CHARACTERS

THESE ARE THE CHARACTERS AS THEY ARE AT THE END OF THE STORY, NOT BEFORE, SO MAKE SURE YOU'VE READ IT IF YOU DON'T WANT CERTAIN THINGS SPOILED

Inspired by Akkiko's idea, I decided to create a character guide at the end of this story so that you can make sure you haven't forgotten anyone or are confused by anybody. Also works as a nice reminder of things you may have forgotten. Hell, there's some stuff I forgot. If I missed anybody out, it's because I forgot about them. If you like any of these characters, and ever want to use them (I often find myself running low) feel free to use them in whatever you do. Only ones I can't speak for are Angel, Celphie and Andrew as they belong to Thefrogkiller. And obviously, a bunch were made by Squaresoft/Square-enix. And three belong to my friends, but I'm sure they won't mind.

THE LIGHT WARRIORS

ZINKATA

Status: Alive.

Age: 24

Race: Hume

Job: Warrior

An ex-thief turned warrior, if anybody was the leader of the four it would be Zinkata. A competent swordsman, and pretty much the glue that holds the four together. Raised by Signot, a man who took him in on the streets of Bastok, and raised for the sole purpose of stealing the Crown of Uggalepih so that Signot could resurrect Chaos. Zinkata got his revenge, and seems to not be bothered by the events of the past, but rarely speaks of himself. Occasionally it looks like he has some feelings for Vivli, but that may be because he's the only one who isn't tired of her whining, and so it looks that way. Guess you'll have to wait and see there.

VIVLI

Status: Alive

Age: 18

Race: Mithra

Job: White Mage

Raised in a Monastery, separated from her parents, it turned out Vivli was the reincarnation of one of the original Light Warriors. Despite this fact, she's by far the least combat capable of the group, being unusually small in both height and build, and physically very weak. She's a powerful white mage, but prefers the healing spells, and tries to avoid combat. This unfortunately means she's incredibly dependant on the other three, and frequently finds herself in large amounts of trouble. It turned out she was in fact Princess of Kazham, despite the fact Kazham's monarchy was supposed to have been obliterated. It was revealed the monarchy survived purely because they knew one day they would give birth to a Light Warrior. That Light Warrior was Vivli. Also has some bizarre weakness involving the back of her ears.

VOLDOS

Status: Alive

Age: 29

Race: Elvaan

Job: Warrior

Very little is known about Voldos's past. As far as it can be told, he was risen in San d'Oria before being sent to Bastok to spy on them. From there, he ran into the Light Warriors. However, it seems that he was officially sent to become a Bastokian citizen, suggesting that he was exiled, and not telling the entire truth. Nobody knows. What is clear is he likes hitting on girls and is becoming the principal ranged attacker of the group, focusing on his skills with a bow far more than his skills with a sword. Voldos can seem a little dim at times, but mostly just tries to have fun, even if that means having a laugh at his expense. We also know that in Voldos's past he was trained as a swordsman by somebody who wanted him to fight to the death in his final challenge. The outcome of this is still unknown. Voldos has never mentioned it.

BOOTUS

Status: Unfortunately alive

Age: 33

Race: Galka

Job: Monk

The most noticeable thing about Bootus is he doesn't appear to be very nice. He takes a great pleasure from mocking others, but is rarely serious when he does it. He doesn't get on well with Vivli, and the two often argue about everything and anything they can. Bootus was risen in Bastok and trained by a man known only as Sensei. Bootus left Sensei once his training was complete, to return one day and discover Sensei dead, murdered by Signot as a test of Signot's power. It wasn't until years later he discovered the culprit and managed to fight Signot, helping the Light Warriors defeat him.

VILLAINS

THE DEMON LORD CHAOS

Status: Dead

Age: Unknown. Over a million.

Race: Demon. Presumably he was once human. (Not hume, but the original human race that inhabitated Gaia, the land before Vana'diel).

