Semih Lafihna Semih Lafihna is a non - playable Mithra Ranger in " Final Fantasy XI " . She is captain of the Federation of Windurst ' s Sibyl Guards , a secretive unit closely tied to the Star Sibyl herself . It is rumored that Semih will become the next chieftainess of Windurst ' s Mithra . Story . Semih Lafihna was a child during the Crystal War . Her mother traveled to Mindartia as one of many Mithra Mercenaries hired to defend Windurst against the Yagudo Theomilitary . As Semih was too young to be left alone and the Federation was in danger of being overrun , she was delivered to Jeuno for safekeeping . Some time after the Battle of Windurst , Semih ' s twinstone earring , a bauble which distinguishes Mithran mother - daughter pairs , was exchanged with another . She was then carried to Heaven ' s Tower in Windurst and added to a group of Mithra children already assembling there . These girls had all been orphaned in the recent fighting and the Star Sibyl had committed to raising them within the Great Star Tree itself . The children ' s names and parentage were collected so that the information could be shared with the Mithran homeland . Only Semih ' s parents were unrecorded . Over the next twenty years the orphans became the Sibyl Guard . Semih Lafihna , the best among them , became their leader and the Star Sibyl ' s right hand . As a force nurtured by Heaven ' s Tower for the defense of Heaven ' s Tower , they were trusted with a variety of national security issues . They sometimes found themselves disrespected by other Mithra , however , as they had been raised by Tarutaru rather than traditional huntresses . Present Day . Semih Lafihna is given leave to investigate a strange creature called the bearer of darkness that has been spotted around Vana ' diel . She follows word of the shadowy entity to Ranguemont Pass , where a San d ' Orian knight claimed to have cut it with his blade . Unable to find evidence of this encounter , she continues to Jugner Forest to interview a merchant who also reported a sighting . While exploring the forest Semih meets a messenger from Windurst . This envoy provides not only a sample of glittering sand from the bearer of darkness but also a twinstone earring sent by Chieftainess Perih Vashai . Puzzled by this second item , Semih is suddenly confronted by Sin Hunter Shikaree M . The tracker claims that Semih is the daughter of Nhev Befrathi , a former chieftainess sentenced to death for her sins , and therefore subject to execution herself . Shikaree cites Semih ' s adoption by Heaven ' s Tower , unrecorded parents , and apparent last - minute effort to swap earrings as proof of her guilt . To drive the point home she releases a trio of king ' s tear moths , which are naturally drawn to sinners . The moths ignore Semih and Shikaree M finds herself in an awkward position . Apologizing tersely , the hunter parts ways with the increasingly perplexed Sibyl Guard . With some trace of the bearer of darkness already in hand , Semih decides to return home and consult Chieftainess Vashai . She arrives to see the Sin Hunter parting the chieftainess ' company . Speaking as a keeper of the peace , Semih demands to know if the sinner ' s daughter still lives and whether Perih Vashai had concealed her from the trackers ' justice . The elder Mithra is uncooperative , however , and Semih takes the opportunity to assert that she has no interest in becoming chieftainess if Perih is found guilty . As word spreads that Shikaree M also searches for the Bow of Light and that Perih Vashai may be keeping the cursed weapon for herself , Semih discusses the matter with her fellow Sibyl Guards . All of them remember the bow being used to save them during the Crystal War . Heaven ' s Tower had adopted them in part to control the spread of information about the weapon . Semih has no recollection of these events , however , instead recalling only that her twinstone earring had once been switched . Having almost convinced herself that she is the sinner ' s daughter , Semih again interrogates Chieftainess Vashai . Perih swears that Semih has drawn the wrong conclusion . Conceding that the guard captain deserves an answer , the chieftainess directs her to a witness in Mhaura that can tell her about the twinstone earring which she had earlier received by messenger . Hastening to the Buburimu Peninsula , Semih learns that the delivered earring was the one that had been taken from her as a child . Her mother had given her own earring to the sinner ' s daughter to help the girl escape and had Semih ' s matching trinket removed . The witness then tells Semih to seek the other half of her earring in the Northlands . In Xarcabard , Semih finds a strangely glowing arrow stuck in a monster and suspects that the Bow of Light may be nearby . While peering into a cave she is nearly struck by a similar arrow from the darkness . Semih returns fire and her