Hero/Heroine of IX is a male or female Celestrian who, under an unexpected turn of events, loses his/her Celestrian nature and becomes human. Their mission was to collect Benevolessence (Star Auras in the Japanese version) in the village they were assigned to: Angel Falls. Benevolessence was used to power the sacred Yggdrasil Tree, giving it the ability to sprout Fyggs when enough has been given. Upon completion of this task, the Celestrians would be granted access to the Realm of the Almighty, which was their ultimate goal in their after-life. After giving Yggdrasil a certain amount of Benevolessence, the tree begins to bear fyggs. Shortly after this occurs, a disaster comes forth, which sends the fyggs and the hero/heroine falling down into the Protectorate (Earth). When the hero wakes u