All 120 characters in the game are listed below, in order of when they can be recruited. None of them are missable except for the final character. To recruit the final character, you must recruit all other characters before the game's "point of no return," a story mission called The Final Battle. You must confirm that you want to start the mission, and the game is very clear in calling it the final battle. (It is not actually the end of the game, so don't worry if you still have other things to do.) There is also one other character that may complicate this; search this guide for "Aleior," or see  Last One to Appear in the main trophy guide for more details.For a simplified version of this guide that you can use as a checklist, see the Characters section of the Trophy Guide Checklist Spreadsheet.

If you failed to recruit the final character and do not have any backup save files to fall back on:

You will have to play the game again on new game+, but this is not as bad as it sounds. You can get through the game much quicker on New Game+ by doing the following:

• (After completing the story) In your main save file, equip Nowa with Dash Boots and Rune of Quick Movement
• Equip Garr and Lian with Monster Repel Charm
• In the game's settings, set Auto Dialogue Advance to ON
• Save your game, then start a new game using that save file and choose to carry over your characters in the new playthrough

This will let you move fast from the start, and avoid 100% of random battles (most of the time) with the two charms. The dialogue setting will allow you to skip through text faster, and you can skip almost all cutscenes in the game by holding . You will need to do a bit of resource farming to make some castle upgrades, but other than that, you can blaze through the story very quickly. (~ 4 -- 5 hours)
You should aim to complete as many activities and trophies as possible before moving on to new game+, as your progress for almost everything will reset. Your HQ item storage will carry over, as well as your weapon upgrade progress for the upgrade all weapons trophy. Everything else -- treasure chests, collectibles, mini-games, HQ upgrades, etc. -- will reset. (If you didn't defeat "that" character at cards before the point of no return, you will likely have to re-do the entire thing on New Game+ to finish that trophy.)

The most important thing to know about a New Game+ playthrough is that even though you carry over your characters, they do not count as "recruited" in the new playthrough. You have access to all of them for your party as soon as you complete the prologue, but they will all still be in their normal recruitment spots. You must re-recruit every single one of them to get the good ending and recruit the final character. You'll want to track which characters you recruit in the second playthrough, as B'baba doesn't have divination entries for characters you carried over.

	Location	How to Recruit	Role
Nowa Venturer of the World	Arenside	Main Protagonist	Battle: Versatile Melee (M) Attack: Slash
Garr Veteran of the Watch	Arenside	Starting character	Battle: Heavy Melee (M) Attack: Slash
Mio East Reach Swordswoman	Arenside	Starting character	Battle: Light Melee (S) Attack: Slash
Lian Full Thrust Fighter	Arenside	Starting Character	Battle: Light Melee (M) Attack: Grapple

Iugo Wandering Samurai	Eltisweiss	In an abandoned tavern tucked away in the east part of town. Find him and talk to him to recruit.	Battle: Tank/Melee Hybrid (S) Attack: Slash
Mellore Willful Magical Girl	Eltisweiss	Travel the center road near the fountain and you'll trigger a scene with Mellore where she'll mention Redthroat Ridge to the east. Head there and help her defeat the boss and she'll join.	Battle: Mage (L) Attack: Light
Yume Brave Girl and "Friend"	Werne Village / Redthroat Ridge	After completing Mellore's quest (these can't be done at the same time), head to Werne Village in the northwest and speak to the old woman near the entrance. She'll mention her missing granddaughter (Yume), who you'll find in Redthroat Ridge. She'll join when you talk to her.	Battle: Durable Melee (S) Attack: Smash Requires 2 party slots
Yusuke Big Dreamer!	Fort Xialuke	Fort Xialuke is to the north, and will lead back to the zone with Arenside, the village from the Prologue. Pass through and you'll see a scene with Yusuke, after which he will agree to join.	Battle: Durable Melee (S) Attack: Grapple
Kuroto Peace-Loving Hunter	Altverden Village	Both Kuroto and Francesca can be recruited right away, but it's more efficient to wait for the 2nd quest, which will send you to Altverden. In the southwest part of town. He'll ask you to hunt 3 boars in Redthroat Ridge before he'll join. If you've already been there, just talk to him again.	Battle: Heavy Ranged (L) Attack: Throw
Francesca Ill-Tempered Healer	Altverden Village	In the Northwest part of town in front of the large Meeting Hall. Watch her scene play out and she'll agree to join.	Battle: Healer/Melee hybrid (M) Attack: Smash

