Rean Schwarzer/Història

### Rerefons

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En Rean Schwarzer va néixer el maig de 1187 del calendari septià, fill d'un oficial de l'exèrcit, en Giliath Osborne i la seva dona, la Kasia.

   En Rean va créixer a Heimdallr durant la seva tendra infantesa, on vivia feliç amb els seus pares. La seva vida tranquil·la es va aturar en sec quan el General Rudolf Arundel i la seva facció de nobles de l'exèrcit imperial van prendre una postura proguerra per aconseguir fama. L'Osborne va descobrir els seus plans, però l'únic que va poder fer va ser advertir els seus companys oficials.

La facció de l'Arundel va respondre atacant la seva casa dels afores de Heimdallr amb el que semblava un cos de jaegers. Van calar foc casa seva ben entrada la nit. L'Osborne va afanyar-se a tornar a casa i va trobar en Rean, ferit de mort, amb runes que se li havien clavat prop del cor. La mare d'en Rean, amb el seu darrer alè, va suplicar a l'Osborne que almenys sobrevisqués el seu fill.

L'Osborne va suplicar, si no a la deessa, a un dimoni, que algú salvés el seu fill. L'Ishmelga va aparèixer, dient que havia estat esperant durant dos segles que aquelles paraules sortissin de la seva boca. L'Osborne va sacrificar la ment i el cos per convertir-se en l'Invocador del Paladí d'Eben. A canvi, l'Ishmelga va salvar la vida d'en Rean, trasplantant-li el cor de l'Osborne, gràcies al seu pacte.**Vet aquí el final dels espòilers!**

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Després de fugir de l'escena del crim, l'Osborne va contactar amb el seu amic d'infantesa, en Teo Schwarzer; era el primer cop que parlaven en tres anys:

Així, va dir a en Teo on havia abandonat en Rean. En Teo va córrer fins a on es trobava, i es va adonar del dolor que l'Osborne devia sentir com a pare únic. L'Osborne va dir fluixet a en Rean:

**Vet aquí el final dels espòilers!**

El Baró de Schwarzer va portar en Rean a casa seva i va criar-lo amb la seva dona, la Lucia, i la seva filla que aleshores tenia tres anys, l'Elise. Com que en Rean no tenia records abans que l'abandonessin, no sabia si havia nascut noble, plebeu o si tan sols venia d'Erebònia. Això va crear controvèrsia entre els nobles propers al baró i van escampar-se rumors que en Rean era el seu fill bord. Malgrat això, la família Schwarzer sempre es va portar bé amb en Rean i sempre li va donar suport durant la seva criança.

L'any 1196, amb nou anys, en Rean va patir un incident traumàtic. Quan un monstre va amenaçar la seva germana adoptiva, una ràbia extrema es va apoderar d'ell. Una mena de poder, referit com a **poder demoníac**, es va apoderar del seu cap i va fer-lo matar la bèstia sense cap mena de mirament. Aleshores, en Rean va començar a tenir por d'ell mateix. Tot i que va créixer estimat pels qui l'envoltaven, va començar a sentir una culpa immensa envers la seva família adoptiva, creient que era una càrrega.

L'any següent, el 1197, en Yun Ka-fai va fer d'en Rean el seu deixeble. En Yun Ka-fai li va ensenyar l'escola d'esgrima Una Espasa-Vuit Fulles, amb la intenció que en Rean pogués, tard o d'hora, superar la seva por i dominés el seu poder. Malauradament, en Rean va ser-ne incapaç i en Yun Ka-Fai va aturar l'entrenament en sec, tot i que va concedir a en Rean el títol de Principiant.

### *Trails of Cold Steel*

Com que no sap què fer amb la seva vida, en Rean decideix apuntar-se a l'Acadèmia Militar de Thors l'any 1204, volent distanciar-se de la seva família adoptiva, sent la seva finalitat incorporar-se a l'exèrcit. Allà el col·loquen a la Classe VII i l'envien a diferents ubicacions, com a treball de camp. En Rean és l'únic membre de la classe que no s'apunta a cap extraescolar. En lloc d'això, la majoria del temps ajuda el Consell d'Estudiants amb les peticions que reben de l'acadèmia i Trista.

