Alundra[edit]
Alundra is the main protagonist in the game. He comes from a group of Elven people called the 'Tribe of Elna' who are gifted with the ability to dreamwalk. Alundra is able to enter into people's dreams and actually change the outcome. In one of his own dreams, Alundra was instructed to journey to the village of Inoa by a Guardian named Lars.
Since having that dream and progressing through the rest of the story, many of the other Guardian's including Lars, call Alundra, Releaser. He is the one that the Guardian's have waited thousands of years for. Alundra is the one that has come and set out to destroy the game's main antagonist, Melzas, a Dark God cast away in the depths of the Lake, just north of Inoa Village.
Meia[edit]
Meia is also of the tribe of Elna. However she feels that Alundra uses his power quite carelessly, without regard for the consequences. Trusting no one fully but herself, Meia appears headstrong and distant, but harbours a heartbreaking secret.
Villagers of Inoa[edit]
Jess[edit]
Jess is the local swordsmith in Inoa. He's a very caring person who sees a lot of his deceased son in Alundra. His fatherly nature moves him to help Alundra by making many weapons and items for his quest. It is later found out that Jess receives inspiration from the spirits of deceased villagers in order to his weapons. He is killed by Ronan, leaving Alundra both a letter and a suit of broken armor.
Septimus[edit]
Septimus has been researching dreams and nightmares for the past three years, ever since he came to Inoa. He hopes that one day his research can be used to save these people from their raging Id. He is Alundra's best friend throughout the game, and is always on hand to provide support and advice.
Cephas[edit]
Cephas is the gravekeeper of Inoa Village, and right from meeting him, it is obvious that he knows a lot more than he is letting on about the goings on in both the village and Torla as a whole. It is later found out this is because he is one of the two Zolist known about in the game (the other being Nava), who have extremely long lifespans and ordered to watch over and destroy Melzas if the time ever came. However, since Nava ascended to Guardianship, it appears that Cephas is the last of his kind.
Sybill[edit]
Sybill has the ability to dream only when she's awake. Her dreams seem to eerily portend future events with uncanny accuracy. She predicts Kline's transformation into a werewolf, the Murgg invasion of Inoa and Alundra's encounter with Melzas correctly. However, her prediction concerning Lutas' death and it being used to make the Holy Sword is foiled by Ronan, who saves his life. Sybill is murdered by Giles much later on, her death inspires Jess to make the Power Glove.
Yustel[edit]
As one of the oldest residents of Inoa. Yustel has watched the village's descent into darkness with a sense of helplessness. For a small fee, she uses her crystal ball to give advice to anyone wise enough to inquire of her. For a further pittance, she tells those who asks her where their destiny lies.
Gustav[edit]
Gustav is Elene's Father. He has a drinking problem and when spoken to, commonly hiccups a lot. You don't really interact with him on a whole until he tells you that his daughter, Elene is trapped in a nightmare and you have to go rescue her. After you complete the sequence, Gustav thanks you by presenting you with an upgraded Flail. This one happens to be Steel, rather than the Iron one you had previously.
Giles[edit]
Giles became extremely religious when he lost both of his parents in a freak gardening accident. He now works very closely with Chancellor Ronan in the Sanctuary, and lives with his long-suffering sister, Kisha. He is critical of Alundra some time after the Dreamwalker's arrival into the village. His closeness to Ronan and his unknowing worship of Melzas made him a chief candidate for possession by the entity, going as far as murdering Sybill in cold blood. Giles eventually fights back against the dark force inside of him, dying in the process.
Kline[edit]
Despite his stern appearance, Kline is a very kind and likeable man. Not only is he known as the best fisherman in the village, but he is also known for his pinpoint accuracy as an archer. He is regarded by many of the villagers as their best defender against the Murgg, until his transformation into a werewolf, either through a bite or darker means, forces Alundra to put him down. His death inspires Jess to make the Hunter's Bow, which contains Kline's soul.
Bonaire[edit]
Bonaire is a laid-back, feel-good kind of lad. Because of his seeming lack of interest in the fairer sex, his aging father, Phineas, is losing hope of seeing his son married. Bonaire and Nadia soon suffer fatal nightmares at the same time, leaving Alundra only able to save Bonaire, he realizes his love for Nadia right before she dies. Later on, Bonaire is killed when the Murgg burn down Inoa.
Nadia[edit]
Her interest in Bonaire betrays her poor taste in men. Despite Myra's pleas for her to get involved with any other person, she has yet to give up on her one true love. One day, Bonaire may listen. Nadia is also cursed by making objects explode whenever she falls asleep, causing her to become an insomniac by choice. When both she and Bonaire are struck down by nightmares, she urges him to bring Bonaire to her, however, in the process of defeating Bonaire's nightmare, it strikes down Nadia. Her death causes Jess to make the Iron Flail
Elene[edit]
Since her mother left and her father turned alcoholic. Elene spends much of her time in a multiple personality infested dream world. Eventually, both Meia and Alundra help to cure Elene, turning her father away from alcoholism and receiving the Steel Flail from him in the process. Elene later dies when the Murgg burn down the village.
