Breath of Destiny

This article is about the chapter of The Binding Blade. For the Tempest Trial from Heroes, see Tempest Trials/Additional data (page 1) § Breath of Destiny.

Breath of Destiny (Japanese: 運命の息吹 Breath of Destiny) is the first chapter in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. In this chapter, the game's main character, Roy, must defend his home march from the attack of a group of bandits. It serves as an introduction to the game's basic mechanics, such as seizing, direct and indirect attack, and movement.

Breath of Destiny

Location Castle Pherae and surroundings New units Roy, Marcus, Alen, Lance, Wolt, Bors Boss(es) Damas Next chapter(s) Princess of Bern

“	Lord Roy! Bandits have appeared and are attacking the castle as we speak!	”	— Lance, to Roy

Plot

Main article: Breath of Destiny/Script

A thousand years ago, there was a great war between humans and dragons called the Scouring. Since then, the continent of Elibe has become dominated by humans, and currently, it is divided into several nations. The two strongest nations are the western Etruria and the eastern Bern, while the less powerful ones are the southern Lycia, the snow-covered northern mountains of Ilia, and the north-eastern plains of Sacae. Recently, King Zephiel of Bern launched an invasion to conquer the entire continent, and he has already conquered Sacae and Ilia, now setting his eyes upon Lycia.

In Lycia, Roy of Pherae is called back to his land from Ostia by his father Eliwood, because Eliwood is ill and somebody must lead the territory's defense. Lilina, the daughter of Lord Hector of Ostia, is currently in Pherae on a visit to Eliwood, so Roy takes with him an Ostian knight named Bors, who is responsible for Lilina's safety.

When Roy gets back to Pherae, he finds it beset by bandits led by Damas. Eliwood and Lilina had hidden in the castle, and even though Lilina wants to fight the bandits, Eliwood forbids her. He asks Merlinus to send a messenger to Roy, and Merlinus sends Lance, who meets with Roy near the southern village and informs him about the situation. Roy decides to take down the bandits and retake the castle, and so he rushes into battle alongside Marcus, Wolt, Allen and Lance.

The battle begins, and once Roy defeats the bandits, he meets with Eliwood and Lilina. Eliwood tells him that he is to take over Eliwood's role as acting Marquess of Pherae, because Eliwood is ill and someone needs to lead Pherae's army in the defense of Lycia. Lilina once again offers to help, but Eliwood tells her to go back to Ostia and rule as marchioness in Hector's stead, because Hector is preparing for battle with Bern and Ostia needs a ruler.

Chapter data

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Seize the castle gate	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Roy dies	6	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	14	{{{third}}}

Character data

Characters
New units
Roy Lord HP 18 Inventory Rapier Vulnerary Level 1 Automatically from turn 1 Marcus Paladin HP 32 Inventory Iron Sword Silver Lance Level 1 Automatically from turn 1 Alen Cavalier HP 21 Inventory Iron Sword Iron Lance Level 1 Automatically from turn 1 Bors Knight HP 20 Inventory Iron Lance Vulnerary Level 1 Automatically from turn 1 Wolt Archer HP 18 Inventory Iron Bow Vulnerary Level 1 Automatically from turn 1 Lance Cavalier HP 20 Inventory Iron Sword Javelin Vulnerary Level 1 Automatically from turn 1
Available characters
None

Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method 5,000G Visit village

Enemy data

Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range, representing stats that vary due to random growths. The figures to the left and right of the ~ are the stat's minimum and maximum possible values respectively.

