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The '''Aed Desert''' (Japanese: {{hover|イード砂漠|Īdo sabaku}} ''Yied Desert'') is a desert covering the center-east of [[Jugdral]].  It is bordered by [[Grannvale]] to the east, [[Isaach]] and [[Silesse]] to the north, and the [[Manster District]] and [[Miletos]] to the south. Largely inhospitable and harboring only a small few settlements, for centuries it was the primary haunt of the exiled [[Loptyrians]], making it exceptionally dangerous to travel through.
The '''Aed Desert''' (Japanese: {{hover|イード砂漠|Īdo sabaku}} ''Yied Desert'') is a desert covering the center-east of [[Jugdral]].  It is bordered by [[Grannvale]] to the east, [[Isaach]] and [[Silesse]] to the north, and the [[Munster District]] and [[Miletos]] to the south. Largely inhospitable and harboring only a small few settlements, for centuries it was the primary haunt of the exiled [[Loptyrians]], making it exceptionally dangerous to travel through.


==History==
==History==
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In the aftermath of the [[Battle of Belhalla]] and the ascension of [[Arvis]] to the Grannvale throne, the Loptyrian inhabitants of the Aed Shrine began to emerge and unofficially had full rein of the entire desert itself.  Loptyrian mages took to wandering the desert, preying on innocent travellers, leading to numerous disappearances;<ref>{{Cite|That's right. And with the Aed Shrine falling under Loptyrian jurisdiction, the desert is crawling with dark mages who'll attack without any provocation.
In the aftermath of the [[Battle of Belhalla]] and the ascension of [[Arvis]] to the Grannvale throne, the Loptyrian inhabitants of the Aed Shrine began to emerge and unofficially had full rein of the entire desert itself.  Loptyrian mages took to wandering the desert, preying on innocent travellers, leading to numerous disappearances;<ref>{{Cite|That's right. And with the Aed Shrine falling under Loptyrian jurisdiction, the desert is crawling with dark mages who'll attack without any provocation.
It's no wonder people now refer to the Aed Desert as the desert of death.|[[Lewyn]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref>  One of their presumed victims was [[Lachesis]] of [[Nordion]], who disappeared after departing the [[Manster District]] to find her son [[Delmud]] in [[Isaach]]; her route would have taken her through the Aed Desert, making this her most likely fate according to Delmud.<ref>{{Cite|'''Nanna:''' She left me when I was around 3 to meet up with you in Isaach, but she never came back. I've waited for her to come home ever since...<br>'''Delmud:''' Mother came for me? But... but I never saw her!<br>'''Nanna:''' Oh, no! What could've happened to her...<br>'''Delmud:''' Well, first of all the Aed Desert is no place for anyone to be traveling alone.<br>'''Nanna:'''Oh, no... Poor mother!|[[Nanna]] and [[Delmud]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref>
It's no wonder people now refer to the Aed Desert as the desert of death.|[[Lewyn]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref>  One of their presumed victims was [[Lachesis]] of [[Nordion]], who disappeared after departing the [[Munster District]] to find her son [[Delmud]] in [[Isaach]]; her route would have taken her through the Aed Desert, making this her most likely fate according to Delmud.<ref>{{Cite|'''Nanna:''' She left me when I was around 3 to meet up with you in Isaach, but she never came back. I've waited for her to come home ever since...<br>'''Delmud:''' Mother came for me? But... but I never saw her!<br>'''Nanna:''' Oh, no! What could've happened to her...<br>'''Delmud:''' Well, first of all the Aed Desert is no place for anyone to be traveling alone.<br>'''Nanna:'''Oh, no... Poor mother!|[[Nanna]] and [[Delmud]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref>


