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[[File:Sacred Stone of Renais.png|right|thumb|Renais' Sacred Stone]]
[[File:Ss_fe08_sacred_stone_of_renais.png|right|thumb|Renais' Sacred Stone]]
The '''Sacred Stones''' are five stones of much magical power, after which {{title|The Sacred Stones}} is named. While the stones never appear as usable items, nor do they have sprites, they play an integral part in the storyline.
The '''Sacred Stones''' are five stones of much magical power, after which [[Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones|said game]] is named. While the stones never appear as usable items, nor do they have sprites, they play an integral part in the storyline.
 
==Characteristics==
The Sacred Stones' source of power is human will.<ref>{{cite|You must listen to me, Eirika. The stories are true; the stone does hold the power to stop the Demon King. However, the source of its power is human will, the desire for peace within our hearts.|[[L'Arachel]]|The Sacred Stones}}</ref> Every Sacred Stone holds magical power, presumably, the stones keep the [[monster]]s born in [[Darkling Woods]] at bay, as more and more stones are destroyed more awash in monster hordes Magvel becomes. Grado's Sacred Stone is special in the respect that it is the stone that houses the Demon King, [[Lyon]] speculated this was why that particular Sacred Stone was resopnsive to dark magic.<ref>{{cite|Mm... My research isn’t complete yet, but there’s no mistaking the power the Sacred Stones contain. And the Stone of Grado seems especially responsive to my dark magic. I suppose it’s because it contains both sacred and demonic properties.|[[Lyon]]|The Sacred Stones}}</ref>
 
While Lyon's experimentation with Grado's stone ended in tragedy, there were several impressive discoveries made. While the distinction between the Demon King's influence and the Stone's power is blurry, Lyon was able to reanimate corpses after his experiments, as demonstrated by Vigarde. Lyon was also able to perform incredible healing feats, healing a child that had been burned in a fire.<ref>{{cite|Uh-huh... A while back, a fire ravaged Serafew, and a little girl got trapped in the flames. Her burns were terrible:<br>
not even healing staves were able to cure her injuries. But just a sliver of the stone’s power restored her life and healed her wounds. We saved that girl’s life, Ephraim! Oh, if you could have seen the tears of joy in her mother’s eyes!|[[Lyon]]|The Sacred Stones}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
===Original conflict===
Long ago, the legendary heroes used the Sacred Stones to seal away the soul of the [[Fomortiis|Demon King]]. The five stones were then distributed to the rulers of what became the five great kingdoms of [[Magvel]]: [[Renais]], [[Frelia]], [[Jehanna]], [[Rausten]], and [[Grado]]. Each country hid its Sacred Stone in a secure location so that they would be protected should the Demon King ever again pose a threat to Magvel.
Long ago, the legendary heroes used the Sacred Stones to seal away the soul of the [[Fomortiis|Demon King]]. The five stones were then distributed to the rulers of what became the five great kingdoms of [[Magvel]]: [[Renais]], [[Frelia]], [[Jehanna]], [[Rausten]], and [[Grado]]. Each country hid its Sacred Stone in a secure location so that they would be protected should the Demon King ever again pose a threat to Magvel.


Before the events of the game, [[Lyon]], prince of Grado, took the Sacred Stone of Grado and concentrated its dark energy into another stone called the [[Dark Stone]] and then destroyed the original Sacred Stone that held the Demon King. The remaining course of the story in ''The Sacred Stones'' shows the prince of Grado setting off to destroy all the Sacred Stones. During the game, the Sacred Stones of Frelia and Jehanna were destroyed by two of Grado's generals; [[Selena (The Sacred Stones)|Selena]] and [[Caellach]] destroying Frelia's stone in the [[Tower of Valni]] and Jehanna's destroyed by Callech himself. Lyon sought out Renais's stone, unaware it was under Renais' castle, and thus formulated a plan to take it from one of the Renais' royal twins depending on who's route the player chooses. He manages to succeed and disappears away to [[Darkling Woods]]. The remaining Sacred Stone, Rausten's, was guarded and [[Eirika]] and [[Ephraim]] must defend [[Mansel]] in order to gain the Sacred Stone as well as the [[Sacred Twin Weapons]].
===Magvel, year 802-803===
Some time in the the year 802 Lyon created the Dark Stone by separating the Demon King from the Sacred Stone's holy elements. In a disastrous series of event [[Fomortiis]] and his new puppet-prince set off on a conquest to overwhelm the entirety of Magvel and snuff out every last Sacred Stone. The first stone destroyed was Grado's, Frelia and Jehanna's stones followed after. The Sacred Stones of Renais and Rausten remained safe, until Lyon took the stone from Eirika and Ephraim and destroyed it, leaving Rausten's stone the sole remainder. Rausten's stone was successful in sealing the Demon King once again.
 