Gigina Stone Lion's Heart	Arenside	After you've been through the Abandoned Mine, you can head back to Arenside and talk to this young cat fella with a strange mask. He'll invite himself to join your group if Nowa is at least level 9. (You'll come back to Arenside again later, so you can put this off until then if you want to save time.)	Battle: Melee (S) Attack: Grapple
Sabine Pragmatic Guard	Eltisweiss	Joins automatically after the Kyshiri Village quest.	Battle: Melee (S) Attack: Slash

Cassandra Enchanting Innkeeper	Headquarters	Joins automatically after unlocking the castle.	Castle: Innkeeper Location: Inn Support: Can change party members at save points
Sumire Light of the Watch	Headquarters	Joins automatically after unlocking the castle.	Castle: Item Storage Location: Floor 1F, west side
Ymir Skilled Watch Chief	Headquarters	Joins automatically after unlocking the castle.	Castle: Roster Management Location: Floor 1F, middle
Gocteau Guild Leader	Headquarters	Joins automatically after unlocking the castle.	Castle: Guild (Guild Missions, available later) Location: Floor 1F, east side
Iris Illustrious Architect	Headquarters	Joins automatically after unlocking the castle.	Castle: Architect (Castle Upgrades) Location: Floor 1F, middle
Caine Straight-Laced Manager	Headquarters	Joins automatically after unlocking the castle.	Castle: Resource Storage Location: Floor 1F, west side
Kogen Bandit Leader	Headquarters	Joins automatically after unlocking the castle, cousin.	Battle: Melee (M) Attack: Smash
Yuthus Passionate Boy	Headquarters	Joins automatically after unlocking the castle!!	Battle: Tank (S) Attack: Smash
Zabi Acerbic Monk	Headquarters	Joins automatically after unlocking the castle. Eeh hee.	Battle: Healer (L) Attack: Throw

Martha Old Chatterbox	Headquarters	You first meet her in Kyshiri. Find her again in the eastern half of the Castle's outdoor area, and she'll join after you talk to her.	Castle: Pasturage (Passive Food production) Support: Extra Food Gathering
Ormond Miserly Miner	Abandoned Mine	Take the center door north out of the first floor of the castle, then enter the Abandoned Mine through the Well. Follow the plank path that leads south into the next area and you'll find Ormond. He'll join if you bring him 3 iron ore. (One node is right next to him; for another, head back the way you came then head due west in the previous area.)	Castle: Quarry (Passive Stone production) Support: Extra ore gathering
Hiro Free-Range Merchant	Abandoned Mine	You'll first see him on the first visit to the mine in the section of the cave with 3 circular path sections. You can buy goods from him at this point, but you'll have to come back after you've unlocked the castle to recruit him.	Castle: General Store Location: Trading House 1F
Galdorf Young Dwarf Soldier	Abandoned Mine	He's near the regular entrance to the mine (from the world map). He'll ask you to bring him Palenight Mail, which you can find as glittering loot on the ground near where Ormond is found. Bring it to him and he'll join. (You can't give it to him if you have it equipped.)	Battle: Heavy Melee (S) Attack: Smash
Kerrin Full Force Lumberjack	Dappled Forest	She's near the entrance to the Dappled Forest, an optional resource-gathering area, which is found outside of the castle to the southwest. She'll ask you to harvest 20 lumber (found nearby), after which she'll join.	Castle: Lumber Mill (Passive Wood production) Support: Extra wood gathering
Wyler Kindhearted Hunter	Bounty Hill	He's in Bounty Hill, another optional resource-gathering area to the southeast of Headquarters. He'll ask you to help look for his missing sister. Search the area to find her and complete a short fight and he'll agree to join.	Battle: Ranged (L) Attack: Throw
Marin Gatherer Girl	Bounty Hill	Joins automatically alongside Wyler.	Battle: Healer/Utility (L) Support: Slight gathering increase to all node types. Attack: Earth
Falward Sharp-Tongued Healer	Altverden Village	He's in the meeting hall in the Northwest part of town. He'll join if you bring him 15 healing herbs, which you can buy from the nearby general store.	Battle: Healer (L) Attack: Light
Reid Cool Spinadier	Eltisweiss / HQ / Around the World	Find him in the southwest corner of Eltisweiss and talk to him to unlock the Beigoma minigame. Actually recruiting him will come much later in the game after completing the Beigoma quest, which you can read about in  Whirled Peace in the main trophy guide.	Battle: Light Ranged (L) Attack: Throw Special: Unlocks Beigoma
Dr. Corque The Beigoma Professor	Eltisweiss	His house in southeast Eltisweiss will be unlocked after you talk to Reid. After defeating the first three Beigoma quest trainers, you can return to his house and recruit him. This can be done now, but will be much easier later on. See  Whirled Peace in the main trophy guide for more info.	Battle: Light Ranged (L) Attack: Throw Support: Increased Beigoma drop rate Special: Beigoma Quest
Frida Fashion Fiend	Werne Village	She's at a stall in the southwest part of town, and will agree to join after you talk to her.	Castle: Armor Shop Location: Trading House 2F

