Slim weapons are the lightest of the light, guaranteed to be easy to wield. Widely used among Pegasus Knights for their lightness, anyone else is expected to use at least iron in actual combat.
Iron weapons are easy to use, hold for a long time but hold little striking power. They’re light and easy to obtain, and a great boon to those who don’t intend to kill. The standard in any army.
Steel weapons are heavier, sharper and much more reliable to kill. However, they slow the user down if the user isn’t macho enough and will need skill to get used to. Beginners will fumble.
Silver weapons are impossible wonders, in the hands of a master they can cut through anything while being strangely light. In the hand of someone unworthy, though, they break almost instantly.
Killer weapons feel like they have minds of their own. They are impossibly sharp and can create lethal wounds easily. Those not skilled enough with the weapon risks wounding themselves.
Brave weapons seem to propel themselves as they attacked with, an incredibly natural flight that in the hands of the right person moves twice as fast as a normal. Takes a lot of skill to handle.

Those are the natural weapons. For a full list, feel free to examine this place: All weapons in Sacred Stones.
And for other items, there is this place.
All items in Sacred Stones.
If you think you deserve a personal weapon, please inform me of why. Seeing how both those with personal weapons in Sacred Stones are Lords, I will assume it had something to do with amount of money in their cases.

I will here assume most of my players are familiar with Fire Emblem items and otherwise use the links above. We’ll also assume most items are a bit more flexible, so an iron sword CAN be an iron kitchen-knife or an iron claymore. Just remember that the hindering weight and potential damage with it will be adjusted accordingly. Any questions are free to be reported to me.

Pupil
Shaman Mage
Druid Summoner Sage Mage Knight


Pupil – A magic-user in training. They can use anima magic or dark magic to a low degree. After a time they naturally promotes themselves to Shaman or Mage depending on what magic they take preference for.

Mage – A user of anima-magic. Typically dressed in colorful hoods, they fancy many kinds of elemental magic that can have far more varied uses than just in combat. Depending on their choices they can either perfect their skills as a Sage or they can take the more aggressive direction as a Mage Knight.

Shaman – A word used to describe a user of dark magic. Usually dressed in dark robes, they can terrorize their enemies with their powerful spells. From there, a shaman can choose to perfect his dark arts by becoming a Druid or dabble in the arts of spirits by becoming a Summoner.

Sage – A magnificent master at the arts of anima magic and are also capable of dabbling in light magic. That along with the ability to use staves makes them one of the most versatile and skilled magic-types around.

Mage Knight – A riding anima mage, who also holds the capability to use staves or swords should the need be. By being able to utilize a horse, magic and a physical weapon with skill they become an aggressive force to be reckoned with. Though, the other physical classes likely overcome their swords.

Druid – A powerful dark magic-user which phenomenal powers can out-magic most enemies in his or her way. Well versed in the use of dark magic and possibly even staves, it is recommended for any foe to take these powerhouses down before being stuck by their powerful spells.

Summoner – By dabbling in the mysterious arts of spirits, a Shaman becomes a Summoner with the ability to summon phantoms or monsters to do his bidding. While their dark magic or stave-ability pales in comparison to the Druids, summoners are able to summon their own minions to fight for them.

Journeyman
Pirate Fighter
Berserker Warrior Warrior Hero


Journeyman – A strong-willed newcomer to the arts of war who wields an axe to battle. Inexperienced, they usually need to find their place on the battlefield soon enough. Depending on how they are trained, a journeyman naturally becomes a Pirate or a Fighter.

Fighter – An experienced axe-fighter on the field of battle, they fight mainly with mobility and the powerful swings of their axes. Skilled at what they do, one does not do well in underestimating them. From there, a Fighter can train himself to become a powerful Warrior or a skilled Hero.

Pirate – A journeyman who took to the journeying part of his trip and who’s fighting style became more savage because of it. Not called “pirate” because they are pirates, but because pirates are usually of this class due to lack of training. Skilled at traversing terrain and sea and fighting with savage abilities, they are quite capable. May give in to brute strength completely and become a Berserker or refine his/her ability and become a Warrior.

Hero – A heroic and skilled battler on the battlefield, they are viewed as role-models of the fight. Capable with swords and axes alike, their skill and power combined leaves foes gasping at their ability. Often the leaders of mercenary bands.

Warrior – A truly powerful, yet oddly skilled, warrior of the battlefield. The pure power outputted by these tremendous people, yet with such undisputable skill, there is nothing one can do but view them with awe. While not quite as skilled or refined as a Hero, the Warrior makes that up with true power combined with their skill and speed. Can wield bows as well as axes.

Berserker – A term for those who gave up on trained skill long ago and fight purely with instincts, muscle-memory and self-taught abilities, these axe-wielding terrors can cross mountain or ocean alike with ease and still arrive fresh enough to mutilate an opponent with their unmatchable strength.

