Nowell Valley

Nowell Valley

Location Noel Canyon, border between Thracia and the Munster District Boss(es) Largo Previous chapter(s) The Banner of Njörun Next chapter(s) Fort Dandrum

Nowell Valley (Japanese: ノエル渓谷 Noel Valley) is the tenth chapter of Fire Emblem: Thracia 776.

Plot

Main article: Nowell Valley/Script

Leif's forces reach Nowell Valley, and Leif discusses their strategy with Dryas, who takes note of the enemy ballistae and proposes three strategies to deal with them. After conferring with Dryas, Leif and his forces assault the valley and move toward its defending fort, Fort Nowell. Once the defending general, Largo, notices the attack, he sends Fred and Olwen to Fort Dandrum in order to warn it about the attackers. However, they stay behind for a moment to delay Leif's forces before leaving.

After Fred and Olwen leave the battlefield, Leif defeats Largo and conquers the fort. He then discusses the upcoming battle at Fort Dandrum with his advisors, recognizing that it will be a difficult one, because Dandrum is a well-fortified zone and its commander will know about the attack ahead of time.

Chapter data

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Seize the throne	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Leif dies	8–14	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	30+2	{{{third}}}

Units are arranged based on their position in deployment order after Leif.

Character data

Characters
New units
None
Required characters
Available characters

Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method Rescue Visit northern house Magic Up Visit southern house

Shop data

Armories and vendors

Swords Lances Axes Bows Tomes Staves Items Secret

	Name	Cost
	Iron Sword	2,200
	Steel Sword	2,900
	Slim Sword	2,600
	Iron Blade	2,000

None

None

None

	Name	Cost
	Thunder	3,200

	Name	Cost
	Heal	2,200

	Name	Cost
	Vulnerary	600
	Torch	500
	S Drink	5,000

None

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Enemy data

Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range, representing stats that vary due to random growths. The figures to the left and right of the ~ are the stat's minimum and maximum possible values respectively.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Friege Ballista 3 6 20~25 4~9 0~5 3~8 0~5 0~3 5~10 6~11 0 Ballista Authority: Largo Dvorak Wyvern Knight 8 1 24~34 7~17 1~11 6~16 6~16 0~10 9~19 8~18 9~10 Silver Lance Action: ★ Moves to attack units in range; otherwise moves toward units with fewer than three allied units within eight tiles of them. Friege Cavalier 12 1 20~34 3~17 0~14 3~17 4~18 0~14 3~17 6~20 8~9 Long Lance Authority: Largo Begins moving if any of the Cavaliers, southwest three Soldiers, or Mage are provoked. Friege Cavalier 15 1 20~37 3~20 0~17 3~20 4~20 0~17 3~20 6~20 8~9 Ridersbane Authority: Largo Begins moving if any of the Cavaliers, southwest three Soldiers, or Mage are provoked. Friege Cavalier 14 1 20~36 3~19 0~16 3~19 4~20 0~16 3~19 6~20 8~9 Armorslayer Authority: Largo Begins moving if any of the Cavaliers, southwest three Soldiers, or Mage are provoked. Friege Soldier 12 3 20~34 3~17 0~14 0~14 0~14 0~14 1~15 6~20 5~6 Javelin Authority: Largo Begins moving if any of them, the Cavaliers, or Mage are provoked. Friege Mage 10 1 18~30 0~12 2~14 2~14 3~15 0~12 0~12 4~16 6~7 Thunder Authority: Largo Begins moving if any of the Cavaliers or southwest three Soldiers are provoked. Friege Cavalier 10 1 20~32 3~15 0~12 3~15 4~16 0~12 3~15 6~18 8~9 Long Lance Authority: Largo Begins moving if any of the Cavaliers, southwest three Soldiers, or Mage are provoked. Friege Sword Armor 8 5 20~30 4~14 0~10 0~10 0~10 0~10 8~18 9~19 5~6 Long Sword Authority: Largo Does not move. Friege Bow Armor 6 1 20~28 4~12 0~8 0~8 0~8 0~8 8~16 9~17 5~6 Long Bow Authority: Largo Does not move. Friege Bow Armor 8 1 20~30 4~14 0~10 0~10 0~10 0~10 8~18 9~19 5~6 Long Bow Authority: Largo Does not move. Friege Soldier 10 2 20~32 3~15 0~12 0~12 0~12 0~12 1~13 6~18 5~6 Javelin Authority: Largo Does not move. Thief Thief 10 1 16~28 1~13 0~3 1~13 6~18 0~12 0~12 5~17 7~8 Lockpick • Iron Sword • S Drink Steal Ignores combat; each turn, randomly either does not move or moves to raid houses then to escape to the west. Friege Sword Armor 14 1 20~36 4~20 0~16+5 0~16 0~16 0~16 8~20 9~20 5~6 Flame Sword • Bridge Key • Vulnerary Authority: Largo Does not move. Friege Soldier 6 1 20~28 3~11 0~8 0~8 0~8 0~8 1~9 6~14 5~6 Short Lance Authority: Largo Moves to attack units in range. Thief Thief 9 1 16~27 1~12 0~3 1~12 6~17 0~11 0~11 5~16 7~8 Rapier • S Drink Steal Ignores combat; each turn, randomly either does not move or moves to raid houses then to escape to the west. Friege Bishop 5 1 20~27 0~7 5~12 2~9 2~9 0~7 1~8 4~11 5~6 Bolting • Physic • Heal Authority: Largo Does not move. Largo General 8 1 42 15 3 12 9 18 17 17 6 Great Lance • Great Bow • Ridersbane • Knight Proof Authority: ★★★ Action: ★★ Does not move; stands on a gate, the chapter's seize point.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Fred Paladin 1 1 33 10 4 11+5 10 4 9 11 9 Lightning Sword Immortal* Authority: Largo On turn 6, begins ignoring combat and moving to escape to the west. Olwen Mage Knight 2 1 24 5 10 8 10 5 4 5 8 Dire Thunder • Vulnerary Immortal* Authority: Largo Action: ★ On turn 6, begins ignoring combat and moving to escape to the west.

