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Tellah the Sage is a fictional, playable character from the Square Co., Ltd. RPG Final Fantasy IV. His name is probably a mistranslation of Terah, which is also Hebrew slang for "old man." One of the oldest playable characters in the series, Tellah is very wise, though is a bit short-tempered. At a younger age, he was a famous sage in the mage village of Mysidia, having learned nearly all the white and black magic known to man by deciphering various ancient scrolls. However, he lost control of his magic one day, injuring many mages. In penitence, he left Mysidia and retired to Kaipo, where he married and had a daughter named Anna. After losing his wife, Tellah became very over-protective of his daughter. Over the course of time, he forgot most of the spells he worked so hard to learn. Tellah is also one of the weakest playable characters in the game. When he goes up a level, his stats will decrease instead of increase (to indicate aging). Cecil Harvey, the Dark Knight, and Rydia, the Summoner, first encounter Tellah in the Water Cavern outside of Kaipo. Though Cecil and Rydia are searching for a cure for the desert fever, in hopes of healing Cecil's friend Rosa Farrell, and Tellah is trying to confront his daughter about her elopement with the bard Edward Chris von Muir, they decide to join forces in hopes of defeating the monster blocking the way to the Kingdom of Damcyan. After making it through the cave, the three friends witness Damcyan Castle being attacked by Baron's fleet of airships, the Red Wings, led by the evil Golbez. They rush into the castle, only to find Anna dying. She explains that she eloped because she knew she would never receive her father's consent. She also shares that Edward is the prince and future king of Damcyan. After she dies, Edward says that Anna shielded him from Baron's arrows. His parents were also killed in the siege, trying to protect their Crystal from Golbez. In an outrage, Tellah leaves the party, swearing to kill Golbez. Edward then joins Cecil and Rydia in their search for a Rosa's cure. Later, when Cecil, Rydia, and Edward are travelling to Baron, they are shipwrecked and separated. Cecil arrives in Tellah's hometown, Mysidia. The Elder of Mysidia tells Cecil that the only way to conquer Golbez is by becoming a Paladin. He sends the twins Palom and Porom with Cecil to Mt. Ordeals. There, they meet Tellah, who is searching for a way to learn the Meteor spell. When they reach the top of the mountain, a mysterious light allows Cecil to become a Paladin. The light also returns Tellah's memory of his spells, including Meteor. Later, after an injury-wracked, bed-ridden Edward risked his life to save the others as they fought the Dark Elf, Tellah loses his anger towards him, says he now sees what Anna saw in him, and says he'll get revenge on Golbez for both of them. Eventually, Cecil and Tellah encounter Golbez in the Tower of Zot. Tellah sacrifices his life by using Meteor. Golbez, however, survives his attack, but his power over Cecil's friend Kain Highwind is weakened. Before the final battle, Tellah's ghost appears before the party to revive their strength that was drained by Zemus.
Recall Using the Recall or Remember command, Tellah can relearn one of the spells he has forgotten. He can no longer use this skill after regaining all of his magic on Mt. Ordeals. This ability is not available in the first North American localization. White Using the White command, Tellah can use any white magic (curative) spell he has learned. Black Using the Black command, Tellah can use any black magic (offensive) spell he has learned, except the Meteor spell, which he lacks magic points (MPs) to cast. | ||||||||
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