Hero
HP:	Excellent	MP:	Average
STRENGTH:	Excellent	AGILITY:	Average
VITALITY:	Very Good	IQ:	Average
LUCK:	Average	ATTACK POWER:	Excellent
EXPERIENCE:	High	DEFENSE POWER:	Excellent
The Hero is the supreme warrior of Dragon Warrior III because he is the total package. He can wear the best armor and helmets, as well as equip himself with the strongest shields and weapons. There are only a few weapons and armor that he cannot be equipped with. He is a user of magic, and even has a few powerful spells that are not known by the Wizard or Pilgrim. In terms of strength he is one of the strongest of his party.

Soldier
HP:	Excellent	MP:	None
STRENGTH:	Excellent	AGILITY:	Poor
VITALITY:	Very Good	IQ:	Poor
LUCK:	Average	ATTACK POWER:	Excellent
EXPERIENCE:	Low	DEFENSE POWER:	Excellent
The strongest member of your party, however his disadvantage is that his strength is all he has. The Soldier does not know any magic, and is very slow. His attack and defense power are the best in the game. He can equip himself with most weapons and armor like the hero.

Pilgrim
HP:	Average	MP:	Excellent
STRENGTH:	Good	AGILITY:	Average
VITALITY:	Average	IQ:	Good
LUCK:	Average	ATTACK POWER:	Good
EXPERIENCE:	Average	DEFENSE POWER:	Good
The Pilgrim knows many spells, but specializes in healing types. Though not as strong as the Hero or Soldier, the Pilgrim is still a very good fighter. He cannot be equipped with as much armor and weaponry, but what you can equip him with is more than enough.

Wizard
HP:	Poor	MP:	Excellent
STRENGTH:	Poor	AGILITY:	Average
VITALITY:	Poor	IQ:	Excellent
LUCK:	Average	ATTACK POWER:	Poor
EXPERIENCE:	Above Average	DEFENSE POWER:	Poor
The Wizard is very weak in terms of attack and defense power, but he makes up for that with his superior knowledge of magic, particular fighting spells. The Wizard is very limited in terms of which weapons and armor he can be equipped with. He is an excellent candidate to turn into a Sage.

Fighter
HP:	Excellent	MP:	None
STRENGTH:	Excellent	AGILITY:	Outstanding
VITALITY:	Very Good	IQ:	Poor
LUCK:	Average	ATTACK POWER:	Excellent
EXPERIENCE:	Above Average	DEFENSE POWER:	Very Good
The Fighter is not as strong as the Soldier, but he is very cheap to buy for because all he needs to be equipped with is the Iron Claw and Fighting Suit. He is much more agile than the Soldier, and gains experience a little faster. The Fighter also does not know any magic.

Merchant
HP:	Average	MP:	None
STRENGTH:	Average	AGILITY:	Average
VITALITY:	Average	IQ:	Average
LUCK:	Average	ATTACK POWER:	Poor
EXPERIENCE:	Below Average	DEFENSE POWER:	Average
The Merchant is excellent at finding gold and items after you defeat an enemy. he can also appraise a weapon or item instantly. He has average strength, poor attack power, and no knowledge of magic at all. A merchant is needed to start up the New Town, but you can just sit one of your party members at Lucia's place for a little bit while you drop off a merchant there.

Goof-Off
HP:	Below Average	MP:	None
STRENGTH:	Average	AGILITY:	Average
VITALITY:	Average	IQ:	Average
LUCK:	Outstanding	ATTACK POWER:	Extremely Poor
EXPERIENCE:	Very Low	DEFENSE POWER:	Poor
The Goof-Off should only be brought along when your party is very strong. They are useless in battle, and cannot be equipped with most weapons and armor. They are to be brought along for fun, or to turn into a Sage. The Goof-Off is the only class that you can turn into a Sage without the Book of Satori. You just have to wait until they are at level 20.

Sage
HP:	Above Average	MP:	Excellent
STRENGTH:	Average	AGILITY:	Average
VITALITY:	Above Average	IQ:	Very Good
LUCK:	Average	ATTACK POWER:	Very Good
EXPERIENCE:	Very High	DEFENSE POWER:	Very Good
The Sage can cast both Pilgrim and Wizard spells, however no person may start as a Sage. You have to find the Book Of Satori, which is located in the tower of Garunda north of Dhama, to turn a member into a Sage after they are at level 20. When you are stronger in the game you can bring along a Goof-Off and turn them into a Sage at level 20 without the Book of Satori.

After reaching level 20, any character (except the hero) can change their class. The place to change your class is the Shrine of Dharma, located North of Baharata.

When someone changes classes they lose all experience points and goes back to level 1. They also lose half of all attributes (max. HP, max. MP, etc.); They do  remember all spells they learned up to that point, so it is possible to turn a Wizard into a Soldier, making it a Soldier who knows magic.