"It is theft by another name, used to fund the machinations of the elite! What should benefit the poor lines the pockets of the powerful instead! Why should the fruits of our blood, sweat and tears make the fattened swine grow fatter still!? The system must be abolished!"
—Roger, Metaphor: ReFantazio
Roger Arctium Ward, known simply as Roger, is a character in Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Appearances[]
- Metaphor: ReFantazio: Minor Character
History[]
The eldest son of his family and one of the leading grain merchants in the royal capital, he is a bright and cheerful man from a privileged background.[1]
As a candidate for the Tournament for the Throne, he pledges his own vision of righteousness involving a truly free country that abolishes taxes, laws and religion. His gauntlet runner is known as the Wings of Freedom.
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Etymology[]
- Roger is derived from the Old French personal names Roger and Rogier. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements hrōd, χrōþi ("fame," "renown," "honor") and gār, gēr ("spear," "lance").
- Arctium is a genus of biennial plants commonly known as burdock.
- Ward is a surname of two origins:
- In Old English, it derives from an occupational surname for a civil guard/keeper of the watch, or alternately as a topographical surname from the word werd ("marsh").
- In Old Gaelic, it derives from Mac an Bháird ("son of the Bard"), a bárd being a storyteller or poet.
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