Leif: Difference between revisions

*15 <small>(in {{title|Thracia 776}})</small>

*16 <small>(in {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}})</small>

*[[Dáinn]] <small>(indirect ancestor)</small>

*[[Quan]] <small>(father)</small>

*[[Ethlyn]] <small>(mother)</small>

*[[Nanna]] <small>({{h|wife|Canonically in Thracia 776}})</small>

*[[Lachesis]] <small>({{h|mother-in-law|Canonically in Thracia 776}})</small>

*[[Seliph]] <small>(cousin)</small>

|nationality=[[Munster District]] ([[Leonster]])

|titles=*Prince of [[Leonster]]

===Early life===

[[File:FE776 Leonster's Fall.jpg|thumb|right|[[Finn]] escapes Leonster with the infant Leif.]]

Afterward, Leif grew up as a fugitive from both Thracia and the Grannvale Empire, constantly in hiding and being moved from place to place by Finn to avoid capture by the Empire as it seized power in the Munster District. His first hiding place was [[Ulster]], where he stayed from 762-765 under the protection of its queen, eventually being forced to flee when an assassination plot against the imperial governor, King [[Bloom]], surfaced in the city. Next came the free city Hrest, where he met and befriend [[Asbel]], and the two together swore to someday fight together to reclaim all of Thracia.<ref name="asbel">{{Cite|'''Leif:''' Asbel?! What in the world are you doing here? Why aren't you still in Tarrah?<br>'''Asbel:''' I set off after you just as soon as we got separated! Lotta good that did... I couldn't figure out where you'd gone. For the last half-year now, I been stickin' around Munster.<br>'''Leif:''' You left Tarrah that quickly?! Then... you've spent the last three years looking for me...<br>'''Asbel:''' Of course I did! I promised you as much, remember? With your blade and my magic, we were gonna take Thracia back—together! But you just up an' left me behind! That... that was awful heartless of you, Leif. Er, Lord Leif.<br>'''Leif:''' I'm sorry... At the time, I didn't have a choice. Tarrah had been surrounded by the Empire. I had... I had prepared myself for the very real possibility of dying. When I fled, I never imagined I would make it out alive. I didn't want to drag you down with me, so I left you out of it.<br>'''Asbel:''' What a load of pegasus dung...! We swore to live and die together, didn't we? Or was that whole oath just part of some kids' game? I've spent all these years with those words etched into my mind—and I chose to believe in them.|Leif and [[Asbel]]|Thracia 776}}</ref>. He lived in the care of its bishop from 766-768, but this came to an end once his whereabouts were leaked by certain denizens of the city. He, Finn, Nanna and Lachesis avoided being caught in an Imperial siege of the city, with their safe escape ensured by the bishop buying them time by surrendering himself to execution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://serenesforest.net/general/timelines/|title=Timelines|site=Serenes Forest|retrieved=January 10, 2015|author=VincentASM}}</ref>

After three years, Leif's peaceful time in Fiana came to an end in Grann 776. His identity and whereabouts were discovered and leaked to the Empire by the bandit chief [[Lifis]],<ref>{{Cite|'''Bucks:''' Oh, and if it's them Freeblade folk yer worried about, we already saw to them. The boss tipped off the Empire that the Leonster boy was hidin' with 'em.<br>'''August:''' Leonster boy...? Wait, you mean Leif, the prince?! Are you certain of this?<br>'''Bucks:''' Sure am. The boss grabbed one of the village folk an' used his talents with a knife to loosen 'is tongue. Stubborn fella, though—mighta survived if he'd talked sooner.|[[Bucks]] and [[August]]|Thracia 776}}</ref>, and while Leif, Finn and the Freeblades were away on a mission, Fiana was invaded and conquered by Baron [[Raydrik]] of Munster, who abducted Nanna and Mareeta. Leif returned to find Fiana still occupied by Munster soldiers, and after driving the soldiers out he discovered what happened to Nanna and Mareeta, and resolved to storm Munster and rescue them. Eyvel and Finn resolved to assist him in this cause.

