Jyabil Dawnfried

Jyabil Dawnfried is the older brother of Sodina Dawnfried and a powerful Spirit Blacksmith who agrees to mentor Meis Triumph.

## Role in the Game

Jyabil first appears after his sister Sodina had treated Meis Triumph who collapses from exhaustion when he first arrived at their town in Boyzby during his trip from his hometown of Kant since his hometown was attacked by the Dark Acolytes. Since Meis's Sword was broken in half, he asks Meis to find the special mineral at the ruins and he can use his broken sword to battle the monsters inside the ruins to find the special mineral which he accepts.

As Meis returns with the mineral, Jyabil was seen forging a sword while being watched by four other women and his sister Sodina. Because of their asking if their weapons are already ready, Jyabil apologizes and tells them to leave because he can't work while they are present. The four girls leave while they bumped into Meis while stating that they can't leave Jyabil behind and he was the reason of his popularity. This is where Sodina tells him that Meis will became his potential apprentice to become a Spirit Blacksmith. Jyabil initially refused stating that he can't teach them if they can't understand the Spirits. Sodina informs him that Meis is a family of blacksmiths which he tells Meis to get rest, promising to fix his broken sword. The next day, Jyabil finally trains Meis in forging weapons as he demonstrated how his forged weapons are embued with Spirits but when Meis forges his weapon, it does not have embued with Spirits which Sodina checks his forge weapon stating that her brother's forge weapon are much better. He watched when his sister remarks Meis about his efforts as well as it requires to check out girls, much to the latter's horrible shock. Jyabil also allows Meis to use his hammer since he strictly remarks at him for being disappointed. Despite his efforts, Jyabil thinks about Meis to concentrate and to know more about the Spirits before leaving.

After looking around the town, he tested Meis to prove his worth as a Spirit Blacksmith, leading to play the Forge mini-game where Jyabil explains the instructions in how to play the game and it has a time limit if Meis would follow Jyabil's demonstration in the mini-game. After clearing the mini-game, Jyabil gives Meis some advice in how to train his heart and mind before leaving. After giving errand to his sister and Meis, Jyabil asks them to go to Fort Teve to deliver the sword which they accepted. Following the assist from Muza Grifford in defending the fort against Dark Acolytes and their encounter with Schmidt, it reveals that Schmidt is Jyabil's senior apprentice and the very first apprentice before Meis. They also had a fall out between them when Schmidt wanted to learn the secret art from him which Jyabil response that he is not ready and tells him to go to the Misty Valley to see the reflection of himself with the Mirror of Souls. He also asks both Meis and Sodina to follow him. Unaware to Jyabil, Schmidt had a conversation with Shaft, one of the elites from the Dark Acolytes and was overheard by Meis. Once Meis and Sodina return to Boyzby which was now attacked by the Dark Acolytes, Jyabil battles Shaft in a sword fight and both were equally matched as Sodina was concerned over her brother upon seeing them. Jyabil shows to both Sodina and Meis by demonstating to summon the Odnis Organ and it's summoning abilities managed to defeat Shaft, causing him to escape. However, summoning the creature costs Jyabil's life as a high price causing both of them to come to his aid. Jyabil gave Meis his hammer because he is a potential spirit blacksmith and tells them to go to the Lucent Cave which is south of Boyzby to find the Sacred Altar which also keeps the one of the Holy Flames and he also tells both Meis and Sodina to look after each other before dying. In the aftermath of the attack and Jyabil's death, he was given a burial outside of their home and Sodina continues to mourn over his brother's loss. Meis tells her that they need to go to the Lucent Cave which he asked them to do before he died and Sodina accepts after remembering that Jyabil had taken her to the Sacred Altar to be cured from her illness using the Holy Flame.

### Legacy

Following Jyabil's death, he was mentioned by both Schmidt now known as the Dark Master when he kidnaps Sodina in order to forge a much stronger weapon and was sided with the Emperor and the Dark Acolytes and later Metalia. In the near climax of the game, Metalia informs Meis about Jyabil's current state and his death which he chooses Meis to lead him towards the Emperor and was knowledgable about the Emperor's evil ambitions and desire to become a God by collecting the five Holy Flames. He eventually sent this message after he died when he had intentions of revealing the hidden places within the five flames towards the Emperor and was a shock to Metalia about his decisions. She also tells Meis that Jyabil has the right decision to bring the entire world into Meis's hands. Later, the Guardian of the sixth altar resembles Jyabil in its spiritual form and was mistook by both Meis and Sodina due to Jyabil's physical resemblance. He also tells him that it was Jyabil who created the sixth altar and it was the final stand against the Emperor. He tested Meis's strength by defeating him in combat and was the one who can summon the Odnis Organ. With his defeat, he informs Meis that he had succeeded Jyabil's strength which allowing him to obtain the sixth and final Holy Flame to summon the Odnis Organ at his disposal and also informs Sodina about herself (since most creatures from the Holy Flame had noticed her true form) only to rebuff himself that she will know when the time comes and tells them both to believe in them before they are teleported to the Moon.