Name: Jiro Age: 31 Gender: Male Class: Mercenary Home country: Valm Appearance: Jiro is a medium sized man of thin muscular build. He has hair that reaches down to the end of his neck which is greyish black in color. He has a somewhat handsome face but he isn't considered especially attractive in terms of facial features. He has thin eyebrows that match his hair color. He wears a black leather coat, and a simple white shirt underneath it with a chain mail over his shirt. He wears a pair of standard brown combat boots while traveling or a simple pair of shoes while in a casual environment. He wears two steel shoulder pads and two leg guards with fingerless gloves as well when traveling. He stands at nearly six foot and is a rather imposing figure. He has a rather broad nose and his eyes are dark green which gives him a spooky look at times. His company's signature armband is on the left shoulder. Personality: Jiro is a simple man whom has no problem adjusting to most things in life. He is normally very calm and jovial when he is around people he knows about. However he is also known to be very serious and very blunt when the need arises though he dislikes being completely serious all of the time. He is very protective of his companions Zaku and Isabelle; willing to risk his life to save them both if need be and refuses to let anyone harm them. Though he will make them fight their own battles when he thinks it is better for them to do so. He has disgust for cold weather and prefers warmer climates. He naturally is distrustful of people he doesn't know but he gives most people a chance to prove themselves and it is very unlikely for him to be caught off guard. He is not one to break under any sort of pressure and takes challenges in stride. Despite his age loves to screw around with people but does his best not to do it often and mostly only when he's bored. When in combat he is a deadly individual having no qualms about playing dirty to win though he finds it unsatisfying if he has to play dirty and does indeed enjoy fighting people despite feeling bad about taking another's life. At the end of the day however Jiro is hardly a man of faith like the rest of his party. He practices the basic rights of Naga's worship to not get bothered by priests and he also knows the basic rights to the Plegia worshipers as well but he finds that much more distasteful. He has no interest in holy matters otherwise outside of mild curiosity. In regards to his job he only takes jobs from people whom pay him in advance by at least half and has prided himself in never backing down from a job. Backstory: Jiro was born in the Valm City of Nero's Cross, a small city near the coast but still prospers due to it being a prime trading location between the coast and Chon'sin. His father was a locksmith and a thief by trade earning money by anyone whom would hire him and his mother was a simple merchant whom met his father by chance on a festival and had fallen in love with the rogue. His father despite his profession was very protective and supportive of his son in childhood often bringing him presents while he learned to read from his mother whom loved to teach her son new things. As a young child he wasn't very energetic or curious but he was able to climb really well and put things together easily. His mother encouraged his exploration in the house and even took him for walks with family friends around. His father would really start to take interest in him when he grew old enough to hold a sword and found out that the boy was very talented in that regard. But his mother disliked him practicing with sharp weapons so he was forced to use wooden weapons and even that was pushing it because his mother was very protective of Jiro. He received bumps and bruises but Jiro took it in stride and instantly took a liking to the nature of sword fighting even though it hurt and he was taught many valued lessons by sparring with his dad in his off time. He still continued to help his mother around her stall and later her business when it started to increase in size. Later when his father was caught by the local mayor's aide for stealing from the local bank Jiro was left without a father for a time. However before Jiro's dad was sent to jail he had already picked up most if not all of the basics of sword play and became a natural at it quickly. Though he disliked his father's imprisonment he never really begrudged the local police as it was his dad's fault for being a thief. His mother on the other hand was miserable for a time and clung to her son for a time. Jiro's life after that is one he prefers not to talk about but he states that he found another man whom he trained with for sometime before he became a mercenary much to his mother's disapproval. His father got out around this time and congratulated his son for his hard earned talents and stated he was proud of Jiro. As a mercenary he started out serving with a local sellsword group where he earned his keep at the age of ninteen. He would work with the sellswords for a couple years before going solo and earning a name for himself in the local area before branching out and going through Valm taking work where he could get it. He has seen many legends and learned many tricks while doing so. He often worked as a foot soldier as he disliked horses as combat tools seeing them as just another limb to worry about. However his life took a strange turn as around the age of twenty five. On his way to another town he came across a slaughter where a group of men were fighting a caravan and curious he went to check it out. Most of them men were dead by the time he arrived. However he saw one brave young man fighting a great knight and he was clearly tired as the larger man eventually forced him down. But