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Nordion

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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 Hezul 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 Hezul of the Twelve Crusaders, rather than the kingdom's royal family at Agusty.

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.[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

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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.

Genealogy of the Holy War castle data (Chapter 2)

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style="Template:Roundtl; border:1px solid #b0b0b0; background-color:#232855;" width="10%" | Castle Initial state Units* Boss/guardian style="Template:Roundtr; border:1px solid #b0b0b0; background-color:#232855;" width="60%" | Notes
Evans Player (Home) 15* Sigurd --
Nordion Partner 4 Lachesis --
Heirhein Enemy 26 Bordeaux --
Anphony Neutral 7 -- Seven neutral units (four Brigands, two Lance Knights 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.
Enemy 31 Macbeth
Mackily Neutral 2 -- Two neutral Knights are deployed at the beginning of Turn 2. Mackily becomes an enemy castle and the rest of its army is deployed the turn after Anphony has been seized.
Enemy 18 Clement
Agusty Enemy 0 -- The Agusty army is deployed the turn after Mackily has been seized.
37 Chagall
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Castle facilities

Vendor Arena enemies

Name Cost
Is snes02 steel blade.png Steel Blade 6,000
Is snes02 slim sword.png Slim Sword 3,000
Is snes02 iron lance.png Iron Lance 1,000
Is snes02 steel lance.png Steel Lance 3,000
Is snes02 steel bow.png Steel Bow 3,000
Is snes02 thunder.png Thunder 3,000

Trivia

Etymology and other languages

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

Nordion

As of Fire Emblem Awakening.

English
(unofficial)

Nodion

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

Spanish

Nordion

As above.

French

Nordion

As above.

German

Nordion

As above.

Italian

Nordion

As above.


Gallery

References

  1. "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 Serenes Forest
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Playable characters First gen. AlecArdenAyraAzelleBeowolfBrigidChulainnClaudDeirdreDewEdainErinysEthlynFinnJamkeLachesisLewynLexMidirNaoiseQuanSigurdSilviaTailtiu
Second gen. AltenaAresArthur/AmidCed/HawkCoirpre/CharlotDiarmuid/TristanFebail/AsaelloFee/HerminaFinnHannibalIucharIucharbaJuliaLana/MuirneLarcei/CreidneLeifLene/LayleaLester/DeimneNanna/JeanneOifeyPatty/DaisyScáthach/DalvinSeliphShannanTine/Linda
Non-playable characters First gen. AidaAlvaAnnandArvisAzmurBatuByronCalfCigyunEldiganEthniaEvaEveGrahnyeImcaKurthManananMariccleOifeyLahnaRingShannanTravantVictor
Second gen. AnnaFelipeJakeLewynPalmarch
Bosses First gen. AndreyBeowolfBordeauxChagallCimbaethClementCuvuliDaccarDiMaggioDíthorbaDonovanDuvallElliotEldiganErinysGerrardJacobiJamkeLamiaLombardMacbethMagornMyosMunnirPamelaPapilioPhilipPizareReptorSandimaSlayderVajaWaltzZane
Second gen. AltenaAnguillaArionArvisBanbaBaranBlegBloomBovisBoyceBramselBrianCanisCoulterDagonDanannDistlerDracoEquusEriuFisherFotlaGallusHannibalHaroldHildaIshtarIshtoreIucharIucharbaJavarroJudahJuliaJuliusJuphielKanatzKutuzovLizaMabelManfroyMaykovMengMorriganMuhammadMusMusarOvisOvoPorcusRiddellRobertoRodanSchmidtScipioSimiaTine/LindaTigrisTravantZagam
Background characters BaldrBragiCedDáinnFjalarGairHeimHoðrForsetiLoptousMaeraNagaNálNjörunOdSalamanderThrudUllr
Holy Weapons BalmungForsetiGáe BolgGungnirHelswathLoptousMjölnirMystletainnNagaTyrfingValflameValkyrieYewfelle
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: Heir of Light • 7: Beyond the Desert • 8: The Wyvern Knights of Thracia • 9: For Whose Sake • 10: Light and DarkE: End of the Holy War
Locations JugdralAed Desert (Dahna) • Agustria (Bragi TowerNordionOrgahil) • Grannvale (BelhallaChalphyDozelEddaFriegeVelthomerYngvi) • Isaach (Tirnanog) • Munster District (ConnachtLeonsterMunsterUlster) • MiletosSilesseThraciaVerdane
Groups, objects and events 12 crusadersAed MassacreBattle of BelhallaChild huntsCross KnightsFall of LeonsterFinal Holy WarHoly BloodHoly WarKnight brigades of GrannvaleLanceritterLoptr Church (DeadlordsLoptrian Empire) • Miracle of DahnaQuintessence
Lists ChaptersCharactersClasses (Class change) • Hidden map eventsItemsScriptsSkillsWeapons
Related topics TreasureGenealogy of the Holy War ExceedŌsawa manga adaptationFujimori manga adaptationSuzuki novelizationHeir of LightName chart • Other games (Mystery of the EmblemThracia 776Awakening) • Timeline