Thomas Lysander

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Thomas Lysander (トマス・ライサンダー), also known as the Partitioner (匣使い), is a knight of the Gralsritter, occupying the seat of Second Dominion as the right hand of Ein Selnate and a teacher of history and literature at Thors Military Academy.

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Appearance

As an instructor, Thomas wears a green and gold waistcoat, red neck scarf and tartan breeches. His most distinct feature is his large, circular thick lensed glasses which hide his eyes from sight. When in disguise or travelling, Thomas adopts a brown hooded coat.

As a dominion, Thomas wears a variation of the standard Gralsritter coat using the brown and black colour scheme over a black shirt and tie. He replaces the old glasses with a smaller circular version. He also wears white gloves and carries around a Gralsritter pendant.

Personality

Thomas's first appears as an epitome of carefree of all things around him, students and staff members alike. As a history instructor, he's very knowledgeable in folklore and legends between reading in the library while presenting his lectures.

His optimistic attitude and easygoing personality does seem to get on some folks nerves, such as stating Sara and Neidhardt's issues without pausing the consider the context. Nevertheless, he is a skilled fighter, deploying an Orbal Staff effectively on the battlefield to the surprise of his colleagues. After his true character was revealed in Trials of Cold Steel II, Thomas shifts between his old, goofy personality and his true sterner and serious demeanor.

Trails of Cold Steel I and II

Thomas Lysander is introduced as a jolly teacher, passionate about literature and history.

In Trails of Cold Steel II, he secretly aids Rean Schwarzer and his companions as they make their way throughout Erebonia, reuniting with lost friends and gathering strength. He appears in disguise and speaks using his normal voice, then shocks everyone when he reveals himself in Celdic, declaring "Tada! Tis I, Thomas, your favorite instructor!"

During a NG+ exclusive quest in II, he asks Rean to find the Black Records. Upon having Thomas decipher these, they discover the records contain the unabridged version of the War of the Lions.

Completing this quest unlocks a special scene on the rooftop of Thors Military Academy, where Thomas creates a so-called "partition", which creates a room separated of the actual time-space continuum, to have a talk with Rean and Rosine. There he reveals his identity as the Second Dominion of the Gralsritter and re-introduces Rosine as his squire. Because Rean is the Awakener of Valimar, a fragment of the Great Power, Thomas asks Rean for his cooperation.

After the partition resolves and Rean leaves the rooftop with Class VII, Thomas comments to Rosine that Rean's assistance is needed in uncovering Erebonia's two Sept-Terrion and the secrets of the Divine Knights system fashioned by the Hexen Clan and Gnomes. He also reveals that he and Rosine are in charge of eastern Erebonia while Barkhorn takes care of western Erebonia.

Trails of Cold Steel III and IV

When Gaius Worzel returned to Nord with Barkhorn, the village was attacked by a Republic airship. Barkhorn died protecting Gaius and imparted his Stigma to him. Thomas then took Gaius to Arteria so he could begin his training as the Eighth Dominion. As Gaius lacked a crew to pilot his inherited Merkabah, Thomas loaned his squires for the time being.

Meanwhile, Thomas roamed the Empire searching for information, establishing contact with Roselia and Vita Clotilde. Together with the witches, Thomas reintroduces himself to Class VII in the Heimdallr Cathedral and briefs them on the situation. He would later join in on the attack against the Gral of Erebos, using his partitions in conjunction with Rose's magic to open a pathway into the facility.

When the Great Twilight began, Thomas requested for assistance to deal with the deteriorating situation in Erebonia. He had intended to bring Kevin Graham and Wazy Hemisphere, the Fifth and Ninth Dominions respectively, but neither of them were able to help as they were dealing with other situations. Thomas provided assistance transporting one of the teams into the fake salt pillars as part of the Radiant Wings' countermeasures against the war.

Trails into Reverie

Thomas, as well as four other dominion, arrives in the climatic battle against Reverse Babel with a fleet of Merkabah, using their power to produce barriers that shielded the other participants from the tower's lasers. He would later use his partitions once again to help the party infiltrate the tower as well as summon their Soldat units.

