Sylphiel Nels Lahda
Her Japanese voice actress is 冬馬由美 Yumi Tōma, and her English voice actress is Stacia Crawford.
Sylphiel's only known family is her father, Elc, who was a priest in Sairaag, and her uncle, whom she lived with after Sairaag was destroyed by Copy Rezo. Elc was killed when Copy Rezo destroyed most of the city; he was later resurrected by Hellmaster Fibrizo, only to be killed again when Fibrizo was destroyed by the Lord of Nightmares. There is no mention of her mother in the novels, manga, or anime.
Sylphiel is a priestess of the shrine to Flare Dragon Ceifeed in Sairaag. When she was young, she took the Bless Blade from the shrine and hid it under the holy tree, Flagoon. This later proved to be useful, as the sword was needed to defeat Copy Rezo-Zanaffar. After each destruction of Sairaag, Sylphiel was involved in the efforts to rebuild it. Her life revolves around helping other people.
Sylphiel in the manga.
Sylphiel is an extremely gifted cleric of white magic. She's more powerful in the art than other white magic-using characters such as Amelia Wil Tesla Saillune and Naga the Serpent, but unfortunately, her other magic skills are lacking. She cannot master the fundamentals of casting shamanistic or black magic spells. Her version of the Flare Arrow spell looks like a small carrot rather than the Flare Arrow. Though by the time of her reappearance in Revolution, she seems to have improved. The only exception, however, is her ability to cast a perfect Dragon Slave. She studied very hard to learn this spell so that she could impress Gourry Gabriev by being like Lina Inverse in at least one aspect.
Relationships
Sylphiel and Lina's friendship is a bit tense. Sylphiel is openly attracted to Gourry, and this makes Lina uncomfortable. Lina also becomes frustrated with Sylphiel's sensitive nature, which tends to leave Sylphiel hesitant in times of crisis. However, the two girls become friendly by the end of Slayers NEXT.
Gourry is probably the person who is nicest to Sylphiel. He is not aware of her obsession with him, and when they are together, he speaks to her and treats her gently. Many times he has taken the initiative to protect her from harm. Syphiel would want nothing more than to be by Gourry's side forever.
Zelgadiss Graywords was always rather rude to Sylphiel, although she never held it against him. She probably assumed that it was because of the way he is, and he has nothing personal against her. He was insensitive to her feelings a number of times, and he was quick to be scolded by his friends.
Appearances
* Slayers novels (3,4,8 )
* Slayers anime (EP18-EP26)
* Slayers NEXT (EP23-EP26)
* Slayers TRY EP05 (Mentioned only by Zelgadiss), Episode 24 (In an eyecatcher)
* Slayers: Super-Explosive Demon Story (EPs??)
* Slayers REVOLUTION (EP12-EP13)
* Slayers EVOLUTION-R (EP01,EP13)
