Sain, Lv. 11: 26 HP, 17 STR, 8 SKL, 10 SPD, 9 LCK, 10 DEF, 0 RES
Hector, Lv. 10: 28 HP, 11 STR, 9 SKL, 9 SPD, 5 LCK, 13 DEF, 2 RES
Oswin, Lv. 14: 33 HP, 13 STR, 10 SKL, 5 SPD, 4 LCK, 14 DEF, 3 RES

...Er, I just looked it up, and it turns out those are their average stats. O______o Guys, we may be wonderful friends.

(Especially since Lowen has been INSANELY RNG-SCREWED FOR ***6*** LEVELS. He has gained 6 HP, 1 LCK, 2 DEF, and 1 RES, and that is ALL. Buddy, B support with Rebecca or not, you're getting tossed off the team. Since Sain can marry Rebecca, I'll just make up for lost Support time on Port of Badon.

Also, Serra? Priscilla is 8 levels lower than you and has only 1 less MAG. Urgh, yes, Lucius will be the Bishop this time around.)

Planned supports so far:
Hector: Lyn A, Eliwood B
Eliwood: Ninian A, Hector B
Rebecca: Sain A, Lowen B (#$%@!)
Sain: Rebecca A
Oswin: [unknown]
Matthew: [unknown]
Priscilla: Erk A
Erk: Priscilla A

May end up supporting Matthew with Oswin. Other supports to be added later.

I have to wait until KINSHIP'S BOND for the second Knight Crest?! And then until SANDS OF TIME to get any more?!

GAH!

Damn it, I KNEW I should have level-ground Sain to 20 in Lyn's Mode and promoted... *mutters angrily*

First Hero Crest will go to Guy (sorry, Raven), because I need someone to be able to both hit and critical Kishuna.

I'll have to promote Oswin at Kinship's Bond and have Sain be locked at 20. If I can pull off the desert chapter well enough, I can grab an Ocean Seal and have Dart be my super-powerful fighter. Can't promote Rebecca until we hit Four-Fanged Offense. If I play my cards right, I'll get three Guiding Rings by the desert chapter and four by Pale Flower of Darkness - bleck, one has to be reserved for Teh Nino, doesn't it? Priscilla is a shoo-in...

Uh, Erk? Lucius is the Hero Raven's boyfriend (and our only Light user to boot), and Canas is the Lunar God. You are... a good unit, but no one we can live without. Plus, we have both a decent prepromote and the Lady Nino to fill the anima role.

Seems Priscilla will be having a tragic ending with Guy after all.

WHAT OUR PROMOTION ITEMS CAN AFFORD:
-Dart
-the Lords
-ONE of Oswin or Sain, ultimately
-Nino, Canas, Priscilla, and ONE other
-TWO archers (if I'm reading it correctly)
-TWO units requiring a Hero Crest... also known as 'Raven' and 'Guy'... and another one if I do the desert chapter correctly. I will HAVE to aim for Pale Flower of Darkness [Magic Version], so no luck on the fourth Crest.
-TWO flyers, PLUS one if Crazed Beast goes well (Florina and Heath?)

And... that's.... that's all. DX DX DX That's 15 units - but Nino comes late, so really 14. And those are CRITICAL UNITS I'm constricted on. Jaffar being paired with Nino is helpful - but the others...

*in a daze* Oh, THIS is why it's called Hard Mode...
( Possible supports )

**** you very much, HHM.

Let's see. For whom do I get promotion items first? First items are Hero's Crest (last chapter), Guiding Ring (Zoldam), Orion's Bolt (Uhai), and... Dragon's Gate will grant another Guiding Ring, New Resolve a Elysian Whip and Hero's Crest, Kinship's Bond A KNIGHT CREST, Living Legend a Ocean Seal, Hero's Crest, and Guiding Ring, Four-Fanged Offense an Earth Seal (and Orion's Bolt, if you get the right one), Crazed Beast an Elysian Whip, and Pale Flower of Darkness (the right one) a Guiding Ring.

Also, Level 6 Lucius has 10 MAG - for SHAME, Serra. For SHAME.

So, in order:
GUY [in time for Imprisoner of Magic]
PRISCILLA
REBECCA
CANAS [a.k.a. the Lunar God]
FLORINA
RAVEN
OSWIN
DART
(Bartre?)
LUCIUS
SAIN
(Rath?)
(???Heath???)
NINO (when she appears)

A good list!

So I'm bringing Guy, Priscilla, Rebecca, Canas, and Raven to the Arena chapter. Yes, I know I should have brought Florina, but Raven has more immediate offensive ability. Plus, he can support Lucius.

WHO THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY TO INCLUDE THOSE HELLBEASTS?

Okay, the Level 15 Archer w/ Killer Bow and Level 17 Shaman w/ Nosferatu were not THAT bad. A-and neither is that Level 17 Pirate with the Killer Axe, no! That's - that's j-just fine! How FUNNY!

...*TWITCH*

So! Only 600-699 range bets! 8D;; HOW HARD COULD THIS BE?

(Hector is staying FAR AWAY from the Arena, on account of the Arena HATING anyone with high DEF. Guy's supposedly the Arena wonderworker, so we'll put him in first.)

*sobbing laughter* I don't CARE that I'm supposed to be a mature, non-cheating gamer! Having a bunch of Level 15+ units running about when they used to be d-distinctly under Level 15 is NOT fair either, HHM! I would have had trouble with those three units if Hector wasn't the 15 DEF Wargod!

*screws up face and enters the Arena*

(Damian was also Not Funny, but it turned Not Funny towards him when Hector pulled out the Wolf Beil. *crunch* Rarely is an unpromoted unit wielding an axe superior to a promoted unit with a Silver Sword, but when it's Wolf Beil Hector against a Paladin...)