Talim

## Perosnal Info

Birthplace: Village of the Wind Deity, Visayan Islands
(Phillipines)

Birthdate: June 15, 1576

Age: 15

Gender: Female

Height: 4’8 (144)

Weight: 93 (42)

Weapon: Tonfa Blade

Weapon Name: Syi Salika, Loka Luha

Style: Wind Dance

Soul: Purity

## Stages

Village of the Wind (2)

Water Mill Valley (3)

Distant Marsh (4)

Sleeping Marsh (BD)

## Themes

Guided by the Wind (2)

Pure Breeze (3)

To the Wind (4-BD)

Sensing the calamitous presence of the shard in other places of the world as
well, Talim traveled to wherever the wind took her. She undoubtedly knew that
the world would soon be consumed by illness and death if the evil force
continued to spread. With that, Talim vowed to find all the fragments and
return them to their proper forms, and even though she was young and far away
from home, Talim bared no fear. She was aware of the wind surrounding her,
guiding her, and blessing her — knowing that as long as the precious wind
stayed with her, that she would be protected.

After growing accustomed to life in the watermill, a young man who went by
the name of Yun-Seong paid the place a visit — proudly announcing that
he was searching for clues regarding Soul Edge. Upon hearing this, Talim became
apprehensive of his further plans and warned the gentleman about the dangers of
the cursed blade. Yun-Seong was foolishly undaunted and chose to remain at the
watermill with the hopes of retrieving information about the sword. Over time,
Talim eventually grew to accept Yun-Seong and his upbeat attitude, deeming him
to possess no evil.

As days passed, Talim became concerned of the boy's worsening conditions.
Determined to cure him, she came up with the idea of passing the child's
sustained, evil energy through her own body and out into the currents of the
wind. Through days of treatment, the unhealthy power was released little by
little, but the impurities that stayed behind in Talim's body slowly piled up,
causing her ability to read the wind to gradually fade away. This was the utmost
heartbreaking to Talim — she was losing something that had always been with
her, something more important than words could express. Seeing her sink in
sorrow, Yun-seong said to her, "There are some things you can't do
anything about. When that happens, you just have to do what you can!" His
words were largely meaningless, but hearing him say them somehow gave her
courage.

Despite her best efforts to treat him, the boy's symptoms became even worse,
and he was running out of time. Talim pondered the risky idea of releasing the
evil from within his body all at once, but the boy refused. He did not wish to
harm anyone else with his hopeless infection. However, Yun-Seong stepped in and
used a comforting wit to eventually convince the child to agree and follow through
with the cure. And when the long ritual ended, not a single remnant of demonic
energy was left in either of their bodies. In the instant that Talim had opened
up the boundaries of her heart, something had exorcised the cursed power. After
watching over the boy to make sure he had recovered, Talim set out on a new
quest. Something awaited her in the west...

### Soul Calibur 4

During the treatment Talim had ensued to cure the small
child, she had a vision. In this vision, Talim saw amongst the high flying
winds an image of a beautiful, blue sword in a distant western land. Talim had
only glimpsed this sword for a mere moment upon saving the youth who was being
ravaged by Soul Edge, but this image had returned to her time and again during
her sleep; she knew it had to be important.

As Talim journeyed on, she once again met up with Yun-seong.
She had no doubt that he was still yearning for the sword of damnation in order
to protect his homeland, and she was almost positive that he did not know the
repercussions if he were to come in contact with the evil blade. Talim preached
to him day in and day out about the dangers of Soul Edge, but she was uncertain
if he had taken even one word seriously. Soon after, the two encountered
Yun-seong's kinswoman, Seong Mi-na. Mi-na shared the same views as Talim for
she tried to convince Yun-seong to return home as well. But, no matter how hard
the women tried, Yun-seong would not change his mind. And the following
morning, they would wake only to find that the young man had fled.

"He's headstrong," Talim explained to Mi-na
"but he's a good person. In the end, I'm sure he'll make the right
decision." Talim believed her words, but kept the thought of him making
the proper decision on his own to herself.

Talim and Mi-na soon parted ways, and the young priestess
carried on alone.

One night, as she gazed upon the sky, Talim beheld countless
lights shooting toward the west. It was an immaculate sight, but she could feel
the evil behind it. She concluded that Soul Edge had grown in power, and that
she did not have much time. From that night, the same, familiar vision visited
her more frequently. The sword whose power at first seemed so pure grew more
formidable before her, until finally it seemed capable of wiping all that
existed around it. Talim grew anxious; power that great could only warp the
balance of nature. As the winds circled the world, she could hear them
screaming.

## Endings

### Soul Calibur 2

In order to restore the world to its original state, Talim
returned the sword to its rightful place.

The hellfire lost its sustenance. In a blink of an eye, it
changed its form and scattered into the winds.

The spiritual energies led astray righted their course and
flowed toward this place.

Talim must have sensed the change in the winds, for she
looked to the sky and smiled.

### Soul Calibur 3

Talim is seen standing in a small field, holding Soul Edge in her hands. She
then raises the demonic blade high above her head in an attempt to purify it,
asking for the wind to lend her its strength. Suddenly, a tornado appears and
begins to spin around the young girl's frame.

#### A

Soul Edge gives Talim a small shock
as it flies from her grasp and is destroyed by the wind. Rather exhausted from
the ordeal, Talim then falls to her knees, panting weakly.

Soon after, she rises and looks to
sky. There, she sees a small group of birds flying past a windmill and smiles.

#### B

Soul Edge harmlessly rises from Talim's grip and is easily destroyed by the
force of the wind. Yun-seong then approaches Talim from behind and asks her if
it is over. "Yes...Now, finally" she replies weakly.

Afterwards, Talim loses her balance, for she had been weakened by the
ordeal. But before she falls, Yun-Seong catches her and wonders if she is
alright. Talim reassures him of her good health only to find that Yun-Seong is
now complaining. "Aww man... so Soul Edge is really gone?" He
laments. "You still haven't given up?" Talim says faintfully.

Now concerned, Talim starts yelling at Yun-Seong and tells him that it's *not*
okay. Yun-Seong will then change the subject and tell Talim that it's late, and
that they should begin to head back, running off before she can respond. Talim
will then shout "Hey, I'm still not done talking to you!" as she
chases after him.

### Soul Calibur 4

The two spirit swords fall from Algol's hands as he drops to
the ground. Talim then informs the Hero King that she does not blame him for
his past actions, and will not even question what the two swords are.
"However," she continues "they threaten the very fabric of
nature. So I'll return them to their true forms."

Talim then looks to Algol's troubled posture, stating that
she will restore him as well. As Algol raises his head to meet with Talim, he
becomes stunned, finding that she has resurrected his son, Arcturus. As the
father & son join hands the screen fades to white and Talim's voice is
heard. "Oh wind, I beg of you, bring peace and tranquility to all."

The text-only epilogue states: The world will now return to
its natural form and the cries of the winds have disappeared.