Tot i haver tingut al començament alguna picabaralla amb algun dels seus companys, en Rean s'acaba avenint amb tots a la llarga. També s'avé molt amb els membres prototip de la Classe VII.

Durant la visita a Ymir de la Classe VII per fer un petit repòs, en Teo Schwarzer dona a en Rean un pergamí de nivell intermedi de part d'en Yun Ka-fai.

A la nit del 127è festival de l'Acadèmia Militar de Thors, una setmana abans de la Guerra Civil d'Erebònia, en Rean i els seus companys superen la prova de Loa Erebonius i descobreixen en Valimar, el Paladí Cendrós, a les profunditats de l'Antic edifici de l'escola.

La vida pacífica d'en Rean a l'acadèmia es veu truncada el 30 d'octubre de 1204. La Classe VII està escoltant a la ràdio el discurs nacional del canceller Osborne sobre a la declaració d'independència il·legítima de Crossbell i la destrucció de la Fortalesa Garrèlia, quan el canceller rep un tret per part del líder del Front d'Alliberament Imperial, en C, que era en realitat el company d'en Rean, en Crow Armbrust. Commocionats per aquest gir dels esdeveniments, la Classe VII és testimoni de com l'Aliança Noble pren el control de Heimdallr en una revolta i marxen a envair Trista.

Fora els murs de Trista, la Classe VII combat contra els Soldats Pànzer invasors. Són arraconats per l'Spiegel de la Scarlet i quan en Rean està a punt de fer servir el seu poder demoníac, sent una veu incorpòria que li diu: "cobegeu poder?". Aleshores tot el que l'envolta desapareix i en Rean es troba en un lloc fosc, amb la veu que li demana que estableixin un pacte. Llavors, de la foscor apareix la Celine, que amb una veu humana explica a en Rean que ha de cridar el nom que va conèixer durant la prova de Loa Erebonius: Valimar. El poder del Paladí Diví es fa palès quan en Rean agafa les regnes d'en Valimar i supera la Scarlet sense cap dificultat.

Aquesta victòria, però, no dura gaire perquè arriba en Crow Armbrust al camp de batalla. En Crow revela que és l'Invocador de l'Ordine, el Paladí d'Atzur. Amb tres anys d'experiència a sobre, en Crow ascendeix l'Ordine a una segona forma i venç el seu antic company sense gaire esforç. En Valimar aconsella que facin una retirada tàctica immediatament i la Celine, la copilot d'en Rean, mana al Paladí Diví que s'allunyi tant com pugui del camp de batalla. Després de les paraules de comiat de la persona amb qui en Rean va estar a la foguera del festival, en Valimar fa cap a la Serra Eisengard, posant fi a *Trails of Cold Steel*.

### *Trails of Cold Steel II*

En Rean despertant-se, al cap d'un mes, marca el començament de *Trails of Cold Steel II*. Emprenyat i inquiet, ignora els comentaris de la Celine i fa camí avall per la serra d'Eisengard. Un Cavaller Màgic li barra el pas, i com que en Valimar té el mannà esgotat, en Rean es veu obligat a lluitar contra el gòlem sol. Abans que tot se'n vagi en orris, en Toval Randonneur apareix i el salva, i tot seguit se'ls uneixen l'Elise i la princesa Alfin.

Tots tres l'acompanyen fins a Ymir, on es reuneix amb els seus pares. Allà l'informen que la guerra civil fa un mes que va començar i en Rean es comença a preocupar molt pels seus amics de la Classe VII. L'endemà els Jaegers del Nord, contractats per la Província de Kreuzen, ataquen Ymir i fereixen greument en Teo. En Rean, que tot just havia tornat de la gorja, reacciona a la situació desencadenant el seu poder demoníac, fins que l'Elise li para els peus. L'Altina Orion, una agent de l'Aliança Noble, aconsegueix segrestar la germana d'en Rean i la princesa. L'endemà, en Rean i en Toval es posen en marxa per buscar els companys de la Classe VII.

