Detailed Character Recruitment Guide

Looking to recruit a specific character? This guide lists how to recruit each character in alphabetical order for ease of use.

Intro

THIS GUIDE CONTAINS SPOILERS!

• 29 Oct 2023 - Guide posted.
  
• 3 Mar 2025 - Removed PSP version-specific details that do not pertain to Reborn. Changed guide icon. Added character visuals to content.
  
• 31 Mar 2025 -
  
  • Reformatting for legibility, and small grammatical fixes.
    
  • Updated guide with details provided in comments (thank you to the community).
    
  • Completely redid Deneb's section, as her recruitment as both Witch and Wicce changed in Reborn.
    
  • Updated guide icon again.
    
  • Fixed distorted character visuals.

Credits to:
Character Recruitment FAQ written by Megaten_Yoshi for the PSP version
chautemoc on neoseeker for Lancelot recruitment details
Ryan Thomas Bamsey on thegamer for Warren recruitment details
MerRyanSG on Reddit for updated Deneb Wicce details for Reborn

Thank you to Friendship Chest for pointing out that the Deneb Wicce requirements had changed in Reborn.
Thank you to Pickleton for notes on several character recruitment changes in Reborn.

Character Availability

Certain characters are only available on certain routes through the game. The choice between Lawful and Chaotic occurs at the end of Chapter 1: follow orders for Lawful, or disobey them for Chaotic. At the end of the Chaotic Chapter 2, you'll receive another offer: accept it for Neutral, or decline to stay on Chaotic. Depending on what you select for these decisions, a certain set of characters will be available for you to recruit.

1, 2, 3, etc. = available on this route (Lawful, Neutral, Chaotic) in this chapter
P = available postgame, during the Coda
- = unavailable on this route

	Lawful	Neutral	Chaotic
Arycelle	3	2	2
Azelstan	4	4	4
Bayin	-	2	2
Berda the Younger	4	4	4
Canopus	1	1	1
Catiua	4	4	4
Cerya	-	4	3
Chamos	-	3	-
Cistina	-	2	2
Cressida	-	-	4
Denam	1	1	1
Deneb	4	4	4
Dievold	-	3	-
Donnalto	1	1	1
Ehlrig	-	4	-
Felicia	1	1	1
Folcurt	-	2	2
Ganpp	4	4	4
Gildas	3	-	3
Hobyrim	3	3	3
Iuria	P	P*	P
Jeunan	3	-	-
Lanselot	P	P	P
Lindl	4	4	4
Mirdyn	3	3	3
Obda the Younger	4	4	4
Ocionne	4	-	-
Oelias	-	3	-
Olivya	4	4	4
Ozma	4	-	-
Phaesta	-	3	-
Ravness	3	-	-
Rudlum	4	4	4
Sara	1	1	1
Sherri	4	4	4
Tamuz	-	3	-
Voltare	1	1	1
Xapan	2	-	-
Vyce	3	-	-
Warren	P	P	P

* = Iuria can only be recruited with Gildas in your army. If he is in your army, even if he is dead in the Warren Report (thanks to World), she is still recruitable, since the Coda is a bit more relaxed on that score than the main game.

Character Dossiers

• Status:
  
  • Unique (has a unique sprite and portrait, keeps same sprite/portrait during class change)
    
  • Semi-unique (has a generic sprite with different coloration and a unique portrait, keeps same sprite/portrait during class change)
    
  • Named generic (has a generic sprite and portrait, changes sprite/portrait during class change)
• Initial class: The class of this character when he/she joins
  
• Unique classes: Any non-standard classes this character can change to
  
• Available routes: Denotes whether this character is available on the Lawful, Neutral and/or Chaotic routes
  
• Alignment: Whether character is Lawful, Neutral, or Chaotic (this can be seen on the status screen with the signifier L, N, or C).
  
• How to recruit: The steps you must take to recruit this character to your army. If there are multiple ways to recruit the character, they are given.

Arycelle

Status: Semi-unique
Initial class: Archer
Alignment: N (Lawful route), L (Chaotic/Neutral routes)
Available routes: All

How to recruit:
Arycelle is a relatively easy character to recruit, but one of the hardest to keep recruited if you play the Neutral route (either on a first playthrough or a subsequent World playthrough).

In the Chaotic route, you will need to rescue her in the battle on the Xeod Moors. She will reluctantly join you temporarily, and you will have to protect her through two more battles as a Guest. After the battle on Tynemouth Hill, when she learns the truth about Balmamusa, she will join you permanently.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If, at the end of Chapter 2C, you make the decision to accept Leonar's offer and rejoin the Duke to take the Neutral route, her loyalty will take a drastic plunge to 10, no matter how high it was before; unless you bring her loyalty up QUICKLY, she will leave your army. Also note that this will happen even if you originally recruited her on a Lawful or Chaotic playthrough and are replaying through with World; the only way to avoid this entirely is to allow her to die as a Guest in 2C, so that she is dead in the Warren Report even if she is alive in your army.