In Grann 777, the Isaach liberation army led by [[Seliph]] crossed the eastern region of the Aed Desert en route to the [[Manster District]] to provide reinforcements for Seliph's cousin [[Leif]]; at the same time, Isaach's Prince [[Shannan]] and the thief [[Patty]]/[[Daisy]] were fighting at the Aed Shrine after stealing the [[Balmung]], Shannan's birthright, back from it.  Seliph's group joined up with Shannan and cleared out the Loptyrian occupation of the Aed Shrine, then moved on to fighting at Darna and Fort Melgen.
In Grann 777, the Isaach liberation army led by [[Seliph]] crossed the eastern region of the Aed Desert en route to the [[Munster District]] to provide reinforcements for Seliph's cousin [[Leif]]; at the same time, Isaach's Prince [[Shannan]] and the thief [[Patty]]/[[Daisy]] were fighting at the Aed Shrine after stealing the [[Balmung]], Shannan's birthright, back from it.  Seliph's group joined up with Shannan and cleared out the Loptyrian occupation of the Aed Shrine, then moved on to fighting at Darna and Fort Melgen.


==Notable locations in the Aed Desert==
==Notable locations in the Aed Desert==
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File:FESK Aed Desert.png|Artwork of the Aed Desert from the {{TCG}}.
File:FESK Aed Desert.png|Artwork of the Aed Desert from the {{TCG}}.
File:Cm fe04 5.png|The western Aed Desert, plus parts of Silesse and Grannvale, as depicted in [[Doorway to Destiny|Chapter 5]] of {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}.
File:Cm fe04 5.png|The western Aed Desert, plus parts of Silesse and Grannvale, as depicted in [[Doorway to Destiny|Chapter 5]] of {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}.
File:Cm fe04 7.png|The eastern Aed Desert, plus parts of the [[Manster District]], as depicted in [[Beyond the Desert|Chapter 7]] of {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}.
File:Cm fe04 7.png|The eastern Aed Desert, plus parts of the [[Munster District]], as depicted in [[Beyond the Desert|Chapter 7]] of {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}.
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Revision as of 14:49, 31 March 2020

The landscape of the Aed Desert.
It's no wonder people now refer to the Aed Desert as the desert of death.
— Lewyn

The Aed Desert (Japanese: イード砂漠 Yied Desert) is a desert covering the center-east of Jugdral. It is bordered by Grannvale to the east, Isaach and Silesse to the north, and the Munster District and Miletos to the south. Largely inhospitable and harboring only a small few settlements, for centuries it was the primary haunt of the exiled Loptyrians, making it exceptionally dangerous to travel through.

History

Following the Lopt Empire's downfall, the Loptyrians and other prominent former members of the Empire retreated into hiding within the Aed Shrine, living there for centuries to avoid persecution; Lewyn theorized that this trapped experience came to corrupt their descendants who would otherwise have been normal people.[1]. For most of their existince in hiding in the Shrine, the Loptyrians kept their presence a secret.

In Grann 760, the Aed Desert experienced two prominent skirmishes. The armies of Grannvale marched on the western region of the desert and occupied the city of Phinora in their efforts to close in on Silesse to arrest the fugitive Sigurd; while the armies of Langobalt and Andorey set up in Silesse's Lubeck Castle, a Velthomer army led by Vaha occupied Phinora as a base of operations, with Meteor wielding Velthomer mages posted atop the desert's cliffs to bombard Sigurd's army as they passed. Sigurd's army successfully defeated Vaha's forces, liberated Phinora and continued on to Grannvale itself. Meanwhile, in the desert's south, Prince Quan of Leonster, his wife Ethlyn, daughter Altena and a group of Leonster's Lanceritter knights marched toward the north, seeking to reinforce Sigurd; however on their way through the desert, they were ambushed by a detachment of Thracia's army led by Travant and assaulted, an event known as the Aed Massacre. Hindered by the desert sands, Quan's group was quickly slaughtered, leaving behind only Altena, who was adopted and taken away by Travant.

In the aftermath of the Battle of Belhalla and the ascension of Arvis to the Grannvale throne, the Loptyrian inhabitants of the Aed Shrine began to emerge and unofficially had full rein of the entire desert itself. Loptyrian mages took to wandering the desert, preying on innocent travellers, leading to numerous disappearances;[2] One of their presumed victims was Lachesis of Nordion, who disappeared after departing the Munster District to find her son Delmud in Isaach; her route would have taken her through the Aed Desert, making this her most likely fate according to Delmud.[3]

In Grann 777, the Isaach liberation army led by Seliph crossed the eastern region of the Aed Desert en route to the Munster District to provide reinforcements for Seliph's cousin Leif; at the same time, Isaach's Prince Shannan and the thief Patty/Daisy were fighting at the Aed Shrine after stealing the Balmung, Shannan's birthright, back from it. Seliph's group joined up with Shannan and cleared out the Loptyrian occupation of the Aed Shrine, then moved on to fighting at Darna and Fort Melgen.

