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four-loose-screws · 3 years

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FE8 Novelization Translation: Book 2 - Front Cover & Other Introductory Pages

Yup, you read that right! It’s time for book 2 already!

And here’s the big announcement - I recalculated the number of parts I’m going to split the chapters into, so I don’t have to take a break in-between books 1 and 2! Some chapters have more scene breaks than others, so it was an easy thing to do without compromising pacing at all.

Let’s get started!!

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Book 2

Written by TAKASE Mie

Illustrated by SUZUKI Rika

Published by Square Enix

(inside flap)

Author

TAKASE Mie

TAKASE Mie was born on July 31st in Tokyo. She graduated from Waseda University. Her recent hobby is the cello, which she was inspired to start learning after watching a certain sailing movie. Though she has dreams of one day being able to play Bach’s cello suites, she still has a hard time with even basic scales.

Cover and Obi Design: atelier THiRD

Princess Eirika vowed to rebuild her home country of Renais, gained the help of their ally nation Frelia, and started to fight back. As her army marches, she crosses paths with all sorts of people, and grows her group of allies. Finally, they make it to Renvall Castle, a critical strategic location for the Grado Army, and attack it. During the battle, she succeeds in reuniting with her elder twin brother Ephraim, who disappeared on the front lines. However, after having only a moment to confirm each other’s safety, Ephraim states that he will march to Grado Castle. Eirika volunteers to travel to the Theocracy of Rausten to support him, but then...

(inside flap)

Illustrator

SUZUKI Rika

SUZUKI Rika currently lives in Yokohama. She is a freelance illustrator who has contributed to titles such as the Monster Collection TCG (published by Fujimi Shobo) and Angels of Dawn (written by KAYATA Sunako and published by Chuokoron-Shinsha, Inc.). She also created the manga Tableau Gate - Volumes 1 & 2 (published by Kadokawa Shoten).

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Book 1

Written by TAKASE Mie

Illustrated by SUZUKI Rika

Table of Contents

Chapter 11: Caer Pelyn

Chapter 12: The Wyvern Rider’s Wrath

Chapter 13: The Desert Palace

Chapter 14: Reunion

Chapter 15: The Day the Empire Fell

Chapter 16: Repatriation

Chapter 17: The Demon King’s Shadow

Chapter 18: Encroaching Trap

Chapter 19: Night in Rausten

Chapter 20: The Lord of the Darkling Woods

Chapter 21: The Continent’s Wrath

Character Introductions

Eirika

The Princess of Renais. She is kind, and does not like war itself, but still dedicated herself to the current war without hesitation to retake her country, a goal entrusted to her by her father, the king.

Fado

The king of the Kingdom of Renais. In his youth, he was renowned for his military prowess, and he is adored by his people as an honest statesman.

Seth

Though he is the youngest of all Renais’ generals, his loyalty and superb skills in both combat and discernment make him the ideal image of a knight.

Franz

He may have just only become a full-fledged knight, but he has a very serious and earnest personality, and is skilled in combat as well, ensuring him a promising future.

Valter

A general of the Grado Empire also known as the Moonstone. He was discharged from the army for the crime of massacring ordinary citizens for fun. However...

Gilliam

A devoted knight of Frelia with a long history as a fearless soldier. He is a man of few words, but his power is known throughout the entire Frelian Army.

Tana

The princess of the Kingdom of Frelia. In contrast to her friendly personality that is beloved by all of her retainers and servants, she also has military experience, and is an active member of the pegasus knight unit.

Hayden

The king of the Kingdom of Frelia. His resourcefulness is unparalleled, and has earned him the title “The Wise King.” He is a long time friend of Fado’s and spares no effort in aiding Eirika and her allies.

Vanessa

An outstanding knight, even among the prided Frelian pegasus knights. She is very serious, but kind.

Moulder

A priest. Within his calm appearance lies a very intelligent mind. He can not only heal with staves, but is also knowledgeable in medicine.

Selena

A mage general of Grado, also known as the Fluorspar. One of the empire’s three generals. She has vowed her undying loyalty to Emperor Vigarde.

Ross

A boy living in Ide Village in Renais. He is saved by Eirika and her allies when his home is attacked by bandits.

Garcia

Ross’ father. A former troop commander in the Renais’ army known for his dauntless courage. When his wife passed away, he retired from the army to raise his son.

Neimi

A girl born in Lark Village in Renais. Her home was burned down by bandits. She cries easily, but undoubtedly inherited her grandfather’s famous skills with a bow.

Colm

Neimi’s childhood friend. They were the only two to survive the bandit attack on their hometown. He has sticky fingers, but is kind to Neimi.

Artur

He meets Eirika and the others while carrying out the orders given to him by his monastery to purge the lands of monsters. He has a deep love of learning and is a devoted monk.

Lute

Artur’s childhood friend. Though it is true that she is an exceptionally skilled mage, the words and actions she chooses as a result of her confidence in that fact are a bit detached from reality.

L’Arachel

A young woman with a strong sense of justice on a continuing journey to take out the monsters roaming the lands. She actually appears to be of noble standing based upon the way her companions talk to and act around her.

Dozla

A warrior traveling with L’Arachel. He cannot hide the fact that he is her loyal retainer, though perhaps it is more accurate to say that he is not really trying. He’s not one to sweat the small stuff.

Rennac

He is actually a master thief, and just under contract with L’Arachel, but all she does is drag him around everywhere.

Natasha

A cleric being pursued by the Grado Army because she was deemed a traitor. She asks to travel with Eirika so she can spread the word to other nations about the strange things occurring within the empire.

Joshua

A skilled mercenary who loves to gamble above all else. He becomes Eirika’s ally after losing a bet with Natasha.

