Name: Laios Touden Race: Tall-man | Age: 26 | Height: 185 cm | Weight: ~85 kg Class / Role: Fighter / Party Leader Key Features: Tall, athletic build, short blonde hair, often wears an intensely focused expression when looking at monsters. Signature Outfit / Armor: Standard steel plate chestpiece, pauldrons, and gauntlets over an insulated blue tunic. Preferred Weapon: Kensuke (a living sword that can spot danger) Adventuring Backpack / Kit: Walking stick, standard rations, monster-anatomy field notes, and spare armor straps. Favorite Monster Dish: Anything complex and culinary, though he famously loves Giant Parasite fillets and Living Armor soup. Least Favorite Food: Standard, bland dry rations (he finds them boring). Cooking Specialty: Large-scale monster butchery and understanding exact anatomical properties. Reaction to Eating Monsters: Pure, unbridled excitement and scientific curiosity; treats it like a culinary adventure. Strengths: Exceptional monster knowledge, high physical endurance, tactical adaptability. Weaknesses / Bad Habits: Socially awkward, hyper-fixated on monsters to the point of neglecting teammates' feelings. Background: Left his village, joined the military, became a freelance gold-striker, and eventually formed his own dungeon raiding party.

Name Marcille Donato Race: Half-Elf | Age: ~50 (appears early 20s) | Height: 160 cm | Weight: Slim Class / Role: Mage / Offensive & Utility Spellcaster Key Features: Long blonde hair styled in various intricate braids, large expressive eyes, and prominent pointed ears. Signature Outfit / Armor: Long blue magical robes, practical travelling trousers, and sturdy walking boots. Preferred Weapon: Ambrosia (her wooden magical staff) Adventuring Backpack / Kit: Ancient spellbooks, magical catalyst herbs, writing charcoal, and a hairbrush. Favorite Monster Dish: Anything disguised well enough to look like normal surface food Least Favorite Food: Visibly grotesque monsters, slime-based broths, and anything still moving. Cooking Specialty: Advanced magical cooking theory, identifying high-mana ingredients, and precise boiling. Reaction to Eating Monsters: Extreme disgust and loud reluctance, though she usually admits it tastes good after being forced to eat. Strengths: Elite ancient magic manipulation, vast library knowledge, high-potency barrier and explosion spells. Weaknesses / Bad Habits: Overly stubborn, easily panicked under pressure, prone to emotional outbursts. Background: An academy honor student who researched ancient magic; joined Laios and Falin out of academic interest and deep friendship.

Name: Chilchuck Tims Race: Half-foot | Age: 29 | Height: ~110 cm | Weight: Very light Class / Role: Half-foot Scout / Lockpick & Trap Disarmer Key Features: Looks like a human child to outsiders, short brown hair, sharp observant eyes, and nimble fingers. Signature Outfit / Armor: Lightweight leather vest, dark green tunic, and silent, soft-soled leather shoes. Preferred Weapon: Throwing daggers and a small, tactical pocket knife for utility. Adventuring Backpack / Kit: Professional lockpicks, trap-testing wires, a small ledger, noise-canceling earplugs, and a flask of spirits. Favorite Monster Dish: Cleanly prepared, non-toxic monster meats, such as fried Mimic meat legs. Least Favorite Food: Dishes with weird textures, like gooey slimes or unwashed monster internal organs. Cooking Specialty: Simple, precise prep work and ensuring no poisonous elements cross-contaminate the food. Reaction to Eating Monsters: Pragmatic and cautious; treats it like a necessary survival mechanic rather than a hobby. Strengths: Flawless trap detection, unparalleled hearing, strict corporate-style professionalism regarding work boundaries. Weaknesses / Bad Habits: Low physical combat strength, hoards his personal life details, and gets irritable when hungry or tired. Background: A unionized professional locksmith who works the dungeons for high-paying contracts to support his family on the surface.

Name: Senshi of Izguma Race: Dwarf | Age: 112 | Height: ~140 cm | Weight: Heavy, dense muscle Class / Role: Cook / Shield Tank / Survivalist Key Features: Magnificent, long braided black beard, thick build, and heavily calloused hands. Signature Outfit / Armor: Horned iron helmet, minimal cloth tunic, and a custom leather apron for cooking and protection. Preferred Weapon: An unyielding Adamant Work Adventuring Backpack / Kit: Giant cooking ladle, signature seasoning salts, cleaning rags, and various preserved roots. Favorite Monster Dish: Kelpie meat stew and well-aged monster fats boiled with fresh greens. Least Favorite Food: Artificially preserved surface food and anything that wastes the natural life of a creature. Cooking Specialty: Master of all dungeon culinary arts, nutrition management, roasting, oil frying, and deep stewing. Reaction to Eating Monsters: Deep reverence and culinary pride; believes eating monsters correctly honors the dungeon's natural ecosystem. Strengths: Ultimate wilderness survival skills, incredible physical strength, immune to most stomach ailments. Weaknesses / Bad Habits: Stubbornly rejects modern magic/technology, completely ignores personal hygiene rules. Background: Has lived inside the dungeon for over a decade, studying the local ecology and refining monster-cooking methods.