Rosetta/Lore
Profile[edit]
Introduction Dialog[edit]
Hehe, hello there ♪ It looks like the divine has bestowed on us quite the interesting encounter. I am Rosetta, an inquisitor from the Gewuerz Church land. If necessary, I can find all kinds of hidden sins within people’s hearts. Heehee ♪
Character Traits[edit]
An inquisitor and a pastor of Gewuerz Church, Rosetta is an astute observer of the people around her. She also has a weakness for cute things, and calls others heretics when flustered. She also has a through understanding of the Church's doctrine, as well as their loopholes.
Other Info[edit]
- Episode, Story, Side Quest Appearances
- Appears in the Mythos Song of Sword and Wings of Lost Paradise
- Appears in Melina's AS and ES Quests
- Appears in Mistrare's Character Quests 3 and 4
- Appears in Prai's Character Quest 4
- Appears in Thillelille's AS and ES Quest
- Trivia
- Her NS class name, Judgment, is one of the major Arcanas
- Her AS class name, Remittetur, refers to someone that forgives
Story[edit]
Character Quest 1[edit]
A Winged God
Rosetta, an inquisitor to a religion in the Western continent, was apparently tasked to look into the priests and churchgoers of this continent.
After finding a kitten on the road, Aldo calls Rosetta as a cat lover, which she ardently denies. Rosetta says that it is her duty to bring Light to all creatures. Her job as an inquisitor is to help people who “have gotten things wrong,” and asks Aldo for help. Aldo obliges and they head to Palsifal Palace to investigate a priest.
The priest is found giving a sermon where he states that not only will the Savior be welcomed by Winged Beings, as is commonly known, but that the Savior itself must be a winged being. At the end of the sermon Aldo is given 300 git as a “blessing from the Light.” Talking with the priest’s attendant, Rosetta tricks the attendant into revealing that the priest has met with the Light. And so Aldo and Rosetta head to Keruri Highroad where the priest and the Light are.
Along the way, Rosetta explains that it is not the job of an inquisitor to judge whether someone is or is not a heretic, it is up to the heretic whether they admit it or not. And the inquisitor is just there to “help” them admit it by exposing their sins.
They catch up to the priest who is with the “Winged Light” that is revealed to be a Flame Eater. The priest mistook the Flame Eater's regenerative powers for sacred powers. Rosetta then accuses the priest of heresy, and in response, the priest provokes the bird to attack the party. Upon hearing that he was accused by Rosetta, “she who accused her own parents at a young age—The Child of Judgement” he quickly admits to being a heretic. The priest is then dragged back to his followers where they admit they only attended service for the money.
Rosetta later tells Aldo not to believe all those rumors about her. However, those rumors are useful for getting people to admit to heresy without being brought into an interrogation room. Additionally, she tells Aldo that there was only one person she has accused of heresy that did not confess.
Character Quest 2[edit]
Class 1 Observation Target
It seems that Rosetta was given an important mission, chasing after a particularly valuable target…
Aldo catches Rosetta fawning over a cat, and she again denies being a cat lover. Changing the subject, Rosetta mentions that her next duty is to watch a "Class 1 Observation Target" which is identified to be Melina. Aldo and Rosetta watch as Melina and Prai defeat some monsters in Zol Plains and return to Ratle for a reward.
As Melina turns down the reward for a feast, and Noah notices Rosetta and Aldo, and they are forced to reveal themselves. It seems that Rosetta has a history of watching Melina, who is aware and unhappy about it. Continuing on, Rosetta admits that she is weak against Prai due to him not having a “hidden side” and considers him inhuman. Prai was the one person she condemned for heresy but could not get him to confess.
Leaving Prai behind, Melina’s heads to Acteul which Rosetta tags along to observe her behavior. Melina, Rosetta, and Aldo stop to get something to eat, and Rosetta references her copious notes as to what Melina likes. In the face of this abundance, Aldo is reminded that the Western continent’s natural environment is harsh, and that some consider Migleina the “land favored by the Light.”
After, when Rosetta forces Melina to play with cats, a priest comes running to get Melina to help fend off a monster attack. Together the three rush to Lake Tiilen to defeat the monster. Aldo, after, questions why Rosetta has to observe Melina as she appears to be the model church member. He questions whether Rosetta’s true intention was to hang out with Melina.
Character Quest 3[edit]
The Children of Judgment
Rosetta says hello to a cat like she usually does. She mentions that the cat looks like someone she knew, hinting that she once had a cat of her own.
Rosetta is once again caught fawning over a cat, and Aldo questions why she should hide her love of cute things. Rosetta accuses Aldo of heresy. She remembers this cat to be similar to the one she took care of when she was very little, named "Colum". This cat, named "Cococolum" after its grandfather, belongs to an old man who once visited the Western continent. He wished to speak to Rosetta about what's been going on in the Western continent, but she had business at Palsifal Palace. The man says goodbye before he heads towards Sarupa.
