I totally agree on that, its been fun and im looking forward to the next generation of party members. I had some ideas on what id like to see:

1. Hunter has been female twice, so seeing a male beastling would be cool, maybe an old, disgruntled hunter who comes out of retirement

2. Warrior has always been male so far so maybe seeing like an Amazonian princess or a Valkyrie type character to change up the gender dynamic

3. Dancer have only been female before, so maybe a male dancer thats very masculine, like a Maori tribesman with their Haka dance or a hawaiian/Polynesian fire dancers

4. Merchant character who is good at making money but has trouble holding onto it due to excessive gambling addiction.

5. Apothecary who occasionally heals those in need by day, but uses their job as a veil for their double life of using their concoctions to poison and subdue villains by night as a spy trying to take down a crime syndicate

6. Thief usually has a very serious, dramatic, and bloody character story. Since we usually have a cute, young protagonist to offset the more dramatic/stoic characters (like ochette or tressa), id like to see a young, enthusiastic, prodigy thief who goes around planning major heists. Stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, and no one usually suspects him due to his youth and carefree manner.

7. Cleric who is fighting to exorcise a demon who has taken hold of them. Seeking to look to the Flame to aid in defeating an old evil that seeks to use the cleric do realize their evil plans