Recruit
Knight Cavalier
General Great Knight Great Knight Paladin


Recruit – An inexperienced lance-wielder relatively new to the field of combat. They do their very best, and one should make sure to keep them alive for the sake of seeing their futures. Many recruits face the decision to either don the heavy armor and become a Knight or step up on a horse and become a cavalier.

Cavalier – A fast and versatile riding soldier with the capability to wield both lances and swords to battle. While rather lightly armored, their quick movements on their horses and fast attacks make them great assets on the battlefield. Later during their carrier they can chose to wear that heavy armor anyway to become a Great Knight or swear to their loyal oaths to become Paladins.

Knight – Heavily armored lance-wielding plate-walls that are impeccably hard to kill without the right equipment. While vulnerable to magic, the armor of these beasts deflect most mediocre physical blows aimed their way. They can step up on a horse to become Great Knights, or toughen their armor up further to become Generals.

Paladin – The ultimate riding warrior, these skilled riders wield both lances and swords with impeccable skill and speed as well as hold up the ideals of their nation under the words of hope. These are often the prides of their respective nations. Often bound to service of the government, they are viewed as great bringers of justice in many places of the world.

Great Knight – A powerful armored riding knight that has full control of the entire spectrum of the weapon’s triangle. Swords, lances or axes. Their huge armor make them impeccably hard to wound and their versatile skill and great power makes underestimating them due to their relatively slow riding-speed a mistake you won’t have time to regret.

General – The ultimate armored behemoths of the battlefield, Generals walk powerfully forward covered from head to toe in nothing but heavy heavy armor. Wielding all weapons of the weapon’s triangle, one better hope they have a magician handy to break the low magic-resistance of these beasts lest they have to go toe-to-toe with these monstrous warriors that can hardly be wounded.

Squire
Myrmidon Mercenary
Assassin Swordmaster Hero Ranger


Squire – A sword-wielding person who is new to the arts of wielding this weapon. Often assigned to older and more experienced sword-wielders for teaching, they will soon be able to choose if they want to become a more skilled and fast Myrmidon or a strong respectable Mercenary.

Mercenary – A skilled and strong sword-user who can overpower most situations s/he is confronted with by sheer experience and prowess. Skilled, strong and generally all-round, they are a dependable addition to any solid team of fighters should a tactician desire it. After a while, they may become an even more dependable Hero or take a horse and become a fast Ranger.

Myrmidon – Very skilled swordsmen that rely on their undeniable ability and skill to dodge and maim any attacker before leaving in time for lunch. Many are dexterous, capable and not to be looked down upon lest you might get a head shorter. They can perfect their swordsman’s arts and become Swordmasters or refine their abilities to kill into deadly Assassins.

Ranger – A strong, fast and undeniably skilled rider that perfects his or her ability with both the sword and the bow. With deadly accuracy with a bow on a distance and great skill with a sword in close, they eliminate the archer’s fear of enemies coming too close without them being able to help it. Their speed and strength along with their versatility make them fearsome opponents.

Hero – A heroic and skilled battler on the battlefield, they are viewed as role-models of the fight. Capable with swords and axes alike, their skill and power combined leaves foes gasping at their ability. Often the leaders of mercenary bands.

Swordmaster – The most skilled warriors of the sword. These impossibly skilled masters of the blade can easily pull off seemingly impossible stunts and slay the most dangerous of opponents and dodge exactly as much as needed as if they could read all of the battle around them. They better, as they are usually not well-armored, but if you think that makes them easier to kill you are sorely misled. Their skill is unmatched world-wide, and any swordsman might aspire to match the grace with which they carry their blades.

Assassin – Not as much into the actual battle, Assassins are masters of killing rather than fighting. Their dexterity makes them almost impossible to hit and they know every part of the human body which leads to death. While not as skilled in an actual fight as the rest, an Assassin holds abilities of stealth and picking-skills which allows him to access or steal into anywhere he wants to then commit his murder with unmatched skill before leaving without a trace.

Lawless
Thief Brigand
Assassin Rogue Berserker Warrior

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Lawless – Petty thieves and beggars on the wrong side of the law that have picked up small swords or axes to defend themselves with. Their style is quite haphazard and their thieving-skills cute at best, but in the future they might refine their thieving arts to become Thieves or decide to simply overpower their victims as Brigands instead.

Brigand – Savage axe-users who travel far and wide often in search for victims to plunder. Often a danger far across the world, brigands are usually kept in check by local militia but that does not make an encounter with them out in the open more pleasant. Their ability to scavenge and plunder is unmatched. If a Brigand lives long enough, he might become an even more dangerous Berserker or find the skill to become a great Warrior in his own right.

Thief – Skilled pickers of locks and stealers of possessions, a thief is also a commendable wielder of swords in their own right. Fast and unpredictable, you can expect them to jump around a lot and stab (or steal) when you least expect them to. They might perfect the thieving and backstabbing arts by becoming Rogues or focus entirely on the killing aspect and become Assassins.

