Characters
Every Astonishia Story character — Lloyd, Ylenne, Rudoug and the rest — with classes, skills, backstories and the roles they play in the party and the story.
Introduction
Astonishia Story centers on a small, memorable cast of knights, wizards, monks and archers. At the front is Lloyd von Reuental, the proud and impulsive knight whose lost honor drives the whole plot, and around him gather companions like the apprentice wizard Ylenne, the justice-minded monk Rudoug and the aged master wizard Lezail, one of the eight Nestors of Astonishia. Each character carries a distinct class, a defined role in grid battles and a personal story thread, from the elven archer Jenas who survived the fall of Halken Village to the young warrior Hataik who wields the blade Galangan. The Characters hub profiles every confirmed party member and central figure with their class, skills and role in the story, drawing only on sources that the research team verified.
Party Characters at a Glance
The confirmed story party of Astonishia Story — who each character is, their class, their role on the grid and the story detail that defines them.
Character Profiles
Lloyd von Reuental
The knight protagonist of Astonishia Story, defined by pride and duty
Ylenne
The bold apprentice wizard who brings magic to the party
Rudoug
The monk warrior who fights for justice
Rendalf
The dwarf merchant-warrior with combat and trade sense
Lezail
One of the eight Nestors — the party's master wizard
Jenas
The elven archer and last survivor of Halken Village
Core Mechanics
Each character in Astonishia Story belongs to a class — knight, wizard, monk, archer and the roles between — that defines how they fight on the grid. Knights anchor the frontline with durability and melee presence, wizards and mages deliver long-range magic, monks provide flexible mid-range combat, and archers punish movement from afar. The party is assembled through both story recruitment and the optional mercenary system, so the characters you field are a choice, not a fixed lineup. This hub documents who each character is, what class they carry and how they fit into the story, using verified sources from the original game's history and the announced remake rather than invented stats.
Advantages
Understanding the cast before playing pays off twice. In combat, knowing each character's class and role lets you build grids that cover range, frontline durability and healing instead of discovering their limits mid-battle. In the story, the characters carry the prejudice-and-honor themes that made the classic memorable — Lloyd's pride, the elves' century of grief, the Nestors' legacy — and walking into those threads with context makes the remake's best scenes land harder. The profiles also separate the confirmed story party from the optional mercenaries, so you know exactly which characters are guaranteed and which require the Round Up and Recruit social play.
Challenges
The character roster is documented from official and historical sources, which means detail levels vary: core figures like Lloyd, Ylenne and Lezail have rich profiles, while some optional mercenaries are only partially confirmed and may be described more generally. No gameplay statistics exist yet because the western version is unreleased, so nothing here claims exact levels, growth rates or damage values. After launch, writers will expand each profile with hands-on data — expect skill lists and battle notes to be added as the community plays the western build. Until then, treat the hub as a reliable lore and role reference rather than a full stat database, and pair it with the Characters page whenever you need a quick reminder of who is who.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Quick Tips
Build your lineup around one durable frontline unit first — Lloyd or a monk — then add range and magic. Squishy damage dealers cannot shine if nothing holds the line, so recruit and gear a reliable tank before investing heavily in fragile offense. Test how many turns your frontline can absorb against random encounters, and keep a healer ready to patch the tank after every fight so your formation never enters a boss battle at partial health.
Respect each class's role: knights hold, archers punish movement, wizards delete clusters, monks flex. Using a character against their class strengths beats forcing every fight through the same two favorites, especially as the mercenary roster widens mid-game. Watch how enemies move each turn and let your ranged units shoot from behind cover while melee units screen them, and promote the characters whose skills match the maps you are about to enter.
Do not skip the mercenary system — the optional recruits add genuine variety, and the story never forces them on you, so the roster you fight with is a real strategic choice. Recruiting a mercenary is often gated by talking to the right NPC or completing a small side event, so follow the talk-to-everyone rule in every town. Experiment with at least one recruit per playable role before the late chapters to learn which combinations match your preferred playstyle.
Character knowledge is story spoiler protection: knowing who the Nestors are and what the Life Tree means makes the early scenes richer and the finale's stakes clearer. Reading the backstory hub before the elven conflict arc pays off because the plot assumes you remember names and motivations introduced an hour earlier. If you prefer to stay unspoiled, read only the character introduction cards and save the deep lore profiles for after you finish the main story.
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