7,181
edits
| Site News |
|---|
| Warning: This wiki contains spoilers. Read at your own risk! Social media: If you would like, please join our Discord server, and/or follow us on X (Twitter) or Tumblr! |
Forneus: Difference between revisions
From Fire Emblem Wiki, your source on Fire Emblem information. By fans, for fans.
→Biography
m (Text replacement - "==Etymology==" to "==Etymology and other languages==") |
Infernape612 (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Forneus was an esteemed Alchemist living in [[Thabes]]<ref>{{cite|In Thabes lived an alchemist named Forneus, much praised for his genius.|Message left in Thabes|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}</ref> long ago. He initially conducted his studies with the blessings of the Thabean Senate. Forneus studied the thanatophages, a species of insect,<ref name=deathmask>{{cite| The critical component in the death mask is a particular shelled insect. I have come to call these marvels of nature thanatophages. Placed on a cadaver, thanatophages set down roots and assert control.|Notes left behind by Forneus|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}</ref> eventually creating an invention he dubbed a "death mask".<ref name=deathmask></ref> His desire was to create controllable undead as well as a "perfect life form".<ref>{{cite|The first was how to wake the dead and control them as his army. The second was the creation of a singular, perfect being.|Message left by the Thabean Senate|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}</ref> | Forneus was an esteemed Alchemist living in [[Thabes]]<ref>{{cite|In Thabes lived an alchemist named Forneus, much praised for his genius.|Message left in Thabes|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}</ref> long ago. After the death of his beloved wife, he became obsessed with raising the dead back to life. He initially conducted his studies with the blessings of the Thabean Senate. Forneus studied the thanatophages, a species of insect,<ref name=deathmask>{{cite| The critical component in the death mask is a particular shelled insect. I have come to call these marvels of nature thanatophages. Placed on a cadaver, thanatophages set down roots and assert control.|Notes left behind by Forneus|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}</ref> eventually creating an invention he dubbed a "death mask".<ref name=deathmask></ref> His desire was to create controllable undead as well as a "perfect life form".<ref>{{cite|The first was how to wake the dead and control them as his army. The second was the creation of a singular, perfect being.|Message left by the Thabean Senate|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}</ref> | ||
Eventually, however, the Senate became concerned with Forneus's activities, and sent messengers, then later soldiers, to stop him, though none returned. The Senate accepted the people they sent as lost, and sealed Forneus within his workshop with the [[Sage's Shield]].<ref>{{Cite|Thus, the Council chose to seal Forneus's workshop with him inside it. The seal they used was made to last until the city crumbled to sand. Here lies sealed the workshop of the demon alchemist Forneus.|Message left by the Thabean Senate|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}</ref> | Eventually, however, the Senate became concerned with Forneus's activities, and sent messengers, then later soldiers, to stop him, though none returned. The Senate accepted the people they sent as lost, and sealed Forneus within his workshop with the [[Sage's Shield]].<ref>{{Cite|Thus, the Council chose to seal Forneus's workshop with him inside it. The seal they used was made to last until the city crumbled to sand. Here lies sealed the workshop of the demon alchemist Forneus.|Message left by the Thabean Senate|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}</ref> | ||