Gràcies a poder accedir als Camins Espirituals amb en Valimar i a l'ajuda d'en Toval, la Claire Rieveldt i la Sharon Kreuger, en Rean aconsegueix trobar i aplegar la Classe VII sencera (exceptuant en Crow) en deu dies. Poc temps després de la seva reunió, l'Aliança Noble envaeix Ymir i convida en Rean a pujar a bord de la seva nau capitana, la Pantagruel. El seu objectiu de fer que en Rean s'uneixi a la seva causa s'esguerra quan en Rean decideix esmunyir-se a la cambra on l'Alfin era confinada i prova d'escapar-se amb ella de la Pantagruel. Amb el seu poder demoníac minvant, els membres més forts de l'Aliança aconsegueixen parar-li els peus. En Rean es troba en un atzucac, però de sobte apareix el príncep Olivert Reise Arnor a bord de la Coratjosa. La Vita Clotilde considera que el millor per als dos bàndols és que cadascú vagi per camins diferents.

L'endemà, el príncep Olivert confia la Coratjosa a la Classe VII i transfereix el càrrec de capità d'en Victor S. Arseid a la Towa Herschel. La tripulació original, més en Toval, la Claire i la Sharon, decideix que els altres estudiants de Thors s'encarregarien de l'est d'Erebònia mentre ells es dirigirien a l'oest. Amb en Rean com a líder, la Coratjosa accepta peticions per tot Erebònia de l'est, i fins i tot el grup visita Àlster a l'Erebònia occidental.

El 30 de desembre del 1204, dos mesos d'haver començat la guerra civil, la Classe VII torna a Trista i l'allibera de la influència dels nobles. L'acadèmia la vigila l'Orde del Lleó, estudiants d'origen noble sota el lideratge d'en Patrick T. Hyarms.

The following morning, all students of Thors prepare themselves for the invasion of Karel Imperial Villa, where Emperor Eugent Reise Arnor III, Empress Priscilla, Heimdallr Governor Carl Regnitz and Elise are being held. The moment they manage to liberate the imperial family, the Infernal Castle appears where the Valflame Palace was originally situated.

The missing member of the imperial family, Crown Prince Cedric Reise Arnor, is kept on the throne room of the castle. After emerging victorious against Vita Clotilde and Crow Armbrust, Rean summons Valimar for his final duel against the Crow-piloted Ordine. Rean wins the duel and both Crow and Vita prepare to withdraw when Duke Croire de Cayenne, insists to continue their operation and forces Cedric into Testa-Rossa, the Vermillion Knight. Its contact with the imperial family's blood triggers its curse and it transforms into the catastrophic Vermillion Apocalypse. Joining forces, Rean and Crow manages to defeat the calamity, but at a high cost. With its final attack, the Vermillion Apocalypse pierces Crow's chest, fatally wounding him.

In a dazzling turn of events, Noble Alliance chief of staff Rufus Albarea reveals himself to be the primary member of the Ironbloods, after which Osborne reveals himself to be alive. He instructs Rufus to invade Crossbell and takes over Ouroboros's Phantasmal Blaze Plan. Rean rushes toward the chancellor, grabbing his collar and asking why he is still alive.

Rufus places his hand on Rean's shoulder, reminding him that he played an important factor in the decisions he made. Rean had remembered that before being adopted by the Schwarzers, he was dropped off in the snow by a man whose face he could no longer recognize. It was at this moment that it dawned upon him that the father who abandoned him twelve years prior was Giliath Osborne, who confirmed his parentage.

Osborne soon proclaims Rean to be the hero who ended the civil war, and grants him the title of Ashen Chevalier. Rean initially falls into a depressive state due to not being able to uphold his promise to Towa, but is lifted out of it with support from his friends. Ultimately, Rean chooses to serve in the army as an officer despite his initial reservations, but does so since he knows that it will at least allow him to save some lives. He partakes in annexing Crossbell, simply doing his duties as asked.

During his time in Crossbell as a military officer, he ends up working with Altina, and saved Juna Crawford and her siblings from a Republican gunship. He also crosses paths with Lloyd Bannings in the Geofront.