Kallathor Treefolk Boy	Headquarters / Treefolk Village	Joins officially after completing the Proving Grounds dungeon. Explore the outside area of the castle to trigger his appearance and the quest.	Battle: Melee (M) Attack: Thrust
Gieran Travelling Mage	Greatwood-East	He's camped in a side path that you'll pass on your way to the Treefolk Village. He'll join if you bring him a Rune of Conservation, which drops from the boss at the end of the zone, the Ancient Seed. Return to him afterwards to recruit him. (You can backtrack and pick him up immediately if you want, but the story will send you back through the Greatwood anyway.)	Battle: Mage (L) Attack: Earth
Chron Achievement Society Head	Headquarters	He'll be waiting for you at the front gate. Talk to him and he'll join automatically.	Castle: Achievement Society (Tracks in-game stats) Location: Floor 1F, east room
Pieter Carefree Farmer	Werne Village	You can find him in a field of radishes in the Northwest part of the town. Talk to him and he'll join.	Castle: Farm (Passive food production)
Glen Duelist	Arenside	You can find him bullying a small child at cards outside the northwest house. He'll join if you win a game against him.	Castle: Card Shop Special: Unlocks card game. Location: Trading House 1F
Squash An Eye for Glitter	Treefolk Village	He'll be next to the Trading Post after you return to the village later on. He'll join if you bring him a sparklestone, which drops off the Phantombirds in the second area of the Dappled Forest zone. (It opens up after the Proving Grounds are completed.)	Castle: Accessory Shop Location: Trading House 2F
Leon Young Magic Warrior	Headquarters	Found ailing in the outdoor area of the castle after it's been upgraded to Level 2, just outside of the west gate. Talk to him and he'll join automatically.	Battle: Melee Mage (S) Attack: Thrust
Maureus Muscle Magician	Mountain Path Homeward	He's punching rocks in the dead-end path in the Northwest part of the zone. He'll join if you bring someone with enough "muscle points," which in this case means 250 unbuffed MP. Come with Falward, Mellore, or Francesca once they are at least level 33 to achieve this.	Battle: Durable Melee (S) Attack: Smash He is a confused man, and is actually terrible at magic.
Shixeen Card Gamer Steeryn	Headquarters	She'll show up next to the Card Shop after you've collected 120 unique cards. This can be done as soon as you unlock Extra Pack 1 at the Card Shop (at HQ Level 2), but it's probably better to wait, given how many packs you'll need to buy. Defeat her at cards when she shows up and she'll join.	Battle: Durable Melee (M) Attack: Thrust

