The Misty Isles

The Misty Isles

Location Fibernia New units Fir, Sin Boss(es) Scott

The Misty Isles is the ninth chapter in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. As part of the treat with Etruria, the newly-reformed Lycian League Army is sent to the Western Isles to deal with the outlaws who are threatening the place.

Plot

Main article: The Misty Isles/Script

Template:Spoiler Having saved Ostia at the last moment by almost a miracle, Roy and his army prepared themselves for Bern's next moves. In the meantime, Eliwood, the only remaining power in Lycia, called the other marches to meet and decide the League's next actions. In these meetings, it was decided that Eliwood would become the Alliance's next leader and that Roy would lead the new Lycian army. This new Lycian Alliance Army was to only respond Bern's attacks.

However, Bern stopped attacking Lycia and maintained a neutral stance towards Etruria's offer of a truce. The situation was as if the war had altogether ended, and the Lycian people were slowly becoming more optimistic about their future.

At that time, Etruria called for Lycia's assistance. Bandits were raiding the Western Islands, an archipelago rich in minerals which was under Etruria's control. Lycian citizens were not content by this turn on the events, but since they needed the protection against Bern, there was no other choice but to send their army to the islands. Therefore, the Lycian army crossed Etruria and left the continent, arriving to Fibernia, one of the three main islands.

In the islands, though, they are already aware of this. As soon as Roy puts a foot in Fibernia, the leader of the bandits there, Scott, knows it. He calls his men and tells them to take advantage of the heavy fog to attack them from behind.

With the Lycian army ready for battle, General Cecilia approaches Roy a last time and apologizes for this situation. Roy tells her to give it no importance, but Cecilia cannot help but be worried; even the Etrurians themselves are dissatisfied with how the advisers are treating the Lycian army. Catching Cecilia's last words, Roy states his surprise to learn that this order does not come from the king himself. She confides that this order came from Lords Roartz and Arcardo, the latter of them being in charge of the mining operations in the islands.

Roy asks Cecilia how they can be giving orders. Cecilia asks Roy back if he remembers last year's tragedy. Roy replies that yes, he knew of Prince Mildain's sudden death, adding that he had heard only good things of him. With a sigh, Cecilia confirms this, and explains that the death of his only heir left King Mordred in such a state that he became a shadow of what he was before. Lord Roartz took advantage of this, and nowadays, he is the one in charge of what goes in the castle. He has gone so far as to even keep the three Generals away from the king. She was only able to save Ostia due to Perceval's help, but now, there is nothing she can do.

His former student tells her not to worry; after all, all they have to do is to defeat the bandits. However, he feels uneasy about leaving Lycia without protection, and solicits Cecilia's help on this. She immediately agrees to take care of Lycia and Princess Guinivere.

Guinivere, who did not know of this, pleads Roy to stay at his side, but he informs her that the battles in the islands will be unpredictable, and thus, quite dangerous for everyone. Cecilia adds that she knows of Guinivere's wishes to stop the war, so she had already promised Roy to defend the princess at all costs. Guinivere then apologizes for her selfishness and, bidding him goodbye, leaves the islands with Cecilia as her escort. Roy readies his men and the battle starts.

Since the beginning it is quite clear that the Lycian army is more powerful than the bandits, so Scott calls for the help of a young girl called Fir. She asks him what is happening outside, and Scott informs her that brigands are attacking the villagers. He has sent his own men, but these bandits are pretty strong and the things are not looking good for the islanders. Outraged, Fir offers her help on the spot. Scott thanks her and adds that he asked the help of another guy, a nomad named Sin with a good bow arm who is already in the battlefield. Fir leaves at the moment.

Once she has left, one of the bandits asks Scott if he is sure to send a girl like her to a fight. Scotts nods, saying that once she is dead, her sword, a valuable katana known as the Wo Dao, will be theirs for selling and making a small fortune. Adding that it is the reason why he has been so generous with the girl, Scott sends the bandit out, with orders to grab Fir's sword as soon as she falls.

In the battlefield, Fir catches up with a man whom she believes to be Sin. The man confirms it and tells her that he already knows what is happening, so they should move out. After a short period of silence, Fir starts trying to make small conversation, and asks the nomad if he is also trying to protect people. Sin states he does not care for such things; he is simply paid to fight. Even more nervous now, Fir inquires what he is doing here, as he seems to be from Sacae. Sin replies that she seems to be from Sacae as well, to what Fir says that she is traveling to train, and then, she realizes he was not asking about her life. After another uncomfortable silence, Sin confides that he is looking for the granddaughter of his clan leader. His tribe fought against Bern and lost, and he left the battlefield to look for this girl under orders of the leader. Fir wishes him luck, and they start advancing towards the so called bandits, without knowing that the girl Sin is looking for and Fir's coach are in that very same group.

After defeating Scott, Roy remarks on how this battle seemed more like an ambush, and Merlinus states that they must have known of their arrival. It is quite clear to both of them that things are not like Etruria's government said. The young leader is clearly appalled at all the strange things that have happened since Bern started the war, but he immediately adds they must concentrate on one thing at the time. Nodding, Merlinus asks his liege where they are going to now.

Depending on the villages they visited, Roy decides to go either north, to save the enslaved miners, or west, to find the rebel group and collect information. Merlinus agrees with his master's choice, and the army follows suit.

