Refia Refia is a playable character from the 3D remake of " Final Fantasy III " . She is a Warrior of Light , and is first encountered at Cid ' s airship . Profile . Appearance . Refia has ginger hair and red eyes . Her Freelancer outfit is a white long - sleeved blouse with a blue vest , black leggings , and thigh - high boots . Refia ' s theme color is blue , shown in her Job armor . Although most of her outfits are the same as the others ' , a few , like Summoner , are feminized . Her cross - shaped brooch is used to distinguish her Job outfits from her allies ' . Refia sports various hairstyles among ranging from braids to ponytails to pigtails . In the opening FMV , she is depicted as a White Mage . Personality . Refia is described by Doga and Unei as the light of affection . As the sole female of the party , Refia is more of a motherly character than a love interest , and scolds her companions for their unruly behavior , like Desch ' s crushes on other women despite being faithful to Salina , or even Luneth ' s casual behavior when meeting Sara Altney and Aria Benett . Refia does have a rebellious streak , what with her habit of escaping her father ' s blacksmith training , but deep down she cares for him and is at first torn between joining her allies , or staying in Kazus . Though she cares greatly for her adopted father and is grateful for the support he ' s given her , Refia often gets frustrated with his insistence that she learn to become a blacksmith as well , since she ’ d rather decide her own direction in life . She is a very passionate character , and is not afraid to voice her thoughts or emotions in any given situation , usually quite loudly too . She evokes a sense of sympathy and empathy as well , and despite her lecturing , seems to care deeply for the other Warriors of Light . Refia hates toads , despite the party being required to transform into them to reach certain locations , like the Tower of Owen . Story . Refia was raised by the Kazus village blacksmith , Takka . She tired of her strict blacksmith training and ran away from home . When she tries to escape on Cid ' s ship , Luneth and Arc find her and ask for her help in making a Mythril Ring to lift the Djinn ' s curse , but she doesn ' t have the skill yet , and says that they should go to Sasune as her father made one for the king there . She begs to accompany them , wanting to help her hometown . Although she is chosen as a Warrior of the Light after the battle with the Djinn , Takka orders her to stay in Kazus when they return there and she leaves the party briefly , feeling guilty for having run away earlier and upsetting him , but soon stows away on the airship again and remains in the party . Cid tells Refia and the others that when they were mere toddlers Refia and her biological parents boarded Cid ' s airship . During the trip , the airship flew into a strange and violent cloud , crashing the ship onto the Floating Continent . It is unknown what happened to Refia after this ; it is possible Takka found her near Kazus . She and the boys learn they hail from the surface world . When the party travels to Canaan , Refia befriends Salina and is outraged her boyfriend Desch ran off to Dragon ' s Peak . When the party climbs the mountain to find the Mini spell they find Desch in Bahamut ' s nest . After they flee the dragon , Desch joins the party temporarily . Refia and Desch have an odd friendship ; while they like talking and she tries to help him remember his past , she tells him off for hurting Salina ' s feelings and talking about meeting other girls . She is deeply upset when he jumps into the furnace in the Tower of Owen . After the adventure is over , Refia realizes how grateful she should be to Takka for raising her , and decides to become his apprentice at last . She also tells Desch off one last time . Gameplay . Refia ' s battle prowess is determined by the job she is equipping . She starts a Freelancer , but after making some progress , more jobs become available , and the player is allowed to freely change between jobs and accumulate progress in each . The individual job abilities are expanded , with advanced ones Having characters progress through drastically different job branches can be both a blessing and a curse , as HP increases gained through level ing up accumulate into the permanent abilities of the character , although HP is the only affected stat . At the end of a victorious battle Refia holds her hands in front of her . When she gains a level or job level she will spin . Other appearances . Refia has appeared in the following " Final Fantasy " media : Other media . Games . Users in Square Enix Members Virtual World community can make their character appear as Refia . Refia ' s hair costs 100 crystals and her clothes cost 480 crystals .