Idol Rabier

Idol Rabier was a Melromarc nobleman and Raphtalia's previous abusive owner.

Appearance
Rabier was a nobleman of revolting appearance. He was an overweight middle-aged man with an unkempt mop of frilled strawberry-blonde hair and a minimal mustache in the same color shaped like 2 small "leaves" over his upper lip. He dressed in elegant clothing of black, golden and purple hues, with some white frills to match his royalty status, a dark purple cape, olive-yellow pants, black riding boots, and most of the time flaunted a cynical smile on his plump face.

Personality
He is an amply proud fanatic of the Church of the Three Heroes and has a twisted logic in his belief. He hates and looks down on demi-humans, taking sadistic pleasure in their suffering, even children. His torture knows no bounds, as he is willing to torture any allies or believers of the Shield Hero, including his own kind. He was an abusive master of the slaves and had no qualms on readily killing his own soldiers for advantage. He was also a great coward, as shown when he begged for mercy (mostly from Raphtalia) when he had never granted any mercy to anyone.

He doesn't care for anything or anyone but himself. In his maniacal thirst for killing the Shield Hero, he comes to the point of releasing in the middle of the town an ancient monster sealed ages prior in an obelisk, which led to his own death and the carnage of the town people.

Background
Idol fought many wars and aided King Aultcray, especially against Siltvelt, which probably explains the reason for his hatred for Demi-Humans. He is a fanatic through and through. Belonging to one of the fanatic factions of the Church of the Three Heroes, Idol believes that torturing and killing demi-humans is a "service" to his God, and also killing the "Devil of the Shield" will assure him a place in Heavens.

After the first Wave, Idol purchased the survivors of Rurorona Village and tortured the demi-human children in an underground dungeon beneath his mansion. He took a diabolical pleasure in their suffering, which led to the mental breakdown and even death of many, which is legally against the law of the land (torturing the slave is forbidden). He was directly responsible for Rifana's death. Finally, Raphtalia broke after seeing her friend's corpse and was sure to reach deathbed, so Idol got bored and sold her back to the slave trader.

Trivia

 * His name was revealed in his anime debut and not in any other material.
 * His surname Rabier is a possible pun on "rapier", a European sword with a long pointy blade made specifically for perforating rather than slashing, given the kind of sword usually seen with him. The same surname could also allude to "rabies" or "rabid", which fits perfectly his aggressive and hateful personality.