Job: Destroyer of Everything

Chaos was once a man named Garland, a knight for the land known as Cornelia. He discovered ultimate power by unleashing the four fiends and became Chaos. Despite his defeat, his spirit endured, becoming known as Uggalepih. The people of Vana'diel believed he was an evil god, and he even got them to construct a temple in his honour. This turned out to be his old Temple of the Fiends reconstructed and he managed to use it, upon his return to Vana'diel, to propel himself back in time and take one final shot at conquering Gaia. The Light Warriors stopped him, but he returned again via the four fiends where he took the form of Carnage. This is where the warriors stopped him once and for all.

LICH

Status: Dead

Age: Unknown

Race: Skeleton

Job: Fiend of the Earth

Lich was one of the original four fiends, and managed to return to Vana'diel alone, beginning a plot to bring back the four fiends. He manipulated the Light Warriors into defeating him and allowing Chaos to be reborn. Lich was a fantastic schemer, often having everything under control, and formed the leader of the four fiends.

KARY

Status: Dead

Age: Unknown

Race: Maralith

Job: Fiend of the Fire

Kary was more emotional than any of the fiends, and possibly the most deadly, fighting with six swords (until she lost an arm, making it five) and casting lethal fire spells. She served Lich, launching an attack upon Kazham, but in the end existed only to die so that Chaos could be reborn.

KRAKEN

Status: Dead

Age: Unknown

Race: Urrr….Kraken?

Job: Fiend of the Water

Kraken was a joker, taking a relaxed attitude to anything, often making observations without actions, and finding himself highly funny. Despite this, he was very powerful, and returned as a spirit before he came back in physical form. Perhaps the most hell-bent of revenge out of the four, wanting to destroy the Light Warriors himself for what they did to him a million years ago.

TIAMAT

Status: Dead

Age: Unknown

Race: Dragon

Job: Fiend of the Air

Tiamat was a humorous character, having three individual heads that often didn't agree. Despite this, he had incredibly powerful magic, capable of levitating an island and managed to reconstruct the wind crystal. Despite his immense power he met his end at the hands of the Light Warriors as per Lich's plan.

CARNAGE

Status: Dead
Age: 0 (He died just after he was born)

Race: A combination.

Job: Destroyer of Everything

Chaos managed to meld with the four fiends to become Carnage, a multi-armed, multi-legged monster with enough power to strike down the Light Warriors' in one blow. Luckily, Zinkata killed him, aided by the power of Altana.

NAMELESS

Status: No longer evil.

Age: 615

Race: Hume

Job: Henchman

Nameless, aka: Olose, was turned to the side of evil by manipulating the curse that ran through him. He acted horribly against Vivli, the girl he appears to love, but managed to redeem himself after being defeated by her.

SIGNOT

Status: Dead

Age: 42

Race: Hume

Job: Warrior

Having taken in Zinkata as part of an evil plan, Signot was right hand man to Chaos himself. Eventually killed for his failure, he returned as an undead monster, planning to destroy the Light Warriors. In this form, he was once more destroyed and is no more.

OTHERS

OLOSE SAMPSON

Status: Missing, presumed dead.

Age: 615

Race: Hume

Job: He seems to have occupied every job at some point in his long life.

Olose Sampson was a werewolf. The last of their kind, bit six hundred years ago by one and had immortality forced upon him because of it. He curiously seemed to know everybody in the world, having done just about everything during his long time of life. He sacrificed himself for the good of the party during their final confrontation with the fiends. His body was never found however, presumably beaten to a pulp. Whether or not he survived is debatable (mainly because I haven't decided yet). Despite his good intentions, he was turned to help the villains due to the werewolf curse.

DEDJI

Status: Alive

Age: 22

Race: Mithra

Job: Warrior

Princess of Kazham, and older sister to Vivli, Dedji started off by being a little ashamed of her sister. She quickly replaced this with an extremely strong sisterly urge to protect her, and became very supportive. Despite the differences between the two, they get along very well, and Dedji loves her sister dearly.

ARCANE

Status: Alive

Age: 41

Race: Mithra

Job: Warrior

Queen of Kazham, and Dedji and Vivli's mother. She's caring, but also wise, often being the voice of reason and coming up with suggestions the others couldn't have thought of. She allowed her daughter to be taken my the monastery eighteen years ago, and secretly has regretted it ever since.

CRUTH

Status: Alive

Age: 39

Race: Mithra

Job: Warrior

The King of Kazham, and a leader for male mithra rights. A warrior despite the stereotype present in mithran culture, Cruth is both powerful and smart. He was possessed by Lich for a time, raining destruction upon the land, saved by his daughter, Vivli.