Normal Hard

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Bandit Archer 1 2 18 4 3 3 0 3 0 7 5 Iron Bow The northwest one begins moving if he can attack a unit within two turns. Damas Fighter 5 1 28 9 5 5 0 4 0 11 5 Steel Axe Moves onto the gate on turn 1, then does not move. Bandit Fighter 1 10 20 5 2 4 0 2 0 11 5 Iron Axe • The northwest one begins moving if he can attack a unit within two turns. • The three southeast of Damas and the two nearest him move to attack units unprovoked. Bandit Brigand 1 1 20 5 1 5 0 3 0 12 5 Iron Axe Moves to raid the village, then moves to attack units unprovoked.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Bandit Archer 1 2 22~26 6~8 5~7 5~7 2~4 3~5 0~2 7 5 Iron Bow The northwest one begins moving if he can attack a unit within two turns. Damas Fighter 5 1 32~36 11~15 7~9 8~10 0~2 4~6 0~2 11 5 Steel Axe Moves onto the gate on turn 1, then does not move. Bandit Fighter 1 10 24~28 7~11 4~6 6~8 0~2 2~4 0~2 11 5 Iron Axe • The northwest one begins moving if he can attack a unit within two turns. • The three southeast of Damas and the two nearest him move to attack units unprovoked. Bandit Brigand 1 1 24~28 7~11 3~5 5~7 0~2 3~5 0~2 12 5 Iron Axe Moves to raid the village, then moves to attack units unprovoked.

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Boss data

Main article: Damas

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Normal Hard

Fighter Level 5

Stats Max HP 28 Luck 0 Strength 9 Defense 4 Skill 5 Resistance 0 Speed 6 Constitution 11 Movement 5 Aid 10

Inventory Steel Axe Weapon Levels ✗ ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Fighter Level 5

Stats Max HP 32~36 Luck 0~2 Strength 11~15 Defense 4~6 Skill 7~9 Resistance 0~2 Speed 8~10 Constitution 11 Movement 5 Aid 10

Inventory Steel Axe Weapon Levels ✗ ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

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Strategy

This section details unofficial strategies that may help with completion of the chapter. This may not work for everybody.

The first chapter in The Binding Blade can prove a challenge if the player is overconfident. In the first playthrough, it is recommended to act slower, or the enemies can swarm a unit and defeat him. Besides, reinforcements in The Binding Blade appear at the beginning of the enemy turn, fresh to attack.

At the beginning, the only units who can attack twice in a turn are Marcus and Lance. On Normal mode, it is recommended to give Marcus's Iron Sword to Roy; the player should reserve Roy's rapier for armored or mounted bosses. Nevertheless, there is no need to train the lord immediately; depending on the playthrough, Roy will have 21 to 27 chapters for training before being promoted, so there is enough time. On Hard, however, Marcus can use the Iron Sword to cripple enemy axe units and leave them easy pickings for your unpromoted units. Do not be afraid to use Marcus on Hard, as he is the only unit capable of surviving prolonged combat in your group right now.

Wolt and Lance can attack the enemies with their iron bow and javelin and make some damage; Alen is the strongest of the unpromoted units, but even he can fall prey to the enemies if they attack him in mass. If any unit receives damage, there are four vulneraries; the player should not hesitate on using them, as almost all characters can resist only three hits.

If the player does not care too much for turn count, they can make a chokepoint near the starting point, between the water and the cliff. This is highly recommended for beginners and players who are not confident on their luck. In the meantime, the village can be visited by a unit who is not fighting. The reward is 5,000 gold, which is extremely useful, as Roy's army begins with no money of their own.

The boss hits hard and has a decent amount of HP; the player should attack him only with swords to ensure they hit. Once the boss is killed, Roy can conquer the castle and end the chapter.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Breath of Destiny	Used in the Tempest Trial named after this chapter, and in leftover text from the data transfer menu in the English version of The Blazing Blade.
English (unofficial)	Dawn of Destiny	Used in the fan translation.
Japanese	運命の息吹	Breath of Destiny
Spanish	Aliento del destino	Breath of destiny
French	Vent du destin	Wind of destiny
German	Schicksalsatem	Destiny's Breath
Italian	Soffio del destino	Breath of destiny
Portuguese (Brazil)	Sopro do destino	Breath of destiny
Traditional Chinese	命運之氣息	Breath of destiny

Gallery

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  The Map of the chapter.

References

	Breath of Destiny	• Princess of Bern →