseforachangeinpaceorsimplyforqualifyingforacomplexformation.Theyaren't"bad"butinmostcasestherearesimplybetterchoices.

***Haruko(Healer,Reviver*,Mystic)***Skillsets:Remedies,Invocations(learnedlate),Lotions(learnedlate)Pro:Goodhealingskills,canusetheremnantweaponMalystrix.Con:Mysticattackerthatdoesn'tgetanymysticattackartsuntilextremelyhighBR.Availableverylate,andsimilarorbettercharactershavebeenavailableforquitesometime.

***Jorgen,Raider(Healer*,Physical)***Skillsets:Potions,Remedies(learnedlate),Explosives(learnedlate)Pro:ProbablythebestoftheJorgens,hegetsaccesstoHawkarang,oneofthebetterweaponarts.Helearnshealinglate,buthedoeslearnit.Con:Availableratherlateinthegame.Warriorandadventurerareavailableearlierandarebetterasplaceholders.Hasveryfewskills,andhis

classgivesvirtuallynobonuses.

***Jorgen,Sage(Mystic,Morale*)***Skillsets:Invocations,Psionics(learnedlate)Pro:Availablerelativelyearly,learnspsionics.Classbonuseshelpresistdamage.Con:Extremelylimitedsetofskills.

***Jorgen,Warrior(Reviver*,Physical)***Skillsets:Invocations(learnedlate),Herbs(learnedlate)Pro:

AninterestingalternativetoJorgenasaRaider,availableearlier.Betterclassbonusesthantheraiderandeventualreviverinsteadofhealer.Con:IfyouwantaJorgenasaplaceholder,usetheadventurer(availableearlier).Raider'shealingabilityisbetterlategamethanthewarrior'srevivingability,thoughbothhaveuses,andliketheRaidertheWarriordoesn'tstartwithmuchinthewayofskills.

***Loki(Reviver*,Mystic,Cachexia*)***Skillsets:Invocations,Hexes(learnedearly),Herbs(learnedlate)Pro:Availableearly.Youhavetorecruithimanywayforhisquest.

Con:Doesn'tlearnherbsuntillaterBR,doesn'tgetmuchinthewayofskills,andhasaweakfinalweapon.

***Leshau(Mystic,Cachexia,Morale*)***Skillsets:Evocations,Hexes,Potions(learnedlate),Psionics(learnedlate)Pro:LeshaustartswithaccesstoHexesandgetsaccesstomostoftheoffensivemysticarts.

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Con:NohealingartsandstartingfromthebareminimumonhexesmeansthatLeshaujustcan'tcomparewithMaddoxorYuniverorZolean.

***Rhagoh(Reviver*,Healer,Mystic,Cachexia*)***Skillsets:Remedies,Hexes(learnedlate),Lotions(learnedlate)Pro:Youhavetorecruithimanywayforhisquestandhe'sanOKplaceholder.Availableearly.Con:He'samysticattacker,butgetsnomysticattacksuntilBR37,sodon'texpecthimtodomuchotherthanheal.

***Sibal(Reviver,Physical)***Skillsets:Herbs,Lotions,Invocations(learnedlate),Explosives(learnedlate)Pro:HasaccesstoDaedalus,aremnantweaponwithgoodstats.Con:Isn'tavailableuntillateinthegame.Thelackofaweaponartmakeshimonlyso-sofordamage.

***Zolean(Mystic,Morale*,Cachexia)***Skillsets:Invocations,Evocations,Hexes,Traps(learnedlate)

Pro:Startswithhighhexingskills,hasaccesstomanyoffensivemysticarts.Con:YuniverdoeseverythingZoleandoesanddoesitbetter,butifyouneedasecondhexerhe'snotabadchoice.

***Zuido(Healer*,Leader,Physical,Cachexia*)***Skillsets:Potions,Hexes(learnedlate),Shards(learnedlate)Pro:Despitethebrokenrecord,I'llrepeatforpeoplesearchingthatZuido,asamemberoftheseven,canbeusedtomakethebestformationsdotheirthing.Zuidohasbetterstartingstatsthanvirtuallyanycharacterinthegame.Healsohasauniqueattackart.

Con:Ifthere'sa#7intheEnlightenedSeven,Zuidoisit.Heonlyknowsonenon-combatarttostart,whichispotions.Hisweaponisn'tnearlyasstunningassomeoftheothers,andhisonlyhealingskillisshardswithMoonlightthatwouldhavetobegroundupfromthebottom.Asamemberoftheseven,heisonlyavailableextremelylateinthegame.

##############4.Notrecommended[IVC4]##############

Thesecharactersandareworthmentioning,butthey'renotrecommended.Twoofthemyouarevirtuallyforcedtouseforlackofalternativesearlyinthegameandwilllikelydiscardsoonerorlater.

