Footsteps of Fate

Footsteps of Fate

Location Plains outside of Bulgar New units Sain, Kent Boss(es) Zugu

“	And now for these knights of Lycia. You were going to share your story with me?	”	— Lyn to Kent and Sain.

Footsteps of Fate (Japanese: 運命の足音 Footsteps of Fate) is the first chapter in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. In this chapter, Lyn learns of her heritage and the player learns about the Weapon Triangle, and terrain advantages.

Plot

Main article: Footsteps of Fate/Script

Stopping by Bulgar for supplies, Lyn and her tactician friend are met by Sain and Kent, two knights of Lycia. After leaving, they are confronted by bandits. Curiously, the bandits know Lyn by the name Lyndis. The two knights assist Lyn in defeating them.

After the battle, Sain and Kent reveal they were searching for Lyn in the first place, to take her back to Lycia at the request of Hausen. They reveal that the bandits were sent by lord Lundgren to kill Lyn and prevent her continued progress towards Caelin. Lyn reminisces about her parents, and how they died shortly after contacting Hausen. She mentions that only her parents called her "Lyndis", a name she shares with her deceased grandmother. She is glad to have some family left. Lyn decides to go and joins with Kent and Sain to return to Caelin.

Beginning log

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.

Chapter data

Character data

Characters
New units
Sain Cavalier HP 19 Inventory -- Level 1 Automatically from the start Kent Cavalier HP 20 Inventory -- Level 1 Automatically from the start
Available characters

Enemy data

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Bandit Brigand 1 2 Iron Axe -- Bandit Brigand 2 2 Iron Axe -- Zugu Brigand 4 1 Iron Axe Does not move.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes

Boss data

Main article: Zugu

Brigand Level 4 Affinity --

Stats Max HP 23 Luck 1 Strength 6 Defense 4 Skill 2 Resistance 0 Speed 4 Constitution 11 Movement 5 Aid 10

Inventory Iron Axe Weapon Levels -- -- D -- -- -- -- --

Strategy

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

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 recieve and 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 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.

This chapter is relatively simple to beat at this stage. Have Kent finish off the weakened brigand to the south and Lyn attack the brigand to the north - if Lyn gets hit, use a vulnerary next turn. For the few next turns, just keep moving your units east towards the enemy to finish them off. Depending on your random-number generation Lyn can kill the boss by herself, but if you want to be safe then attack with Lyn and either Kent or Sain.

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.

Trivia

• This chapter shares its name with the map theme of the prologue chapters from Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon in both English and Japanese.

In other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Footsteps of Fate	--
Spanish	Pasos del destino	Steps of destiny
French	L'empreinte du destin	The imprint of destiny
German	Spuren des Schicksals	Trails of Fate

Gallery

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  Lyn meeting Kent (left) and Sain (right), while the tactician (far right) watches.

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  The chapter's map.

Prototype

Images from the Fire Emblem 0205 and 0219 prototypes.

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  Equivalent CG from the prototype.

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