Leif was imprisoned in a dungeon in the bowels of the Munster palace, separated from Eyvel and awaiting transfer to [[Connacht]]. With the assistance of members of the [[Magi]], tasked by [[Ced]] with releasing and accompanying Leif, he escaped the dungeon and emerged into the castle's main halls. He and the Magi fought their way into the castle's main halls to free Eyvel and Nanna, only to find that Eyvel had been [[Status effects#Petrification|petrified]] by the bishop [[Veld]]'s dark magic and that Raydrik had used a [[Shadow Sword|cursed sword]] to control Mareeta. He, Nanna and the Magi escaped the castle and rejoined with August, then, swearing to someday return and free Eyvel, the band carefully evaded the Munster soldiers in the city's main streets and escaped the city grounds.

Leif's journey west took him through Thracia's mountains, where he faced menaces from both bandits formerly loyal to [[Dagdar]] and from Thracian soldiers who mistook his band for bandits themselves. On their way, Carrion revealed to Leif that Hannibal was aware of his true identity and wished to entrust him with a group of refugee Leonster knights, Carrion himself included, being trained at Hannibal's mansion by the former Leonster noble [[Dryas]]. Upon arriving, Dryas advised Leif that they needed to make haste to Tarrah to save it from an imminent defeat, and committed his student knights to Leif's cause and joined August as a tactician for Leif.

As part of the deal, Leif and his army were required to flee the city to prevent Arion's father, [[Travant]], from finding him. He departed with both Linoan and a small number of Tarrah refugees in tow, and on ensuring their safety, Leif was left to confront his next mission: retaking Leonster itself. Leif had two routes to choose from to take to Leonster: the open northern high-road, to assault the castle's defenses head-on, or an eastern route through thick mountains and forests to enter Leonster from its less-defended southern border. His march culminated in the successful defeat of the castle's Imperial occupation, restoring Leonster to Leif's control after fourteen years.

===The Munster victory===

[[File:FE776 Determination.jpg|thumb|right|Leif surveys the landscape of the Thracian peninsula.]]

Leif's route south to Munster took him through the detention center of Fort Danzich and across the Great River of Thracia, and by the time he arrived at Munster itself, the city was embroiled in a final struggle between Raydrik's forces and the Magi, and as he reached its gates, Ced wrested control of the city from a dark bishop. Leif was approached by Saias during the battle and entrusted with the [[Bragi Sword]] to use against Raydrik, and on meeting with Ced himself, the hero gave Leif some critical words of encouragement and joined forces with Leif to defeat Raydrik. Using the Bragi Sword, Leif's army defeated Raydrik, only for his body to vanish before them.

===Travels with Seliph===

Leif continued to fight for Seliph's cause for the remainder of the war after Seliph's conquest of Thracia. He participated in the battles in [[Miletos]] and in the final showdown against the forces of the Grannvale Empire and its dark prince, Julius, in the capital [[Belhalla]].

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===Promotion stat gains===

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* In [[End of the Holy War|the Endgame]], if he is [[love|married]], Leif can have one of several conversations with some of his potential wives:

** If they are married, [[Tine]]/[[Linda]] can talk to Leif, giving him +3 [[magic (stat)|magic]].

Leif joins as a level&nbsp;1 [[Prince]] in Chapter&nbsp;7; he has [[Adept]] and [[Critical (skill)|Critical]], two powerful offensive skills, but lacks [[Follow-Up]]. Leif also lacks a mount, and will fall behind the higher-move mounted units in ''Genealogy of the Holy War''{{'}}s large maps. His base stats start off as weak initially, but his strong growth rates compensates for this: Leif has minor [[Baldr]] and [[Njörun]] Holy Blood, which offer a considerable boost to his growth rates. Leif has many levels to grow and make use of his high growth rates; he also has several conversations that increase his stats. Unlike [[Lachesis]], the only other unit who can become a [[Master Knight]], Leif cannot use [[staves]] at base as an alternative source of experience, but he does have the benefit of [[inheritance]], which allows him to already possess the tools he needs to reach his promotion faster.

