Although not one of the main characters, Sylphiel appears in the first and second series of Slayers to journey with the gang (usually when they travel anywhere near Sairaag.) Sylphiel hails from Sairaag, the ill-fated city that was almost totally destroyed by Kopii (Copy) Rezo, and then was taken over by Hellmaster Phibrizzo. Sylphiel is a shrine maiden and is supposed to be proficient in white magic. Unfortunately she isn't too good at casting effective spells, however she can cast one of the most powerful spells of white magic-Resurrection. She is also able to cast the Dragon Slave, the most powerful black magic spell (shadowed only by the Giga Slave!) Sylphiel learned how to cast the Dragon Slave because she is totally in love with Gourry and felt that she had to compete with Lina. One thing that sets Sylphiel apart from the rest of the female cast is that she's actually quite feminine and has a strong sense of responsibility (who else would travel around healing warring bandits?) She is also very open with her feelings and emotions, which is usually quite upsetting for Lina when Sylphiel confronts her about her true reason for traveling with Gourry-Sylphiel's not buying that, "I only want the Sword of Light" bit. Sylphiel disappears from the Slayers after NEXT, only having a cameo appearance in the TRY commercial break. Perhaps after she witnessed Gourry chasing after Lina to save her Sylphiel finally figured out that Gourry didn't return her love, and then left for parts unknown. Who knows? All I can say is that she'll be missed.
Enough about her, what about Zangulus?
Yumi Touma (Japanese 308 K)
Stacia Crawford (English)