Mariette Quiet Bookworm	Twinhorne East	You can stop off at Twinhorne East while on your way to Hishahn, and find Mariette in front of the Inn. She'll join if you retrieve her charm, which is found in a gimmick chest in a random battle with Rabbit Archwitch in the Greatwood South. (You must start the quest for the chest to spawn. It's in the north half of the main section, not the "depths" section.)	Castle: Library (Lets you read books you find, as well as the Fish Guide and Enemy Encyclopedia.) Location: Floor 2F, east room.
Pastole Love-Trapping Hunter	Twinhorne East	Standing in front of the General Store. He'll join after an... interesting and confusing conversation.	Castle: Hunting Lodge (Passive pelts/meat production) Support: Extra gathering from hunting nodes
Carrie Teleporter Chaos Girl	Hishahn	You'll first encounter her in a scene at the bridge near the town entrance. Head to the bridge in the northeast section of town to see another scene, then to the bridge in the southeast part of town to see one more. After the third scene she'll invite herself to join.	Battle: Mage (L) Attack: Light * Special: Teleportation * Once recruited, you can fast travel to any previously discovered location.
Kurtz Cool, Competent Cook	Hishahn	In front of the Blacksmith. He's looking for a recipe called grilled tutuva, which you can acquire in Treefolk Village by talking to the tree fella at the top of the stairs in front of the trading post. Bring the recipe to Kurtz and he'll join.	Castle: Restaurant (Can cook consumable food with found recipes and ingredients.) Special: Begins Cooking Contest side quest. Location: Inn Support: Chance to cook food for party at the start of battle.
Celia (Spoiler)	Headquarters	Recruited after eventually completing 15 of the 16 cooking battles as part of Kurtz' side quest. It takes 30 minutes for a new battle to appear, so you'll likely recruit her much later. (Make sure not to put it off till the end, or you'll be waiting around a lot.)	Battle: Light Melee (S) Attack: Grapple
Huang Fishing Drifter	Hishahn	You can first meet him early in the game in Arenside, where he'll give you a fishing rod. After you clear the Proving Grounds, he'll migrate to Hishahn (near the Appraiser/Trading Post). He'll join if you catch a Wheel-eye Bream, which you can do at the fishing spot along the Euchrisse coast to the east. (Near the Seaside Cavern.)	Castle: Fishing Spot (Passive fish production and place to fish.) Special: Unlocks Fishing Location: Outdoors, southeast
Riufan Elder Spear-Wielder	Hishahn	You'll find him living his best life on an isolated pier in the northwest part of town. He'll challenge Nowa to a duel if you're at least level 32, and will join if you win.	Battle: Light Melee (M) Attack: Thrust
Nell This Bag is Everything	Hishahn	In the far northwest corner of town near the exit, you can spot a large brown bag behind a bazaar stand. Inspect it and you'll find it's actually Nell, who'll be happy to join.	Castle: Stowpack Shop (He doesn't sell anything. Upgrading the shop will increase your inventory capacity.) Support: Increased inventory capacity.
Perrielle Charismatic Noble	Hishahn	Joins automatically as you progress the story in Hishahn.	Battle: Light Melee (S) Attack: Smash Support: Chance to increase attack and speed at the start of battle.
Janquis Loyal Elderly Steward	Hishahn	Joins automatically as you progress the story in Hishahn.	Support: Doubles baqua rewarded from combat.
Faye Fine. All Mine!	Headquarters	Outdoors at the castle, walk the path between the NW area (quarry) and the center, and you'll see a scene with Faye. Next, you'll need to recruit B'baba (see below) and talk to her in the east room in 1F of the castle. She'll send you on a wild goose chase, looking for a man in pink (Yusuke, on the roof), a vulgar woman in white (Francesca, in the infirmary on 1F west side), then finally to a small girl with a big friend (Yume, 2F middle Hallway). After seeing all scenes, Faye will join.	Battle: Light Melee (M) Attack: Thrust Guaranteed success when opening Gimmick chests in battle.
B'Baba All-Seeing Mystic	Daphan Village	To recruit B'baba, you must first trigger the scene with Faye in your castle (see above). Once you've done that, talk to B'Baba in her house next to the Rune Shop in Daphan Village and she'll join. Before heading to Daphan, check the entries below for Lam and Hakugin to prepare for those as well.	Castle: Divination Parlor (Buy hints for un-recruited characters and background stories for allies.) Location: Floor 1F, East Room
Lam Eternal Martial Artist	Daphan Village	To start, recruit Riufan, then talk to him at your castle. (He's drinking in the Inn.) Then put him in your party and head to Daphan village. Talk to the blonde woman near the Rune shop twice to complete the event and recruit Lam.	Battle: Light Melee (L) Attack: Grapple
Hakugin Seasoned Shinobi	Daphan Village	In the southeast corner of town. Talk to her with Mio in your party to be able to recruit her.	Battle: Ranged (M) Attack: Throw
Code L Rune-Lens Maniac	Daphan Village	In the rune shop. He's looking for a Rune of Currents, which you'll first acquire after defeating the boss (Pagurian) in the Hishahn Lost Ruins as part of the main story quest. Bring it back to him and he'll join up.	Castle: Rune Shop Location: Trading House 2F Support: Chance to increase party's SP at the start of battle.