In the Lawful route, you will similarly need to avoid killing Arycelle in your battle against her at the Arkhaiopolis of Rhime in Chapter 2 (defeat Vyce instead). Also keep her alive during the fight against Leonar at the end of the chapter. She will then automatically join with Vyce, Mirdyn, and Gildas during Chapter 3.

Azelstan

Status: Unique
Initial class: Buccaneer
Unique classes: Buccaneer, Ranger
Alignment: C
Available routes: All

How to recruit:
Recruiting Azelstan is a long, involved process with several difficult battles. The first step comes early in Chapter 4, after meeting Prancet at Brigantys Castle. Before going to Mount Hedon, read "Port Omish, Den of Thieves" and Port Omish will become available. Go there for a somewhat tough battle, during which you must protect Diego from being killed.

Later, after saving Archiereus Mreuva at Hagia Banhamuba but before attacking Barnicia Castle, read "The Pirate's Graveyard" to unlock the optional dungeon of the same name. Go into the Pirate's Graveyard - you don't have to fight any battles - to unlock "The Dread Pirate" Talk item in the Warren Report. Visit Port Omish for an event with Diego, then visit Qadriga Fortress. Finally, after the events at Barnicia but before attacking Heim Castle, go to Port Omish to fight another battle to save Azelstan from pirates.

At this point, you can go to the Pirate's Graveyard at any point in the remainder of the game or post-game, and fight your way to the Crystal Halls area. Azelstan will join you as a guest in this battle, and if he survives the battle, he will join you permanently. (Note: this may or may not happen if you are in the middle of the Iuria recruitment process in Coda.)

Note that unlike most of the other characters with a unique class, he does not give you Pirate's Marks when he joins, so if you want to change him to another class and then back to Buccaneer - or change Denam, Vyce, or Canopus to the Buccaneer class - you'll need to find Pirate's Marks by defeating the Archer in the "On Holy Ground" Pirate's Graveyard battle, or by taking the treasure at the end of the Graveyard.

Bayin

Status: Semi-unique
Initial class: Wizard
Alignment: N
Available routes: N, C

How to recruit:
In the battle at the Arkhaiopolis of Rhime in Chapter 1, you must first keep Cistina alive. If she survives the battle, answer "We seek only peace." Then, in Chapter 2C, defeat Farrell in the battle at Krysaro to free Folcurt. Accept Folcurt's mission to Qadriga Fortress to save Bayin; Folcurt will join as a Guest. Keep Bayin alive throughout the battle, and afterwards tell him "We will help you" to open a battle at Ndamsa Fortress, where Cistina is being held. Win that battle with both Folcurt and Bayin as Guests. Cistina will join you after the battle, also as a Guest. With the entire Liberation Front crew in tow, win the battle at Golyat and sail to Boed Fortress. Tell Cistina "Come with us" and she will join, along with Bayin and Folcurt. If Cistina died in battle at Golyat, either option will allow you to recruit Folcurt and/or Bayin (if either or both survived).

If Cistina died, you need to answer "The Bakram are not our enemy" during the following dialogue at Boed Fortress:
DENAM: Why not join us?
FOLCURT: I'm Bakram, if you haven't forgotten.
[Choice 1 - We have no quarrel with you.]
[Choice 2 - The Bakram are not our enemy.]

Berda the Younger

Status: Named generic
Initial class: Gryphon (cannot change classes)
Alignment: L
Available routes: all

How to recruit:
After saving Lindl, read the Warren Report Talk entry "The Bandits of Neimrahava." This will open up the Neimrahava Wood, where you can battle Ganpp and his new pets, Berda and Obda the Younger. If you avoid killing either of the Gryphons and reduce Ganpp to critical HP, he will surrender and join your army, along with the two gryphons.

Canopus

Status: Unique
Initial class: Vartan
Unique class: Buccaneer
Alignment: L
Available routes: All

How to recruit:
He automatically joins your first battle in Tynemouth Hill as a Guest. If he survives, he will join your party permanently.

Catiua

Status: Unique
Initial class: Priest
Unique classes: Priest, Princess, Dark Priest
Alignment: L
Available routes: All

How to recruit:
The Catiua recruitment process begins early in Chapter 4, after rescuing Archiereus Mreuva. He asks you "Have you the will to wage war upon her?" Answer "That I cannot do," and Catiua will appear in the Barnicia Grand Staircase battle later in the chapter. Answer "I shall do what I must," and she will not appear in the Barnicia battle.