Warrior – A truly powerful, yet oddly skilled, warrior of the battlefield. The pure power outputted by these tremendous people, yet with such undisputable skill, there is nothing one can do but view them with awe. While not quite as skilled or refined as a Hero, the Warrior makes that up with true power combined with their skill and speed. Can wield bows as well as axes.

Berserker – A term for those who gave up on trained skill long ago and fight purely with instincts, muscle-memory and self-taught abilities, these axe-wielding terrors can cross mountain or ocean alike with ease and still arrive fresh enough to mutilate an opponent with their unmatchable strength.

Rogue – The ultimate thieves, the rogue is a lightning-fast individual capable of picking through almost any door or stealing away someone’s entire pocket without them even realizing what just happened. While they are fast and deadly in their own right, they lack the extreme combat-skills of an Assassin or otherwise. But they are very skilled, and the capture of such a criminal is difficult as they seem to slip through every trap or restraint imaginable.

Assassin – Not as much into the actual battle, Assassins are masters of killing rather than fighting. Their dexterity makes them almost impossible to hit and they know every part of the human body which leads to death. While not as skilled in an actual fight as the rest, an Assassin holds abilities of stealth and picking-skills which allows him to access or steal into anywhere he wants to then commit his murder with unmatched skill before leaving without a trace.

Faithful (Female)
Cleric Troubadour
Valkyrie Bishop Valkyrie Mage Knight

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Faithful – A person of the church that is capable of healing with staves to a limited degree. Should they decide to follow their beliefs, a male Faithful can become either a Priest or a Monk while a female Faithful can become either a Cleric or a Troubadour.

Troubadour – Riding females that travel across the battlefield quickly towards where their ability with the staff is needed. Due to their mobility, they are highly favored by military to bring to a battlefield. Some Troubadours have skills with a sword, but staves are what they are for. After sufficient training, a Troubadour may become a Mage Knight or a Valkyrie.

Cleric – A female member of the clergy that uses staves to heal the wounded to great effect. They are very revered for their priceless skill with staves to save lives. Often dressed in white robes to show their location to someone seeking to be healed. An experienced enough Cleric might find herself capable of promoting to either a Bishop or a Valkyrie.

Bishop – Major clergymen that wields powerful evil-banishing light-magic as well as strong life-saving staves for good use. A symbol for goods combat against evil, Bishops are known for doing their best to support those around them with their powerful magical abilities and great wisdom. Of course, not all Bishops are like that, but the true magical force which backs their actions is undeniable.

Mage Knight – A riding anima mage, who also holds the capability to use staves or swords should the need be. By being able to utilize a horse, magic and a physical weapon with skill they become an aggressive force to be reckoned with. Though, the other physical classes likely overcome their swords.

Valkyrie – Riding sacred maidens of magical powers who wield light magic and anima magic as well as staves to their advantage. The fastest moving light magicians in existence along with staves and anima magic, they can swiftly bring their evil-banishing life-saving powers where needed. While not as magically powerful as a Bishop, they surely can reach places in time when a Bishop might have fallen behind due to lack of horse.

Faithful (Male)
Priest Monk
Sage Bishop Sage Bishop

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Faithful – A person of the church that is capable of healing with staves to a limited degree. Should they decide to follow their beliefs, a male Faithful can become either a Priest or a Monk while a female Faithful can become either a Cleric or a Troubadour.

Monk – Light-magicians that are typically part of the clergy. People in need often call on the Monks to banish monsters or similar creatures of evil, because that is where they excel. A monk can, with the proper training, develop to become a Sage or a Bishop.

Priest – A staff-wielding individual who excels at healing and using staffs for other purposes. They are valued highly by all nations and therefore spread widely through towns in their respective churches and in many different military divisions in order to always be available to heal when needed. A Priest that has done well can go on to become either a Sage or a Bishop.

Bishop – Major clergymen that wields powerful evil-banishing light-magic as well as strong life-saving staves for good use. A symbol for goods combat against evil, Bishops are known for doing their best to support those around them with their powerful magical abilities and great wisdom. Of course, not all Bishops are like that, but the true magical force which backs their actions is undeniable.

Sage – A magnificent master at the arts of anima magic and are also capable of dabbling in light magic. That along with the ability to use staves makes them one of the most versatile and skilled magic-types around.

Villager
Archer Soldier
Sniper Ranger Halberdier Paladin
I’ll just mention right here and now, I love Soldiers. … Hence Halberdier.

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Villager – Term for those who usually do not fight and are fresh to the start. They usually wield normal hunting-spears as lances or bows usually for hunting, as those are the skills they usually gain from home. Should a villager gain in skill, he will sooner or later discard the use of the other weapon to become a full-time Archer or Soldier.

Soldier – Basic lance-wielding soldiers. Moderately armored, skilled and strong, they are the world’s best balanced soldiers on the battlefield who can easily match most other classes when gathered in a balanced bunch. An experienced soldier may consider being promoted to a stronger Halberdier or stepping up on a horse as a noble Paladin.

