Lady of the Forest: Difference between revisions

|new units=[[Adean]], [[Dew]], [[Ayra]], [[Jamke]], [[Deirdre]]

|boss=[[Kinbois]], [[Gandolf]], [[Jamke]], [[Sandima]]

'''Lady of the Forest''' (Japanese: {{hover|精霊の森の少女|Seirei no mori no shōjo}} ''Girl of the Spirit Forest'') is the first chapter of {{FE4}} following [[Birth of a Holy Knight|its Prologue]]. It depicts [[Sigurd]]'s invasion of [[Verdane]] to rescue the captured Lady [[Adean]], his first meeting with [[Deirdre]] and his first encounter with the [[Loptyrians|Loptyrian Order]] as it manipulates Verdane into war.

Having taken Evans Castle past the [[Grannvale]]/Verdane border, Sigurd is visited by his old friend [[Eldigan]] of [[Nordion]], who pledges his support in protecting Evans from the warmongering lords of [[Agustria]]. Meanwhile, at Verdane's Genoa Castle, the errant Princess [[Ayra]] of [[Isaach]] is forced by [[Kinbois]] to fight under his command with her ward, Crown Prince [[Shanan]], held hostage by him. Elsewhere at Marpha Castle, Adean is released from imprisonment by Prince [[Jamke]], who disagrees with Verdane's actions and seeks a peaceful resolution, along with the thief [[Dew]]; Jamke returns to the Verdane capital to attempt to dissuade his father again. After killing Kinbois and seizing Genoa, Sigurd learns of Ayra's plight from Shanan and convinces Ayra to stand down and ally with him, despite their status as scions of mutual enemy nations.

While Sigurd's army is out in the depths of Verdane, the malicious Lord [[Elliot]] of Heirhein in Agustria seizes upon the opportunity to assault Evans behind Sigurd's back, but is stopped by Eldigan and his [[Cross Knights]]. Adean and Dew rejoin Sigurd's army, which assaults Marpha Castle and kills Prince Gandolf. Inside Marpha, Sigurd rescues [[Deirdre]] from harassment by a ruffian, but she flees Marpha to return to the Spirit Forest.

At the Verdane capital, Jamke's efforts to dissuade King [[Batu]] from the conflict fall on deaf ears, such is the sway of his advisor, [[Sandima]] of the Loptyrians. Jamke is forced to lead a troupe of warriors into the field to stop Sigurd, but Batu begins to question Sandima's hold on him, for which he is mortally wounded. As Sigurd's army passes through the Spirit Forest, Deirdre approaches them again, telling them of Sandima's power and her ability to stop it with a [[Silence (staff)|Silence staff]], and she and Sigurd confess their mutual attraction. Adean talks to Jamke and convinces him to ally with Sigurd to put an end to Sandima's hold on Verdane.

Upon killing Sandima and seizing Verdane Castle, Sigurd finds a dying Batu, who with his last words warns Sigurd of the rise of the Loptous Sect and its hold on his and other nations.

|defeat=Sigurd dies ''or'' Evans Castle is seized

|pl=10{{hover|+5|Upon Adean, Dew, Ayra, Dierdre, and Jamke being recruited}}

|ot=1{{hover|-1|Upon the retreat of the Nordion border guard|black}}

|en=20{{hover|+66|Appearing armies and Marpha reinforcements}}{{hover|-2|Upon Ayra and Jamke being recruited}}{{hover|+∞|Genoa reinforcements}}

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!style="{{round}}; background-color: {{Color1}}; border:1px solid {{Color2}}" colspan="7"{{!}} <big>'''Combatants and Castles'''</big>

!style="{{roundtl}}; border:1px solid {{Color2}}; background-color:{{Color1}}" | Army

!style="border:1px solid {{Color2}}; background-color:{{Color1}}" | Commander

!style="border:1px solid {{Color2}}; background-color:{{Color1}}" | Affiliation

!style="border:1px solid {{Color2}}; background-color:{{Color1}}" | Units

!style="border:1px solid {{Color2}}; background-color:{{Color1}}" | Castles

!style="border:1px solid {{Color2}}; background-color:{{Color1}}" | Guardian

!style="{{Roundtr}}; border:1px solid {{Color2}}; background-color:{{Color1}}" | Notes

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | Sigurd's

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | [[Sigurd]]

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:#3850e0" | Player

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | 10

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | [[Evans]]

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | {{hover|--|Player's discretion}}

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | Home castle

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | [[Genoa]]

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | [[Kinbois]]

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:#a83028" | Enemy

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | 17{{hover|+∞|Upon Kinbois reaching Genoa Castle}}

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | Genoa

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | Commander

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | Kinbois will retreat to Genoa Castle, returning a turn later with 12 additional units; this will continue indefinitely.