before the final blow was given Jiro saved the boy, for what reason he still doesn't know, and killed the great knight after blocking the blow. Then Jiro heard out the boy whom called himself Zaku and said he was the son of a bard traveling with the group and that his dad died in the battle. Jiro felt bad for the kid and offered him the chance to join him. Zaku didn't even hesitate and joined Jiro. Zaku and Jiro would get along extremely well as the boy spoke little, ate little, and was very polite and well mannered. Jiro hadn't intended to work with a official partner but he found one in the seventeen year old boy. In fact Jiro found that the boy had the works of a skilled myrmidon and took him as an unofficial protege. The two worked for many a lord in both Valm and the nearby land of Akaneia under anyone whom would pay well for both of these men. On the way back to a local Ferox Lord whom has been looking to settle a 'debt to a Plegian Wyvern Rider' they ran into a group of sellswords under attack by a group of shadowy men. They had come across this by taking a short cut across an abandoned castle. Most of the sellswords ran away and Jiro felt disgust in the matter and was about to turn away when Zaku pointed out a strange sight, a young girl in a fancy dress holding a healing stave whom was hiding from the group of men. Jiro decided to get the young girl out of there despite Zaku's protests to leave them and that this was none of their business. However Jiro pointed out that Zaku would be dead if not for that line of thought being tossed aside from Jiro years ago. Jiro saved the young girl and killed the assassins with Zaku in tow cutting a bloody swathe and saving the girl. The girl was shaken but she held her composure surprisingly well. Zaku immediately dismissed the assassins from a lack of skill having been killed by two swords for hire. The girl thanked them and tried to explain herself before Jiro dismissed her saying this was a 'freebie' and that she should be more careful from now on. Zaku was glad to be finally moving on but the girl followed them. Despite Zaku and Jiro flat out ignoring her for two hours she finally wore them down and she explained that she was a runaway from a local lord's hideaway saying that she had taken company in the service of the sellswords before being attacked. She figured that she was now a free agent and asked to join them seeing as they had no cleric on their side and stating that she herself was a cleric with a skill and aptitude for healing people. She also knew a variety of other skills. Zaku objected immediately but Jiro felt a strange sympathy for the young girl whom was no more than sixteen or fifteen at the time and agreed to take her in. Together they would work together and since they were now considered a larger group Jiro declared that they were the Garnet Armband Company after the armbands that Jiro had purchased for them with money given to them by their latest job. Jiro had become a leader much to his own disbelief but was oddly happy that he now had a family of sorts and two years had past since then. Weapons: Steel Sword (Bastard Sword) Items: Elixir

Name: Zaku Age: Twenty Three Gender: Male Class: Myrmidon Home country: Valm Appearance: He wears a light brown hard leather vest when fighting as a way of protecting his body with minimal hindrance to his own movement. He wears his armband around his right arm just tight enough for it not to slide around his arm. Personality: Zaku is a very calm and very collected individual whom is described by those around him as frighteningly polite. Zaku is not one to show his emotions and is normally seen with a very simple smile on his face and or is otherwise seen as dull. He rarely ever takes the prerogative to talk to someone unless he has to and is very much silent as a whole. However he has no qualms with talking with people and can be shockingly charismatic when he wants to be. He is the first one to suggest the more practical option in a matter and isn't afraid to get his hands dirty if no one else chooses it. However he says he is no leader and almost always refuses leadership possessions unless he is directly hired for the role. Despite this he is competent in regards to being in the position where he needs to choose for the group. He also walks along a fine line between telling the truth and lying often blurring the lines when he wants to. He laughs at trying to get along with others and often stays in the shadows reading books and preferring the company of animals to men and women. [/spoiler] [spoiler=Zaku - The Myrmidon] He refers to Jiro has his direct superior and views Isabelle as a burden and at worst he outright refuses her aid. Though he will still rush to her aid normally. He has no interest in romance though enjoys reading novels about it. He outright loathes any attempts at people to try and get him to attend a religious event or practice the rites. He is not afraid to take the unpopular stance on a matter though he will at times be disgusted with certain choices and outright refuse to let them happen. He has no compassion for those who beg or feel sorry for themselves viewing them as weak willed fools whom should take care of their own problems but doesn't voice this vocally. He will outright mock people however if they try to mock him back. If he is in the fault or he is wrong he has no problem with admitting to this. In combat Zaku is known to be a ferocious machine of death killing people with calculated and deadly slashes of his swords. He is at his 'most human' when he is fighting and views combat as a means to an end and an experience unlike any other. He is outright terrifying with how calm he gets and the simple smile he wears never goes away when he is winning and when he is