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Of Sacred Blood

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Of Sacred Blood

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Location

Carrion Isle

New units

Henry, Lucina

Boss(es)

Risen Chief

Previous chapter(s)

The Seacomers

Next chapter(s)

Flames on the Blue

That's the Brand of the Exalt... Lucina... You deserved better from me than one sword and a world of troubles. I'm sorry.
— Chrom, when Lucina reveals her true identity

Of Sacred Blood (Japanese: 古き血脈 Ancient Bloodline) is the thirteenth chapter in Fire Emblem Awakening. In this chapter, while in Plegia as part of negotiations for warships to take on the Valmese forces, a disturbing fact about Robin is uncovered and the Shepherds are ambushed by Risen. Additionally, "Marth"'s true identity is finally discovered.

Clearing this chapter is the first requirement toward unlocking twelve different paralogue chapters in which the player can recruit the other children who hail from the future. To complete unlocking those chapters, the fixed parents of those children must be married; there is no set deadline for this requirement to be met. Some child paralogues require additional clearing additional chapters along the main storyline or unlocking additional child paralogues. As long as Chrom did not marry the Maiden, the player is guaranteed to unlock at least one of these paralogues upon first clearing the chapter.

Plot

Main article: Of Sacred Blood/Script

Aversa welcomes Chrom, Robin, and Frederick to Plegia as they arrive, and confirms the rumors that the new King Validar is Grimleal. Validar arrives and greets them; though he denies ever having met them, Chrom and Robin privately recognize Validar from the assassination attempt on Emmeryn. Aversa states that Plegia can offer no soldiers, but can provide 800 warships, 200 transports, and full funding for the campaign against Valm, an offer which is accepted. Before they can return to Port Ferox, Aversa introduces the most accomplished hierophant of Plegia, who looks identical to Robin and shares their name. Before such a coincidence can be clarified, Aversa and Validar depart to prepare Plegia's aid against Valm.

That night, Robin is troubled by thoughts of the hierophant before hearing the hierophant's voice calling out. Robin then hears Validar's voice, claiming he is Robin's father and requests Robin give in to Grima. When Chrom arrives, Robin tells Chrom about Validar's voice and his claim that Robin is his child, and Chrom speculates that the hierophant may be Robin's twin, though Robin is unsure. Frederick then runs in and informs Chrom that they are under attack from Risen, in spite of the posted sentries. With the aid of an eccentric Plegian dark mage, Henry, the Shepherds drive off the Risen.

As the battle comes to an end, Chrom is ambushed by a Risen assassin. Marth arrives and defends Chrom from the assassin, calling him "father" in the process. She asks to speak with Chrom privately, and reveals the Brand of the Exalt in her left eye, confirming her identity as Chrom's grown-up daughter, Lucina. Robin and Chrom's wife (unless he married Robin or the maiden) arrive on the scene, and Lucina explains that she is a version of Lucina from more than ten years in the future where history has taken a destructive turn.

Summary

While meeting with Validar—now king of Plegia—Robin sees a [man/woman] who could be [his/her] twin. That night, [he/she] learns that [he/she] is Validar's [son/daughter].

Chapter data

Normal Hard Lunatic

Chapter Data
Conditions
Unit Data
Victory: Defeat the Risen Chief Player Partner Other Enemy
Defeat: Chrom or Robin dies 1–12+1 {{{partner}}} {{{other}}} 26+13
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Map dimensions:
16 columns by 26 rows

Character data

Characters
New units
Henry
Small portrait henry fe13.png
Dark Mage
HP
28/29/31
Inventory
Ruin
Elfire
Concoction
Level
12
Automatically from turn 1
Lucina
Small portrait lucina fe13.png
Lord
HP
Varies
Inventory
Parallel Falchion
Rapier
Level
10
Automatically at the end of the chapter
Required characters
Chrom l ​
Available characters
Robin f ​Lissa ​Frederick ​Sully ​Virion ​Stahl ​Vaike ​Miriel ​Sumia ​Kellam ​Lon'qu ​Ricken ​Maribelle ​Panne ​Gaius ​Cordelia ​Gregor ​Nowi ​Libra ​Tharja ​Olivia ​Cherche ​

Note: The returning characters list does not include any characters recruitable in paralogues, as the player may not have taken on any available paralogue chapters yet. The list also does not include any bonus units, as they are recruitable at the player's discretion.

Item data

Items
Name Obtainment Method
Is 3ds01 secret book.png Secret Book Dropped by Risen Chief
Is 3ds01 longbow.png Longbow Dropped by enemy Archer
Is 3ds01 silver bow.png Silver Bow Dropped by enemy Sniper
Is 3ds01 silver axe.png Silver Axe Dropped by enemy Warrior

Shop data

After clearing this chapter, the shop at this location will become available.

Armory contents

Normal stock Possible merchant items

Item Price
Is 3ds01 elfire.png Elfire 980
Is 3ds01 elthunder.png Elthunder 1,050
Is 3ds01 elwind.png Elwind 910
Is 3ds01 nosferatu.png Nosferatu 980
Is 3ds01 reeking box.png Reeking Box 500

Event tiles

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.

Normal Hard Lunatic(+)

Enemy Units
Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills
Ma 3ds01 warrior risen enemy.gif Risen Chief Warrior 6 1 48 23 0 17 14 16 13 6 - Short Axe Secret BookThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
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Ma 3ds01 fighter risen enemy.gif Risen Fighter 16 6 32~33 15 0 11~12 9 9~10 6~7 1~2 5 Steel Axe
• The southern two immediately begin moving unprovoked.
• The northwestern one begins moving unprovoked on turn 2.
• The other three begin moving unprovoked on turn 8.
Ma 3ds01 myrmidon risen enemy.gif Risen Myrmidon 16 8 27~28 11~12 1 15 16 10 7 4 5 Steel Sword
• The southern two immediately begin moving unprovoked.
• The lower northwestern one begins moving unprovoked on turn 2.
• The other five begin moving unprovoked on turn 8.
Ma 3ds01 fighter risen enemy.gif Risen Fighter 16 4 32~33 15 0 11~12 9 9~10 6~7 1~2 5 Hand Axe
• The northwestern one begins moving unprovoked on turn 2.
• The other three begin moving unprovoked on turn 8.
Ma 3ds01 archer risen enemy.gif Risen Archer 16 1 29 11~12 0 14 9~10 5~6 7~8 2~3 5 LongbowThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Begins moving unprovoked on turn 8.
Ma 3ds01 archer risen enemy.gif Risen Archer 16 3 29 11~12 0 14 9~10 5~6 7~8 2~3 5 Longbow
Begins moving unprovoked on turn 8.
Ma 3ds01 sniper risen enemy.gif Risen Sniper 2 1 38 15 1 20 15 10 14 6 6 Silver Bow
Begins moving unprovoked on turn 8.
Ma 3ds01 sniper risen enemy.gif Risen Sniper 2 1 38 15 1 20 15 10 14 6 6 Silver BowThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Begins moving unprovoked on turn 8.
Ma 3ds01 warrior risen enemy.gif Risen Warrior 2 1 42 20 0 15 12 14 11 5 6 Silver AxeThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Begins moving unprovoked on turn 2.
Reinforcements
Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills
Ma 3ds01 myrmidon risen enemy.gif Risen Myrmidon 16 6 27~28 11~12 1 15 16 10 7 4 5 Steel Sword
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Ma 3ds01 fighter risen enemy.gif Risen Fighter 16 1 32~33 15 0 11~12 9 9~10 6~7 1~2 5 Hand Axe
--
Ma 3ds01 fighter risen enemy.gif Risen Fighter 16 4 32~33 15 0 11~12 9 9~10 6~7 1~2 5 Steel Axe
--
Ma 3ds01 warrior risen enemy.gif Risen Warrior 2 2 42 20 0 15 12 14 11 5 6 Steel Axe
--

Reinforcements

  • Turn 3 (Hard/Lunatic)/4 (Normal)
  • Turn 4 (Hard/Lunatic)/5(Normal)
  • Turn 5 (Hard/Lunatic)/6 (Normal)
  • Turn 6 (Hard/Lunatic)/7 (Normal)
  • Turn 6 (Lunatic only)/7 (Hard only)
  • Turn 7 (Hard/Lunatic)/8 (Normal)

Boss data

Main article: Risen Chief

Normal Hard Lunatic

Small portrait risen chief fe13.png
Ma 3ds01 warrior risen enemy.gif Warrior
Level 6
Movement -
Stats
Max HP 48 Speed 14
Strength 23 Luck 16
Magic 0 Defense 13
Skill 17 Resistance 6
Inventory Skills
Short Axe
Secret BookThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
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Weapon Levels
Swords -- Lances -- Axes C
Bows E Tomes -- Staves --

Strategy

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

If you have a decent flier and Olivia, this chapter can be trivially one-turned. Just send the flier and an appropriate partner north, kill the Fighter, pair Olivia up with a mounted unit, dance, and assassinate the boss. You can also get in range if you have a strong two-ranged unit. If you wish to fight the enemies for the experience and loot, read on.

Your first order of business should be clearing out the south side of the map by the end of turn 3 (all difficulties except Normal)/4 (Normal). Reinforcements pour out from the southern forts on turns 3 and 5-7 (all difficulties except Normal)/4 and 6-8 (Normal). If you want to play most defensively, you can use three units to plug up the forts and plant your best fighters on the southeast and southwest cliff paths to use as chokepoints. Just beware of Longbow Archers and Snipers. (Obviously, this won't work on Lunatic+ due to Pass.) If you're particularly hungry for combat, you can use fliers to kite the enemies around the cliffsides. Every enemy except the boss will aggro on turn 7/8. Once they're all dead, move north and kill the boss.

At the end of this chapter on Lunatic+, you will have a minimum of 400 Renown (even if you skipped the paralogues). This means you can claim the Beast Killer. You can also freely buy El-rank tomes and Nosferatu for your mages. Finally, you recruit Lucina, one of the strongest units in the game, and unlock all child paralogues. As a general rule of thumb, Kjelle, Owain, Morgan, and Laurent are safe to recruit immediately if you have married off Sully, Lissa, Robin, and Miriel respectively since their paralogues have you face mostly unpromoted enemies. However, you may wish to delay Owain's recruitment since he can only get the coveted Galeforce skill from his maternal inheritance, and Lissa has almost certainly not reached level 15 as a Dark Flier. Morgan's paralogue should typically be your first port of call since they are flat-out the strongest unit in the game with proper parentage. As for the other children, they accelerate in general difficulty in the order Cynthia (level 3 promoted enemies), Brady (level 5 enemies), Severa and Yarne (level 6), Noire and Nah's (level 7), and Inigo and Gerome (level 8).

Trivia

  • This chapter unlocks the most potential destinations upon being cleared of any chapter in the Fire Emblem series; should all of the potential fixed parents of all child characters be already married, thirteen new destinations will be unlocked (all twelve of the child paralogues in addition to the next chapter in the main path). The next-highest number is six, held over by Three Houses; if the requirements for all possible paralogues are met, clearing Chapter 6 in Part I and Chapter 15 of Crimson Flower will both unlock five paralogues and the next chapter. In Fates, it is possible to unlock up to seven destinations, six child paralogues and the next chapter, before starting Birthright Chapter 8, but it is impossible to accomplish this before clearing Chapter 7, as three fathers required to unlock the paralogues are recruited in that chapter.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Of Sacred Blood

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Japanese

古き血脈

Ancient Bloodline

Spanish

Lazos de sangre

Bonds of blood

French

Lignée maudite

Cursed lineage

German

Von heiligem Blut

Of sacred Blood

Italian

Legami di sangue

Blood ties

Gallery


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Playable characters AnnaAversaBasilioBradyChercheChromCordeliaCynthiaDonnelEmmerynFlaviaFrederickGaiusGangrelGeromeGregorHenryInigoKellamKjelleLaurentLibraLissaLon'quLucinaMaribelleMirielMorganNahNoireNowiOliviaOwainPannePriamRickenRobinSay'riSeveraStahlSullySumiaTharjaTikiVaikeVirionWalhartYarneYen'fay
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Background characters First exaltKe'riMarth
DLC characters AlmCatriaCelicaEirikaEldiganElinciaEphraimEstIkeKatarinaLeifLynPrince MarthMicaiahPallaRoySeliph
SpotPass characters Shadow Dragon CaedaGharnefLindeMerricMinervaNavarreNynaOgmaPrince MarthTiki
Gaiden AlmBoeyCelicaClairCliveDeenLuthierMycenNomahValbar
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Sacred Stones AmeliaEirikaEphraimInnesL'ArachelLuteLyonMarisaMoulderSeth
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Others CamusIshtarLinusLloydNarcianOliverPetrineSelenaTravantUrsula
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Chapters Main story Pm: Invisible Ties • P: The Verge of History • 1: Unwelcome Change • 2: Shepherds • 3: Warrior Realm • 4: Two Falchions • 5: The Exalt and the King • 6: Foreseer • 7: Incursion • 8: The Grimleal • 9: Emmeryn • 10: Renewal • 11: Mad King Gangrel • 12: The Seacomers • 13: Of Sacred Blood • 14: Flames on the Blue • 15: Smoldering Resistance • 16: Naga's Voice • 17: Inexorable Death • 18: Sibling Blades • 19: The Conqueror • 20: The Sword or the Knee • 21: Five Gemstones • 22: An Ill Presage • 23: Invisible Ties • 24: Awakening • 25: To Slay a GodE: Grima
Paralogues 1: Sickle to Sword • 2: The Secret Seller • 3: A Strangled Peace • 4: Anna the Merchant • 5: Scion of Legend • 6: A Man for Flowers • 7: Noble Lineage • 8: A Duel Disgraced • 9: Wings of Justice • 10: Ambivalence • 11: Twin Wyverns • 12: Disowned by Time • 13: Rival Bands • 14: Shadow in the Sands • 15: A Shot from the Dark • 16: Daughter to Dragons • 17: The Threat of Silence • 18: The Dead King's Lament • 19: Irreconcilable Paths • 20: A Hard Miracle • 21: Ghost of a Blade • 22: The Wellspring of Truth • 23: The Radiant Hero
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Locations YlisseFerox (Arena Ferox) • Outrealm Gate (Outrealms) • Plegia (Dragon's Table) • YlisseValmChon'sinRosanneValm
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