| “ | '"With the Spirit Willow's passing, my light faltered. Now I am whole once more. I am Seir."' | „ |
| —Seir introducing itself to Ori |
Seir is a supporting character in Ori and the Will of the Wisps. A creature containing the power of the Spirit Willow, Seir acts as a guide to Ori during their journey to restore Niwen. With the Spirit Willow's passing, Seir was split into five wisps and shattered across the land, leaving Niwen vulnerable to Decay. The Decay killed all Spirits of Niwen, leaving the Willow without an heir to inherit Seir and become the new spirit tree of Niwen to restore life to the ancient forest. But it was foretold that a Spirit would one day appear to inherit the Will of the Wisps to become the new heart of Niwen.
Description (The Will of the Wisps)[]
Seir was split into five wisps before being shattered across Niwen with the death of the Spirit Willow: The Voice, Memory, Eyes, Strength, and Heart of the Forest.
Voice of the Forest[]
The Voice of the Forest is the first wisp obtainable from Kwolok when Ori meets him for the first time in Kwolok's Hollow. Through its voice, it guides Ori throughout the journey and introduces the lore of Niwen from time to time. Its voice resembles Sein, the light of the Spirit Tree in Nibel. After a devastating ambush by Shriek leaves Ku barely alive and badly hurt, the voice tries to help heal Ku, but in its dying state, all it could do was surround her in a field of magical flowers that acts as life support.
Memory of the Forest[]
The Memory of the Forest can be obtained at the top of Baur's Reach, hidden inside a spring blossom tree. Ori found the wisp, but was chased to the bottom of the mountain by Shriek and an avalanche. Once they reached the foot, Baur revealed that his memory was awakened by the wisp's power, and he tells Ori the tale of Shriek.
Eyes of the Forest[]
The Eyes of the Forest descended into the Mouldwood Depths, where Mora the Spider resides. When the Decay reached Mouldwood, Mora became corrupted and stole the wisp when "her mind was not her own". After defeating Mora, the wisp creates an aura of light that heals Mora's corruption and removes the darkness previously roaming the entire area.
Strength of the Forest[]
The Strength of the Forest landed in the Luma Pools. Its power left the Luma Pools relatively unscathed from the damage of the infection. When Ori encounters Kwolok the second time in Luma Pools, The Strength of the Forest was found by Kwolok, but when Ori found him, they discovered that Kwolok was controlled by the Foul Presence, who forces him to eat the wisp. After defeating it, Ori has a final conversation with Kwolok and obtains the wisp after his death.
Heart of the Forest[]
The Heart of the Forest is the most fragile wisp among the five and protected inside the deepest floor of the Windtorn Ruins built by the Gorlek after the Decay. In order to prevent it being found before Seir could be reformed, the entrance to the Ruins can only be opened by the other four wisps. After obtaining the wisp, it combines with the other wisps and becomes whole again as Seir. Shortly afterward, a giant sandworm appears and a chase sequence is triggered which guides Ori and Seir to escape the ruins.
New Heir to the Will[]
Once out, Seir clears the sandstorm and points to their final location: The Spirit Willow itself. When Ori and Seir were on their way to Willow's End, Shriek once again appears to attack them, preparing to stomp Ori when a fully restored Seir strikes her back with its power, knocking Shriek off balance and damaging her skull helmet. Ori stops Seir from attacking Shriek further, in an attempt to pacify Shriek through forgiveness, but Shriek rejects the warmth she once sought, and flies away to the peak of the Weeping Ridge.
Eventually, Ori and Seir reach the old Willow, where Seir merges and briefly revives the ancient tree. The Willow reveals that it can no longer bear Seir due to its age and frailty. It then reveals that in order for Niwen to be saved, Ori must accept their true destiny by embracing Seir's light in order to replace the dying Spirit Willow at the cost of Ori's old life.
Before Ori and Seir can merge, Shriek grabs Seir and throws them to the depths of the Weeping Ridge, before turning to face Ori for the final time. During the battle, the Spirit Willow and most of the Weeping Ridge is levelled. Ori successfully defeats Shriek, but is also left exhausted and wounded in the process. Ori limps their way to Seir and reflects on their past memory of their time with their family and in Niwen before accepting their new responsibility as Niwen's Spirit Tree in order to save both their family and Niwen. Ori's sacrifice begins to restore Niwen and revives Ku as well as fixing her disabled wing.
Naru, Ku, Gumo, and a small group of Moki head to the site of Ori's merging and witness Ori's spirit tree sprouting. Over the course of a number of years, Naru and Gumo help Ori's spirit tree grow. Now having grown into a mature spirit tree, a spirit leaf floats away from Ori's tree branch to begin a new life as decreed by the Will of the Wisps.
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Trivia[]
- Seir is referred to as the 'Golden Light' by the information of the Will of the Wisps quest.
- Seir resembles the sun's yellow light, as opposed to Sein's blue, Spirit-like light.
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