Chezni is the main character in Paladin's Quest and will be forever at your disposal. He is the best character in the game by far. He has excellent physical offensive and defensive powers, high HP, and good speed and luck. Moreover, he eventually learns every spell in the game.

Whilst not quite as powerful as Chezni, Midia certainly has her strengths. She has excellent speed and also learns many spells that Chezni does not learn until the end of the game. Her physical attack power and HP are average, although she can still pack quite a punch in some battles. She does not learn every spell in the game, but she does learn the vast majority of them and her magical ability is only second to Chezni.

He has decent attack power and one attack spell. There is nothing much to say since he is only in the party for a short time. Do not worry about raising his levels.

He is just extra muscle. His attack power and speed are relatively good for his level, but less than Chezni's.

His physical attacks are not that strong, although his spells are fairly useful. His lack of a healing bottle is a disadavantage.

Another extra muscle character. His bomb bottle is quite helpful in battles, since it can damage everything. He has fairly good attack power and defence, but cannot cast spells.

Not that great a mercenary. His only good asset is that his bomb bottle can hit all enemies, but it runs out of doses quickly. He cannot cast spells and his physical attack is average at best. I usually hire him only for the jaunt from Hagudo to Jurayn and then dismiss him.

I recommend strongly that you hire him when you first reach Jurayn. He may not be able to cast spells, but he can strike twice per attack with his tonfa. Combined with good strength, Dan can deal well over 100 damage if both blows fall, which can kill or considerably weaken most enemies at this stage in the game. Consider keeping him around at least until you can hire Slayer in Doubor.

I also recommend strongly that you hire him when you first reach Jurayn. He is fast, fairly strong and the boomerang which he is armed with is useful for striking whole groups of enemies. He can only cast one spell, but it is a useful one. Keep him around until you can hire Wild in Lagon.

Do not hire Destry! If you do, any time that you exit Doubor and then re-enter, Destry will steal half of your gold, flee and then raise his hiring price to 100 gold if you visit him again the hidden market. If you are foolish enough to hire him again, he will flitch half of your gold again when you enter the town. His fighting and magical abilities are average at best and are certainly not worth half of your hard-earned funds! In short, just skip him.

A decent mercenary. He is a good warrior, useful for extra muscle in battle. He also has a few useful spells. Generally, though, I only hire him for a short time, at least until I reach Lagon.

Mean Ma is an average mercenary, but she is probably more trouble than benefit. Her physical attacks are not that strong and her few spells are only somewhat useful. If you dismiss Mean Ma, however, she refuses to leave the party! The only way to get rid of her is to let her fall unconscious (0 HP) in combat: she automatically leaves the party after the battle. She can also be ousted by Chill in Conshiuto (see that section of the walkthrough).

A good mercenary. She is not very strong at first but gains strength over time. She is also quite fast. Her glow bow is useful for hitting whole groups of enemies. She also has a few useful spells (Break) for taking down creatures like elepsaurs.

A very good choice indeed. He has good HP, strength, and speed and his main weapon and strike a whole group of enemies. His spells are decent. Fastjo's disadvantages are that he has a poor defence and he does not a have any bottles. Still you probably should recruit him (and keep him in the rear of the party).

He is not a bad character: his attack power and HP are quite good. His only real disadvantage of that he cannot cast spells. Extra muscle, yet again.

A good fighter. His main weapon can strike whole groups of enemies. However, he has no magic nor any bottles. Still, he is useful for extra muscle in battles and his services are free. He is not worth keeping in the latter part of the game, though.

Chill forcefully joins the party when they reach Conshiuto. If the party has four members, Chill will oust the mercenary who has been placed farthest to the rear. Otherwise, there is really nothing to say about Chill, since she never fights with the party. She leaves the party if you leave Conshiuto, only to rejoin when you re-enter.

Her attack and defence power are not that great, but she has very good speed and her one spell is powerful. Keep her in the back of the party, because her HP and defence are bound to be the lowest in the party.

One of the best pure fighters in the game. He has excellent equipment and can strike a powerful, single blow. He has good speed, too. His weak points are that he has neither magic nor bottles, but that should not matter too much at all. I recommend him highly.

