[OOC] Fire Emblem: A Blinding Light

[PlatinumSkink]

In an age long past... evil flooded over the land. Creatures awash in the dark tide ran wild, pushing mankind to the brink of annihilation. In its despair, mankind appealed to the heavens, and from a Blinding Light came hope.

The Sacred Stone.

This glorious treasure held the power to dispel evil. The hero Grado and his warriors used the Sacred Stone to combat evil’s darkness. They defeated the Demon King and sealed his soul away within the stone, which started to glow with a demonic fire. This fire caused the stone to be known as the Fire Emblem. With the darkness imprisoned, peace returned to Magvel.

But this peace would not last…

For some 800 years, a quiet peace has reigned in the absence of the terrible darkness. The Sacred Stone has been passed from generation to generation under the command of the Five Heroes. Each of the Five Heroes had a nation built around their power and their legacy.

The Kingdom of Renais, which today is ruled by Ginnava, the noble Paladin Queen.
The Kingdom of Frelia, which today is ruled by Kennard, the cunning Sky King.
The Kingdom of Jehanna, which today is ruled by Sion, the King of Red Sands.
The Theocracy of Rausten, which today is ruled by Edan, the Celestial Emperor.
The Grado Empire, which today is ruled by Rioga, the respected Court Emperor.

These five countries house the powers of the five heroes. They are joined by the emerging mercantile Republic of Carcino. In times of peace, tales of the past conflict has drifted into legend, and memories of the ancient dark arts, or how the Sacred Stone came to be, has all but disappeared. The stone now rests in Grado Keep, where it has been deemed the safest.

The year 808 an earthquake of before unseen scale shattered the nation of Grado. The natural disaster left the grandest nation reeling in its wake, with the other nations sending the support it could. The then emperor, his children and the Sacred Stone was safe, but much of the nation needed assistance. The king and the other nations provided what they could, but a new disaster was affecting all of Magvel…

Ancient fiends, monsters, dark creatures. They came from nowhere in the wake of the earthquake, and appeared in all nations at once. Their strength was weak compared to that of human military, but it was a fact that the people was no longer safe. Grado itself took the worst blow, with little military to spare after the disaster, they had to depend on the troops of others to survive.

Three hundred years passed. No solution to the monsters was found, but they were manageable in numbers. No town now went without protection, the people have been forced to accept the threats around the world. However, occasionally a force of greater strength emerged, wiping a village or company from existence. People live in fear, and they have grown tired of every day dreading an attack. They seek something to blame, something to end it all, and a report from Rausten gave them one…

A paper from an esteemed Bishop in Rausten said destroying the Sacred Stone containing the Demon Lord, the Fire Emblem, would vanquish the enemy. The dark researchers of Grado knew the fallacy of this claim and defended, but the idea had been instilled into the people. The already damaged Grado took critical blame from all corners of Magvel, and it was clear that a change would soon take place.

However, nobody could have predicted just how such a change would take place.

It is now the year 1106…

The Kingdom of Jehanna, flourishing from mercenary business all over Magvel due to monsters, invaded the Grado Empire. King Sion allegedly acted on the papers of Rausten, in order to destroy the Sacred Stone to end the monster threat. With their military still recovering and with Jehanna’s mercenaries spread across key locations of the nation to support against monsters, Grado stood little chance.

Emperor Rioga cannot answer Sion’s demands to hand over the Fire Emblem, as its destruction would free the Demon King. At the same time, he cannot face Jehanna’s troops. He has no choice but to use all his strength to delay while a smaller unit attempts taking the stone out of Grado, towards safety. But he cannot hold them forever. Grado will fall… It is inevitable.

[PlatinumSkink]

Currently closed, I would like to keep a small group and currently have seven interested. That said, PM me and I can keep you in mind if spots open up.

This is a Fire Emblem roleplay. While the story takes place in the world of Sacred Stones, previous knowledge of the game (or even the series) should not be necessary, I aspire to provide all the necessary information right here.

The intention is to recapture the feeling of being in a Fire Emblem storyline while in fact roleplaying your actions. This means fighting through a plot seeing everything from above, while commanding an army of characters you recruit one at a time. These characters will be provided by me and it’ll up to you to grow them into powerful fighters by letting them battle. All players will be allowed to give commands to the NPCs joining you that they will follow, but I will also play them as needed.

The adventure starts in the Grado Empire, about to be overtaken by the Kingdom of Jehanna. In the throne room Rioga will entrust a mission to someone highly trusted by the Emperor. This could be you, or we can decide otherwise. You all can play whatever characters you want, but have a reasonable reason in mind for how they will come to join the Grado party to protect the Fire Emblem from Jehanna. You will then come to be in charge of the NPCs you encounter, keep this in mind.

The plot can change depending on the characters that are created. Are you all hardened warriors loyal to Grado? Then perhaps you are assigned to protect the stone alongside the one entrusted with the mission. Are you all a bunch of trainee-class kids? Maybe the one entrusted with the stone is killed trying to flee, but s/he entrusts their mission to you with their dying breath. Maybe. How the first mission looks depends very much on what characters and preferences you all have.

Do post your character in the OOC first to be accepted. After I have accepted the character you may go ahead and post it in the Characters Section. Not before that.

Character Sheet

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[b]Name:[/b] What your name is, OR what you want people to call you. If you want people to call you “Raven” because saying that your name is Raymond would attract unwanted attention, then feel free to write “Raven” here. Remember, in Fire Emblem there are no last names nor repeated names.

[b]Appearance:[/b] How you look like according to someone seeing you for the first time. Fire Emblem is anime-inspired, so such an image is encouraged, albeit not required. I use safebooru to find images.

[b]Apparent Age:[/b] Fire Emblem rarely mentions the age of the characters, it seems like. As such, there is no requirement to state the exact age of your character, “Young adult” or “Elder lady” are acceptable answers. In case of Manaketes, they don’t need to write their real age. Just remember that humans shouldn’t use this field to disguise being younger/older than they really are.

[b]Gender:[/b] Male or female. If you are hiding your gender for some reason, you can write the gender you’re trying to be here. Unless it is obvious, of course.

[b]Nation:[/b] The nation which you consider home. If you’re originally from one nation but grew up in another but consider a third home or any other circumstances, write that as well. If you’d like to keep it secret, feel free.

[b]Class:[/b] The class which you trained to become a part of. Use the class-chart to determine where you want to be.

[b]Weapon Mastery:[/b] Using the skill chart, inform us how good you are with the weapons your class allow you to wield.

[b]Level:[/b] To give us a sense of how strong you really are. Weapon Mastery does this to a degree, but this is another one. So, 1-20? 1-10 in case of Trainee. Any pre-promoted has to pick 1. Fire Emblem tradition. Since we do not have experience, you will go up a level when I say you do.

[b]Background:[/b] If you want to, write your background into the character sheet here. You can also keep parts secret, in which case send the real background to me for approval. Feel free to leave loose ends or uncertain parts that the GM can abuse to surprise you with. You are also perfectly free to link your story to any existing characters that I have mentioned, or even to characters I haven’t created that might be princes or princesses of other nations or other highly esteemed people that I have no idea exists. If it isn’t acceptable I’ll say so, otherwise, feel free to make up what you want and the story will adapt to that.

[b]Plot-Susceptive:[/b] “Yes” or “No”. “No” means that you will, except for whatever development you go through in the future, never have been more than what you write in this sheet. You are simply moving along experiencing the story without me touching you in any way. “Yes” means that you open yourself up to be involved in the story in a more significant way than maybe you yourself could imagine. It allows me to consider your backstory and make appropriate twists to surprise you and those around you. I might just flip your life completely upside down, possibly in ways you won’t like. If uninterested, simply put “No”, and you’ll have full control of your life yourself, except for what you might be running into or pull yourself.

[b]Equipment and Items:[/b] Things you start with. Will probably be changed over time, feel free to make edit here when it happens. Don’t go overboard, normal people don’t carry five axes and peasants probably do not own Silver Swords.

Optional fields you don’t need to have but can if you want to.
[b]Personality:[/b] Guidelines (not rules) for how your character acts and thinks about the world around him or her and what this individual is likely to be perceived as.

[b]Ability Assessment:[/b] This is to go more into detail into the stats of your character. Is the character fast? Strong? Is the defense lacking? Is skill the top priority? Details of fighting style or otherwise could be mentioned. Just remember, for every advantage stat you mention you should have weaknesses to compensate. The Fire Emblem stats are Strength, Magic, Skill, Speed, Defense and Resistance, each getting higher per level. Making magic low on a physical character and vise-versa does not count as a weakness.

