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{{Quote|Sprawling before Sigurd lay the daunting Great Verdane Forest. He was about to set foot into the forest of spirits...|Opening narration of [[Lady of the Forest|Chapter 1]]}} | {{Quote|Sprawling before Sigurd lay the daunting Great Verdane Forest. He was about to set foot into the forest of spirits...|Opening narration of [[Lady of the Forest|Chapter 1]]}} | ||
'''Verdane''' (Japanese: {{hl|ヴェルダン|Verudan}} ''Verdane'') is a nation of [[Jugdral]] located in the continent's south-western corner, bordered by [[Agustria]] to the north and [[Grannvale]] to the north-east. Along with [[Miletos]], it is one of two nations of Jugdral to not be founded by any of the [[Twelve Crusaders]]. | '''Verdane''' (Japanese: {{hl|ヴェルダン|Verudan}} ''Verdane'') is a nation of [[Jugdral]] located in the continent's south-western corner, bordered by [[Agustria]] to the north and [[Grannvale]] to the north-east. Along with [[Miletos]], it is one of two nations of Jugdral to not be founded by any of the [[Twelve Crusaders]]. | ||
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[[File:FESK Verdane.png|right|thumb|Verdane's landscape]] | [[File:FESK Verdane.png|right|thumb|Verdane's landscape]] | ||
Verdane was founded at some point after the fall of the [[Loptrian Empire]], and as a result of its constant military encroachments on the border of neighboring [[Grannvale]], quickly earned a reputation among Grannvale's people as a "barbarian kingdom" whose residents are entirely comprised of violent savages.<ref>{{Cite|In the past, Verdane's frequent encroachment of the border earned them the label of barbarians by the people of Grannvale.|Opening of [[Lady of the Forest|Chapter 1]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> This changed with the ascent of [[Batu]] to the Verdane throne, who sought to end the aggression of his nation and normalize relations with Grannvale.<ref>{{Cite|Under the reign of King Batu, Verdane witnessed a cessation of all fighting along the border. | Verdane was founded at some point after the fall of the [[Loptrian Empire]], and as a result of its constant military encroachments on the border of neighboring [[Grannvale]], quickly earned a reputation among Grannvale's people as a "barbarian kingdom" whose residents are entirely comprised of violent savages.<ref>{{Cite|In the past, Verdane's frequent encroachment of the border earned them the label of barbarians by the people of Grannvale.|Opening of [[Lady of the Forest|Chapter 1]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> This changed with the ascent of [[Batu]] to the Verdane throne, who sought to end the aggression of his nation and normalize relations with Grannvale.<ref>{{Cite|Under the reign of King Batu, Verdane witnessed a cessation of all fighting along the border. The amiable monarch succeeded in maintaining the peace with Grannvale, while pacifying his zealous sons.|Opening of [[Lady of the Forest|Chapter 1]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> By Grann 757 he had succeeded in achieving peace and in pacifying his aggressive sons, [[Cimbaeth]] and [[Munnir]], but was manipulated by [[Sandima]] of the [[Loptr Church]] into believing that Grannvale intended to invade Verdane and retaliated by ordering a pre-emptive invasion of Grannvale, now defenseless with its army off to war against [[Isaach]]. The Verdane army successfully got as far as claiming [[Yngvi]] Castle and abducting its stewardess [[Edain]], but was met with resistance from [[Sigurd]] of [[Chalphy]] and [[Quan]] of [[Leonster]], who led a small force in first repelling the Verdane invasion, then in invading Verdane themselves to rescue Edain. Unable to convince his father to ignore Sandima's twisted advice, Prince [[Jamke]] released Edain and allied with Sigurd in fighting Sandima, who slew Batu upon the king's attempts to question Sandima's advice.<ref>{{Cite|'''Batu:''' Sandima, have you been forthright with me all this time? It was you who said that Grannvale was conspiring to take my kingdom.<br>'''Sandima:''' What's that? Here I thought Verdane would workout somehow... You're just a bunch of savages. I've no longer any use for you. I'll be taking command of the troops from here on out.|[[Batu]] and [[Sandima]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> Following Sandima's downfall, Sigurd was entrusted with the task of governing Verdane on behalf of Grannvale, based in Evans Castle, but later abandoned Verdane when war broke against [[Agustria]]. | ||
The amiable monarch succeeded in maintaining the peace with Grannvale, while pacifying his zealous sons.|Opening of [[Lady of the Forest|Chapter 1]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> By Grann 757 he had succeeded in achieving peace and in pacifying his aggressive sons, [[Cimbaeth]] and [[Munnir]], but was manipulated by [[Sandima]] of the [[Loptr Church]] into believing that Grannvale intended to invade Verdane and retaliated by ordering a pre-emptive invasion of Grannvale, now defenseless with its army off to war against [[Isaach]]. The Verdane army successfully got as far as claiming [[Yngvi]] Castle and abducting its stewardess [[Edain]], but was met with resistance from [[Sigurd]] of [[Chalphy]] and [[Quan]] of [[Leonster]], who led a small force in first repelling the Verdane invasion, then in invading Verdane themselves to rescue Edain. Unable to convince his father to ignore Sandima's twisted advice, Prince [[Jamke]] released Edain and allied with Sigurd in fighting Sandima, who slew Batu upon the king's attempts to question Sandima's advice.<ref>{{Cite|'''Batu:''' Sandima, have you been forthright with me all this time? It was you who said that Grannvale was conspiring to take my kingdom.<br>'''Sandima:''' What's that? Here I thought Verdane would workout somehow... You're just a bunch of savages. I've no longer any use for you. I'll be taking command of the troops from here on out.|[[Batu]] and [[Sandima]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> Following Sandima's downfall, Sigurd was entrusted with the task of governing Verdane on behalf of Grannvale, based in Evans Castle, but later abandoned Verdane when war broke against [[Agustria]]. | |||