Chapter data

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Seize the throne.	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Roy dies.	15*	{{{partner}}}	0	29*	{{{third}}}

Characters
New units
Fir Myrmidon HP 19 Inventory -- Level 1 Talk to her with Noah Sin Nomad HP 24 Inventory -- Level 5 Talk to him with Sue
Available characters
Deke ​Rutoga ​Zelots ​Astore ​Wendy ​Bath ​

Items

Name Obtainment Method Killer Bow Visit the first of the two northern villages. Restore Visit the second of the two northern villages. Silver Sword Visit the southern village. Vulnerary Steal from a pirate. Antitoxin Steal from an archer. Antitoxin Steal from a mercenary. Vulnerary Steal from a mage. Vulnerary Steal from a mage. Antitoxin Steal from a fighter. Vulnerary Steal from Fir. Antitoxin Steal from a pirate*. Antitoxin Steal from a pirate*. Antitoxin Steal from a pirate*. Antitoxin Steal from a pirate*. Antitoxin Steal from a pirate*. Antitoxin Steal from a pirate*. Antitoxin Steal from a pirate*. Antitoxin Steal from a pirate*. Antitoxin Steal from a pirate*.

Armories and vendors

Swords Lances Axes Bows Anima Light Dark Staves Items Secret

	Name	Cost
	Slim Sword	480
	Iron Sword	460
	Steel Sword	600
	Iron Blade	980
	Steel Blade	1,250

None

	Name	Cost
	Iron Axe	270
	Steel Axe	360
	Hand Axe	300
	Hammer	800

None

	Name	Cost
	Fire	420

None

None

	Name	Cost
	Heal	600
	Mend	1,200

	Name	Cost
	Vulnerary	600
	Antitoxin	450
	Torch	500
	Door Key	50

None

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Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Seihou Pirate 8 1 Steel Axe • Vulnerary -- Seihou Pirate 8 1 Hand Axe -- Seihou Fighter 11 1 Poison Axe -- Seihou Archer 9 1 Steel Bow -- Seihou Fighter 9 1 Steel Axe • Hand Axe -- Seihou Archer 11 1 Steel Bow • Antitoxin -- Seihou Pirate 10 1 Hand Axe -- Seihou Mercenary 8 1 Iron Sword • Antitoxin -- Seihou Mage 10 1 Thunder -- Seihou Pirate 10 1 Steel Axe -- Seihou Fighter 9 1 Poison Axe -- Seihou Mercenary 10 1 Steel Sword -- Seihou Fighter 9 1 Hand Axe -- Seihou Fighter 12 1 Steel Axe -- Seihou Archer 12 2 Iron Bow -- Seihou Fighter 12 1 Steel Axe • Hand Axe -- Seihou Fighter 12 1 Halberd -- Seihou Mage 9 2 Elfire • Vulnerary -- Seihou Fighter 12 1 Poison Axe • Antitoxin -- Seihou Archer 12 2 Steel Bow -- Seihou Pirate 11 1 Poison Axe -- Seihou Mercenary 12 2 Steel Sword -- Scott Berserker 5 1 Killer Axe • Hand Axe --

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Fir Myrmidon 1 1 Wo Dao • Vulnerary -- Sin Nomad 5 1 Short Bow -- Pirate Pirate 10 9 Hand Axe -- Pirate Pirate 11 9 Poison Axe • Antitoxin -- Pirate Pirate 10 5 Steel Axe --

Boss data

Normal Mode Hard Mode

Berserker Level 5 Affinity --

Stats Max HP 42 Luck 5 Strength 12 Defense 11 Skill 9 Resistance 2 Speed 12 Constitution 15 Movement 6 Aid 14

Inventory Killer Axe Hand Axe Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

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Stats Max HP 46 Luck 6 Strength 15 Defense 12 Skill 11 Resistance 3 Speed 13 Constitution 15 Movement 6 Aid 14

Inventory Killer Axe Hand Axe Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

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• Note: Hard Mode stats can vary in one or two points.

Strategy

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

The first chapter of the second arc welcomes the player with a feature introduced in Thracia 776: Fog of War. This feature covers all kinds of weather conditions that limit the vision in the battlefield, so, instead of being able to see the whole field as usual, the player will be limited to some squares. Thieves can see further, and there are also two items that improve sight in Fog of War, the torch and the torch staff.

Recommended units for this chapter are magic users -for dealing with the boss-, sword-wielding units, Sue, and Noah. Those two are for recruiting Sin and Fir, respectively. If the player, by any chance, lost them in previous chapters or did not recruit them, Fir and/or Sin cannot be recruited by Roy. The map is shock-full of axe users, so it is a good place to train sword users; if the player is interested in Fir, it is better to bring a light sword for her, as it would be a waste to use the Wo Dao in this chapter.

The enemies present no problem other than their sheer numbers. If the player takes their time clearing the nearby forces, they will probably meet Fir in the upper middle island, and one or two turns later, Sin. The player should be careful when approaching Fir, as her sword gives her a good critical rate.

Between turns 12 and 20, two pirates will emerge from the two forts in the southern little island, and between turns 16 and 20, a pirate from the northern lone fort will join them. A third of them wield poison axes, which will poison any unit they hit. Thankfully, their hit rate is quite low -a mere 50%-, and some of them carry antitoxins on their inventories, so they are not a big threat. By the way, the only village that is in danger is the southern one, which will be destroyed in Turn 15. They hand out a valuable silver sword, so it is up to the player whether they go off course or not.

The boss, Scott, is a berserker, which means a high critical rate. It is recommended to force him to use his hand axe; the killer axe -which has a better hit rate than the hand axe- and his critical rate could spell death to any unit. Sword-wielding units and magic users are the best option. Once the boss is defeated, Roy can seize the castle and the chapter will end with one of two possible endings. If the second village -which hands over a Restore staff- is visited, the story will move to the second version, where Elphin and Bartre are available; otherwise, the player will experience the first version of the story, with Lalum and Ekhidna as recruitable units.

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