Rapha Galthena

Rafa Galthana is a character from Final Fantasy Tactics. She possesses a very rare ability called Heaven Skill, which along with her brother Malak's Hell Skill is coveted and exploited by Duke Barinten of Riovanes.

Misery Under Barinten
Shortly after Rafa and Malak were born, Duke Barinten arrived in the village seeking the to take the children to use their Heaven and Hell Skills for his own purposes. When the leaders of the town refused to allow this, Barinten had the village razed, and kidnapped the two youths. Claiming that he was the children's father, he tricked Malak into serving him, and kept the boy unaware of what was truly happening to Rafa. Rafa suffered cruel mistreatment under Barinten. One day, Barinten went so far as to rape Rafa, leading her to realize Barinten's true nature. She secretly longed to escape Barinten and to have revenge on him. The two children grew up, but Rafa was never able to convince Malak of the truth.

Defection to Ramza
When Barinten got involved in the battle between Ramza Beoulve and the Lucavi, he dispatched Rafa and Malak to deal with Ramza. After Malak informed Ramza that his sister Alma Beoulve was being held at Riovanes, Malak waited for Ramza in a nearby town with several of Barinten's soldiers including ninjas. As Ramza approached however, Rafa once again tried to convince her brother of the truth. She failed, and when Ramza arrived, she defected. Ramza was able to rescue her and drove Malak off. Rafa then told Ramza about Duke Barinten, but Malak had disguised himself as a frog and had overheard the conversation. He threatened to have Alma harmed unless Ramza and Rafa immediately bring the Germonik Scriptures to Barinten.

Battle on the Roof
Ramza and Rafa then approached Riovanes Castle, where they immediately ran into Malak outside. A battle ensued, and Rafa soon saw that she could not convince her brother of the truth. She teleported away and Malak followed suit, leaving Ramza and his forces to fend for himself against the remaining guards. As Ramza made his way inside the castle and fought Velius, Rafa confronted Duke Barinten, who had just escaped a foul encounter with Hashmalum, on the roof of the castle. Rafa aimed her weapon at Barinten, but was paralyzed with fear and memories of the rape and could not bring herself to fire.

Barinten gloated over his apparent victory, but he was unaware that Malak had overheard him. Malak emerged from his hiding spot, now aware of the truth, and demanded to know if what Barinten had just said was the truth. Enraged, Barinten pulled out a gun and fired at Rafa, but Malak knocked her out of the way and took the bullet himself. At that moment, Ramza, having just defeated Velius, came up onto the roof. Barinten demanded that Ramza hand over the Holy Stones, but was suddenly thrown off the roof by the Ultima Demon Lede, disguised as a human girl. Fellow Ultima demon in disguise Celia and Marquis Elmdor revealed their presences, and all three attacked Rafa. Ramza drove them off, but Malak had been mortally wounded.

Just when it appeared Rafa had lost her brother, she sensed something unusual in the Taurus Stone. She inherently activated it much to Ramza's surprise, but instead of causing a Lucavi to appear, it restored Malak to life. Ramza, Rafa, and Malak then scoured the castle for Alma, and failing to find her, determined that Vormav Tingel had her. Rafa then joined Ramza's quest to get rid of the remaining Lucavi.