Reid Hershel

Reid Hershel is the main character of the game Tales of Eternia (Tales of Destiny II in USA)

Biography
Name(English): Reid Hershel

Name(Japanese): Rid Hershel

A teenage hunter born and raised in the village of Rasheans. Reid is a laid back character with only one purpose in life - to continue to eat and live in peace. He possesses remarkable sword skills, honed and mastered through hunting and self - training. Reid weilds mysterious powers unknown even to himself.

Growth
At first, Reid is a lazy bum who just wants to eat and keep things the way they are. He stubbornly refuses to be dragged across the world for something that's not his business, although Farah Oersted, his childhood friend, makes sure he does. However, after seeing the world around him and going through the Trials of Seyfert, he learns that there is more to life than just relaxing and that some things need to change. He also gets a better understanding of his friends.

Cameos
Reid has never really made an appearence outside of the Tales Series, but he has appeared in some of the other Tales games. He has been in Tales of the World Narikiri Dungeon 2 and 3 as a playable character and in Tales of Fandom Vol.1 just as a cameo like the other characters from Tales of Destiny, and Tales of Phantasia. He was also in Tales of the World Radiant Mythology as a playable character and with a somewhat different group and in Tales of the Abyss as a challenger in the Arena.