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[[File:Ss fe04 nordion.png|thumb|right|256px|Nordion, at the start of [[Crisis in Agustria|Chapter 2]] of {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}, protected by [[Lachesis]], [[Eva]], [[Eve]] and [[Alva (Genealogy of the Holy War)|Alva]].]]
[[File:Ss fe04 nordion.png|thumb|right|256px|Nordion, at the start of [[Crisis in Agustria|Chapter 2]] of {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}, protected by [[Lachesis]], [[Eva]], [[Eve (Genealogy of the Holy War)|Eve]] and [[Alva (Genealogy of the Holy War)|Alva]].]]
{{Quote|King Eldigan of Nordion draws lineage from Hezul the Brave, one of the legendary Twelve Crusaders.|An Agustrian villager}}
{{Quote|King Eldigan of Nordion draws lineage from Hoðr the Brave, one of the legendary Twelve Crusaders.|An Agustrian villager}}


'''Nordion''' (Japanese: {{hl|ノディオン|Nodion}} ''Nodion'') is a state of the Kingdom of [[Agustria]], comprising the southern region of the country near the border with [[Verdane]].  Its ruling noble family are the bearers of the [[Holy Blood|holy lineage]] of [[Hezul]] of the [[Twelve Crusaders]], rather than the kingdom's royal family at Agusty.
'''Nordion''' (Japanese: {{hl|ノディオン|Nodion}} ''Nodion'') is a state of the Kingdom of [[Agustria]], comprising the southern region of the country near the border with [[Verdane]].  Its ruling noble family are the bearers of the [[Holy Blood|holy lineage]] of [[Hoðr]] of the [[Twelve Crusaders]], rather than the kingdom's royal family at Agusti.


==History==
==History==
Following the foundation of Agustria as a whole, Hezul bore numerous children, but of his children only his youngest daughter inherited his Brand and major [[Holy Blood]]. This daughter married a member of House Nordion, inadvertently permanently transferring his Holy Blood to House Nordion. As a result, while the Agusty royal family were Hezul's direct descendants, the Nordion family were the sole possessors of the holy blood; scions of Nordion were granted access to the [[Mystletainn]], Hezul's weapon, only if they swore fealty to the Agusty crown.<ref>''"Black Knight Hezul founded the Agusty Royal Family. He had many children and one of them, his youngest daughter who possessed the Brand, was married off to the Nordion family. From then on, the successor of the Brand appeared within the Nordion Royal Family and they were allowed to take the Demon Sword Mystletainn if they swore an oath of loyalty to the Agusty Royal Family. In terms of bloodline, the rulers of Agusty were Hezul's direct descendants."'' - Designers' notes from a ''Genealogy of the Holy War'' playing guide, as translated by [http://www.serenesforest.net/general/designer4_2.html Serenes Forest]</ref> In the intervening years, Nordion became something of a military powerhouse among the Agustrian states, housing the famous [[Cross Knights|Cross Knight]] cavalry brigade.
Following the foundation of Agustria as a whole, Hoðr bore numerous children, but of his children only his youngest daughter inherited his Brand and major [[Holy Blood]]. This daughter married a member of House Nordion, inadvertently permanently transferring his Holy Blood to House Nordion. As a result, while the Agusti royal family were Hoðr's direct descendants, the Nordion family were the sole possessors of the holy blood; scions of Nordion were granted access to the [[Mystletainn]], Hoðr's weapon, only if they swore fealty to the Agusti crown.<ref>{{cite web|quote=Black Knight Hoðr founded the Agusti Royal Family. He had many children and one of them, his youngest daughter who possessed the Brand, was married off to the Nordion family. From then on, the successor of the Brand appeared within the Nordion Royal Family and they were allowed to take the Demon Sword Mystletainn if they swore an oath of loyalty to the Agusti Royal Family. In terms of bloodline, the rulers of Agusti were Hoðr's direct descendants.|url=https://serenesforest.net/general/designers-notes/holy-war/playing-guide/|title=Designers' notes from a ''Genealogy of the Holy War'' playing guide|site=translated by Serenes Forest|retrieved=August 8, 2013}}</ref> In the intervening years, Nordion became something of a military powerhouse among the Agustrian states, housing the famous [[Cross Knights|Cross Knight]] cavalry brigade.