Beaumont[edit]
As the Village Mayor, Beaumont's been busy trying to keep both the villagers and his family happy. His wife Thyea is humble and very intelligent. His son, Talis, on the other hand, is an arrogant little brat.
Meade[edit]
He and his wife Rumi moved to Inoa from the Capital City. They live in this quiet little village with Meade's father, Wendell, and their twin sons Bergus and Nestus, who are almost exact opposites. Bergus tends to be a loud and brash kid, while Nestus tends to be quiet and well-behaved. Bergus is kidnapped by the Murgg and while Alundra crosses over through Nestus' subconscious to reach him in the Great Tree Tower, the Murgg do the same via Bergus' to reach Inoa Village, where they then kill Meade and Wendell and proceed to burn down the village.
Lutas[edit]
Lutas and his wife, Fein, are very friendly and easy-going. Fein is proud of her husband's sense of justice. Lutas has even been known to draw arms and fight when he perceives that an injustice has been done to another. He had hoped that his death would help make Jess create Holy Sword, even going as far as to demand it of Jess, however, Ronan saved his life preventing the sword from being forged.
Naomi[edit]
Naomi owns a small store in Inoa where villagers can buy healing herbs and other special items. Her husband Yuri spends most of his time roaming the land in search of herbs.
Yuri[edit]
Yuri is Naomi's husband. Naomi owns the local store in Inoa. Yuri on the other hand spends most of his time roaming the lands in search of herbs for his wife, Naomi to sell in her store. You never interact as a part of the story with Yuri. The only thing worth mentioning about him is that he looks identical to Gustav, Elene's drunken father. They just have different coloured clothes and different coloured hair, so it's easy to get them both mixed up.
Guardians[edit]
Lars[edit]
Lars is the first and most important of the Seven Guardians Alundra meets. He is the Guardian of truth and appears in Alundra's dreams to direct him to Torla, he is entombed in his crypt and summons Alundra there, testing him and eventually giving him the Ruby Crest, the ability to use magic, and the Earth Scroll.
Vul[edit]
Vul is one of the Seven Guardians, he resides in the Coastal Cave, his crest was stolen by the Murgg, leaving him to only give Alundra the Water Scroll.
Jeal[edit]
Jeal is a metalsmith who sought to understand the mysteries of life, in order to do this and stop the evil in the mortal realm, he sacrificed into human form and vanished into time, becoming one of the Seven Guardians. He keeps the Sapphire Crest and Fire Scroll in his possession and lives in the Repile Lair
Uma[edit]
Uma is the Queen of Life and Death and resides in Magyscar, her crest was stolen by the Murgg, leading to her servant attacking Alundra, though she does give him the Wind Scroll as apology.
Nirude[edit]
Nirude is the last surviving member of the Gazeck, he has come to rely on the prayer of the goblins to sustain him and remains in Nirude's Lair, he is the guardian of the Topaz Crest. According to Nava, his powers were used in the service of Melzas at some point, making him a deadly enemy of Melzas, going so far as to believe that even Alundra is one of his agents.
Wilda[edit]
Wilda is one of the Seven Guardians, taking the form of a dragon, once both the King of Destruction and a god. He guards the Emerald Crest and makes his home in Torla Mountain and challenges Alundra to a fight to the death to see if he is worthy to have the sixth crest.
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This wise man lives South of Inoa Village in a little hut on the coast. He is very stubborn and despises intrusions on his privacy. The townspeople seem to think he knows more than what he is telling them.
Nava is also one of the two Zolists met in the game, a race of humans with extremely long lifespans who were ordered by the Guardians to watch over Melzas and stop him if he revived. At some point though, he ascended to become a Guardian and keeps the Diamond Crest.
Antagonists[edit]
Melzas[edit]
Melzas is an alien that came beyond the stars to feed off the people's spiritual energy. When he landed on Torla, he was quickly captured by the army of King Snow but was able to manipulate both Snow and his subjects into worshiping him. He showed his true colours too quickly though, and was sealed away in the Lake Shrine, which was then sunk.
At this point, when his idols were destroyed, Melzas found his power beginning to weaken and planned on a last ditch attempt to keep his godhood. He entered the hearts of the people of Inoa Village, forcing them to believe that they had lost the ability to create, and they would only gain it back with the power of prayer and the blessing of Melzas. With the aid of Ronan, he was able to keep many villagers worshipping him and thus survive.
Melzas has found other people to worship him though, including Ronan, who has swayed much of Inoa to unknowingly worship him. He has also found the Murgg, who eagerly worship him, with his increased power, he is able to spread fear through Inoa village once again, and might become strong enough to become a god soon enough...