### *Trails of Cold Steel III*

While all of the members of the rest of Class VII go their own ways, Rean decides to complete his second year and graduate from the academy. During his second year, he develops a close bond with Patrick, who graduates with him. After graduating and during his second year, despite rejecting offers to join the Imperial Army of Erebonia, he still accepts orders from the Imperial government due to his altruistic nature, often working alongside Altina.

During these orders, Rean notices that his ogre power becomes gradually stronger. He participated in the Northern War; when Ouroboros unleashed a swarm of archaisms, Rean lost control of his power when he unleashed it in a desperate (yet successful) effort to keep the archaisms from harming any civilians. After this incident, Rean decided no longer to rely on the power. (Later in S.1206, he slowly regained control of it thanks to he help of a pendant he received from Emma Millstein, and special training from her familiar, Celine.)

Shortly after graduating, in the spirit of his endeavors with Class VII, Rean decides to become an instructor at the newly-established Thors Branch Campus. His coworkers include Towa, his old upperclassman; Randy Orlando, who despite being an SSS member and Lloyd's partner quickly befriends Rean; Michael Irving, the stern captain of the RMP; and Aurelia Le Guin, the famed general of the former Noble Alliance.

Rean becomes the homeroom teacher of **New Class VII**, specializing in Special Operations. It initially consists of three students; Juna, whom he had unknowingly saved before, Kurt Vander, who joined the branch campus per his brother's request, and Altina, his former associate who chose to follow Rean to protect him from his ogre power. Rean's excellent grades as a student in the main academy allows him to convey the particulars of his subject, imperial history, with ease, and he does his best to look after his students.

The school must go through periodic field exercises, all of which (just like Rean's field studies during his time as a student) end up involving some degree of danger, specifically at the hands of Ouroboros agents. During Rean's field studies, he reunites with his former friends from the original Class VII to see what they've been up to, and also meets a number of new allies outside of Class VII, old and new. During the field studies, Rean is constantly perplexed by the identity of an enigmatic man known as Azure Siegfried, who looks and sounds almost exactly like the supposedly-deceased Crow. In-between the second and third field studies, two more students are transferred to Rean's class: Musse Egret, a well-informed noble girl with a large crush on Rean, and Ash Carbide, a wise but arrogant young man with an agenda.

In the final field study at Heimdallr, Emperor Eugent Reise Arnor III informs Rean of the truth about the Erebonian Curse, a malicious presence in the country responsible for much of its militaristic history. Soon afterwards, Ash, controlled by this same curse, shoots and nearly kills the Emperor. This leads to the appearance of the Gral of Erebos, and the shooting is framed by Osborne and his Ironbloods as an attack by a Calvardian spy that is used to gather support for the war. With the help of both Old and New Class VII - minus the arrested Ash, the kidnapped Altina, and Millium who stands with her fellow Ironbloods - Rean leads a charge into the Gral. On the way, they make it past Ouroboros agents, jaegers, Siegfried, and the Ironbloods. By the time they reach the bottom of the Gral, only he, Juna, Kurt and Musse remain.

Here, they confront Osborne and Black Alberich, the chief of the Gnomes, as well as Cedric who holds the kidnapped Altina captive. After battling the Nameless One, the purpose behind Altina's capture is made clear; she, along with Millium, is one of two beings created by the Black Workshop who is suitable for being destroyed to unleash the curse. To prevent Altina from having to be sacrificed, Millium steps in and allows herself to be murdered by the beast - this creates the Sword of the End. Seeing Millium die in front of him sends Rean into an berserk state; he (with Valimar) takes the sword, and his power now out of control, he slaughters the beast. The death of the beast causes the Great Twilight, an event that was instrumental in gathering public support for the Great War and amplified the curse's power.

Afterwards, an enraged Rean motions to attack Osborne and Alberich, but he is restrained by Crow (who has now regained his memories), Rutger, and Arianrhod, all of whom call their Divine Knights. Cedric and Osborne now summon their own Divine Knights, making six present. For a moment, Rean's senses return and he wonders what he has just done. The game ends with Osborne holding Rean in his grasp, declaring that he will now "write the end to this wretched fairy tale".