Archer – Capable men and women wielding bows. These people are well-known for their ability to use bows and crossbows on a distance and can take out skilled enemies before they even have the chance to prove their worth. They are also able to operate Ballistae. A skilled enough archer may be promoted to a Sniper, while others might wish for more mobility as a mounted Ranger.

Paladin – The ultimate riding warrior, these skilled riders wield both lances and swords with impeccable skill and speed as well as hold up the ideals of their nation under the words of hope. These are often the prides of their respective nations. Often bound to service of the government, they are viewed as great bringers of justice in many places of the world.

Halberdier – Strong, skilled and well-armored foot-soldiers. Just as well-balanced as the Soldier, the Halberdier takes it up a notch with their only weakness being their sole use of lances. Balanced, fast, strong, armored and skilled they give other classes a run for their money when they fail to respect the great masters of all that are the Halberdiers. Those are dependable military men, and they show it.

Ranger – A strong, fast and undeniably skilled rider that perfects his or her ability with both the sword and the bow. With deadly accuracy with a bow on a distance and great skill with a sword in close, they eliminate the archer’s fear of enemies coming too close without them being able to help it. Their speed and strength along with their versatility make them fearsome opponents.

Sniper – The most skilled archers become Snipers, who’s aim is inescapable. Then can hit improbable targets over long distances, shooting their inexplicably well-aimed arrows with such force it makes viewers gasp in awe. For an enemy facing a Sniper, they better have very good armor or be good at dodging fast, because otherwise those arrows will quickly find every fatal spot on the human body.

Pegasus Trainee
Pegasus Knight Wyvern Rider
Falcon Knight Dark Flier Wyvern Knight Wyvern Lord
… Why on Earth can a Pegasus Knight promote to a Wyvern Knight? … I’ll make an exception here and bring in Dark Fliers from Awakening. And make them able to use dark magic if they want to, ‘cause shamans and their promotions are feeling lonely alone as users of it.

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Pegasus Trainee – A willing rider of flying animals practicing with a lance on a small Pegasus. After receiving enough training the Trainee can continue on to a real combat-Pegasus as a Pegasus Knight or make a bond with a powerful Wyvern to become a Wyvern Rider.

Wyvern Rider – Those who have make bonds with these flying animals become bound to them. As such, a rider of these powerful beasts can traverse the battlefield fast and powerfully with quick and forceful charges which can split lesser men in pieces. After having become a more proficient rider and getting a better bond with his beast the Wyvern Rider can become either a powerful Wyvern Knight or a feared Wyvern Lord.

Pegasus Knight – Sticking to the Pegasus, the female white riders of these graceful beasts are skilled acrobatics of the air who can quickly and with great maneuverability dodge any attack their way while making it to their destination where they can run their opposition through. They are viewed with envy by those countries that cannot have their own troop. As a rider becomes more experienced she may multi-task by dabbling in magic as a Dark Flier or perfect her skills with the white winged horse and become a legendary Falcon Knight.

Wyvern Lord – Perfectly synchronizing with his or her bond to the wyvern, the Wyvern Lord can perform almost unimaginable tricks in midair in a way a Wyvern Knight simply cannot. Their wyverns sensing for them, they become aware of everything around them and can react in turn. Wielding both swords and lances, they are well balanced, fast and powerful riders of the sky which upon sight from the ground any sane man would quiver in fear from the power of the individual soaring overhead. They move as a single individual, and they are strong together.

Wyvern Knight – Personally mastering the art of riding a wyvern without needing to perfect the bond, the Wyvern Knight beats the Wyvern Lord in sheer power. With powerful dives of a strong monster driven to attack, the Wyvern Knights leads their deadly monster to incredible speeds and charges of such force they can blow straight through any armor. These beasts on the battlefield are rightfully feared, because one of these can easily tear you in half.
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Dark Flier – Choosing to dabble in the latent magical potential of a Pegasus Knight, a Dark Flier commands spells while on top of a Pegasus. The female warriors become exceptionally versatile as the speed of the Pegasus is combined with the power of either Anima or Dark spells depending on the user’s preference in addition to already wielding lances. While learning magic means the Dark Flier cannot match other final promotions of the flying classes physically, those who dismiss their potential are in for a harsh lesson.

Falcon Knight – Flying through the sky with unparalleled speed, the sword or lance wielding female riders of these impressive and beautiful beings mask the unparalleled deadliness these riders bring. With unmatched skill throughout the sky, these masters of flight flow unmatched to their destinations, coordinating their attacks and their movements perfectly while in mid-flight for deadly maneuvers that other fighters in the air can only gawk upon. And all the time, they retain their beauty and their grace. Such perfectness.

