Many died during the Cleansing of Man, when the Dragon Gods combined their powers and hunted down each human in the El Nido archipelago. Few survived, those whom could evacuate and leave to the seas beyond. It's 10 years since that time, the Demi-Humans and dwarves live in peace amongst themselves... mostly.

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This idea rolled around in my mind for the past many years, ever since I unlocked the "Dragon's Revenge" alternate ending in Chrono Cross. After many iterations and some recent brainstorming, I conclude with the party you see here.

"Kit"; this is the reincarnation of the Serge which died in Another World at age 9. He is revived by the Fate computer using the body of Lynx cast aside when the Dragon Tear birthed Serge a new body. He showed up in Arni village when Serge, Kid, and Glenn (by my reckoning) sealed the Dream Devourer using the Chrono Cross, and since was raised by Doc's Demi-Human nurse.

Leah: of the innate yellow characters on the roster, Leah seemed the best candidate to continue into Dragon's Revenge. Popul would like follow Leena, perhaps in an attempt to protect her, and I have another idea how to incorporate Funguy. With Leah as a cave girl residing almost exclusively on Gaea's Navel, I don't get the strong impression she'll be bothered much.

Marcella: this is Marcy, of course, and the hardest I had to draw for this lineup. Human females are still a challenge for me, it seems. Anyway, she was originally Nikki, whom seemed a bit more natural choice, but I eventually settled on Marcy. I figure that since both Marcy and Nikki are half-Demi-Human they might get some leniency, especially since it's (one of) the Nikki whom awoke the Black Dragon from its living nightmare. She is trained by Steena as a swordfighter with Fargo's sword, "Invincible" (she still looks like a goth-chick, but she's got the battle-strings goin', and which is a plus in my book).

Razzly & Pip: Razzly was in my original plans (NeoFio has another role to play) as a slave of the Dwarves to "atone" for siding with the humans. Pip is a recent addition, used for entertainment by the Dwarves and evolved into the hulking "Holy Beast" you see there. They save each other and take refuge in Sprigg's dimension, where Pip learns to harness the powers of other monsters. I've always been a fan of rider-on-monster characters.

Draggy: the obvious choice for either an ally for an enemy in Dragon's Revenge, I have no doubt he'd be recruited under the Fire Dragon's tutelage as the new guardian of Mt. Pyre and master of the Salamander. Yes, he's 10 years old and yes, he has the body of a 20-something. I drew him some time ago with a bulkier childish physique and it seemed all kinds of "No" to me; I figure the dragon race ages quickly and stays in its prime for a while (he's my fave, so shush).

"Ghoul": this is a combination of Guile, Mojo, Skelly, and Greco, and uses what they all would have most in common (black innate element with the glove weapon); since Guile was, during production, Magus in disguise, I figured I wouldn't be far off in saying that he has a much more important role to play. If, hypothetically, during the Cleanse, he and the aforementioned names bandy their necromantic and dark magics together, perhaps they amalgamate into this gentleman, and spend their time haunting the canal of Termina.