The Gates of Leonster

The Gates of Leonster

Location Leonster New units Misha, Sara Boss(es) Nikalaf Previous chapter(s) Norden Line Next chapter(s) The Liberation of Leonster

“	This could be difficult, prince. The enemy's formation is near flawless.	”	— August to Leif

The Gates of Leonster (Japanese: レンスターゲイト Lenster Gate) is the seventeenth chapter of Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. This is the second of two chapters on the "A" route; in order to play this chapter, Leif must have headed west towards Fort Norden in Chapter 15.

Plot

Main article: The Gates of Leonster/Script

Imperial generals Gustaf and Nikalaf discuss their strategy for the upcoming battle, as well as Kempf's failure at Fort Norden. Gustaf mentions that the great tactician Saias will join the battle, and the two men center their strategy around Saias's arrival - once the bishop is on the battlefield, they will go on the offensive. Then, Nikalaf confirms his strategy with the leader of his Silessian mercenaries, Misha. He also asks her if she is fighting for the Empire because Sigurd killed her mother during the civil war, but she says no and claims she fights for the starving children in Silesse. She then takes her position, and the battle begins.

During the battle, Saias eventually arrives, and once he does, the Imperial forces launch an assault. In response to Saias's arrival, Dryas panics and tries to order a retreat. He then explains to Leif that Saias is an excellent tactician who is the son of Aida and was raised in a Bragian monastery. Soon after Saias, Mueller appears from behind Leif's lines with reinforcements, and he talks to a soldier of his about the fact Reinhardt left for Connacht alongside Princess Ishtar, which will make the battle harder.

Not long after Mueller's arrival, Ishtar and Reinhardt enter the battlefield to talk to Saias. Ishtar informs Saias that Prince Julius is sick and begs for Saias to help him. Saias wonders why she is not asking the Loptian Order for help instead, but Ishtar categorically refuses and once again urges Saias to go. Saias ultimately caves in and leaves the battlefield.

If the western church is visited during the battle, Sara appears before the visitor and joins the Liberation Army against the resident bishop's wishes.

Once the battle ends, Leif and his advisors prepare to storm Leonster's interior, which is being defended by Marquess Gustaf, King Bloom's right-hand man. If Misha was captured during the battle, Leif talks to her alongside his advisors and Karin. They make Misha aware of the Empire's child hunts, and convince her that turning on the Empire will help protect Silessian children. Misha mulls it over and eventually joins Leif's army.

Chapter data

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Seize the throne	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Leif dies	16+1	{{{partner}}}	8+6	38+22	{{{third}}}

Units are arranged based on their position in deployment order after Leif.

When Saias appears on turn 10, a three-tile bridge west of the block of armored knights (column 21, rows 18–20) appears. When Saias leaves on turn 15, the east-most bridge (columns 28 and 29, row 16) disappears and becomes water. When a unit acts in front of the wall to the gate (column 28, row 6), it opens to allow access to the gate.

Character data

Characters
New units
Sara Cleric HP 14 Inventory Silence Level 7 Visit the church Misha Pegasus Knight HP 28 Inventory Ridersbane Wind Sword Vulnerary Level 4 NPC, talk to with Karin, capture and hold her until the end of the chapter, and Karin is alive at the end of the chapter
Required characters
Available characters

Note: Because mounted units cannot be captured, Misha must but be put to sleep with a Sleep staff or Sleep Sword in order to capture and recruit her.

Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method Rescue Visit left western house Warp Visit right western house Magic Ring Visit left eastern house Pure Water Visit right eastern house

Shop data

Armories and vendors

Swords Lances Axes Bows Tomes Staves Items Secret

None

	Name	Cost
	Iron Lance	2,200
	Steel Lance	3,200
	Slim Lance	2,000
	Silver Lance	4,000