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===Role===

===Starting stats and growth rates===

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*Chapters 1 and 2: 0

*Chapters 3–5: 0

*Chapters 6–9: 1

*Chapters 10–18: 2

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===Analysis===

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Leif can also provide the benefits of [[authority]]; the number of leadership stars Leif has changes throughout the game, corresponding with the status of his advisors, [[August]] and [[Dryas]]:

While Leif's promotion is unimpressive, the class he promotes to is not considered to be promoted for gaining [[experience]]. Crusader Scrolls (especially the ones obtained in the late game) can be used to improve Leif's growths and make him more viable as a combat unit later in the game. The [[Bragi Sword]], having 15&nbsp;might, granting [[Miracle]], and acting as an [[Armorslayer]], is also useful, especially against the final boss. However, the weapon is not exclusive to him, and can also be used by Nanna, Fergus, and [[Diarmuid]].

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===Role===

===Emblem Ring data===

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Leif also has problems with his own self-worth. He readily criticizes himself for his own flaws on occasion, being somewhat aware of his immature tendencies when not caught in their throes, and takes his own failures exceptionally hard to the point of having trouble focusing on whatever crisis he currently faces, as evidenced with his reaction to the news that Dryas died because of his mistake.<ref>{{Cite|August, this is all my fault... It's like I killed Dryas myself...|Leif|Thracia 776}}</ref> In particular, he was somewhat self-conscious of his own lack of a [[Holy Blood|Brand or major holy blood]], seeing himself as inferior to the likes of Seliph or [[Ced]] solely on the basis of lacking their power,<ref>{{Cite| '''Leif:''' Even so... I envy you, Prince Ced. The people hail you as a hero, and they're not wrong. You're everything that I'm not: holy blood runs strong in your veins, and you can wield the very weapon your namesake once used. And I... I have nothing. I'm a world apart from the likes of you and Lord Seliph. I... I'm no Crusader...<br>'''Ced:''' Prince Leif... How could you say such a thing?! Being a Crusader means more than just happening to inherit the right kind of blood. For centuries, Jugdral was ruled by the Loptian Order and its Empire—the Crusaders were the ones that overthrew their rule. And that's exactly what you've been doing for a whole year now, Prince Leif! You've fought and bled to liberate the people of Thracia. You walked a path that would've broken lesser men. But on you marched, waging your own holy war to free countless souls from the grip of the Empire! Neither Lord Seliph nor I have any right to call ourselves better than you. You're the youngest of us. You spent your childhood being hunted. And you've never stopped fighting! In fact, you've been fighting for longer than any of us have! If you're not a Crusader, who the hell is?! Take heart, Prince Leif! Your soul sings with the voice of Njörun! You've done her legacy proud!|Leif and [[Ced]]|Thracia 776}}</ref> and musing that perhaps it indicates him to not be worthy to pursue his path.<ref>{{Cite|I often ponder what it means that I did not receive the Brand... Perhaps I am not worthy to follow in my father's footsteps? Or was I spared?|Leif|Awakening}}</ref>

==Endings==

==Quotes==

===Battle quotes===

{{Quote|Throw down your weapon and surrender, and I may spare your life.|Leif, as an enemy in [[Champions of Yore 2]] in {{title|Awakening}}.}}

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{{DescriptionCell

|english=The Emblem contained within the<br>Ring of the Sage Lord, which was<br>stolen from Lythos Castle.

|japanese=神竜王城より持ち去られた、<br>『賢王の指輪』に宿る紋章士。

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==Trivia==

==Gallery==

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FESK Leif 02.png|Artwork of Leif from {{title|Treasure}}.

FE776 Leif 01.png|Artwork of Leif from {{title|Thracia 776}}.

FEE Leif portrait.png|Portrait of Leif from {{title|Engage}}.

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