Zorgia[edit]
Melzas' right-hand thug is ready to do anything his master commands, he also has the advantage in that he loves his job. This philosophical agent of darkness hopes that one day Melzas will reward him by allowing him to rule this world. He is also much more powerful than he seems, being able to kill Nirude in a matter of seconds.
Ronan[edit]
As the only priest in the village, Ronan tries to impart his teachings to the local villagers. Since the king has ordered the destruction of their idols, Ronan is concerned that the villagers will abandon the gods. Ronan is able to keep many of the villagers worshiping Melzas, the Priest keeping an idol of him in a chamber deep below the Sanctuary.
He also encourages Alundra to pray to the gods, allowing Melzas a window into Alundra's mind, letting both him and Ronan know of events yet to come, partly through Sybill's dreams. This prevents the Holy Sword being forged as Ronan prevents Lutas from dying and allows Ronan to easily kill Jess and then attempt to carry out a campaign of hatred against Alundra, blaming him for the deaths in the villages and claiming that more worship will stop the nightmares.
Alundra eventually confronts Ronan when the villagers plan to vote on if they should continue to worship Melzas or not. The chancellor calls out for Melzas' aid in destroying Alundra and is imbued by his power of Melzas, turning into an enormous, hideous beast. He fails and is killed, allowing the villagers to stop their worship of Melzas.
Zazan[edit]
This leader of the rare White Monkeys lives in the woods just Northwest of the village of Inoa. He is currently trying to put the villagers on the list of endangered species as well as leading the Murgg in their worship of Melzas.
The player first encounters him in the Coal Mine just before the short boss battle near the beginning of the game. He is a giant Monkey that lives atop the Great Murgg Tree.
Others[edit]
King Snow[edit]
Legendary swordsmith, legendary swordsman, legendary everything. King Snow was the king when Melzas landed on the planet, his army was able to capture Melzas. The king foolishly thought he could use Melzas' power for his own ends, in return, Melzas entered his dreams and gave him visions that caused the King to elevate him to godlike status. He encouraged the people to worship Melzas, Melzas granting them dreams in the process. He then built the Lake Shrine, a sanctuary expressly to worship Melzas.
Melzas apparently overextended himself though, giving the King and his subjects nightmares, which led the king to sink the Lake Shrine and seal the Lake with seven crests. He then promoted the seven most heroic people to be the Seven Guardians. As his final act, he scattered the Guardians and destroyed the images of Melzas, banning idol worship. His spirit now inhabits a statue in Torla, through which he gives his Legend Sword to those who need it, rather than those who deserve it.
The Gazeck[edit]
These were seven stone giants carved by ancient humans, the giant god Nirude being one of them. The prayers of the humans gave life to the giants and they become gods. The Gazeck did not want to share the power of humans though and began to fight amongst themselves for it, killing each other for the prize of human adulation. Only Nirude refused to fight, and thus, survived, however, by this point, the humans did not want to worship gods like the Gazeck and Nirude found himself no longer a god.
Stenia[edit]
Stenia is the Queen of the Waters and lives in the depths of Fairy Pond, Alundra's actions were shown to her by the rivers and oceans. She knows about the origins of both Nirude and to a lesser extent, Melzas. Melzas eventually sinks Fairy Pond, possibly destroying Stenia in the process.
Berue[edit]
Not much is known about Berue, other than that he is another character that calls Alundra, Releaser. Berue tells Alundra that he has been waiting an entire millennium for his arrival, and wishes to show Alundra the '5 signs that bind this world' - In chronological order, those signs are the Sign of Harmony, Trust, Wisdom, Courage and Love. Once you reveal all 5 signs to Berue, he will open the Warp Gates that he says were crafted for you. He also says that they let you travel through Space and Time.
Merrick[edit]
Merrick is the Captain of the ship you were on at the start of the game, The Klark. Upon speaking to Merrick during the first part of the game, we can't really interact with Merrick more than twice before the scenario is completed. However, a little further into the story as it progresses, we can stumble upon a store near the beach that Merrick opens. He sells rare items that he has found during his many years out at sea. There's a catch though. Merrick sells every item in his store for 10,000 Gilder. This is virtually impossible because you can only have 9,999 Gilder at once. Merrick agrees to trade you his rare items for any Gilded Falcons that you find on your travels. He will also reward you with multiple Life Vessels along the way.
Kohei[edit]
Kohei is a musician that lives in a house just below the Coal Mine. Once entering his house, there will be a staircase to go up. Head up there, and depending how far you've progressed through the story, Kohei will introduce himself. He is a musician that composes many songs that you can listen to whenever you feel like it. In total, Kohei will compose a 4 records for you to listen to. All the songs he composes are actually songs from the game's soundtrack. Kohei is actually a real person named Kohei Tanaka, and did actually compose the real soundtrack for the game.