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Sands of Time
- This article is about the chapter of The Blazing Blade. For the Tempest Trial in Heroes, see Tempest Trials/Additional data (page 3)#Sands of Time.
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“ | This is a message from Lord Nergal. "I await you on the Dread Isle." This is a message from Lord Nergal. "I await you on the Dread Isle." This is a message... | ” | — Denning |
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Sands of Time (Japanese: 悠久の黄砂 Eternal Sand) is the twenty-ninth chapter of Eliwood's tale and thirty-first of Hector's tale in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.
Plot
- Main articles:
Sands of Time/Script (Eliwood) and Sands of Time/Script (Hector)
The group arrives in Ostia; a soldier greets Hector and informs him that Uther has departed for a conference in Etruria. Inside the castle, Athos explains his history with Nergal. Athos met and befriended Nergal 500 years ago in the Nabata Desert, when they were in search of knowledge. One day, they discovered Arcadia in Nabata, where dragons lived in harmony with humans. Nergal and Athos erected a magical barrier to hide Arcadia and lived there for centuries, studying in their libraries. In Arcadia, Nergal learned how to steal quintessence and use it as power. Nergal was banished from Arcadia and fled to Bern, where he began making morphs.
Athos is interrupted by a soldier alerting that the castle is under attack. The group concludes that the forces were sent by Nergal and take to defending the throne.
The lead morph, Denning, repeats "This is a message from Lord Nergal: 'I await you on the Dread Isle.'" Lyn tells Eliwood to not overexert himself; Eliwood coldly responds that he is fine. Nils absent-mindedly wanders onto the battlefield before being shuffled off to a safe room.
The group manages to fend off the invaders long enough for reinforcements arrive and repel Nergal's forces. No longer under threat, Athos continues his story. Once Athos discovered how much more powerful Nergal had become, he assumed Nergal's next target would be the dragons of Arcadia, and prepared to defend it. However, Nergal instead went to the Dragon's Gate and called Ninian and Nils through it. Athos tells the group that the legendary weapons are their last hope, and he will go to Bramimond to seek his help in obtaining as many of them as possible to stop Nergal. Eliwood, Hector, and Lyn declare that they will go to Dread Isle to suppress Nergal's army of morphs and prevent him from ravaging Lycia any further.
Before Athos leaves, he ensures that Eliwood and Hector—in his tale—still have Durandal and Armads. They confirm that they still have the weapons, but have been uncomfortable with using them; however, they promise that they will not hesitate to use them against Nergal.
Later that night, Hector confronts Oswin about Uther; Hector threatens to kill him for keeping the secret, but Oswin remains silent. Hector concludes that Uther has died of his illness, and leaves the throne room alone.
Nergal returns to the Dragon's Gate with Ninian's quintessence and her dragonstone; he infuses the dragonstone with Ninian's quintessence, creating a tool which enables him to call dragons from the gate whenever he pleases. Nergal decides to wait and gather more quintessence from Eliwood's forces in order to recover from Athos's attack before calling the dragons, as they may break free of his control and kill him if he is too weak.
Beginning log
Ninian is dead. Now, only Nergal's echoing laughter remains... On Hector's advice, the group heads toward Ostia. They are weary to the bone, and they need time to regroup. Ostia is the most heavily guarded fortress city in all of Lycia. No enemy should have been able to breach its walls.
Chapter data
Eliwood Normal Eliwood Hard Hector Normal Hector Hard
The placement of the two non-main Lords is based on their position in deployment order, which can vary from previous maps.
Character data
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- Nils's inventory can be managed during this chapter, but he cannot be deployed due to the plot.
Item data
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Shop data
Swords Lances Axes Bows Anima Light Dark Staves Items Secret
None
- The secret shop is located in the bottom-left of the map, in the 2×2 plains area outside the castle's walls; requires Warp.
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.
Eliwood Normal Eliwood Hard Hector Normal Hector Hard
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Reinforcements
All reinforcements are halted when Denning is defeated.
Eliwood's tale
- Turns 2 (Hard Mode)/3 (Normal Mode) – 5
- 1 Thief from the south stairs
- Turns 3, 5, 10, and 11
- 2 Cavaliers from the south stairs
- Turns 2–8 (Hard Mode only)
- Turns 4 (Hard Mode) and 5
- 2 Snipers from the south stairs
- Turn 6
- 2 Knights from the east edge of the map
- Turns 6–9
- 2 Myrmidons from the south stairs
- Turn 6 (Hard Mode) and 7
- 1 Druid from the east edge of the map
Hector's tale
- Turns 2–5
- 1 Thief from the south stairs
- Turns 2, 5 (Hard Mode), and 8
- 1 General and 2 Knights with Poison Lances from the south stairs (Normal Mode only)
- 1 General with a Silver Axe and 2 Knights—one with a Poison Lance, one with an Axereaver—from the south stairs (Hard Mode only)
- Turns 3 and 6
- 3 Knights—two with Poison Lances; one more with a Poison Lance in Normal Mode, or a Silver Lance in Hard Mode—from the south stairs
- Turns 3–8 (Normal Mode only)
- Turns 2–8 (Hard Mode only)
- Turns 4 (Hard Mode) and 5
- 2 Snipers from the south stairs
- Turn 6 (Normal Mode only)
- 2 Knights with Poison Lances from the east edge of the map
- Turns 5 and 6 (Hard Mode only)
- 2 Generals—one with an Axereaver, one with a Silver Lance—from the east edge of the map
- Turns 6 (Hard Mode) and 7
- Turns 7, 9 (Hard Mode), 10, and 11
- 2 Wyvern Riders—one with a Poison Lance; one more with a Poison Lance in Normal Mode, or an Axereaver in Hard Mode—and 1 Wyvern Lord from the south stairs
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.
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Boss 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.
- Main article:
Denning
Normal/Eliwood Hard Hector Hard
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Strategy
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Trivia
- This map shares portions of and takes place at the same area as Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade's Chapter 8.
Etymology and other languages
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Sands of Time |
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German |
Der Sand der Zeit |
The Sands of Time |
Gallery
Athos recounts his and Nergal's studies in Arcadia.
Prototype
← Valorous Roland • ← The Berserker • |
Sands of Time | • Victory or Death → • Battle Preparations → |
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