Tietra Heiral

Tietra Heiral
(ティータ・ハイラル, Tīta Hairaru?) Alternate names: Teta Hyral
Sprites
Biographical information
Age	15 (born February 15 / Aquarius 27)
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Physical description
Race	Hume
Gender	Female
Gameplay details
Type	Non-player character
Job class	Commoner
Behind the scenes information
Designer	Akihiko Yoshida
Japanese voice actor	Sayaka Senbongi

Tietra Heiral, also known as Teta Hyral, is a character in Final Fantasy Tactics. She is the sister of Delita Heiral, who was taken in by nobleman Barbaneth Beoulve after her parents, farmers who worked on House Beoulve land, passed away. Tietra grew up with Alma Beoulve and studied at the same akademy as she.

History

Tietra was the daughter of a simple farmer who lived and worked on House Beoulve. When her parents were taken by the Black Death, Barbaneth Beoulve took her and Delita in. She attended Eagrose Preparatory Akademy with Alma. Alma looked after her, as she struggled in school due to being teased for being of lower birth.

Tietra wishes her brother to think of the upcoming mission against the Corpse Brigade rather than worry over her.

In chapter 1, "The Meager", during Delita and Ramza Beoulve's campaign against the Corpse Brigade, shortly after Barbaneth's passing, they returned to Eagrose Castle on order of Barbaneth's eldest son, Dycedarg. Tietra lied to Delita that she had settled well and classmates had been kind to her, but Alma privately told Ramza that Tietra had struggled but that Alma was looking after her.

Later, the Corpse Brigade launched an assassination attempt on Dycedarg, led by Gragoroth Levigne. Failing to kill Dycedarg, Gragoroth took Tietra hostage, mistaking her for a Beoulve, as a means to escape safely. Dycedarg ordered a retaliation from the Order of the Northern Sky led by his brother, Zalbaag, promising to Delita and Ramza that Tietra was "like a sister" to him and that he would ensure her safety, but fellow knight Argath Thadalfus privately speculated they would not spare any blood for a "common maid" like Tietra. Ramza and Delita launched their own rescue attempt, defying Dycedarg's orders.

At Lenalian Plateau, Corpse Brigade leader Wiegraf Folles ordered Gragoroth to leave Tietra and return to Ziekden Fortress, as he was normally opposed to taking hostages, but Gragoroth refused and took her with him, believing she could be used as leverage (still under the impression she was a Beoulve).

Tietra's death.

Instead, at Ziekden Fortress, when Gragoroth tried to use Tietra as a human shield in a standoff, Zalbaag ordered Argath shoot her with a crossbow, surprising Gragoroth and allowing Argath to shoot again while taken off guard. Wounded, Gragoroth released Tietra and crawled back inside the fort, with Tietra calling out to Delita and collapsing. Argath affirmed he did so to avoid offering up the order's honor in exchange for "some common wench". Delita and Ramza flew into a rage, killing Argath in retaliation.

As Delita searched for Tietra, Gragoroth lit explosives within the fort. Delita later remarked Tietra "watched over [him] that day", although what he meant by that is ambiguous.

Following Tietra's death, Delita mourned for her and thought of her often. Ramza also was greatly affected by Tietra's death, leaving the Order over it, and trying to avoid other casualties in the War of the Lions from becoming "another Tietra", blaming himself for being unable to save her.

Characteristics

Tietra had long brown hair, brown eyes, and wore a purple dress.

Tietra appeared gentle, speaking only when needed. Despite struggling in school with peers teasing her over her lower birth, she put on a brave face in front of her brother, presumably wanting him not to worry about her. Tietra was close to Alma and Delita, but the other Beoulves thought highly of her, Dycedarg even claiming she was "like a sister" to him. Nonetheless, this was not enough to prevent Zalbaag (presumably with Dycedarg's approval) from ultimately sacrificing Tietra in the name of denying the brigade leverage.

Gameplay

Stats

Sister to Delita Heiral. She and her brother have relied upon one another since losing their parents long ago.

This is a story-related job used in cutscenes and serves no purpose in battle. It possesses no reaction abilities, support abilities or movement abilities. Curiously, the developers did take time to give it a job description.

Prerequisite	Weapons	Helmet	Armor	Equip Shields?
None	None	None	None	No

Move Rate	Jump Rate	Speed	Physical Evasion Rate	Base Attack	Base Magic	Base HP	Base MP
0	0	1	0%	None	None	None	None

Abilities

Magicks

Tietra's job command. Taught by her elder brother, this magick is hers alone.

Name	MP Cost	Range	Effect	Speed	JP Needed
Cure	6	4	2	25	50
	White Magick that soothes injuries, restoring HP. Can be Reflected. Arithmeticks. Quote: "Life's refreshing breeze, blow in energy! Cure!"
Chant (Wish*(PS name))	—	1	1	Now	0
	Sacrifice HP to restore twice as much to an ally.

Battle

Tietra "participates" in the battle at Ziekden Fortress, but she is unconscious and cannot be revived, even by using a Phoenix Down or the White Mage's Raise or Arise spells, nor the Monk's Revive ability, because her job comes with the innate KO.

She uses the unique job "commoner", or "Delita's sis" in the PS version.

Menu sprite

Tietra's roster menu sprite does not depict the correct sprite, yet it is not the default chapter 1 Ramza sprite found on countless non-player characters either. It is a sprite not used anywhere in the game, only appearing on the party roster menu. Tietra's roster sprite is a dark-skinned girl with brown hair in pigtails. There's a concept artwork of this dark-skinned girl: she's 23 years old and called "Elegant Flier". Director Yasumi Matsuno does not remember what the setting for her was.