Once the two visit Palsifal Palice, they find that the job given to her is at Sarupa. 20 years ago, a group of heretics fled from the West and settled there. Rosetta's job is to bring the heretics to inquisition. Rosetta questions whether this job was important enough to warrant her dispatch, and the High Priest giving her orders does not want to say. Rosetta's reputation makes the head priest uneasy, to Aldo's dismay. When Aldo leaves to head to Sarupa, Rosetta stays behind and asks the head priest to refrain from buying luxuries with the Order's donation money. She threatens to report the High Priest if the purchases become excessive. "Child of Judgement!" The high priest says, after she leaves, "I hope this job brings you to your senses!"
At Sarupa they find out that the job has already been resolved by two Priests there and then they decide to go talk to the old man they met before. After Aldo and Rosetta leave, the Priests discuss relief over Rosetta's exit and a golem they brought for protection.
The old man tells them he was a sailor who washed ashore on the Western continent, and thanks to the help from a family he was able to return back home to Sarupa. That family had a small child at the time, and the child's name was Rosetta.
The old man apologizes to Rosetta for separating her from her parents, but Rosetta doesn’t blame him. Her parents were executed due to her accusations of heresy. However, the old man says that they were able to escape to Sarupa with him. A few years ago, Rosetta's parents were killed by a plague.
Rosetta still feels terrible that her parents were unable to return to the West due to her, and that she truly is the Child of Judgement. Rosetta realizes that she was sent to Sarupa to accuse her parents of heresy once again. Due to their deaths, the Order can posthumously accuse them of heresy, which may require them to dig up their bodies. Aldo, Rosetta, and the old man head off to Charol Plains, where her parents are buried, to put a stop to it.
At the plains, the three see the priests with a golem. The priests will use the golem to dig up the graves. Rosetta is conflicted. She states that she has no reason to stop the posthumous accusation, as the priests were following orders. She cries over the church's actions and wishes her parents to be left in peace. Meanwhile, Aldo goes to stop the priests.
Rosetta appears and tells them to stand down. This was the plan all along-- for Rosetta to appear unfaithful to the Order during her parents' inquisition. The Order's leaders doubt Rosetta's integrity. The priests call on the golem to capture Rosetta.
After destroying the golem, Rosetta claims that she was trying to save the two priests from being heretics themselves. She states that her parents confessed to being heretics on their deathbed, making a posthumous accusation illegal. Rosetta mentions that, in her report, she will not make the priests suspect of heresy and will make an excuse for why the two priests lost the golem. Indebted and grateful, the two priests take their leave. Rosetta agonizes over her first lie-- one that takes advantage of her political power for personal gain. To her, it was easier to accuse others of sin while being blameless. Aldo says it's okay.
After their conversation, the old man brings Aldo and Rosetta to her parents' grave. The old man buried her parents in a place that they loved. He offers Rosetta a flower to plant. Rosetta rejects it, saying she does not deserve to grieve her parents.
The old man explains that Rosetta's parents were planning on emigrating to Migleina, in their free will, due to their disagreements with the Order. Back then, the Order was much more exlusive. No one could enter, or exit the continent. Rosetta's family insisted the Order take in the old man. Rosetta's parents believed that the Light is merciful. Discontent grew between the Order and Rosetta's parents, so they decided to emigrate. Their plan was discovered by the order through Rosetta. Young Rosetta slipped the fact that her parents were going on a trip. Rosetta's parents were exiled, and Rosetta remained in the West. The Head Priest positioned Rosetta as the "Child of Judgement" soon after. Rosetta was raised in the seminary with his support. All this time, Rosetta believed that her parents detested her for accusing them of heresey. The old man hurridley leaves, saying Rosetta is wrong.
In the meantime, Rosetta says that she was looked down on in the seminary because she was the child of heretics. Because of this, Rosetta studied the Order's scripture meticulously. She believed no one could call her a heretic if she had a strong understanding of scripture. Despite being a model believer, all this studying left no time for Rosetta to wonder if she was a true believer. She questions her ability to believe, and faces her parents' graves. In Aldo's eyes, Rosetta could have both. And Rosetta says that she cannot tell which emotions she holds are real.
The old man returns with a diary from Rosetta’s parents. Rosetta realizes that they were able to come back to the Western continent and visit her once the previous head priest retired. However, by that time, Rosetta no longer recognized her parents. Believing it to be the best, they decided to watch over her from afar. They visited Rosetta her birthdays while hiding their identities. When Rosetta graduated from the seminary, her parents were afflicted with plague and could not visit. Rosetta's parents wanted to reveal themselves when she got older.
"Thank you very much. You really loved me an awful lot, didn't you?" Rosetta weeps, "I think the hold in my heart that I couldn't quite pinpoint has finally healed."
Character Quest AS[edit]
One More Sin
Rosetta says that inquisitors have another job. While waiting for her to get ready, Aldo meets a man who is searching for someone.
Rosetta is fawning over a cat when Aldo happens to pass by. He says that Rosetta looks happy, and consequently, Rosetta accuses Aldo of heresy. "How could you and that other one draw such irrational conclusions about me?" She says. When further asked about "that other one," Rosetta moves on.
