Palamena

Palamena is the newest queen of Illystana, a coastal nation-state dominated by humanoids with squirrel-like traits, including tails of varied colors and styles. Her people have long worshipped the Water Elemental Undine; and until Palamena took the throne, Illystana experienced a long period of class warfare and internal struggle. To date, Palamena has been a firm, kind, and just ruler, albeit one with a rebellious streak about her at times. Still, her court of magistrates is not completely confident in her ability to rule, as one in particular, the devious Passar, eagerly awaits his chance at power should Palamena err or leave the throne. Though she carries herself with all the grace and dignity of her station, she is still an older sister with many a worry for her younger brother, Iain, who is next in line to the throne when he comes of age.

Personality: Palamena is very calm, collected, poised and regal, never ever raising her voice or losing her cool, despite her doubts and fears. She is also very well-read and a bit verbose, speaking with an overly flowery vocabulary, with complex phrasing and a flair for alliterations. She acts like a caring big sister to the other heroes.

She is extremely devoted to her country and cares enormously about her subjects, wanting them to thrive. As such, she tends to overwork herself and neglect her own needs. She is an excellent judge of character, knowing the worth of everyone she speaks to, being rightfully wary of Master Passar but unable to go against him without iron-clad proof, and trusting the heroes at once.

However, she is a dreadful actress, with her attempts at disguise and passing herself as someone else being comically transparent to everyone., In short, Palamena is a noble, kind, and caring queen. She speaks formally. She also prefers to be addressed as simply "Palamena" instead of "Queen" or "Your Majesty" after she was appointed Alm of Water.

Appearance: Palamena has a soft, elegant appearance with long, flowing lavender hair and a pair of small white horns (not actual horns but a headdress of sorts) on her head. She wears a white and purple outfit adorned with golden accents and light armor on her shoulders and chest. A purple cape flows behind her. Her outfit includes white boots with gold details and a short skirt. She also has a fluffy, squirrel-like tail.

Weapons: Palamena fights with flails, scythes, and greaves that lets her do kicks.

Abilities:

Palamena is this game's Mage Character. She shares many of her classes with Angela and can cast the recurring elemental spells, mastering attacks spells as much as healing and curing ones, to replenish life-point and lifting status effects. While very bad at stealth and disguise, she is an exceptional warrior who wields a flail in battle, and sometimes a scythe or boots to kick enemies with impressive unharmed fighting skills, depending on her classes.

Palamena can use the Elemental Vessels, not only to use the Mana Spirits' powers on land and in battle, but also to adopt a Character Class, each for a distinct element used in their Class Strike. Like every other playable character, she can switch between relics to change her class, element and abilities.

What happened during Visions of Mana?

A prologue shows Eoren and his lover Lysa, the Alm of Earth, attempting to escape Gudju; they fail and Lysa is petrified. Later, Hinna is chosen as the Alm of Fire, with Val becoming her Soul Guard. As they journey towards the Mana Tree, they join up with Careena and Morley, and aid Palamena in protecting Illystana from an attempted coup by the magistrate Passar. Along the way they gain the aid of the Elementals, who choose Careena, Moreley and Palamena as the Alms of Wind, the Moon, and Water respectively. They also meet with Eoren, who tells them a story of a time when Alms were not needed and the legend of the Mana Sword wielded by the Goddess's chosen hero. After helping Palamena, Eoren tricks Val and Hinna into going with him, then kills Hinna to gain her corestone−a crystallization of life essence−to awaken the Mana Sword and release Lysa from petrification. Initially in shock, Val decides to continue guarding the other Alms and hoping to find a way to restore Hinna. During this next journey they make contact with Aesh, who eventually is chosen as the Alm of Shadow.

When they reach the Sanctuary of Mana, they meet with Julei, who is chosen as the Alm of Wood. Attempting to reach the Mana Tree, they run into Eoren as he uses Hinna's corestone to awaken the Mana Sword, which releases Daelophos from a stone prison. Daelophos takes the Mana Sword and releases the Benevodons to reclaim parts of his old power, killing Eoren and Lysa in the process. The group begin defeating the Benevodons, during which Val is chosen as the Alm of Light. Wishing to learn Daelophos's goals, the group return to the Mana Tree to meet with Khoda, spirit of the first Soul Guard and Val's ancestor. From Khoda and memories in ancient ruins, the group learn that the fragmented realms of Fa'Diel were merged into Qi'Diel when a war depleted the flow of Mana, unleashing the enraged Benevodons. Daelophos became the Goddess's champion and sealed away the Benevodons, but his lover Cerulia was murdered, driving him to seek revenge on humanity by killing the Goddess before Khoda sacrificed himself to seal Daelophos away. The Alms' sacrifices were sustain the sleeping Goddess, who lost her strength preserving the merged world and suppressing Daelophos's anger, until someone would come with the will to create a new fate for the world.

With all the Benevodons defeated and their will to better the world determined, the party confront Daelophos, but are unable to defeat him; he breaks the Mana Sword before leaving for the Sanctuary. The group pursue and defeat Daelophos by the Tree of Mana, and Val strikes the final blow with the Mana Sword, repaired by the dead within the Mana Tree including Hinna and Eoren. Daelophos concedes, reuniting with Cerulia's spirit before the two pass on, with the awakened Goddess promising they will reunite in new lives. Val uses the Mana Sword's power to wish for a world where Alms are not needed. Mid and post-credit scenes show Mana flowing freely through the world again; Morley, Careena, Palamena and Aesh helping restore the damage to the world, and Val dying of old age after a long life of adventure and reuniting with Hinna as the Goddess of Mana. A post-game scenario follows the group before the final battle as Passar attempts another coup using the dark dragon Aeve Zalaha; Aeve Zalaha awakens, killing Passar, but the party defeats him.

Palamena's role?

The main protagonists are Val, a warrior from the Fire Village of Tianeea who becomes Soul Guard to Hinna, a childhood friend chosen to undergo the pilgrimage to the Mana Tree as the Alm of Fire. Their other companions are Morley, a cat demi-human from Etaern who seeks to overcome a traumatic event from his past; Careena, a spirited dragon demi-human from Longren; Palamena, queen of the water capital Illystana; and the sproutling Julei. Other characters include Eoren, a traveler from the Earth Village Gudju: Aesh, an enthusiastic scholar; and Daelophos, a legendary champion of the Goddess of Mana. The Benevodons, eight elemental monsters from the distant past, serve as antagonists.