Vahn Vainstrong is, once again, our main character and protagonist. Hailing from the town of Valla in the kingdom of Branch, Vahn is a recently anointed knight who has been accepted into the Branch Military. Vahn is typically kind, reasonable, and always wants to help those in need or lend a hand if possible. He takes a laid back mentor attitude with his best friend and squire, Hans Meddleford. Vahn's weapon of choice is the sword.
Also hailing from the town of Valla is Hans Middlefeld, son to the local elder and squire of Vahn Vainstrong. Hans aspires to be a knight himself, albeit one who is quick and speedy on his feet. Hans is several years younger than Vahn, making him more excitable and hyperactive than his mentor. Like Vahn, Hans enjoys helping those in need and possesses a positive attitude, but is quick to get defensive if his buttons are pushed. To go along with his desire to be a speedy fighter, Hans prefers to use lightweight knives and daggers in combat.
Vera Farabrandt is a senior paladin from the southeastern kingdom of Artalia which is perhaps Branch's closest ally and strongest trading partner. As a paladin, Vera is a strong fighter capable of using healing magic to aid allies in the heat of battle. Because of her status as a paladin, she is also frequently used as an ambassador and diplomat by her superiors and is sent to other kingdoms to help ratify agreements and treaties. Vera is an intelligent kindhearted woman with a love for Gaia's history. Her preferred weapon is the spear.
Residing in Branch's quaint village of Trei is the experienced wizard known as Oalston Saradin. He is well versed in the arcane and is a highly proficient magic user. Oalston is incredibly astute and knowledgeable of the world, and possesses a calm demeanor. Though his best days are behind him, Oalston still craves adventure and is attracted to any quest that is heavily tied to magic and the elements. As a wizard, Oalston wields a rod.
Kassandra Omaedias is a Lenadian huntress and wilderness explorer who hails from the town of Palumpu. Despite being a huntress who has a deep connection to nature and the world around her, Kassandra is mildly eccentric and has a habit of speaking out about things that have nothing to do with the issue at hand. Despite her odd behavior, her knowledge of the wilds is second to known. Kassandra's weapon of choice is the bow.
The calm, quiet, and stoic ninja known as Nobumasa hails from the Village of Zen, a small ninja village on an island off the coast of Rodenia that operates independently from the four kingdoms. Nobumasa left his village for unknown reasons, but ventures the world looking for progressively stronger creatures to pit himself against. When faced with a dilemma, Nobumasa can be counted on to be the voice of reason. As a ninja, he wields ninja swords.
A quiet and near-mute plague doctor hailing from the southern reaches of Lenadia, Lumen Widowcraft is a mysterious woman. Other than the fact that she is a roaming plague doctor, little is known about her and few, if any, know what she looks like underneath her mask. Lumen is however known to be a highly skilled and talented physician who is not only capable of healing any wound, but also reverse engineering them to do harm to her foes. Lumen prefers to go into battle with blunt weapons.
A no-nonsense bandit and mercenary in the employ of Artalian rebels. Laka Ardell fights for herself and nobody else, and is known to be greedy and selfish. What her stake is in the Artalian rebels fighting against their king is unknown, and Laka doesn't seem interested in discussing it... or much of anything given her serious attitude and approach to life. Laka's weapon of choice is the axe.
Hey, it's Veks! He also has a proper surname now at last. While Veks will not be a permanent party member, I do anticipate that he'll pop up every now and then to help the party out when they're in a bind. Veks currently joins the party twice, first when Vahn and Hans investigate the Branch Sewers and then a second time when Vahn and Vera head to Oaktown. I may give the player the option to have Veks permanently tag along later as an optional character, at which point I may make him controllable as well. We'll see! Veks deserves recognition as a "party member" though even if he isn't a permanent addition simply because players will be seeing a lot of him and he will be a staunch ally.
The resident bad boy general from Blackmoon Prophecy will experience a change of heart throughout the events of Blackmoon Prophecy, but what will trigger him to switch sides? Well, that's for the players to discover themselves since I'm not here to give story details away. What I can say is that Braak's weapon of choice is the greatsword and his main purpose in battle will be shutting down enemies and creating weaknesses.
Wait a second! What game is this again!? You're seeing things correctly, that's Edric Csardim from Blackmoon Prophecy II. Avee redesigned Edric's portrait to make it fit in with the style he has used for the rest of Penumbra Crystallis' portraits. So what is Edric doing here? Well, he's going to be encountered by players just by playing through the game normally and he will still be a military man from Lenadia. That's about where the similarities end. Since Edric will be an optional character, I'll leave what he does a surprise to the players.
Alaia Amon is an Indiran priestess living on the island kingdom of Indira tasked with safeguarding the Crystal of Life. Alaia is relatively non-violent and does not condone the use of weapons, thus does not carry any herself. Instead, she is well-versed in transmutation magic and can transform items and equipment into powerful enchantments to benefit her allies. As a priestess, Alaia is also a capable healer and medic.