Once you reach Barnicia Castle, the next step is not to let her die if she participates in the battle with Tartaros (obviously). If she did not appear, then that's one less thing you have to worry about. After the battle, Denam will have a conversation with Catiua inside an abandoned room in the castle. If she participated in the battle, answer her "I did only what I had to do," and "You are my sister, and I love you." If she did not appear in the battle, answer "I never abandoned you," and "I took no joy in our parting." Any other answer will result in Catiua not joining your army, for reasons that will become obvious. Catiua will permanently join you once you return to Phidoch Castle.

Cerya

Status: Unique
Initial class: Valkyrie
Unique class: Shaman
Alignment: N
Available routes: N, C

How to recruit:
The first step is a battle against the Dark Knight Oz at Boed Fortress in Chapter 3, on either the Neutral or Chaotic route. The Chaotic version is relatively simple; defeat Oz, and Cerya will join you automatically. The Neutral version is a little trickier...you will still have to defeat Oz, but Cerya herself is a guest in the battle, in the middle of the enemies and inflicted with the Leadened status. If you can keep her alive throughout the battle, you will be rewarded with...Cerya telling you she doesn't approve of your wishy-washiness and leaving. In Chapter 4, after rescuing Archiereus Mreuva, read the Warren Report Talk entry "Pirates of Qadriga Fortress" to unlock an encounter with Captain Ehlrig. Answer him "Will you aid us?" to recruit both Cerya and Ehlrig.

Keep in mind that Oracle's Marks are hard to come by, so before you make her a Shaman, send her through other classes to pick up any abilities you want her to have as a Shaman. (Meditate is especially useful as a Shaman, so you may want her to pick that up from the Enchantress class at the very least.)

Chamos

Status: Named generic
Initial class: Wizard
Alignment: N
Available routes: N

How to recruit:
In Chapter 3 Neutral, after the Tynemouth Hill battle with Ganpp but before the battle at Port Asyton, meet with Leonar at Krysaro to hear about some captive warriors at Qadriga Fortress. During the battle, Chamos, Phaesta and Tamuz will be incapacitated guest party members. Revive them or win the battle before their countdowns run out, and any who survive will join you after the battle, along with Hobyrim.

Cistina

Status: Unique sprite
Initial class: Valkyrie
Unique class: Shaman
Alignment: N
Available routes: N, C

How to recruit:
In the battle at the Arkhaiopolis of Rhime in Chapter 1, you must first keep Cistina alive. If she survives the battle, answer "We seek only peace." (This has been reported as not strictly necessary in Reborn, but I would choose it just in case. Then, in Chapter 2C, defeat Farrell in the battle at Krysaro to free Folcurt. Accept Folcurt's mission to Qadriga Fortress to save Bayin; Folcurt will join as a Guest. Keep Bayin alive throughout the battle, and afterwards tell him "We will help you" to open a battle at Ndamsa Fortress, where Cistina is being held. Win that battle with both Folcurt and Bayin as Guests. Cistina will join you after the battle, also as a Guest. With the entire Liberation Front crew in tow, win the battle at Golyat and sail to Boed Fortress. Tell Cistina "Come with us" and she will join, along with Bayin and Folcurt (if either or both survived).

Cressida

Status: Unique
Initial class: Necromancer
Alignment: L
Available routes: C

How to recruit:
On the Chaotic route, a sidequest will open in Chapter 4 in the Warren Report. Read "The Balmamusa Dead" to unlock a battle in Balmamusa, where you must revive the Cleric Oelias (she teleports out) and then slaughter the undead. Then go to Qadriga Fortress to trigger a battle with the Terror Knight Dievold. Finally, go to Golyat to face Nybeth, along with some old friends and enemies, in a battle where you must rescue Cressida. Save her, and you can tell her "You will not be judged by me"; if your Galgastani Chaos Frame is high enough, she will join you.

The tricky part here is the Chaos Frame part; that's the general approval you have among the Galgastani. Hire a newly recruited unit from the shop to get an idea of their loyalty; if it seems low, you should try to increase it. You want a loyalty of 50 or above; as loyalty messages change at 40 and 60, you will have to either go with some guesswork or raise your Chaos Frame higher than you strictly need to. The most painless way to raise your Galgastani CF, take one or two high-level non-Galgastani units (I like Denam and Canopus) along with eleven low-level, unequipped Galgastani units to a repeatable battleground such as Phorampa. (You can also use your Galgastani uniques/semi-uniques/named generics if you like.) Set all the characters to AI (Melee setting for the newbies, Rear Guard for the more powerful characters). Let it go, and stop and retreat once all the newbies have been slaughtered. Each Galgastani death in battle raises your CF approximately a tenth of a point, so killing 10 units off per battle means you'll raise a point per battle.