challenged by another. Though he also outright loathes all kinds of magic he doesn't deny it's usefulness. Backstory: Zaku has outright refused to describe or detail his past merely stating that he is the son of a bard and that is all. He also states that he is from Valm but gives no details from where exactly he was born and if he was raised in a certain city. He also refuses any questions on how he was trained to fight other than that he was trained by a very deadly man. He was saved by Jiro after he personality held off and killed a group of men whom proved to much for all those around him only being overcome from fatigue and when a larger enemy forced him back. He is a close friend of Jiro having been with him for over six years now. When he first joined Jiro he was still young but he was not much different than he was before hand. His skill in sword combat and his ability to overcome even lance wielding enemies solidified him in the mind of his employers as one of the deadliest young men they had even seen. Jiro taught him points that he was lacking making him even more of a threat then he was before. He has taken down enemies much more experienced then him in singles combat. Though he has not made a name for himself Zaku is by no means an ordinary swordsman. Surrounded by an air of mystery he has found himself in the arms of many women all of whom he had rejected almost immediately preferring the singles life to any sort of romance. Jiro and Zaku were hired by many Valm lords including a Dynast at one point on the western coast of Valm. After finding little interesting work in Valm it was Zaku's idea to go find jobs in another land. Zaku distinguished himself by easily defeating a barbarian war chief and a Feroxi knight during his time there. However his life changed when he happened across a young lady named Isabelle when he and his friend Jiro saved her from a group of assassins much to his own protest. Worse yet Jiro agreed to take her in after some time. The group became a company shortly after taking on a name as the Garnet Armbands which Zaku felt was amusing as Jiro had told him that they weren't going to take on a name before meeting Isabelle. The next two years would have Isabelle and Zaku clashing over almost everything as the cheery young girl annoyed the myrmidon to no end. Weapons: Custom made Silver Sword with ornate hand and grip and a silver pommel (Named Sangue Bevitore or Blood Drinker) Items: None

Name: Isabelle Age: 18 Gender: Female Class: Cleric Home country: Ylisse Appearance: Isabelle is a young thin girl who wears a fancy yet elegant robe of green color. She wears her armband, strangely enough, around her left leg. She has curly platinum blonde hair that is shortly cut. Her dress is hexed to prevent dirt from clinging to it when in direct sunlight. She has gorgeous, crystal clear blue eyes. She wears a pair of simple shoes and stockings. She has been known to dress in simpler garb at times but prefers to wear her dress at all times. Personality: Isabelle is a cheerful and sarcastic young girl whom has a fondness for romance. Though she has been known to flirt with people it's only with people she knows personally and it is usually in a joking manner. She loves messing with people with off handed jokes and has been known to make light of people while keeping a completely serious tone. She is hardly ever shy and speaks her mind openly only keeping her mouth shut when Jiro tells her too to do or whenever she feels it's not right to. She is also known to be undying loyal to Jiro and Zaku despite the disagreements with the latter. She loves nature and she especially loves nearly all animals no matter how they look except vermin and bugs. She doesn't like blood but she has no problem with it and happily offers her services as a cleric to anyone who asks for it. When upset she hides it away behind jokes. When angered she shuts herself away from others, except Zaku for some odd reason, and when in combat she tends to be straight forward and composed except when she's alone in which case she tends to hide away due to her lack of actual combat prowess more so than any sense of actual cowardice though she has been known to be a coward at times. Backstory: Isabelle like her companion Zaku refuses to answer any questions relating to her life before meeting Jiro but is more open in saying that she was the cleric in training under a lord whom was known to be angry often. He was going to send her to war to fight for Ylisse which caused her to run away from the castle. It was only a week before she met Zaku and Jiro that she ran away from her home. In truth she decided to go with the duo on a whim and to protect herself from harm. She became the heart of the group often chastising them and cleaning their clothes for them despite protests that she wasn't their mother and that she should make them do it. She also makes them food even when Zaku offers to do it saying she doesn't trust them with cooking an egg let alone a whole meal. She has been with them for four and has grown very close to the older gentlemen despite finding them to be brutish at times. Weapons: Mend Staff Items: Vulnerary

