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This page is about the role of castles as a gameplay mechanic in Genealogy of the Holy War. For their role in every other Fire Emblem series game, see Terrain. For the feature in Fates see My Castle.

Chalphy Castle in the Final Chapter

In Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, the central objective around which gameplay revolves is its castles. Each map has multiple castles, with the goal of the player being to seize all enemy-controlled castles. In addition to castles providing their usual terrain bonuses to units who guard them, they also provide numerous facilities for unit maintenace which in other games are typically found in preparations or bases.

Facilities

Inside Sailane, Chapter 4's home castle

Home castle

In every chapter, the player starts at the chapter's home castle with some or all of their units waiting within it. Units which the player chooses not to use can be left waiting in the home castle, and the player can individually sortie each unit out onto the battlefield with no limitations on how many can be out in the field at a time. Defending the castle is also necessary, if rarely an issue: if an enemy seizes the home castle, it is an automatic Game Over. To this end, the player can station a unit to guard the castle, and the castle is safe until this unit is killed.

Inside the home castle, the player can use numerous administrative facilities to manage their units. In addition to access to the castle town (see below), the player can set a unit to guard the castle and sortie out onto the battlefied. Inside the castle, staves can be used, gold can be exchanged by compatible units, and dances can be performed to serve their usual functions, all of which take up the unit's turn of movement and none of which are limited by range and can reach every unit in the castle. The home castle is the only place in which class change can happen, and the only place in which the Valkyrie Staff can be used to revive a dead unit.

Town

Ced visits Chalphy's town

In all castles other than the home castle, the town is all that is accessible. In the home castle, visiting the town for any length of time won't consume a unit's turn, and can be visited multiple times by the same unit in a single movement turn.

The contents and facilities of all castle towns in a chapter are identical and carried between each other; for example, all castles share the exact same item shop with the exact same finite list of available items, and buying a weapon from one castle in a chapter also causes it to be unavailable in all other castles.

Weapon repair

Portrait blacksmith fe04.png

The weapon repair shop provides a functionality unique to the series: free and near-limitless access to repairing one's weapons when their durability is running out. The fee for repairing a weapon is calculated based on its current remaining uses:

(Worth / total uses) x (total uses - current remaining uses) = Repair cost
Example: The Brave Lance has 50 uses and is worth 8,000G. Suppose it was repaired with only 12 uses remaining; the price of the repair would be calculated thus:
(8,000 / 50) x (50 - 12) = 6,080
Thus, the fee to repair the Brave Lance is 6,080G.

Pawn shop

The pawn shop is the only means for units to do anything resembling swapping their items between each other. Units can sell any of their items to the pawn shop for half the weapon's worth, placing them in a communal storage box; from there, any unit can buy the item back for its full worth (or equivalent; the price decreases as the weapon's durability lowers) to obtain it for themselves.

Item storage

Main article: Supply convoy
Portrait anna fe04.png

The item storage system provides a personal storage box for a unit's items. Unlike the supply convoy of other games, the storage system is not communal and items cannot be exchanged between units in it. The storage system is administered by Anna, marking her primary appearance in Genealogy of the Holy War.

Arena

Main article: Arena
Portrait fightmonger fe04.png

In a variation on the usual arena, each chapter of Genealogy of the Holy War provides a set of seven arena opponents of increasing difficulty. At any castle town, a unit can challenge this arena for gold rewards and comparatively easy experience gain.

Augury

Portrait augur fe04.png

The augury's services are concerned with providing information about individual units. He can provide information on the visiting unit's love status, their win/loss record (excluding arena matches) and, in the second generation, the identities of the unit's parents.

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0 - 199 "You've yet to find one to capture your heart."
200 - 299 "You've had (unit for whom they have the most love points) dwelling on your mind as of late."
300 - 399 "(unit for whom they have the most love points) has taken your fancy as of late."
400 - 499 "You're well and truly in love with (unit for whom they have the most love points)."
style="Template:Roundbl; border:none; background-color:#222222"| 500 style="Template:Roundbr; border:none; background-color:#222222"| "You and (lover) are bound in holy matrimony!"

Vendor

Main article: Vendor (shop)
Portrait armorer fe04.png

The vendor allows purchase of weapons, staves and occasionally ring items. Unlike most other item shops in the rest of the series, these item shops have only one of each item in stock and further instances cannot be bought from that shop, unless they explicitly list a multiple instance of a given item as available.