### *Trails of Cold Steel IV*

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Following his capture by Osborne, Rean is imprisoned in the Black Workshop in preparation as the Sacrifice, becoming increasingly deranged in the process. After tracking down the whereabouts of the workshop, Original and New Class VII invade the workshop using Spirit Paths from Eryn. Their presence manages to trigger something within Rean to break free from his shackles as Celine accompanies him out of concern, upon which they bump into Crow and Duvalie, who have decided to defect. Rean heads for Valimar, where he runs into his students, but ignores their presence until he realizes they intend to get in his way. After being weakened, Rean hears the thoughts of his students and friends, realizing that they care about him as he returns to normal, although his hair and eyes remain white and red respectively.

Following their escape from the workshop, Rean asks Crow and Duvalie to join, but they both refuse, with Crow stating that their Rivalry will begin soon. The witches of Eryn also give him a new uniform to help suppress his ogre power, seeing that his previous one is damaged beyond repair. Confronting Crow and Duvalie at Bryonia Island, Rean attempts to convince Crow once more, but he refuses. He and Valimar emerge victorious from the Rivalry, but refuses to absorb Ordine, as it would kill Crow. This prompts Crow to join him, along with a reluctant Duvalie.

Together with his classmates, friends and students, Rean accepts Musse's invitation to join a secret meeting on the Pantagruel. There he meets Estelle Bright and reconciles with Lloyd Bannings. He also meets with Cassius, who informs him of an upcoming trial given to him by the master which he will address when the time was right. Afterward, Rean decides to join Prince Olivert Reise Arnor's Radiant Wings movement. He helps in repelling the joint Ouroboros and Red Constellation attack, later scolding Musse for attempting a reckless solution to resolve the situation.

Before the Great War began, Rean went with his friends and allies to Mishelam Wonderland, spending what he initially believed to be his final day without any regrets. Cassius, seeing that Rean was ready, began the trial that Yun Ka-fai had prepared. Rean successfully completed his trial and is granted the title of Divine Blade, but is unable to decide on a suffix to go alongside it.

During this time, Rean prevails against the other Awakeners. However, by winning his final battle against Ishmelga he takes over not only its power, but also the curse. There are two outcomes:

In the Normal Ending, Rean, Crow and Millium sacrifice themselves by taking the curse into outer space and return to earth as nothing but feathers. Meeting certain requirements enables the True Ending.

In the True Ending, Rean uses the Earthen Prison he received from Argres to separate himself from the curse, prompting Ishmelga to manifest as an incomplete Great One. Together with Original and New Class VII, the members of the Liberlian Bracer Guild, and the Special Support Section, he defeats Ishmelga-Loge, who attempts to flee as a thought-form; Rean pursues and destroys it. Osborne then appears one last time to have a brief but heartfelt talk with his son. Before they exchange their farewells, Osborne reminds Rean of the letter he received from Yun Ka-fai a couple of months prior:
> In this time of turbulence, become that flashing blade which illuminates the darkness, even if for the briefest moment. I believe you and those comrades whose souls are intertwined with yours are capable of this.
>
>

Having defeated the curse and with it, the origin of his ogre power, his hair color and eyes returns to normal. He resumes his duties at Thors Branch Campus and attends the wedding of Olivert Reise Arnor and Scherazard Harvey.

During the aftermath of the normal ending, Rean and Ishmelga fought over control of bodies, and soon became an unique existence.

**Vet aquí el final dels espòilers!**

### *Trails into Reverie*

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Rean resumed his duties as Class VII's instructor following the end of the Great War. As Valimar disappeared with the other Divine Knights, Rean was provided with an experimental Tyrfing S unit, developed by Makarov, his former instructor at the main academy.

In part due to Elysium, Rean somehow regained traits similar to those when he was the Sacrifice, mostly some of his hair being white and his left eye turning yellow. While investigating the Supreme Leader, Rean also came upon a simulacrum of himself that resembled him if Ishmelga had fully taken over, who operated Zoa-Gilstein, the eighth Divine Knight. The encounter with his copy allowed him to realize the true essence of the enemy, and he worked with both Lloyd and Rufus' teams to resolve the situation.