Rosetta has a job to do concerning children. Aldo is curious. Rosetta offers the role of inquisitor due to Aldo's capabilities, but Aldo denies the offer. He does not trust the Order of the West. Despite this, Aldo offers his help. Rosetta teases Aldo, saying that he should help her change clothes in the inn, but Aldo refuses and remains outside.
While waiting for Rosetta, a man approaches Aldo and asks about his daughter Lily. After Aldo says he hasn't seen her, the man leaves. Once the man is gone, Rosetta returns in her Remittetur Style, her priestly garb. Along with being an inquisitor, she is also a pastor, the highest rank in the hierarchy of priests. She is perhaps the only person to hold this position. Still, her special mission is in Acteul. Aldo watches her work.
After preaching to a crowd of children, Rosetta asks Aldo to leave her alone. She has personal business to attend to. However, the man who previously approached Aldo arrives and Rosetta instructs Aldo to stay calm and refrain from having strange reactions. Aldo has a little trouble playing along, as Rosetta acts as Lily, the man’s daughter.
They are interrupted by the real Lily, who demands to know why her father is referring to Rosetta as her. Lily says that Rosetta is her little sister and that a miracle brought her back from the untrodden region. Her father still does not recognize her. He still addresses Rosetta as Lily. Heartbroken, Lily runs to Lake Tiilen, and Aldo and Rosetta go after her.
They catch up to Lily, and Rosetta explains that she was adopted by Lily and her father after turning in her parents. She claims that she planned to replace Lily after she was gone. Lily was exiled to the untrodden region as punishment for heresy, which made their father lose his mind.
Aldo doesn’t believe her, but Lily does. Rosetta was the one who accused her of heresy as part of her final test to become an inquisitor. In this test, Rosetta gave Lily a devilish book that grants wishes for a price. Lily explains that the book is called the Dantalian’s codex. To save their father from a grievous disease, Lily used Dantalian's codex to save him in exchange for her life. Lily is a heretic in the Order's eyes because she believes Dantalian to be a god than the Order's interpretation of Dantalian to be a demon.
Rosetta giggles and claims that she doesn’t need their father and his position anymore. She says that she became a priest and inquisitor due to his status. She then retrieves Dantalian’s codex and gives it to Lily, telling her that she is free to use it, as she has already been removed from the registry of heretics and believers. Lily thus takes the book and leaves, resolved to use it again to save her father.
Aldo sees through Rosetta’s act and knows that she just provoked Lily to give her an excuse to get her father back. Rosetta provoked Lily, so Lily could have directed her anger at Rosetta after everything Rosetta put her through. This is Rosetta's way of atonement.
Still, Aldo encourages Rosetta to be truthful. He encourages Rosetta and reassures her that he will be with her through her fear. After crying, Rosetta reveals that she didn’t know that Lily was involved with the heretics until the time for the test and the previous Supreme Cardinal gave her the Dantalian’s codex, manipulating her into testing her sister.
Rosetta thus convinced herself that Lily would pass the test and prove her innocence since she had always dreamed of becoming a priest while thinking that she would be able to convict her if she failed, as she was already convinced that she had accused her own parents in the past. After Lily took the book and summoned Dantalian, the previous Supreme Cardinal wanted Rosetta to accuse her father as well since he was tainted with heretical power, but she was able to stop him.
Following Lily’s punishment, however, their father fell into a dark depression and started mistaking Rosetta for Lily. She thus took the priest’s exam and achieved her sister’s original dream and strictly punished heretics so that they wouldn’t suffer as Lily did. Rosetta is thus atoning for her sins and is willing to let her father forget all about her if it means that she will give him back to her sister.
However, Aldo doesn’t think that her father will forget about her so easily, so they head back to Acteul. Lily is about to summon Dantalian but starts thinking about what will happen to her father’s memories of Rosetta. Dantalian appears and asks for Lily’s wish, but she doesn’t want to make it. Rosetta then arrives with Aldo and is confused about her sister’s actions.
Lily reveals that she has realized Rosetta’s true feelings and that she has been playing the villain to make her happy. Dantalian, however, is not happy about it and attacks her. Aldo and Rosetta defeat it and it pledges itself to Rosetta as her servant. She thus asks him to give her father his memories of Lily back, finally atoning for what she did.
Their father gets his memories of Lily back but forgets about Rosetta. He can still feel like she knows her, but she states that he must be confusing her for someone else. Aldo reluctantly supports her, since Rosetta is afraid that Dantalian may consider the price unpaid if he remembers her, and they go to Palsifal Palace.
Lily and her father, however, follow them there. Rosetta’s and Lily’s father remembers Rosetta as the girl who took care of him pretending to be Lily while she was missing. Rosetta breaks down crying and he thanks her for everything he has done for him. Apparently, Dantalian took away his memories of Rosetta as his daughter, but not the ones of her as Lily.
Lily then apologizes to Rosetta for making her use the book, which has made her a heretic. Rosetta reasons that it is only heresy if the power of Dantalian is used by a disciple, but she is a disciple of their god in the Sea Within.
Finally, Rosetta and Lily can get back to being sisters again.
