Each playable Heron has their own personal advantages and disadvantages when deployed on the battlefield.

The higher the level of a Heron is, the more types of Galdrar they will have access to. The influence that the negative energies of chaos imposes on them is one that is detrimental to their health, and in more extreme cases, may impact their ability to read minds and the emotions of people. Through a support conversation shared between Ike and Reyson in Path of Radiance, it is revealed that Herons are physically affected by the chaos of warfare, a fact that results from their sensitiveness to the need for peace and order to prevail. Renowned for their ability to scry into the depths of people's hearts and accurately interpret their emotions, Herons are often able to make comprehensive assessments of a given person's overall character. The only known survivors of the Heron Tribe include members of its royal family: Lehran, Rafiel, Reyson and Leanne make appearances in the Tellius Series and contribute significantly to the plots of the relevant titles. The entire population was almost completely wiped out as a result of this heinous act, and by the time the events of Path of Radiance take place, the Herons were considered to be on the verge of extinction. Following the malicious spread of an asinine rumour that pinned the blame of the Begnion Apostle Misaha's assassination on the Herons, the Serenes Forest was razed to the ground by the aggrieved citizens of Begnion.

Long before the events of Path of Radiance, the Heron Tribe resided in the Serenes Forest, where they lived in idyllic tranquility, sequestered from the affairs of the rest of the world.

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