ANDREW

Status: Alive

Age: 19

Race: Hume

Job: Ranger

Andrew ended up leading the rebellion against Lich in San d'Oria, and later became a general of Bastok's army during the crisis. He led his army to victory in the war against the fiends, but eventually the fate of the world came down to the Light Warriors. The events for him now are nothing compared to what happens to him in the future, but you'd have to read Thefrogkiller's 'The Prelude' to find out about that. He runs into a fairly short white mage mithra in that story again as well.

CELPHIE

Status: Alive

Age: 21

Race: Hume

Job: Ranger

Sister to Andrew, despite being older she still ended up inferior to Andrew in ranks, probably due to the fact that both trained together at the same ages, giving Andrew a headstart. She too awaits a strange fate, but again, you'll have to read to find out what that is. The next time she meets Vivli, she seems to like her less as well.

BOTH ANDREW AND CELPHIE ARE FROM THE PRELUDE, AND ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS HERE IS JUST MADE UP (INCLUDING THEIR AGES). THESE EVENTS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PRELUDE, AND NEVER ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN THAT STORY. THIS MAKES THEIR INCLUSION PRETTY MUCH FANFICTION OF FANFICTION

CRAZY STEVE

Status: Crazy

Age: 51

Race: Hume

Job: Captain of the ship from Seblina to Mhaura

Crazy Steve is still alive and still crazy. He deserves a mention. The oblivious captain who failed to notice his ship torn apart in an epic battle of good an evil is perhaps the scariest person the Light Warriors ever met.

ANGEL

Status: Alive

Age: Unknown (by me! I haven't read through the Angel Chronicles again to check her age in the timeline of when this occurs.)

Race: Mithra

Job: Summoner/Red Mage

Angel's life is full of pitfalls, and her run in with the Light Warriors is just one of them. Another example of fan fiction of fan fiction, Angel is from 'The Angel Chronicles'. She helped the heroes summon Bahamut, king of the dragons twice which both times greatly aided them saving the world. For more on her story, read the Angel Chronicles, and the other parts to find out what happened afterwards.

FIOREL

Status: Dead

Age/

Race: Hume Ghost

Job: Paladin

Fiorel was an older brother to Vivli despite no biological relationship, protecting her before she had the Light Warriors to do so. He was slain by Chaos, but came back as a spirit to guide the heroes. His spirit faded away, having finally achieved its purpose in the world in making sure Chaos was defeated once and for all.

BAHAMUT

Status: Alive

Age: Unknown

Race: Dragon

Job: King of the Dragons

Bahamut is neither good nor bad, but serves those that prove themselves. Somehow involved in the actual plot of Chains of Promethia, but I don't know what he does. In the FFXI Chronicles the Light Warriors proved themselves in battle, and Bahamut agreed to help them. One time he gave them directions, and a second he showed his true combat abilities. They still have the ruby through which they can summon him. Vivli holds on to it because she thinks it's 'pretty'.

ALTANA

Status: Alive

Age: Unknown

Race: Goddess

Job: Goddess

Altana is (yep, you've guessed it), a goddess. She appeared to the Light Warriors when they finally defeated Chaos, and intervened to bring them back to life. She appears benevolent, and is worshipped all over Vana'diel.

ALEXANDRIA

Status: Dead

Age: 25

Race: Hume

Job: White Mage/Summoner

Although she was originally working for Chaos, she realised the errors of her ways and tried to correct herself. She was unfortunately murdered by a nameless dark knight before she could help them summon

Bahamut however.

CID

Status: Alive

Age: 42

Race: Hume

Job: Engineer

Cid is a master of technology, working for Bastok. Despite Jeuno's prominence in being the greatest airship constructors, Cid decided to build one for Bastok. He tried to counter the size and power of Jeuno's ships with a small and fast vessel, the Raven. Although destroyed just prior to the Battle of San d'Oria, he successfully constructed a second ship, the Raven II, to replace it. Working as the pilot for the Light Warriors, he's proven there's no better, putting the Raven through seemingly impossible manoeuvres to save them time and time again.