[b]Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other:[/b] Is your character secretly a ___ on the side? Hides a hidden hobby of ___-ing? Or maybe that’s actually quite out in the open? Secretly has a crush on ___? Wants to become a ___ when grows up? Acts like a ___ when confronted with ___? Cannot ___ to save his or her life? Experiences ___ with ridiculous frequency? Field of development, the above are only suggestions. If you have this field, you can fill it with whatever such amusing quirkiness you desire, or you may leave this field out entirely and just go with it. You’ll be surprised by what fun things can occur to you if you consider what to fill into this field.

[b]R-button Summarization:[/b] What it says when you press the R-button on your character’s name. Extremely limited in size. These will be shown in the “Notable Individuals” fields of the IC if you have one.

About items.

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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 combat. Everyone can wield these properly, even F-rank.
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. Requires E-rank weapon skill to wield.
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. Requires D-rank weapon skill to wield.
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. Requires A-rank weapon skill to wield.
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. Requires C-rank weapon skill to wield.
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. Requires B-rank weapon skill to wield.
Reaver weapons inverse the Weapon Triangle. They’re difficult to use properly as they force a change of fighting-style, but can remove a wielder’s weakness. They are incredibly rare, though. Requires C-rank weapon skill to wield.

In addition, Hand Axes and Javelins are common axes and lances that are designed to attack from a distance, but are clunky up close. They require D-rank weapon skill to wield.

Those are the natural weapons. For a full list, feel free to examine this place: All weapons in Sacred Stones.

For the sake of this roleplay, Flux and Nosferatu are downgraded in their weapon requirement, needing only E and D Weapon Skill each. Because E-rank Dark magicians need to be able to fight, too.

And for other items, there is this place.

All items in Sacred Stones.

Assume that spells attack the way their animations appears in the games. Ask if unsure.

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, it likely has to do with amount of money in their cases.

We can be flexible with the appearance of items, 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.

Stat-changing items, like the Swiftsole, are equippable items that has to be worn to get said stat-boost. However, when you do wear them, the stat-boost will be more major than they are in the game. They can be taken off and handed to someone else. However, they will be extremely rare and having one at the start of the game is unlikely.

Class-changing items will be used like in the games. If a person is level 10 or above, they can use the item to change class. It is then consumed, made part of the person’s kit permanently or drained of its power, making them usable only once. I will take into account what level you were when you promoted to calculate your final, internal level.

Nobody has any idea how vulneraries are applied for healing, there are conflicting reports of if it is to be drunk or applied to wounds. Assume both works.

Picking Class

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Now a couple of rules. You may start as either a Trainee or a Regular class. You may not be pre-promoted. I will note that this adventure assumes most of you will be starting as Regular classes, as being Trainee-class implies you haven’t finished training yet. Starting as a Trainee will make the start of the game considerably hard on you. Though, you’re all free to conspire to make all of you Trainees if you feel like, I’ll adopt the plot after your choices.

For creation of Lords I will allow you to make your characters the children of the kings and queens of Magvel, with only the newly crowned leader of Rausten, Edan, being too young to have a child yet. I have no limit for how many Lords I’ll allow, but then you have to be the child of royalty and must be either of Grado or come with a dang good explanation for why a prince/ss of a nation other than Grado is currently travelling with the defenders of the Sacred Stone. Remember, politics are complicated, and you know what bad guys do to nations that cooperate with their enemies.

I can also allow one Manakete if someone wants to make one, but they’ll be acting with considerable limitations, remember that before deciding. The Manakete will not be with the group at the start, and will need to get some special information from me before appearing in the actual game. Because… Manakete. They're essentially cheating.

I've decided to not allow modification of classes, they are to be played as they're described here. However, I myself have done some modifications to some of the classes from how they appeared in Sacred Stones. Here are the changes.

Added a bunch of Trainee classes. Because all classes logically has a Trainee class under them.

Added War Cleric / War Priest from Awakening as potential promotions from Cleric / Priest, removing their potential of becoming Valkyries / Sages. Valkyrie is now a Troubadour unique promotion. War Clerics uses Staves and Axes.

Added Dark Flier from Awakening as potential promotion for Pegasus Knight, removing their potential of becoming Wyvern Lords, because that made no sense. Dark Fliers use Lances and Dark.

Mage Knight can now use Swords.

Due to underrepresentation of Axes, the change of weaponry for Wyvern Riders in later games is in effect. They now wield Axes. Wyvern Lords still gain Swords as an additional weapon, while Wyvern Knights gain access to Lances.

Classes. Warning: lots.

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A word on the Trainee classes. Honestly, all Trainee classes I have here I developed simply because I wanted to complete the charts. There will not be many Trainee-class NPCs in the game. You’re not expected to start as a Trainee, doing so is giving you an intentional disadvantage to start with. That said, you can conspire with other players if you, like, want to all start as Trainees and force me to adapt the story after that, or something. Heh.

Trainee class
Regular class Regular class
Promoted class Promoted class Promoted class Promoted class

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. Uses Anima and Dark.


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. They’re usually pretty fast. 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. Uses Anima.


Shaman – A word used to describe a user of dark magic. Usually dressed in dark robes, these slow magicians can terrorize their enemies with their powerful spells and actually has decent defense. 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. Uses Dark.


Sage – A magnificent master at the arts of anima magic and are also capable of dabbling in light magic. They’re skilled, fast and experienced. That along with the ability to use staves makes them one of the most versatile magic-users around. Uses Anima, Light and Staves.


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 the speed of a horse, magic and a physical weapon with skill they become an aggressive force to be reckoned with. Anything they cannot beat with magic, they beat with swords. Outperformed by other classes in respective fields, though. Uses Anima, Swords and Staves.


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 and anima magic and even staves, they’re slow but tough to kill and their spells are the most powerful of any class. Uses Dark, Anima and Staves.


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. When phantoms and monsters come to your aid, who needs attack-magic? Uses Dark and Staves.

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. Uses Axes.


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. Uses Axes.


Pirate – A journeyman who took to the journeying part of his trip and who’s fighting style became more savage because of it. Skilled at traversing terrain and sea and fighting with savage abilities, they are faster and stronger than a Fighter but can’t take as much punishment. May give in to brute strength completely and become a Berserker or refine his/her ability and become a Warrior. Uses Axes.


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. Uses Axes and Swords.


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. Uses Axes and Bows.


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, which is the highest of any class. Quite tough, too. Uses Axes.

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. Recruits face the decision to either don the heavy armor and become a Knight or step up on a horse and become a Cavalier. Uses Lances.


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 career they can chose to wear that heavy armor anyway to become a Great Knight or swear their oaths to become Paladins. Uses Lances and Swords.


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. Uses Lances.


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. Uses Lances and Swords.


Great Knight – A powerful armored riding knight that has full control of the entire spectrum of the weapon 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. Uses Swords, Axes and Lances.


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 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. Uses Swords, Axes and Lances.

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. Uses Swords.


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. Uses Swords.


Myrmidon – Very skilled swordsmen that rely on their undeniable ability and skill to hit hard strikes and dodge blows. They’re a bit fragile, but they’re all very dexterous. 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. Uses Swords.


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. Uses Swords and Bows.


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. Uses Swords and Axes.


Swordmaster – The most skilled warriors of the sword. These masters of the blade can easily pull off seemingly impossible stunts and slay the most dangerous of opponents and dodge as if they could read the whole 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. Uses Swords.


Assassin – Masters of killing. Their dexterity makes them almost impossible to hit and they know every part of the human body which leads to death. 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. Uses Swords.

Lawless
Thief Brigand
Assassin Rogue Berserker Warrior


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. Uses Swords and Axes.


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. They sacrifice skill for superior strength and toughness, and they have special abilities to cross dangerous terrain and find loot when plundering. If a Brigand lives long enough, they might become an even more dangerous Berserker or find the skill to become a great Warrior in their own right. Uses Axes.


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. Thieves also are known to have far better eyes than the rest of the classes. They might perfect the thieving and backstabbing arts by becoming Rogues or become far more deadly as Assassins. Uses Swords.


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. Uses Axes and Bows.


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, which is the highest of any class. Quite tough, too. Uses Axes.


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 others. However, they are very skilled, and the capture of such a criminal is difficult as they seem to slip through every trap or restraint imaginable. Uses Swords.


Assassin – Masters of killing. Their dexterity makes them almost impossible to hit and they know every part of the human body which leads to death. 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. Uses Swords.

Faithful (Female)
Cleric Troubadour
War Cleric Bishop Valkyrie Mage Knight


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 female Faithful can focus on either magic power to become a Cleric or on movement on the battlefield to become a Troubadour. Uses Staves.


Troubadour – Riding females that travel across the battlefield quickly towards where their ability to heal with the staff is most needed. They lack the magnificent healing powers of a Cleric, but due to their mobility and speed they are highly favored by military to bring to a battlefield. After sufficient training, a Troubadour may become a Mage Knight or a Valkyrie. Uses Staves.


