Alhanalem Alhanalem , often nicknamed Al , is a playable Yuke magician from " " . He is also close friends to Meeth Crym , the twins Yuri and Chelinka , and their father Latov . Story . Prior to the twins ' birth , Alhanalem served under King Kolka alongside Meeth , Latov , and Aleria . He , Meeth , and Aleria were in charge of instructing young mages in the art of using crystals , of course that was until one of their students , Princess Tilika , had been captured by the Lunite agent Cu Chaspel and had selflessly sacrificed herself in order to save Sir Latov and Lady Aleria . Feeling guilt over her loss , Al , Meeth , Latov , and Aleria left the service of the king and settled down in a small village . Sometime after , Latov and Aleria were wed and soon enough , Aleria gave birth to the twins Yuri and Chelinka and Al became very ecstatic . Sadly , the joy was short lived as Cu Chaspel arrived on a stormy night to take the children away , but in act of desperation Aleria sacrificed her freedom in exchange for her children . As the years passed , the sadness Al held had been healed by the children ' s kind hearts and the children grew very close to him . He acted as a guardian of sorts to them , even teaching Chelinka about crystals after he realized the potential she possessed . He also took the children on a few of his expeditions to search for useful magical items . Despite the many years of joy that he spent alongside the twins , it all soon came to an end when Cu Chaspel returned once again to take Chelinka away , but thanks to the efforts of Sir Latov and Chelinka ' s Starsinger power they were able to prevent Chaspel from committing the act , but sadly at the cost of Chelinka ' s consciousness and her father ' s life . Sometime after or before the event Cu Chaspel had imprisoned Al inside a Red Crystal at the peak of Mount Vaal , were he remained for many years . Yuri , unable to leave his unconscious sister ' s side , was forced to stay by her side and was unable to help his dear friend , but after several years , Chelinka finally awoke and she and Yuri set out to Mount Vaal to save him . After braving the dangers of Mount Vaal and reaching the top , Yuri and Chelinka find that Alhanalem was encased in a red crystal . They break the crystal and Al , seemingly " controlled " attacked Yuri . After Yuri battle Al , he frees him . Alhanalem then agrees to travel alongside the twins . Alhanalem , Yuri , and Chelinka travel to Rebena Te Ra , where Alhanalem reveals to the castle guards and the twins that he was once a royal mage in the King ' s service . However , he is told by the guards that Alhanalem is already in the castle , and that the real Alhanalem is an impostor . The three are unable to convince the guards otherwise , so they look for other ways to get into the castle . The three overhear a pronouncement from the King about the dangers of Abyssus Forest . Yuri and Chelinka , against Al ' s warning , decide they should travel into the forest and gain information that would allow entry to the castle . When the party meets Gnash , Alhanalem heals him of this poison , prompting Gnash to join the party . After clearing the forest of monsters , the party returns to Rebena Te Ra and convince the guards to let them in . They discover the king does not remember Alhanalem at all , and retreats to his quarters . Alhanalem then confronts his impostor , who challenges him to bring proof of his identity . The party then travels to Rela Cyel . Alhanalem warns the rest of the party that the rain may cause the structure to collapse , words that are proven true shortly after meeting up with Meeth . In the Crystal Shaft , Alhanalem tells the story of he and Latov ' s evacuation of Rela Cyel . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Alhanalem appears in this " Final Fantasy " trading card game published by Square Enix in Japan with Lightning - elemental cards .