===Aftermath===
After ''the War of the Stones'' only one Sacred stone, the stone of Rausten, remains on Magvel. While problematic, chances of the Demon King returning to complete power are low, as his true body was destroyed in the conflict. Curiously, the stone belongs to Rausten, but dialogue seems to imply the Rausten's stone ended up sealed within Renais.<ref>{{cite|That would be nice… But first we must seal this away… This stone banished the Demon King.|[[Eirika]], in the ending talking to [[Ephraim]] in [[Renais]]|The Sacred Stones}}</ref>
 
==The Dark Stone==
[[File:Ss_fe08_dark_stone.png|right|thumb|Lyon's experiments.]]
The Dark Stone was created before the events of the game. The Dark Stone is said to grant Lyon strange powers,<ref>{{cite|The crown prince of Grado’s empire. The Dark Stone gives him strange powers.}[[Necromancer]] help description|The Sacred Stones}}</ref> though its true nature is that of a vessel for the Demon King's soul in which his powers are not restrained. Through Lyon having the stone the Demon King has control over him. The Demon King is allowed to channel his power through Lyon, presumably giving Lyon some of his necromantic abilities.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Ss_fe08_sacred_stone_of_renais.png|[[Eirika]] and [[Ephraim]] in the Sacred Stone chamber in [[Renais]].
File:Ss_fe08_dark_stone.png|[[Lyon]] with [[Grado]]'s Sacred Stone and the Dark Stone.
File:Ss_fe08_fomortiis_battle.png|[[Fomortiis]] being banished into the Sacred Stone of [[Rausten]].
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The Sacred Stones source of power is human will. As L'Arachel states: "...the source of its power is human will, the desire for peace within our hearts." As such, all units who were in the previous battle against Lyon will all concentrate within their own minds the peace they want which ended up sealing Fomortiis's soul within the remaining Sacred Stone. With his soul taken away, the Demon King's body had no control, allowing the units to attack him without him being a substantial threat although the body itself can still deliver heavy blows to units.
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This article is about the items. For game, see Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.
Renais' Sacred Stone

The Sacred Stones are five stones of much magical power, after which said game is named. While the stones never appear as usable items, nor do they have sprites, they play an integral part in the storyline.

Characteristics

The Sacred Stones' source of power is human will.[1] Every Sacred Stone holds magical power, presumably, the stones keep the monsters born in Darkling Woods at bay, as more and more stones are destroyed more awash in monster hordes Magvel becomes. Grado's Sacred Stone is special in the respect that it is the stone that houses the Demon King, Lyon speculated this was why that particular Sacred Stone was resopnsive to dark magic.[2]

While Lyon's experimentation with Grado's stone ended in tragedy, there were several impressive discoveries made. While the distinction between the Demon King's influence and the Stone's power is blurry, Lyon was able to reanimate corpses after his experiments, as demonstrated by Vigarde. Lyon was also able to perform incredible healing feats, healing a child that had been burned in a fire.[3]

History

Original conflict

Long ago, the legendary heroes used the Sacred Stones to seal away the soul of the Demon King. The five stones were then distributed to the rulers of what became the five great kingdoms of Magvel: Renais, Frelia, Jehanna, Rausten, and Grado. Each country hid its Sacred Stone in a secure location so that they would be protected should the Demon King ever again pose a threat to Magvel.

Magvel, year 802-803

Some time in the the year 802 Lyon created the Dark Stone by separating the Demon King from the Sacred Stone's holy elements. In a disastrous series of event Fomortiis and his new puppet-prince set off on a conquest to overwhelm the entirety of Magvel and snuff out every last Sacred Stone. The first stone destroyed was Grado's, Frelia and Jehanna's stones followed after. The Sacred Stones of Renais and Rausten remained safe, until Lyon took the stone from Eirika and Ephraim and destroyed it, leaving Rausten's stone the sole remainder. Rausten's stone was successful in sealing the Demon King once again.

