Warriors of Vale

The Warriors of Vale (ハイディア戦士 Haidia Senshi) is the term used by characters in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn to collectively refer to the eight Adepts that lit the Elemental Lighthouses and triggered the Golden Sun effect that brought Alchemy back to the world. Comprised of Isaac, Garet, Jenna, Felix, Ivan, Sheba, Mia, and Piers, these were the playable protagonists of Golden Sun and The Lost Age. Their Encyclopedia reads as follows:


 * This group of Adepts saved the world by unsealing the force of Alchemy and causing the Golden Sun event 30 years ago. But because the event also brought mass destruction, the Warriors of Vale are widely seen as a controversial group. They are widely seen as a controversial group because of how the Golden Sun event brought mass destruction.

Story
The name of the group apparently comes from the fact that four of the warriors were originally from the town of Vale. The Warriors of Vale are widely known for their journey to restore Alchemy. Though many see the results of Alchemy's return as beneficial, many consider it a curse, and thus the opinion of the group widely varies. Their journey has been recorded in several places: a theme park in Patcher's Place, and a series of books collectively called the Sun Saga.

At some point following Alchemy's return, the Warriors would travel to the newly founded country of Morgal, where the country's king would assist the warriors in a quest to find a Mountain Roc feather. By this point, the Warriors of Vale were considered some of the strongest in the world, and thus the king would hold them in great respect. The Warriors of Vale would separate as a collective group. Isaac and Garet would reside on the Goma Plateau with their two sons, while Ivan and Jenna would reside with survivors of Vale at Kalay. Piers would take to sailing the seas in his ship, investigating strange phenomena, while several sources suggest that Mia is residing in Imil. However, Felix is said to have left on his own journey, while Sheba is not mentioned, with both their whereabouts currently unknown.

As the years passed, it became apparent that the Warriors of Vale, including their mentor, Kraden, were aging more slowly since the Golden Sun Event, with members of the group appearing much younger than their true ages. It has been theorized that this slower aging is the result of having been directly exposed to the energy from the forming Golden Sun. The effects of this are not fully known, though it has been put forth that the adults may well outlive their own children.

Members

 * Isaac
 * Felix
 * Garet
 * Jenna
 * Ivan
 * Sheba
 * Mia
 * Piers
 * Kraden- as a mentor

Trivia

 * In the denouement to Golden Sun: The Lost Age, there is an NPC in Prox who refers to the protagonists as the Warriors of Vale, but only if you Mind Read the Proxian villager. Since only Isaac and Felix are in the party at the time, to get this text would require hacking the game, and thus is of debatable canon.  Nevertheless, this is the first time the term appeared in the series, and occurs long before it's extensive usage in Dark Dawn.  It is likely the term was reused by the programmers, who didn't have a chance to fit it in elsewhere in the ending to The Lost Age but could focus on it come the new game.