Ephraim

The prince of Renais and Eirika’s older twin brother. He is blessed with a strong sense of justice and decisiveness. He also excels in spearmanship, and his skills are highly respected by the cavalier unit.

Kyle

A loyal retainer who has served Ephraim ever since he joined the cavalier unit. An exceptional knight who’s skilled in serving as a guard.

Forde

Like Kyle, he serves Ephraim as both a guard and close confidant. He and Kyle have been rivals since they were young. He is also Franz’s older brother.

Orson

The commanding officer of the Renais cavalier unit. He is a devoted cavalier who has served the royal family for years, and that King Fado trusts deeply, however...

Innes

The prince of The Kingdom of Frelia. He always has a strong sense of duty towards his role as a member of the royal family. He is extremely confident in himself, and has the strength and abilities to back it up.

Myrrh

A girl who is neither human nor monster, but a member of the dragon tribe. She leaves The Darkling Woods to tell the humans about the abnormalities occurring across the continent.

Amelia

A girl who became a soldier because of her respect for General Duessel. However, she feels lost when she learns that he opposes the war.

Gerik

The brave leader of a band of mercenaries. He joins Eirika’s army because Prince Innes hired him as his guard.

Tethys

A dancer whose bewitching dances attract the soldiers around her and heighten their morale. Once she joined Gerik’s Mercenaries, she became an indispensable member of the group.

Marisa

A female mercenary is rare enough, but her beauty and skills make her even more of a diamond in the rough. She is registered in the guild as a member of the same mercenary group as Gerik.

Ewan

Tethys’ little brother. He aspires to become a mage, and convinced a renowned sage to become his teacher. He is at the age where he cannot help but want to be treated as his own person.

Saleh

The sage of Caer Pelyn, and the only person of this age to associate with those of the dragon tribe. His abilities are very widely known. He is also Ewan’s teacher.

Glen

A general of the Grado Empire who is also known as the Sunstone. One of the empire’s three generals. He also questions the current war…

Cormag

A dragon knight of Grado. Glen’s younger brother. He trusts and respects his brother completely, but after a certain event happens, he leaves the Grado Army.

Lyon

The prince of the Grado Empire. He has been a friend of Eirika and Ephraim’s for many years. His research into dark magic has made him even more knowledgeable in magic than the palace mages.

Ismaire

The beautiful queen of the Kingdom of Jehanna, known as “The Queen of White Dunes.” She has gained the overwhelming support of the people for her accomplishments in running the country since her husband’s passing.

Duessel

A general of the Grado Empire with the title “Obsidian.” One of the Three Imperial Generals. Though he has been accused of being a traitor, he is working together with Ephraim to warn the emperor of the error of his ways.

Knoll

A palace mage of the Grado Empire who studied dark magic alongside Lyon. He is one of the few people who knows the reason why the emperor, once known for his virtue, changed so drastically.

Caellach

A general of Grado known as the “Tiger Eye.” He started out as a mere mercenary, and rose up to his current position, but he is an ambitious person who wishes to rise even higher.

Vigarde

The emperor of the Grado Empire. He is beloved for his virtuous ways, including opening up the national treasury to the people in times of disaster. However, ever since that fateful day, his personality has changed completely, and he began the invasion all of the countries across the continent of Magvel...

Syrene

The commander of Frelia’s third unit of pegasus knights. She is Vanessa’s elder sister by blood, but Tana also looks up to her like an elder sister.

Mansel

The Pontifex who rules over the Theocracy of Rausten. Known for being highly educated and devoted to his beliefs, he is worshiped by the deeply devoted people as the representative of the gods.

Riev

A mage general of the Grado Empire known as the “Blood Beryl.” Ever since he learned the reason for the emperor’s change, he has served the emperor to support his dark ambitions.

#fire emblem #fe8 #sacred stones #fe #nintendo #game boy #game boy advance #gba #japan #japanese #translation #novel #light novel #fe8 novelization translation

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azuregard · 3 years

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Fire Emblem Sacred Stones Shipping Chart Meme Thingy

Includes:

Sixty-four characters with unique portraits

Categories:

You are free to interpret the categories however you like, but I figured I’d add my two cents just in case.

OTP, Love, Like, BroTP, Dislike, and NoTP are pretty self-explanatory.

Has Potential is something I added for ships that you could see working, but they don’t really have an established canon dynamic. This is basically here just in case someone cares about this kind of thing when it comes to ships.

Platonic Only is like a BroTP but I personally see a clear distinction between the two. To me, BroTP is what I use to describe a relationship that I don’t ship romantically, but the idea of them being romantic doesn’t bother me. Platonic only, on the other hand, is for a relationship that you not only don’t ship romantically, but one that would bother you if it was portrayed in such a way (i.e., they’re related, there’s an age gap, or there’s a certain degree of power distance).

Squick is what I use for pairs that I just flat out don’t ship on principle, not even in a platonic way. I personally distinguish them from NoTPs because the skeevy elements here are the big problem rather than a smaller part of a larger problem.

If you fill this out, and you want to share it with your followers, please feel free to tag me. It always makes me super happy to see people engaging with my content.

Also, sorry the portraits are so small. I made this on a spreadsheet and then screenshot it. I would have used a different program, but I wanted everything to look nice.

Because of this size issue, here are all of the characters included in this ship chart. Going clockwise, the roster is as follows...