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 War Cleric. Uses Staves.


Bishop – Major members of the clergy 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. Uses Light and Staves.


War Cleric – A cleric who has had enough of being protected by others can step to the frontlines wielding huge axes. They are powerful warriors of the clergy, able to tear a hole in the enemy ranks with their axes before turning around to heal damaged companions. Not as good a healer as a Bishop, but are quite physically tough and can keep up with physical classes. Quite a marvel to witness in battle. Uses Axes and Staves.


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. Uses Anima, Swords and Staves.


Valkyrie – Riding sacred maidens of magical powers who wield light magic as well as staves to their advantage. The fastest moving light magicians in existence and rival Bishops as healers, they can swiftly bring their evil-banishing life-saving powers where needed. While not as offensively powerful as a Bishop, they surely can reach where they’re needed in time when a Bishop might have fallen behind due to lack of horse. Uses Light and Staves.

Faithful (Male)
Priest Monk
War Priest Bishop Sage Bishop


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 continue on the path of a healer as a Priest or wield their magic for a more protective power as a Monk. Uses Staves.


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. Uses Light.


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 War Priest or a Bishop. Uses Staves.


Sage – A magnificent master at the arts of anima magic and are also capable of dabbling in light magic. They’re skilled, fast and experienced. That along with the ability to use staves makes them one of the most versatile magic-users around. Uses Anima, Light and Staves.


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. Uses Light and Staves.


War Priest – A priest who has had enough of being protected by others can step to the frontlines wielding huge axes. They are powerful warriors of the clergy, able to tear a hole in the enemy ranks with their axes before turning around to heal damaged companions. Not as good a healer as a Bishop, but are quite physically tough and can keep up with physical classes. Quite a marvel to witness in battle. Uses Axes and Staves.

Villager
Archer Soldier
Sniper Ranger Halberdier Paladin


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. Uses Lances and Bows.


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. Uses Lances.


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. Uses Bows.


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. Uses Lances and Swords.


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. Uses Lances.


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. Uses Swords and Bows.


Sniper – The most skilled archers become Snipers, whose 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. Uses Bows.

Pegasus Trainee
Pegasus Knight Wyvern Rider
Falcon Knight Dark Flier Wyvern Knight Wyvern Lord

Note on these. The Pegasus is native to Frelia and as such the Pegasus Knights are mostly exclusively used by them and Jehannas Sky Guild, whose leader is formerly Frelian. The Wyvern in the meantime is native to Grado making Wyvern Riders more common there, but once again they have in the past sold Wyverns for use of Jehannan mercenaries due to Grado’s depleting reserves of gold. In addition, Pegasi only allow females to ride them, meaning males have to jump the trainee stage and go through the tough challenge of immediately mastering riding the Wyvern.

Flyers are all very weak to arrows.


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. Uses Lances.


Wyvern Rider – Those who have made bonds with these flying animals become bound to them. 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. They typically use long axes for striking, as Wyverns are too wild to properly stab from. 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. Uses Axes.


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. Also famously resistant to magic. 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. Uses Lances.


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 axes, 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. Uses Swords and Axes.


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 using both lances and axes. These beasts on the battlefield are rightfully feared, because one of these can easily tear you in half. Uses Axes and Lances.

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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 Dark spells 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. Uses Lances and Dark.


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 perfection. Uses Lances and Swords.

Other classes

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 may use a single weapon-type to start with, and upon promotion to Great Lord they may choose to gain an additional. The GM will, of course, survey the choices and pass judgment. Having more than one weapon to start with is a no.

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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 per battle. Unlike human weapons, Dragonstones contain a certain charge and when expended Manaketes can do nothing until it has charged again. 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 – Using a special kind of magic, these entertainers are able to bless the warriors of the world with energy, morale and overall ease their spirits. They gain additional speed, movement and are more likely to perform well in their next engagement this and next turn, though these entertainers can only boost a single individual per turn, but that boost may well be the difference between life and death.


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.

Monster Classes. You cannot play as these, but those who have studied will know your enemies.

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Revenant – A corpse infused with evil power. It shambles to life on whatever muscles it has available, and attacks with fetid claws growing from their hands. While considered the least threatening monsters with abysmal stats across the board, they are the most numerous and those killed by Revenants run a risk of becoming Revenants themselves.


Entombed – A more ancient corpse filled with a huge dose of evil power, the Entombed is a powered-up Revenant. They boost incredible toughness, only going down after blows that would have killed a man ten times over, and they strike back with the strength of ten men in their powerful limbs. Fortunately, they’re still extremely slow and easy to dodge.


Bonewalker – Dead warriors risen again, they are the footsoldiers of the monster forces. With traces of their former skill, agility and meager strength visible in their movements, they move as possessed to swarm their targets. They’re still not usually a match one-on-one, but unlike with Revenants one best not underestimate them. Uses Swords, Lances and Bows.


Wight – Dead elites who have received an extra dose of dark magic to make use of. They are the monster’s promoted standard, balanced fighters that are equally strong as they are skilled, fast and tough. When groups of these come out it is time for the average combatant to fall back, for only elites should deal with the elites of the underworld. Uses Swords, Lances and Bows.


Mogall – Floating eyes filled with dark power. Simply seeing one is considered an ill omen. These flying foes are able to wield the dark magic within them as damaging spells, using their flight to reach those vulnerable to magic. Fortunately they cannot take much punishment before bursting, but sometimes that first blow is all they needed. Uses Dark.


Arch Mogall – Mogalls of great power. Their dark might far exceeds that of their lesser cousins, allowing them to send much more powerful spells over far more distant ranges. Fortunately, they’re still quite frail and are slow on top of that, best take them out quickly before they unload their powers. But then there’s the fact they’re flying… Uses Dark.


Mauthe Doog – Savage demon-hounds that thirst for blood. They can’t take a lot of punishment, but they have magnificent speed and can skillfully avoid blows as they seek in for the savage bite. Travelling in packs, one can see the dark intelligence within as they hunt down and circle a target, if you can’t fight back it’s almost certainly too late.


Gwyllgi – These three-headed hellhounds are what one could imagine dwells in hell. They’re exceedingly fast, highly skilled and hard to dodge all three mouths, their fangs are ferociously sharp and they’re fairly strong and tough on top of that. They seemingly have no drawbacks. Their one saving grace is, at the very least, there aren’t a lot of them.


Gargoyle – Flying malignant fiends known to travel the skies and swoop in to do considerable damage. They are fast, making escape difficult, and their skin is hard making them difficult to injure. That said, when they’re hit by a hard enough blow they tend to go down instantly. Archers are a great boon to those who often see their wings. Uses Lances.


Deathgoyle – Gargoyles enhanced with magic. They surpass their brethren in speed and brutality, moving to cut down prey after prey. Unlike the Gargoyle they’re able to take numerous hits and keep going, and their arms are blessed with magnificent strength on top of their speed. Fortunately for humanity, they’re few and far between. Uses Lances.


Tarvos – Belligerent man-beasts. Half-man and half-horse, they roam like hurricanes and wreak havoc with their giant axes. They have high movement due to their horse body, which is supported by high strength and high toughness, but they are no slouches in skill or speed either. One must make ready for a tough fight after they’ve been sighted. Uses Axes.


Maelduin – Creatures of great strength and speed. They pursue their prey with axes and bows. With their magnificent movement, strength, toughness and speed, they’re a match for even the toughest of elites. They can be sighted mocking their enemies from afar with powerful bows, only to then mutilate them in battle using axes. Uses Axes and Bows.


Bael – Giant poison spiders. They roam the mountains, known to cross terrain without effort, before attacking. Exceedingly slow, but their hides are considerably tough and their slow attacks carry significant power. They take a lot of punishment, and while their attacks are slow their fangs are dripping with poison. Taking one on without an antitoxin is dangerous.


Elder Bael – Giant spiders infused with tremendous strength. Like crawling tanks, they have massively tough hides and can take excessive amount of punishment, they may come across as unkillable to common soldiers. Their movements are slow, but they can scale any terrain, their attacks are extremely strong and dripping with lethal poison. Take great care.


Gorgon – Beautiful and cursed creatures, Gorgons act much like terrifying mages wielding dark magic over vast ranges, easily blasting down those without resistance. They have considerable resistance themselves, making them difficult to injure with magic, and with Stone spells they can petrify humans into a state that can only be reverted with a Restore staff. They lay eggs as traps that react to human presence and hatch combat-ready and powerful Gorgons, so if you wander into a nest you only have two options. Break the eggs as quickly as possible, or run. Uses Dark.