You can do the same thing, possibly quicker, by using the same setup but manually controlling your more powerful units to slaughter the weaker ones; it does, however, require your input, whereas the other basically just needs you to check it every few minutes to make sure no one's counter is running out. But you can watch TV/clean your house/read/whatever you want to do while it's going, which is more my style.

Suggestion from Pickleton: I recruit the 2 zombies in the Ch1 Nybeth battle, strip them ♥♥♥♥♥, load them up with healing items, set them to AI and they'll just naturally trickle in CF.

Denam

Status: Unique
Initial class: Warrior
Unique classes: Lord, Buccaneer
Base stats: Depends on answers to Tarot questions when starting a new game
Alignment: Depends on route
Available routes: All

How to recruit:
As he is the main character, all you have to do is start a new game and there he'll be.

Deneb

Status: Unique
Initial class: Witch OR Wicce
Unique classes: Wicce, Shaman
Alignment: C
Available routes: All

How to recruit:
Okay, so Deneb is probably the most difficult character to recruit in the game. During chapter 4, read the Talk topic "Deneb's Emporium" in the Warren Report. This will unlock her shop, which moves from town to town depending on the day of the month.

STEP 1:
To recruit her as a Witch, you must unlock the village of Vasque by beginning the Palace of the Dead sidequest and fighting until you clear the battle there. Then purchase 1 elemental orb of each kind from her shop.
Collect beasts by recruiting them. Then you need to trigger the sale of orbs at Deneb's shop. You just need to auction ONE beast of the following (don't buy the orbs yet):

• Gale Orb triggered by auction of Cloud Dragon or Gryphon
  
• Dust Orb - Earth Dragon or Clay Golem
  
• Storm Orb - Thunder Dragon or Stone Golem
  
• Inferno Orb - Flame Dragon or Cyclops
  
• Black Ice Orb - Frost Dragon or Iron Golem
  
• Cataract Orb - Flood Dragon or Octopus
  
• Radiant Orb - Arc Dragon or Baldr Golem (find some at Ripples of Grief in Pirate's Graveyard)
  
• Gloom Orb - Dark Dragon or Cockatrice
  
• Void Hydra - Hydra

I got most of the beasts from Phorampa Wildwood.

But wait! Deneb can also join your party as a unique class, Wicce, which has better stats than a Witch and several unique action abilities. Thankfully, the process was made a bit easier in Reborn.

If you want Deneb as Wicce class (make sure to do this before moving on):

• Unlock secret door in Level 3 of Palace of the Dead, then use 'Upgrade Relics' at Deneb's shop 3 times.
  
• The Palace of the Dead can only be unlocked in Chapter 4 - read Warren Report 'Mysterious Blast on Exeter' and the Palace can be assessed in the North through Bortegun Fens.
  
• Go to level 3 and unlock the secret door in the Northwest corner - it is a conspicuous clear tile surrounded by slime. Just send any character to step on it.
  
• Doing that will unlock the ability to upgrade Relics at shops (after the battle).
  
• Upgrade Relics THREE (3) times at Deneb's shop. This will make her a Wicce after you recruit her. The relics can be different types; as long as you just purchase the service at Deneb's for 3 times.
  
• Relics are plentiful in POTD. I will advise looting it from the enemies at POTD level 6 and/or 8 - but take note to retreat and not to finish the battle, otherwise you'll need to restart POTD from level 1 again.
  
• POTD Level 6 - Sparkguard Rings tend to be quite common loot drops.
  
• POTD Level 8 - Undead Flood Dragon will drop Grease Ring (relic) as loot at times; keep playing until you get 4.
  
• I won't dive deeper than that as other guides cover that topic, but I suggest keeping personal notes from there as to where to get relics.

STEP 2:

• Auction all the beasts if you haven't done so yet (can be at any shop, but easiest to do it at Deneb's).
  
• Read Warren Report on Deneb during Chapter 4 to unlock her shop.
  
• Deneb is found in these shops according to the date of the month.
  
  • 1, 15 - Port Omish
    
  • 2, 16 - Grimsby
    
  • 3, 17 - Heim
    
  • 4, 18 - Oeram
    
  • 5, 19 - Barnicia
    
  • 6, 20 - Golyat
    
  • 7, 21 - Almorica
    
  • 8, 22 - Rhime
    
  • 9, 23 - Kysaro
    
  • 10, 24 - Phidoch
    
  • 11, 25 - Balmamusa
    
  • 12 - Coritanae
    
  • 13 - Asyton
    
  • 14 - Brigantys

Step 3:

Start on this step only after you complete Vasque.

• Buy 1 of each Orb at Deneb's shop - total 9 orbs. DO NOT USE WORLD after starting this step.
  
• This will trigger an event after you leave the shop.
  
• Choose 'No. Let's hear it'.
  
• Go to Vasque and complete the battle (keep Deneb alive).

DENEB IS YOURS! WELL DONE!

Note: Deneb will still be a Witch during the second Vasque battle as a guest. She only becomes Wicce during the Recruit screen if you completed Step 1a before Step 3. You may start Step 3 at any time but do not complete it prior Step 1a completion if you want Wicce i.e buy the last orb only after completing 1a.

Dievold

Status: Semi-unique
Initial class: Terror Knight
Alignment: C
Available routes: N

How to recruit:
In the Port Asyton battle in Chapter 3N, you will have to rescue Dievold and Oelias from a horde of undead. If they both survive the battle, answer "Very well. You may join us," to recruit both Dievold and Oelias (or just Dievold, if Oelias did not survive the battle).

Donnalto

Status: Semi-unique
Initial class: Cleric
Alignment: L
Available routes: All

How to recruit:
In the battle in Krysaro in Chapter 1, keep Donnalto alive in the battle. After defeating Moldova, Donnalto will join, along with the Archer Sara and the Knight Voltare.

Ehlrig

Status: Named generic
Initial class: Cleric
Alignment: L
Available routes: N

How to recruit:
The first step is a battle against the Dark Knight Oz at Boed Fortress in Chapter 3, on the Neutral route. You will have to defeat Oz, but Cerya herself is a guest in the battle, in the middle of the enemies and inflicted with the Leadened status. If you can keep her alive throughout the battle, you will be rewarded with...Cerya telling you she doesn't approve of your wishy-washiness and leaving. In Chapter 4, after rescuing Archiereus Mreuva, read the Warren Report Talk entry "Pirates of Qadriga Fortress" to unlock an encounter with Captain Ehlrig. Answer him "Will you aid us?" to recruit both Cerya and Ehlrig.

Felicia

Status: Named generic
Initial class: Cleric
Alignment: L
Available routes: all

How to recruit:
In the battle in Krysaro in Chapter 1, let Donnalto die in the battle. After defeating Moldova, Felicia will join, along with the Archer Sara and the Knight Voltare.

Folcurt

Status: Semi-unique
Initial class: Knight
Alignment: N
Available routes: N, C

How to recruit:
In the battle at the Arkhaiopolis of Rhime in Chapter 1, you must first keep Cistina alive. If she survives the battle, answer "We seek only peace." Then, in Chapter 2C, defeat Farrell in the battle at Krysaro to free Folcurt. Accept Folcurt's mission to Qadriga Fortress to save Bayin; Folcurt will join as a Guest. Keep Bayin alive throughout the battle, and afterwards tell him "We will help you" to open a battle at Ndamsa Fortress, where Cistina is being held. Win that battle with both Folcurt and Bayin as Guests. Cistina will join you after the battle, also as a Guest. With the entire Liberation Front crew in tow, win the battle at Golyat and sail to Boed Fortress. Tell Cistina "Come with us" and she will join, along with Bayin and Folcurt. If Cistina died in battle at Golyat, either option will allow you to recruit Folcurt and/or Bayin (if either or both survived).

If Cistina died, you need to answer "The Bakram are not our enemy" during the following dialogue at Boed Fortress:
DENAM: Why not join us?
FOLCURT: I'm Bakram, if you haven't forgotten.
[Choice 1 - We have no quarrel with you.]
[Choice 2 - The Bakram are not our enemy.]

Ganpp

Status: Unique
Initial class: Beast Tamer
Alignment: N
Available routes: All

How to recruit:
After saving Lindl, read the Warren Report Talk entry "The Bandits of Neimrahava." This will open up the Neimrahava Wood, where you can battle Ganpp and his new pets, Berda and Obda the Younger. If you avoid killing either of the Gryphons and reduce Ganpp to critical HP, he will surrender and join your army, along with the two gryphons.

Gildas

Status: Unique
Initial class: White Knight
Unique class: White Knight
Alignment: L
Available routes: L, C

How to recruit:
In Chapter 3 of the Lawful and Chaotic routes, you will reunite with Mirdyn, Gildas and Warren at Almorica Castle, and the two White Knights will join up. In the Neutral route, another fate awaits Gildas...

Hobyrim

Status: Unique
Initial class: Sword Master
Alignment: L
Available routes: All

How to recruit:
Hobyrim can be recruited in Chapter 3 of all routes, but is recruited differently in each route.

Chaotic route:

• After taking Brigantys Castle you must rescue him in a battle at the Bahanna Highlands (tell him "You would be welcome").