Melridge Curator and Tactician	Hishahn	Joins automatically after the successful defense of Hishahn.	Battle: Mage (L) Attack: Fire
Barnard Desert Mercenary	Headquarters	Joins automatically after the successful defense of Hishahn.	Battle: Light Melee (S) Attack: Slash
Seign Imperial Prodigy	Headquarters	Joins automatically after the successful defense of Hishahn.	Battle: Versatile Melee (S) Attack: Slash
Pohl Technology Researcher	Headquarters	Joins automatically after the successful defense of Hishahn.	Battle: Ranged (L) Attack: Throw Extra Damage against Golems Named after a beloved side character in Suikoden 2
Valentin Brave Imperial Officer	Headquarters	Joins automatically after the successful defense of Hishahn.	Battle: Melee (S) Attack: Slash
Hildi Flawless Aide	Headquarters	Joins automatically after the successful defense of Hishahn.	Battle: Versatile Healer (L) Attack: Throw

Isha Greedy Mayor	Eltisweiss	In the southeast square. As a call-back to Rising, she'll require you to complete a series of chores for stamps. (The black cat is in the Southwest part of town, and the cockatrice eggs are from a new Cockatrice Adult random battle with a gimmick chest in Mountain Path Homeward.) Return after completing her delivery to Arenside and she'll join.	Battle: Mage (L) Attack: Water
Douglas Hardworking Blacksmith	Eltisweiss	At the Smithy in town. He'll agree to join if you bring him 10 units of iron. (You must collect it after talking to him.) Put Ormond into your Support slot, then head to the Proving Grounds and turn around and quickly collect 8 Iron from the nodes in the outdoor area. For the last two, head to Redthroat Ridge and check the first path on the right. (And don't go back to the castle or your iron will auto-deposit.)	Castle: Smithy (Weapon upgrades) Support: Chance at the start of battle to buff party members' attack strength.
Fume Fiery Spirit	Dappled Forest	He's in the second area, near the path to the third area. He'll agree to join once Gocteau's Mission Guild has been built in the castle. This will require Headquarters Level 2 and Dire Beastbone, which is now available in the second area of Bounty Hill.	Castle: Guild Specialist (Excels at Guild missions)
Enoe Diligent Guild Member	Daphan Village	Southeast, near the musician. Another disciple of Gocteau, who will join after the Guild is built. (See above)	Castle: Guild Specialist (Excels at Guild missions)
Larla Slacker Lady	Eltisweiss	Drunk at the bar of the Inn. She will join if your Guild has brought in a "big score" by completing a mission with an Epic Success rating. See Epic Success! in the main guide for tips on how to do this.	Castle: Guild Specialist (Excels at Guild missions)
Milana Master of Revenants	Headquarters	She'll be in front of the Rune Shop if it's been upgraded at least once (this requires Headquarters Level 2). Talk to her and she'll graciously accept you into her army of the undead after a brief conversation.	Battle: Mage (L) Attack: Dark
Paquia Eggfoot Enthusiast	Arenside	Standing beside the stable next to a green eggfoot. She'll join if you bring her 5 Regular Eggs. You probably picked a few of these up earlier in the game, and you can farm any more you need from the egg creatures outside of town or in the Redthroat Ridge. (Use the Lucky Badge found in the Seaside Cavern in Euchrisse to make this much easier.)	Castle: Eggfoot Racing Stables Special: Unlocks Eggfoot Races
Mandie Frenzied Commentator!	Arenside	Shows up and joins automatically after you recruit Paquia. Racing enthusiast, or creepy stalker? You decide.	Special: Eggfoot race announcer. Support: Increases Egg drop rate.
Aire Energetic Trainer	Hishahn	Aire is standing near the southwest city exit. She'll join if you can beat her in a race, which will require Nowa to be level 36. (You can reach that by grinding or defeating the difficult enemies in the Seaside Cavern, but the easiest thing is to just come back after doing the Shi'arc Desert quest.)	Support: Doubles Movement Speed

