Locke Cole

Intro Locke Cole, He is an adventurer and thief who insists he is actually a "treasure hunter", and is a member of the Returners, the resistance group opposing the Gestahlian Empire. Locke acts as a spy, saboteur, and scout for the Returners. He is contacted by Arvis in Narshe to rescue Terra from the city guard and smuggle her out of the city. Later, when sent to infiltrate the occupied South Figaro, Locke meets an Imperial general turned traitor, Celes, and the two slowly form a friendship that turns into mutually romantic affection. However, Locke is haunted by an incident in his past that has plagued him with guilt and regret and instilled in him a need to protect the women in his life. Locke was raised by his father, who was a world-traveling treasure hunter. After his death Locke became romantically involved with a woman named Rachel in Kohlingen, the only citizen of the town who treated Locke well and referred to him as a treasure hunter. Rachel's father didn't accept Locke, so he tried to prove himself to him by taking Rachel on an adventure through a dangerous cave. A bridge began to collapse as Locke crossed it, and Rachel rushed forward and pushed him to safety, falling herself. Locke saved her and took her back to Kohlingen, but when she woke up she had lost her memory. Rachel's father, furious and blaming Locke for what happened, threw him out of the house, and Rachel rejected him, having no idea who he was. A dejected Locke left Kohlingen to let her rebuild her life without him in the way. When he returned a year later, Locke learned the town had been attacked by the Empire and Rachel was dead. An eccentric old man living on the outskirts of town had preserved her body, though she was still dead. Locke resolved to find a way to revive Rachel to make up for his mistakes that cost her her life. He joined the Returners to fight the Empire and became a contact for Edgar, the king of Figaro, who is secretly supporting the rebels.