Oooooh - I like the sound of that!
IMO, having more characters is totally worth the wait. Not that I would complain if you released it incrementally, either.
Thanks for being flexible on permissions; my goal is to mix and match the outfits and body parts to make a series of job-specific sprites for each character in my roster. And I'll need to make my own modifications and custom artwork to fill in the gaps of course.