Reyna The Dark Knight	Dabavin	Standing in front of the ship you need to take as part of the story. You'll need to fight her and inflict enough damage (roughly 1500 in 3 turns) to get her to join. You'll need a strong party optimized purely for damage to do this, or you can just come back later and beat her easily. (Inflicting too much damage in one hit, such as with Charge Up, may cause her to bug out and fail the quest.)	Battle: Mega-Tank (S) Attack: Slash
Rody Aspiring Watchmaker	Dabavin	He's standing next to the general store. Ask him to join and he'll request you to bring him a pearl pocket watch, which you can find (as an unappraised artifact) in a chest in the Seaside Cavern in Euchrisse. If you accidentally sold the watch already, you can get it again from the Desert Killer enemy in the Great Sandy Sea area, which is unlocked after you complete Quinn's quest in the Den of the Dunes (see below.)	Castle: Appraiser Shop Location: Trading House 1F Support: Chance at the start of battle to greatly increase speed.
Prunella Expensive Gun-for-Hire	Dabavin	Inside the Inn. She'll agree to join for 100,000 baqua. If you pay, she'll give half of it back. If you're short on money, make sure to equip the Earning Badge item in combat, as well as Janquis in your support slot. You can also check  Hero of Commerce in the main trophy guide for tips on making money through trading.	Battle: Heavy Ranged (L) Attack: Earth
Stadler Never Skip Training	Impershi'arc	Standing in the middle of town. He'll join if you can beat him in a simulated war battle. To improve your chances, make sure to use your commander abilities in battle.	Castle: Drill Ground (Passively levels allies and unlocks Mock Battles.) Location: Courtyard (NW 1F) Support: Chance in combat for party to all match speed of fastest member.
Cabana Hot Spring Connoisseur	Impershi'arc	Standing next to the inn. Talk to him and he'll join if your castle is Level 2.	Castle: Hot Springs (Provides bathers with temporary healing buff) Support: Chance to gain Hot Spring buff before battle.
Quinn Rune-Lens Hunter	Impershi'arc	Talk to her twice in town when Nowa is at least level 37 to initiate her quest in the Den of the Dunes. She'll join after you complete the quest.	Battle: Melee (M) Attack: Smash Unlocks Den of the Dunes and the Great Sandy Sea
Skyd Shi'arc Shoalmeister	Impershi'arc	Joins automatically after you complete the Shi'arc race as part of the story.
Yuferius Impershi'arc Captain	Impershi'arc	Joins automatically after you complete the Shi'arc race as part of the story.	Battle: Heavy Melee (M) Attack: Smash
Scarlet Captain of the Europhe	Impershi'arc	Talk to her after the shi'arc race, and she'll challenge you to another race. Win the race and you can recruit her. (The race is much more complex than the first one, but the time isn't too difficult)	Battle: Light Melee (S) Attack: Slash
Jorhan Conceited Lord	Hishahn	Found in front of the Trading Post looking at art. You'll need to bring him a Yellow Rose Censer antique to get him to join, which you can find as an unidentified artifact that drops off the Scarabs in the Eastern Desert.	Battle: Light Ranged (L) Attack: Throw

Yaelu Shy Girl	Ardinale City	Joins automatically during Seign's chapter.	Battle: Light Melee (M) Attack: Grapple
Ivy Little Big Rune Arms	Headquarters	Joins automatically during Seign's chapter.	Battle: Melee (S) Attack: Smash
Mihlu Armed and Ready!	Headquarters	Joins automatically during Seign's chapter.	Battle: Melee (S) Attack: Thrust