Aias

Amelia

Artur

Bazba

Beran

Binks

Bone

Breguet

Caellach

Carlyle

Colm

Cormag

Dara

Dozla

Duessel

Eirika

Ephraim

Ewan

Fado

Fomortiis

Forde

Franz

Garcia

Gerik

Gheb

Gilliam

Glen

Hayden

Innes

Ismaire

Joshua

Klimt

Knoll

Kyle

L’Arachel

Lute

Lyon

Mansel

Marisa

Morva

Moulder

Murray

Myrrh

Natasha

Neimi

Novala

O’Neill

Orson

Pablo

Rennac

Riev

Ross

Saar

Saleh

Selena

Seth

Syrene

Tana

Tethys

Tirado

Valter

Vanessa

Vigarde

Zonta

#fire emblem sacred stones #fire emblem #fe #fe8 #fess #shipping meme #shipping chart

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crystalelemental · 3 years

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So someone made a chart with the normal pool demotes with how many days has it been since we 1 of each type (Sword, Blue tome, Staff...) and... it's been 1430 DAYS since we got the last green tome demote, and it was Boey 3 and a half months into the game's lifespan. No joke he's one of the oldest demotes we've got here. But yeah, why make Erk a good red/Colorless tome and throw the players a bone with Pent as the Green tome demote? Seriously we've got Knoll and Miranda alredy, stop it please!

I actually saw that one on the forum! That was pretty nuts. It’s also been something like 800 days since the last sword demote? Something like that.

In any case, I think the problem is they only do stuff when pressed. People complained about lack of axe cavs, and suddenly we got Plegian Kris, Spring Saleh, and Lex in the span of like two months. People complain about lack of new red demotes, and suddenly we get a bunch of red mage demotes. No cavs though, that’s too much to ask for. I imagine that as people pick up complaints about green tomes, we’ll see a big cluster of them all at once. Which isn’t necessarily great. I like Green being super easy to fish 5*s from.

#fire emblem heroes

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serpentemblem-archive · 4 years

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knoll for the character ask game!!

favorite thing about them

Despite being sad and rather jaded you can tell he still cares for others and wants to right the wrongs Grado did

least favorite thing about them

he shouldve gotten a better ending :(((

favorite line

brOTP

Friends with Artur bc hehe character foil. but also Natasha and Duessel :’’) In a fic I havent finished he does end up becoming close w Myrrh

OTP

Knoll/Saleh....................someday I’ll finish my fic for it

nOTp

random headcanon

Under his hood he has SUPER long hair. Its kinda gross bc he never washes it and its been in a braid for like years but thats depression baby

unpopular opinion

song i associate with them

Dark Doo Wop - Ms Mr

favorite picture of them

#celica

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rimurutempest-bounced · 5 years

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Fire Emblem Heroes Ask Meme 1, 4, 13, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30

1. fave unit: mgrima or green tome soren

4. fave banner: the first tellius banner, for sure

13. fave character art: nephanee, tibarn, lucius, fallen takumi, reyson, mgrima, exalt chrom, and vanguard ike. so far, at least.

18. animations off these days. i kept them on for a while, but the flashing is too much now.

19. healers or dancers, healers ig, but mostly neither? i love using lucius and halloween mia in brigades though.

24. fave characters i've discovered from heroes: i like loki and hríd? i still don't really care about anyone from 2, 3, 4, 5, or 12, and i know everyone else. ¯\_(ツ)_/ ¯

25. least fave unit to pull: wrys, luke, frederick, virion, gunter, sheena, arthur, cecelia, merric, niles, azama, jakob, reinhardt, jagen, hinata, ogma, siegbert... mostly gunter, if i can only pick one

26. fave heroes oc: hríd(im gay) and gunnthrá(she deserved better)

28. what unit have i never pulled that i want: yune!!!!!!!! spring soren, keaton, kaden, tanith, velouria, idunn, naga

30. unit i want added to heroes: lehran, altina, soan, dheginsea, heather, volug, kurthnaga, elena, emmeryn, say'ri, awakening anna, xane, valbar, mila, ashunera, ashera, almedha, ilyana, older sanaki(cipher/concept), risen king chrom, jill, rhys, ulki, janaff, gangrel, orochi, dwyer, mitama, forrest, candace, lilith, luthier, silque, tatiana, marcia, vika, rafiel, kyza, skrimir, lyre, giffca, ena, nasir, gareth, volke, bastian, new adult tiki alt, kyle, forde, artur, cormag, tethys, gerik, ewan, knoll, saleh, rennac, colm, neimi, ross, ismaire, selena, glen, duessel, morva, fomortiis, rath, guy, nils, heath, athos, bramimond, leila, young zephiel, guinevere, eleanora, elbert, sonia, limstella, ephidel, uhai, merlinus, chad, dorothy, vaida, elffin, hugh, lalum, echidna, igrene, sword saint karel, cath, niime......there are still so many great characters and if they're gonna give us more alts instead of introducing any of the dozens of excellent designs and personalities they still haven't gotten to, they could at least make them interesting and worth while alts.

sorry, that wound up being a lot! thank you anon!

#long post #fire emblem #feh #fe heroes #reply #anon #i have so many ideas for events they could do with sets of charas from that list lmao

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wyvernslance-a · 6 years

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do you have any ships for cormag w/ muses from other fe games?

this is it. this is the day i have to expose myself

the list of characters i ship with cormag, lets fuckin go

okay im just gonna go with the games im familiar with bc i havent touched 1-6, 9, 10, 11, or 12 sadly enough. Im familiar with the characters in terms of i know of them but not enough to say id ship them with cormag! but who knows that might change over the course of rp!!!

that said im starting from 7 and going down the line from there

fe7: hector, heath. i can play with the idea of legault and raven. maybe vaida but i think theyd be more gay lesbian solidarity you feel me. also maybe lyn?

fe8: ephraim, eirika, seth, natasha, knoll, saleh, rennac, artur, tana ( the last two i saw more in a sort of platonic light but i can see romance with them! ). i can play with the idea of kyle, joshua, lyon. maybe innes?

fe13: i actually havent thought about this much till today! frederick, cherche. maybe robin, libra, gaius, lon’qu?

fe14: charlotte. maybe laslow ( i thought abt this bc of an ask i sent to @warstep ). im not entirely sure here :0 i wanna say some royalty and i think thatd be the nohr siblings ( except elise but shed probably grow on cormag as a little sister honestly )

fe15: lukas. perhaps conrad, forsyth, python? maybe leon, kamui as well?

there you go ive done. exposed myself for you all to see dont fuckign look at me. just dont.

but yeah! if i dive into the other games and research that material like i want to ill probably have a lot more to add to this list but yeah!

