Editing Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (section)

==Characters==
*The {{Hero 5}} is, in the early chapters of the game, a six-year-old boy who travels all around the world along with his father, [[Pankraz]]. Though a child, he will become a capable warrior in his own right through exorcizing a haunted castle and saving the realm of the faeries from perpetual winter. After the tragic death of Pankraz at the end of the first generation, The Hero is forced into slavery, undergoing hard labor in the building of a temple. Ten years after, he finally escapes from there, and he starts a journey to find his mother, [[Madalena]], who was rumoured to have been kidnapped soon after The Hero was born. He will also search for The Legendary Hero that his father sought to find, and along the way discover love in the form of a [[Heavenly Bride]].
*[[Pankraz]] is the father of The {{Hero 5}}. Though he was once the king of [[Gotha]], he left his homeland to search for The Legendary Hero and his vanished [[Madalena|wife]]. His attendant, [[Sancho]], goes with him on his journey and resides in [[Whealbrook]] early in the game. He is a stern but kind man, with nearly all associated {{NPC}}s speaking very highly of him. In his travels, he keeps his kingly status a secret to avoid detection.
*[[Bianca Whitaker]] is a daughter of the innkeepers of [[Roundbeck]] and the childhood friend of The {{Hero 5}}. When The {{Hero 5}} and his [[Pankraz|father]] visit her in [[Roundbeck]], she drags him off on a ghost-hunting dare to save a bullied [[Saber]] cub from its aggressive owners. After growing up, she moves to a small village for recuperation of her injured father and matures into a kind and energetic countrywoman, becoming one of the women whom the player can choose to [[Heavenly Bride|marry]].
*[[Nera Briscoletti]] is a daughter of [[Rodrigo Briscoletti]], who recently got back from domestic goddess training at [[Heaven's Above Abbey]]. She is the second choice for becoming The {{Hero 5}}'s bride. Her father, [[Rodrigo Briscoletti]] (ルドマン ''Rudoman'') is a wealthy man living in [[Mostroferrato]] (サラボナ ''Sarabona''). He seeks his daughter's bridegroom, but will only accept a man who is able to pass his trial. [[Crispin Burns]] (アンディ ''Andi'') a friend of Nera's, also desires to [[Heavenly Bride|marry]] her.
*[[Debora Briscoletti]] is the older daughter of [[Rodrigo Briscoletti|Mr. Briscoletti]]. She is introduced in the {{DS}} remake and is a 3rd bridal candidate, however being a temperamental and spoiled girl, her parents have no real hope of finding her a suitor.