***Aquarius(Mystic,Morale)***Skillsets:Psionics,WardsPro:Getsaccesstowardsandpsionics.Plausiblyusefulinasuper-lowBRgamesinceotherthanRushaftertheFallenandMilton,noonehaswardsuntillate.Con:Getsnothingelse.

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***Emma(Healer,Physical)***Skillsets:Remedies,Potions(learnedlate),Invocations(learnedlate)Pro:Fairlygood,but...Con:Notavailablelateinthegame,soanytimespentimprovingherisawasteinthelongrun.

***Jorgen,Aristocrat(Reviver,Physical)***Skillsets:Herbs,Lotions(learnedlate),Wards(learnedlate)Pro:GetsaccesstowardsathigherBRandhasbasichealingskills.Con:Allofhisweaponsaremysticattackweapons,buthehasnomysticattackskills.Notavailableuntillateinthegame.TheonlyplausiblereasontousehimwouldbetohaveasmanyWardsusersaspossible.

***Jorgen,Djin(Healer*,Mystic,Cachexia*)***Skillsets:Invocations,Hexes(learnedlate),Shards(learnedlate)Pro:Highhpgrowthrate.Con:Veryfewskillstostartwithandveryfewlearned,thischaracteris

simplynotworthhisrecruitingcostandisnotavailableuntilverylateinthegame.

***Kate(Mystic,Cachexia)***Skillsets:Hexes,Evocations(learnedlate),Explosives(learnedlate)Pro:Startswithrelativelyhighhexes.Con:Herclass,Druid,givesabonustotwo-handedweapons,butshe'susingaone-handedweapon?Shecanonlyberecruitedverylateinthegame,andshehasveryfewskills.IfyouweredesperateforpeoplewithshieldsorforasmanyCachexiaspammersaspossibleshemighthaveaplace.

***Leucetius(Healer,Mystic,Physical,Morale*,Cachexia)Skillsets:Invocations,Evocations,Hexes,Remedies,Psionics(learnedlate),Explosives(learnedlate)Pro:Goodvarietyofskills.Con:Can'tbehireduntilBR80.Assumingyouhaven'tbeencompletelywastingyourtime,youravailablecharacterswillhavefarbetterstatsandfarbetterskillsbythatpoint.Ifyouhaveacharacteryouwanttogiveupon,Leucetiusisbetterthannothing,butthat'snotsayingmuchsinceyouwillhavealotoftroubleimprovinghisstatsandtheyaren'texcellenttobeginwith.

***McGrady(Reviver,Physical)***Skillsets:RemediesPro:Oneofthetwoearliestcharactersinthegameyoucanrecruit(Oakesistheother).Con:Onlyoneskillotherthancombatartsmakesthischaracteraplaceholderatbest.Peoplecanandhaveplayedthroughtotheendofthegamewithhim,buttherearebetteroptions.

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***Oakes(Reviver,Physical)***Skillsets:HerbsPro:Oneofthetwoearliestcharactersinthegameyoucanrecruit(McGradyistheother).Con:Onlyoneskillotherthancombatartsmakesthischaracteraplaceholderatbest.

***Sheryl(Reviver*,Mystic)***Skillsets:Evocations,Hexes(learnedlate),Lotions(learnedlate)Pro:Startswithstrongevocations.Isamagetypewithhealingskills,albeitnotearlyones.Con:Giventhatshe'snothingspecialasmysticartsusersgo,it'snotreallyworthcompletingherquestlinesincethefirstofthetwoquestsallowsyoutoinfinitelyrespawnBaiZe,whoisbothagoodplacetogrindandagoodplacetomakemoney.

-------V.Tablesandlists-------

-A.QuickversionofsectionIVC[VA]

Charactersthatshouldgenerallybeincluded:

BaulsonCaedmonEmmyGaouJagerPagusParisRushTorgal

"Basic"characters:

AllanBlocterDarienDavidGabrielGlenysIrinaJorgen(adventurer)MaddoxNoraRoberto

VioletYnfryYuniver

"Advanced"characters:

DukeofGhorHannahHinnahKhrynia

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LudopeMiltonSnievanYoungWyngale

"Secondtier"characters:

HarukoJorgen(raider)Jorgen(sage)Jorgen(warrior)LokiLeshauRhagohSibalZoleanZuido

"Notrecommended"characters:

AquariusEmmaJorgen(aristocrat)

Jorgen(djin)KateLeucetiusMcGradyOakesSheryl

"QuickFail"characters:

Anynotlistedabove.

-------VI.Fortherecord[VI]-------

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