Sephiran



Sephiran (セフェラン, Seferan?), Duke of Persis, is the Prime Minister of Begnion. His true name is Lehran (エルラン, Eruran?), the thousand year-old heron who once accompanied the Goddess. It was he who imprisoned Yune in the Medallion with his galdr. He fell in love with Altina, the founder of Begnion; she bore his child, who was the very first Branded. By doing this, Lehran created the Apostolic dynasty, every member of which was endowed, like Lehran himself, with the ability to hear the voice of the Goddess. Shortly after the birth, however, Lehran lost the ability to transform and to sing galdr: he became neither beorc nor laguz. He then retreated to Goldoa, where he lived, in secret and in Dheginsea's care, for seven hundred years. He later left Goldoa to find a way to end the mistreatment of laguz slaves when Dheginsea refused to allow Goldoa to interfere. While in Begnion, Lehran met Misaha, the Apostle at the time, and convinced her to reveal her Brand to the world.

It is not revealed until the end of the game that he is a major antagonist: he manipulated the events of both Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn with the ultimate goal of reviving Ashera. He seeks the destruction of the world and the purging of all life: in his eyes, the beorc and the laguz deserve only death. In a special "memory scene" that plays upon Sephiran's defeat, it is revealed that his decision to awaken the Goddess was largely influenced by the Serenes Massacre. If certain conditions are met and the game has been completed at least once, he can join as a playable character. As is revealed in Ike's own "memory scene," it was Sephiran who sealed Ike's memories of his mother's death. When the game ends, Sephiran lies in Serenes Forest by Lorazieh's urging - allowing the galdrar to heal his worn and ragged soul. He has a special light magic tome known as Creiddylad.