List of castles by chapter


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Prologue: Birth of a Holy Knight

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Chalphy Player (Home) 4 Arden --
Jungby Partner 1 Midayle Seized by the enemy at the start of the turn 1 Enemy Phase.
Enemy 0 DiMaggio*
Evans Enemy 32 Gerrard Army originally led by Gandolf, who leaves at the beginning of the turn 1 Enemy Phase after seizing Jungby.
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Chapter 1: Lady of the Forest

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Evans Player (Home) 4 -- --
Nordion Neutral 1 -- The Nordion army does not emerge until Genoa has been seized.
Partner 9 Eldigan*
Genoa Enemy 17 Kinbois* --
Marpha Enemy 21 Gandolf The Marpha army emerges at the beginning of Turn 2.
Verdane Enemy 2 -- 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.
23 Sandima
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Chapter 2: Crisis in Agustria

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Evans Player (Home) 15* -- --
Nordion Partner 4 Lachesis --
Heirhein Enemy 26 Bordeaux --
Anphony Neutral 7 -- Seven neutral units (four Brigands, two Lance Knights and a Duke Knight) are deployed at the beginning of turn 2. Anphony becomes an enemy castle and the rest of its army is deployed the turn after Heirhein has been seized.
Enemy 31 Macbeth
Mackily Neutral 2 -- Two neutral Knights are deployed at the beginning of Turn 2. Mackily becomes an enemy castle and the rest of its army is deployed the turn after Anphony has been seized.
Enemy 18 Clement
Agusty Enemy 0 -- The Agusty army is deployed the turn after Mackily has been seized.
37 Chagall
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Chapter 3: Eldigan, the Lionheart

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Agusty Player (Home) 21* -- --
Madino Enemy 39 Jacoban --
Silvail Neutral 3 -- Initially, three neutral Armored Lance units are guarding Silvail. Silvail becomes an enemy castle and the rest of its army is deployed the turn after Madino has been seized.
Enemy 39 Chagall
Orgahil Enemy 6 -- The Orgahil army initially consists only of six Pirates roaming the map. The rest of the army emerges after Silvail has been seized.
46 Duvall
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Chapter 4: Dance in the Skies

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Sailane Player (Home) 21* -- --
Thove Enemy 45 Maios --
Silesse Neutral 1 -- Initially, a lone Wind Mage guards the bridgle to Silesse Castle. When Thove is seized, the still neutral Silesse deploys Mahnya's Pegasus Knight squad, but they are killed by Zaxon's forces. Silesse is then seized by the enemy. When Sigurd's army draws near the castle, enemy soldiers are deployed to protect it, but they are associated with Zaxon, not Silesse.
13 Mahnya*
Enemy 0 Donovan*
Zaxon Enemy 41+9 Daccar After Thove has been seized, Zaxon will deploy Daccar, three Generals, and Pamela and her squad (16 overall). The next turn Andorey and his Beige Ritter will join in, but leave as soon as they seize Silesse. Six Fighters and two Wind Mages will then appear, along with Lamia and her squad. When Sigurd's army draws near Silesse, Donovan will appear along with six more enemy units.
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Chapter 5: Doorway to Destiny

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Zaxon Player (Home) 20* -- --
Lubeck Enemy 47 Langobalt Seizing Lubeck causes the ramparts just south to be lowered.
Phinora Enemy 4 Vaha • The Phinora army appears once Lubeck has been seized.
• Seizing Phinora causes the Leonster army to be defeated and the rampart south of Velthomer to be lowered.
Velthomer Enemy 6+6 -- The Velthomer army appears once Lubeck has been seized; an additional 6 units appear upon seizing Phinora.
• The army becomes neutral upon passing the rampart.
Neutral 13 Aida
Friege Enemy 18 Reptor • The Friege army appears once Phinora is seized.
• Killing Reptor causes the Friege army to rout.
Belhalla Neutral 0 -- --
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Chapter 6: Heir of Light

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Tirnanog Player (Home) 4 -- --
Ganeshire Enemy 24 Harold --
Sophara Neutral 11 Sophara The army becomes an enemy after Ganeishire is seized, and becomes a partner if Johalva is recruited.
Enemy
Partner 10
Isaach Neutral 11 Isaach The army becomes an enemy after Ganeishire is seized, and becomes a partner if Johan is recruited.
Enemy
Partner 10
Rivough Enemy 6+12 Danan An additional 12 units appear once Ganeishire has been seized.
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Chapter 7: Beyond the Desert

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Rivough Player (Home) 16 Seliph --
Yied 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 Yied 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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Chapter 8: The Dracoknights of Thracia

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Alster Player (Home) 19 -- --
Leonster Leif Leif, Finn and Nanna/Janne are deployed here at the chapter's beginning.
Conote Enemy 41 Bloom Two more units are deployed in later turns: Faval/Asaello in turn 3, and Ishtar in turn 5.
Manster Enemy 0 -- The turn after Conote has been seized, Manster becomes a partner castle, Ced/Hawk set up to guard it, and six partner Civilians emerge.
Partner 7 Ced/Hawk
Meath Enemy 0 -- The Meath army is deployed after Conote has been seized.
37 Maykov
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Chapter 9: For Whose Sake

