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Distant Blade
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Distant Blade (Japanese: 後背の刃 Blade of the Hinterlands) is the ninth chapter of Eirika's route in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.
Plot
- Main article:
Distant Blade/Script
As Eirika makes her way towards Rausten, Emperor Vigarde relays new orders to his generals in Grado Keep. Vigarde sends Glen to capture Eirika and Valter to Ephraim; Caellach to destroy the Sacred Stone of Jehanna and Riev to destroy Rausten's stone; and Duessel to fight Ephraim and Frelia. Vigarde tells Selena to await further orders in the capital.
Outside of Port Kiris in Carcino, Tana catches Eirika and asks to join her army. Eirika initially refuses, but acquiesces when Tana insists.
Once at Port Kiris, Seth ensures Eirika remembers the fake identity they agreed she would use to avoid enemies of Renais. Before they can seek a ship to their destination, Eirika notices L'Arachel nearby; Eirika approaches and greets her. L'arachel offers Eirika a pastry, but explains that ships are afraid to set sail for fear of a "giant ghost ship" in the waters. L'arachel suggests that Eirika instead pass through the longer overland route to reach Rausten, before departing for Rausten with Dozla and Rennac. After they leave, Eirika is approached by a mercenary by the name of Binks; he asks if she is Princess Eirika of Renais, and intends to capture her for a bounty.
During the battle, reinforcements from Grado appear on the battlefield; among their ranks is a fresh recruit named Amelia. Franz or Eirika can approach Amelia, and will assume she is a citizen and attempt to get her to safety; Amelia corrects them, but is persuaded to join them when she no longer believes what Grado has said about Eirika's character. Alternately, the Grado soldiers—with Amelia in tow—will leave the battle when the mercenaries are not winning definitively.
Once the mercenaries are routed, Seth corners one of the remaining mercenaries and interrogates him; the mercenary states that Pablo, one of the members of the Carcino Council of Elders, hired him. Eirika realizes that Innes is in danger as he was going to pass through Carcino to reach Jehanna. Then, a messenger arrives to inform Eirika that Innes has been trapped by Carcino's forces in a siege; Eirika sends the messenger to Frelia and assures them that she will save the prince herself. If the player visited each of the villages, Rennac—one of L'Arachel's attendants—approaches Eirika; he asks if L'Arachel and Dozla have left, and rejoices when Eirika confirms they have.
Chapter data
Easy/Normal Difficult
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Character data
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Available characters
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Item data
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Shop data
Armory (NTSC-J) Armory (NTSC-U/PAL) Vendor (NTSC-J) Vendor (NTSC-U/PAL)
Name | Cost | |
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Iron Sword | 460 | |
Steel Sword | 600 | |
Iron Blade | 980 | |
Iron Lance | 360 | |
Steel Lance | 480 | |
Javelin | 400 | |
Iron Axe | 270 | |
Steel Axe | 360 | |
Hand Axe | 300 | |
Iron Bow | 540 | |
Steel Bow | 720 |
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.
Easy Normal Difficult
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Reinforcements
- Turn 2
- 1 Pirate from the northwest corner of the map
- Turn 3
- Turn 4
- Turn 5
- 1 Fighter with a Steel Axe from northeast of the vendor (Difficult only)
- 1 Mage with Elfire from southwest of the boss
- 1 Mage with Fire from southwest of the boss
- 3 Soldiers from the southwest corner of the map
- Amelia from the southwest corner of the map
- 1 Fighter with an Iron Axe and a Hand Axe from northeast of the vendor (Difficult only)
Boss 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.
- Main article:
Binks
Easy/Normal Difficult
Strategy
This section details unofficial strategies that may help with completion of the chapter. This may not work for everybody. |
This section has been marked as a stub. Please help improve the page by adding information.
Note: Move Franz to the lower left-hand side of the map quickly in order to get Amelia. For this chapter, you will want to have trained a strong sword or axe user (a lance user is only useful if he switches to his bow) in order to defeat Binks.
First, push your units (mounted units are very useful in this chapter) through the enemies. Seth, Forde, Franz, and Kyle should all push through, with Gilliam, Joshua, or Ross close behind. Have Tana and/or Vanessa serve as backup units (if Vanessa is promoted, use her alongside Seth). Proceed to Amelia WITH CAUTION (she WILL attack anyone who comes too close-- this is bad for her because she is weak at the beginning). Let Franz handle her (or Eirika- Franz is easier to push with however). Afterward, head over to Binks and kill him with a well-trained unit. You'll want to kill him in one or two turns because: a. Magic units can be killed very easily by his bow. b. He has a Killer Axe, which can (and likely will) kill most units. Avoid using a lance-locked character unless he is switched to his bow. Note that Amelia can do nothing to him.
Trivia
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Distant Blade |
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Japanese |
後背の刃 |
Blade of the Hinterlands |
Spanish |
Mal puerto |
Wrong Harbor |
French |
Lame distante |
Distant Blade |
German |
Ferne Klinge |
Distant Blade |
Italian |
Una lama lontana |
Distant Blade |
Gallery
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← A New Journey • | Distant Blade | • Revolt at Carcino → |
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