Other classes
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Lord/Great Lord – Exclusive though optional choice of class for those who are sons or daughters of royals as well as main characters. Different from the other classes in the game, a Lord can pick for themselves how they wish to look, how their strengths and weaknesses are to be distributed as well as what weapon they wish to use. They have their own promotion in Great Lord which is also picked by the individual themselves. The GM will, of course, survey the choices and pass judgment. Having more than one weapon to start with is a no. Also, your sprite… may be troublesome. Geesh.

Manakete – A race of dragon-people with wings sticking out of their back. Called “Great Dragons”, they shy away from humans and live on their own, but possess considerable ability to sense demonic energy. Using Dragonstones, they can transform themselves into enormous dragons which are strong, mighty and almost invincible… for a set amount of times. Unlike human weapons, they cannot buy Dragonstones in any nearby shops, so when their stones are worn out, that’s it. Due to the efforts of a certain sage, a few Manaketes dropped in 300 years ago and are currently living in Caer Pelyn with the humans there, reasonably at peace.

Dancer/Bard/Other kind of entertainer – Using a special kind of technique (or magic) for entertaining the fellow troops, the entertainers of the world are able to bless the warriors of the world with additional speed, morale and overall ease their spirits. … It is hard to get this to work in a roleplay environment, if you have any other ideas of how to make this work and really want to do so, then please contact the nearest GM and sort things out, ‘cause otherwise I won’t waste my time.

Civilian – Those who cannot wield any weapons at all. If you do not fight and do not match in any other class, this is where you end up. Depending on the circumstances, this class might be temporarily renamed (like, Queen, Merchant or Pontifex), but it really doesn’t matter at all because they’re all the same regardless.

I apologize if some class was described unfairly or incorrectly. I am only human. You're free to bring this to my attention of you discover anything like that. Thank you very much for reading.

F – Civilian. Never been trained to use one. Doesn’t know how to properly handle the weapon. Potentially just picked one up.
E – Beginner. Good enough to show off in front of friends. Has learned basic handling of weapon and how to stay alive while using it.
D – Amateur. Has enough fighting-skill to be a respectable soldier. Average members of military is not expected to achieve higher than this. Usually comes with pure experience.
C – Skilled. Capable of advanced battle-strategy and outmatching most average soldiers. Knows all the ins and outs of their weapon of choice by heart. Will know when they are outmatched.
B – Pro. Can cripple groups of less skilled enemies by themselves and could contend for titles easily. Good enough to attract attention among higher-ups or create rumors. Amateurs could never keep up.
A – Master. Best individuals to walk the land. Strong enough to create legends of their accomplishments. Can swing past even very skilled warriors without effort. Seemingly impossible feats can be performed.
S – Legend. Only a few have ever reached this level of skill. These are people who have been recognized by gods and changed history with their influence. Can dominate battlefields by themselves.

As you might have noticed, I have scaled up the weapon mastery chart considerably from the game. Starting with anything higher than C without explanation and good reason will award you the GM raised eye-brow of “oh, really”. Explanation and good reason is not the same thing.

We will be fighting using roleplaying when two opposing forces face each other, don’t worry, I won’t use my dice for anything. … Well, I MAY use dice to determine the outcome of if NPCs are fighting, but not against you guys, so do not worry about that.

It is rather simple. The larger difference between the ranks and levels of the fighters facing one another, the larger the difference in abilities. The one with the higher number has a greater chance of hitting the opponent, while the other has a smaller chance. The largest impact will be Weapons Mastery.

If the two combatants are only a single letter from each other, they may fight as normal but remember that the one with the higher should have advantage even if this doesn’t mean s/he’ll automatically win. If there is a two letters difference then it is possible for the lower person to survive with luck, but will not last if the higher one is serious and it is a one-on-one battle. If the difference is three letters or more, the lower side CANNOT hit (unless allowed to hit) while the one with higher skill may FORCE HITS on the less skilled person. The skill of the opponent is so inferior that the more skilled one can do whatever s/he feels like with them.

However, I will allow a point of common sense. Should several people fight the same person, the difference in skill won’t matter as much. As long as there is a single individual with skill high enough not to be auto-hit ready to defend the comrade the higher skilled one cannot force hits. Also, there is difference even if two people of the same rank battle. It will be a closer battle, of course, but one can always be more intelligent than the other.

Levels are there as an additional thing for how strong you are. The higher the difference in level, the more you can assume the individual level of capability differs. In cases where one is stronger in level and the other stronger in skill or vice-versa, assume Level is experience and physical strength while mastery is the skill with the weapon, and let it play out accordingly.

Assume the Fire Emblem Weapons Triangle exists. Axe-users have a harder time hitting sword-users, sword-users feel like lance-users are constantly just a bit out of reach, lance-users consider axe-users destructive monsters to stay away from or whatever you prefer. In any case, the one with the advantageous weapon has an additional advantage which may or may not come to be crucial to who wins a battle if the combatants are otherwise close enough in skill, or how difficult a time a more skilled fighter will have against a weaker opponent.

