List of Record of Lodoss War characters
The following is a list of characters from the Record of Lodoss War media franchise.
Main characters
Original series
Parn
A young swordsman living in the Kingdom of Alania, Parn is the son of an infamous knight of Valis, Tessius, and an unnamed Alanian noblewoman. At the beginning of the series, Parn is a brave but unskilled fighter. He chafes at his life in a small farming community and feels ostracized by the townsfolk for his father's legacy. He later leaves the village after a goblin attack, eventually meeting with King Fahn of Valis and King Kashue of Flaim. His skills eventually improve to the point where he can put up a decent fight against his nemesis, the Dark Knight of Marmo, Ashram. He meets Deedlit the high elf during his adventures, and the two of them become romantically involved over the course of the series.Parn is voiced by Takeshi Kusao in the OVA and cameo appearances, by Nobutoshi Canna in Chronicles of the Heroic Knight, and by Bill Timoney in English.
Deedlit
A female high elf skilled in both swordplay and elemental sorcery, Deedlit grew up in the Forest of No Return, her people's isolated abode. From a very early age on, however, she became interested in the outside world and - despite the disapproval of her family and peers - set out to learn more about it. After meeting Parn, she develops a romantic interest in his rash, impulsive nature, his sense of honor, and his dedication, and faithfully stayed by his side in the war against Marmo.Deedlit is voiced by Yumi Touma in the OVA and cameo appearances, by Shiho Niiyama and Junko Noda in Chronicles of the Heroic Knight, and by Lisa Ortiz in English.
Etoh
Parn's best friend and a priest of Falis, the Supreme God. Upon King Fahn's death, he later becomes the king of Valis and the husband of Princess Fianna.Etoh is voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi in the OVA, Shinichiro Ohta in Chronicles of the Heroic Knight, and Ted Lewis in English.
Slayn
An old friend of Ghim's, Slayn is a wise and powerful magician. He marries the priestess Leylia after she is freed from Karla's possession and becomes the father of Little Neese.Slayn is voiced by Hideyuki Tanaka in the OVA, by Mitsuru Miyamoto in Chronicles of the Heroic Knight, and by Al Muscari in English.
Ghim
Ghim is an elderly but very skilled dwarven warrior. Prior to the start of the series, Ghim was wounded in a mining accident, and was healed at the Temple of Marfa by Neese and her daughter Leylia. When Leylia was kidnapped and possessed by Karla, the Grey Witch, Ghim left to search for her. He has some past connection with Slayn, and comes to seek the wizard's aid in locating Leylia. Coincidentally, Ghim arrives shortly before the goblin attack in Parn's village, prompting he and Slayn to join with Parn and Etoh on their quest. Later in the OVA, Ghim challenges Karla to free Leylia's body from possession. Though successful, Ghim is killed by Karla's magic. Ghim's axe marks his gravesite in the closing scenes of the OVA. Ghim does not appear in the TV series, though his name is mentioned.Ghim is voiced by Yoshisada Sakaguchi in Japanese and Greg Wolfe in English.
Woodchuck
A thief and the last member of the party to join them, Woodchuck encounters the group when they are briefly thrown into prison. After Leylia is rescued from Karla's possession, Karla takes over Woodchuck. His whereabouts after his possession by Karla is unknown. In the novels, rather than being captured, he takes Karla's circlet of his own will to attempt to make up for over twenty years of his life that he spent in prison.Woodchuck is voiced by Norio Wakamoto in Japanese and Jacques LeCann in English.
''Chronicles of the Heroic Knight''
Spark
A young aspiring warrior from Flaim who dreams of becoming a knight. What he initially does not know is that King Kashue considers him to be his possible successor in ruling Flaim, and is therefore loath to send him into danger; an intention which is foiled by Spark's impulsiveness and hot-headedness. In the course of his trials, however, Spark becomes more mature and responsible from his experiences, and also enters a romantic relationship with Little Neese. He worships Parn as his idol, who in turn becomes fond of Spark himself, as the latter reminds him of his own impetuous youth.Spark is voiced by Kenji Nojima in Japanese and Crispin Freeman in English.
Little Neese
The 13-year-old daughter of Leylia and Slayn, possessed by the soul of Naneel. Like her grandmother and her mother, she is a priestess of Marfa. Aware of the malevolent entity's presence inside her, she has detached herself emotionally from the rest of the world, although her mental barriers begin to come down when she meets Spark and gradually falls in love with him. She is later freed from Naneel's presence when Wagnard attempts to resurrect Kardis by drawing Naneel's essence from her.Little Neese is voiced by Chie Sawaguchi in Japanese and Roxanne Beck in English.
Leaf
A young half-elf born to a male elf and a female human warrior in the realm of Alania. She first met Deedlit during the first war against Marmo, when her home village was evacuated, and has idolized the high elf ever since. She later becomes a mercenary and Garrack's partner. She is a skilled fighter with her spear and, like a full-blooded elf, capable of using spirit magic.Leaf is voiced by Maaya Sakamoto in Japanese and Debora Rabbai in English.