Aftermath

After the War of the Stones only one Sacred stone, the stone of Rausten, remains on Magvel. While problematic, chances of the Demon King returning to complete power are low, as his true body was destroyed in the conflict. Curiously, the stone belongs to Rausten, but dialogue seems to imply the Rausten's stone ended up sealed within Renais.[4]

The Dark Stone

Lyon's experiments.

The Dark Stone was created before the events of the game. The Dark Stone is said to grant Lyon strange powers,[5] though its true nature is that of a vessel for the Demon King's soul in which his powers are not restrained. Through Lyon having the stone the Demon King has control over him. The Demon King is allowed to channel his power through Lyon, presumably giving Lyon some of his necromantic abilities.

Gallery

References

  1. "You must listen to me, Eirika. The stories are true; the stone does hold the power to stop the Demon King. However, the source of its power is human will, the desire for peace within our hearts." — L'Arachel, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
  2. "Mm... My research isn’t complete yet, but there’s no mistaking the power the Sacred Stones contain. And the Stone of Grado seems especially responsive to my dark magic. I suppose it’s because it contains both sacred and demonic properties." — Lyon, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
  3. "Uh-huh... A while back, a fire ravaged Serafew, and a little girl got trapped in the flames. Her burns were terrible:
    not even healing staves were able to cure her injuries. But just a sliver of the stone’s power restored her life and healed her wounds. We saved that girl’s life, Ephraim! Oh, if you could have seen the tears of joy in her mother’s eyes!" — Lyon, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
  4. "That would be nice… But first we must seal this away… This stone banished the Demon King." — Eirika, in the ending talking to Ephraim in Renais, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
  5. "The crown prince of Grado’s empire. The Dark Stone gives him strange powers.}Necromancer help description" — The Sacred Stones, [[Fire Emblem: {{{3}}}]]
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Playable characters AmeliaArturColmCormagDozlaDuesselEirikaEphraimEwanFordeFranzGarciaGerikGilliamInnesJoshuaKnollKyleL'ArachelLuteMarisaMoulderMyrrhNatashaNeimiRennacRossSalehSethSyreneTanaTethysVanessa
Creature Campaign characters CaellachFadoGlenHaydenIsmaireLyonOrsonRievSelenaValter
Non-playable characters DaraKlimtMansel
Bosses AiasBanditBazbaBeranBinksBoneBreguetCaellachCarlyleFomortiisGhebLyonMorvaMurrayNovalaO'NeillOrsonPabloRievSaarSelenaTiradoValterVigardeZonta
Background characters GradoLatonaMacGregorMonicaNada Kuya
Sacred Twins and personal weapons AudhulmaExcaliburGarmGleipnirIvaldiLatonaNidhoggRapierReginleifSieglindeSiegmundVidofnir
Chapters Pre-split P: The Fall of Renais • 1: Escape! • 2: The Protected • 3: The Bandits of Borgo • 4: Ancient Horrors • 5: The Empire's Reach • 5x: Unbroken Heart • 6: Victims of War • 7: Waterside Renvall • 8: It's a Trap!A New Journey
Eirika's Route 9: Distant Blade • 10: Revolt at Carcino • 11: Creeping Darkness • 12: Village of Silence • 13: Hamill Canyon • 14: Queen of White Dunes
Ephraim's Route 9: Fort Rigwald • 10: Turning Traitor • 11: Phantom Ship • 12: Landing at Taizel • 13: Fluorspar's Oath • 14: Father and Son
Post-split 15: Scorched Sand • 16: Ruled by Madness • 17: River of Regrets • 18: Two Faces of Evil • 19: Last Hope • 20: Darkling WoodsF: Sacred Stone (part 1part 2)
Locations MagvelCarcino (Caer Pelyn) • Darkling WoodsFrelia (Tower of Valni) • Grado (Renvall) • Jehanna (Jehanna HallLagdou Ruins) • Rausten (Melkaen Coast) • Renais (Za'ha Woods)
Groups, objects and concepts Five heroesGerik's MercenariesImperial ThreeLegend of the Sacred StonesMonstersSacred StonesSacred TwinsWar of the Stones
Lists ChaptersCharactersClasses (Class change) • Hidden treasureItemsScriptsSkillsSupportsWeapons
Related topics Creature CampaignThe Sacred Stones ComicNovelizationList of version differences (Name chart) • Pre-release information (Pre-release buildUnused content) • Sound RoomTimelineWorld map