Cyclops – Towering over the common man, Cyclops are among the toughest, the strongest and most lethal the monster world can offer. They take a hail of attacks to kill, their attacks with their monster-size axes tear through any defenses with ease, and they’re surprisingly fast if only by sheer size. Among the toughest of the monsters known to appear, they act with a grim intelligence commanding the monsters around them, it is a comfort that they appear only very rarely. Snipers can try to take out their eye from a distance, however. Uses Axes.


Draco Zombie – The rarest and strongest monsters in recorded history. Revived corpses of dragons, their breath is filled with malignant magic that causes all it touches to decay and die. Defense and Resistance is useless against the magic wind which destroys all it touches. They’re massively tough and can take massive damage before falling, and the strength of their claws are deadly even without the breath. On top of all that, they are carried by powerful wings, allowing them to swiftly cross the battlefield… The one comfort is that they have no intelligence, just like Revenants they simply head for the closest enemy to destroy them as soon as they’re noticed, and as such even if there’s more than one they can be lured into traps on their own without the other supporting them.

Weapon Mastery Chart

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F – Untrained. Never had 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 maneuvers. Knows all the ins and outs of their weapon of choice by heart. Will know when they are outmatched.
B – Expert. 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 a C is acceptable though will result in a twitch of my eyes, anything higher than C without explanation and good reason will award you the GM raised eyebrow of “oh, really”. Explanation and good reason is not the same thing.

Fighting

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We will be fighting using roleplaying when two opposing forces face each other, so you do not need to worry about random chance when you’re participating in the fight.

When fighting we compare the Weapon Skill and the Levels of the two combatants. 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 numbers has a greater chance of hitting the opponent, while the other has a smaller chance.

If the two combatants are only a single letter from each other, like D against E, 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, C against E, 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, B against E, 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 they feels like.

However, I will allow a point of common sense. Should several people fight the same person, the difference in skill will not 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 the second thing measuring 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 weapon 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.

However, of course, battle is more complicated than that. In addition the classes of the people fighting, their weapons equipped and current wounds will factor in on how they do.

Important note, if you have multiple weapons I will not permit you to attack with one weapon and then swiftly change weapon you’re holding because it would be more advantageous against the next opponent. If you commit to an attack in a turn, then you are wielding that weapon and can only switch upon the next turn starting. Understood?

Weapon Triangle

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Assume the Fire Emblem Weapon 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 acts like material weapons going straight through it 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.

Swords over Axes
Axes over Lances
Lances over Swords

Light over Dark
Dark over Anima
Anima over Light

How we'll play

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The idea is that you each take control of a character, and then I provide you a field to play on.

Like this.

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I can move and have fun with the beings on the map on my side with relative ease, I have the layered maps. You then come up with the tactics and tell me how you move your characters, and I can of course inform of any special events or conversations which takes place around you. Meanwhile the world will of course be filled with typical Fire Emblem recruitment scenarios and plot as you continue through the game. There won't as many Fire Emblem stats, fighting will be determined by us roleplaying, but the character sheets will give the information needed to proceed.

You will only be playing one character each, but your NPC allies will be following your orders, and fun Fire Emblem things can happen as long as we agree on the things and obviously gather more troops and run into scenarios which I prepare for you. I won't be against players making suggestions for what kind of characters they think should exist, but I’ll be the one creating and playing those. I want it to feel like playing a Fire Emblem game.

More details about mechanics.

Recruiting

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As we go along, I am going to be adding more and more characters. They’re obviously not going to be as important as your characters, and can be benched instantly if you don’t want to bring them along, but in true Fire Emblem spirit I will be placing characters here and there with the intentions of you somehow being able to recruit them. These will be easier to recruit.

That said, this is a roleplay, and not a game. It is probably possible to have every single NPC in the entire game join the party at some point or another if you have unnatural persuasive power. If you see a character that you’re like “I WANT THAT GUY” then feel free to attempt, just know that switching sides is kind of an odd thing to do when it isn’t prepared for. Of course, I will be dropping subtle and not-so-subtle hints at who might be possible to recruit and who might be appropriate to recruit a person with, but honestly, you may try with whoever you want. Though, yeah, conversations will probably not pause the game around them, because that would be inconvenient. We’ll see what happens. It would help if you all aren’t too suspicious of new people, though, because the Fire Emblem rate of unknown people joining is just unnatural.

NPCs

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As for the NPC units themselves, you’ll get to pick a number of them to come along at any time. They will grow in strength as you allow them to fight, or be left behind if you don’t, just like in the game itself. They will follow the command of anyone who gives them orders, assuming the orders aren’t suicidal. I will, however, be providing you a little tool to help you guys out.

If any player drops this roleplay, their character will be reduced to the status of NPC and join the ranks of all the other NPCs. They can all talk and be talked to should anyone feel like it. You can all equip and control the NPC promotions as you feel like it from the storage. You will be buying stuff from armories and the like, too. Or, if you find all that annoying, I’ll can do all that myself. Because I’m flexible.

Support

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Fire Emblem wouldn’t be Fire Emblem without some random shipping going on, eh? Should you repeatedly command two characters to stand next to each other (any characters, including player characters) you will eventually trigger Support Conversations. I’d say four times, once per battle. In case of between NPCs, I’ll be writing them myself. In case a player is involved or it is entirely between players, Support Conversations are completely separate to actual conversations and should be done in their entity in PMs before the full conversation can be posted somewhere. Because fun.

Of course, if a player(s) wants to do it some other way, that is entirely fine, too. I’ll be keeping track of the support-levels you guys have been stacking up, from C to A, and I will have no limit on how many conversations a character can have. With all likelihood NPCs who reach A may fall in love with their targets, assuming the other is of the opposite gender. This isn’t because I am against same-sex stuff, just Fire Emblem stuff. Do note, though, it is entirely possible for other players to ship a player character with an NPC by placing the NPC next to them, but only the player can actually decide to trigger the Support Conversation they’re involved in.

If there are any questions or suggestions of change to make this better then please, go ahead.

[PlatinumSkink]

Contents of the world of Magvel

You don’t need to read this page if you don’t want to, all you really need to know is Jehanna is attacking Grado, you can’t win, you need to flee with the Fire Emblem. The above two posts will do fine, this is all just extra effort of mine. That said, if you have not played Sacred Stones, you probably should.

Renais

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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 Jehanna. 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 the light forests of Renais soon enough, however.

Army: When you think of the army of Renais the first thing that should 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 Fighters and Mages to assist the knights were possible.

Leadership: Renais is led by Ginnava, the Paladin Queen. She is, just like her people would expect her to, a noble soul who takes good care of her people and cares about their well-being. 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. However, Ginnava tends to overwork herself with stress and be a bit indecisive, doing things exactly by the book. She certainly does not approve of Jehanna’s attack on Grado, but Renais does not have the martial might to stop Jehanna’s assault without putting their own people in danger, so…

Frelia

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Info: Frelia is located to the north-west, where it is now known as a cowardly nation. They 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. The people of Frelia rarely travel, staying in their safe fortresses. 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 forest and move their population up on their few mountains and onto the islands along the coasts, Pegasus Knights constantly patrolling the air. In order to get from one place to another in Frelia, expect to be forced to cover a large amount of 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 damage is definitely done with raining arrows and Pegasus Knights 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 make risky or underhanded actions that could have been avoided. 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 or intentionally stir up drama. This is causing a growing rift between him and part of his people, especially his Pegasus Commander, Mariona.

Jehanna

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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 magnificently 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. 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 desert mercenaries. 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 the requester having to lift a finger.

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 side of himself 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…?

More on Jehanna Guilds

Sion, Hero, Royal Guild. While largely attributed as a gentle, smiling and hardworking soul, Sion’s also been noted for his skill for combat, kindness for his people, mysterious atmosphere and complete unpredictability as he likes to act on whims. The Royal Guild is, of course, the largest and most powerful Guild. Previously the King or Queen was only the highest Guildmaster, but in recent years they’ve started commanding a guild of their own. It is by far the most varied guild, with everything from Swordmasters to Sages to Generals to Snipers to Paladins to Bishops to Wyvern Knights to… practically all. However, hiring from them takes a pretty large sum of money.

Four Guild Leaders:
Crau, Assassin, Dark Eye Guild. Crau is the leader of the most famous shady guild, Dark Eye Guild, which is not primarily supported by the state of Jehanna but is under the King’s rule nonetheless. A guild of thieves and ne’er-do-wells, they are infamous for their efficiency and the fact they take on any job for the right pay, no matter the morals. The guild itself is pretty liberal, a member doesn’t need to answer any summons and can be involved in whatever they like.