By Grann 757, House Nordion was under the rule of [[Eldigan|Eldigan, the Lionheart]], a close friend of [[Sigurd]] of [[Chalphy]].  Under Eldigan, Nordion opposed the actions of King [[Chagall]] in his military build-up and heated anti-[[Grannvale]] sentiment, but Eldigan was imprisoned for trying to advise him on the matter, and later nonetheless entered Chagall's service despite his best intentions, clashing with Sigurd on the battlefield during the Agustrian war with Grannvale.  In the war's aftermath, House Nordion was left deserted, as Eldigan's sister [[Lachesis]], wife [[Grahnye]] and son [[Ares]] all fled Agustria in escape of the Grannvale occupation.  Twenty-one years later in Grann 778, Ares returned to Agustria following the defeat of the Grannvale Empire by [[Seliph]] and assumed the Agustrian throne for himself.
By Grann 757, House Nordion was under the rule of [[Eldigan|Eldigan, the Lionheart]], a close friend of [[Sigurd]] of [[Chalphy]].  Under Eldigan, Nordion opposed the actions of King [[Chagall]] in his military build-up and heated anti-[[Grannvale]] sentiment, but Eldigan was imprisoned for trying to advise him on the matter, and later nonetheless entered Chagall's service despite his best intentions, clashing with Sigurd on the battlefield during the Agustrian war with Grannvale.  In the war's aftermath, House Nordion was left deserted, as Eldigan's sister [[Lachesis]], wife [[Grahnye]] and son [[Ares]] all fled Agustria in escape of the Grannvale occupation.  Twenty-one years later in Grann 778, Ares returned to Agustria following the defeat of the Grannvale Empire by [[Seliph]] and assumed the Agustrian throne for himself.


==Characters from Nordion==
==Characters from Nordion==
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|description3=Eldigan's wife, of [[Leonster]] heritage.
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|portrait5=[[File:Portrait delmud fe05.png]]
|char5=[[Delmud]]
|description5=Son of Lachesis.  Raised in [[Tirnanog]] with Seliph.
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|portrait6=[[File:Portrait nanna fe05.png]]
|char6=[[Nanna]]
|description6=Daughter of Lachesis and [[Finn]]; later queen of the reunited Thracia and the wife of [[Leif]].  Raised on the run in [[Thracia]] with Leif.
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|portrait7=[[File:Portrait tristan fe04.png]]
|char7=[[Tristan]]
|description7=Orphaned son of a [[Cross Knights|Cross Knight]] and brother of Janne; a member of the Tirnanog resistance.<br><small>([[Substitute character]] for Delmud)</small>
|game7={{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}
|portrait8=[[File:Portrait janne fe04.png]]
|char8=[[Janne]]
|description8=Orphaned daughter of a Cross Knight and sister of Tristan; adopted and raised by Finn in Thracia.<br><small>([[Substitute character]] for Nanna)</small>
|game8={{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}
|portrait9=[[File:Portrait eva fe04.png]]
|char9=[[Eva]]
|description9=A knight of Nordion, tasked with the protection of Lachesis.
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|char10=[[Eve]]
|description10=A knight of Nordion, tasked with the protection of Lachesis.
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|charlast=[[Alva (Genealogy of the Holy War)|Alva]]
|descriptionlast=A knight of Nordion, tasked with the protection of Lachesis.
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|description=Eldigan's wife, of [[Leonster]] heritage.
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{{CharPlaceCell
|portrait=[[File:Portrait ares fe04.png]]
|char=[[Ares]]
|description=Son of Eldigan and Grahnye, later king of Agustria.  Raised as a mercenary following his parents' deaths.
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{{CharPlaceCell
|portrait=[[File:Portrait diarmuid fe05.png]]
|char=[[Diarmuid]]
|description=Son of Lachesis.  Raised in [[Tirnanog]] with Seliph.
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{{CharPlaceCell
|portrait=[[File:Portrait nanna fe05.png]]
|char=[[Nanna]]
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|portrait=[[File:Portrait tristan fe04.png]]
|char=[[Tristan]]
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|game={{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}
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{{CharPlaceCell
|portrait=[[File:Portrait jeanne fe04.png]]
|char=[[Jeanne]]
|description=Orphaned daughter of a Cross Knight and sister of Tristan; adopted and raised by Finn in Thracia.<br><small>([[Substitute character]] for Nanna)</small>
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==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
Nordion Castle is present as a [[castle]] in Chapters [[Lady of the Forest|1]] and [[Crisis in Agustria|2]] of {{FE4}}, as a partner castle.  It is inaccessible in the former owing to a neutral guard blocking the path to it; partway through the chapter, the Nordion army under [[Eldigan]] emerges to fight [[Elliot]].  In Chapter 2, Sigurd's army's first task is to help [[Lachesis]] and her knights defend Nordion from an impending assault from Heirhein.
Nordion Castle is present as a [[castle]] in Chapters [[Lady of the Forest|1]] and [[Crisis in Agustria|2]] of {{FE4}}, as a partner castle.  It is inaccessible in the former owing to a neutral guard blocking the path to it; partway through the chapter, the Nordion army under [[Eldigan]] emerges to fight [[Elliot]].  In Chapter&nbsp;2, Sigurd's army's first task is to help [[Lachesis]] and her knights defend Nordion from an impending assault from Heirhein.
===''Genealogy of the Holy War'' castle data (Chapter 2)===
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{{!}}style="border-bottom:1px solid {{Color2}}; border-right:1px solid {{Color2}}; background-color:{{Color3}}" rowspan="2"{{!}} Seven neutral units (four [[Brigand]]s, two [[Lance Knight]]s and a [[Duke Knight]]) are deployed at the beginning of turn 2.  Anphony becomes an enemy castle and the rest of its army is deployed the turn after Heirhein has been seized.
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== Trivia ==


== Etymology and other languages ==
==Etymology and other languages==
{{Names
{{Names
|eng-name=Nordion
|eng-name=Nordion
|eng-mean=As of {{FE13}}.
|eng-mean=As of {{FE13}}.<ref>{{Cite|In the name of House Nordion, I will prevail!|[[Raquesis]] in [[Lost Bloodlines 1]]|Awakening}}</ref>
|eng-fan-name=Nodion
|eng-fan-name=Nodion
|eng-fan-mean=Used in the ''Genealogy of the Holy War'' [[fan translation]] and widely used in the fandom.
|eng-fan-mean=Used in the ''Genealogy of the Holy War'' [[fan translation]] and widely used in the fandom.
|jap-name={{hover|ノディオン|Nodion}}
|jpn-name={{h|ノディオン|Nodion}}
|jap-mean=Officially romanized as '''Nodion'''.
|jpn-mean=Officially romanized as '''Nodion'''.
|span-name=Nordion
|fren-name=Nordion
|fren-name=Nordion
|fren-mean=As above.
|ger-name=Nordion
|ger-name=Nordion
|ger-mean=As above.
|span-name=Nordion
|span-mean=As above.
|ital-name=Nordion
|ital-name=Nordion
|ital-mean=As above.
|por-br-name=Nordion
|por-br-mean=From ''{{lang|pt|Nobre de Nordion}}'' "Noble of Nordion", the Portuguese translation of [[Nanna]]: Nordion Princess's epithet in ''Heroes''.
|kor-name={{h|노디온|Nodion}}
|kor-mean=Nodion; used in ''Engage''.
|ch-simp-name={{h|诺狄恩|Nuòdí'ēn}}
|ch-simp-mean=Nodion; used in ''Engage''.
|ch-trad-name={{h|諾狄恩|Nuòdí'ēn}}
|ch-trad-mean=Nodion; used in ''Heroes'' and ''Engage''.
}}
}}


 
==Gallery==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:FESK Nordion Coat of Arms.png|The coat of arms of Nordion from the {{TCG}}.
FESK Nordion Coat of Arms.png|The coat of arms of Nordion from the {{TCG}}.
File:Ss fe04 nordion.png|Nordion in [[Crisis in Agustria|Chapter 2]] of {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}.
Ss fe04 nordion.png|Nordion in [[Crisis in Agustria|Chapter&nbsp;2]] of {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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[[Category:Locations in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War]]

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Nordion, at the start of Chapter 2 of Genealogy of the Holy War, protected by Lachesis, Eva, Eve and Alva.
“ King Eldigan of Nordion draws lineage from Hoðr the Brave, one of the legendary Twelve Crusaders. ”
— An Agustrian villager

Nordion (Japanese: ノディオン Nodion) is a state of the Kingdom of Agustria, comprising the southern region of the country near the border with Verdane. Its ruling noble family are the bearers of the holy lineage of Hoðr of the Twelve Crusaders, rather than the kingdom's royal family at Agusti.

History

Following the foundation of Agustria as a whole, Hoðr bore numerous children, but of his children only his youngest daughter inherited his Brand and major Holy Blood. This daughter married a member of House Nordion, inadvertently permanently transferring his Holy Blood to House Nordion. As a result, while the Agusti royal family were Hoðr's direct descendants, the Nordion family were the sole possessors of the holy blood; scions of Nordion were granted access to the Mystletainn, Hoðr's weapon, only if they swore fealty to the Agusti crown.[1] In the intervening years, Nordion became something of a military powerhouse among the Agustrian states, housing the famous Cross Knight cavalry brigade.

By Grann 757, House Nordion was under the rule of Eldigan, the Lionheart, a close friend of Sigurd of Chalphy. Under Eldigan, Nordion opposed the actions of King Chagall in his military build-up and heated anti-Grannvale sentiment, but Eldigan was imprisoned for trying to advise him on the matter, and later nonetheless entered Chagall's service despite his best intentions, clashing with Sigurd on the battlefield during the Agustrian war with Grannvale. In the war's aftermath, House Nordion was left deserted, as Eldigan's sister Lachesis, wife Grahnye and son Ares all fled Agustria in escape of the Grannvale occupation. Twenty-one years later in Grann 778, Ares returned to Agustria following the defeat of the Grannvale Empire by Seliph and assumed the Agustrian throne for himself.

Characters from Nordion

Character Description Appears in
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Eldigan 		The "Lionheart" of Nordion, and successor to the Mystletainn. Loyal to Chagall to a fault. Genealogy of the Holy War, Awakening
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Lachesis 		A noblewoman of Nordion and Eldigan's younger sister. Genealogy of the Holy War, Awakening
Grahnye Eldigan's wife, of Leonster heritage. None
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Ares 		Son of Eldigan and Grahnye, later king of Agustria. Raised as a mercenary following his parents' deaths. Genealogy of the Holy War, Awakening
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Diarmuid 		Son of Lachesis. Raised in Tirnanog with Seliph. Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776
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Nanna 		Daughter of Lachesis and Finn; later queen of the reunited Thracia and the wife of Leif. Raised on the run in Thracia with Leif. Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776, Awakening
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Tristan 		Orphaned son of a Cross Knight and brother of Jeanne; a member of the Tirnanog resistance.
(Substitute character for Diarmuid) 		Genealogy of the Holy War
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Jeanne 		Orphaned daughter of a Cross Knight and sister of Tristan; adopted and raised by Finn in Thracia.
(Substitute character for Nanna) 		Genealogy of the Holy War
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Eva 		A knight of Nordion, tasked with the protection of Lachesis. Genealogy of the Holy War
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Eve 		A knight of Nordion, tasked with the protection of Lachesis. Genealogy of the Holy War
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Alva 		A knight of Nordion, tasked with the protection of Lachesis. Genealogy of the Holy War

Gameplay

Nordion Castle is present as a castle in Chapters 1 and 2 of Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, as a partner castle. It is inaccessible in the former owing to a neutral guard blocking the path to it; partway through the chapter, the Nordion army under Eldigan emerges to fight Elliot. In Chapter 2, Sigurd's army's first task is to help Lachesis and her knights defend Nordion from an impending assault from Heirhein.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Nordion

As of Fire Emblem Awakening.[2]

English
(unofficial)

Nodion

Used in the Genealogy of the Holy War fan translation and widely used in the fandom.

Japanese

ノディオン

Officially romanized as Nodion.

Spanish

Nordion

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French

Nordion

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German

Nordion

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Italian

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Portuguese
(Brazil)

Nordion

From Nobre de Nordion "Noble of Nordion", the Portuguese translation of Nanna: Nordion Princess's epithet in Heroes.

Korean

노디온

Nodion; used in Engage.

Simplified Chinese

诺狄恩

Nodion; used in Engage.

Traditional Chinese

諾狄恩

Nodion; used in Heroes and Engage.

