—Meriah, in a conversation with Enteh
Meriah is a playable character from TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga. She is the daughter of Naris and Rose, and the younger sister of Rishel. She is also the only character capable of wielding ☆Starlight and ☆Aura Rain.
Profile[]
During their childhood, Meriah and Rishel lived in Rimne due to their father's refusal to allow anyone else to enter the Temple of Water. Unlike her brother, Meriah never learned about the crimes that Naris committed against Reeve. Some time prior to the game's events, she lived with her cousin, Renee, in the Church of Blood. However, she eventually left in search of Rishel, who she had lost contact with two years before. Before departing, she left a letter to tell Renee not to worry about her.
Meriah is introduced when she is residing in the house of an elderly woman at Marl Harbor. Once she hears about the battle between the Leda Alliance Army and the Istorians occurring in the area, she leaves the house with the intention of fighting. Around this time, she encounters Enteh, who recruits her to Runan's army. If Maruju was sent with Runan's army after the first route split, she quarrels with him over their magical abilities. Later in the game, she reunites with Rishel and cries while asking him to never disappear again. If both of them are sent with Runan after the second route split, she receives ☆Aura Rain as a gift from him.
In the ending, Meriah becomes the head of the Temple of Water. Because she feels lonely without Rishel, she asks him if she can visit the Temple of Fire occasionally, which he agrees to as long as Enteh comes along with her.
In-Game[]
Recruitment[]
Automatically from the start of Map 9.
Base Stats[]
| Starting Class | Group | ||||||||
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 Mage |  Magic | ||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Agl | Lck | Def | Wlv | Mov |
| 1 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Skills | Weapon | Starting Items | |||||||
 Life or Death (Mage Lv 15)
 Heaven Saint (Lv 30) |  Fire Light |  ☆Starlight Fire | |||||||
Growth Rates[]
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Agl | Lck | Wlv | Def | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35% | 0% | 30% | 35% | 45% | 30% | 35% | 10% | 0% |
Supports[]
Promotion[]
| Item Required | Promoted Class | ||||||
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 Saint Proof
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 Sage
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| +2 | +0 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +2 | +2 | +1 |
| Weapon Levels | |||||||
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Overall[]
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Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.
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Meriah is a very disappointing unit. She comes with some very powerful tomes, but they both have drawbacks severe enough that hampers her viability. Starlight is basically TRS' Aura, which is fitting since Meriah has many similarities to Linde from Shadow Dragon. As strong as Starlight is, however, it also tanks her EXP gain, so she has a hard time reaching promotion. Therefore, she has to use Fire tomes for EXP, which are heavy and inaccurate. Combine that with her 4 movement and Meriah has a hard time staying useful.
If Rishel and Meriah are in the same party in Runan's Route come the 2nd Route Split, she will get Aura Rain, which is an extremely powerful tome that hits all enemies on the map. However, it's only useful for every 5th turn of a map, and by the time the player reaches turn 5 in most maps (save Map 37) the enemies would most likely be cleared out.
If one wishes to use her for the longterm, it would be recommended to send her to Holmes in the 2nd Route Split so that she has time to gain levels. Doing this, however, means that the player will miss out on Aura Rain, so it's not recommended. However, it can be helpful since she is one of the few that can take on the Draco Skin Draco-Zombie in Map 37 with enough stats.
Overall, Meriah's viability fluctuates throughout the game. She starts out well, gets worse due to her low movement, and is ultimately only worth using in Map 37. She is outclassed by Rishel, Lee and Sherra as magic users, and even Maruju gives her significant competition with his availability making him easier to train.
Quotes[]
—Meriah's death quote on Runan's route
—Meriah's death quote on Holmes' route
Trivia[]
- Meriah appears to take heavy inspiration from Linde from the Archanea Series. Her design is very similar to Linde's and she has two personal weapons called ☆Aura Rain and ☆Starlight. They appear to be named after Linde's personal weapon, Aura and the tome, Starlight which Linde was also capable of using.
Gallery[]
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