▁becomes ▁a ▁repository ▁of ▁knowledge ▁and ▁a ▁loyal ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁team . ▁He ▁f ights ▁with ▁a ▁cross bow . ▁His ▁home ▁town ▁is ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Dur an , ▁which ▁he ▁rel uct antly ▁reve als ▁as ▁the ▁party ▁searches ▁for ▁the ▁E ternal ▁Land ▁of ▁M ana , ▁and ▁his ▁full ▁name ▁is ▁Sir ▁Gh ale on ▁Ash ley ▁D els us ▁Del var ood . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁Dur an , ▁and ▁ran ▁away ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁Test ▁of ▁Par od ius , ▁the ▁test ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁next ▁village ▁chief , ▁which ▁he ▁passes ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Klein ▁and ▁friends . ▁ ▁N orn ▁is ▁a ▁cat g irl ▁who ▁is ▁an ▁app rent ice ▁mag ician ▁to ▁Z eld alia , ▁an ▁al chem ist ▁living ▁in ▁P oto ' s ▁Forest . ▁She ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁Z eld alia ▁at ▁a ▁young ▁age , ▁and ▁was ▁taught ▁many ▁mag ical ▁techniques . ▁Z eld alia ▁cast ▁a ▁spell ▁on ▁her ▁so ▁she ▁can ▁talk ▁to ▁the ▁party ▁while ▁N orn ▁travel s ▁with ▁Klein . ▁N orn ▁joins ▁the ▁party ▁after ▁she ▁ste als ▁Klein ' s ▁grand m other ' s ▁al ch emy ▁not ebook ▁and ▁leads ▁the ▁party ▁to ▁her ▁ment or . ▁She ▁frequently ▁displays ▁fat igue ▁or ▁hung er , ▁which ▁comes ▁off ▁as ▁more ▁cat like ▁than ▁human . ▁She ▁f ights ▁with ▁a ▁staff . ▁ ▁Ar lin ▁is ▁a ▁myster ious ▁s