A Hollow version of Thomas appears in the True Reverie Corridor, impeding the party's progress at the end of one of the levels. It supports a hollow version of both Wazy and Gaius, using partitions before finally being vanquished.

Kuro no Kiseki

Thomas does not appear in person, but is mentioned as being in charge of clean-up operations in Oración following Almata's death game and the subsequent efforts to retrieve missing artefacts. He is present at the gathering of Dominion in the New Year in Arteria.

Character Notes

Trails of Cold Steel

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Instructor Thomas Lysander
	Instructor (History, Literature)
	The epitome of carefree. Well versed in folklore and legends. Tends to get overexcited while teaching.
	The Library Currently in charge of the academy's library. He enjoys spending all his free time there, looking through books.

トマス・ライサンダー教官
	教官【帝国史・文学担当】
	いつものほほんとしている教官。各地の伝承などに造詣が深く、つい興奮して話し出すことも。
	図書館の管理者士官学院の図書館の現管理者。時間さえあれば図書館に篭って蔵書を読み漁っている。

Trails of Cold Steel II

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Instructor Thomas Lysander
	Instructor (History, Literature)
	The epitome of carefree. Well versed in folklore and legends. Tends to get overexcited while teaching.
	Hooded Man Supported Class VII from the shadows, wearing a hood to disguise his identity.
	Drinking Spotted drinking with Heinrich and Sara, an unusual combination. He also wanted to call Major Neithardt, though.
	True Power When the Vermillion Apocalypse emerged, he showed a side of himself he had never shown before.

トマス・ライサンダー教官
	教官【帝国史・文学担当】
	様々な伝承や歴史に通じる士官学院の教官。のほほんとして掴みどころのない性格。
	フードの男フードを被って正体を隠した上で学院生たちを影から手助けしていた。
	教官の飲み会サラ教官・ハインリッヒ教官とともに珍しい組み合わせで飲み会を開いていた。ナイトハルト少佐も呼びたかったらしい。
	本気《紅き終焉の魔王》が顕現した際、今までにないただならぬ雰囲気を見せた。

Trails of Cold Steel III

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Thomas Lysander
	Septian Church
	The former history instructor at Thors, his true identity is as the Second Dominion. Assisted by his squire, Rosine.
	Mediator He seems to be happily eating his meal, but he mentioned something about mediating. But for whom?
	Black Records Recites passages from the Black Records to show that the Chancellor has fulfilled the prophecy and started the Great Twilight.

トマス・ライサンダー
	七耀教会
	かつての士官学院の歴史学担当教官だが、正体は星杯騎士団の守護騎士第二位《匣使い》。従騎士ロジーヌと秘密裏に連絡を取っている。
	仲立ち呑気に食事を満喫しているように見えつつ、この後、騎士団の副長として誰かと会って“仲立ち”するらしいが……？
	《黒の史書》史書に記されていた一節が、今まさに宰相達によって再現され《巨イナル黄昏》が訪れようとしている事を明かした。

Trails of Cold Steel IV

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Thomas Lysander
	Septian Church
	Second Dominion, also called the Partitioner, and former history instructor at Thors. Formed an alliance with the Hexen Clan.
	Forbidden Texts Normally calm, Thomas gets enthusiastic whenever he gets to handle banned books. Finding such texts is like a dream come true.
	The Last Volume Nielsen provided the last volume of the Black Records. Exactly how did the journalist come by it, and how much does he know?

トマス・ライサンダー
	七耀教会
	星杯騎士団の副長にして、守護騎士第二位《匣使い》。士官学院で教官を務めた事もある。《魔女》と協力し終焉を阻止すべく動く。
	禁書コレクター禁書を前にすると少し人が変わるトマス。エリンの里に平然と置いてある禁書に目を輝かせ興奮する一面をのぞかせた。
	最終巻ニールセンから譲り受けた黒の史書・最終巻。一介の記者の域を越えた彼の言動に思う所がありながら“また会いたい”と語った。