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "Black Knight Hoðr founded the Agusti Royal Family. He had many children and one of them, his youngest daughter who possessed the Brand, was married off to the Nordion family. From then on, the successor of the Brand appeared within the Nordion Royal Family and they were allowed to take the Demon Sword Mystletainn if they swore an oath of loyalty to the Agusti Royal Family. In terms of bloodline, the rulers of Agusti were Hoðr's direct descendants." — Designers' notes from a Genealogy of the Holy War playing guide, translated by Serenes Forest, Retrieved: August 8, 2013
  2. ↑ "In the name of House Nordion, I will prevail!" — Raquesis in Lost Bloodlines 1, Fire Emblem Awakening
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Playable characters First gen. Alec • Arden • Ayra • Azelle • Beowolf • Brigid • Chulainn • Claud • Deirdre • Dew • Edain • Erinys • Ethlyn • Finn • Jamke • Lachesis • Lewyn • Lex • Midir • Naoise • Quan • Sigurd • Silvia • Tailtiu
Second gen. Altena • Ares • Arthur/Amid • Ced/Hawk • Coirpre/Charlot • Diarmuid/Tristan • Febail/Asaello • Fee/Hermina • Finn • Hannibal • Iuchar • Iucharba • Julia • Lana/Muirne • Larcei/Creidne • Leif • Lene/Laylea • Lester/Deimne • Nanna/Jeanne • Oifey • Patty/Daisy • Scáthach/Dalvin • Seliph • Shannan • Tine/Linda
Non-playable characters First gen. Aida • Alva • Annand • Arvis • Azmur • Batu • Byron • Calf • Cigyun • Eldigan • Ethnia • Eva • Eve • Grahnye • Imca • Kurth • Mananan • Mariccle • Oifey • Lahna • Ring • Shannan • Travant • Victor
Second gen. Anna • Felipe • Jake • Lewyn • Palmarch
Bosses First gen. Andrey • Beowolf • Bordeaux • Chagall • Cimbaeth • Clement • Cuvuli • Daccar • DiMaggio • Díthorba • Donovan • Duvall • Elliot • Eldigan • Erinys • Gerrard • Jacobi • Jamke • Lamia • Lombard • Macbeth • Magorn • Myos • Munnir • Pamela • Papilio • Philip • Pizare • Reptor • Sandima • Slayder • Vaja • Waltz • Zane
Second gen. Altena • Anguilla • Arion • Arvis • Banba • Baran • Bleg • Bloom • Bovis • Boyce • Bramsel • Brian • Canis • Coulter • Dagon • Danann • Distler • Draco • Equus • Eriu • Fisher • Fotla • Gallus • Hannibal • Harold • Hilda • Ishtar • Ishtore • Iuchar • Iucharba • Javarro • Judah • Julia • Julius • Juphiel • Kanatz • Kutuzov • Liza • Mabel • Manfroy • Maykov • Meng • Morrigan • Muhammad • Mus • Musar • Ovis • Ovo • Porcus • Riddell • Roberto • Rodan • Schmidt • Scipio • Simia • Tine/Linda • Tigris • Travant • Zagam
Background characters Baldr • Bragi • Ced • Dáinn • Fjalar • Gair • Heim • Hoðr • Forseti • Loptous • Maera • Naga • Nál • Njörun • Od • Salamander • Thrud • Ullr
Holy Weapons Balmung • Forseti • Gáe Bolg • Gungnir • Helswath • Loptous • Mjölnir • Mystletainn • Naga • Tyrfing • Valflame • Valkyrie • Yewfelle
Chapters First gen. P: Birth of a Holy Knight • 1: Lady of the Forest • 2: Crisis in Agustria • 3: Eldigan, the Lionheart • 4: Dance in the Skies • 5: Doorway to Destiny
Second gen. 6: Inheritors of Light • 7: Beyond the Desert • 8: The Wyvern Knights of Thracia • 9: For Whose Sake • 10: Light and Dark • E: End of the Holy War
Locations Jugdral • Aed Desert (Dahna) • Agustria (Bragi Tower • Nordion • Orgahil) • Grannvale (Belhalla • Chalphy • Dozel • Edda • Friege • Velthomer • Yngvi) • Isaach (Tirnanog) • Munster District (Connacht • Leonster • Munster • Ulster) • Miletos • Silesse • Thracia • Verdane
Groups, objects and events 12 crusaders • Aed Massacre • Battle of Belhalla • Child hunts • Cross Knights • Fall of Leonster • Final Holy War • Holy Blood • Holy War • Knight brigades of Grannvale • Lanceritter • Loptr Church (Deadlords • Loptrian Empire) • Miracle of Dahna • Quintessence
Lists Chapters • Characters • Classes (Class change) • Hidden map events • Items • Scripts • Skills • Weapons
Related topics Treasure • Genealogy of the Holy War Exceed • Ōsawa manga adaptation • Fujimori manga adaptation • Suzuki novelization • Heir of Light • Name chart • Other games (Mystery of the Emblem • Thracia 776 • Awakening) • Timeline
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