Lady of the Forest
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Lady of the Forest (Japanese: 精霊の森の少女 Girl of the Spirit Forest) is the first chapter of Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War following 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 Loptyrian Order as it manipulates Verdane into war.
Plot
- Main article: Lady of the Forest/Script
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 Bator 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 Bator 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, 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 Bator, who with his last words warns Sigurd of the rise of the Loptyr Sect and its hold on his and other nations.
Chapter Data
Chapter Data
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Conditions
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Unit Data
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Victory: Seize Verdane Castle Defeat: Sigurd dies or Evans Castle is seized
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Player: 15
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Partner: 9
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Other: 1
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Enemy: 63
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Chapter Map
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Map dimensions: 62 columns by 62 rows
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Initial state
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Units*
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Boss/guardian
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Evans
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Player (Home)
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10
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Nordion
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Partner
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9
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Eldigan
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The Nordion army does not emerge until Genoa has been seized.
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Genoa
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Enemy
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17
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Kinbois
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Marpha
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Enemy
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21
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Gandolf
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The Marpha army emerges at the beginning of Turn 2.
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Verdane
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Enemy
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2
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The Verdane army initially consists only of two Brigands roaming the map. The rest of the army, as well as Sandima, emerges after Marpha has been seized.
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23
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Sandima
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The arena is not available in this chapter.
Boss data
Kinbois
- Main article: Kinbois
Kinbois is the boss of Genoa Castle, but fights in the field with the Genoa army instead of remaining at the castle (which is under the guard of Ayra).
Elliot
- Main article: Elliot
Elliot appears from north of Nordion after Genoa Castle has been seized; however, the player's army will under normal circumstances will be too far away to fight him, and he is instead fought by Eldigan and the Cross Knights as partner units.
Gandolf
- Main article: Gandolf
Gandolf is the boss of Marpha Castle. He and the Marpha army emerge at the start of the second turn.
Jamke
- Main article: Jamke
Jamke acts as a sub-boss affiliated with Verdane Castle until he is recruited.
Sandima
- Main article: Sandima
Sandima is the boss of Verdane Castle, and the chapter's final boss.
Partner data
Eldigan
- Main article: Eldigan
Eldigan deploys from Nordion Castle, along with an army of eight Cross Knights, the turn following Genoa being seized by Sigurd in order to fight off Elliot's Heirhein army. After the Heirhein army has been routed, Eldigan and the Cross Knights retreat back to Nordion.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions
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Language
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Name
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Definition, etymology, and notes
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English
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Lady of the Forest
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Though Genealogy of the Holy War has yet to receive an official English localization, this chapter's title appears as Deirdre's epithet in Fire Emblem Heroes.
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English (unofficial)
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The Spirit Forest's Maiden
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Used in the Project Naga fan translation.
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