Name: Samuel Age: 19 Gender: Male Class: Calavier Home country: Plegia Appearance: Personality: Samuel comes off as a brutish young man. He is unpleasant to be around he tends to start fights frequently. In fact if he was born an only child he would probably be dead. It doesn’t matter whether he is talking to a person who deserves to be respected or someone who deserves to be insulted. He does not give any special treatment to anyone except his sister, Samantha. In battle Samuel does change that much. The main difference is that he becomes more talkative and sociable when he is wielding a weapon. It may be that he is doing something that he enjoys but he tends to open up himself to those he battles. He still doesn’t make a whole lot of friends in battle because most of his comments do tend to be sarcastic and trash talking. Occasionally he uses sarcasm but it isn’t one of his most defined traits. To his sister he acts a bit different. When he is alone with Samantha he does act gentle and almost kind. He realizes that his sister depends and looks up to him. When he is alone with his sister he almost acts like a respectable human being. That may be because she is blood or it may be because there is nothing he could gain from her. Biography/history: Little is known about where Samuel and his sister originated from. Two years ago there was a small village on the border of Plegia. This village was so small that no one would know the name unless they had crossed through it. Shortly after the war this village had become over run with bandits. It came to the point where the bandits had the villagers enslaved to do whatever the bandits requested. These bandit ruled this small town for three solid months the group of bandits lost power. A young man of only seventeen years old slayed every single bandit. For six months Samuel traveled with his younger sister from village to village killing every single bandit he came across for no real unexplained reason. That was until a young prince asked him why he fought. Samuel responded that he felt like it and nothing more. This prince saw him as a man with a good heart and begged him to be one of his sentries. Samuel agreed only if he could continue slaying bandits under the name of this prince and that his sister be well taken care of. With those conditions met he was trained by the castle guard. Although few men could hold up to him in a sword he had taken up a few other skills as well as raising a steed. Even though he wore allegiance to a master he did not go out of his way to befriend anyone. His time in training could be seen as a required task opposed to the honor other hopeful sentries took it as. He took the tasks given to him in stride and eventually pasted the entry course to be named a warrior in the name of this kingdom. Sometime after he completed his training his sister had become a Pegasus Knight in the name of the prince. At his request when he was given duties to carry out by the kingdom his sister was the only travel companion he kept. On his most recent assignment Samantha and he were sent to attend a festival in Ylisse. Their objective was to see if it would be safe to send a noble from their kingdom or would a Plegian be slaughtered on the spot. Weapons: Iron Sword Items: Vulnerary Other: His horse is named River.

Name: Samantha Age: 17 Gender: Female Class: Pegasus Knight Home country: Plegia Appearance: Personality: Samantha is an upbeat girl. There is barely anything in the world that can get this girl down. If fact there are some days where people have to get her to calm down because she acts so positive about life. She had a tendency to scream and shout whenever she wants to be heard. Even though at first she seems completely different from her brother she does share his love for battle. When she gets into battle she has a tendency to get bored quickly when he is fighting someone who is easy. The more she gets hit in the battle causes Samantha to become bloodthirsty and savage in battle. This can cause a problem because she sometimes loses sight of her objectives as a Pegasus Knight when she enjoys battle too much. However it can get out of hand when she intentionally tries to get into a fight because a Pegasus Knight does wear a whole lot of armor so that her flying steed can maintain flight easily. Biography/history: Little is known about where Samantha and her brother originated from. The first sighting of either of them happened two years ago. A large group of bandits took over a small town on the border of Plegia and Ylisse. These bandits ravaged and fed off of this town until there was almost nothing left of it. Then Samantha and her brother wandered into town and were outraged with how things were running. Fifteen year old Samantha watched her brother slaughter the entire gang of bandits. At that moment Samantha and her brother were known as a sign of death towards any bandit. For six months Samantha traveled with her brother Samuel as they drifted from village to village. They didn’t have money problem like normal drifters because whenever her brother did not like the way a village was being run he killed a whole lot of people. Within these sx months they became known locally as a symbol of death and destruction to any village they came across. That was until a young prince recruited her brother to be a soldier. It did baffle Samantha because she knew that her brother hated authority. Samantha decided if her brother was going to join the kingdom’s military then so should she. She trained day and night until she was eligible to befriend a pegasi as a pegasus knight. During training she learned that she was a natural with a lance. Considering how most Pegasus Knights were female she took to it easily because most women weren’t any more physically stronger than she was. Before long she was granted the authority to fight in the name of the crown. Upon her brothers request she was specially used to back up Samuel in combat from the air. On numerous occasions the two teamed up to vanquish bandits who dared to enter their territory. Now they were given a new assignment. Their kingdom was invited by the new ruler of Ylisse to a festival held in the name of peace. The king wasn’t sure if it was right to trust Ylisse yet so they sent Samantha and her brother to investigate. Weapons: Slim Lance Items: Vulnerary Other: Her Pegasus is named Hiki.