#*calen speaks. ⟨ out of character. ⟩#*unknown. ⟨ anonymous. ⟩#jahdjsgfgj well there you haveit folks #*inquiries. ⟨ ask. ⟩

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airlock · 6 years

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the final sorter adventure thus draws to a close! although I’ve been thinking on whether I can maybe string up some random rolls myself in order to try at determining the favorites among the favorites... still, what a furiously stressful exercise that’d be, huh? maybe I should really just start remembering that tier-based favorite lists are the superior approach to this kind of stuff from now on

ahem, anyways! the results for Magvel sorting lie below the cut

#1: Eirika, Forde, L’Arachel

#4: Tana

#5: Joshua, Knoll

#7: Tethys

#8: Duessel, Ephraim

#10: Cormag, Glen

#12: Gerik

#13: Ewan

#14: Garcia

#15: Myrrh

#16: Innes

#17: Caellach

#18: Lyon

#19: Natasha, Selena

#21: Orson

#22: Gilliam

#23: Artur

#24: Amelia, Saleh

#26: Valter

#27: Hayden

#28: Moulder

#29: Franz

#30: Lute

#31: Kyle, Marisa

#33: Ismaire

#34: Rennac

#35: Syrene

#36: Dozla, Neimi

#38: Seth

#39: Ross

#40: Riev

#41: Fado

#42: Colm

a truly pervasive sense that I got here is... that I really need to get around to those FE8 support rereads, because damn, there’s quite a few characters for whom I can barely remember any of the characterization!

(not that this necessarily changes much for... those of my least favorites who people usually like, I guess; I’m probably not going to start liking Lute or Marisa more soon, for example)

magvel is also surprisingly consistent with the villains here -- only Riev really hit the bottom echelons of the list. for this exercise, I’ve been very consciously making the effort to keep a clear distinction between how much a villain entertains or interests me vs. how much I’d like to meet people like them; for example, Orson is right there on the middle of the list -- he’s not a better person than most anyone he’s beating, but man, his depravity is just amazing to watch. it’s not for no reason that we made memes out of it.

(still, Caellach ultimately took the cake here out of the bad guys -- he’s, how to even put it... like a significantly more grounded Ashnard who’s still in the blood pact making process? I think I’m a lot more interested in it than most of the fandom appears to be I guess)

... hey, I only just noticed Vanessa hasn’t showed up at all! man, the sorter was serious about accidentally considering her a tellius character, huh?

#airlock's FE sorter adventures

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inthedusksynria · 4 years

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Chapter 17 be like

Innes: Ephraim, Eirika.

Ephraim and Eirika: Yeah?

Innes: We just saw a squad of my countryman get brutally killed, with the sole survivor being a fragile pegasus knight that is trying to defend about 4 civillians.

Ephraim and Eirika: Yep.

Innes:To top it off we also found out that the Demon King is alive and has challenged us to combat right now, in this very same field where there is a fragile pegasus knight and 4 civillians, surrounded by the Demon King army, while we can only field 12 people from our army.

Ephraim and Eirika: Pretty much.

Innes: Admitedly i am not the person who multiple times leaded an army against bad odds, but as a master tactictian ...WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT GROUP COMPOSITION -points at the 5 units that they picked and refuse to bench-

Natasha, Saleh, L’arachel, Knoll and Artur: Hi

Innes: WHY ARE YOU FIELDING SO MANY MAGES?? WHY NOT ONLY 3 WHILE PUTTING MORE CAVALIERS OR/AND A DANCER TO REACH QUICKLY THE EXTREMELY FRAGILE 4 CIVILIANS??? YOURSELVES, CORMAG, TANA AND DUESSEL CANT POSSIBLE SAVE THEM THAT FAST! HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?

Ephraim and Eirika:

Ephraim and Eirika, “i just think they are neat” magefans:

Ephraim: Don’t worry, I dont pick fights I can’t win.:)

Eirika: Everything will work out :)

Innes:

Innes: *screaming internally, gaining the 32983190 levels of stress at this tactics bullshit and at those idiots*

Gerik: *patting him in the back while Innes gets grey hairs, sweating over not having promote to a ranger which would come in handy rn*

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Me: you can pry my favs from my cold dead hands, i am loving this mage run with being able to promote anyone and i will not be stopped by silly things like map objectives.

#text post #syn plays ss #bold of innes to assume my lovely busted l'arachel and knoll that i lovingly leveled up and almost max stated wont kill everything that #comes close to them #same for tana and cormag they are the ultimade mvps

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historyoftheemblem · 7 years

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Knoll Appreciation

Knoll has a certain notoriety among The Sacred Stones players. He is the third-to-last character to be recruited, and comes as a level 10 Shaman... with zero luck. A literal big, fat 0 for his Luck stat. For a good number of players, this is enough to give him a nice comfortable spot on the bench, far away from danger. Those who decide to train Knoll up will find him to be a worthwhile unit; as the best-suited main-story unit for the Summoner class, he fills a unique niche in FE8′s gameplay.

While Knoll has only three support partners and has no battle conversations with any enemy, he has some storyline importance in Ephraim’s route: most significantly, he is the one who informs Ephraim of the truth behind Lyon, Vigarde, and the reason for the start of the war.