Lawful route:

• You must keep him alive in a battle against Ozma at the Arkhaiopolis of Rhime.

Neutral route:

• You can recruit Hobyrim two ways in the neutral route. After the Tynemouth Hill battle with Ganpp but before defeating Nybeth at Ndamsa Fortress, meet with Leonar at Krysaro to hear about some captive warriors at Qadriga Fortress. After the battle at Qadriga, you can recruit Hobyrim (tell him whatever you like when asked if the Dark Knights are your enemy, then "You would be welcome"). If you choose not to fight this optional battle, after reporting in at Almorica, a battle at Golyat will open up. Save Hobyrim from the Hawkman Orgeau there to recruit him.

Iuria

Status: Unique
Initial class: Songstress
Unique classes: Songstress, Shaman
Alignment: N
Available routes: All (post-game)

How to recruit:
To recruit Iuria, you will need Gildas in your army. However, she is recruitable as long as you have him, even if he is dead in the Warren Report. I have tested this with a Neutral Coda save in which Gildas is officially dead, and it still works.

Once the Coda starts, read about "The Songstress of Omish" in the Warren Report, then go to Port Omish. You will be caught up in a battle that is nigh-impossible to win (Denam, Gildas and Canopus versus twenty enemies). During the battle, each of the characters may have a dialogue choice: choose dialogue that focuses on keeping the peace and taking responsibility and Denam should eventually be able to suggest a retreat.

After fleeing, the Pirate's Graveyard will be closed. Read the Warren Report entry "Iuria's Requiem," leave the Warren Report, then go back and read "Iuria's Secret" and the Pirate's Graveyard should be reopened. Fight your way through to the eleventh map, "Into the Darkness." Defeat the Wicce Sirene, and Iuria will join you.

Jeunan

Status: Semi-unique
Initial class: Dragoon
Alignment: N
Available routes: L

How to recruit:
After taking Brigantys in Chapter 3L, a group of Galgastani prisoners will ask you if the Hierophant's enemies are also yours. Answer "How could they be?" and Jeunan will join you.

Lanselot

Status: Unique
Initial class: Paladin
Unique class: Paladin
Alignment: L
Available routes: L, C

How to recruit:
Once you've recruited Warren in CODA Episode II, read the Warren Report Talk entry "Rising From the Ashes", then leave Heim to begin the next episode. Face off against Martym at Delakroa Common. If Gildas and Ozma are in your party, they'll exchange words with Martym. Move on to Torakoria Way where Lanselot will take a stand against Barbas. Keep the former alive — he's a tough cookie, so it won't be difficult — and he'll join your army.

(credit to chautemoc on neoseeker)

Lindl

Status: Unique
Initial class: Fusilier
Alignment: N
Available routes: All

How to recruit:
After the battle at Barnicia Castle in Chapter 4, read "Rhamsen Wreck Raised" in the Warren Report's Talk section. Then go to Grimsby, where you will have to aid Lindl in a battle against the Dark Knight Martym and his troops. If you can keep Lindl alive, he will join you, and give you several Fusilier's Marks as well.

Mirdyn

Status: Unique
Initial class: White Knight
Unique class: White Knight
Alignment: L
Available routes: All

How to recruit:
In Chapter 3 of the Lawful and Chaotic routes, you will automatically reunite with Mirdyn, Gildas and Warren at Almorica Castle, and the two White Knights will join up. In the Neutral route, Gildas is missing in action, and only Mirdyn will join.

Obda the Younger

Status: Named generic
Initial class: Gryphon (cannot change classes)
Alignment: L
Available routes: All

How to recruit:
After saving Lindl, read the Warren Report Talk entry "The Bandits of Neimrahava." This will open up the Neimrahava Wood, where you can battle Ganpp and his new pets, Berda and Obda the Younger. If you avoid killing either of the Gryphons and reduce Ganpp to critical HP, he will surrender and join your army, along with the two gryphons.

Ocionne

Status: Semi-unique
Initial class: Beast Tamer
Alignment: L
Available routes: L

How to recruit:
First, you must have recruited Jeunan during the Lawful route. Then, read the "Mysterious Blast at Exeter" item in the Warren Report to unlock the path to the Palace of the Dead. Once you reach Vasque, you'll see Ocionne be taken by the Necromancer Reymos. After winning the battle, follow them to Lhazan Fortress. Here things get tricky, because you must keep Ocionne from dying or being petrified, keep Jeunan and Denam from dying or being petrified, and keep Ocionne from killing Reymos until Denam, Ocionne and Jeunan finish their little convo. (It's over when Denam says "Yes, but his remorse is sincere," and you can feel free to kill Reymos then.) Ocionne will join once the battle is over.

