I'm making an RPG Maker Game

I would like for Hero to be the final optional boss, near the end of the game.

In order for Hero to be "summoned" to battle, at least one member of a team (guild) must get through the entire game without dying. In terms of Golden Phoenix explicitly, Hero will be "summoned" automatically after all other optional bosses have been defeated; remaining HP/MP of team members after final boss remains the same. A "gold cuff" or some other item will drop from a previous boss that will allow the undying member to summon him.

As for drops, something combat-related that gives the team member a vast strength increase in exchange for no healing capabilities or regeneration.

Edit: Otherwise, go wild ;D

Name: Julius Seas
Recruitment Method: A group of pirates have stolen treasure from Julius. Julius will ask if you can retrieve it for him if you succeed Julius will join the guild.
Alternate Method: Because Julius is the son of pirates you can easily convince him to join Black Sails.

Cool. Will do that then. I can just make up something fitting the theme (or you can submit more if you'd like)

As of this moment.. sign-ups are closed.
Leaving this open for the PMs I sent out earlier today in regards to NPCs and optional boss battles

Name: Zeron Guzmial

Recruitment Method: A small series of side quests where you collect various living things for Zeron to experiment on, ranging from harmless plants to dangerous animals to a particularly scummy rogue mage. Once you've helped him enough to satiate his intellectual curiosity for the time being, he decides to repay you by joining your cause.

Alternate Method: Zeron seeks a method to transform himself and others into demons. If you have Eris in your party (or anybody else who you deem would have that kind of knowledge), he will gladly join in return for said knowledge.

In order for Hero to be "summoned" to battle, at least one member of a team (guild) must get through the entire game without dying. In terms of Golden Phoenix explicitly, Hero will be "summoned" automatically after all other optional bosses have been defeated; remaining HP/MP of team members after final boss remains the same. A "gold cuff" or some other item will drop from a previous boss that will allow the undying member to summon him.

Yeah, the undying part. That's gonna be a bit too hard for me to code. Got something else?

Name: Remus Aquila
Recruitment Method: Remus will ask the party three different riddles and if gotten correct he will then ask you to collect for him a book which he has been looking for his whole life yet hasn't succeeded in finding it. Once the book is given in he will join the guild based on their die-hard efforts and persistence.
Alternate Method: Fight him without the use of magic and he'll gladly join.

Anastasia Isayev wrote:

In order for Hero to be "summoned" to battle, at least one member of a team (guild) must get through the entire game without dying. In terms of Golden Phoenix explicitly, Hero will be "summoned" automatically after all other optional bosses have been defeated; remaining HP/MP of team members after final boss remains the same. A "gold cuff" or some other item will drop from a previous boss that will allow the undying member to summon him.

Yeah, the undying part.  That's gonna be a bit too hard for me to code.  Got something else?

How about the character with the most damage done to bosses?

Recruitment Method: Aerwyna is a mermaid princess, just make some mermaid guards (from the mermaid kingdom) have found her and are chasing her down, this ensues a battle with the mermaid guards. Aerwyna would join in the battle eating their water magic (because she is a dragon slayer) and the team thinks she would be a useful addition to the party. After the fight, Aerwyna will get asked who they were, but she will not answer and instead just says she will help them on whatever quest they need. (you do not need to add in her mermaid form as I can imagine that would be pretty difficult in the first place)

REST IS UP TO YOU

Alternate Method: Black rose is in an alliance with Golden Phoenix, with this in mid, any member of golden phoenix could happily ask her to join after announcing they are in an alliance with each other.

Recruitment Method: Find her and/or a few other people while traveling, be nice to her and the others, defeat something that is threatening them, but spare it after winning the battle, killing it will make her choose not to join you, but could give some other rewards. Not showing mercy to opponents in the future, attacking innocent people, and other generally evil acts will drive her away and she'll be lost as a party member. Letting her get KOed too much in battle will also drive her away (not out of dislike, she'll just think it's too dangerous for her).

Alternate Method: Be in Black Sails, Ana asks Almyra if she wants to go on an adventure.

Name: Sol Terumi
Recruitment Method:encounter him resting at some ancient ruins, talk to him and he will challange you. Defeat him in a one on one battle with magic then speak to him again , his goal is to slay a legendary Black dragon if you agree to aid him he will join you willingly
Alternate Method: any slayer on your party can get him to join without a fight if they agree to ally with him against the Black dragon.

Name: Yuzuki Faerydae
Recruitment Method: While doing a quest where treasure is involved as a reward, Yuzuki will appear, fighting the monsters with you. However, afterwards, she will try and claim the treasure all to herself. You must defeat her in one-to-one battle, and give her a share of the treasure if she joins the guild. Only then will she accept.
Alternate Method: As Yuzuki hates anyone who is human, she will join immediately if you are a non-human.

Due to circumstances that I will not get into. I have decided to scrap this project.
I apologize to everyone who was wanting this project to come out, but due to the stress this site has put upon me, I do not find any rational reason to carry on with this project.