Party¶
Guests fight on their own, but you can see and change their Gambits. They earn LP, but you can only spend it once they join for good. Each row is one stay in the party, in story order. Highlighted rows are permanent joins.
| Character | Joins | Guest | Temporary | Leaves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reks | Start of the game, Nalbina Fortress | No | Yes | End of the prologue |
| Basch | Nalbina Fortress, with Reks | Yes | Yes | End of the prologue |
| Vaan | Rabanastre, after the prologue | No | No | — |
| Penelo | Giza Plains | No | Yes | Garamsythe Waterway, outside Old Dalan's house, before the Royal Palace |
| Balthier, Fran | Garamsythe Waterway, after the Royal Palace | No | Yes | Rabanastre, after Barheim Passage |
| Amalia (Ashe) | Garamsythe Waterway, after the Royal Palace | Yes | Yes | End of the Garamsythe Waterway, when she's captured |
| Basch | Nalbina Dungeons | Yes | Yes | Rabanastre, after Barheim Passage |
| Basch | Rabanastre, after Barheim Passage | No | No | — |
| Balthier, Fran | Rabanastre Aerodrome, before Bhujerba | No | No | — |
| Lamont (Larsa) | Bhujerba, before the Lhusu Mines | Yes | Yes | Lhusu Mines, before the Ba'Gamnan fight |
| Vossler | Dreadnought Leviathan | Yes | Yes | Dreadnought Leviathan, Port Section |
| Ashe | Dreadnought Leviathan, cell C-202 | No | No | — |
| Penelo | Dreadnought Leviathan, Port Section | No | No | — |
| Vossler | Ogir-Yensa Sandsea | Yes | Yes | End of the Tomb of King Raithwall. You fight him on the Shiva. |
| Larsa | Jahara | Yes | Yes | Mt Bur-Omisace, on the way up to the temple |
| Reddas | Balfonheim Port, after the Great Crystal | Yes | Yes | The Pharos at Ridorana, Third Ascent |
| Larsa | Sky Fortress Bahamut, Vayne fight | Yes | Yes | After the fight |
Balthier also leaves for a short while in the Imperial City of Archades and comes back before the Draklor Laboratory.
Larsa makes most hunts easier while he's in the party. Do any you skipped before you climb to the Mt Bur-Omisace temple.