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The Main Protagonist of the game, Reid Hershel is a simple hunter, living in the town of Rasheans, before Meredy quite literally drops into his life. Initially apathetic and irresponsible, Reid develops over time and becomes a proper hero in his own right. {{spoiler|He wields the Divine Aurora, the power to counter Shizel's Dark Aurora.}} Though he starts with [[An Axe to Grind]], he can also wield [[Heroes Prefer Swords|swords]] or [[Blade on a Stick|spears]], and is the primary Melee fighter of the group.

* [[An Axe to Grind]]: Reid can use an axe, which typically has good slashing abilities but isn't as good for thrusting.

* [[BFS]]: Some of Reid's swords are specifically referred to as large swords due to their size. They tend to be about as big as Reid himself.

* [[Trademark Favorite Food]] (Omelettes!)

 

Reid's childhood friend and a farmer girl from Rasheans, she is intensely driven almost immediately to help Meredy, and drags Reid along for the ride. The reason for her drive to help others is eventually revealed to be guilt from her childhood. She's a Martial Artist, and also has some ability to heal others, making her something of a secondary Melee fighter.

* [[Action Girl]]

* [[Badass]]

* [[Victorious Childhood Friend]]

 

A mysterious girl who [[Came From the Sky|drops from the sky]] aboard a Craymel Craft, Meredy warns Reid, Farah and Keele of the impending doom known as the "Grand Fall" and tries to get help in averting the crisis. {{spoiler|Eventually it's revealed that her own mother is the source behind the Grand Fall, and that Meredy has the latent ability to harness the Dark Aurora, the very power causing it.}} Meredy is also a Craymel Mage.

* [[Adult Child]]: For [[Dark and Troubled Past|extremely]] [[Nightmare Fuel|horrifying]] reasons.

* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: ... Wow. Meredy knows most of the major plot twists from the very beginning but doesn't tell anyone for a variety of reasons, mostly because she knows because she experienced the associated traumas first hand.

* [[Verbal Tic]]

 

Childhood friends with Reid and Farah, Keele moved from Rasheans to Mintche to pursue a life as a scholar, and is thus incredibly knowledgeable on a number of subjects, but somewhat out of touch on the social side of things, rude, and also very out of shape. He eventually softens up, and comes to respect Meredy and Celestia more than even Reid and Farah do. Keele joins Meredy as a Craymel mage, and is somewhat better at the offensive side then she is.

* [[Badass]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcz4TAKOyv4 Just look at the Mystic Arte chain he performs in this video at 1:37, and just try saying he's not a Badass.]

* [[Bishonen]] (He... rather lacks the typical [[Bishonen]] personality, though.)

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]

 

Descended from the great Pirate Aifread himself, Chat is a pirate girl who puts the party through a long series of tests shortly after they arrive in Celestia, and eventually views them as being worthy of joining her crew, though in reality, this amounts more to her loaning out her [[Cool Ship]], the ''Van Eltia'' to them. For the most part she prefers to remain on board, but she can be called to fight if necessary. Chat is a ranged fighter, throwing all manner of weapons at enemies from her [[Bag of Holding]].

* [[Awesome but Impractical]] / [[Awesome Yet Practical]]: Eternal throw. Not worth using on trash mobs since you're just wasting TP and gels...but on bosses? As long as you keep feeding her gels she can keep on throwing hammers until the cows come home.

* [[Bag of Holding]] (Literally. She uses the things inside as weapons.)

* [[Wrench Wench]] (She built her house, the basement, and all the traps in it, by herself.)

 

The boisterous head of [[La Résistance]], Shileska, the party agrees to work with Max's group in Celestia in order to defeat [[Evil Overlord|Balir]]. Max is a rather simple-minded man, and prefers to let his insane strength and durability solve his problems for him. Amusingly, he also wants to [[Take Over the World]]. He wields a [[BFG]] in combat, which he either uses as a bludgeoning weapon, or fires a variety of [[Frickin' Laser Beams|beam weapons]] from it.

* [[Artificial Stupidity]]: Arguably [[Gameplay and Story Integration]] on this part since he's...not the brightest. He tends to bludgeon with his weapons, which isn't bad considering that this does essentially make him the third melee next to Reid and Farah. But his weapons have a long charge time and are ranged; so naturally unless you program him to keep his distance, he'll run in and get interrupted.

