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Zaphias: Zaphias, the Imperial Capital, is a large city located on the south of Illycia in Tales of Vesperia. it is the starting point for the adventure of Yuri Lowell, Repede his trusted sidekick, and Estellise Sidos Heurassein, whom Yuri nicknames Estelle. The city is described as the largest city in the world. A strictly hierarchical society with a vacant royal throne.

The Broken Blastia
All was peaceful in the capital until one day a mage steals the core of the Aque Blastia in the lower quarter. Suddenly, the blastia begins to gush out water and the lower quarter starts to flood.

Yuri Lowell, a local resident, hears from a young boy named Ted about the situation and decides to investigate the mage who broke the blastia after hearing that the person responsible was a Mr. Mordio who was living in the royal quarter. He managed to find the theif but he slipped away, though he did leave behind the valuables the residents used to pay for the repairs which Yuri picked up. On the way out he had the unfortunate luck of running into Adecor and Boccos of the Schwann Brigade while the thief escapes. He then engages the two in a mock battle reminding them of the basics of combat such as attacking and performing Artes. After Yuri emerges victorious he is caught by the Cumore Brigade and was put under arrest. Yuri surrendered after seeing Repede run with the stolen goods from the lower quarter residents being returned to their rightful owners.

Insiide his jail cell, Yuri was talking to An old man in the cell next to him about the events that transpired. The old man was seen by Yuri leaving his jail cell with Alexei Dinoia, the head captain of the imperial knights. The old man then spoke to Yuri about a goddess statue in the palace before departing and left Yuri a gift, the key to his prison cell, which he uses to escape.

Just as Yuri was about to make his escape, he finds a young lady being harassed by a pair of knights and comes to her rescue. After the knights were beaten Yuri agrees to help the young lady find his old acquaintance Flynn Scifo. While exploring Flynn's room they are soon met by an assassin by the name of Zagi who had the intention of killing Flynn but ran into Yuri instead. When the fighting was done, Zagi had to pull out but told Yuri that they will meet again. It was after this that the young lady introduced herself as Estellise and with a hearty handshake, the two continued on.

The scuffle did not go unnoticed as LeBlanc, the lieutenant of the Schwann Brigade caught on to Yuri's actions. Yuri and Estellise then go on to her room to change into appropriate travelling attire. Yuri was rather shocked to see her wear an outfit that will make her even more noticable, but decides to accept it. Yuri then offers her a hi-five, which was another sign of friendship and Estellise accepts that. The two proceed to the statue, which Yuri pulls from one side, to reveal a hidden passage which was used by the royal family in case of emergencies and decide to sneak out of the castle that way. Estellise notices Yuri's wound and heals it, and Yuri notices Estellise's Blastia and after exchanging words, the two go down into the sewers. After defeating two groups of monsters in battle, they proceed and come outside the mansion, noticing that it was morning already.

Before leaving to find Mordio, Yuri and Estellise head to the lower quarter to see how the situation was. Yuri was releived that the water stopped gushing but without the core the residents of the lower quarter would be out of water. Just as Yuri and Estellise were about to leave LeBlanc tries to catch them, only to be stopped by Hanks and the residents of the lower quarter. Yuri was given a map, food and supplies from the residents as a sort of goodbye present and soon he, Estellise, whom she decided to call Estelle and Repede began their journey.

Toxic Aer
Upon returning to Zaphias after Estell was captured by Alexei, Yuri, along with [{Karol Capell]], Rita Mordio, Raven, Repede and Judith find all of Zaphias covered in giant plants and stronger versions of otherwise weak monsters. To escape from the contaminated aer, the party heads to the castle. Inside, Yuri is relieved find the residents of the lower quarter safe from harm thanks to the Schwann Brigade, now calling themselves the Raven Brigade. Upon nearing the top the party comes across Khroma who wishes for the party to stop Alexei.

At the top of the castle they find Alexei and Estelle, who was now in a trance after being consumed by despair. Alexei unexpectedly frees Estelle at Yuri's request, however she attacks the party due to her power enduced transe and they have no choice but to fight her. During the battle Alexei uses Estelle's power to cause the Shrine of Zaude to rise from the depths of the ocean and leaves. Before he could be stopped by Yuri, Estelle blocks his way and fights him one on one. After the battle, Yuri tries once more to reach out to Estelle and succeeds, causing her to regain her consciousness and self and restore Zaphias. The celebration was cut short as without Alexei her powers went berserk. But the party stops this by combining their strength to keep her power in check.

In the aftermath Yuri explains to Flynn that Alexei was heading to Zaude so the party goes to stop him with Estelle included.

Adephagos
After the defeat of the former commandant of the knights, Yuri finds himself awake in his room and finds Duke Pantarei entering to reclaim Dein Nomos and leaves. Yuri then runs into Estelle and the two try to find a way to keep her power from depeting aer with Rita's help.

In the end, it was decided that Estelle's friend Ioder becomes the new emperor to establish peace.

Trivia

 * The Zaphias Sewers are described as Passages located under the castle. Entry is prohibited. A place infested with rats.
 * Estelle is the subject matter of two secret missions, both of which are carried out in Zaphias.
 * The first mission is to protect her from Zagi's relentless attacks.
 * The second mission is to save her by using the Mother's Memento key item.