Sara Altney

Lady Sara Altney is the Princess of Sasune from Final Fantasy III, and the player's first extra party member. While she may be a princess, she is more than capable of taking care of herself. In the Nintendo DS and mobile platform remake, she has feelings toward Ingus.

Personality
Sara is brave and determined. She sets out to seal the Djinn herself when he curses the kingdom. Although she is intimidated when she reaches his cave, she is undeterred and readily joins the party when they arrive to "rescue" her. She decides to stay in Castle Sasune when they set out on their quest, not wanting to get in their way, but she doesn't hesitate to help them again when they are caught in a trap at Syrcus Tower. She is cheerful and friendly while traveling with the others and doesn't mind Luneth's lack of formality.

She has feelings for Ingus, which she makes clear even though he is less effusive with his own.

Story
Sara joins the party after they travel into the Sealed Cave to find her, assuming that the Djinn kidnapped for her Mythril Ring. However, Sara left of her own volition to break his curse. Her first attempt to seal the Djinn with the Mythril Ring fails, so the party must weaken him in battle before it works. After the Djinn is killed, she throws her ring into the spring in the castle basement, dispelling the curse and remaining in Castle Sasune while the party continues with their adventure.

The DS remake adds a Mognet sidequest. Sara writes to Ingus throughout the game, and her final letter is a request to fix her broken pendant, which leads the party to meet the Legendary Smith.

Whenever the party meets Sara, she shows interest in Ingus. While he has sworn to protect her, he returns the interest. When Doga asks Sara to help break the Curse of the Five Wyrms, she joins him once she finds out Ingus is in trouble. After breaking the curse, she stays behind with the others while the party enters the World of Darkness.

When the Cloud of Darkness is defeated, Sara decides to stay with Ingus for a while, before returning to the castle.

Abilities
In the Nintendo DS and mobile platform versions, she aids the party by casting Cure on its members and Aero against monsters. As Cure and Aero are both White Magic spells, it is likely Lady Sara is supposed to be a White Mage character, like Aria Benett.

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade
Sara is an ally and a summonable Legend in Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade. Her EX ability is Aero.

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Final Fantasy Trading Card Game
Sara appears in the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game. Her card depicts her Yoshitaka Amano artwork.

Etymology
Her name alludes to Princess Sarah from the original Final Fantasy.

Trivia

 * In the Dawn of Souls and all subsequent remakes of the original Final Fantasy, Sara is referenced as one of the names the player can choose for the White Mage Job.
 * Though it is spelled differently, Sara continues the Final Fantasy tradition of supporting female characters named Princess Sarah.
 * In initial screenshots of the Nintendo DS version of Final Fantasy III, Sara's model had a different appearance from the final version.

Sara Altney