Other Characters
Yoshua - Yoshua is Arc's father. He left his family 10 years ago in hopes of saving mankind. He made a deal with the Guardians, and in exchange for his life, he received a blessing from the Guardians so that he may help Arc in his quest.
Polta - Polta is Arc's mother, who lives in Touvil. During the game, Arc learns that Andel has taken everyone, including Polta, captive and held somewhere in Seirya.
King of Palencia - The King of Palencia is Arc's uncle and Yoshua's brother. He calls Arc after hearing about his exploits, and wants to learn about the blessing Arc received from the Guardians. After Arc tells him that he learned he must find the Ark to save humankind, the king agrees to help Arc, and gives him his airship, the Silver Noah. He is assassinated by Andel.
Five Guardians - The Guardians of Fire, Light, Earth, Wind, and Water are the spirits of nature which help Arc in his quest, but his existence gradually fades because of the villains’ actions.
Four Generals – The four generals are top officers in Romalia’s military and each one of them acts as a leader of sorts in each of the countries they are, abusing nature’s resources and oppressing the people of those countries. The four generals are:
- Gallarno: He is the leader of the Cabal, and is stationed at Aldia.
- Yagun: The cruel general who attacks both Millmana and Greyshinne, he has a pet monkey; however is later revealed that this monkey was actually Yagun.
- Andel: The former ministry of the King of Palencia, responsible of his murder and the man behind the “Martyr Plan”, a plan which seeks to free the Dark One from its confinement.
- Zalbad: Stationed at Romalia, Zalbad seems to work under the orders of Gaidel, but he is in direct contact with the Dark One.
Gaidel – The King of Romalia is a minion of the Dark One, he causes a worldwide natural disaster, which is known in Arc the Lad III as “The Great Disaster”.
The Dark One – The main antagonist of the game, the Dark One is the evil lurking inside the Ark; it wants to destroy the world and everyone in it.
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