>>About
Tales of Vesperia, the tenth title of of Tales RPG series by Namco, was released in August 2008 for the Xbox 360.
In a world where blastia, powerful objects that can manipulate the magical substance known as aer, are a vital part of society, the story starts out introducing us to Yuri Lowell -- a young man who grew up in the lower quarter of the Empire's capital Zaphias along with his best friend Flynn Scifo. On another regular day, the lower quarter's aque blastia, their source of water breaks and leaks continually -- the core has been stolen by a thief. Starting out as a simple trip to recover the aque blastia core, Yuri's travels take him to the far corners of the world with new friends and with obstacles much larger than he imagined.
>>Characters
Yuri Lowell: A former imperial knight, Yuri is empathetic, quick to act, enjoys fighting, and can't stand idly by while someone is in need of help. He grew up in the lower quarter of Zaphias with his best friend Flynn Scifo. He quit the knights after a short three months of service because he could not stand how many criminals were set off the hook and he was powerless to stop them. After meeting Estelle in the castle, the two quickly become friends.
Flynn Scifo: Flynn is Yuri's childhood friend and a lieutenant in the imperial knights. Much like Yuri, he is empathetic to others and quick to act, and enjoys fighting. However, Flynn believes that the empire can be fixed from within and works hard as a knight to change these laws so that no more criminals are set free. He tends to best Yuri just by a little in everything.
Repede: Yuri's dog. Despite being an animal, he is very intelligent and seems to underestand human speech. He wields a dagger in battle and even has a bodhi blastia. He is very prideful and enjoys fighting for the cause with the party.
Estellise Sidos Heurassein: A noble Yuri met when he escaped from the castle, after chasing the thief of the aque blastia. She knows very little of the outside world, but possesses incredible healing magic. She is quick to befriend and won't fight unless she has to. Called Estelle for short, she is very caring and loving of those close to her.
Rita Mordio: A blastia researcher who resides in Aspio, the city of scholars. the most talented mage there, she is known as "the strange one" for her tendencies to become completely absorbed into her work and her obsession with blastia. She puts on somewhat of a cold front but in reality she is somewhat lonely and becomes secretly happy with Estelle's befriendment of her.
Karol Capel: A young boy from the Hunting Blades, a guild that hunts monsters. Despite this, he has a tendency to run away if things get bad and is easily scared. However, he has a good heart and always wants to do what is right.
Raven: A somewhat sketchy older man who bumps into Yuri's group on several occasions. He appears to be very easy-going and has a thing for pretty women, namely Judith. However, he is quite a skilled fighter.
Judith: A young woman of the minority race, the Kritya, who invented the Blastia long ago. She is laid-back and always very calm, giving somewhat of an aura of serenity about her.
There ARE 10, I believe, if you want to be exact. xD That's just counting the mothership titles though... yknow, not counting the spinoffs and whatnot.
