Alternis Dim

Alternis Dim is a non-playable character from Bravely Default. He is a member of the duchy of Eternia's Council of Six and is loyal to Braev Lee. He holds the Dark Knight asterisk.

Appearance and Personality
As a Dark Knight, Alternis wears a dark suit of armor; his helm usually obscures his face. He is a solemn warrior who takes his duties seriously. However, he appears to care for Edea Lee, whom he grew up with, very dearly. Despite this, Alternis is extremely loyal to the Templar, and carries out his orders with little hesitation.

Story
A short time in the past, Alternis became an officer in the forces of the Duchy of Eternia. During his travels, he kept a journal of his activities. One of his earlier assignments was overseeing the construction of the Eschalot, a airship, before delivering it to the Sky Knights. He later volunteered to go undercover to Caldisla to survey its defenses; in his undercover identity, he gains the trust of the citizens. During his stay, the Great Chasm opened up and swallowed the village of Norende. Alternis was responsible for rescuing Tiz Arrior, the village's only survivor. After two weeks, he returned to the Duchy. He was given a new mission to study the changes stemming from the Great Chasm.

While carrying out his orders, Alternis encounters the vestal's group at their stolen airship, the Eschalot. There, he incapacitated Tiz and attempted to capture Agnès Oblige, the Vestal of Wind. However, Edea recognizes him and confronts him. Surprised by Edea's treachery, he refuses to fight her and flees, though not before shattering the ship's skystone, rendering it earthbound and inhibiting their travels. Alternis would report to Eternia, where he reveals Edea's treason to the Council of Six. Two of the other members of the Council, Victor S. Court and Victoria F. Stein decide to go apprehend Edea and the Vestal themselves. When Alternis questions this action, Braev insists that anyone who assists the vestal must suffer.

After Agnès awakens all four crystals, Alternis awaits them at the Holy Pillar, with the goal of stopping them from completing the ritual. Alternis engages the vestal and her companions in battle, but is defeated. As he falls into the Holy Pillar, Alternis's face is revealed to be identical to Ringabel, the amnesiac young man who joined the Wind Vestal's party. After encountering another version of Alternis in the next world, Ringabel realize that he is an Alternis from another world that fell into the Holy Pillar after failing to protect Edea when she and her comrades were killed by Airy.

In the worlds that follow, Alternis's fate is altered. In the Third World, distressed over the death of his world's Edea, Alternis battles the Wind Vestal's party at Eternia Central Command and accepts his death. In the Fifth World, Alternis gathers all the leading members of Eternia's military force back to Eternia Central Command where he leads a line of defense consisting of Barras Lehr, Praline à la Mode, and Hayreddin Barbarossa.