Footsteps of Fate: Difference between revisions

|location=Plains outside of Bulgar

'''Footsteps of Fate''' (Japanese: {{hover|運命の足音|Unmei no ashioto}} ''Footsteps of Fate'') is the first chapter in {{FE7}}. In this chapter, Lyn learns of her heritage and the player learns about the [[Weapon Triangle]], and terrain advantages.

[[File:Cg fe07 02.png|thumb|right|[[Kent]] and [[Sain]] formally introduce themselves to [[Lyn]] and the [[Tactician (The Blazing Blade)|Tactician]].]]

[[Lyn]] and the [[Tactician (The Blazing Blade)|Tactician]] stop by [[Bulgar]] to stock up for their journey, and briefly make conversation with two knights of [[Caelin]]: the flirtatious [[Sain]] and the serious [[Kent]]. Outside of Bulgar, Lyn and the Tactician are accosted by bandits, whose leader [[Zugu]] refers to her by the name Lyndis. The two are reinforced by Sain and Kent, and together they rout the bandits.

Once the group has routed the bandits, Sain and Kent relay the details of their mission to Lyn. The knights were tasked to find the daughter of Lady [[Madelyn]] of Caelin who eloped with a [[nomad]] of Sacae nineteen years ago. [[Hausen|Marquess Hausen]] initially disowned Madelyn for her actions, but after receiving a letter from Madelyn detailing her life and her daughter, who bears the name of his deceased wife, Lyndis, Hausen wanted to meet his daughter’s family at least once, hence why Kent and Sain are in Sacae. Kent confirms that Lyn is indeed Madelyn’s daughter as they bear the same eyes and Lyn was always called “Lyndis” in private with her parents. 

Lyn is initially overjoyed to still have some family alive but soon remembers that Zugu called her Lyndis too. Kent then informs Lyn that the bandits were most likely sent by [[Lundgren]] - the next in line to inherit the title of Marquess Caelin - to kill her and prevent her from challenging his right to the throne. Despite Lyn’s assertions that she has no interest in becoming Marchioness of Caelin, Sain speculates that Lundgren will not believe such assertions and will continue to make attempts on her life. Lyn, not wanting to reject an opportunity to meet the last of her living family, decides to make for Caelin with Kent, Sain, and the Tactician accompanying her.  

The apprentice tactician Mark and the young swordfighter [[Lyn]]. A strange pair on an even stranger journey. To prepare for the long road ahead, they go to [[Bulgar]], the commercial center of [[Sacae]]. Unbeknownst to Lyn, she will discover something that will alter her life forever.

|defeat=Lyn dies

|newunits=2

|portrait=[[File:Portrait sain fe07.png]]

|recruitment method=Automatically from the start

|portrait=[[File:Portrait kent fe07.png]]

|recruitment method=Automatically from the start

|game#=07

|return1=lyn

{{ChapEnemies

|platform=gba

|name1=Bandit

|class1=Brigand

|lv1=1

|#1=2

|inventory1={{Item|7|Iron Axe}}

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|name2=Bandit

|class2=Brigand

|lv2=2

|#2=2

|inventory2={{{Item|7|Iron Axe}}

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|nameb=[[Zugu]]

|classb=Brigand

|lvb=4

|inventoryb={{Item|7|Iron Axe}}

|notesb=Does not move.

In normal mode, this chapter will be partially scripted - guiding the player through the first few turns while explaining more mechanics of the game. On the first turn, [[Sain]] will attack the nearest [[brigand]] with an [[Iron Lance]], miss his attack, and then get hit. Then Sain will receive an [[Iron Sword]], [[Kent]] will attack the brigand, the game will explain the [[weapon triangle]], and [[Lyn]] will kill the brigand. On the second turn, Sain will attack another brigand using an iron sword and miss again - the game will then explain how [[terrain]] affects combat and that units in a forest are harder to hit. Kent will then attack the brigand, leaving it wounded but alive, and Lyn will move forward on to a forest tile. On the third turn, the game will introduce the player to [[Trade|trading]] by having Sain move next to Lyn, trade a [[vulnerary]], and consuming it to regain health points. After this point, the tutorial ends and the player is given control of the game.

In hard mode, this chapter is no longer scripted and Sain will not receive an Iron Sword. The level is still simple enough to beat, but you will primarily be using Kent and Lyn to attack. There will be the same number of enemy units, but the chapter may take longer to beat.

== In other languages ==

|jap-name={{hover|運命の足音|Unmei no ashioto}}

|jap-mean=Footsteps of Fate

|fren-mean=The imprint of destiny  

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Cg fe07 02.png|[[Lyn]] meeting [[Kent]] (left) and [[Sain]] (right), while the [[Tactician (The Blazing Blade)|tactician]] (far right) watches.

:<small>Images from the ''Fire Emblem'' [[Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade prototype build 0205|0205]] and [[Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade prototype build 0219|0219]] prototypes.</small>