Just my opinion, but make it so that Claud always has Erinys and Silvia as potential pairings, as these are the only pairings that lets the Valkyire see use in Gen 2. If Erinys is reserved for Lewyn then Claud/Silvia is forced to ensure you can get the Valkyire, unless you give someone like Arthur a new class that can use staves.
Holyn/Ayra gives Balmung access to Larcei and Ulster, so you might want to consider that. My idea is to have 2 nearly identical Balmungs in the item list, the difference being that one cannot be used by Larcei/Ulster and one can. Then, in Ch7, the event that gives Shannan the Balmung would be set so that a conditional is checked (whether or not Holyn/Ayra was achieved) and depending on the outcome will give Shannan the Balmung with the correct character lock. Remember, Holyn/Ayra is OPTIONAL, but it does have consequence with Balmung usability.
Beyond this, other ideas include Saias getting Valflame from Arvis upon his death, possibly Galzus and Mareeta being able to use the Balmung (they were mentioned to have Major Odo), which is something independent of Holyn/Ayra.
If Thracia Ch3 is included and Corpul isn’t saved as an NPC, then you shouldn’t get him later on since nobody saved him from the child hunts. Granted, this would require some narrative changes to fix Hannibal’s recruitment and his appearance in Thracia Ch7, or Thracia Ch3 would have to be cut out entirely.
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