- "A man's gotta be strong if he wants to make it in this world. Gotta be a provider, y'get me? You don't work, you don't eat. No excuses." —Edmund
Master Edmund is a character in Octopath Traveler II. He is a commander of Sai's army, and a prominent figure in Castti's story.
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Appearance[]
Edmund has long brown hair and a beard. He wears a green cloak.
Personality[]
At first glance, Edmund is shown to be rough, boisterous, and unfriendly. He lashes out constantly, and demonstrates a quick temper. However, after Castti convinces him to help out his enemies at Sai, he has a change of heart, becoming much more compassionate. He is also shown to have a strong sense of honor, shown by his willingness to help Castti with evacuating the town of Timberain despite the vast difficulty in doing so.
Biography[]
Leader of Sai's immigrant forces, he fearlessly stands on the front lines. He hated spineless people and thought the ill and injured were simply pretending until he saw Castti treating people in front of his very eyes. Now, he still yells at soldiers who cannot fight, but gives them time to rest and recover.
Story[]
Edmund was once a member of Timberain's army, sent to push out outsiders that they deemed liabilities. While Edmund initially followed these orders unflinchingly, they began planting seeds of doubt in his mind regarding their morality. Eventually, he grew to disagree with these orders, and defected from Timberain. He found his way to Sai, and became one of their army's leaders.
During Castti's Chapter 2: Sai Route, Edmund appears in Sai inside the apothecary's tent, where he curses his injured soldiers for their inability to fight before spurning both Mao and Castti, stating that he has no time for "bonemenders." Later, he is met outside Sai with his troops, celebrating a landslide victory after their enemies are wiped out by a sudden patch of quicksand. When Castti goes to assist them, Edmund follows with the intent of stopping her. However, Castti eventually convinces Edmund to put his pride aside and help the men who are clearly in trouble. Seeing her unflinching kindness and resolve causes Edmund to reconsider his opinion of her, and he decides to help her rescue the remaining soldiers. During the attempt, he is pulled under the sand by a sand lion, which was the culprit of the attacks. After Castti defeats the monster, both she and Edmund rescue the soldiers and later reconcile with the enemy commander Griff, who agrees to ask the king to end their conflict.
Edmund is met once more in Timberain, where he moved to live after the king opened their borders to outsiders. Reuniting with Castti, who informs him of Trousseau's planned attack on the coronation, Edmund agrees to aid in evacuating the town to minimize casualties, and with the help of Griff, who convinced some disbelieving soldiers in the tavern, they manage to put the plan underway as the poison rain begins to fall.
After Castti defeats Trousseau and successfully cures the town of the poison, he greets Castti as she reawakens from her slumber in the town's tavern, where he takes her outside so she can enjoy the festivities of the coronation, as well as see the entire town she saved.
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Etymology[]
"Edmund" is a name of British origin comprised of the Old English words "ēad" (meaning “prosperity") and "mund" (meaning “protector"). As such, his name means "wealthy protector," reflecting Edmund's view that men must be protectors and providers for others.
Trivia[]
- Edmund refers to apothecaries as "bonemenders."