Rhodri, Berserker, Wheel Guild. A more old-fashioned and brutal guild, Rhodi’s guild takes money where they can and fight where they can. With a hearty bunch of mercenaries, fighters and knights at his command, they fight all day and party all night. They may be unruly at times, but many can confirm the awesome power of the Wheel Guild’s warriors. They’ve been stationed in Grado for a while, and the nation has many times been grateful for their protection. Now, however…

Eira, Sage, Storm Guild. The one primarily in charge of making sure Jehanna itself stays safe. Her guild contains many magic-users and flyers, beings unopposed by the harsh deserts of Jehanna. With many scouts placed far and wide across the desert nation, should any monsters appear anywhere within the borders she’ll be sure to appear within moments to strike them down. Should you attempt to invade Jehanna, Eira’s Storm Guild will undoubtedly be the first to stop you in your tracks.

Aderyn, Falcon Knight, Sky Guild. A former Frelian who joined a mercenary guild of Jehanna in hopes of being able to defend the entire world from darkness, no matter where they are. Composed mainly of members from other nations who have wanted to help on their own, Aderyn’s Sky Guild includes a lot of flying and riding units prioritizing to arrive at the place of emergency as fast as possible, and have been known to help for no pay in times of need. They work all over the world.

Of course, there are many, many smaller guilds as well, all loyal to the King…

Grado

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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, anyways.

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. Many of the new chasms became new rivers or lakes, so.

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. 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, and Emperor Rioga has done a decent job getting the army back in proper shape… 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…

Rausten

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Info: The Theocracy of Rausten is a religiously lead nation existing just north of Jehanna. The people of Rausten 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. Rausten clergy have a tradition that when young they will go on pilgrimages across Magvel, travelling the world to see the sights, gain experience and help people where possible, this often together 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 everywhere there, forest being the signature type of land in Rausten. Roads connect the large academic cities, which may be the largest and grandest cities in Magvel showing off the knowledge of Rausten, 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 and shining amounts of light-magic wielders pronouncing their faith. They are 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. He cannot condone a violent solution, but his people are being escorted by Jehannan mercenaries across the world, and there’s a question of what he can even accomplish. Once again, he turns to Uamhas, who…

Carcino

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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 jobs through the defense the trade of Carcino requires. The nation is a republic, led by a voted 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. Carcino 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.

The Four Councilmen

Vinci, a Bishop. He is chosen as a representative of the people and can be considered the leader of the council. He is a very efficient man who never acts with emotions, always does the most efficient trade and comes up with intelligent solutions to problems, but is also known not to have a life outside work, and be filled with stress.

Bardi, a Sage. He is a flimsy, comedic, inventive and random merchant who has earned the love of the people of Carcino through random acts of charity despite his sometimes more devious dealings that are usually kept in the dark. He trades in all sorts of random things, but cannot catch up to the size of Simoni’s company. He commands the largest army of the four.

Urbino, a Druid. He is the most mysterious of the four, a merchant who deals with ancient knowledge and magic which has proved to be most successful in the market and driven several shaman researchers in Grado crazy because “YOU CAN’T SELL THAT!”. He has a habit of vanishing without a trace when he’s done, and hiding his face behind a skull-mask.

Simoni, a Valkyrie. She’s the daughter of an honest merchant, and taking over his business she’s making sure to trade in food and arms as a general vendor in order to make sure as many people are supplied as possible. The leader of the largest trade federation in Carcino, she draws a lot of ill attention for being big while being so honest…

Caer Pelyn

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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 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. Mahovvy is just in charge as a Manakete to ensure the other Manaketes aren’t just messing around, which can be exactly as difficult as it sounds.

That should be all. Have at it.

[Pirouette]

Reina

Name: Reina

Appearance:


Apparent Age: Young Adult

Gender: Female

Nation: Gardo

Class: Lord

Weapon Mastery: Sword E

Level: 1

Background:
Living the life of royalty was always filled with pleasures and luxuries that so few could experience. The "silver spoon" that Reina had when growing up as the daughter of the Emperor of Grado meant that there was nary a moment where she experienced hardship. Still, it was either due to the monster's, tradition, or maybe just her father's whim but Reina was exposed to a rougher education in her teenage years. Riding, tactics, combat skills and many other subjects became the core the royal daughter's instruction. It was a drastic change from Reina's earlier life that for first years, she complained and held silent protests against her father's mandated practice (with her greatest record of not talking to her father lasting six months!). She hated the hardship that it brought on and couldn't understand why she had to. In fact, it wasn't until the very day Jehanna ambitiously came knocking that Reina understood and she hated the thought of where this situation was leading.

Plot-Susceptive: Yes

Personality
It may be difficult for some to some to find an amount of patience for Reina. There is an air of childishness about her. She is noted as stubborn for getting her way and sometimes insensitive to those around her. Often times, people mistake her for being selfish but truthfully, she tries her best to make conscious attempts at being selfless. It is just that her experiences growing up have distorted her view on reality slightly. In time, she'll understand the importance of service to others and the significance of her comrades (as she will be wholly disapproving of her father's unwillingness to leave the throne room with her, leaving his guards to distract Sion.).

Equipment and Items:

• Précieuse (Unique Rapier)
• Vulnerary

Ability Assessment:
Eyra prefers a fast and light approach in terms of combat. She's small, agile, and even acrobatic capable of performing complex and surprising feats of agility. Her advantage can also be a disadvantage and while her quick moves allow for higher chances of evasion, she can be prone to being knocked off balance or injury if she is not careful in a duel. Speed+, Defense-

Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other:
Ever since becoming comfortable with the idea of being a combatant in her teenage years, Reina really admires the Paladin Queen of Renais. Although hardened by her training, Reina still wants a Royal Wedding.

R-button Summarization:
The princess of Gardo. Appreciates the finer things in life.

[Rune_Alchemist]

@PlatinumSkink

Alright, I think I'm done. Several revisions and alterations later, pretty sure I got everything to a state I like it. Tell if there are problems, yea?~

Isolde

"Come on, lets all give it our best!"

Name: Isolde

Appearance:
Standing at just five foot four, Isolde isn't fairly physically impressive upon first impression. Though she has a well toned body from training, a small frame on a somewhat short person isn't exactly the most intimidating of people. She has long black hair often tied into a ponytail, lightly tanned skin from being outdoors far too much and amber colored eyes. Aside from a scar on her left thigh from an accident during training, she's otherwise fairly unremarkable as far as appearance goes.

Apparent Age: Young Adult

Gender: Female

Nation:
Grado

Class:
Wyvern Rider

Weapon Mastery:
D - Axe

Level:
5

Background:
From a young age, Isolde wanted to fly through the skies on the back of a Wyvern. Watching her father fly on the back of his partner, doing acrobatic tricks and tearing through the skies at an incredible pace would have captured the imagination of any kid.

Isolde was born and raised in Grado. Her father, Grigor, an esteemed Wyvern Lord with long and prestigious service to the kingdom. Her mom, Yvette, a woman of a not so up-standing background as a bandit that settled down after meeting her dad on the battlefield. It's a rather sappy love story, I'll spare you the details

Isolde spent most of her early life running around with her father, following him to work and 'playing' with the Wyverns, much to her fathers chagrin. A dangerous thing for a child, since Wyverns are temperamental at best. A scolding and being grounded numerous times didn't stop her from doing it, though. Eventually, seeing her eagerness and willingness to learn both combat and perhaps bond with a Wyvern, her father let her try her hand at it. Finding a good Wyvern for her proved mildly difficult - attempt after attempt was made and she was unable to find one to bond herself too. Until she met the adorable little brute known as Kergin.

Kergin was one of the more irritable Wyverns to start with, but for whatever reason him and Isolde hit it off well after a bit of time, and thus he began training her in the way of being a Wyvern Rider. Her father, not one to mince words or cut people any sort of slack...well, the training was rather brutal. Grigor was known for his seriousness and his rather harsh training methods, and Isolde was no exception. She taught her to be both decisive and ruthless when completing tasks, and she took those lessons to heart despite her own slightly clumsy and klutzy nature.

For most of her early years, her life consisted of such until there was an odd monster attack on some village within Grado's borders. Grigor was one of the first on the scene, supposedly, but that was the last anyone had seen of him. Grigor upped and vanished. Took his Wyvern, Argen - named for the silver armor she wore - and was just gone. Hasn't been seen since. A blow to both Grado's military and her training.

She took it upon herself to further her training, however, and continued to stay a part of Grado's military as a Wyvern Rider.

Plot-Susceptive: Yes

Equipment and Items:
Iron Halberd - Axe

Personality:
Kind, a bit clumsy, but bright, friendly, and a little ball of sunshine. Many would not expect this slightly clumsy girl to be a proud Wyvern Rider, nor the daughter of one of Grado's most esteemed Wyvern Lords in recent history. She's far from the picture of a perfect knight, or even soldier for that matter. Constantly stumbling over her own feet more often than not, but bless her heart she certainly tries. Dislikes seeing people depressed, upset, angry, and will try to make them feel better.