Oelias

Status: Unique
Initial class: Cleric
Alignment: L
Available routes: N

How to recruit:
In the Port Asyton battle in Chapter 3N, you will have to rescue Oelias and Dievold from a horde of undead. If they both survive the battle, answer "Very well. You may join us," to recruit both Oelias and Dievold.

Olivya

Status: Unique
Initial class: Cleric
Unique class: Shaman
Alignment: L
Available routes: All

How to recruit:
Olivya joins automatically on all routes at Brigantys Castle, towards the beginning of Chapter 4.

Ozma

Status: Unique
Initial class: Knight Commander
Unique classes: Knight Commander, White Knight
Alignment: L
Available routes: L

How to recruit:
On the Lawful route, read "A Rift in the Dark Knights" in the Warren Report at the beginning of Chapter 4, before going to Mount Hedon. After rescuing Mreuva at Hagia Banhamuba, go to Krysaro with Hobyrim. In the PSP version, you had to have Hobyrim at reasonably high loyalty (above 50), but it has been reported that this requirement has been removed in Reborn. Bring him into the battle against Volaq and Ozma, and when she asks have him tell her that he is indeed Hobyrim. Then you must reduce Ozma to less than 10% HP without killing her and defeat Volaq (not an easy task, since the Templars are very high level); once you've done both of these things, in whichever order, Ozma will surrender to Hobyrim and hear his story. When she tells you that she owes you for her brother, respond "As I owe you for my father" to recruit her.

Phaesta

Status: Named generic
Initial class: Valkyrie
Alignment: L
Available routes: N

How to recruit:
In Chapter 3 Neutral, after the Tynemouth Hill battle with Ganpp but before the battle at Port Asyton, meet with Leonar at Krysaro to hear about some captive warriors at Qadriga Fortress. During the battle, Chamos, Phaesta and Tamuz will be incapacitated guest party members. Revive them or win the battle before their countdowns run out, and any who survive will join you after the battle, along with Hobyrim.

Ravness

Status: Unique
Initial class: Valkyrie
Unique class: White Knight
Alignment: N
Available routes: L

How to recruit:
You must choose to participate in the Balmamusa massacre at the end of Chapter 1 and avoid killing her during the subsequent battle. Early in Chapter 2, an item "Ravness Loxaerion Captured" will appear in the Warren Report after the Rhea Boum Aqueduct battle. Go to the Reisan Way and choose to rescue Ravness ("I cannot leave you here"). Then after taking Brigantys in Chapter 3, recruit Jeunan and read the "Lord of Coritanae Missing" Warren Report entry before going to Bahanna Highlands. Bring Jeunan into the Bahanna fight and get the enemy leader, Roberval, below 70% HP to trigger a conversation between him, Jeunan and Denam. When Jeunan says "I am sure by now that his father joins him," you can kill Roberval; Denam should say "Balbatos must fall, or they died for nothing" at the end of the battle.

After taking Coritanae later in the chapter, return to Bahanna to encounter Ravness again. Keep her alive in this battle, and at the end she'll finally join you.

IMPORTANT: New to Reborn, you must let the dialogue between Ravness and Denam finish at Bahanna Highlands 2nd battle, where she mentions "shame upon your shield" and ends with Denam saying "I might have chosen another path". If the dialogue does not finish, you will get a cutscene where they go their separate ways instead of recruiting her.

Rudlum

Status: Semi-unique
Initial class: Warlock
Alignment: C
Available routes: All

How to recruit:
You can find him on B2 of the Palace of the Dead, cornered by a number of undead. Keep him alive throughout the battle, and once it's over he'll join you.

Sara

Status: Named generic
Initial class: Archer
Alignment: L
Available routes: All

How to recruit:
After the battle in Krysaro in Chapter 1, Sara and Voltare will join, alongside either Donnalto or Felicia.

Sherri

Status: Unique
Initial class: Witch
Unique class: Shaman
Alignment: L
Available routes: All

How to recruit:
Don't kill her in the Hagia Banhamuba battle early in Chapter 4; merely reduce her to less than 10% of her HP and she will teleport out. After returning to Phidoch to report but before going to Barnicia, go to Balmamusa with Olivya at decent loyalty (her starting loyalty is fine). If it's raining, an event should start at the end of which Sherri will join. (If you're having problems getting it to rain, go to Phorampa, use a Horn of the Savage item to make it rain, then win/retreat and head back to Balmamusa.)

Tamuz

Status: Named generic
Initial class: Knight
Alignment: L
Available routes: N

How to recruit:
In Chapter 3 Neutral, after the Tynemouth Hill battle with Ganpp but before the battle at Port Asyton, meet with Leonar at Krysaro to hear about some captive warriors at Qadriga Fortress. During the battle, Chamos, Phaesta and Tamuz will be incapacitated guest party members. Revive them or win the battle before their countdowns run out, and any who survive will join you after the battle, along with Hobyrim.