**Vet aquí el final dels espòilers!**

## Referències

### Notes

1. ↑ A la versió japonesa del joc, el nom d'en Rean està entre cometes.
2. ↑ A *Trails of Cold Steel II*, l'any 1204, es diu que havia passat "fa 8 anys".
3. ↑ A *Trails of Cold Steel II*, el 5 de desembre, en Bleublanc diu que han passat "2 mesos" de l'últim cop que van parlar, donant a entendre que el viatge a Ymir va ser aproximadament el 5 d'octubre.
4. ↑ Estrictament, en Valimar va ser descobert el següent dia, el 24 d'octubre, ja que ja havien passat les dotze tocades.
5. ↑ Té lloc almenys 15 dies després que la Classe VII torna a entrar en acció. *Trails of Cold Steel II* no esmenta en cap moment els fets d'Àlster, però tant *Trails of Cold Steel III* com *Trails of Cold Steel IV* sí.
6. ↑ The requirement that must be met is having met with Argres. This encounter can be done either as a hidden quest during *Trails of Cold Steel IV*, Final: "Scattered Petals, Dying Flames" or after accessing the portal at the base of Tuatha de Danann after having reached the Normal Ending.

### Videojocs

1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 1,6 1,7 *Trails of Cold Steel III*, Capítol 4: "Heimdallr radiant", 07/17.
2. ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 *Trails of Cold Steel IV*, Acte 3: "Seekers of the Dawn", 08/27.
3. ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 *Trails of Cold Steel III*, Capítol 3: "Batecs d'acer", 06/10.
4. ↑ 4,0 4,1 *Trails of Cold Steel II*, Pròleg: "The Depths of Despair", 11/30.
5. ↑ *Trails of Cold Steel*, Capítol 1: "Unconventional Studies", 04/24.
6. ↑ 6,0 6,1 *Trails of Cold Steel II*, Pròleg: "The Depths of Despair", 11/29.
7. ↑ *Trails of Cold Steel*, Capítol 6: "Progressive Chaos", 09/26.
8. ↑ *Trails of Cold Steel II*, Intermission: "Aboard the Pantagruel", 12/12.
9. ↑ 9,0 9,1 *Trails of Cold Steel II*, Pre-Story, Intermission.
10. ↑ *Trails of Cold Steel II*, Intermission: "Aboard the Pantagruel", 12/05.
11. ↑ *Trails of Cold Steel*, Final Capítol: "Put to the Test", 10/23.
12. ↑ 12,0 12,1 *Trails of Cold Steel*, Final Capítol: "Put to the Test", 10/30.
13. ↑ *Trails of Cold Steel II*, Intermission: "Aboard the Pantagruel", 12/13.
14. ↑ *Trails of Cold Steel II*, Act 2: "The Awakening Lions", 12/13.
15. ↑ *Trails of Cold Steel III*, Pre-story.
16. ↑ 16,0 16,1 *Trails of Cold Steel III*, Capítol 1: "Reunió", 04/15.
17. ↑ *Trails of Cold Steel II*, Act 2: "The Awakening Lions", 12/15.
18. ↑ *Trails of Cold Steel IV*, Acte 3: "Seekers of the Dawn", 08/29.
19. ↑ *Trails of Cold Steel IV*, Acte 2: "Guiding Starlight", 08/22.
20. ↑ *Trails of Cold Steel II*, Final: "Forward, Relentlessly", 12/30.
21. ↑ 21,0 21,1 21,2 21,3 *Trails of Cold Steel II*, Final: "Forward, Relentlessly", 12/31.
22. ↑ *Trails of Cold Steel IV*, Final: "Scattered Petals, Dying Flames", 09/01.

### Obres complementàries

1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 *Trails of Cold Steel*, Memoir: "Returning Home", Official translation. Memoirs.
2. ↑ *Trails of Cold Steel II*, Memoir: "The Remote Town of Alster", Official translation. Memoirs.

### Japonès

1. ↑ 鬼の力
2. ↑ 大地の檻