- "My name is Finis. Bestower of All..." —Presenting Himself again to the Chosen One and their allies
Finis is a character in Octopath Traveler 0 and Champions of the Continent. He is the consort of Orsa and father of the gods of Orsterra, and the One who created the Gate between the world of the living and the realm of the dead.
Story[]
Created in answer to the goddess's loneliness and in Her image, Finis became Orsa's consort and together They had 13 children, but His spouse would die after giving birth to the thirteenth, an event that would leave Him distraught for years and ages during which he wept and the world wasted away.[1]
Champions of the Continent[]
At some point He went to the realm of the dead, only to find Orsa in a deep sleep, unable to wake up. In order to resurrect her, He needed the power of eight of His children, transform them into rings and offer them to the Goddess. But as those gods were the ones protecting the continent, the action would condemn Orsterra to darkness. Feeling conflicted about the revelation, He spent some time observing humans and how they succumbed to their greed, so He let humanity choose for him. He turned the gods into rings and gave them to the people to see how they would use their power. After seeing them drowing in their greed, He began to look after a Champion to give them the task of retrieving the seven rings. He is the one who bestows the Ring of the Flamebringer on the Ringbearer Chosen.
Bestower of All[]
Once the Chosen One manage to recover the remaining rings, Finis send letters to them and their allies requesting a meeting in the Altar of the Isle of Orsa, where He would explain the whole story. He congratulates the Chosen One for being different and not succumbing to the greed unlike the other ring bearers. Finis is convinced about the potential of people and choose to favor the future of humanity over Orsa. He asks the Chosen One to hand over the rings so the Ring Maidens can perform the ritual to destroy them. He clarifies the rings will return to their original forms and they'll resume their task of protecting the continent, but before the ritual can be completed, one of the maidens finishes the others off and incinerates them with black flames while claiming that she is just following her lord's orders. In the confusion, Finis is wounded by Sazantos. Seeing them summoning black flames, Finis is terrified, wondering if He made a mistake in His judgement concerning the mankind before being incinerated by the former Flameguard's black flames. His ashes were used to turn the divine sword Fisteralda into a demonic sword.[2]
Quotes[]
- "I ask you this, Chosen One... What do you seek at journey's end?" —Before selecting one of the Master of... paths.
- "Why...? Was I mistaken? Are humans truly...?" —Last words
Etymology[]
Finis is the latin word for end.
In the Japanese version, his title, 原父神, is composed by the kanjis of 原 (origin, primordial), 父 (father) and 神 (deity, god).
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