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Meath Player (Home) 21 -- --
Kapathogia Enemy 19 Hannibal • The caslte is seized upon recruiting Hannibal.
• Seizing Kapathogia causes the ramparts to the northwest and near Grutia to be lowered.
Luthecia Enemy 5 Distler --
Grutia Enemy 0 -- The Grutia army emerges after Kapathogia has been seized.
• Seizing Grutia Caslte causes the rampart east of the castle to be lowered.
9 Judah
Thracia Enemy 10 Altena The first group is deployed at the chapter's start under Altena's command. Travant and Areone's groups deploy at the start of the enemy phase after seizing Grutia.
37 Travant/Areone
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Chapter 10: Light and Dark

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Peruluke Player (Home) 23 -- --
Chronos Enemy 16 Hilda The rampart leading to Miletos is lowered when Chronos and Rados are seized.
Rados Enemy 19 Morrigan The rampart leading to Miletos is lowered when Chronos and Rados are seized.
Miletos Enemy 5 -- • The Miletos army emerges once Chronos and Rados are seized.
• The bridge connecting Miletos to Chalphy is raised once Miletos is seized.
25 Zagam
Chalphy Enemy 0 -- Julius and Ishtar emerge once Chronos and Rados have been seized; the army appears once Miletos has been seized.
2 Julius
36 Arvis
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Final Chapter: The Final Holy War

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Chalphy Player (Home) 23 -- --
Edda Enemy 39 Juphiel The ramparts northwest of Chalphy and Edda castles are lowered upon seizing Edda.
Dozel Enemy 8 -- • The Dozel army appears once Edda has been seized.
• The rampart south of Friege is lowered upon seizing Dozel
29 Burian
Friege Enemy 0 -- The Friege army emerges after Dozel has been seized.
• The two ramparts east of Friege Castle are lowered once Friege is seized.
19 Hilda
Velthomer Enemy 0 -- • The Velthomer army appears once Friege has been seized.
7 Manfroy
Belhalla Enemy 0 -- The Loptyrians emerge once Dozel has been seized; the Belhalla army emerges once Friege is seized.
6 --
30 Julius
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See also

Game mechanics
Out-of-battle management Base (BarracksBase CampBase conversationEveryone's ConditionsExpeditionGarreg Mach Monastery (Abyss) • My CastleSomniel) • Bonus experienceDungeonsGameplay modes (DifficultyCreature CampaignNew Game +) • GoldLessonsMila ShrinesPeddlerPreparationsRenownShopping (ArmoryBargainsForgeItem shopMerchantOnline shopSecret shop) • Supply convoyWorld map
Battles and chapters ArenaBattle saveBossCastleChapter (Alternate routeParalogueSide quest) • ChestCombat forecastEvent tilesHidden treasureObjectivesReinforcementSkirmishTerrain (Hazards) • Turn (Turn rewind) • Weather (Fog of war) • Village
Stats Units ActionAffinityAuthorityBiorhythmCharmClass (Class masteryClass relative powerUnit type) • Constitution (Aid) • DefenseExperienceFollow-up critical multiplierGrowth rateHit pointHoly BloodInventoryLevelLuckMagicMovementProficiencyResistanceSkillSpeedStrengthWeapon levelWeight
Weapons Brave weaponCritical rateDurabilityHitKill bonusMightPersonal weaponsRangeWeapon experienceWeapon levelWeightWorth
Unit mechanics and commands AdjutantAttack (Counterattack) • Auto-BattleBattalion (Gambit) • CantoChain attackChain GuardClass change (Reclass) • Combat artCrestsDance (GaldrarPlaySing) • Death (Decoy) • DismountDragon VeinEmblem RingsFatigueInventoryLaguz transformationLove (JealousyInheritance) • Pair UpRallyRecruitmentRescue (Capture) • Skills (Offensive skill) • SmashStaggering BlowStatus effectsSupportTalkTradeUnit (AvatarBond unitsBonus unitEinherjarLoan unitPrisonerReplacement unitSubstitute character) • Visit
Calculations AttackAttack speedAvoidBonus damageCritical hit (Combination bonusDodgeTriangle Attack) • Hit rate (True hit) • Random number generatorWeapon triangle (Trinity of magic)
Connectivity amiiboData transferDouble DuelDownloadable contentLink ArenaMultiplayer battleOnline shopSpotPassStreetPass
Other BarrierBirthdayClass rollGlitchesMultiple endingsRankingsSound RoomTactician bonus
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