Sometimes unsure of herself, and often times has had to deal with being made fun of for her clumsiness and mistakes made during training. Reliable on the battlefield, and always does her best despite obvious shortcomings, and will do anything to protect people she can.

Ability Assessment:
Isolde is a surprisingly Ruthless individual on the battlefield. She prides herself on her offensive capabilities with blitz like tactics that have her run head first into the enemy lines and obliterating them with brute force and lightning fast attack. Riding atop a Wyvern, she is indeed a terrifying force to see speeding at you with halberd and fangs bared ready to knock you into a permanent nap.

Of course, like most riders of flying mounts, her and Kergin are fairly susceptible to ranged attacks involving arrows and wind magic. As well, she's not really good at 'finessing' things. When it comes to complicated maneuvers be they aerial or ground, she's not going to be winning any acrobatic contests as evident in her fighting style. Has a tendency to just ignore magic and attempt to brute force her way through it.

Despite her clumsiness, she is a force to be reckoned with when she puts her mind to it.

TL;DR
+Speed
+Strength
-Resistance
-Skill

Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other:
- Think of Kergin as an overprotective older brother. One that Isolde mentions is a 'Clumsy adorable brute'. Yes he bites.
- Surprisingly unfazed by many things people would think she'd be perturbed by
- You want some delicious food? She's got ya covered. Can cook almost anything you want. Often makes her own food for Kergin. He can get a little demanding sometimes. Scolds him for eating too much.
- is far too easily fascinated and enthralled by magic.

R-button Summarization:
Clumsy, but reliable Wyvern knight.

[Lmpkio]

Ah, I've been wishing to join a RP like this!

Ik you guys said you're full, but if there are openings, I'd love to hop in as well if you don't mind.

(@Rune_Alchemist - It seems you and I had the same idea on what to make as a unit. Im still going to show you all what I have regarding that character. That way if I come in, the GM can deal with the character at hand and see where else he can fit while perhaps altering backstory and so on).

[Apollosarcher]

Prince of Renais

Name: Marwood

Appearance:

Apparent Age: Young Adult

Gender: Male

Nation: Renais

Class: Cavalier

Weapon Mastery:

Sword C

Lance D

Level: 4

Background: The youngest child of Ginnava, Marwood was her bundle of joy and baby of the family. She actually took the time to teach him to ride herself. As such he desires to make her proud yet at the same time with age came distance and difference. While his mother relies on codes and formal declarations Marwood is normally on his horse with a squad of knights by the time she starts issuing orders. This has caused much division between mother and son, with Marwood often leading knights into battle against horrors without having approval from his mother.

Aside from that, he is good friends with both generals, he often finds himself in their company or training with them. While many of his men pass around rumors he is to be engaged to one the generals there is little no proof of that claims. As a prince, he received a formal education with lessons in history, strategy, and etiquette. He threw away etiquette preferring to spend many a night out defending villages or celebrating victories with his knights. He even formed a special group of cavaliers that ride with him to villages and towns under assault, thus with almost all his training being done on horseback his skills off it is lowered.

Currently, Marwood most trusted knights are Hodge, Ismay, and Mylle. Each of them is a cavalier from the standing army of Renais and all of them make up the Renais riders. These four often leave the moment word of trouble sounds moving between towns, attacking bandits, monsters, and horrors. They have saved hundreds of lives alone, yet while hailed as hero's it troubles his mother that his free-form fighting is not proper of a prince. He has a history of being rather bold and challenging letting nothing stand between him and his moral compass, politics be damned.

This has caused quite a lot of trouble when he chased a band of bandits into Jehanna where he killed them. Upon his return, the generals and his mother both gave him an earful which he quickly ignored, thought the punishments did last for months. Undeterred Marwood freely admits he would do it again in an instant, he cares not for the borders only saving lives which Jehanna eventually let slide understanding he believed he was doing the right thing.

Recently Ginnava, has announced that she plans to marry off the younger prince and is currently eyeing Jehanna's princess as the best candidate due to the politic and military benefits of the relationship. Marwood meanwhile has been as far from the castle as possible, and away from the Jehanna border. He is not happy about an arranged marriage with a princess, he would prefer a natural romance. His mother meanwhile has been dispatching riders to drag him back if needed. Marwood needed to be tamed and Ginnava thought a wife would be perfect for the job.

However, with the recent threat to Grado, he abandoned Renais to go and help the kingdom. Renais and Grado were historically close and he feels he must do as his great ancestor would have done and journey to help the Emperor who he admires as a good leader and warrior. He hopes to help drive back the attacks and force Renais into action and perhaps Frelia as well.

Plot-Susceptive: Yes

Equipment and Items: Reginleif, Steel Sword

Personality: Brash, Marwood is nothing if not bold in his ability to face danger or trouble with a smile on his face and honesty in his heart, he is a caring and kind young man who refuses to let politics get in the way of caring about people. To Marwood politics and the chain of command as thigns that slow down helping people, thus to the frustration of his teachers and his family Marwood continues to ignore anything but what he believes is morally right. While many outside the castle think much of the younger kind-hearted prince others feel he is too rebelious and daft to ever be allowed near the throne.

Ability Assessment: Marwood strength and skill are his best qualities, his speed and defense are good as well though not as great primary attributes. This is due to Marwood focusing on fast devastating blows to bring down a target depending on his armor and his mount in combat. Marwoods luck and stamina are average or just below with his magically resistance being well below the norm as he rarely ever encountered an enemy mage. The rest of his skills had some development through out his training but a lack of magical counter training his given him a glaring and little known weakness.

Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: An avid singer and storyteller Marwood spent his younger days sneaking out and telling singing and telling stories at the local tavern. He has secretly wanted to be a bard but royal duties prevent that and he also wishes to marry someone he loves rather than an arranged marriage like his mother has in mind, possibly to secure a new ally. He is a sucker for a good romance book, though he doesn't like people to know. He gets very nervous around women and has never been good at flirting at all. Marwood also has an aversion to a certain Princess of Jehanna, in fact when anyone brings up an arranged marriage between him and a princess or noble Marwood can usually be found trying to slip towards the door to make a hasty retreat.

R-button Summarization: The prince of Renais with a good heart and a rebellious streak, cares deeply for others.

[Lmpkio]

So here's my character that I hope gets in once spaces are available. May make another character depending on if I get in or not. Hope he can be of some use whether or not I'm in or not.

Servus & Amboli

Amboli

Servus

"Touch my beloved Amboli ONE MORE TIME..."

Name: Servus

Appearance: Clocking in at around 5'5", Servus may not seem to be the most imposing figure on the block, but he has an inner fire that he can lash out at a moment's notice. He wears a traditional outfit from the sandy dunes of Jehanna, with dark brown body armor, a rusty-red scarf, two thick leather gauntlets, and a white turban cloak to protect himself from various elements. Underneath all that clothing, Servus is a pale figure with some minor scarring on his back and chest regions. He sports a unique set of orangish-brown eyes and hazelnut hair.

Apparent Age: Young Adult

Gender: Male

Nation: Jehanna "Storm Guild" ---> Rogue

Class: Wyvern Rider

Weapon Mastery: Axe D

Level: 6

Background: Servus was a troubled kid raised in the slums of Jehanna. His family was treading along the dangerous border of poverty and they were struggling not only to keep their home, but just simply to survive. His mother was a soft-spoken lady, who may or may not have been an infamous robber who often calculated great strategies to steal from the rich, while the father was a vulgar drunken blacksmith who often cussed his son out for making even the simplest of mistakes. His household was overall a toxic wasteland and he was constantly exposed to screaming matches and the sounds of platter breaking on the floor. As a result, Servus was often away from the chaos inside his home and exploring the vast desert for a possible purpose he may have in life, only forced to return before twilight.

One day, while six year old Servus was exploring a hidden oasis several miles south of the village, he encountered a strange colorful egg buried in the sand. As he began to inspect the ovular vessel, the egg hatched, and out popped a unique wyvern covered in feathers and sported a yellow beak with a black tip. Having always wanted a pet, yet forbidden by his parents, he secretly kept the wyvern he called Amboli in an abandoned warehouse nearby and took care of him there. The wyvern was safe from the potential wrath of Servus' family, but as the years passed rumors began to circulate about the creature's existence. Not only did the boy find a wyvern, but he found what's said to be the rarest type of wyvern in the region of Jehanna, known as a Griffern. These wyverns were the basis of the mythological griffin, although they are simply a unique breed of their species with avian traits - hence their name. Due to this myth, they were nearly hunted to extinction for their feathers used in pens and their sharp scales being utilized in elite armor. Yet some had been rumored to fly across the land in the cover of darkness, although never proven...

