Kalard

Kalard (カラード Karādo) was the father of Eclair in Fairy Tail: Priestess of the Phoenix.

Appearance
Kalard is an eldery man, his face wrinkled and thin with age. He has gray hair and is bald on top of his head. He wears oval-rimmed glasses.

Kalard wears dark robes under a pale cloak. He also wears gold bangles, similar to those worn by his daughter, on his right arm.

Personality
Kalard was a kind man who loved his daughter, though he understood the responsibilities that they both had to bear.

History
Kalard lived around 400 years ago with his wife and his daughter, Eclair. However Eclair was called upon by the Fire Village to act as their priestess while Kalard worked on the Dispelling Magic required to dispel the Magic on the Phoenix Stone. After the Fire Village was attacked, Kalard was relieved to learn from some of the survivors that Eclair had also survived.

Kalard eventually managed completed the Magic needed to dispel the Phoenix Stone, however he fell ill and soon died. Before his death, he gave the arrow containing the Dispelling Magic to the Magic Council and left a message for his daughter in a crystal ball in his house in the Boundary Forest, protected by a barrier to ward off monsters.

Synopsis
Centuries after Kalard's death, Eclair, accompanied by Momon and Team Natsu, finds his house in the Boundary Forest. Going through an underground passageway into his study, Eclair triggers Kalard's message, recorded in the crystal ball.

Kalard begins by addressing Eclair, saying that if she is watching, then the moment he hoped for has come. Kalard says that he had searched far and spoke to survivors of the Fire Village, adding that he is glad that Eclair survived, but laments over her fate as he coughs. He then says that the time he spent with Eclair was the most enjoyable time of his life, but the Fire Village needed her as their priestess and he had the responsibility of dispelling the Magic on the Phoenix Stone. After saying he was sure she became a fine priestess, Kalard states that he completed the Dispelling Magic but will probably not be able to it, having fallen ill and doubts he will be alive when she brings the stone, apologizing to her. Kalard says that he wishes that Eclair finds great friends, calling her his beloved daughter. As Eclair reaches out to his image, the message ends and the crystal ball shatters.

Magic & Abilities
Dispelling Magic: Kalard worked on this form of Magic for most of his later life, his research culminating in the creation of the arrow which was eventually used to destroy the Phoenix Stone.

Barriers: Kalard was also able to erect barriers to ward off monsters. The barrier he placed around his house lasted for 400 years, though it wasn't in a good state after several centuries.