The Helman Empire

After seizing total control of the upper echelon of the Helmanian government, Stessel Romanov makes preparations to rule the entire Continent. With next to no objections Helman's generals prepare for war.

Minerva Margaret

"I started off poor...All I thought of was climbing higher, and I made it all the way here!!"

The tenacious general of Helman's 3rd army.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Warrior	4	8	7	9	6	2	4	1	2	Yes

Special Skills
1. Charge: Charge: Take a turn to increase the unit's next attack by 70%.
2. Shouting Charge: Deal more damage and increase morale in your favor.
3. Commander Charge: Deal damage based on commander stats followed by a normal attack.

Gameplay Tips
1. Helman's most noteworthy bruiser. She's more than capable of winning some battle singlehandedly.

Rolex Gadras

"... I'm just gonna kill you and the others."

A proud swordsman who leads Helman's 5th army.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Warrior	4	8	3	4	6	2	3	5	3	Yes

Special Skills
1. Rolex Slash: An attack that deals damage to an entire row of enemy units. Requires Preparation. Unique to Rolex.

Gameplay Tips
1. Rolex Slash is basically a melee-based White Destuction Beam. It's very effective, so don't hesistate to make use of it.

Lelyukov Berkov

"I want to fight...for this country, and to protect this land so my daughter can be happy."

The noble and experienced general of Helman's 1st army.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Footsoldier	5	5	7	8	7	4	5	6	2	Yes

Special Skills
1. Battle Strategy (2): Add a random set of buffs to every unit on your side. Medium chances for each stat.
2. Remove Status (1): Remove all the buffs from up to two enemy units.
3. Initial Battle Rating: Start a battle with the morale bar significantly in your favor.

Gameplay Tips
1. Helman's answer to Barres, Lelyukov's guard also goes up when he formulates a battle strategy. While his initial stats are higher than Barres, he does not give buffs at the start of the fight.

Aristoles Calm

"Empress Sheila. If it’s for you, I could do anything..."

A noble man devoted to Shiela Helman who leads Helman's 2nd army..

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Warrior	3	4	3	6	4	4	5	6	3	Yes

Special Skills
1. Battle Strategy (2): Add a random set of buffs to every unit on your side. Medium chances for each stat.
2. Remove Status (2): Remove all the buffs from up to three enemy units.

Gameplay Tips
1. Despite being a warrior unit he's better off being used like a tactician unit.

Cream Ganoblade

"Pulling off successful strategies is what I live for."

Second in Command of the Helman's 4th army. Her strategies are often dismissed.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Tactician	3	2	5	7	6	4	6	3	1	Yes

Special Skills
1. Battle Strategy (2): Add a random set of buffs to every unit on your side. Medium chances for each stat.
2. Remove Status (3): Remove all the buffs from up to four enemy units.

Gameplay Tips
1. A unit best used solely for support, since she lacks the stats to fight effectively.

Karl Ojisan

Second in Command of the Helman's 1st army. A strong and stoic man, even by Helman standards.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Footsoldier	4	5	6	6	5	4	4	5	3	No

Special Skills
1. Counter Ally Guard: Have a chance to take damage in place of any of your allies while boosting attack.
2. Fellow Troop's Revenge: Deal damage that scales with how many troops the unit has lost.

Gameplay Tips
1. Having him take some damage and counter with an attack buffed Fellow Troop's Revenge seems like the best way to put him to use.

Dr. Oama

A Helmanian bioligist with a particular love for the Squidman race of Guy Monsters.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Mage	5	5	5	5	5	2	1	9	3	No

Special Skills
1. Monster Healing: Heal a good deal of the damage dealt to one of your units.
2. Rommel Spell Attack: A magic attack that hits an enemy unit regardless of position.
3. Black Wave: A magic attack that hits all enemies and deals more damage to enemies that have already taken it.

Gameplay Tips
1. A cross between a Miko and a Mage that makes him a very versatile backline unit.

Freya Idun

Leader of Helman's Dark Wings assassins, her codename being "Black Swan".

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Ninja	5	7	5	4	7	7	7	2	3	No

Special Skills
1. Battlefield Construction 3: Significantly raise the morale modifier in your favor.
2. Assassinate 2: High chance to instantly defeat an enemy unit. Odds improve the less troops the enemy has

Gameplay Tips
1. One of the best ninjas in the game due to her high action flag count and high attack stat.

Dark Duck

Member of the Dark Wings, specializes in long-ranged combat.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Ninja	2	7	3	4	4	3	3	3	0	No

Gameplay Tips
1. He might not have a lot of actions but with some work he can do a lot of damage.

Dark Crow

Member of the Dark Wings, specialized in close-ranged combat.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Ninja	4	5	4	6	6	3	3	3	0	No

Special Skills
1. Assassinate: Chance to instantly defeat an enemy unit. Odds improve the less troops the enemy has.

Gameplay Tips
1. Most effective when his Assassinate skill is put to use. Great for ruining Patton Faction playthroughs.

Dark Heron

Member of the Dark Wings, uses similar techniques to Freya, though lacks her skill.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Ninja	4	4	4	3	7	3	3	3	0	No

Special Skills
1. Sonic Shuriken: Attack the enemy and cancel preparation with an increased chance of going again after.

Gameplay Tips
1. Great for burst damage because of Sonic Shuriken but not very noteworthy outside of that.

Katyusha Bosch

Soldier of Helman's 5th army who lacks strength. She's one of Rolex's mistresses.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Archer	3	4	2	4	6	1	0	0	0	No

Special Skills
1. Footsoldier Snipe: Deal damage to an enemy regardless of position. Does massive damage to enemy footsoldier units.