Marisa Guardian Girl	Headquarters	Joins automatically after both Shi'arc and Seign sub-chapters are complete.	Battle: All-Around (M) Attack: Smash
Garoo Adventurer on the Wind	Headquarters	Joins automatically after both Shi'arc and Seign sub-chapters are complete.	Battle: Heavy Melee (S) Attack: Slash
Aleior Free-Flying Griffin	Headquarters /  Abandoned Mine	Talk to Marisa in the castle (1F) to initiate this quest. Put her in your party, then teleport to the Abandoned Mine and you'll find the griffin a short way in. (Keep going northeast and you'll see him.) He'll join automatically after he and Marisa reunite. Recruit Aleior before sending Marisa to Castle Harganthia or you will miss the final character	Battle: All-Around (L) Attack: Throw Requires 2 party slots
CJ Scavenger Scion	Headquarters / Runebarrows	Once you've recruited both Garoo and Isha, walk north from the main gate of the castle to start a scene with CJ. This will begin a quest at the second Runebarrows location in Grum. Bring Garoo and Isha there, then complete the dungeon and CJ will join.	Battle: Light Melee (S) Attack: Smash
Syd Art is Explosive!	Hishahn	He shows up after the Battle of Hishahn in front of the Smithy, but can only be recruited at Headquarters Level 3, which requires materials found after the Desert and Ardinale. Talk to him and he'll join if you collect 1 Mystic Lumber, Dire Beastbone, and Iron ore for him. Get them from Dappled Forest, Bounty Hill, and the Road to the Proving Grounds.	Castle: Workshop (Unlocks castle customization)
Dalton Happy Mercenary Leader	Twinhorne East	In front of the Inn. He'll appear when you have a Guild, and will join once you construct the first two Guild upgrades. (Headquarters Level 3) (Bring his ex-wife Sabine for some extra dialogue.)	Castle: Guild Specialist (Excels at Guild missions)
Durlan Stone-Tough Stonemason	Abandoned Mine	Found in the mine in the upper section ("depths", the one that leads to the castle) in the middle dead-end path on the left side. Like Dalton, he'll join if you're at Headquarters Level 3 with the first two Guild upgrades built.	Castle: Guild Specialist (Excels at Guild missions)
Clarke Life for the Theater	Ardinale City	In front of the fountain in the Noble district when you revisit after Seign's quest. He'll ask for a play script to inspire him; if you can show him The Star Cross'd Lovers (rare merchandise in the general shop in the lower town), he'll agree to join.	Castle: Theater (Enables you to perform plays.) Location: Next to Trading House
Selbineth Dark God Devotee	Headquarters	Build the "Mysterious Room" available at Headquarters Level 3, then head down to the basement and visit it. There, you'll find Selbineth, who has created a portal to the Hero's Trial. She'll join after your first attempt at the Trial concludes. These trials are best saved for later, but to recruit her right away, you can just start the trial with one character in your party and let them die.	Castle: Hero's Trial Location: Basement Portal
Chandra Legendary Dragon	Headquarters / Eldroad	Build the Drill Ground, then head there (From 1F, take the leftmost door north) to initiate a scene with some soldiers. Put Code L into the support slot of your party and head to the Eldroad. You'll find the dragon in the little path with the abandoned building, at the top of the southern section. Defeat her to complete the quest and she will join.	Battle: Versatile Melee (S) Attack: Slash Requires 2 party slots.

Goldsmid Poetry Reading Steeryn	Yarnaan	On the left side of the second floor. Talk to him and he'll agree to join if you can bring someone stronger than him. (Try a levelled-up Maureus, Iugo, or Yusuke.)	Support: Greatly increased stowpack capacity.
Alwe Short-Tempered Elf	Yarnaan	Joins automatically during Yarnaan.	Battle: Light Ranged (L) Attack: Throw
Nil Mysterious Girl	Yarnaan	Joins automatically during Yarnaan.	Battle: Heavy Ranged (L) Attack: Throw

Rohan Serene Physician	Twinhorne West	Before heading over to Athrabalt, you can ride into Twinhorne West along the coast of Norristar and you'll find Rohan in the Inn. Talk to him and he'll offer his services if your Headquarters population is over 5000. (Population increases every time buildings and upgrades are constructed.)	Support: Restore HP after combat.
Hogan Merry Merchant	Twinhorne West	Standing at the end of the pier in the center of town. Offers to join if you earn 50,000 profit from trading. (Only profit made from the start of the quest counts.)	Castle: Trading Post Support: Can negotiate to end battle instead of fleeing. "That's not a knoife!"
Rudy Whitecrowns Soldier	Skriss Village	Joins automatically after the Ice Cave quest.	Battle: Melee (S) Attack: Smash
Lilwn Kindhearted Elf	Yarnaan	Joins automatically after returning to Yarnaan.	Battle: Healer (L) Attack: Throw

