Character Spotlight: Parvati
Parvati wins the spotlight this month. She scored very well on the popularity poll and seems to be a character discussed a lot; perhaps due to her unique class and mechanic in the game. Parvati will lead in the first female character spotlight. Congrats to Parvati!
Background:
Parvati was born to a tribe of treasure seekers in Eliora, and while she was fascinated by runes, relics, and the history found in the sand, she also saw the sand as a prison and left her homeland at a young age. Parvati lives a nomadic lifestyle constantly moving across the continent and believes she will learn more about lost history by expanding her rune playground to Aurumasse. Her obsession about runes causes her to develop a one-track mind, so she rarely pays attention to people or events unless it may benefit her rune collection.
Parvati has her first encounter with Princess Leah and company as they escape ambush from Celyste’s invasion. Her fixation on snooping around House Origin at the time caused her to have no knowledge of the Celyste-Ametona War until Leah provided details, which eventually became a direct problem for her travels. Ultimately, Parvati teams up with Leah and her companions as a form of protection in order to cross in Celyste’s borders safely and continue her search for rare runes and relics. It was during these events where she would become acquainted with the White Lions.
Once the war ended, Parvati went her separate ways from her previous companions and continued her travels to Burga to find more runes and relics. It was there where she reached another standstill due to the new Queen’s coronation and Proclaimer’s involvement. After crossing paths with the White Lions once again, Parvati uses them as a solution to continue her search. Parvati’s nature makes her loyal to no one except herself. Always on her feet, she is very cunning and manipulative and uses her tricks to get what she wants or further her own agenda.
Appearance:
During the Celyste-Ametona War, Parvati is a young girl with purple-gray hair, bright blue eyes, and almost shoulder-length hair. When Parvati returns, her hair is much longer in length and she wears a seafoam green ribbon, tied in a bow, as a headband. Parvati’s wears a blue shawl over light armor that matches her ribbon.
Growth Rates:
| HP | Pow | Skl | Spe | Lck | Def | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50% | 40% | 40% | 45% | 75% | 20% | 40% |
Unit Analysis:
Parvati is the only playable Runeseeker in the game, and it is a class unique to her. The Runeseeker uses runes as means of attack. Runes are low durability but very powerful magic attacks, which are found by Parvati on a chapter map through exploration.
Parvati’s stat growth is heavily focused in Luck and Resistance. She will also have decent Skill and Speed with her average growths. HP, Power, and Defense can be her weaker stats given her subpar growth in these areas; however, Parvati’s growths are fairly average in all areas (except HP) and her stats can be prone to a random generator blessing or curse on a given play through. Parvati is a good candidate for the early game Seraph Robe to give her more survivability if planning to use her long-term.
Runes allow Parvati to have a variety of different attack magic with different effects allowing her to apply super effective damage in many situations. Parvati should be played similar to a mage but with the added versatility of using all types of magic while having no elemental weakness herself. However, Parvati requires careful utilization as runes can be used up very quickly causing Parvati to not have any method of attacking or defending herself.
A major downside to Parvati is that she can be cumbersome to level up effectively, especially early game or when runes are limited. Parvati is less likely to do chip shots of damage because of rune durability and will instead be looking for and needing kill experience to keep up with the rest of the team. Even if Parvati is not a team staple, she can also be used to collect runes on the map for extra money. Fortunately for Parvati, she has very good availability in the game to level up.
Parvati has two really good promotion options – Trickster and Scholar. Trickster is the better promotion if looking for more mobility and support as a unit, while Scholar provides a better, more reliable offense in line with Parvati’s previous role as a Runeseeker. Trickster’s access to swords gives Parvati more handle on magic units when utilizing her high Res, and staves are always nice to have. With Scholar, Parvati is able to use all types of elemental magic effectively in addition to her runes.
Overall, Parvati is a good choice for a team if not wanting to stack a team with mages, because she can become an all-in-one unit covering weakness to wind, fire, and thunder as well as handling monster with Bright Runes, and mages with Strike Runes. She can be a jack-of-all-trades, but a master of none depending on how she levels. Parvati is a fun unit to use, and with work, she can function as a main mage, secondary mage, or a support unit on any team
Support Options:
Parvati’s affinity is Ice, which honestly does not provide bonuses compatible with Parvati’s needs as a unit. While Parvati appreciates the defense boosts that Ice provides, she prefers a support partner to boost her middling offense. Unfortunately, Parvati has very limited support options.
- Atticus - Ice
- Tanya - Thunder
- Brett - Fire
- Sterling - Light
- Mercer - Thunder
Brett is probably the best support option for Parvati that is mutually beneficial. The Fire affinity provides Parvati with her coveted power and avoid boost as well as a nice boost to critical hit. Brett benefits from the defense and critical defense boosts, which works well with his good HP and patches up his poor luck. The only problem with supporting Brett is that he joins later than most of Parvati’s other support options.
Sterling is the only other unit that provides boosts to offense with his light affinity, and it could work well for Parvati as it also contributes more to her defense. While Sterling prefers a support that boosts his offense like Parvati, he can play the role of a fast tank unit and make great use of ice affinity.
Supporting Atticus would have Parvati double up on Ice. This is probably the worst support option for Parvati; however, Atticus does join a little sooner than Tanya and Mercer, so one can make use of the benefits for longer. Atticus also appreciates the boosts from Ice as it further boosts his survivability as a thief. A more combat focused Atticus should consider other support options though.
Tanya and Mercer’s thunder affinity do not provide Parvati with anything too new to work with outside of extra critical hit. Tanya actually can appreciate the boost to defense, hit rate, and even critical hit negation to allow her to be more well-rounded as a mage. Tanya and Parvati can also have similar roles on the battlefield, so it can be an excuse to pair them up if using both.
Mercer has the potential to have the highest, reliable critical hit rate in the game, and he should stick with his strength; therefore, Parvati’s ice affinity is a poor match for him. Mercer also already possesses very good hit rate and top tier luck. Similar to Parvati, Mercer is chasing a support buddy that provides extra power, avoid, and critical hit.
Popularity Poll:
I intend to continue doing character spotlights each month at least for the remainder of 2021. The next bulk of them will be female characters, because I don’t see too much attention given to any other male character. I will also factor characters that are discussed in posts often in addition to the poll. Vote for your favorite characters and tell me why you like them.