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He was born on the same day as Gemma, a girl from the village of Cobblestone who becomes his childhood friend. The Luminary was born into a great destiny, said to be the reincarnation of a great hero who saved the world in the past. He is so ashamed of it, that when offered the chance to prevent it from ever happening, he uncompromisingly decides to go for it no matter the risks, even stubbornly refusing to listen to the pleas of his companions to let it go. While he is not keen to openly show it, the Luminary has been deeply affected by the hardships and tragedies he encountered in his journey, many of which its implied he came to blame himself for them as he considers his inability to stop Mordegon in obtaining Yggdrasil's power, which resulted in Erdrea's destruction and the death of countless people including one of his companions, his greatest failure. Yet throughout his journey, he will grow into the hero that the world knows him to be. Also unlike heroes of the past, he is easily manipulated by his own fears and insecurities.

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In flashbacks, he is very much a typical boy, though unsure of his place in the world and how to deal with life. As such, this young man has lived a very sheltered existence, and is mostly unaware of what lies in store for him.

As the perceived chosen of Yggdrasil, many revere him and have gone to great lengths to see to his care until the appointed time. While some of his personality is determined by the player's choices as is traditional in Dragon Quest games, the Luminary departs from the bold, forthright heroes of ages past. Around his waist, he wears a leather belt with a small bag attached and he carries a scabbard across his back. He wears a long, sleeveless brown and purple leather tunic over a black long-sleeved shirt, brown trousers, and tan leather boots. The mark glows when the hero is in danger.

On his left hand, he bears a mysterious mark that has appeared since the day he was born. The present Luminary is a young man with blue eyes and brown chin-length hair in a bob cut.