Sariphi's Adoptive Father

He is known to be the biological father of Maria Kleinoel and the adopted father of Sariphi. Little else is known about him since he only appears during a single flashback.

Appearance
Sariphi describes him as having "heartless, frigid eyes".

Personality
Because of his very brief appearance in the story, little is known about his personality. His actions imply that he values protecting his biological daughter Maria at all costs.

History
Sariphi's adoptive father and mother adopted her long before the story started. Sariphi has no memories of being adopted by them, so it can be assumed that she was adopted as a baby, though this is never confirmed in the story.

Late on a stormy night when Sariphi was young, Sariphi's adoptive mother and father talk about the next human sacrifice. They are both worried that the next human sacrifice will come from their town, but they are relieved that they are able to offer up Sariphi as a sacrifice instead of their biological daughter. They were surprised to find out that Sariphi overheard them talking.

It is unknown how they treated Sariphi before this night. However, her genuine surprise and sadness in finding out she was a sacrifice and the fact that she describes them as "people who were once [her] parents" implies that, up until that night, they treated her like a normal part of their family. It is also unknown how they treated her after that night. However, it is implied that they never treated her like a true member of their family afterwards.

Plot
Sariphi's adoptive father appears only in flashbacks during the story.

In Chapter 1, Sariphi reveals that she once overheard her adoptive parents talking about offering her as the next human sacrifice. After that night, she always felt that they looked at her with heartless, frigid eyes.

Sariphi
It's unknown what kind of relationship he had with Sariphi when she was a very young child, though it's implied that they had a good relationship until Sariphi found out that she was a sacrifice.

Quotes
"After all, we got that substitute child specifically in case this happened."

Trivia

 * He adopted Sariphi so he would never have to sacrifice his daughter Maria.