Lefance (Ys IV: Mask of the Sun)

Lefance is a posthumous character in Ys IV: Mask of the Sun.
==Appearance==
Lefance was a man with bluish-grey hair and dressed in gold armor.
==Biography==
After the Eldeen were discovered to enslave and eat people, Lefance arrived with five disciples to lead mankind to victory. At the end of the war, mankind claimed the three eyes and sank the Eldeen’s city beneath the earth. Lefance issued a decree that the survivors are to be confined to one sanctified area, the Sacred Stormvale and the Eldeen must live there along with those who safeguard it. It is because of mankind that the winged ones survived. Before his death, Lefance etched a warning in the ruins in the event the ancient city was to be restored after his death, the warning was etched on the mural of his five disciples. The sage relays this story to Adol and tells him to seek the assistance of Lefance before this event is repeated. In order to carry this out, the sage ordered Adol to find Lefance’s sword in the Mountain of Flame.
After Adol gets the sword, the Sage sends him to Lefance’s tomb where he meets the spirit of the hero who welcomes him and is grateful for his faith in the warning Lefance wrote. Lefance also tells Adol of the task he (Lefance) had for guarding the seal for all the years he had been alive.
Since Lake Celceta changed to crimson and will turn black soon, the time has come for him and his disciples. He tells Adol that the ancient city is stirring in its womb and someone is leading the rebirth. If this comes to pass, the world will be wiped out in favor of an endless age of darkness.
Lefance’s search for a hero to prevent this lead to the stories of Adol’s accomplishments in Ys. It was revealed it was Lefance that guided Leeza’s letter in a bottle to Adol. Lefance explains that if the Ancients were even sealed away again, they would escape the bonds. Lefance tells Adol they must break the seal so they would be able to enter the very heart of the city and the evil lurking there.
Lefance tells Adol the focus of the power keeping the city abound was an altar on a mountain path on the border. He also tells Adol to find the golden pedestal he sold in the first game and plant the sword into the gold pedestal. After Adol buys back the pedestal, he places the pedestal on the altar and strikes it with the sword. This summons the ancient city and Adol heads there to save Lillia.
When Karna and her companions couldn’t open the door, Lefance ordered Adol to enter Iris Tower to find another way. After Adol slays a transformed Gruda, Lefance informs Adol that the final battle is near and must wear Lefance’s equipment into it.
Before the battle, Lefance communicates with Adol to tell him to bravely stand his ground as Eldeel does not possess the entirety of the ancients’ power.
==Gallery==
Lefance Statue - SNES.png|Statue of Lefance
Category:Posthumous
Category:Big Good
Category:Fighters
Category:Video Game Heroes
Category:Fantasy Heroes