unseen target recognizes the style of her arrow as belonging to Perih Vashai ' s tribe . The assailant then reveals herself as Syu Befrathi , the sinner ' s daughter . Syu explains that Windurst ' s chieftainess had helped her escape to the Northlands with the Bow of Light so that the Sin Hunters might never find them . It had been Nhev Befrathi ' s intention to return the cursed weapon to the land where the magicite at its core had originated . Syu had not only complied with this wish but also managed to separate the magicite from the bow . She gives Semih the disabled weapon in the interest of placating the Sin Hunters . She also surrenders the twinstone earring she had been given during the Crystal War . The earring matches Semih ' s original . Semih delivers the Bow of Light to a pleased Shikaree M , who immediately set outs for the Mithran homeland . The Sibyl Guard then turns to Perih Vashai , who expresses regret at erasing the existence of her own daughter to save Syu Befrathi . Having at last confirmed the chieftainess to be her mother , Semih finds herself momentarily lost for words . With her duties awaiting her , Semih simply promises to visit Perih again and departs . The guard captain soon finds herself increasingly frustrated by the reckless antics of Orastery Minister Ajido - Marujido . He runs off with a valuable text , attempts to sneak past her subordinates in Heaven ' s Tower , and even conducts a private audience with the Yagudo king . As a result Semih has the minister closely followed . Eventually he is caught breaking into the Full Moon Fountain , the most strictly forbidden location in the Federation . With the Star Sibyl ' s permission Semih takes Ajido - Marujido into custody , confiscates his ministry ring , and imprisons him in a dungeon that drains magical powers . Containing the rogue minister is only one of many problems facing the Sibyl Guard , however . Semih therefore turns her attention to the hostile Cardian s roaming the Horutoto Ruins . She attempts to eradicate them herself but has the misfortune of encountering their Aces . These powerful automatons easily capture Semih and ramble on about their glorious leader while deciding how to deal with her . When an adventurer comes looking for the guard captain the Aces elect to start killing before any additional reinforcements arrive . The homicidal Cardians suspend the assault when their so - called king , Joker , unexpectedly intervenes . He knows that the adventurer has come as part of Doctor Shantotto ' s plan to rescue Ajido - Marujido and orders Semih to relinquish the ring she carries . Joker then advises her to defend the Star Sibyl from the bearer of darkness and sets the befuddled Windurstians free . The bearer of darkness soon appears in Heaven ' s Tower and seals itself and the Star Sibyl inside her chambers . Unable to force the door open , Semih hurries to the dungeon to seek Ajido - Marujido ' s aid . He is already gone , however , and Semih deduces that his sister , Manustery Minister Apururu , had sprung him from jail using the ring that Joker had forced her to relinquish . She therefore hurries to the Manustery and calls Ajido - Marujido to the Star Sibyl ' s side . Breaking into the Vestal Chambers they see the bearer of darkness creeping toward the Star Sibyl . Ajido - Marujido hurls fire at the creature while Semih looses an arrow but neither attack affects it . The unstoppable apparition approaches the Star Sibyl , mumbles briefly , and vanishes . In its wake they realize that the entity somehow contains the power of Fenrir . Ajido - Marujido is permitted to investigate and Semih accepts the Star Sibyl ' s decision to pardon him . The Star Sibyl decides that she ' d like to visit the Full Moon Fountain and Semih escorts her there . Joker and his Cardians appear to interrupt their reminiscence , however , warping all the Sibyl Guards away and keeping the Star Sibyl for themselves . Unable to do anything else , Semih returns to Heaven ' s Tower and maintains control in the absence of her leader . The Yagudo catch wind of Windurst ' s situation and threaten to break their peace with the Federation unless concessions are made . Concerned that the Tarutaru will be too grief - stricken to defend the city if the Star Sibyl is lost , Semih meets Perih Vashai to prepare the Federation ' s Mithra forces for an attack . She then returns to the Full Moon Fountain with Ajido - Marujido and witnesses the extraordinary convergence of the bearer of darkness , Joker , and all the Cardians present . Their spirits become a single light and the Star Sibyl manipulates it to restore the Full Moon Fountain and revitalize Sarutabaruta . Semih Lafihna subsequently addresses the Yagudo and finds them less interested in making demands . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Semih makes an appearance in the " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " .