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The Binding Shield was originally forged in [[Timeline of Archanea, Valentia and Jugdral|the year -740, Archanea calendar]], at the conclusion of [[Naga]]'s war with the [[Earth Dragon|earth dragons]]. After placing a magical seal upon the defeated earth dragons beneath the [[Dragon's Altar]], she created the Binding Shield and its five orbs to fuel and maintain the seal indefinitely and prevent the earth dragons from escaping.<ref>{{Cite|A long time ago... Thousands of years ago in fact... The mighty earth dragons lost their minds and attacked the humans. 'Course, the humans barely stood a chance. Most were annihilated, and the rest pushed into the desolate corners of the continent. And then... the divine dragon Naga, strongest of them all, waged a war for humanity. It was a fierce battle, but Naga emerged victorious in the end, and sealed the earth dragons below Dolhr, in a deep sleep. And so that the power of the seal would not wither, she created the "shield of the five orbs" and placed it in the Fane of Raman.|[[Xane]]|New Mystery of the Emblem}}</ref> She enshrined it and [[Falchion (Archanea)|Falchion]] within the [[Fane of Raman]], but around 730 years later, the Shield was stolen from the Fane by [[Adrah]], then a mere thief. Adrah broke the five spheres from its surface and sold them to raise funds for his campaign to found his own kingdom, [[Archanea (nation)|Archanea]]. He rechristened the shield as the "Fire Emblem", and adopted it as a treasure of House Archanea; unbeknownst to Adrah, his vandalism of the shield weakened the earth dragon seal. | The Binding Shield was originally forged in [[Timeline of Archanea, Valentia and Jugdral|the year -740, Archanea calendar]], at the conclusion of [[Naga]]'s war with the [[Earth Dragon|earth dragons]]. After placing a magical seal upon the defeated earth dragons beneath the [[Dragon's Altar]], she created the Binding Shield and its five orbs to fuel and maintain the seal indefinitely and prevent the earth dragons from escaping.<ref>{{Cite|A long time ago... Thousands of years ago in fact... The mighty earth dragons lost their minds and attacked the humans. 'Course, the humans barely stood a chance. Most were annihilated, and the rest pushed into the desolate corners of the continent. And then... the divine dragon Naga, strongest of them all, waged a war for humanity. It was a fierce battle, but Naga emerged victorious in the end, and sealed the earth dragons below Dolhr, in a deep sleep. And so that the power of the seal would not wither, she created the "shield of the five orbs" and placed it in the Fane of Raman.|[[Xane]]|New Mystery of the Emblem}}</ref> She enshrined it and [[Falchion (Archanea)|Falchion]] within the [[Fane of Raman]], but around 730 years later, the Shield was stolen from the Fane by [[Adrah]], then a mere thief. Adrah broke the five spheres from its surface and sold them to raise funds for his campaign to found his own kingdom, [[Archanea (nation)|Archanea]]. He rechristened the shield as the "Fire Emblem", and adopted it as a treasure of House Archanea; unbeknownst to Adrah, his vandalism of the shield weakened the earth dragon seal. | ||
In the subsequent centuries, the Emblem accrued a mythical role in the society of Archanea: it is bestowed by the nation's royalty upon a chosen hero who acts as the representative leader of Archanea's efforts to save the world from a dark force.<ref>{{Cite|This crest is called the Fire Emblem. House Archanea bestows it only upon a true champion, one we believe has the power to save the world. With it, you gain the right to open treasure chests across the land and wield the precious items within. I know you will use them well. Never give up, Marth. Fight, until the day you restore light to our world.|[[Nyna]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> Two known heroes have borne the prestige of wielding it: Duke [[Cartas]] during the [[War of Liberation]], having received it from Princess [[Artemis]], and the Hero-King [[Marth]] of [[Altea]] during both the [[War of Shadows]] and the [[War of Heroes]], having received it from Princess [[Nyna]]; both wielded it in opposition to the Shadow Dragon [[Medeus]]. During the War of Heroes, Marth recovered all five spheres and restored them to the Emblem, reforming the Binding Shield and re-establishing the seal over the Dragon's Table following his defeat of Medeus. In the war's conclusion the entirety of Archanea was united under Marth's rule, and both the Binding Shield and Falchion were adopted as companion treasures of the realm. | In the subsequent centuries, the Emblem accrued a mythical role in the society of Archanea: it is bestowed by the nation's royalty upon a chosen hero who acts as the representative leader of Archanea's efforts to save the world from a dark force.<ref>{{Cite|This crest is called the Fire Emblem. House Archanea bestows it only upon a true champion, one we believe has the power to save the world. With it, you gain the right to open treasure chests across the land and wield the precious items within. I know you will use them well. Never give up, Marth. Fight, until the day you restore light to our world.|[[Nyna]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> Two known heroes have borne the prestige of wielding it: Duke [[Cartas]] during the [[War of Liberation]], having received it from Princess [[Artemis]], and the Hero-King [[Marth]] of [[Altea]] during both the [[War of Shadows]] and the [[War of Heroes (Mystery of the Emblem)|War of Heroes]], having received it from Princess [[Nyna]]; both wielded it in opposition to the Shadow Dragon [[Medeus]]. During the War of Heroes, Marth recovered all five spheres and restored them to the Emblem, reforming the Binding Shield and re-establishing the seal over the Dragon's Table following his defeat of Medeus. In the war's conclusion the entirety of Archanea was united under Marth's rule, and both the Binding Shield and Falchion were adopted as companion treasures of the realm. | ||
Eventually, the Kingdom of Archanea became the smaller Halidom of [[Ylisse]], still ruled by Marth's descendants, and the completed Binding Shield remained in their possession under the name "Fire Emblem". The Emblem was used by [[Founder of Ylisse|the first Exalt of Ylisse]] in the rite of [[Awakening (rite)|Awakening]], bestowing Naga's power upon him to combat the Fell Dragon [[Grima (character)|Grima]]. Some time afterward, an unidentified event known as the Schism caused the Emblem to lose its gemstones again, with four of them being scattered across the various nations of the realm while one of them, [[Lightsphere|Argent]], remained affixed to the Emblem. Eventually, the Emblem was re-completed by Prince [[Chrom]] as he sought to prepare to oppose the revival of Grima by [[Validar]] of the [[Grimleal]], during which time Validar briefly stole it to use for himself, and was used by Chrom to perform another Awakening for Naga. | Eventually, the Kingdom of Archanea became the smaller Halidom of [[Ylisse]], still ruled by Marth's descendants, and the completed Binding Shield remained in their possession under the name "Fire Emblem". The Emblem was used by [[Founder of Ylisse|the first Exalt of Ylisse]] in the rite of [[Awakening (rite)|Awakening]], bestowing Naga's power upon him to combat the Fell Dragon [[Grima (character)|Grima]]. Some time afterward, an unidentified event known as the Schism caused the Emblem to lose its gemstones again, with four of them being scattered across the various nations of the realm while one of them, [[Lightsphere|Argent]], remained affixed to the Emblem. Eventually, the Emblem was re-completed by Prince [[Chrom]] as he sought to prepare to oppose the revival of Grima by [[Validar]] of the [[Grimleal]], during which time Validar briefly stole it to use for himself, and was used by Chrom to perform another Awakening for Naga. | ||
