I picked Gardon, Brian and Aedale.
But since i really want to put walls of texts inside this thread, i'm gonna share my opinion on each character.
Gardon:
He is the most well made character in this series by far. A really controversial figure, neither good or evil, he is ready to both save humanity, but at the same time use it as an expendable resource. A badass all the time, he fights for what he believes in and in the ways he is most comfortable without making it a secret to most people.
Brian:
Although a pretty mysterious character the guy made me like him the instant i saw him. Having the powers of a now dead shadow god he is a formidable opponent and somewhat tragic of a character if we consider he keeps his ring to remind him of his long lost humanity and family. It makes me have pity and sympathy for him.
Aedale Redfist:
She, from birth always had a lot of great things to show to the world, but as the old saying goes "intelligent people have doubts and idiots have confidence".
She always felt, although she wasn't, a very neglected person. She wanted to prove herself ro everyone and get their approval. That inferiority complex in her sadly made her go down the path of evil. There is still time though and we may be able to save her.
Now to the other characters
Councilor Birram:
Well we haven't seem him a lot and he doesn't do that much in the campaign, but from what i have seen, i classify him as a ok character.
Blen Greymoore:
Righteous, lawfully good, is a symbol of everything the empire standed for, but a gullible character too. He sided with Genethas although it was obvious by his provocations that Genethas was the traitor. And even if the player chose he didn't someone had to take the blame for the old man's betrayal. Blen was a good, but expendable general at the same time. They could replace him easily. He shouldn't have, but took all the blame. Will he be memorable? Probably since he was a main character, but his righteous persona makes him kind of forgetable in my opinion.
Claire Greendale:
She is well, still not so exposed and i doubt she will be, but still i see her as an ok character. It's sad that she is brainwashed and doesn't serve Gardon under her own free will. Also i find it kind of funny how a golden guard saved her by sacrificing himself as we see in "diary of a soldier".
Cora Redfist:
The sister of Aedale, she is a good soldier, but sadly she is like a pawn, she only knows the surface of her allegiance, but not what happens inside it. That flaw may play a part in her, maybe premature death.
King Dorten:
Hates the imperials for a good reason. Wants the best for his people. Unlike Gardon he has moral bounds and will not sacrifice even his dearest things to achieve victory against the enemies of humanity. That part makes him more of a reliable and less controversial ally, but may lead to his downfall if he doesn't break his moral code a few times in the future.
Lord Genethas:
He sold his soul for power and sadly cost humanity a lot. He didn't really care though. He became a slave and was ok with it. He deserved to die.
Lord Harmos:
He was a sidekick for the entire first book. He always played second fiddle to Greymoore and was a neglected character. Now got the chance to finally show what he got and i can say he is pretty good for now. Keep on progaderasing your character Harmos.
Korras Retka:
He betrayed the kingdoms at the best time possible. No this is no joke, he isn't good, because he did it unintentionally, but his betrayal made Gardon the most powerful ruler on the continent.
People say van Durce tricked him, but i beg to differ. He knew he could die, but he took the offer and regretted it.
Larine the exile:
Kind of like Cora. She knew what she was serving on the surface, but once she realised what she did, she left immediately.
Sir Lerrig:
A character that wasn't meant to be more than a annoyance. A worthless general, that only became one, because of connections. And on top of that after he fought for Genethas, the empire ( that was being controlled by the dark entity at that point, in my opinion) wanted him alive, since he was worthless and continued to fail, thus killing the smart people the dark entity wants to get rid of. He deserved to die.
Lord Marin:
A excellent engineer that knows how to build. Sad that he is on the side of the golden guard, but if we get the chance to form an alliance with the golden guard in chapter 11, thus making the impossible to imagine unholy alliance, he may be quite the useful guy for the entire world.
Admiral Merlon Seabright:
A good admiral, that has quite the foundation for a spin-off campaign based completely on him. For me he is an above average character for now.
Sir Praxeus:
He is a golden guard and since he gives us no reasons to love him and only hate him, we hate him. Simple as that.
Renald van Durce:
Although we don't want to admit it, he isn't responsible for most of his crimes. He may act as he pleases sometimes, but emperor Theodor always has the last word. That kind of makes me pity him, a little bit though. His attitude and arrogance is the main reason he gets under my skin. If only we could fix that...
Queen Renova:
Wanted to save the elves, but abandon the continent at the same time. She thinks that the elves will be better living under the empire, but i really dount it. Surrounded by humans and the dark entity, the elves will get assimilated sooner or later if they made it to the human continent.
While living under Gardon is bad, at least it will be a bit better.
Salana Woodhunter:
Was a loyal servant of Queen Renova, now Gardon (even though she is brainwashed by him).
She has no free will, which is sad, but at the same time a good thing... In a strange way since she can screw Gardon's plans.
Scarlett Retka:
A woman who wants to avenge her brother's death, but is untrustworthy at the same time. I don't really think she will be our ally for a long period of time.
Thanok:
A loyal servant of Gardon, a badass and a black dragon. Thanok is really cool and i would really love if we get a spin-off campaign based on him.
Prince Toraes:
I don't really have an opinion on this character. Shame...
Vail:
The last heir of the Zyainor empire, Vail is forced to live a life where she is constantly reminded how much people hate the former empire. But if she survives Zyainor's revival and is a good ruler alongside Gardon, people's opinions may change.
Duke Volarian Redfist:
A tragic character that we thought was evil, but it turns out was quite good. We turned him into the tyrant and now because of us he will have to suffer in chapter 13. Quite unfortunate.
If you read absolutely every opinion then good job.
Also if you found any grammar mistakes and are annoyed by them, then sorry, i wrote this kind of in a hurry.