Gameplay Tips
1. Useful for denting more footsoldier heavy factions, but not noteworthy otherwise.

Saulnia Benz

Soldier of Helman's 5th army who dislikes fighting. She's one of Rolex's mistresses.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Archer	3	3	2	5	5	0	1	0	0	No

Special Skills
1. Volley: Deal low damage to every enemy unit. Does not require preparation.

Gameplay Tips
1. Not noteworthy in any way and subpar across the board.

Ruberan Tser

Member of a minor police platoon that takes her job quite seriously.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Warrior	5	3	2	5	7	9	2	1	1	No

Gameplay Tips
1. Unlike her Kichikuou appearance, she's not very threatening at all. Her maxed search stat makes her great for pulling Ronin, however.

Nero Chapet VII

General of Helman's 4th army, an average skilled man with a large ego.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Warrior	4	3	4	2	5	1	1	3	1	No

Special Skills
1. Gamble Charge: Deal anywhere from half to two and a half times damage of a normal attack.

Gameplay Tips
1. Roll the dice and see if he's useful or not. That's really all he's got.

Tami John

Member of Helman's 3rd army that has sworn loyalty to Minerva and Maha.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Footsoldier	4	6	7	4	6	5	4	7	2	No

Special Skills
1. All Guard: Have a chance to take damage in place of any of your allies.

Gameplay Tips
1. Breaks the mold of Helman footsoldier units by having All Guard and he's all the more useful for it.

Olhound Dockdog

A mad scientist who performs inhumane experiments.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Infected	4	1	8	2	9	0	0	0	3	No

Special Skills
1. Infect: Deal damage to an enemy unit and reduce their troop cap by damage dealt.
2. Solidarity: Chance to survive an attack that would annihilate the unit with 1 troop left.

Gameplay Tips
1. Despite his small size he can actually take a lot of hits. Great for when you're playing as Helman, awful to everyone else.

Sepia Landstar

A captain in Helman's 3rd army under Thoma Lipton and the sister of Rovert.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Footsoldier	3	5	4	4	5	3	3	8	1	No

Special Skills
1. Battlefield Construction 2: Raise the morale modifier in your favor.

Gameplay Tips
1. She's good for trying to beat the enemy via attrition.

Rovert Landstar

A captain in Helman's 3rd army who's a thoroughly bizarre man.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Musket	2	5	4	4	4	4	1	3	3	No

Special Skills
1. Penetration Shot 2: A powerful attack that hits all enemies in a given row.

Gameplay Tips
1. Penetration Shot 2 could potentially cripple some enemy teams if you get lucky.

Peruele Kalette

A maid in service to Sheila Helman, though she's envious of her position.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Civilian	4	5	0	0	6	2	1	4	0	No

Special Skills
1. Battlefield Construction: Raise the morale modifier a bit in your favor.
2. Merchant: Boosts income at start of turn.

Gameplay Tips
1. Another civilian unit that can be thrown to the enemy as fodder in a defensive battle. You'd keep her alive for Merchant but not much else.

Oruore the 3rd

Second in command of Helman's 5th army. He's a personal trustee of Rolex.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Ninja	3	5	4	7	7	8	4	1	3	No

Special Skills
1. Ninja Art: Leave Hiding: Significant increase to the unit's defense during that battle.
2. Loot: An attack that steals gold from the enemy and adds it to your own.

Gameplay Tips
1. One of Helman's faster ninjas, which is a good point in his favor.

Maha Margaret

A soldier of Helman's 3rd army and Minerva's younger brother.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Mage	4	3	2	7	5	2	2	1	0	No

Special Skills
1. Fire Blast: A magic attack that hits an enemy unit regardless of position.
2. Blaze: A magic attack that deals damage to an entire row of enemy units.

Gameplay Tips
1. For whatever reason his Blaze skill is especailly devestating.

Io Ishtar

Part of the Helman expedition to Ylapu as the group's mage.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Ninja	4	5	4	4	5	6	7	6	1	No

Special Skills
1. Persuade: Steal from an enemie's maximum troop count and add it to yours.

Gameplay Tips
1. An average ninja unit who's Persuade skill fails to make her stick out more.

Amitos Armitage

A captian in Helman's 3rd army. She's righteous and dutiful.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Footsoldier	4	6	7	7	3	2	1	3	3	No

Special Skills
1. Ally Guard+: Have a high chance to take damage in place of allies in your column.
2. Shouting Charge: Deal more damage and increase morale in your favor.

Gameplay Tips
1. One of Helman's bulkier footsoldier units. She can stand up to most attacks if you keep her Ally Guard+ skill going.

Elena Flower

Leader of a violent gang of bandits who wields a cursed hammer.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Warrior	4	5	3	3	5	3	2	4	3	No

Special Skills
1. Clay Figure Smasher: An attack that can hit any enemy unit. Does increased damage to hannies.

Gameplay Tips
1. Well, she's really good at murdering hannies, but she's pretty average otherwise.

Convert Tax

Second in command of Helman's 2nd army that's more loyal to Stessel than the army.

Class	Actions	Attack	Defense	Intelligence	Speed	Search	Negotiation	Construction	Cost	Essential
Tactician	3	4	3	5	4	0	4	3	1	No

Special Skills
1. Battle Strategy (2): Add a random set of buffs to every unit on your side. Medium chances for each stat.
2. Witty Comeback: Swap the morale of both armies. Requires preparation.
3. Asset Tech: Adds 4% to the gold you get at the start of a turn. Note, it only stacks up to five times.

Gameplay Tips
1. A weird unit who's only useful in really specific situations where Witty Comeback can win the battle.