Knoll is, in fact, a royal mage of Grado who assisted Lyon in his research on the Fire Emblem--Grado’s Sacred Stone. As a result, he feels a deep guilt about the events that transpire and is barely fazed by the prospect of death: when Ephraim comes to rescue him from the dungeon, Knoll’s first impression is that his execution has been moved up a day.

Gameplay

In contrast to the promoted Sage Saleh, who joins in chapter 12 of Eirika’s route and is first playable in Chapter 15 of Ephraim’s route, Knoll is an unpromoted Shaman who is first playable in Chapter 15 of either route. While most people will take a look at him and think “There is no way I’m going to train HIM up,” Knoll isn’t nearly as difficult to train as people make it out to be, even without abusing the Towers.

(A screenshot of Knoll in Admin Zebra’s Grado-only, Hard Mode Ephraim route run! He has Gleipnir equipped to give him that +5 SKL boost.)

Knoll has two promotion options: Druid and Summoner. While Druid is a perfectly viable option for him, as seen above, he is at his best in the Summoner class. There is only one other unit in the main game who can become a Summoner: Ewan, who may or may not be even more infamous than Knoll for potentially being the last Trainee to be recruited (barring Amelia if you miss her in Chapter 9 in Eirika’s route, as she will reappear in Chapter 13).

As a Summoner, Knoll has the ability to use dark magic, staves, and most importantly, summon Phantoms. These Phantoms are capped at 1 HP and 0 DEF and RES, but they also have Strength, Skill, Speed, and Luck growths and are very handy in battle. The enemy AI will prioritize them over your units, making them good distractions for dangerous enemies or as bait to lure enemies into your range. Phantoms will spawn with a random axe, starting off with Iron Axes but growing into more powerful weapons as Knoll’s own level rises. There’s nothing quite like having a Phantom that can not only dodge enemies, but crit them with a Killer Axe. (While killing enemies with a Phantom won’t net Knoll any EXP, summoning a Phantom will give EXP, and there are enough enemies in the final chapters that nobody will really be hurting for levels.)

Compared to Ewan, Knoll is almost universally acknowledged to be the better Summoner, as his Phantoms have growths that lean towards survivability--which isn’t particularly important for a Phantom, but seeing that little Phantom dodging monsters gives a very satisfying, “go little guy go!” feeling.

Character

Little is known about Knoll’s past, but his supports with Duessel and Natasha paint him as a man genuinely dedicated to Prince Lyon and Grado--a stark contrast from fellow Shaman Novala, a cowardly schemer who is introduced (and slain) in Chapter 6. His hair color and his prowess in magic have led not a few players to wonder if he is, in fact, somehow related to Vigarde and Lyon, but such a topic is never brought up anywhere in the game proper.

Having been wholly dedicated to Prince Lyon, after his rescue by Ephraim and Seth, he chooses to follow them to rescue Eirika’s forces at Jehanna Hall because Lyon lost control of Grado Keep and thus left. Even with all that’s happened, he upholds the image of a gentle and well-meaning Lyon, placing the blame for the situation on himself, the mages as a whole, and the way ancient magic and its practitioners were treated--but never on Lyon himself. In his C Support with Natasha, he even indirectly antagonizes her mentor; it’s likely that Knoll was actually projecting his own idea of what he and his fellow royal mages were like to outsiders, wallowing in the guilt and shame that has overtaken him in his hindsight of their affairs.

Knoll, like the rest of the Grado recruits in the party, searches for meaning in his struggle and in his future beyond the war. Like Duessel, who is filled with the shame of betraying his oaths and his country to do what is just, Knoll is filled with the shame of unknowingly helping Lyon fall to darkness. Knoll’s resulting guilt and self-loathing pile so thick that he loses sight of the meaning of his very existence. Aside from his initial reaction to his rescue, he eventually goes on to tell Duessel that he wish he’d been executed back in the capital. He is in such turmoil that he openly welcomes death as a solution. It takes Duessel’s pep talk and Natasha’s determination to save others in spite of the danger to herself to motivate Knoll to keep going.

#FE8 #Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones #magvel #knoll #Unit of the Month #meta #admin: Zebra

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One Found Love, Another Did Not [FE8 fic, T]

Summary:

Innes strives for nothing less than perfect, and Tana knows very well that he will take no challenges in his quest to perfection. Written for the FE: Community Design Challenge on Tumblr.

Author’s Ideas: Hey, why not. I took up the @fe-communitydesign challenge. The theme for March is “Family”, so have a thing featuring a favorite ship, unrequited Ephraim/Tana. Because I like to suffer. I would’ve done Cormag/Tana, but it didn’t really make sense with the theme, so have unrequited Ephraim/Tana. I would hope that you’ve finished Sacred Stones, or none of this will make any sense.

This fic uses one-sided Ephraim/Tana, Ephraim/Myrrh and Innes/L’Arachel.

Disclaimer: No, I don’t own Fire Emblem.

Innes strives for nothing less than perfect, and Tana knows very well that he will take no challenges in his quest to perfection.

She was young, a little girl who had just entered her eighth year, when she’d seen Innes first challenge Prince Ephraim of Renais. She’d been captivated by the prince, a young boy with turquoise hair and a skill with the lance so perfect that she could not begin to believe she could attain that skill.

Innes saw nothing of what she saw. What he saw was a threat. A rivalry was declared on the spot. They dashed about the Frelian castle, weapons and armor abound.

Tana tried many times to gain Ephraim’s attention, but to no avail did she succeed. Even so, her eighth birthday was her first memory of the two twins, and it would remain one of her favorite.

They would continue like that for the next decade. When Eirika and Ephraim’s birthdays come up, Tana and Innes make the trip to Renais. Eirika and Tana sit under the trees of the courtyard and watch their brothers spar in both lance and bow. Sometimes, other knights will come by and watch the princes. Seth will adjust their stances and teach them new moves. King Fado and Hayden just laugh.

