Barnabas Tharmr

Personality:   Though regarded as one of the greatest warriors in Valisthea, Barnabas is apathetic, depressed, and even bored with his position as the King of Waloed. While he has many loyal followers, they mean nothing to him, seeing them as a means to an end and even going as far as to defile their corpses should it serve his goals. Barnabas does not appear to cause any unnecessary suffering however, only tormenting others to advance his agenda and even treating important prisoners humanely. Barnabas's desensitization to the world around him seems to originate from a lifetime of exposure to humanity's worst traits: seeing the people squander magic as a "crutch" and the death of his mother due to religious differences. After having his childhood faith validated upon meeting Ultima, he came to the nihilistic conclusion that "free will" is the source of the world's woes and that humanity will only be granted salvation by surrendering it, turning his whole kingdom into Akashic as a form of "mercy", having seemingly given up hope for anything better. Clive later points out Barnabas's hypocrisy: despite believing free will to be evil, he himself chose to serve Ultima. Clive also notes that, misguided as he might have been, Barnabas truly sought to save humanity, even being willing to sacrifice himself for Ultima's promise of a paradise to come true. A warrior at heart, deep down, Barnabas longs for a challenge, having long since grown tired of "lesser rivals" and encouraging him to often take to the battlefield in person. Toward the end of his final battle with Clive, he grows ecstatic at having finally found a worthy opponent..

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