Garrack
An overconfident axe-wielding mercenary who joins Spark's company under Kashue's orders. Secretly a Noble of Flaim ordered by Kashue to protect Spark. Despite his boisterous attitude, he is brave and loyal to a fault. He eventually enters a relationship with the thief Ryna.Garrack is voiced by Masaya Takatsuta in Japanese and by Michael Gerard and Crispin Freeman in English.
Ryna
A human thief who joins Spark and his companions after encountering a group of dark elves, who had just stolen a holy artefact from the vault of Valis. Her fellow thief and friend Randy was cursed by the dark elves, which eventually led to his death, and she joins the company primarily to gain revenge on them. Although she initially keeps her true profession a secret, the others - especially Garrack - gradually work out her identity as a thief. But after repeatedly using her skills to aid them, she becomes a trusted and valued member of the team and eventually becomes romantically attracted to Garrack.Ryna is voiced by Chizu Yonemoto in Japanese and A.J. Parks in English.
Aldonova
A huge but somewhat timid wizard who becomes part of Spark's company. He is Slayn's pupil and very devoted to Little Neese, often to the point of losing his sight on more important matters.Aldonova is voiced by Tamotsu Nishiwaki in Japanese and Steve Patterson in English.
Greevus
A dwarven priest of Myrii, who also joined Spark under Kashue's request. He is a skilled healer, as well as a doughty fighter with his halberd.Greevus is voiced by Kazuhiko Kishino in Japanese and Greg Wolfe in English.
Other characters
Ashram
Known as the "Black Knight," Ashram is a highly skilled warrior and the former retainer and right-hand aide of Emperor Beld. He served Beld during the War of Heroes, and was sent on the front to deal with any possible resistance. After the death of Beld at the hands of Karla the Grey Witch in the OVA, Ashram took up his blade, the Demon Sword Soul Crusher and returned to Marmo to regroup. Later on, Ashram seeks to dominate Lodoss rather than conquer it, as he looks for one of the governor's treasures, the Scepter of Domination. After the destruction of the scepter, Ashram is believed to have died in the fires of Fire Dragon Mountain, but it is later revealed that one of the agents of Wagnard sacrifices his powers in order to save his life.Ashram is voiced by Akira Kamiya in the original OAV, and by Shō Hayami in the TV series. In the English version, he is voiced by John Knox in both series, and by Ken Webster in Legend of Crystania.
Beld
Emperor Beld was a former member of the "Six Heroes," a band of adventurers who fought and defeated the Demon King 30 years before the events of Record of Lodoss War. During the battle with the demon god, Beld's soul was destroyed when his blade became baptized in the blood of the demon, and in the aftermath, his sword became the legendary blade Soul Crusher. He later became the lord of Marmo Island and led an army comprising humans, dark creatures, and dark elves in an invasion of Lodoss. The invasion was largely successful, but just after killing his old friend Fahn in personal combat, he is betrayed and struck down by Karla the Grey Witch; the rule of Marmo subsequently passed over to his general, Ashram.Beld is voiced by Taro Ishida in Japanese and by Bob Barry in English.
Fahn
Like his former friend and companion Beld, King Fahn was one of the Six Heroes and a Holy Knight of Valis, later becoming the King of Valis. He is the one force that truly holds Beld in check and prevents him from acting. Fahn holds the opposing blade to Soul Crusher, called the Holy Sword of Falis, the two blades increase in power when in each other's presence. Parn's father was a former knight of his. Fahn is struck down by Beld just before Beld himself is killed.Fahn is voiced in English by J. W. Gunther in the TV series.
Karla
Karla the Grey Witch is the enigmatic sole survivor of the ancient kingdom Kastuul, also known as the Kingdom of Sorcery. As barbarian tribes laid siege to the city, Karla, a member of the nobility at the time, foresaw the destruction and sealed her consciousness into a circlet she wore on her forehead. Though her original body was inevitably killed in the battle, her consciousness lives on in an endless series of host bodies, utterly possessed by her so long as they wear the circlet in which she resides. Due to the horrible fate of Kastuul, Karla swore never to allow such destruction to occur again. Karla has maintained a secret, shadowy influence on the major events of Lodoss for more than 500 years. Her long life and incredible power has warped her perception of herself. Her sworn duty "for the good of Lodoss" is to endlessly shift the balance of power between the various nations of Lodoss, preventing the annihilation of any one power, at the cost of preventing its rise. All of the major wars in Lodoss since the fall of Kastuul have been carefully manipulated by her, though by nature of her neutrality, she is not always an antagonist. She was even one of the "Six Heroes" - a group of adventurers who fought and defeated the Demon God King 30 years prior to the events of the series.Throughout the anime series, she is shown possessing three bodies: Leylia, priestess of Marfa and daughter of Neese; Woodchuck, whom she used to escape at the battle where Karla's circlet was forcefully removed from Leylia ; and an unnamed woman who somewhat resembles her original body. After Karla helped Wagnard to resurrect Naneel, avatar of Kardis the Destroyer, Leylia takes Karla's circlet, believing that she can control the witch so long as she is consciously aware of Karla's presence within the circlet, thus ending 500 years of conflict in Lodoss due to her machinations.