Whenever Tana or Innes’s birthday were near, they were greeted by the royal family of Renais. Fado would present them with their presents and let the children scurry off. At some point, Tana started taking Eirika out on pegasus rides, mostly flying over the town and laughing as they soared over the rippling ocean that sprayed foam back at them. When they came back, they usually find Innes and Ephraim in the middle of a duel.

Still, when they see each other, a hole in her heart seems to open up, that his smiles are not for her, that his laughs and praise are not directed to her, that he has yet to talk to her for more than ten heartbeats before Innes butts in.

She promises herself that she will not be mad at her brother, though, and smiles whenever Innes and Ephraim dash off, and Eirika is left sighing.

Even through all the years, though, she still has not managed to gain Ephraim’s attention, let alone his affection, and she can feel the hope that had once blossomed and flourished in her heart wilting away.

The year 803 is Tana’s eighteenth year. It is also the year that Grado strikes Renais down, stampeding and tearing down the mighty nation that used to be its best ally.

Renais falls apart after the castle is captured, and Tana escapes to Fort Mulan in hopes of meeting one of the royal twins there, that she would be of help, somehow.

Instead, Eirika rides to her aid and helps her. When they return to Frelia Castle, Tana cannot help but notice her friend’s quiet demeanor, the look in her eyes that has hardened from the gentleness that once resided within it.

King Hayden refuses to let Tana go with Eirika, no matter how much she tries to persuade her father, but Eirika smiles at her and assures her to stay in Frelia, and for the first time since the war startd, her smile is warm, her hands calming.

Reports come in after she leaves on her expedition. Eirika saves two men in Ide from bandits. She defeats the leader of a great bandit, and helps reunite two childhood friends. She encounters dark monsters in the Za’ha woods and attains help from two magicians. She reconquers Serafew and says that she has discovered an ominous tale from a Grado sister that she will tell when she gets back. She saves Renais citizens being used as hostages.

The last report comes in on the night of the full moon. Eirika says she is planning on laying siege to Fort Renvall, where Ephraim is rumored to be held prisoner.

Tana can only sit in her room and pray like Father Moulder taught her to.

A day later, Eirika comes back, and the sight that she brings is enough to make Tana cry. Ephraim follows his sister, his hair ruffled, his sleeves torn and armor dented, his face haggard with exhaustion, but he smiles when Tana rushes up to him, even smiles when Innes bluntly leaves after seeing Tana’s teary eyes and hearing her rebukes.

She hears of his expedition to Grado, his quest to strike fear into the heart of the Grado capital. She knows of her friend, Eirika’s journey to the distant kingdom of Rausten. She is told of Innes’s destination, the sandy country of Jehanna.

She herself has no place to go, except to one of them.

She tears her gaze away from the forests and rivers of trembling Grado, and turns to look upon the Frelian port where Eirika is bound to set sail to Rausten from. Finally, she sets her eyes upon Carcino, forest-filled and mountainous Carcino, where she is sure to find her brother.

She cannot bring herself to meet her brother or the man she has loved for years, and turns her pegasus towards the churning seas of Frelia.

~ / . / . / ~

When the War of Stones ends, she perches on the balcony of Rausten Castle and watches Ephraim dance with an indigo-haired girl who laughs every time he smiles at her. Tana’s heart clenches, and she’s not quite sure why.

She watches other people, too. She spots Eirika, laughing alongside Kyle and Forde as Ephraim tells little Myrrh where to step. She can see Vanessa and Syrene, instructing young Amelia and Franz how to waltz. Duessel and Seth sit together, their smiles, for once, not forced, although Tana always did think they were a little too grim for their own sakes. Joshua sits by a wooden table, a solemn look on his face until Sister Natasha sits beside him, and they continue in quiet conversation, but a smile has slowly spread across the Prince of Jehanna’s face. Knoll and Saleh point out the old texts written across the Rausten walls. Tethys dances in the middle of the crowd, and L’Arachel accompanies her. Tana can see a smile on her brother’s face as he watches the Princess of Rausten spin and twirl across the room.

A gentle wind beats at her from behind, and she turns to see Cormag, the wyvern rider of Grado, soaring through the skies above the castle. She waves at him, and he waves back before zipping away.

Achaeus snorts, and Tana laughs, stroking her pegasus’s head before untangling the reins from a small pillar on the balcony. Achaeus takes off immediately, a white streak in the sky that flies over the towns and forests, crossing paths with Cormag more than once.

Tana sits, staring up at the star-filled night. They twinkle and shine like never before. Perhaps they’re a sign of new hope, of new days to come.

“Tana?”

She almost falls over the edge of the balcony, but Ephraim reaches out and steadies her at the last second. His hand tightens around her arm, and he spins her gently so that she’s facing him.

“Hello, Ephraim,” Tana breathes.

“What are you doing out here?” He asks. His face is suspiciously close to hers, but there is a friendly smile on his face. He lets go of her arm, and the warmth of his hand is well-missed in the midst of the cold night.

“Just… taking a break.”

“From what? Is someone bothering you? I can tell them to stop.”

“No, Ephraim,” Tana giggles, “no one is bothering me. I just wanted a take a break from the festival.”

“I see,” Ephraim leans his back against the balcony, crossing his arms over his chest and looking up at the sky. Tana stares at him, and when he turns to look at her, his blue eyes reflect the golden light of the stars, glazed over with beatific exhaustion.

“Ephraim?”

“Yes?”

“What will you do? After this war, I mean.”

“Rebuild Renais… handle my kingly duties… I suppose I’ll be focusing on taking the throne for a while.”

“After that?”

“I’m not quite sure,” Ephraim’s voice is soft.

