The Primal Hunter 10 characters

Appears from the start

The Malefic Viper's Chosen and leader of a five-member C-grade party entering Nevermore. Jake combines archery, alchemy, poison, arcane magic, and unusually sharp perception, often taking responsibility for scouting and navigation.

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Jake's wind-affinity companion and a member of his Nevermore party. Her speed, unusual movement, and wind senses make her an exceptional scout, especially when hostile terrain or limited visibility restricts the rest of the group.

Appears from the start

A disciplined swordsman in Jake's Nevermore party. He brings exceptional blade technique, a measured outlook, and a willingness to adapt his methods to unfamiliar environments while pursuing continual improvement in his chosen path.

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A unique life form in Jake's party who fights with force and soul powers. His broad telepathic and tracking capabilities help the group coordinate.

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Haven's administrator while Jake is in Nevermore. She acts as his trusted territorial manager and oversees his territory in his absence.

Appears from the start

The primordial patron behind Jake and the head of the Malefic Order. His standing shapes how powerful outsiders respond to Jake and his companions, while his legacy supplies many of the alchemical and poisonous abilities central to Jake's path.

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A Grand Elder of the Malefic Order and mentor to Jake's former disciple. He supports her advancement and guides her healing and alchemical path.

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A dryad druid, healer, and plant commander in Jake's party. She begins the run by creating hundreds of vine soldiers to search the first floor, showing both broad battlefield support and precise control over plant life.

First appears in chapter 6

A newly C-grade dungeon engineer aligned with the Risen. His class analyzes dungeon functions and reveals information unavailable to ordinary challengers, earning him a place in an elite party despite combat not being his main specialty.

First appears in chapter 6

The leader of the elite Risen Nevermore party that Casper joins as its dungeon engineer.

First appears in chapter 8

A Valhall-associated Rune Maiden selected for an elite Nevermore party. Her record of one hundred consecutive arena victories marks her as an unusually formidable entrant from the new universe and establishes that she earned her place through combat strength.

First appears in chapter 9

The host and creator of the labyrinth spanning Nevermore floors 31 through 40. He offers several difficulty routes, monitors challengers closely, and demonstrates knowledge that extends beyond his manifested body.

First appears in chapter 9

The personal name the Sword Saint gives when meeting Minaga. Miyamoto is the same disciplined swordsman who entered the labyrinth with Jake, Dina, Sylphie, and the Fallen King, and he approaches its unfamiliar trials as opportunities to refine his blade.

First appears in chapter 10

A level-270 foe released when Jake's party opens a sealed gate by taking a direct route through the labyrinth.

First appears in chapter 12

A mortally wounded knight who confronted the released Demon Lord. He blames Jake's party for the release, and a curse emerges from his body after he dies.

First appears in chapter 13

A demonic cult leader conducting a mass-sacrifice ascension ritual on floor 32. She commands demon guardians, and defeating her before the ritual finishes completes the floor's related bonus objective.

First appears in chapter 14

A royal mage whom the party frees from a cult prison on floor 32. He identifies the escaped Demon Lord as Gubrothas, explains that the Mage Court sealed him five centuries earlier, and offers the party a stone that can temporarily seal the demon's sword.

First appears in chapter 14

An ancient Demon Lord released when Jake's party opens a sealed route through Minaga's labyrinth. The Old Royal Mage identifies him as a foe sealed by the Mage Court five centuries earlier, and his escape makes him the central enemy of the connected scenario.

First appears in chapter 17

An old demon seeking peace on floor 34. He asks the visitors to gain entry to Gubrothas's locked stronghold.

First appears in chapter 18

The half-demon leader of the cult that summoned Gubrothas and the strongest figure outside the sealed castle. She alone can open the castle and stands above the competing mistresses on the floor.

First appears in chapter 19

A beastkin mistress aligned with the Prime Consort on floor 34. She recruits Jake into that faction and directs him to gain supporters, influence rival mistresses, or remove opposition.

First appears in chapter 19

A politically neutral mistress who opposes Gubrothas. Sylphie reaches her while the party searches for allies, scrolls, and a route into the sealed castle.

First appears in chapter 19

The unaffiliated leader of the guards in the floor-34 city. His faction is independent of the competing mistresses, and the Fallen King learns that he holds one of the three secret scrolls.

First appears in chapter 39

The respected leader of nearly a million human and scalekin survivors transferred to Earth. Miranda asks him to organize plans for their autonomous resettlement and nullifies his slave contract.

First appears in chapter 35

A former enslaved worker studying alchemy and healing under Duskleaf. She cultivates rare plants and pursues C-grade so she can return to free and protect her family and clan.

First appears in chapter 36

A Holy Church augur and fellow Earthling encountered on Minaga's city layer. He belongs to another competing Nevermore party.

First appears in chapter 36

A powerful Earthling healer aligned with a Tao sect and another bloodline patriarch. His extraordinary life energy attracts Eternal Hunger's attention when he joins the gathering on Minaga's city layer.

First appears in chapter 34

The leader of a separate Nevermore party. His group loses a prospective recruit in a Demon Lord encounter and must find a replacement before continuing, leaving his team temporarily depleted in the growing record contest.

First appears in chapter 34

The Vespernat Hive Queen. Returning to the Endless Empire, she calls Jake her sire, claims powerful lineage treasures, and maintains loyalty to both him and the Empire despite internal suspicion.

First appears in chapter 56

A divine observer who watches a recording of Jake's floor-40 victory alongside the Malefic Viper and Minaga. The Worm God agrees that wider powers should not learn enough about Jake's bloodline to manipulate him through political or personal relationships.

First appears in chapter 60

A long-established half-elf space mage ruling the Enlightened Republic on floor 41. He acknowledges the world's plague, has lived on the planet for more than two thousand years, and offers Jake's party a difficult means of leaving the scenario.

First appears in chapter 63

The former leader of a fourth faction on floor 41 and a specialist connected to the plague afflicting the world. Records in the ruined republic indicate that she survived underground after her faction's defeat.

First appears in chapter 80

A senior Malefic Order authority who tests Duskleaf's disciple before her C-grade evolution. He accepts her commitment to her mentor while making clear that formal access to the Order's secrets carries severe and potentially lethal obligations.

First appears in chapter 80

The new identity of Duskleaf's former enslaved disciple after her perfect C-grade evolution into a high elf. Dawnleaf becomes Duskleaf's principal disciple and begins a path centered on nurturing plant and treasure life.