- "Xiao Pai's mother and the owner of the Bell Hotel and bathhouse on the northwest part of Selphia. Her youthful appearance and ditzy, downright forgetful personality has earned her a fanbase among customers."
- ―Website Description
Lin Fa (リンファ, Rinfa) is a character in Rune Factory 4.
Profile[]
Personality[]
Lin Fa is Xiao Pai's light-hearted and dotty mother who runs the Bell Hotel in Selphia. Her forgetfulness makes other people find her endearing. If her mix-ups don't actually bring good fortune, they are still willing to let it slide much to Xiao Pai's envy.
Appearance[]
Lin Fa has light skin with long gray hair adorned by a white pearl accessory and slanted brown eyes. She wears blue earrings and traditional Chinese clothing.
Story[]
Lin Fa is married to Yan Fan, who appears in town as an unseen NPC during two sub-events. Because Yan Fan often travels, Xiao Pai is closer to her mother than father. However, Lin Fa always lets her daughter know when Yan Fan sends them a letter from abroad. She's also prone to teasing Xiao Pai, especially when it comes to the prospect of liking someone.
Events[]
Lin Fa take parts into 3 different events that occur randomly.
- Oh No, It's Contagious!
- Characters: Xiao Pai, Lin Fa
- A Copper's Windfall
- Characters: Lin Fa, Bado, Kiel, Xiao Pai
- A Part-Time Job
- Characters: Kiel, Xiao Pai, Lin Fa, Doug, Illuminata
Requests[]
Relationships[]
Because Lin Fa's popularity around tourists indirectly contributed to Xiao Pai's partial inferiority complex, she does everything she can to help improve her daughter's self-confidence and popularity. She thinks Xiao Pai is adorable, but seems oblivious to the admiration for her attracts. In the Japanese version, she addresses Xiao Pai as "Xiao-chan" and Yan Fan as "Papa-san".
Gifts[]
Loved | Oh! Is that Milk Porridge? Oh my! Oh my my my! How wonderfully thoughtful of you! I'll enjoy this very much! Milk Porridge? Really? Oh my! I love that! Are you sure I may have it? Yay! ♪ |
Milk Porridge | |
Liked | Oh my! Rice Porridge. Thank you! I like these! Thank you! I like rice dishes a lot. ♪ You wouldn't think so, but milk goes well with rice. I like both quite a lot. Oh my! Is this for me? Thank you! I like rice dishes a lot. ♪ You wouldn't think so, but milk goes well with rice. I like both quite a lot. My, my! Thank you! Milk tastes very yummy, don't you think? Drinking lots of milk helps you grow, you know. Oh my! Is that Milk (M)? And it's for me! Why thank you! My my! ♪ Is that Meat Dumpling? Aren't those yummy? Hee hee ♪ Thank you! It's lovely. ♪ |
Rice Porridge, Tempura Bowl, Egg Bowl, Onigiri, Baked Onigiri, Salmon Onigiri, Milk (M), Meat Dumpling, Chinese Manju, Bamboo Rice, Rice, Hot Milk, Gyoza | |
Neutral | My, my! Why thank you. Hmm? What do I like? Well, I like dishes with a lot of rice in them My, my! Why thank you. Hmm? What do I like? I think Chinese food is yummy. Oh my, a present for me? Why thank you. Hmm? What do I like? Well, I like dishes with a lot of rice in them. Oh my, a present for me? Why thank you. Hmm? What do I like? I think Chinese food is yummy. [Item]? Why thank you. Hmm? What do I like? Well, I like dishes with a lot of rice in them. [Item]? Why thank you. Hmm? What do I like? I think Chinese food is yummy. It's lovely. Thank you. Hmm? What do I like? Well, I like dishes with a lot of rice in them. |
Ingredients, Hot Chocolate, Stew, Curry Rice, Flan, Egg (M) | |
Disliked | [Item]? I see. ...Oh, it's for me? I'm sorry, I wasn't interested, so I didn't pay any attention. Here, let me throw it away for you. In exchange, it would be lovely if you could bring me some Milk Porridge. |
Udon, Curry Udon, Tempura Udon |
Battle[]
Lv | HP | ATK | DEF | M.ATK | M.DEF | STR | VIT | INT |
4 | 210 | 90 | 14 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 6 |
Weapon Type | Default | Shield | ||||||
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Spear | Safety Lance | ー |
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Trivia[]
- The name Lin Fa is composed of two words: Lin means "forest" or "woods" while Fa means "law", "ethic", or "logic". When said together, Lin Fa literally means "Laws and Orders of the Forest".
- Along with Nancy, Rita, and Sabrina, Lin Fa are among the few mothers in the series who aren't single.
- Lin Fa and Xiao Pai are the second occurrence of Asian-style characters running the Inn, succeeding Sakuya and Shino.
- Lin Fa has the same birthday as Hazel and Nolan from Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon and Rune Factory: Frontier respectively.
- Lin Fa's accident prone nature is implied to go further beyond losing plates. At friendship level 5, she admits to Lest: "...without that particular mistake, Xiao wouldn't be here now...", which leads to a "Wh-what?!" response from Lest. However, the matter is soon dropped.
- Lin Fa shares her voice actress with Ventuswill.
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