🌙 Resail

The Lonely Prince of Empty Town

Profile

Name: Resail
Title: The Lonely Prince
Origin: Empty Town (Dark World)
Debut: Deltarune: Susie’s Story
Role: Support Character / Guide
Species: Darkner
Alignment: Gentle / Soft-hearted
Ability: Japanese Lantern Light – summons floating paper lanterns that illuminate areas and follow the party.
Theme Symbolism: “To sail again” – renewal, second chances, emotional rebirth.
Main Trait: Quiet, reflective, hopeful.
Status: Alive

Appearance

Resail resembles a small robed Darkner with a tall, soft hat and round glasses.
He wears an ocean-blue cloak and a contrasting yellow scarf. His eyes sparkle with star-shaped highlights, giving him a dreamy, ethereal expression. His lantern magic is often accompanied by soft glowing particles.

Personality

Resail is gentle, polite, and timid when first approached.
Though lonely, he tries to appear composed. He loves to guide others and provide emotional warmth through his lanterns.
Underneath his calm nature lies a deep longing for connection and a fear of being forgotten again.

Backstory

Resail once lived in the now-abandoned Empty Town, a quiet area of the Dark World that lost its inhabitants long ago. With no one left to talk to, he spent his days lighting lanterns to keep the silence away.
His name reflects his destiny: “to sail again,” symbolizing that his life begins anew once Susie and the party arrive.

Role in Susie’s Story

Resail acts as a gentle guide and emotional support for Susie. He teaches her how light can exist even in forgotten places. Throughout the story, he helps illuminate paths, reveals secrets, and occasionally appears during key emotional moments.

He becomes a symbolic reminder that everyone can start over — even those who feel left behind.

Abilities

Japanese Lantern Light

• Summons small glowing paper lanterns.

• Lanterns follow the party, creating gentle light.

• Used to brighten rooms, activate events, or calm certain enemies.

• Lantern intensity reacts to Susie’s emotions.

Lantern Bloom (Event Ability)

A rare moment where Resail releases dozens of lanterns into the sky, transforming Empty Town into a warm, living space for a brief time.

Trivia

• His name is an anagram of “Ralsei,” just like Ralsei is an anagram of “Asriel.”

• Lanterns represent hope, memory, and emotional renewal.

• His scarf is symbolic of warmth he wishes to share with others.

• Resail blushes if Susie compliments his lanterns.

• He unintentionally hums when he’s happy.

Quotes

“Empty Town doesn’t have to be dark anymore… not if you’re here.”

“If you’d like… I can light the way.”

“Every lantern carries a wish. I hope mine reaches you.”

Resail — the “one who sails again.” In Deltarune: Susie’s Story, he appears as the lonely prince of the Empty Town, waiting for travelers to reshape his forgotten world. Mysterious, gentle, and reborn, his journey begins anew.

Resail is a new original character created for Deltarune: Susie’s Story.
His name comes from “resail,” meaning to sail again — a perfect symbol for a character who is trying to restart, rebuild, and rediscover his place in the Dark World.

In this story, Resail is known as the Lonely Prince of the Empty Town, a once-forgotten corner of the Dark World where the lights have faded, the streets echo quietly, and only the wind remembers the past. He patiently waits for someone to arrive — someone strong enough to help him “sail” toward a new beginning.

Resail’s presence adds mystery, melancholy, and hope to Susie’s journey. Beneath his calm tone and gentle spirit lies a character shaped by isolation, longing, and a desire to understand why he was left behind. His meeting with Susie sets in motion a new path for both of them… one that neither expected.

🏮 End Post – Resail’s Farewell

Resail:
“Ah… you’re leaving already?”
“…Thank you for visiting Empty Town.”

“It’s been quiet here for so long… but your light reached me.”

“If you ever feel lost, or if the path gets too dark…”
“…just come back.”

“I’ll keep a lantern lit for you.”

Susie:
“…Heh. Don’t go disappearing, okay?”

Resail:
“Never again.”
“See you on the next journey.” 🏮

“The gentle glow of Resail’s lanterns surrounds you…”