Notable locations in the Aed Desert

Darna

Main article: Darna

Darna is a fortress city, considered a sacred site to the people of Grannvale as the place where the Miracle of Darna occurred during the era of the Lopt Empire.

Aed Shrine

The Aed Shrine is a temple in the desert's north-east which has long housed the Loptyrians in hiding from the downfall of the Lopt Empire; every known Loptyrian active in Jugdral presumably grew up in the Shrine. In the aftermath of the Grannvale-Isaach war, the divine blade of Isaach, Balmung, was hidden in the treasury of the Aed Shrine as a trophy. It is theorized by August that the Aed Shrine is also used to house the petrified victims of Veld and other Loptyrians wielding the Stone spell, and that these captives may include survivors from the Battle of Belhalla.[4]

Phinora

A city located in the north-west of the Aed Desert. It was used by the Velthomer army under Vaha as a staging point in their fight against Sigurd.

Characters from the Aed Desert

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Gameplay

The Aed Desert is present in two chapters of Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War: its western half is part of Chapter 5 as Sigurd's army crosses it to return to Grannvale, and the eastern half comprises the bulk of Chapter 7, depicting Seliph's army's liberation of the Aed Shrine and quest to reach Leonster.

Genealogy of the Holy War castle data (Chapter 7)

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Rivough Player (Home) 16 Seliph --
Aed Shrine Enemy 20 Ctuzof --
Darna Neutral 6 -- Initially neutral; becomes enemy after Melgen has been seized.
Enemy 22* Bramsel
Melgen Enemy 0 -- The Melgen army emerges after the Aed Shrine has been seized.
22 Ishtore
Leonster Partner 0 -- Occupied by Leif, Finn and Nanna/Janne, all of whom are automatically playable.
Alster Enemy 16 Bloom Groups of eight reinforcements (6x Armored Sword, 1x Thunder Mage, 1x General) are periodically dispatched from Alster. The turn after Melgen has been seized, a group of nine reinforcement mages (including Teeny/Linda, Banba, Fotla and Eriu) will be dispatched.
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Castle facilities

Vendor Arena enemies

Name Cost
Is snes02 iron sword.png Iron Sword 1,000
Is snes02 iron sword.png Iron Sword 1,000
Is snes02 steel sword.png Steel Sword 3,000
Is snes02 iron blade.png Iron Blade 2,000
Is snes02 flame sword.png Flame Sword 10,000
Is snes02 iron lance.png Iron Lance 1,000
Is snes02 iron lance.png Iron Lance 1,000
Is snes02 iron lance.png Iron Lance 1,000
Is snes02 slim lance.png Slim Lance 3,000
Is snes02 iron axe.png Iron Axe 1,000
Is snes02 steel axe.png Steel Axe 3,000
Is snes02 hand axe.png Hand Axe 3,000
Is snes02 steel bow.png Steel Bow 3,000
Is snes02 fire.png Fire 3,000
Is snes02 heal.png Heal 5,000
Is snes02 heal.png Heal 5,000
Is snes02 recover.png Recover 15,000

Trivia

Etymology and other languages

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

Aed Desert

As of Fire Emblem Heroes.

English
(unofficial)

Yied Desert

Used in the Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776 fan translations.