Not a bad character. His has good attributes and can become quite a solid fighter. However, he cannot use magic and if you hire him, you also must hire his considerably weaker younger brother. His bottle is not that useful at the point in the game when you get him. J. Razav (and G.) cannot be re-hired after being dismissed.

His quote sums it up: G. Razav is weak, mainly because his level so much lower than everyone else's at the point in the game when you can hire him. His attributes are low and he cannot cast spells. Some of his equipment is interesting, though, like the stuffed gubo (Stf gubo). If you have the patience to raise his experience level enough, he can become a decent fighter. Still, he probably is not worth your time. You must also hire his older brother J. Razav if you hire G. He also has no bottles. G. Razav (and J.) cannot be re-hired after being dismissed.

A very good mercenary. His attack is powerful and can strike a whole group of enemies. In fact, with one notable exception (Nails), Checan is the strongest mercenary whose weapon strikes a whole group of foes. He has fairly good magic (for a fighter) and speed, too. Although not especially strong in a certain area, he has no real weaknesses. I recommend hiring him for your quests around Roki.

She is quite a good mercenary, but very expensive to hire. She has decent attack power, good speed and a nice set of spells and spirits which are fairly powerful. Unfortunately, if you want to hire Lilie, you will have to buy equipment (as listed above) for her from the armoury in Roki, costing your party a total of 34,500 gold. If you have extra money, you might want to hire her, but it is not hard to survive without her help. If do you not want to waste your funds, ignore Lilie. She also lacks bottles of any type.

Her spells are fairly good and she has nice speed, but her main weapon does not even cause damage (it has a random chance of stunning an enemy)! I found it best to use her as a spellcaster or to use her bomb bottles. Fortunately, she is not in the party for a very long time. The real shame is that she has no healing bottles!

An awesome mercenary. He has excellent attributes, a handful of useful spells (LStorm) and some strong spirits. The sole flaw of Blades is that he has no healing bottles. I highly recommend him, though.

He has excellent strength and good speed, allowing him to land a good, solid blow. However, his defence is not the best (he wears almost no armour, either) and he has no magic. Furthermore, he has no bottles. Still, he is useful for extra muscle and his services are free. I found that Blades was more useful, but Chen still has his virtues.

Probably the best fighter mercenary in the game. His attack may only strike a single target, but it is strong. He is also reasonably fast. He wears great equipment, including a mega bottle, and has a number of useful spells, like LStorm. His spirits are also quite good. His services are free, so you should probably hire him as soon as you can.

Nails a neat mercenary. He may not have any spells, but he has excellent attributes, especially HP, and a powerful array of weaponry, including the missile (Msl), which can strike every enemy. However, Nails has several disadavantages. First and foremost, he cannot be healed by medicine or rest. The only way to heal Nails is to use his energy draw (Eng drw) weapon in combat, and drain an enemy's HP. Pity it drains such tiny amounts of HP! If Nails' HP reaches 0, he falls to pieces, permenantly removing him from the party. A new Nails at full strength can then be hired again on the second floor of the Underworld. Secondly, Nails also does not gain levels and can therefore not progress in power. Also, you cannot re-hire Nails with a summon tavern or the hire spell; you need to visit him in the underworld to do so. I recommend only using Nails for exploration of the Underworld and the laboratories and for level-building thereof. Otherwise, he is not worth taking, since it is so difficult to heal him, and if he should break, the party will permenently lose a member; a serious disadvantage in some places!

Certainly one of the best mercenaries in the game. His physical attacks are quite strong and he has a handful of useful spells with fairly powerful spirits. He has excellent agility and HP. His defence is fairly good too, although he does take considerably more damages from spells that the main characters. His fee is the most expensive in the game. He is a good choice, although you can easily substitute Mouth in his place.

Hawk could easily be the best mercenary in the game. His attack and physical defence are not high, but his spells more than make up for it. He can cast more spells than any other mercenary in the game, has all of his spirits at high levels. His magical ability is only bettered by Chezni and Midia. He also has good HP and speed. Hiring Hawk is a great help for the remainder of the game. His equipment is also helpful in that much of it mimicks various spells, although his main weapon does not cause damage.