Voltare

Status: Named generic
Initial class: Knight
Alignment: L
Available routes: All

How to recruit:
After the battle in Krysaro in Chapter 1, Voltare and Sara will join, alongside either Donnalto or Felicia.

Vyce

Status: Unique
Initial class: Warrior (Guest), Ranger
Unique classes: Ranger, Buccaneer
Alignment: N (Guest), C
Available routes: L

How to recruit:
In Chapter 3L, when you reunite with Mirdyn and Gildas at Almorica, Vyce (and Arycelle, if she survived) will also join you.

Warren

Status: Unique
Initial class: Astromancer
Unique class: Astromancer
Alignment: L
Available routes: L, C

How to recruit:
Reach Floor 115 of the Palace of the Dead during CODA episode two and make sure Warren survives the battle against Rodrick and your doppelgangers.

This is only available if you have Catiua and Mirdyn canonically alive and recruited - in other words, you can't access CODA from a Neutral playthrough, and Catiua must survive after the Chapter 4 events in Barnicia.

(credit to Ryan Thomas Bamsey on thegamer)

Xapan

Status: Semi-unique
Initial class: Berserker
Alignment: C
Available routes: L

How to recruit:
In Chapter 2L, you'll find yourself having to rescue Xapan in a battle at Qadriga Fortress. Keep him alive, and at the end of the battle he will offer to join you. You can either accept his services here, or refuse them, in which case after finishing the Brigantys Castle events in Chapter 4, you can go to Golyat for a battle against Xapan. Get him to critical HP and he'll offer to join you again.

[KnightExcalibur]

Guide updated! Thank you both.

@Pickleton - You are correct that "2. The Bakram are not our enemy" is required for Bayin/Folcurt recruitment, but only if you go to Boed with Cistina dead. If she is alive and you recruit her, Bayin and Folcurt join with her and that dialogue is never presented. I did add that nuance to their sections though!

[KnightExcalibur]

Immensely helpful! I will credit you both for your contributions

[Pickleton]

While I'm at it, here are some additions.

Azelstan - The levels are different on account of how Reborn changed the leveling system.

Bayin/Folcurt - Only "2. The Bakram are not our enemy." will lead to recruitment. Choosing "1. We have no quarrel with you." will lead to them not joining.

Cressida - Considering random battles were removed, the only places you can do the "death march" are repeatable battlegrounds (Phorampa, etc). Personally, I recruit the 2 zombies in the Ch1 Nybeth battle, strip them naked, load them up with healing items, set them to AI and they'll just naturally trickle in CF.

Ozma - As far as I've found, they removed the Hobyrim loyalty requirement for the fight to trigger.

Ravness - In her recruitment fight, you have to sit through another whole dialogue. The last piece has Denam saying "I might have chosen another path".

Sherri - No random battles, so can't go to Xeod for that. Also means you can walk back and forth uninterrupted.

[Pickleton]

Oh and on the subject of the 100% events, you must recruit Deneb in Ch4 to get the additional cutscene between her, Canopus and Warren in Almorica. Not the scope of this guide, but just a bonus for anyone who wants to see it.

[Pickleton]

For Deneb, you have to auction off one of each dragon type (plus hydra) and buy one of each orb from her to trigger the recruitment procedure. If you do 3 relic upgrades at her shop, she'll come with her unique Wicce class. If going for 100% events, you must trigger the initial cutscene and refuse her, then buy another one of each orb to re-trigger. You don't have to reset the anchor to re-trigger the cutscene, though, and auctioning a dragon allows you to buy two of the respective orb, so you can do everything by selling the 8+1 dragon types only once each if you plan for it.

[KnightExcalibur]

Did they change her recruitment in reborn? She, Lanselot, and Warren are the only ones I didn't get, but I should have to confirm their recruitment details. Thank you, I will update the guide:)

[Friendship Chest]

Deneb Wicce recruit is wrong - you don't need to sell glass pumpkins you need to upgrade 3 relics FYI

[KnightExcalibur]

It took me a super long time to get around to updating this guide to remove the PSP-specific details and add character portraits, but I finally got it done!

[Pickleton]

Handy information! The stuff related to PSP skill system is no longer relevant in Reborn, however, so the uses of units are a bit more "however you'd like to use them with their bonus stats". For example, Olivya makes a decent debuffer due to the high MIND stat she comes packaged with, or Arycelle as a ninja rather than an archer if you'd rather slap a 1-h bow on her and lean on the debuffs.