Same goes for the magic triangle, darkness is shone through by the light, light finds anima magic odd because it acts like material weapons and anima fears the dark that can seemingly not be hurt by it, etc, etc. That should be easier to understand considering it is all magic anyway. Haha.

Info: A nation that primarily takes pride in their nature as good people, the people of Renais may seem a bit more archetypically medieval than others, taking pride in their large castles, noble lords and their happy and bountiful amounts of peasantry assisting those who defend them. Their forces are strong, but they are in fact not a very powerful nation when compared to its neighbors. The presence of monsters leaves most of Renais’ knights too occupied to support anywhere else, and villages far from the castles take a healthy dose of assistance from Jehanna’s mercenaries.

Terrain: Renais is essentially placed in the valley between two mountain ranges, though the distance between these mountains is considerable. On one side the kingdom is linked to the Kingdom of Frelia, while on the other side it is linked to the Grado Empire and the Kingdom of Frelia. Renais contain a large amount of well-paved roads as well as villages and castles along the mountain-sides, it is never difficult to get where you desire. Stray from the roads and you’re sure to be travelling through light forest soon enough, though.

Army: When you think of Renais’ army the first thing that got to come to your mind is the Knights of Renais. With a large amount of Knights, Soldiers and Cavaliers along with their promotions the armored and riding noble warriors of Renais are well known for their ability to take a hit when they need to and travel fast when they need to. Their country-side is also well-known for sporting a fair amount of more diverse warriors, including Fighters and Mages for support.

Leadership: Renais is led by Ginnava, the Paladin Queen. She is, just like her people would expect her to, a noble soul who would sooner see herself upon a spear than give in to the cruelties of the world. A respected individual known to go out of her way to support her countrymen and her friends of other nations, she is known to be a good soul who cares little for herself as long as she can see others smiling happily. … Ginnava tends to overwork herself with stress, though, and be a bit indecisive. She certainly does not approve of Jehanna’s attack on Grado, but Renais does not have the martial might to stop Jehanna’s assault…

Info: Frelia is located to the north-west, where it is now one of the most cowardly nations. Their people have moved their people onto mountains and islands to escape monsters, and built their military to focus on holding the enemy on a distance with Pegasus Knights and Archers. They have been able to hold their own against monsters without Jehanna’s support, but their people have grown more distrustful as of late. Especially towards Jehanna, they’re growing too strong for their own good. With the war breaking out, there is a tear in the nation, two sides split on the cause of action they should take…

Terrain: Frelia is mostly well-known for the large plains they sport, which makes it even more difficult to hide from the ever-present Pegasus Knights. Ever since monsters appeared, Frelia has been known to eliminate patches of forests and move their population up on their few mountains and onto the islands along the coasts, Pegasus Knights constantly scouting the air. In order to get from one place to another in Frelia, expect to be forced to cover a large amount of plain plains, and sometimes even need to get into a boat or climb up a steep slope in order to finally reach a settlement. Unless you’re flying.

Army: Frelia’s army isn’t very large compared to Jehanna’s, however they have done their utmost effort to make their army built for the terrain around them. Forcing any monster to either fly or climb a steep slope to get to them, the Frelian army is known to sport highly accurate archers and the ever famous Pegasus Knights, as Pegasi live natively on the plains of Frelia. They do also have Knights and Priests to support defensively, but the majority of the deal is definitely done with raining arrows and Pegasus Riders finding the monster with their scouting capabilities and then whittling them down with hit-and-run attacks. Monsters don’t tend to have much defense, you see. The air certainly is the dominion of Frelia, be it flying beasts or flying arrows…

Leadership: King Kennard of Frelia is known as the Sky King. People are unsure where to place him. Ever since he has taken over for his father, he has done what is expected of him to keep the nation safe, but seems to be quick to sacrifice people that could have been saved with some risk because of said risk. He seems lax in his mannerism, and doesn’t seem to show much distress when people are in danger. Sometimes he says things that seems to be purposely devised to rile up his commanders, since the people of Frelia are known to be noble at heart. This is causing a growing rift between him and part of his people, especially his Pegasus Commander, Mariona.

Info: Jehanna is the mercenary nation of the desert, where horses cause you nothing but trouble. The king or queen of Jehanna is always the High Guildmaster of all the guilds, and he or she commands all the others despite them all often acting on their own. Due to a combination of monsters having trouble attacking in the sands and that other people needs mercenaries to support them against unhindered monsters, Jehanna has flourished and grown exponentially in population due to success, it is today the most powerful nation of Magvel. And of course, as a desert nation, they’re really difficult to invade.

Terrain: Jehanna is the desert nation, and that should tell you all you need to know. The northern ridges contain mountains and actually a few swamps, but the majority of Jehanna is covered in nothing but large and hot desert. The settlements here are surprisingly many, connected by roads in the sand. You’ll quickly find horses get stuck in the sand. The sand is difficult to navigate, giving many more questionable guilds someplace to hide in the desert, and there exists many an underground palace for the growing population of the desert mercenaries. If you were wondering, the capital is rather close to the west edge of Jehanna where people can reach it without going through too much desert, and one can request the more obscure guilds in the desert from there, having the experts travel there with the message without having to lift a finger. Goes way faster, too.