Eventually, five years later, an unknown dark guild took interest in capturing the wyvern for themselves, having studied Servus' movement along with the occasional scratching from within the warehouse. However, as the assassins began to enter, they boy just happened to be returning to the warehouse with food and water for Amboli. As they attempted to shut Servus up, the adolescent wyvern heard the commotion outside and bursted through the wooden walls and scared the assassins off. Yet at the same time he was finally revealed in the grand glory of the public. No longer was he a rumor and no longer will he be able to hide. The entire village was soon told about his confirmed existence and many wanted the wyvern dead as they feared Amboli was a potential threat that could destroy the village. Both the wyvern and Servus were in deep trouble.

Yet fate was kind to give them a second chance at life. The Sky Guild noticed the heightening tensions and came to intervene, with Aderyn eventually granting Severus the opportunity to join her guild as a Wyvern Rider. Servus was intially very skeptical about whether they would treat his partner well, but he eventually was convinced enough and agreed to join the guild, already starting a new life with a seemingly meaningful purpose.

While gaining himself a respectful name for himself within the guild, by the age of sixteen years, Servus seemed to have enough of serving the guild. He felt like it limited him too much in his capabilities in exploring the vast world that was around him and that he wished to leave the toxic past of his old life buried in the sands. It was then when he turned rogue, for he one day took his wyvern and flew away from the realm, never once having turned back to cash his final farewell. He eventually began to settle in the realm of Grado, although he never considered working for their military or Wyvern-back squads. For several years did he live peacefully within the realm's boarders...

Only to have that peace shattered as his past came crashing down on his head... literally and figuratively speaking.

Plot-Susceptive: Yes

Equipment and Items:

• Halberd - Effective against cavalry foes.
• Vulnerary - Restores 10 HP.
• Resistance Tonic - Resistance +2 until the end of a conflict.

Personality: Servus is a quiet yet cynically rebellious rogue that seems to care little for anything outside his beloved wyvern, Amboli. Having lived in near-poverty conditions through his early youth, he had to do everything to survive against the elements, as well as the enemies which sought to hurt him and his winged partner. He is very protective of Amboli, treasuring him due to his species' rarity with an unbreakable bond, and makes sure he's always happy and well fed. If anyone gets between him and his mount, Servus will not hesitate to protect him by any means necessary. He's also a perfectionist, always trying his best to improve on his abilities and doesn't take average as good enough.

Ability Assessment: Servus, on his mount, is a formidable opponent in the skies. Their blows can hit the enemy hard and quickly pull back before the opponents know what hit them. While they can issue heavy damage, Servus often plans out his attack strategy from afar, picking out the weakest points in the enemy's defenses, and using that knowledge to his advantage. In short, he's an expert at hit-n-run tactics, rarely rushing head-first into battle unless there's no other option.

Of course, all of this is for good reason. Like all flying mounts, Servus and Amboli are extremely vulnerable to archers and magic in general. His heavy self-criticism doesn't help him either, as for thirst for perfection often has him disappointed in his abilities, sometimes making him vulnerable to attack as he reflects on the current situation. If he believes a situation is too tough to handle, he'll have no shame in retreating to try and grab a better view of the enemy or, in some cases, flee the battlefield entirely. He says that he doesn't call himself a coward by doing this, as he's trying to inspect the opposing forces from afar, but many say otherwise.

Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other:

• Claims he can communicate with his mount through a complex assortment of noises.
• Loves to go bird watching on his free time.
• Wants to test his skills while fighting another wyvern or dragon.
• While Servus loves the air, he cannot stand swimming.

R-button Summarization: Abandoned his home as a rogue mercenary. Adores his rare wyvern, Amboli.

[PlatinumSkink]

@Pirouette I was about to comment about skirt in a combat-situation, but I can't really do that when the main character of the game I'm basing this all on wears a skirt, now, can I? Combat-skirts, I guess. Yeah. XD

It is most certainly tradition AND Rioga's opinion that his daughter would be trained, heh. And… yeah, I can picture Rioga being the kind that would be fine with his daughter not talking to him for six months because he has a nation to take care of. That said, looks like she’s in for an abrupt awakening.

Yeah. As typical a Lord as one could ever imagine. Certainly acceptable. I’d like you to consider the other characters and imagine what interactions they might have had, while I consider what to do with them. Reina as she is is accepted.

@Rune_Alchemist I’ll note “Halberd” is its own weapon-type among axes, material notwithstanding, but geesh, special weapons need to be made of a material, too! XD

Heh. Formerly bandit mother, huh. I’m amused. But, yupp. Pretty typical Wyvern Rider of Grado with a parent she’s following in the footsteps of, and most certainly potentially trusted enough to be entrusted with guarding the young Lord in a time of crisis, unless you had something else in mind. Anyways. Isolde is accepted. I’d like you to consider what relation you might have to other existing characters at some point and maybe imagine where you’d be at the start of the game. We can take a bit with that, though.

@Apollosarcher Heh, don’t know if they wear clothes like that in the Fire Emblem universe. XD … But yeah, that body-type, but dressed up in a cavalier’s armor and wielding sword or lance, I’ll imagine.

Mmm, yeah. I’ll imagine he puts himself in way more risk than what his mother’s comfortable with or is appropriate in tactics, but he does it for the sake of ensuring the safety of the people. That is most certainly more reckless than her by-the-book tactics would like. And, yeah. With Marwood existing that basically calls Rafaela and Rylan out of “optional character” sections, heh. Unless someone else would like to argue, but yeah.

I’m a little confused by this visit to Jehanna you’re describing. He came there and had tea, but then he had to run seeing their strength? Did Nethanel attack him for talking to Sion for too long and too personally, or what? And yeah, there’s that discussed arranged marriage to Rafaela we came up with, was that already a thing then or did that appear after? I’d like a bit more clarity there. It’s mentioned, but not actually introduced as to how it came to be or anything, heh. Could you do that?

@Lmpkio Why, don’t you seem enthusiastic. Very well, then. Yeah, you’re free to announce your interest, and I’ll keep you in mind when the situation comes to it. Anyone else with such interest reading this is also free to give me a note saying they’re interested. I will note I want to try to avoid doing first-come first-serve, so if I need more I may pick those that simply appear to be the most promising if I get more players than I desire. That said, the friends of my players that they mentioned before have potential first-pick if they wish. This is due to the high number of leavers first time I tried this. Yeah.

Edit: Whelp, interesting timing. XD

[Eklispe]

I am here, I might be using another healer as before though I'm unlikely to use the same one on principle. I'll decide after doing some reading.

ALsoooooo

[PlatinumSkink]

@Lmpkio Whelp, good thing I don't need to judge you right now, then, because I'm currently unsure if I want to let you call forth griffins into existence in a world that don't seem to have any. There's no real harm in letting them exist, really, so I could allow it, but, heh. The principles.

Edit: I considered it for a while, and I came to the conclusion that... Sure. Rare breed of Wyvern? Sure. Wyverns are native to Grado, but Jehanna's right alongside them and who's to say they can't travel a bit. Also, there has to be different breeds of Wyverns like there are different breeds of any animal, we're just not keeping track of them. That is totally fine.
_{What I actually have more problem with is his mother's occupation. Sure, gritty realism and all that, but it's something that would never actually come up in a Fire Emblem game and I kind of want to hold true to that. I'd rather she was a petty criminal or something. Hah.}

@Eklispe Ooh. Happy to have you. Heh.
For everyone else's information, Eklispe along with Apollosarcher were players first time I tried this that are still around, and as such get free invites. Also, I like them, and that's a plus.

_{Edit: And yes, I was making a reference to that exact scene, thank you for noticing. XD}

[Lmpkio]

@PlatinumSkink I know Griffins aren’t really a thing in the FE universe, but I wanted my character to stand out a bit more. This Wyvern won’t have any drastic changes or added abilities or whatnot.

_{Then again, while technically non canon, a Hinoka variant in a just recently released banner in Fire Emblem Heroes, DOES show her riding what can only be considered as a Griffin of some sort.}

And yeah, prostitution. I may have went a little too edgy with that added in place. I can definitely change it.

[Crimson Raven]

_{Then again, while technically non canon, a Hinoka variant in a just recently released banner in Fire Emblem Heroes, DOES show her riding what can only be considered as a Griffin of some sort.}

@Lmpkio

It isn't a type of griffin, it's closer to a giant bird, specifically a kite. A Griffin from is a completely different mythology. She is based off this Fate only class.

Oh, and hello Lmpkio, fancy meeting you here. :}

I'd like to declare my interest in this. A fire emblem RP is something I've been wanting for awhile, but none have lasted or looked good. Until now.

[PlatinumSkink]

@Rune_Alchemist Oh, and Wind-magic weakness is only relevant in later games, there isn't actually any wind-magic you need to worry about in this particular Fire Emblem world. But nice to see you've been reading~

@Lmpkio There are "griffons" in at least one game, but it isn't Sacred Stones. We're going with that it's a breed of Wyvern. And yes, please, do change her occupation, if only for my Nintendo-rated comfort. Heh.