Reinforcements

• Turn 4, or after reaching the column with the first broken bridge (reaching column 19); does not appear if Largo has been defeated
  • Olwen and Fred from in front of the castle

Boss data

Main article: Largo

General Level 8 Action ★★ Authority ★★★

Stats Max HP 42 Speed 9 Strength 15 Luck 18 Magic 3 Defense 17 Skill 12 Constitution 17 Movement 6 FCM 1

Inventory Skills Great Lance Great Bow Ridersbane Knight Proof -- Weapon Levels A A D C -- -- -- -- -- --

Strategy

This section details unofficial strategies that may help with completion of the chapter. This may not work for everybody.

This is the first map in the game that features ballistae. They have enormous range, deal a lot of damage, and have decent defense. Frail units must remain cautious when going into their range, especially when their ranges overlap.

The first bridge is guarded by a Sword Armor wielding a Flame Sword. Capturing this enemy grants the player a second copy of this great weapon. However, this must be done quickly if the player also wishes to visit the villages.

There are two thieves that will run to villages under ballista fire and they will try to destroy them. These villages contain two very good staves, and the thieves themselves possess two S Drinks. The northern village can be easily visited by a durable mounted unit, though the southern one has a lot of terrain in the way and requires unlocking a bridge. Karin with a Leg Ring will make visiting these villages much easier, though she must dismount if she has to stay within ballista range during enemy phase. A thief can also make this process easier by stealing the S drinks, and the player will likely want to deploy one to steal the boss's Knight Proof.

Upon crossing column 19 (the column containing the unlocked bridge) or on turn 4 enemy phase, Olwen and Fred will appear and attack any unit within their range. They will ignore combat starting on turn 6, so the player can ignore them after turn 5. Dvorak on the other hand will always pursue the player, and the player should remain watchful for his movements.

After taking care of all of the villages and mini-bosses, the map becomes much less difficult. The ballistae can be drained of their ammunition freely, though this will also create fatigue for the attacked units. Additionally, the Bolting bishop has a chance to critical Alternatively, the player can use Warp to bypass all the ballistae, though this will likely force the player to use Repair on it for later chapters.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English (unofficial)	• Noel Canyon • Nowell Valley	• Used in FireLizard's translation. • Used in the Lil' Manster fan translation patch.
Japanese	ノエル渓谷	Noel Valley

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