Army: Seeing how deserts usually stop the movement of any riding or armored people, Jehanna’s army is filled with strong and fast sword users as well as magic users. Mercenaries, Myrmidons, Thieves, Mages, and a whole lot of other kinds. However, the mercenaries of Jehanna has lately spread across the world and are therefore also taken to simply adapting to whatever class that fits their current landscape, so Jehanna’s army might be the most diverse there is, not only the largest. … It should also be noted that the army of Jehanna is comprised of guilds, not actual troops, and don’t always need to follow their leader’s desires. What I’m trying to say here is; who needs bandits when they have rogue Jehanna guilds?

Leadership: The King of Red Sands, Sion, is a calm and collected individual, not afraid to show an edge, not afraid to show that he’s superior. He’s capable of showing a gentle and kind part should he desire to, or a powerful and condescending part should he see the need to. In short, nobody is really sure what kind of character he really is, but it is true that he has been seeing his mercenaries have to fight monsters after monsters, dying here and there due to these common attacks, and he has been reported cursing over reports days upon end seeing the lists of casualties. Maybe, did something cause the final straw to drop as he commanded the invasion on Grado…?

Info: Grado is the largest nation of Magvel when going by landmass, and it is also the nation which houses the Fire Emblem, the Sacred Stone containing the soul of the Demon King. It was also the most powerful nation, until 300 years ago when the earthquake destroyed so much. Then monsters appeared, and Grado had to hire the mercenaries of Jehanna to look out for all their spread out population using all the gold they had. … Aside from that, Grado is known for being a nation of research, their shamans constantly researching new ways of using and abusing dark magic to help the lives of the citizens, a practice other nations look down on. It is also the native country of the Wyvern, and also sported the largest fleet... until Jehanna attacked.

Terrain: Three hundred years ago Grado was rocked by a devastating earthquake. This has left giant rifts in the ground, roads disconnected and all forms of deformed land. Grado is known for being a nation of water and cities. No matter where you go, there will be a river or a lake of water, possibly surrounded by some forests and some mountains. A large part of Grado is over a smaller sea, and ships are available to cross it. The nation has healed over the past 300 years, with bridges and other ways around the new chasms that have opened up through cities and roads, sometimes creating new lakes or rivers.

Army: Grado’s army was decimated along with its population 300 years ago, and they’re still working to recover, but the fact they’ve been trusting Jehannan mercenaries with keeping them safe isn’t helping their military power, which remains inexperienced since Jehanna keeps stealing the exp. However, Grado was and will remain known for the Shamans which use dark magic to deal striking blows to enemies, as well as for the powerful Wyvern Riders which are known to strike well and true given the chance. Grado’s military in general likes force, with Fighters, Knights along with promotions giving them their back-bone… However, as said, Jehanna is way more powerful.

Leadership: The Court Emperor of Grado, Rioga, has been known as a just and good leader of his people for many years. He has been trying to loosen the nation’s dependency on Jehanna by strengthening the Grado military, but it is difficult. He has become known as the Court Emperor by swiftly hunting down the bandits that were plaguing Grado and giving them public trials where he warned what would happen should one try to prey on the “weakened” Grado Empire. Should he have been allowed to continue, it would be easy to imagine the Grado Empire soon enough rising back to its former glory, with all the bases covered and its people living happily. … As is, however…

Info: The Theocracy of Rausten is a religiously lead nation existing just north of Jehanna. The people of Jehanna considers themselves well educated, with numerous schools and churches around in which one can study the information of the world in. They’re probably the ones most familiar with the nature of the monsters around, and it is therefore that when a highly acclaimed professor of Rausten said monsters would disappear forever if the Sacred Stone of Grado would be destroyed, people believed it. The people of Rausten are very devout to their religion, which we do not know what exactly it entails so please do not ask. Of course, they’re not the only nation with healers, but their numbers are thickest here, many people of Rausten travelling the world to help and heal people from monsters, often in tandem with Jehannan mercenary bands (‘cause clergy needs defense).

Terrain: The north-east of Magvel is hiding behind a mountain, you can only get there from Jehanna or by boat from Frelia. The proudly religious and academically educated people of Rausten lives in large cities surrounded by the thickest woods in all of Magvel. The forests of Rausten are known for being the creepiest of their kind, and they’re literally everywhere, forest being the signature type of land in Rausten. Roads connect the large academic cities, which may be the largest cities in Magvel, but they’re also few and tight in between, leaving a lot of room for dark forests in which monsters roam perhaps the freest in all of Magvel. … But that is barely a problem for the people of Rausten, because…

Army: … A large portion of their army is built up from the clergy. Monks, troubadours, clerics, priests and all the promotions they come with, large shining amounts of light-magic wielders pronouncing their faith. And backed up by the Knights of Rausten, a troop of Cavaliers, Knights and their promotions that aren’t as well known or powerful as the Knights of Renais but do their defensive job, the light-magic wielders are effectively defended as they can always count on being able to blast monsters to smithereens. Rausten counts itself as one of the safest nations, seeing how the monsters are weak to the light magic of their Bishops. The army is solely geared to fight monsters, though.

