I have a pretty decent idea of what kind of person our contact on this world is... and I can't help but feel that we [i]might[/i] be backing the wrong horse here. 

...Also, I just remembered a third hero that I might be interested in playing, but I would need to check if he would be acceptable. Shas'la Kais (Granted he becomes Shas'ui Kais during the game) from the game Fire Warrior.