Upon waking up one day, he discovers that a thief has stolen the lower quarters fountain blastia. He leaves the knights and returns to his old ways, longing for adventure outside the city's barrier. Attempting to work his way up the ladder and replace the corrupt officials, it soon dawns on him that his goal is nothing more than a romantic dream. Becoming frustrated with government corruption, he becomes a knight with his childhood friend Flynn. The main protagonist of the game, Yuri is a young ex-knight who was born and raised in the lower quarters of Zaphias. He sets out to find it and in the process meets a large cast of characters and gets wrapped up in much larger plots that threaten the existence of all life. In the beginning of the game, the aque blastia that provides water to the people in Yuri's hometown is stolen. Blastia have been used to create barriers protecting these cities from impending monster attacks however, they have kept most people from travelling outside the barriers to see distant lands. The knights and guilds of the land use blastia to carry out the sole duty to kill monsters that attack citizens. Cities use the blastia to draw water from the ground or to create fire from a stone. The people use these blastia to carry out different things that go on in their daily life. The people of Terca Lumireis rely on Blastia, which are a form of technology made by inscribing a "Formula" on a blastia "Core". Yuri is an ex-knight of the strong but somewhat oppressive Empire who now spends his life living in the lower quarter of the capital, usually getting on the wrong side of the Knights during his crusade to helping the poor and proving their value is as important as the Nobles.Īlong with a substantial cast of characters, the players are immersed once more in a world of magic, elemental spirits, and a cell shaded anime style presentation.
It stars Yuri Lowell as the primary Protagonist. Tales of Vesperia is a Japanese Role-Playing game from Namco Tales Studio.