Leadership: The current Emperor of Rausten is the young newly crowned Edan, the Celestial Emperor. His father recently passed away and the young inexperienced Emperor has been trying to lead his people as fairly and efficiently as he can, but he requires a lot of looking after. This is why he has the advisor, Uamhas, a good friend of the previous Emperor standing constantly by his side, guiding and teaching the young Emperor using all his experience from the past in order to ensure that young Edan grows up to be a respectable Emperor. … The same holds true for the situation at hand. Reports say that Edan is struggling to see what should be the right cause of action at this point with Jehanna attacking Grado, but Uamhas has apparently told him to simply… let it happen.

Info: Carcino is a merchant’s nation which is built up primarily by a few really, really rich merchants and then a whole lot of peasants trying to live off their services. Almost all trade in Magvel goes through Carcino and they’re known to be really close to the desert nation of Jehanna recently, the services of mercenaries getting many offers through the defense the trade of Carcino requires. The nation is a republic, led by a votes council of people the country trusts, though this tends to split the already small nation up into sections, with each section supporting their representative and that representative alone. … It is also filled with all sorts of scum and thieves, due to the sheer amount of poor people the few rich people cause to fill the streets by taking their money. More work for the mercenaries, eh?

Terrain: Mountains and plains, are what most of Carcino is filled with. Carcino predictably contains more mines than any other nation, the surrounding mountains preyed upon for the minerals to make weapons and more. The plains are useful for the roads the wagons of the merchants have to take, and the nation is conveniently close to Jehanna so they can hire their assistance. Being just slightly off the center, the only nation Carcino is relatively far away from is Grado, which they can get to by going through the not-desert top of Jehanna for a bit. Still, avoid the mountain paths, they’re treacherous.

Army: Carcino doesn’t really have an army, but the forces that can be counted are the private militia gathered by the distinctive merchants. As they often need to travel, the merchants often stock up on Cavaliers, Thieves and Mages, the kinds that can move fast and keep a look-out for them in case the worst should happen. They’re not strong compared to the armies of the nations, but should suffice to give any small group of bandits or similar something to think twice about. And, as already mentioned, Carcino heavily employs the services of Jehanna in return for trading them the resources a desert nation simply doesn’t have, and as such count on dealing with the army of Jehanna as well when fighting anyone from Carcino.

Leadership: There are four prominent members of the council of Carcino that is of note.

Info: A small village that does not consider itself part of any individual nation that lies in the mountains between Carcino, Jehanna and Rausten. It is a secluded little village high enough in the mountains that those unused to the height will become winded. The village continues to hold tight to the stories of old, and is the only place where one can hear the stories of the ancients before the time of the war against the Demon King, about the ancient dragons and history and spells long forgotten. Due to the efforts of a rather influential sage 300 years ago, it is also now the only location where one can find a small handful of Manaketes living happily with humans.

Terrain: Not much that hasn’t already been mentioned. It is a collection of houses that can be called a village sated high up the mountain where people normally never bother them, few actually know the town exists at all. The citizens survive on their own crops and hunts, and continue doing their job to keep the stories alive. It is mostly mountains and plains up there, with other words.

Army: Caer Pelyn is only a village and hence does not have any army. … However, the human residents have traditions to practice magic of both modern and ancient times, resulting in Mages and Shamans being somewhat common to find here. Also, while weapons of iron or steel may be uncommon up here and it is only a village, it is still a really bad idea for any army to try to storm the village. For it is protected by a handful of Manaketes, who due to incidents of the past have taken quite the liking to this place due to the kindness shown to them by the humans living here, and those wishing to try their luck against the ancient dragons are asking to be hurt. They tend to stay out of human wars, though. Not their business.

Leadership: The town of Caer Pelyn is currently under the charge of the kind but strict old woman called Dana. She looks over the village with a nice and watchful gaze, ensuring the young kids learn the things they need to, that the men and women look after the duties assigned to them and that the residential Manaketes have a nice time. Of course, the Manaketes work too, or they’d feel left out. Mahovvy, a Manakete woman who can be playful when she wants to and mature when she wants to, has found herself being somewhat of a representative of the Manakete side of the town, but since Manaketes are very independent anyways they cannot really be represented as a group by one person, they just drift off and do what they feel like, anyway. Just that, Mahovvy is in charge as a Manakete to ensure the other Manaketes aren’t just messing around, which can be exactly as difficult as it sounds.