@Crimson Raven Alright, I'm happy to see your interest. I'll keep it in mind when I tally the final sum of interested people. We'll see what happens~

[Lmpkio]

@Crimson Raven They call it a kinshi but yeah I see what you mean.

Also fancy that indeed.

@PlatinumSkink Fair enough. To be fair it wouldn’t be actually called a true griffin but again I’ll change it.

Edit: I’ve decided to keep the name Griffern as a combination of Griffin and Wyvern. They are a special breed of Wyvern yet not a true griffin.

Also Servus’ mother has been changed to a robber.

[PlatinumSkink]

@Lmpkio ... So, to stick with the theme of his childhood being poor I was imagining specifically a petty criminal with only meager success that couldn't properly provide, but apparently this soft-spoken lady is also an ingenious thief who infiltrates the highly guarded mansions of rich people, making off with what I imagine to be tons of gold and has made a name for herself, before returning to her poor and toxic family. I find this hilarious and am okay with this.

Also, no, you won't be calling your griffern -san or -kun, Japanese is not a thing in Magvel or anywhere beyond it. We have the wrong language settings. I am sorry. Also, you're calling yourself Severus at one point.

Other than that, it looks fine. This has been PlatinumSkink's GM-instincts of critiquing character sheets placed before him even if the individual isn't necessarily even cleared to join the roleplay yet. Have a good day.

[Rune_Alchemist]

@PlatinumSkink

Aha, I try to at least read up on things if I'm going to be getting into something I have minimal knowledge of. I'll remove that weakness then~

And yep. Isolde's mom is a former bandit. Not that you'd be able to tell. Sweet old lady that dotes on her daughter too much now xD
Feel free to use either parent for plot stuff, of course.

I'll get to discussing potential relationships in a bit. Definitely don't mind her being assigned to protect the young lord of Grado at all either, so will maybe need to flesh that out that relationship a bit.

[Lmpkio]

@PlatinumSkink I’ll probably enforce more of her goals in future backstories in the RP. But I’ll admit the way you put it was quite funny.

Fair enough with the -Kun and -San. My inner weeb was showing for a second.

Otherwise, if everything is fine, I hope to have a spot in this RP if there are vacant spots left over. Thank you for reviewing my profile!

[Eisenhorn]

Apologies for the delay in responding, been a bit busy and sleep deprived this week haha. I shall endeavor to have a character put together within the next few days, at the absolute latest.

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EDIT: Right-o, got my fellow sorted out. Figured we could use someone with some magic prowess, all things considered, so here he is for consideration. @PlatinumSkink

CS

"Shall we be done with this, please? I was rather enjoying the history text I was going through, and I fear I might lose my place."

Name
Voss

Appearance
Being at around 5'7" tall, Voss is not a terribly imposing figure, nor does he have any real interest in such. His rather lean frame is hidden under his attire, rather bright for a Shaman, but something that Voss is rather fond of regardless of stereotypical attire for his profession. Despite the full coverage of his attire, he has a handful of scars, mostly from the encounters he had with monsters that were not handled by the Jehanna mercenaries, though one running from just above his left wrist to his shoulder looks like a burn, though it was caused by attempting to force magic too far above his abilities.

Apparent Age
Young Adult

Gender
Male

Nation
Grado

Class
Shaman

Weapon Mastery
C - Dark Magic

Level
4

Background
Voss comes from a long running lineage of magic users within the kingdom of Grado, though most of his siblings tended towards the anima wielding mages, attempting to distance themselves from the idea that Grado’s strongest casters were Shamans and their more advanced counterparts. Voss, however, found that he much preferred the more potent power of Dark magic, alongside its unique effects most of its spells carried, distancing himself from his family to practice his art in peace. Spending a great deal of his youth studying, and practicing, in seclusion eventually led to his family, under no uncertain terms, kicking him out and telling him to not return unless he was willing to follow their wishes.

Faced with homelessness, a lack of money, resources, and no trade skills worth mentioning, Voss had two options. Throw away all of his training and studies to meet the demands of his family, or join up with Grado’s army and continue his training and study there. Despite the distaste he had for large gatherings of people, let alone subservience, it was a more palpable approach than returning home and throwing away all the progress he made. As such, he approached the armed forces of Grado, offering his abilities at channeling the magic within Dark tomes in return for the necessities. Food, water, shelter, and pay, which went towards furthering his studies.

Of course, news of him enlisting with the military forces of Grado did not sit well with his family, who threatened to completely disown him instead of merely just kicking him out in an effort to teach him a lesson. Voss never replied to their letters, and generally assumes they have effectively struck his name from their lineage, and took to his nickname of Voss instead of his full name, which he has not shared with a soul.

Voss has served well, though not with extreme note due to his attitude and mentality, putting his studies and interest in delving ever deeper into the arts of elder magic, as some practitioners of Dark Magic refer to it. Yet serve he did, despite the mercenaries of Jehanna being ever present to solve the military problems that might face Grado, be it bandits or monsters. Voss was vocal of his disdain for the mercenaries, though not out of some patriotism, instead finding the practice of sellswords as little more than sponsored banditry. Imagine how vindicated the young Shaman will feel once the boot of Johanna falls on Grado, despite the implications this would have for him, being an active member of its military.

Plot-Susceptive
Yes

Equipment and Items
Nosferatu Tome
Flux Tome
Vulnerary

Personality
A surprisingly patient soul, Voss can tolerate a great deal of shenanigans before losing his cool, though woe unto anyone who finally tips the wrath of this Dark magic wielder once he reaches his breaking point. Having a temper that is slow, and quiet, to build before going off like an ambush, he tends to try and distance himself well before this happens. Preferring to think before he talks, let alone acts, he doesn’t necessarily detest company, though he often finds it meddlesome or irksome at best usually, doubly so when they are needlessly cheerful or kind. As such, most tend to mistake him for being morose or otherwise chronically depressed, the natural resting state of his features not helping in this, and while he does keep as tight of a lid on his emotions as possible, he isn’t naturally unhappy or happy. Neutral would be a sound way to describe his typical feeling on a day to day basis.

Ability Assessment
Slow and steady are two great ways to describe Voss’s approach to a combat situation. Wielding his natural gift in Magic with finesse and focus, the Shaman is more than capable of unleashing a torrent of magical power above the levels of his peers, though he refuses to sacrifice control for it. As such, as much of his talent is in making the attacks land, using his finesse and focus on his spell casting to ensure the spell reaches its intended target.

Of course, patience and taking the time to ensure his attacks do what he wants has their consequences. Voss is slow, to put it bluntly, moving with a steady assurance of purpose that fits his methodology of strike once and be done with it, which means faster foes will, sometimes quite literally, run circles around him. Perhaps due to focusing far too much on his studies, Voss is not terribly good at taking physical blows, making him keenly aware he will want to avoid getting in too close with foes wielding mundane methods of killing.

In Short:
+ Magic
+ Skill
- Speed
- Defense

Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other
+ Well Versed, and a tad obsessed, with Historical texts and legends of the past.
+ Tends to be oblivious to a situation when engrossed in a book or hobby, to an almost comedic degree.
+ Would very much like to open his own library and retire there, though not in the expressed interest of sharing knowledge, but to accumulate and learn from it.
+ Do not press for information on his family, it will infuriate Voss much quicker than most would expect.
+ Voss has been told he has a rather pleasant singing voice, though good luck getting him to admit it, let alone demonstrate it. If he thinks he is alone, will hum and sing quietly to himself whilst reading or studying.

R-button Summarization
Scholarly Shaman of Gardo. Usually prefers the company of books over people.

[PlatinumSkink]

@Eisenhorn Alright. Welcome. Magic prowess could indeed be useful. Let's see what we got.

I will comment that the different colour made it slightly difficult to read. Not so much that I stopped reading, but it was an extra bit of effort.

Curious, to see a family of so dedicated Mages in a nation of Shamans. Can't be too many of them, but yeah, that's acceptable. I will say Voss here is a bit strong for what I imagined the player characters to be at the start of the game. Like, you're only, like, three levels off from the joining levels of those extremely late-game joiners like this. I realize I didn't exactly write my preferred levels of starting characters anywhere, but hah. Luna tome is also a powerful tome to start with, but that said it makes sense that the dark-magic nation would have one to provide for a promising shaman.

So, no problems. He seems interesting. Just me a little concerned he'll completely overshadow others. Look at Pirouette playing official accurate Fire Emblem beginning-Lord with level 1 and E weapon skill. XD Though, yeah, there's Marwood that is roughly the same and three levels behind. Things to consider. Anyways. Voss is accepted.