“Oh.”

Tana jumps off the edge of the balcony, turning to look up at the sky. Her calloused hands grip the railing in front of her, and Ephraim tilts his head to the side.

“What about you?”

Tana tilts her head. “I’m not sure. I’ll have to help Innes… I suppose I’ll be around.”

Ephraim nods, and they stare in silence at the stars.

“Ephraim?”

Tana turns around, and Ephraim follows her gaze. Myrrh holds her hands together, her wings gently folded behind her back.

“What is it, Myrrh?” Ephraim rushes forward, crouching in front of her.

“I… um… your knight is… your knight is looking for you,” Myrrh murmurs.

“Kyle? Or Forde?”

“No… Sir Seth… and Princess Eirika…”

“My sister too? Why?”

“They said something… about an announcement?”

Tana snickers, a hand over her nose and mouth. Ephraim and Myrrh turn to look at her, and she waves them off.

“Eirika told me about it already,” she states, ignoring Ephraim’s curious gaze, and smiling. “You ought to head in.”

“Are you staying out here?”

“Yeah… I still need a breather from all that festivity.”

Myrrh looks up at Ephraim, and he nods before turning to Tana. The little manakete extends her wings and slowly flying towards the entrance of the ballroom.

The crown prince of Renais smiles at Tana, and she tries to keep the butterflies bubbling in her stomach down. Ephraim’s eyes are glowing with joy, and she gulps as he takes her hand in his. Myrrh calls for Ephraim, and he jolts, dropping her hand with a guilty look on his face.

“I will see you soon then, Tana.”

“Yes, I’ll see you,” The lady breathes. She watches Ephraim walk away, Myrrh flying in front of him. The sounds of their laughs drift in the wind, and Tana turns, leaning her elbows on the balcony.

She closes her eyes and cups her face with her hands. The light beating of wings and the clack of hooves makes her start up, and Tana opens her eyes and turns to see Achaeus, perched beside her, a questioning look in its wide eyes.

“Oh, Achaeus… I’m fine,” she reassures. Her pegasus whinnies and tucks its muzzle up against Tana’s cheek. The princess laughs, stroking the winged mount.

“What do you see in him?” Her brother asks from behind her. Tana jumps in shock, whipping around.

“Innes! Don’t startle me like that…” She sighs, placing a hand on her beating heart. Achaeus neighs, tilting its head away from Tana and leaps off the balcony where it had landed.

“You should’ve been paying attention,” Innes points out.

Tana sighs. “You heard Eirika’s announcement, didn’t you?”

“Yes. I can’t say I wasn’t expecting it.”

“Well, I sure wasn’t when she told me last night,” she huffs.

“Did you never notice?” Innes asks. “I told you, you need to pay more attention to your surroundings. How do you expect to-”

“Innes, I told you already, I can look out for myself.”

“I can’t always take your word, Tana.”

“Well, I’m sorry, dear brother Innes!”

Innes sighs, leaning his head against the pillar behind him. Tana lets out an angry sigh, crossing her arms over her chest.

“Tana, please be more mature.”

“Hmph. It’s not like you’re helping, Innes.”

“Look, I try to help you, but you never listen to me.”

“I want to see the world as it is, Innes! Not with the protection of the title of princess and her brother! I’ve already seen enough to know that I don’t need to be shielded from the world by you or anyone!”

Innes stays silent, and Tana shrinks back against the balcony railing.

“Fine,” the prince growls, “but don’t come crying back to me when you get hurt.”

“I knew you would understand!” Tana exclaims, smiling. Innes mutters an inaudible curse, and runs a hand through his silver hair before a smirk spreads across his lips.

“Innes,” Eirika calls, peeking her head out of the ballroom entrance doors. “L’Arachel is asking for you.”

“What for?” Innes responds, turning to face Eirika.

Eirika smiles. “That’s for you to find out.”

Inner raises his eyebrows, and Tana suppresses a laugh.

“Tana, do you want to come too?” Eirika asks gently.

“No, I’m fine. Do tell me what happens, though.”

“Tana-” Innes starts.

“Go on,” Tana smiles. “I’ll be fine.”

“You don’t want to come in?” Innes asks one last time.

“Oh, Innes, I’m very sure,” she huffs, shoving Innes towards the ballroom. He sighs, turning to look at her.

“Just make sure you don’t stay out here too long.”

“Yes, Innes.”

When her brother leaves, Achaeus soars to her side, and Tana mounts the pegasus, flying away from a night of laughs and dancing, of bonding and healing, of camaraderie and a love that she knows doesn’t exist.

~ / . / . / ~

L’Arachel is blessed with Innes’s hand in marriage some two years after the war.

The wedding is the most extravagant ceremony that Magvel has seen since the celebration in thanks of the final fall of the Demon King. The prospect of the prince of Frelia marrying the princess of Rausten seemed impossible to some, but many things became possible with the war’s end.

There were many invited, and Innes almost drowned in invitations and questions. L’Arachel was buried in them as well, Tana heard. More than once did she and Innes sneak out on her pegasus to visit L’Arachel, who would travel to the Republic of Carcino on business matters.

“How do you feel about L’Arachel?” Eirika asks one day over tea, and Tana tilts her head, her cup in front of her face and tea pressed against her lips.

“I think she’s fine. Why?”

“Well, it is your brother’s wedding. You ought to care to some extent, right?”

Tana shrugs, drinking her tea, and Eirika smiles warmly, because they both know the answer to her question.

