Elder of Narshe

The Elder of Narshe is a non-playable character in Final Fantasy VI.

Appearance and Personality
The Elder of Narshe is an old man who dresses in green. He has white hair and a mustache.

The Elder is the advisor of the Narshe residents, and runs the Narshe guards. A pragmatic and wise leader, he believes the town should stay out of external conflicts, as it is a coal-mining town, and providing either the Empire or the Returners would draw them into a war. This desire is threatened when the townspeople dig up a frozen esper in the mines, drawing attention from both groups. He cares deeply about his people, and is reluctant to let his Narshe guards spill their blood in a war against the Empire. However, he also understands and sympathize with the Returners and their cause, and cares more about practical outcomes than he does about ideology. The people of Narshe hold him to a high esteem, and trust his judgment.

Story
Although the Raid on Narshe clearly demonstrates that the Empire won't respect Narshe's neutrality, the Siege of Doma and its consequences strenghtens his skepticism of standing up against the Empire. When Banon, the leader of the Returners, confronts him in person, the Elder refuses to participate, but accepts the help of the Returners in protecting the town from an Imperial attack lead by Kefka. The attack makes him doubt his policy of neutrality, and he spends an extended period in his home contemplating whether war has become inevitable. After the Returners raid the Magitek Research Facility at Vector, they return to Narshe to find the Elder and the town have agreed to support the Returners in a joint attack on Vector. A plan is made in which Terra Branford would go to the Esper World and ask the espers for help, hoping that their combined forces could beat the Empire. The espers lose control of their powers as they enter the human world, and fly off and decimate Vector. The Imperial army retreats as Returners and Narshe guards occupy the city, and Emperor Gestahl surrenders to the allied forces hoping they can stop the espers from causing further destruction.

The Elder is never seen again and it is unknown what became of him after the end of the world as Narshe becomes overrun by monsters in the World of Ruin.

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