

She has also traveled with a human wizard apprentice, Fern, since she took her on as an apprentice at Heiter's suggestion.

As a result, she embarked on another journey to learn more about humanity. After the death of Himmel, a member of her disbanded party, Frieren became regretful for not knowing him better during their ten-year adventure. Because her sense of time is so dissimilar to that of humans, she has no qualms about working for months, if not years, at a time. Although she appears to be really young, she was born into a long-lived race of elves and has lived for over a thousand years. The story thus takes place across a long time, with periodic flashbacks accompanied by the physical and mental development of characters apart from Frieren herself.Ĭharacters Frieren ( フリーレン, Furīren) An elven mage who was a group member that defeated the Demon King. To fulfill those requests, Frieren embarks on a journey together with Fern while still pursuing her passion for learning magic.įrieren's elven nature grants her an extremely long lifespan, causing her to view periods of years or decades as ephemeral (this perception of time makes her consider the ten-year adventure with Himmel's party a fleeting experience).

She also receives an invitation to travel far north, to the resting place of souls, and see Himmel again to bid the hero a fitting farewell and express her feelings. She accepts an offer to teach and care for Fern, an orphaned child adopted by Heiter. Frieren then pays a visit to her other former comrades. During the funeral, Frieren expressed guilt for not attempting to learn more about him. After one last adventure to see the meteor shower, Himmel dies of old age. Frieren then departs and travels the world in pursuit of magical knowledge.įrieren returns to the capital fifty years later however, humanity has changed, and her former companions have distinctly aged. Frieren agrees to see them again and offer them a better view the next time the celestial event occurs. Before they part, they observe the Era Meteors together, a meteor shower that occurs once in fifty years. In the past, the heroic group included Frieren, human hero Himmel, dwarven warrior Eisen and human priest Heiter. The story follows elven mage Frieren, a former member of the party of adventurers who defeated the Demon King and restored harmony to the world after a ten-years-quest.
