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He was looked down upon by some within the nobility of his perceived lack of political importance. Perhaps due to the influence of his father, Ferid, he never hated his position. Part of his appeal was that he had the same perspective as the common people in some regards. However, the Prince also held strong convictions and was determined to use what power he had for the sake of justice. His sound judgment and consideration for other people drew people to him.

The Prince was born eldest child of [[Arshtat Falenas]] and [[Ferid]]. It was once Falenan tradition that a first-born son in the royal family would be killed in order to avoid bad luck and disaster from affecting the nation, but this would never be a serious concern in this situation. Having no right to the throne, the Prince was regarded as inconsequential within Falenan politics. However, his parents gave him just as much love as they did his younger sister, [[Lymsleia Falenas|Lymsleia]], who also held great affection for him. This, along with the devoted protection and friendship of his bodyguard, [[Lyon]], ensured that the Prince would long for nothing as he grew up in Sol-Falena.

As a child, the Prince, along with his family, would often travel to [[Lordlake]] to stay with Lord [[Rodney Rondot Rovere|Rovere]]. On one occasion, he and Lyon attempted to sneak out of the manor to explore the forests surrounding the area. However, they ended up being spotted and prevented from leaving by the manor guards. The Prince and Lyon would later be chided by Ferid and Rovere, not for attempting to leave the manor to explore, but for being stopped from doing so. When he was younger, the Prince was actually looked down upon by his younger sister for not being in line to the throne before she realized the love the Prince had for her.

After the [[Lordlake Uprising]] in [[Solar calendar|SY]] 447, more responsibility was placed on the Prince's shoulders, being sent to investigate the town two years later, along with [[Lyon]], [[Sialeeds]] and [[Georg Prime]]. This investigation gave him his first view of the wider world as well as an insight into the problems creeping across Falena. After this, he began to learn about the [[Sun Rune]]'s influence over his mother, being drawn further into Falenan politics, a move met with distaste by the Senatorial factions.

He helped uncover part of the [[Godwin Faction]]'s plans while attending the [[Sacred Games]] in [[Stormfist]], although conclusive evidence could not be obtained. Despite the royal family's best preparation based on this information, the [[Queen's Assassination]] plot succeeded and the Prince was forced to escape the [[Sun Palace]] along with Lyon, Sialeeds, Georg Prime and [[Zegai]]. They eventually managed to make it to [[Barows Faction|Barows]] territory and fought alongside him for a time until the realization of the Barows' involvement in the Lordlake Uprising and the theft of the [[Dawn Rune]], which the Prince inherited.

Eventually, the Prince became the leader of the [[Imperial City Recapture Army]], dedicated to restoring order to Falena rather than giving control to the Godwin faction. Thanks to the help of skilled strategist, [[Lucretia Merces]], a base was secured at [[Ceras Lake]] and the army soon held over two-thirds of Falena under their control. However, an attempt to rescue Princess Lymsleia on the field of battle led to the betrayal of the Prince's aunt, Sialeeds, and the mortal wounding of his bodyguard and close friend, Lyon.

Saving her life with the Dawn Rune, the Prince traveled to the [[Deep Twilight Forest]] ruins in order to gain more power to heal her completely. With the help of [[Lorelai]], [[Zweig]] and [[Killey]], he was successful, eventually healing Lyon with his new-found power, although she needed a lot of time to fully recover. Although the Recapture Army suffered a run of setbacks following the Godwin alliance with the [[New Armes Kingdom]], the Prince was eventually able to turn things around with the help of Lucretia along with Georg Prime.

The [[Sun Rune War]] would finally near its end and [[Sol-Falena]] was finally retaken, reuniting the Prince with his beloved sister. However, despite victory in the war, there was still one last mission. [[Marscal Godwin]] had escaped to the [[Ashtwal Mountains]] with the Sun Rune, forcing the Prince and his companions to pursue him through the [[Sindar]] ruins there. Eventually defeating Marscal and the [[Sun Rune Incarnation]], the Prince was able to return to Sol-Falena, after first encountering the spirits of his dead parents and those he had lost over the course of the war.

The hero of [[Suikoden V]] has no in-game name but is occasionally referred to by different names in other publications and releases. He was initially referred to as '''Faroush''', (ファルーシュ, ''Farūshu''), a portmanteau of his parents' names in a promotional save file released in Japan. This name would be supplanted in fandom use by [[Genso Suikoden V (book)|the 2005 novelisation]] where he is called '''Freyjadour''' (フレイアドゥール, ''Fureiadoūru''). This is now the name in common usage in the English-speaking fandom. The manga releases give him another name, '''Ardil''' (アーディル, ''Ādiru'').