Rondoline E. Effenberg

Rondoline E. Effenberg (ロンドリーネ・E・エッフェンベルグ) is a main protagonist in Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X. She was also a playable character in Tales of Phantasia: Cross Edition, a remake of Tales of Phantasia that was bundled with Narikiri Dungeon X.

Personality
Rondoline- "Rodi" to her friends- is a cheerful and optimistic young woman. She finds it very easy to get along with people and has a playful, sometimes flirtatious attitude. She rarely gets angry or upset and is the "mood maker" of the group, always trying to keep spirits high. The years of being raised alone have given her a strong independent spirit, though she prefers to travel with other people (since "the more the merrier".)

However, Rodi also tends to suppress her own unhappiness or worries so that she doesn't worry other people. She uses her joking, carefree attitude to keep an emotional distance from her friends and protect herself from being hurt if they should suddenly leave her.

History
Rodi was adopted by a man named Victor E. Effenberg and raised in the Forest of Spirits as his daughter, during which time she was taught the ways of the sword and about the world outside the forest. They lived happily together until the day Victor left for Midgards, saying that he had "a big job" to do.

Wandering in the forest, Rodi met a man named Dhaos who came every day to visit the World Tree. Slowly she struck up a friendship with him, and in return he taught her how to use magic. Beneath his cold exterior, the Dhaos that Rodi knew was a kind and caring man, and she grew over time to admire him.

On the last day that they were together, Dhaos presented Rodi with a gift: a magical ring. The next day, he was nowhere to be found (as he had travelled into the future to begin his plan), leaving Rodi all alone once more. To her surprise, the ring allowed her to travel through time, and she followed Dhaos to the future only to discover that there, he was known as a ruthless and evil Demon King. Shocked and unwilling to believe what she was hearing, Rodi decided to go on a quest to confront Dhaos and discover the truth, even if it meant losing one of her most important friendships (a fact that secretly terrified her).

Rodi joined up with Cless Albane's party and together they assaulted Dhaos' Castle. However, before she could confront Dhaos, one of the monsters within the castle inadvertently activated the magic within Rodi's ring and flung to a different age.

She reunited with Cless' party and discovered that a merchant was selling her father's coveted sword, the Dragonov. Speaking with the merchant, she discovered a terrible truth: that her father was a member of the Eclipse Clan, a notorious group of assassins noteworthy for the initial "E." in their names. Rondoline became even more distraught that her father had lied to her, but hid her true feelings from the rest of her friends.

After saving the merchant from a group of monsters, he attempted to give Dragonov to Rodi for free, as she was the true "Child of Eclipse". Though Rodi turned it down at first, later an assassin from the Eclipse Clan approached her to reveal Victor's last wish and the reason he raised her in ignorance: for Rodi to live a peaceful, ordinary life. Though Rodi was annoyed that her father hadn't the courage to tell her directly, she accepted his wish and took up the Dragonov.

Though Rodi had gained the resolve to confront Dhaos, a magical trap in Dhaos' Castle once again activated the magic in her ring and flung her to another era. Though Cless attempted to save her with the Eternal Sword, she convinced him to let her go and with her final words urged him to defeat Dhaos.

Abilities
Rodi was trained in swordsmanship from a young age, and is an incredibly experienced and refined swordswoman. She can also use magic, possessing offensive spells of every element. Her two Hi-Ougis are Demon's Lance Rain and Renpa Jouten.

The ring around her neck- given to her by Dhaos- allows her to travel through time.