Gallery


References

  1. "For ages, descendants of the Lopt Empire lived in hiding underneath the shrine. They had no choice. They would've been persecuted and burned at the stake otherwise. I doubt they differed much from you or I at first, but over time the ways of evil took root." — Lewyn, Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
  2. "That's right. And with the Aed Shrine falling under Loptyrian jurisdiction, the desert is crawling with dark mages who'll attack without any provocation. It's no wonder people now refer to the Aed Desert as the desert of death." — Lewyn, Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
  3. "Nanna: She left me when I was around 3 to meet up with you in Isaach, but she never came back. I've waited for her to come home ever since...
    Delmud: Mother came for me? But... but I never saw her!
    Nanna: Oh, no! What could've happened to her...
    Delmud: Well, first of all the Aed Desert is no place for anyone to be traveling alone.
    Nanna:Oh, no... Poor mother!
    " — Nanna and Delmud, Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
  4. "I have heard rumors of a secret Loptyrian temple underground in the Aed Desert. They say that the statues of various warriors are kept there. I have even heard that the statues include the captives of the fight in Belhalla from a decade ago." — August, Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Playable characters First gen. AlecArdenAyraAzelleBeowolfBrigidChulainnClaudDeirdreDewEdainErinysEthlynFinnJamkeLachesisLewynLexMidirNaoiseQuanSigurdSilviaTailtiu
Second gen. AltenaAresArthur/AmidCed/HawkCoirpre/CharlotDiarmuid/TristanFebail/AsaelloFee/HerminaFinnHannibalIucharIucharbaJuliaLana/MuirneLarcei/CreidneLeifLene/LayleaLester/DeimneNanna/JeanneOifeyPatty/DaisyScáthach/DalvinSeliphShannanTine/Linda
Non-playable characters First gen. AidaAlvaAnnandArvisAzmurBatuByronCalfCigyunEldiganEthniaEvaEveGrahnyeImcaKurthManananMariccleOifeyLahnaRingShannanTravantVictor
Second gen. AnnaFelipeJakeLewynPalmarch
Bosses First gen. AndreyBeowolfBordeauxChagallCimbaethClementCuvuliDaccarDiMaggioDíthorbaDonovanDuvallElliotEldiganErinysGerrardJacobiJamkeLamiaLombardMacbethMagornMyosMunnirPamelaPapilioPhilipPizareReptorSandimaSlayderVajaWaltzZane
Second gen. AltenaAnguillaArionArvisBanbaBaranBlegBloomBovisBoyceBramselBrianCanisCoulterDagonDanannDistlerDracoEquusEriuFisherFotlaGallusHannibalHaroldHildaIshtarIshtoreIucharIucharbaJavarroJudahJuliaJuliusJuphielKanatzKutuzovLizaMabelManfroyMaykovMengMorriganMuhammadMusMusarOvisOvoPorcusRiddellRobertoRodanSchmidtScipioSimiaTine/LindaTigrisTravantZagam
Background characters BaldrBragiCedDáinnFjalarGairHeimHoðrForsetiLoptousMaeraNagaNálNjörunOdSalamanderThrudUllr
Holy Weapons BalmungForsetiGáe BolgGungnirHelswathLoptousMjölnirMystletainnNagaTyrfingValflameValkyrieYewfelle
Chapters First gen. P: Birth of a Holy Knight • 1: Lady of the Forest • 2: Crisis in Agustria • 3: Eldigan, the Lionheart • 4: Dance in the Skies • 5: Doorway to Destiny
Second gen. 6: Heir of Light • 7: Beyond the Desert • 8: The Wyvern Knights of Thracia • 9: For Whose Sake • 10: Light and DarkE: End of the Holy War
Locations JugdralAed Desert (Dahna) • Agustria (Bragi TowerNordionOrgahil) • Grannvale (BelhallaChalphyDozelEddaFriegeVelthomerYngvi) • Isaach (Tirnanog) • Munster District (ConnachtLeonsterMunsterUlster) • MiletosSilesseThraciaVerdane
Groups, objects and events 12 crusadersAed MassacreBattle of BelhallaChild huntsCross KnightsFall of LeonsterFinal Holy WarHoly BloodHoly WarKnight brigades of GrannvaleLanceritterLoptr Church (DeadlordsLoptrian Empire) • Miracle of DahnaQuintessence
Lists ChaptersCharactersClasses (Class change) • Hidden map eventsItemsScriptsSkillsWeapons
Related topics TreasureGenealogy of the Holy War ExceedŌsawa manga adaptationFujimori manga adaptationSuzuki novelizationHeir of LightName chart • Other games (Mystery of the EmblemThracia 776Awakening) • Timeline