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{{Quote| My name is Zerase. I will explain NOTHING beyond that. | Zerase to the Prince, Sialeeds and Lyon}} | {{Quote| My name is Zerase. I will explain NOTHING beyond that. | Zerase to the Prince, Sialeeds and Lyon}} | ||
Zerase is secretive and holds a sharp tongue, being quick to ready a barb or admonishment towards friend or foe for their shortcomings. She has a strong sense of duty regarding the safeguarding of the three runes of [[Queendom of Falena|Falena]], especially the [[Sun Rune]] itself. It is this that leads her to be quick to insult the royal family for what she sees as their lapse in their duties. It was this that led her to state that she would not hesitate to kill the [[Hero (Suikoden V)|Prince of Falena]] if he proved to be unworthy of the [[Dawn Rune]] and to attempt to remove the [[Twilight Rune]] from [[Alenia]] and then [[Sialeeds]]. | Zerase is secretive and holds a sharp tongue, being quick to ready a barb or admonishment towards friend or foe for their shortcomings. She has a strong sense of duty regarding the safeguarding of the three runes of [[Queendom of Falena|Falena]], especially the [[Sun Rune]] itself. It is this that leads her to be quick to insult the royal family for what she sees as their lapse in their duties. It was this that led her to state that she would not hesitate to kill the [[Hero (Suikoden V)|Prince of Falena]] if he proved to be unworthy of the [[Dawn Rune]] and to attempt to remove the [[Twilight Rune]] from [[Alenia]] and then [[Sialeeds]]. | ||
[[File:Zerase at the Sun Palace.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Zerase reveals a rare smile as the runes are returned.]] | |||
Keeping her knowledge close to her chest, Zerase rarely provided answers unless she felt it directly important to her goals. That said, she is never actively dishonest, preferring to bluntly admit that she will not answer questions rather than obscuring the truth with lies. Her curtness comes off as rude; when [[Lyon]] was vitally wounded in the [[New Queen's Campaign]], Zerase refused to help, stating that the [[Dawn Rune]] simply wasn't powerful enough in its current state to heal her. Although dismissive this turned to be exactly the case, allowing the Prince to eventually increase the ability of the rune and heal Lyon. | Keeping her knowledge close to her chest, Zerase rarely provided answers unless she felt it directly important to her goals. That said, she is never actively dishonest, preferring to bluntly admit that she will not answer questions rather than obscuring the truth with lies. Her curtness comes off as rude; when [[Lyon]] was vitally wounded in the [[New Queen's Campaign]], Zerase refused to help, stating that the [[Dawn Rune]] simply wasn't powerful enough in its current state to heal her. Although dismissive this turned to be exactly the case, allowing the Prince to eventually increase the ability of the rune and heal Lyon. | ||
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{{Quote| Leknaat calls me "traveler of the night and bearer of stars," but I hardly deserve such a title. | Zerase to the Prince}} | {{Quote| Leknaat calls me "traveler of the night and bearer of stars," but I hardly deserve such a title. | Zerase to the Prince}} | ||
Zeras is a mysterious magician with intimate knowledge of the three runes of [[Queendom of Falena|Falena]], the [[Night Rune]], as well as the [[Sindar]] civilisation. She is also the bearer of the [[Star Rune]], a rune born from the Night Rune, which was stated by [[Levi]] to be a unique, one-of-a-kind [[rune]], like the [[Dawn Rune]] itself. [[Leknaat]] regarded her as a "traveler of the night and bearer of stars" and as someone who could see "the stars that guide people's destinies". | Zeras is a mysterious magician with intimate knowledge of the three runes of [[Queendom of Falena|Falena]], the [[Night Rune]], as well as the [[Sindar]] civilisation. She is also the bearer of the [[Star Rune]], a rune born from the Night Rune, which was stated by [[Levi]] to be a unique, one-of-a-kind [[rune]], like the [[Dawn Rune]] itself. [[Leknaat]] regarded her as a "traveler of the night and bearer of stars" and as someone who could see "the stars that guide people's destinies". | ||
