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[[File:Ss fe04 nordion.png|thumb|right|256px|Nordion, at the start of [[Uprising in Agustria|Chapter 2]] of {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}, protected by [[Raquesis]], [[Eva]], [[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}}

'''Nordion''' ({{hover|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.

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.

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 [[Raquesis]], 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.

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|char1=[[Eldigan]]

|description1=The "Lionheart" of Nordion, and successor to the Mystletainn. Loyal to Chagall to a fault.  

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Nordion Castle is present as a [[castle]] in Chapters [[Girl of the Spirit Forest|1]] and [[Uprising 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 [[Raquesis]] and her knights defend Nordion from an impending assault from Heirhein.

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|inventory2=[[File:Is snes02 elfire.png]][[Elfire]]

|no3=3

|name3=Rowan

|no4={{hover|4*|For all units except bow-wielders.}}

|no5={{hover|4*|For bow-wielders.}}

|inventory7=[[File:Is snes02 elthunder.png]][[Elthunder]]<br>[[File:Is snes02 shield ring.png]][[Shield Ring]]

|eng-mean=As of {{FE13}}.

|jap-name={{hover|ノディオン|Nodion}}

|jap-mean=Officially Romanzied as '''Nodion'''.

|ital-mean=As above.

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