None

None

None

	Name	Cost
	Heal	2,200
	Mend	2,300

	Name	Cost
	Vulnerary	600
	Antitoxin	1,500

None

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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.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Friege Ballista 10 3 20~32 4~16 0~12 3~15 0~12 0~3 5~17 6~18 0 Ballista Authority: Nikalaf Friege Axe Armor 15 2 20~37 4~20 0~17 0~17 0~17 0~17 8~20 9~20 5~6 Killer Axe • Vulnerary Authority: Nikalaf Moves to attack units in range. Nikalaf General 20 1 54 15 4 12 8 13 15 20 6 Master Axe • Killer Axe • Vulnerary Authority: ★★★★★ Does not move; stands on the gate, the chapter's seize point. Friege Bishop 6 1 20~28 0~8 5~13 2~10 2~10 0~8 1~9 4~12 5~6 Physic • Elfire • Meteor Authority: Nikalaf Does not move. Friege Bishop 6 1 20~28 0~8 5~13 2~10 2~10 0~8 1~9 4~12 5~6 Physic • Thoron • Bolting Authority: Nikalaf Does not move. Friege Sword Armor 16 5 45 12 3 4 3 5 12 14 5 Long Sword • Vulnerary Authority: Nikalaf Action: ★ • Moves to attack units in range. • Begins moving unprovoked on turn 10. Friege Axe Armor 14 5 42 12 4 3 2 5 12 15 5 Battle Axe • Vulnerary Authority: Nikalaf Action: ★ • Moves to attack units in range. • Begins moving unprovoked on turn 10. Friege Lance Armor 12 5 40 12 4 4 3 5 10 12 5 Javelin • Vulnerary Authority: Nikalaf • Moves to attack units in range. • Begins moving unprovoked on turn 10. Moore Dark Bishop 12 1 50 3 17 14 15 8 10 12 6 Jormungand • Fenrir • Fortify • Warp -- Loptrian Dark Mage 10 5 24~36 0~12 5~17 4~16 3~15 0~12 4~16 5~17 6~7 Jormungand Authority: Moore Friege Sword Armor 15 4 20~37 4~20 0~17 0~17 0~17 0~17 8~20 9~20 5~6 Great Sword Authority: Nikalaf Moves to attack units in range; otherwise moves randomly. Friege Soldier 10 5 20~32 3~15 0~12 0~12 0~12 0~12 1~13 6~18 5~6 Javelin Authority: Nikalaf Moves to attack units in range.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Saias High Priest 12 1 23 0 18 16 12 5 4 5 7 Sleep • Fortify Nihil • Immortal* Authority: Nikalaf; ★★★★★★★★★★ Action: ★★★ • Cannot be captured. • Does not move. • Leaves the map on turn 15. Loptrian Dark Mage 5 10 24~31 0~7 5~12 4~11 3~10 0~7 4~11 5~12 6~7 Jormungand • Rewarp -- Mueller Mage Knight 14 1 42 13 10 15 13 11 10 14 8 Meisterschwert • Thoron • Vulnerary -- Friege Mage Knight 10 9 20~32 3~15 3~15 5~17 4~16 0~12 4~16 6~18 8~9 Rapier • Thoron --

Reinforcements

• Turn 10
  • Saias from the enclosed area west of Nikalaf
• Turns 11–20
  • One Dark Mage from the cliffs west of Nikalaf
• Turn 12
  • Mueller and nine Mage Knights from near ally starting positions

NPC 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.

NPC Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Silesse Pegasus Rider 8 7 26 7 4 10 12 10 5 6 8 Ridersbane • Javelin • Vulnerary Authority: Misha • Moves to attack units in range; otherwise moves toward units with fewer than three allied units within eight tiles of them. • Begins moving unprovoked on turn 10. Misha Pegasus Knight 4 1 28 8 13 11 16 6 6 6 9 Ridersbane • Wind Sword • Vulnerary Authority: ★★★ Action: ★ • Moves to attack units in range; otherwise moves toward units with fewer than three allied units within eight tiles of them. • Begins moving unprovoked on turn 10.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Pirate Pirate 4 6 24~30 5~11 0~3 0~6 0~6 0~6 3~9 9~15 5~6 Iron Axe Ignores combat and moves to raid houses, then moves to attack units once nothing can be raided.

Unlike most other NPCs in the Fire Emblem series, these NPCs can fight player units and will not fight enemy units.

Reinforcements

• Turns 3–8
  • 1 Pirate from the northwest corner of the map

Boss data

Main article: Nikalaf

General Level 20 Action -- Authority ★★★★★

Stats Max HP 54 Speed 8 Strength 15 Luck 13 Magic 4 Defense 15 Skill 12 Constitution 20 Movement 6 FCM 0

Inventory Skills Master Axe Killer Axe Vulnerary -- Weapon Levels A A A A -- -- -- -- -- --

Strategy

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

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Trivia

• This is one of only three chapters in the Fire Emblem series where the player can engage green NPC units in combat, the others being Chapter 14 from the same game and Battle Preparations in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English (unofficial)	• Lenster's Gate • The Gates of Leonster	• Used in FireLizard's translation. • Used in the Lil' Manster fan translation patch.
Japanese	レンスターゲイト	Lenster Gate

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