The Herschels (ハーシェル) are the family of Towa Herschel, primarily including her aunt, Martha; uncle, Fred; and cousin, Kai. Together they live above the Herschel General Store on Vesta Street in Heimdallr, Erebonia.
Background[]
Towa lost her parents in an airship accident prior to the start of the series. Her grandfather also passed away at an undetermined point. Towa was raised by her aunt and uncle in Vesta Street.
Trails of Cold Steel III and IV[]
The first mention of Towa's family is when the new Class VII visit the western side of Heimdallr on their field exercises involving the safeguarding of the capital during the summer festival. Towa invites Rean Schwarzer and his students for lunch at their home where they are introduced to Towa's family.
In the attack on Heimdallr by Magic Knights and Cryptids, Fred and Martha assist in getting civilians to safety and shelter.
After the manifestation of the Tuatha De Danann above Heimdallr, Martha and Kai end up in Leeves where they encounter Rean and company. he turns out Fred had been drafted and Martha had closed shop and evacuated in response to the upcoming start of war. After wishing each other safety, both groups are on their way.
List of Herschel family members[]
- Alfred Herschel (アルフレド・ハーシェル)
- Martha Herschel (マーサ・ハーシェル)
- Fred Herschel (フレッド・ハーシェル)
- Kai Herschel (カイ・ハーシェル)
- Towa Herschel (トワ・ハーシェル)
- Towa's unnamed mother and father
Towa's unnamed mother and father[]
Towa's parents
A photograph in Trails of Cold Steel III shows an infant Towa with her two parents. Her father is quite tall and well dressed whilst her mother seems to share the same distinctive features of the Herschel family, namely the wavy brown hair and striking yellow eyes. There are two versions of this photograph and in one of them, Towa's mother is wearing round glasses.
Her parents were both scholars who unfortunately died in an aircraft accident on their way back from an international congress in Crossbell prior to the start of the series.
Gallery[]
Trails of Cold Steel III[]
Character Artworks[]
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Visuals[]
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Screenshots[]
.jpg "Herschel's Shop (Sen III).jpg (360 KB)")
Concept Art[]
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Trivia[]
- Inspiration for the surname 'Herschel' might come from William Herschel, a German-British astronomer.
- The surname 'Herschel' reappears as the surname of Nayuta Herschel in The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails. He shares his stargazing hobby with Towa's grandfather but a clear connection between the two has not yet been established.