* [[BFG]]: His preferred type of weapon.

* [[Take Over the World]] (And he's not subtle at all about it either. The party doesn't seem overly concerned.)

 

A Merchant the party meets a ways into the game, Rassius agrees to help them find the Wind Craymel, Sylph. During the search, Rassius displays a number of talents that seem unusual for what appears to be a normal Merchant to possess. {{spoiler|This is because he's actually the Senior Knight of the Inferian Empire, and was spying on the party. He attempts to stop them crossing over into Celestia, but later learns the truth behind the nature of Celestia, and instead saves them from certain death at Shizel's hands, giving his life to do so. Like Reid, he can command the Divine Aurora, but he never manages to finish his training.}} He also uses a similar fighting style to Reid, though his style involves more Thrusts than Reid's (hence his preference for rapiers over wider swords), and is more refined and trained.

* [[Big Damn Heroes]] ({{spoiler|At Balir's Castle.}})

* [[Bishonen]] (Except that he ''does'' have the typical [[Bishonen]] personality!)

* [[Nice Hat]]

 

The wife of Balir, {{spoiler|who is [[Dead All Along]], and is thus actually not}} the ruler of Celestia, {{spoiler|and Meredy's mother. Balir's death drives Shizel over the edge, allowing her to become possessed by the evil god Nereid, who uses her to begin the Grand Fall. Like Meredy, she can wield the Dark Aurora.}}

* [[A Taste of Power]] (It's pretty late in, but Shizel's got pretty wicked stats and spells for the brief time you're allowed to control her.)

* [[Abusive Parent]] ({{spoiler|Doesn't get much worse than trying to destroy the world and then sending your poor child's uncle to kill her when she tries to stop it. And that's just the start.}})

* [[Squishy Wizard]] (She's pretty slow on her feet while you're using her.)

 

One of the Primary Craymels of Inferia, and the spirit of Water. Opposed to Volt, the spirit of Lightning. Undine is the first spirit encountered by the party, and she fights them to test their strength. After being defeated, she agrees to help the group in their quest. Undine is particularly critical, as all the healing spells Keele or Meredy can learn are learned through her.

* [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]] (In-game at least)

* [[Full-Frontal Assault]] (She wears armor on her legs and arms, but otherwise she's totally nude.)

* [[That One Boss]]

 

One of the Primary Craymels of Inferia, and the spirit of Wind. Opposed to Gnome, the spirit of Earth. Sylph is encountered by the party not long after Undine, and, just as she does, battles the party to test their abilities. Sylph has few abilities for direct attacks on his own, and instead is best used to link with other Craymels to boost their own attacks, or learn supportive spells.

* [[The Archer]]

* [[Cute Shotaro Boy]]

* [[Razor Wind]]

 

One of the Primary Craymels of Inferia, and the spirit of Fire. Opposed to Celsius, the spirit of Ice. Efreet reacts violently upon encountering the party, not even giving them time to plead their case to save the world. After defeating him, Undine more or less forces him to help. Befitting his nature, Efreet teaches a number of powerful offensive skills, and his summon is the first that is all about raw damage, with no tricks added in.

* [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever]] and [[Incredible Shrinking Man]] (Efreet's size tends to change based on his mood; when he's angry he grows and when he's

* [[Conflict Ball]] (He more or less attacks you for no reason when you first meet him)

* [[Unskilled but Strong]] (Efreet's melee attacks in his boss fight mostly revolve around him smashing you with his fists.)

 

The Governing Craymel of Inferia, and the spirit of Light. Opposed to Shadow, the spirit of Darkness. After gathering the three Primary Craymels of Inferia, Undine, Sylph and Efreet, they come together to summon Rem, who informs the party of how to reach Celestia. She appears from time to time to offer the party guidance, and ultimately tests their talents at the Regulus Knole, after which, she joins their cause.

* [[The Archer]]

* [[Healing Hands]] (To a lesser extent than Undine, as she teaches no healing spells directly. Her summoning spell's only effect is to heal the party.)

* [[Winged Humanoid]]