Farah Oersted

Farah Oerstead (ファラ・エルステッド) is a main character of the game Tales of Eternia.

General
Farah is a hardheaded farm girl from the same village as Reid, Rasheans, and they are almost always together as childhood friends. Throughout the game, a light romantic relationship is implied between Reid and Farah; however, nothing substantial develops. Farah uses her martial arts prowess to inflict hand-to-hand damage on her enemies through punches and kicks and can link many of her special attacks into each other, and she also has a narrow selection of healing chi. Farah's weapons are knuckles that augment the strength of her physical blows, and she plays more of a supporting role than Reid both in and out of battle.

Childhood
As a child, Farah was bossy, and quite the daredevil. She one day got hold of the key that sealed Regulus Knoll, an area that was deemed off limits by the village elder. She still, however, dared both Reid and Keele to explore the place, which lead to catastrophic consequences. A calamity was then released and razed Rasheans, killing countless of people, including both Reid and Farah's parents. Devastated by the incident, this would be a crucial event that will then shape Farah's eagerness and enthusiasm to help anyone in need, even if that meant putting her own life on the line. The calamity, later on, is discovered to be the god Nereid itself, and that Farah's dare had absolutely nothing to do with its release. The seal that kept it in place was simply no longer strong enough, and it was simply a coincidence for it to have freed itself right after the children visited the knoll.

Tales of Symphonia
Farah appears along with Meredy and Garr Kelvin from Tales of Destiny in a battle against the party in the Coliseum.

Tales of Fandom Vol 1
Farah appears in the first volume of Tales of Fandom as a cameo character.

Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2
Farah appears in this game as a playable character.

Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3
Farah appears in this game as a playable character.

Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2
Farah appears in the second installment of Radiant Mythology as a playable character. Farah lives on the Van Eltia with her two childhood friends Reid and Keele. She is one of the first nine characters available to join the player's party. Halfway through the game Farah along with Chloe Valens and Anise Tatlin leave the ship. Farah heads to the lava cave after and drowns in her sorrow and grief and creates a negative version of herself. The Protagonist, Reid, and Keele fight the dark incarnation of Farah and defeat it. After it's defeat the Descender purifies the Negative Energy and brings Farah back to normal. After Guede is finally defeated, he is on the Van Eltia looking at the mana spreading across the world.

Tales of VS.
Farah is the only character from Tales of Eternia to appear in the game's normal mode.

Trivia

 * The word Farah comes from the arabic language and means joy. It's a common name for people in the middle east.
 * In Tales of Legendia during Will Raynard's Character Quest, when following Will, a girl named Farah will be outside Madame Musette's house.