King Carnelian

King Carnelian
Dragon Quest XI
Japanese name	デルカダール王
Romaji	Derukadāru-ō
Title	King
Race	Human
Voice actor	Christopher Godwin (English)

King Carnelian (デルカダール王, Derukadāru-ō, King of Delcadar) is a character in Dragon Quest XI. He rules the kingdom of Heliodor, and is the father of Princess Jade.

Appearance and Personality

King Carnelian is an old man with blue eyes, shoulder-length white hair, and a long goatee with a bushy mustache. He wears a long purple robe with gold edges on the sleeves and bottom with an orange and olive rhombus pattern and a gold collar with an intricate design. He also wears a white, toga-like garment with an olive zigzag pattern and small circles near the bottom over his robe and a long red mantle held in place over his left shoulder with a golden two-headed eagle insignia, which is the symbol of Heliodor. His crown is red and green and is decorated with gold, a single green gem at the top, and long black plume.

Carnelian is praised as the wisest ruler in the land and is respected by his people. He is also known as a generous man, but he is strict when dealing with any disorder in his kingdom. The king is known as a master swordsman despite his age.

Story

When the Hero arrives at Heliodor, he is brought before the king, who is skeptical about his claims of being a reincarnation of a great hero. The king declares the Hero to be a Darkspawn and orders his guards to imprison the young man.

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King Carnelian has in fact been possessed by Mordegon, the Lord of Shadows, since the fall of Dundrasil. Mordegon finally abandons his host during the confrontation at Yggdrasil at the climax of the game's first act. Carnelian is left alive but unconscious, and is protected from the world tree's destruction by Veronica's magic and brought to safety at the Last Bastion by Hendrik. Upon meeting the Hero, Carnelian expresses deep remorse for his actions while under the Lord of Shadows' control and implores the young man to work together with Hendrik despite their rocky history.

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  The king single-handedly defeating a Moosifer