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | [[Marpha]]

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | [[Gandolf]]

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:#a83028" | Enemy

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | 21{{hover|+10|Upon the failure of the initial force}}

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | Marpha

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | Gandolf

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | • The Marpha army emerges at the end of turn 1.<br>• An additional 10 units appear to replace those killed sent after Adean.

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" rowspan="2" | [[Verdane]]

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | [[Ayra]]{{hover|*|Until recruited}}

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:#a83028" rowspan="2" | Enemy

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | 3

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" rowspan="2" | [[Verdane#Verdane Castle|Verdane]]

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | --

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" rowspan="2"| • The Verdane army appears once Genoa and Marpha have been seized.<br>• A small portion of the Spirit Forest leading to the castle becomes traversable once Genoa and Marpha have been seized.

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | [[Sandima]]

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | 23

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | Sandima

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" rowspan="2" | [[Nordion]]

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | --

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:#f8f840; color:black" | Other

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | 1

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" rowspan="2" | Nordion

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" rowspan="2" | --

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" rowspan="2" | • The Nordion army does not emerge until Heirhein has arrived; once Heirhein has been routed, they return to Nordion castle.<br>• Enemies will not attempt to capture Nordion Castle

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | [[Eldigan]]

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:#089000" | Partner

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | 9

|style="{{roundbl}}; border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | [[Heirhein]]

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | [[Elliot]]

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:#a83028" | Enemy

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | 12

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | --

|style="border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | --

|style="{{roundbr}}; border:1px solid {{color2}}; background-color:{{color1}}" | Appears once a castle has been seized.

|name=Adean

|portrait=[[File:Portrait adean fe04.png]]

|class=Myrmidon

|recruitment method=Enemy, talk with [[Sigurd]] after seizing Genoa

|recruitment method=Enemy, talk with [[Adean]]

|class=Shaman (Genealogy of the Holy War){{!}}Shaman

|return2=noish

|return5=azel

|return10=midayle

|obtain1=Dropped by [[Kinbois]]

|obtain2=Dropped by [[Gandolf]]

|obtain4=Event: [[Adean]] talks to [[Ethlyn]]

|obtain5=Event: [[Dew]] talks to [[Adean]] after seizing Genoa Castle

|obtainlast=Event: [[Lex]] waits on the peninsula south-east of Verdane Castle.

|name1=Gazack

|class1=Fighter

|inventory1={{item|4|Iron Axe}}<br>{{item|4|Hand Axe}}

|inventory2={{item|4|Fire|link=Fire (tome)}}

|inventory3={{item|4|Iron Lance}}<br>{{item|4|Javelin}}

|class4=Myrmidon

|hp5=40

|skl5=13

|spd5=13

|class6=Armored Axe

|inventory6={{item|4|Steel Axe}}<br>{{item|4|Hand Axe}}

|inventory7={{item|4|Elwind}}<br>{{item|4|Speed Ring}}

|inventoryl={{item|4|Steel Blade}}<br>{{item|4|Steel Bow}}<br>{{item|4|Pavise}}

|reward1=+1 to [[Strength|Str]], [[Skill (stat)|Skl]], and [[Defense|Def]] for Finn

|rec3=[[Adean]]

|criteria3=Adean recruited

|init4=[[Azel]] or [[Midayle]]

|rec4=[[Adean]]

|criteria4=Adean recruited

|reward4=100 [[Love|love points]] between the pair

|init5=[[Dew]]

|rec5=[[Adean]]

|criteria5=Genoa or Marpha seized

|reward5={{item|4|Warp staff|link=Warp (staff)|image=warp}} for Adean, 50 [[Love|love points]] between the pair

|init6=[[Sigurd]]

|rec6=[[Ayra]]

|criteria6=Genoa seized

|reward6=Ayra joins

|init7=[[Quan]]

|criteria7=Ayra recruited

|init8=[[Adean]]

|rec8=[[Jamke]]

|criteria8=Genoa and Marpha seized

|reward8=Jamke joins

{{ChapEnemies

|platform=snes02

|name1=Verdane

|class1=Barbarian

|lv1=1

|#1=5

|inventory1={{item|4|Iron Axe}}

|notes1='''Authority:''' Kinbois

|name2=Verdane

|class2=Hunter

|lv2=1

|#2=4

|inventory2={{item|4|Iron Bow}}

|notes2='''Authority:''' Kinbois

|name3=Verdane

|class3=Fighter

|lv3=1

|#3=3

|inventory3={{item|4|Iron Axe}} • {{item|4|Hand Axe}}

|notes3='''Authority:''' Kinbois

|name4=Verdane

|class4=Fighter

|lv4=1

|#4=3

|inventory4={{item|4|Iron Axe}} • {{item|4|Hand Axe}}

|notes4='''Authority:''' Commander<br>Begins to move if any player unit enters the range of any unit under the Warrior Commander's authority; returns to the castle if no one is in range.

|name5=Commander

|class5=Warrior

|lv5=10

|#5=1

|inventory5={{item|4|Hand Axe}}

|notes5='''Authority:''' ★<br>Does not move; guards Verdane Castle.

|nameb=[[Kinbois]]

|classb=Warrior

|lvb=10

|inventoryb={{item|4|Silver Axe}} • {{item|4|Hand Axe|type=drop}}

|notesb='''Authority:''' ★★<br>Begins retreating to Genoa Castle upon reducing the number of units under his authority to 2 or less or receiving severe damage; upon reaching the castle, returns healed the next turn with reinforcements.

|-

|namer1=Verdane

|classr1=Barbarian

|lvr1=1

|#r1=∞

|inventoryr1={{item|4|Iron Axe}}

|notesr1='''Authority:''' Kinbois

|namer2=Verdane

|classr2=Hunter

|lvr2=1

|#r2=∞

|inventoryr2={{item|4|Iron Bow}}

|notesr2='''Authority:''' Kinbois

|namerl=Verdane

|classrl=Fighter

|lvrl=1

|#rl=∞

|inventoryrl={{item|4|Iron Axe}} • {{item|4|Hand Axe}}

|notesrl='''Authority:''' Kinbois

*One turn after [[Kinbois]] reaches Genoa Castle

**5 [[Barbarian]]s, 4 [[Hunter]]s, 3 [[Fighter]]s, and Kinbois emerge from the castle.

The Marpha army appears at the start of turn 2; additional forces appear to replace the commander and his subordinates if any of them are killed in a region northeast of where Adean and Dew appear. <!-- The exact area is uncertain, but it is bounded by the upper forests and the lower shore. -->

{{ChapEnemies

|platform=snes02

|name1=Verdane

|class1=Barbarian

|lv1=5

|#1=9

|inventory1={{item|4|Iron Axe}}

|notes1='''Authority:''' Commander

|name2=Commander

|class2=Fighter

|lv2=10

|#2=1

|inventory2={{item|4|Steel Axe}}

|notes2='''Authority:''' ★

|name3=Verdane

|class3=Barbarian

|lv3=5

|#3=7

|inventory3={{item|4|Iron Axe}}

|notes3='''Authority:''' Gandolf<br>Begins to move if any player unit enters the range of any unit under Gandolf's authority.

|name4=Verdane

|class4=Hunter

|lv4=5

|#4=3

|inventory4={{item|4|Iron Bow}}

|notes4='''Authority:''' Gandolf<br>Begins to move if any player unit enters the range of any unit under Gandolf's authority.

|nameb=[[Gandolf]]

|classb=Warrior

|lvb=20

|inventoryb={{item|4|Hand Axe}} • {{item|4|Skill Ring|type=drop}}

|notesb='''Authority:''' ★★<br>Does not move; guards Marpha Castle.

|-

|namer1=Verdane

|classr1=Barbarian

|lvr1=5

|#r1=9

|inventoryr1={{item|4|Iron Axe}}

|notesr1='''Authority:''' Commander

|namerl=Commander

|classrl=Fighter

|lvrl=10

|#rl=1

|inventoryrl={{item|4|Steel Axe}}

|notesrl='''Authority:''' ★

*Upon killing the Marpha commander or any of his subordinates in the region northeast of where Adean and Dew first appear

**A number of [[Barbarian]]s and a [[Fighter]] commander to replace each of those killed in the previous squad; up to 9 and 1 respectively.

{{ChapEnemies

|platform=snes02

|name1=Ruffian

|class1=Brigand

|lv1=1

|#1=2

|inventory1={{item|4|Iron Axe}}

|notes1=Ignores combat in favor of raiding villages

|namel=[[Ayra]]

|classl=Myrmidon

|versionl=female

|lvl=4

|#l=1

|inventoryl={{item|4|Iron Blade}}<br>{{item|4|Follow-Up}} • {{item|4|Nihil}} • {{item|4|Astra|link=Astra (skill)}}

|notesl=Will not move until a unit is within range of the nearby Fighters; prioritizes seizing Genoa Castle once Sigurd seizes it.

|-

|namer1=Verdane

|classr1=Barbarian

|lvr1=10

|#r1=11

|inventoryr1={{item|4|Iron Axe}}

|notesr1='''Authority:''' Jamke

|namer2=Verdane

|classr2=Barbarian

|lvr2=10

|#r2=2

|inventoryr2={{item|4|Iron Axe}}

|notesr2='''Authority:''' Sandima<br>Begins to move if any player unit enters the range of any unit under Sandima's authority.

|namer3=Verdane

|classr3=Hunter

|lvr3=5

|#r3=8

|inventoryr3={{item|4|Iron Bow}}

|notesr3='''Authority:''' Sandima<br>Begins to move if any player unit enters the range of any unit under Sandima's authority.

|namer4=[[Jamke]]

|classr4=Bow Fighter

|lvr4=6

|#r4=1

|inventoryr4={{item|4|Killer Bow}}<br>{{item|4|Follow-Up}} • {{item|4|Adept}} • {{item|4|Accost}}

|notesr4='''Authority:''' ★<br>Will not attack [[Adean]].

|namerl=[[Sandima]]

|classrl=Dark Mage

|lvrl=10

|#rl=1

|inventoryrl={{item|4|Fenrir}} • {{item|4|Jormungand}} • {{item|4|Magic Ring|type=drop}}

|notesrl='''Authority:''' ★★<br>Immobile; guards Verdane Castle.

|content1={{ChapOthers

|platform=snes02

|namel=Cross Knight

|classl=Cavalier

|lvl=20

|#l=1

|inventoryl={{item|4|Steel Sword}} • {{item|4|Javelin}}

|notesl=Does not move; retreats upon the arrival of Heirhein.

|content2={{ChapPartners

|platform=snes02

|name1=Cross Knight

|class1=Cavalier

|lv1=20

|#1=8

|inventory1={{item|4|Steel Sword}} • {{item|4|Javelin}}

|notes1='''Authority:''' Eldigan<br>Leaves upon defeating Heirhein.

|-

|nameb=[[Eldigan]]

|classb=Paladin

|lvb=20

|inventoryb={{item|4|Mystletainn}} • {{item|4|Steel Lance}}

|notesb='''Authority:''' ★★★★★<br>Leaves upon defeating Heirhein.

{{ChapEnemies

|platform=snes02

|name1=Heirhein

|class1=Lance Knight

|lv1=1

|#1=11

|inventory1={{item|4|Steel Lance}}

|notes1='''Authority:''' Elliot

|nameb=[[Elliot]]

|classb=Duke Knight

|lvb=1

|inventoryb={{item|4|Silver Lance}} • {{item|4|Javelin}}

|notesb='''Authority:''' ★

{{main|Kinbois}}

|portrait=[[File:Portrait kinbois fe04.png]]

* <small>Kinbois is the boss of Genoa.</small>

{{main|Gandolf}}

|portrait=[[File:Portrait gandolf fe04.png]]

* <small>Gandolf is the guardian of Marpha Castle and the boss of Marpha. He and the Marpha army emerge at the start of the second turn.</small>

|holyblood=--

|skill=15{{hover|+10|Granted by Mystletainn}}

|res=15{{hover|+20|Granted by Mystletainn}}

* <small>Elliot is the boss of Heirhein. He and the Heirhein army appear after Genoa Castle is seized.</small>

 

|eng-mean=Though ''Genealogy of the Holy War'' has yet to receive an official English localization, this chapter's title appears as Deirdre's epithet in {{FEH}}.

|jap-name={{hover|精霊の森の少女|Seirei no mori no shōjo}}

|jap-mean=Girl of the Spirit Forest