The day of the wedding draws ever closer, and the entire continent holds its breath in a stunning silence of realization. Visitors pour into the Frelian castle. First is Princess L’Arachel, who throws herself at Innes the moment she steps out of her carriage, her virtuous self forgotten to the anticipation and stress of the greatest event Magvel will ever see. King Joshua and Queen Natasha of Jehanna arrive, and then the Elders from Carcino. General Duessel rides into Frelia, and his company includes King Ephraim of Renais and Lady Myrrh of the manakete. Princess Eirika and General Seth have stayed in Frelia longer than their annual visit to help prepare for the wedding, and greet the King when he arrives. The heroes that fought valiantly in the War of Stones come last, albeit tentatively. Cormag and Knoll, Marisa and Gerik, Tethys and Ewan and Saleh, all of them seep into the Frelian castle, two or three at a time.

Duties keep Ephraim and Tana separated for the few days they have, although on occasion, she will slip through the castle halls and happen to catch glimpses of him through his open bedroom door sitting under a window, Myrrh ever presently at his side. Sometimes they’re reading, sometimes they’re conversing, and sometimes, she’ll be curled up against him, her face buried in his chest and hands in his.

Pegasi flocks scatter the sky like clouds the day of the wedding, and Tana feels that time has slipped through her hands like feathers in the wind.

The wedding itself is interestingly chaotic. Small disasters occur. A heel breaks. Necklaces tangle. L’Arachel has a panic attack despite her bravado the minute before. Innes can’t find his coat. The ringbearer goes missing.

Even so, the actual event proceeds smoothly, and the entire country of Frelia roars with screams and applause. Tana is the first one to leap to her feet, Eirika and Ephraim behind her, clapping and yelling. King Hayden cries, and Innes tries his best not to look at his father.

The dinner that comes after the ceremony passes by in a blur. There are congratulations and toasts, some more memorable than others. Soon, the lights begin to dim, and Tana realizes with a start that oh by the Stones, I have to dance.

“Princess Tana?”

She jolts up at the mention of her name, and comes face to face with the King of Renais, offering her his hand.

“May I have this dance?”

She can feel Innes, staring daggers into the King’s head from his place at the head of the dance floor, but she smiles up at Ephraim as she takes his hand.

“Yes.”

They tilt the dance floor into a gentle waltz, Ephraim holding Tana close as they dance to the soft music that fills the room like a warm summertime breeze.

The King of Renais speaks naught, and Tana tries to make small talk, but fails to get her words out of her throat. As the song comes to an end, Ephraim bows to Tana, and she gives him a clumsy curtsy, at best. He takes a step to leave, and she finally finds her voice.

“Ephraim?” Tana asks tentatively.

“Hm?”

“Have you… thought about taking on a queen? Er, wife?”

“I can’t say I have,” Ephraim responds.

“Oh.”

“Is something wrong?” He tilts his head in confusion.

“No, it’s nothing… I have to go now, I’ll- If… If you’ll excuse me.” With that, she drifts away from Ephraim’s questioning gaze. Once she’s out of the ballroom, she breaks for her room in the castle hallways, longing for the silent embrace of bitterness that wells up in her eyes.

What she doesn’t expect is for Innes to be standing beside the door, and she bumps into him as she dashes for the safety of her room.

“Ow… Watch where you’re- Tana?” Innes asks, and she freezes, making to wipe the tears off her cheek.

“Why are you here, Innes? I thought you were supposed to be in the ballroom. It is your wedding.”

“I stepped out for a bit. L’Arachel is… Are you crying?”

“No, I’m not,” Tana retorts angrily, but even as the words leave her mouth, she reaches up and rubs her eyes furiously.

“Is something wrong?” Innes rushes to her side, taking her hands away from her eyes.

“Nothing’s wrong!” She exclaims, tearing her hands from his grip and turning to leave.

“Tana! Listen to me!” He grabs her by the shoulder and spins her around. “I am your brother. Can you not confide in me what is wrong? Am I that worthless to you? I thought you said you wanted to rely on me! Are you going to take back your own words?”

“I just don’t want to talk about it!” Tana struggles out of Innes’s grip and hurries to push open the door to her room.

“Is it about Ephraim?”

She stops, and that’s all Innes needs to press her.

“What did he do this time?”

“He didn’t-”

“Tana.”

She turns to face Innes, biting her lip. She looks at him, and his black eyes flash for a second, a glow of concern and worry and all the feelings she always wished he could’ve expressed for her as a brother.

“Ephraim hasn’t thought about taking on a wife,” she reveals, the words spilling from her mouth as quickly as the tears in her eyes.

It doesn’t take long for Innes to catch onto the hidden meaning behind Tana’s words, and wordlessly, he reaches out and strokes her blue hair gently.

“I… I told you… it’s… nothing… I’ll get over it,” Tana hiccups.

“I’m sure you will,” Innes responds, and for once, there is no sarcasm stinging his voice, no arrogance or brashness.

She sniffles and leans into Innes, and her brother lets her, even pulling her closer.

They stay like that for a while, Innes holding Tana, who cries until she can cry no more, her mind blank and her eyes dry.

“Tana,” Innes mutters, his voice low and forehead bowed against the top of her head, a strange sight to behold, even to Tana. “I’m sorry.”

“Why are you apologizing?” she asks softly, her breath hitching with the leftover taste of tears, “you’ve done nothing to be sorry about.”

He pulls away from her, and Tana is beyond herself in shock when she sees that he is crying. “I… I’m sorry. About Ephraim. I was a terrible brother. Blast! If I hadn’t gotten in the way every time you two had the opportunity to talk to each other, maybe-”

“It wasn’t your fault, Brother…” Tana takes his hands in hers and squeezes his reassuringly, but her brother doesn’t meet her gaze; just closes his eyes, turns his head to the side, and lets the tears fall.

So she wraps her arms around him and lets him cry in the safety of his sister’s arms. For the first time, he does not have to protect her. For the first time, she does not have to feel like a burden.

And, for the first time, they are happy that way. That one found love, and another did not.

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