This mission is divided up into two quests, with each seeing plenty of co writes, action, and humor, and each having its very own one piece Finale!

(Special mention here for three of Mitch's characters, Todd and Cattaras, and especially Fahari. All three shine.)

As always, let's take a look at the roster for the mission...

Feature characters: Jarlsboris Wildfall and Todd Blackpaws. The two are so close and play off each other so well, it must have been hard to say who did better. They were together for five co writes, just the two and also with Fumblies and sometimes Fahari. The two go hard after the slavers and maybe grow a little along the way. Especially after meeting a couple cute two ninja gals.
Fahari also deserves special note here. She was tied for the top points getter at 22- but she was the only one of three to win her mission along with it. She visits each village, suffers some defeats and setbacks, and even gets captured at one point.. but the writing is excellent throughout it! She meets up with Zed and later Catt as well.
Sir Fumblies mostly keeps Wildfall and Blackpaws company in Ninja village, as well as dealing with the ghost of the ninja child in his armor.
Kadlin Bearsmasher starts to really expand her dark powers.. although her role in the finale is a little surprising... or maybe not.
Konall Bearsmasher, one of the earliest AIL adventurers, shows up for another round of enlightenment. He shows off both battle skills and leadership as well. And plenty of humor!
Cattaras Whiteclaw also shines in spite of being captured at one point. We feel many new sides to the character.. especially when he chooses to follow his mind when picking his mission rather than his thirst for revenge!
Sebastian Dash, like Catrina and Konall, is another one from early in the days. Dash thrives in a variety of co writes, and a hot solo with him and Katherine Swift. He's cool headed and performs consistently in this mission, like always!
Jen is the highlight of the space elves here, showing her leadership skills in the Kadlin-included disastrous weather, against the slavers and of course in the Finale.
Tarvel manages to get some good parts into the mission, though. Another great space elf character.
Gail aka Awakensun makes her return here. Although she ranks rather low, returning after so long, even briefly, is worth a note here!

Also representing KOKOL: the Centaur brothers, Defley, a fat drunk messenger and King MTiger.
Also representing the Feline Empire: Becky's Goblin quartet, Becky Joy, the Black Paladin, Kearin's mutated rat (and other assorted horrors), Scaros, Slit and Xanadon the Defiler.
Also representing the third faction: Zed Shinestone and Spaz.
And featuring: Cashon D. Barrelhead, Citizens of Degrassi, Destiny & Hope, Forest Town & Ninja Village, the Council of Loathing, Flashmask the ninja, Fledge Flynling, Hel, two kunoichi, mysterious old man in Ninja Village, Raven, Sassy Snake, Katherine Swift, a trio of escaped & starving furries, the Toot Oriole, a twelve-foot-tall demon and the blessed goddess Vixen.
Antagonists for the series include (not necessarily limited to): Bandit, the playing cards of Hate, Zedika Dark, ghosts, Gnollish drunken crossdresser, Gnollish drunken tiretosser, Lapine, Slick, Runic, the Seven-Eternal managers, the slavers, Vixen, Xion, zombies and the zombie slavers.