Euma Heir of Euchrisse	Athrabalt	Joins automatically after the events at Yarnaan.	Support: Chance for Archer fire at start of combat.
Kassius Euchrissian Army Chief	Athrabalt	Joins automatically after the events at Yarnaan.	Support: Option to start battle with cavalry charge attack.
Foxiel Love-Searching Fox	Athrabalt	She'll be near the east fountain by some food carts and asks for help identifying a cooking dish. Head back to Headquarters and talk to Kurtz, then return and give Foxiel her food and she will join. (She is still available in Athrabalt after the major story events that take place there.)	Battle: Light Melee (M) Attack: Thrust
Aoi East Reach Archer	Twinhorne East	She's at the bottom of the hill in the main part of town. Bring Iugo to see her, and she'll challenge him to a fight. Defeat her and she'll join.	Battle: Light Ranged (L) Attack: Throw
Galladur Ascetic Guardian	Proving Grounds	He's meditating in the main hall, next to the door to the left of the hallway-changing mechanism. He's very easy to miss, sitting amongst some grass. He'll make you fight 3 golems, and will join after you defeat them	Support: Chance at the start of battle to instantly defeat weaker enemies.
Momo Cuteness Above All	Hishahn / Seaside Cavern	Head to the south part of Hishahn to trigger an event with a cutesy "girl" who will ask for your help. Head to the Seaside Cavern in Euchrisse with Momo and he'll unlock the phase gate at the end of the dungeon, leading to a boss fight. Once cuteness has triumphed over the boss, Momo will join. (This is a difficult fight. Bring a strong party, preferably with some way to deal with Paralysis debuffs.)	Battle: Mage (L) Attack: Fire One of the best offensive characters in the game, and surprisingly durable.
Wayve Trusty Guardian Leader	Snowpeak Pass	Joins automatically during the operation in Snowpeak Pass.	Battle: Heavy Melee (S) Attack: Slash
Yulin Elegant Maidservant	You'll see	Joins automatically when... you'll see.	Support: Doubles XP from combat.

Allaby Daddy's Girl	Headquarters	After returning to the castle after the major story events in Norristar, Allaby will be in the Inn next to the piano. Talk to her and she'll join.	Castle: Auditorium (Pick music tracks to listen to.) Location: Inn Support: Randomizes combat music.
El Alicanto Golden Soldier	Snowpeak Pass	Return to Snowpeak Pass and you'll find him at the very top of the north section (near the Legendary Beast Horn.) Win his duel challenge to recruit him.	Battle: Durable Melee (M) Attack: Grapple Passively increases item drop chance.
Dijkstra All About That Spirit	Twinhorne East / Vilashnu	He's waiting near the pier in Twinhorne East. (He won't spawn unless you've completed Quinn's quest in the Den of the Dunes.) Talk to him to start a quest in the Chelonian Goliath, Vilashnu dungeon. Once complete, he'll join. (Bring a strong party, and take Ormond in your support slot.)	Battle: Heavy Melee (M) Attack: Thrust Special: Unlocks Orichalcum
Markus King of the Revenants	Headquarters / Castle Harganthia	Joins automatically before setting off for Castle Harganthia. After the major Norristar events when your quest is to travel the world seeking companions, head to the main Castle gate to trigger his appearance. Do not give "the word" to proceed with his quest unless you have recruited Aleior.	Battle: Mage (L) Attack: Dark GAK GAK GAK
Lakian Fawud Clan Chief	Headquarters	Joins automatically after Castle Harganthia.	Battle: Mage/Archer (L) Attack: Throw
Reid, Celia, Shixeen, Dr. Corque	Minigames	This is the last chance to mop up any minigame-related characters. The Beigoma quest chain can be completed easily now with drops from Vilashnu.

POINT OF NO RETURN

Goldwyn Imperial General	Headquarters	Joins automatically after the "final battle."
Elektra Lioness of Norristar	Headquarters	Joins automatically after the "final battle."	Battle: Heavy Melee (S) Attack: Thrust
Maxim Nordstarian Lieutenant	Headquarters	Joins automatically after the "final battle."	Battle: Heavy Melee (S) Attack: Slash High chance to protect female party members.
Vorrdice Proud General of Kenan	Headquarters	Joins automatically after the "final battle."
Viesskin One-horned Dragonewt	Headquarters	Joins automatically after the "final battle."	Battle: Melee (S) Attack: Slash

Leene Luckiest Girl Alive

Headquarters

Joins automatically after the "final battle" if you've recruited all other characters. If you don't have all characters you will miss her and either have to reload an older save or go through new game+ to get her.

Battle: Light Ranged (L) Attack: Throw Very versatile, with tremendous potential due to the best rune slot setup in the game.