Shadow's Reach

NAME: Dante
SEX: Male
AGE: 21
CLASS: Paladin

The first character we meet in Shadow's Reach is the young Paladin, Dante. His fight with the mysterious 'man in black' leads to a sound thrashing and his apparant death in the opening sequence, however with a little help from the Goddess Elyen and a Billowick family he is revived and sets out on his journey to seek revenge against the one who destroyed his temple.

A mixed class, Dante is part healer and part warrior, meaning that his skill-set largely revolves around the use of Light and Healing magics, but that he also kicks out quite a lot of damage with his sword as well. The biggest difference between Dante and other characters however is his ability to pray to the Goddess Elyen in battle, granting him large temporary boosts to his primary stats to aid in attacking or magic casting. Whilst at first this makes him sound overpowered, it becomes obvious over the course of playing with Dante in your party that he's a well balanced character. More of a reserve healer than Aren and learning his skills at a slower rate than the power-house of Marcus.

Dante's quest is one of primary importance to the overall plot of the game, but even he has no real idea of just how important his role will be, or the depth to which the man he hunts plans to go in order to achieve his own goals.