Role in The OVA Series
At the beginning of the OVA series, Parn fends off a group of goblins, rescuing the mayor's daughter from them, and killing one in the process. Because of his actions, there is a dispute among the villagers about what must be done, and Parn decides he will deal with the goblins alone, but is then joined by his childhood friend Etoh, who returned to the village at the same time as the attack.
After taking part in the defense of the village, the mayor decides to do Parn a favor. To help him save face, the mayor secretly exiles Parn, asking him to leave the village, but publicly declaring that Parn is leaving to scout out the land, and see what news there is of a possible upcoming war with the country of Marmo.
During his travels, Parn manages to meet several other characters, including an elf named Deedlit, a dwarf named Ghim, a sorcerer named Slayn, and a thief named Woodchuck. Ghim and several others act as mentors to Parn and attempt to teach him to defend himself, though Parn's skills are lacking, as Deedlit remarks that he "needs help". When, by happenstance, Parn and his comrades rescue Princess Fianna, Parn comes into good graces with Fahn, the king of Valis, and Kashue, the king of Flaim. They send Parn and his comrades on a mission to gain intelligence about the Karla the Grey Witch, who is a wildcard in ongoing War of Heroes between Marmo and Lodoss.
When Parn returns, Fahn reveals that his father, whom most thought had died dishonorably, had actually died a hero, acting on his own in order to save the then infant Princess Fianna and save the kingdom from war. Parn is then granted the title of "Holy Knight of Valis", a title which he accepts but never uses by name, instead preferring to simply be known as "Parn".
During the war with Marmo, Fahn is killed in a duel with Emperor Beld. Karla then kills Beld as well, to prevent either side from becoming too powerful. Seeking justice for her actions, Parn and his friends go to Karla's stronghold. Karla attempts to sway Parn to her side, but he refuses. In the end, Karla is defeated at the cost of Ghim's life; however, Karla manages to possess the body of Woodchuck in order to make her escape.
Afterwards, Parn is forced to go to the cursed island of Marmo when Wagnard abducts Deedlit to uses her as a reagent for a spell. Fighting for Deedlit's life, Parn overcomes many obstacles, and with the help of the opposing blades, Beld's demon blade named Soul Crusher and Fahn's holy blade (which is called the Holy Sword of Falis ), he is able to stop the spell and save Deedlit's life.
At the end of the series, Kashue grants upon Parn the esteemed title of "Knight of Lodoss", which later derives into his more commonly used title in the second series of "The Free Knight.
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