[[File:Zerase at the East Palace.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Zerase demands to know the location of the [[Dawn Rune]].]] | |||
===Early Appearances and Warnings=== | ===Early Appearances and Warnings=== | ||
{{Quote| A royal family that can't even keep track of the Runes that are the symbols of its country? Don't make me laugh. | Zerase to Lymsleia Falenas}} | {{Quote| A royal family that can't even keep track of the Runes that are the symbols of its country? Don't make me laugh. | Zerase to Lymsleia Falenas}} | ||
Zerase first appeared to the [[Hero (Suikoden V)|Prince]], [[Sialeeds]] and [[Lymsleia Falenas|Lymsleia]] at the [[East Palace]], where the Dawn Rune had been housed prior to the [[Lordlake]] riots. Demanding to know if the rune had been found, Zerase chided the Falenan royal family for its incompetence, much to Lymsleia's anger, before disappearing without a trace. | |||
She would not be seen again until the Prince and his party had fled to [[Rainwall]], following the [[Queen's Assassination]]. She was seen in the town, apparently attempting to concentrate on the Dawn Rune's location and later, when the Prince uncovered the Dawn Rune in the [[Barows Faction|Barows]]' mansion, Zerase appeared once more, remarking that the Prince had better live up to the expectations of the rune, or she would kill him before vanishing once again. | She would not be seen again until the Prince and his party had fled to [[Rainwall]], following the [[Queen's Assassination]]. She was seen in the town, apparently attempting to concentrate on the Dawn Rune's location and later, when the Prince uncovered the Dawn Rune in the [[Barows Faction|Barows]]' mansion, Zerase appeared once more, remarking that the Prince had better live up to the expectations of the rune, or she would kill him before vanishing once again. | ||
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===Conflict with Sialeeds=== | ===Conflict with Sialeeds=== | ||
{{Quote| Give the Twilight Rune back to me! It's not meant to be used for such evil! | Zerase to Sialeeds}} | {{Quote| Give the Twilight Rune back to me! It's not meant to be used for such evil! | Zerase to Sialeeds}} | ||
[[File:Zerase | [[File:Zerase Loses to Sialeeds.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Zerase laments being unable to overcome the [[Twilight Rune]].]]In the latter stages of the war, hearing of the decimation of Recapture Army scouts attempting to infiltrate [[Stormfist]], Zerase realised that someone else must have equipped the Twilight Rune, someone actually chosen by the rune. This was confirmed when she witnessed the difference in power between its use in Doraat and its use in Stormfist. She accompanied the Prince and his companions in their infiltration of the city. She helped fight against [[Sialeeds]], the new bearer of the rune, but was unable to persuade her to remove it before she escaped. | ||
She later got her one-on-one confrontation with Sialeeds at the [[Sol-Falena]] Dam, her Star Rune clashing with Sialeed's Twilight Rune, in order to stop her from destroying the dam. However, her rune was not powerful enough to overcome the mastered Twilight Rune. Exhausted, Zerase remarked that she needed the "Sword of Night" in order to overcome the rune's power. However, Sialeeds was soon defeated by the Prince and his companions and it was Zerase's knowledge of the Dawn and Twilight Runes that allowed the Prince and Sialeeds to cancel out the effects of the [[Sun Rune]], used by the Godwins in a final attempt to destroy the rebel forces. | She later got her one-on-one confrontation with Sialeeds at the [[Sol-Falena]] Dam, her Star Rune clashing with Sialeed's Twilight Rune, in order to stop her from destroying the dam. However, her rune was not powerful enough to overcome the mastered Twilight Rune. Exhausted, Zerase remarked that she needed the "Sword of Night" in order to overcome the rune's power. However, Sialeeds was soon defeated by the Prince and his companions and it was Zerase's knowledge of the Dawn and Twilight Runes that allowed the Prince and Sialeeds to cancel out the effects of the [[Sun Rune]], used by the Godwins in a final attempt to destroy the rebel forces. |