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I've begun to think that any character, when presented in this manner is going to fall into some cliche or another. Yeah, Marin would be the standard "tag-along-kid", but he'll also be fleshed out since I do that with all of my characters.

His purpose in the story is basically to force Kassel and company to explain things to the reader - things the reader won't know but Kassel, Almace and Orbsen would take for granted. He's only actually appeared in one story that's written and in two others that haven't been written.

To answer your questions: He starts out oblivious and thinking of the whole thing as a huge adventure, but very quickly learns that Donara is a scary and dangerous world. The only reason he'll stick around is that he is an honestly good kid and a part of him still can't really believe that Kassel could be that much more experienced than he is.

Kassel is annoyed and worried that he's come along, but would rather he stay where he can be protected then follow behind and get hurt, or worse. I'm not sure how Orbsen feels (he's Heidi's character) and Almace is very into letting people decide for themselves what is best.

I'm not too great at making up weapons... sweatdrop I'll try to sit down with Heidi and get an outline of this part of Kaigan (that's the world's name) ironed out for you. Annwn is pretty much like Earth - socially, it's a lot like the US, but with school uniforms.

Thanks for the feedback. I like getting questions about my characters that I can answer (as opposed to: Describe a time when his pet saved his life. or Why did he break up with his last boy/girlfriend?). It makes me think about them a little more and that adds to them as characters.

That's why I love talking to people who know nothing about my story. They always ask difficult questions, and some of the time, after stammering and searching for a way to answer them, I'll blink and then say, "Quite honestly, I don't know. I need to ponder this, now."

Plus, explaining things to people makes it so that I can realize when something sounds absolutely ridiculous. It also helps me come to concrete, split-second decisions one way or another, and in my opinion, split-second decisions make the story more believable.

As for the darling dearest's weapon, he could just know some basic self-defense or have some level of proficiency in some kind of martial art. And always remember that along with the possibility of hand-to-hand combat comes the use of knives! *spaztic giggle*

Anytime! ^_^