In the aftermath of the [[Battle of Belhalla]], in which Jamke died, Verdane was left neglected by Grannvale and descended into a state of perpetual warfare between clans of bandits seeking to dominate it.<ref>{{Cite|Even under the Empire's despotic reign, Verdane wasn't taken into account, and was abandoned. From everywhere, clans were in permanent strife, public order was disrupted, and bands of brigands rampaged.|Epilogue|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> During this time, Deirdre and Sigurd took on a legendary status among the people of Verdane<ref>{{Cite|Verdane's forest and lake. That beautiful greenery is Sigurd's prayers. That transparent water is Diadora's tears. And the people of this country have faith in those...|Epilogue|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref>, who came to regard Deirdre as a saint.<ref>{{Cite|For the people of Verdane, Deirdre was a legendary person, and was now called "the Saint".|Epilogue|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> In the aftermath of Grannvale's defeat, Jamke's son waged a year-long war to end the unrest and reunify Verdane, and from there dedicated himself to the country's reconstruction with support from Grannvale and Agustria.<ref>{{Cite|Amidst of this, the return to the country of ''<Jamke's son>'', heir of the Hero Prince Jamke, brought courage to the people, and many youths gathered under his leadership. Verdane's Unification War ended before one year, and ''<Jamke's son>'' succeeded to the throne. ''<Jamke's son>'' made the most of Grannvale and Agustria's help, reconstructed the country, and restored the Verdane his grandfather, Batu, built.|Epilogue|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> | In the aftermath of the [[Battle of Belhalla]], in which Jamke died, Verdane was left neglected by Grannvale and descended into a state of perpetual warfare between clans of bandits seeking to dominate it.<ref>{{Cite|Even under the Empire's despotic reign, Verdane wasn't taken into account, and was abandoned. From everywhere, clans were in permanent strife, public order was disrupted, and bands of brigands rampaged.|Epilogue|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> During this time, Deirdre and Sigurd took on a legendary status among the people of Verdane<ref>{{Cite|Verdane's forest and lake. That beautiful greenery is Sigurd's prayers. That transparent water is Diadora's tears. And the people of this country have faith in those...|Epilogue|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref>, who came to regard Deirdre as a saint.<ref>{{Cite|For the people of Verdane, Deirdre was a legendary person, and was now called "the Saint".|Epilogue|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> In the aftermath of Grannvale's defeat, Jamke's son waged a year-long war to end the unrest and reunify Verdane, and from there dedicated himself to the country's reconstruction with support from Grannvale and Agustria.<ref>{{Cite|Amidst of this, the return to the country of ''<Jamke's son>'', heir of the Hero Prince Jamke, brought courage to the people, and many youths gathered under his leadership. Verdane's Unification War ended before one year, and ''<Jamke's son>'' succeeded to the throne. ''<Jamke's son>'' made the most of Grannvale and Agustria's help, reconstructed the country, and restored the Verdane his grandfather, Batu, built.|Epilogue|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> | ||
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==Characters from Verdane== | ==Characters from Verdane== | ||
{{ | {{CharPlaceHdr}} | ||
| | {{CharPlaceCell | ||
| | |portrait=[[File:Portrait batu fe04.png]] | ||
| | |char=[[Batu]] | ||
| | |description=The King of Verdane as of Grann 757. | ||
|game={{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{CharPlaceCell | |||
|portrait=[[File:Portrait cimbaeth fe04.png]] | |||
|char=[[Cimbaeth]] | |||
|description=A prince of Verdane; Batu's middle son. | |||
|game={{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}} | |||
}} | |||
{{CharPlaceCell | |||
|portrait=[[File:Portrait munnir fe04.png]] | |||
|char=[[Munnir]] | |||
|description=A prince of Verdane; Batu's eldest son. | |||
|game={{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}} | |||
}} | |||
{{CharPlaceCell | |||
|portrait=[[File:Portrait jamke fe04.png]] | |||
|char=[[Jamke]] | |||
|description=A prince of Verdane; Batu's youngest son. | |||
|game={{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}, {{title|Awakening}}, {{title|Heroes}} | |||
}} | |||
{{CharPlaceCell | |||
|portrait=[[File:Portrait dew fe04.png]] | |||
|char=[[Dew]] | |||
|description=A thief of Verdane heritage. | |||
|game={{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}} | |||
}} | |||
{{CharPlaceCell | |||
|char=[[Cigyun]] | |||
|description=Descendant of [[Maera]] and mother of [[Deirdre]]; briefly lived outside the Spirit Forest. | |||
}} | |||
{{CharPlaceCell | |||
|portrait=[[File:Portrait deirdre fe04.png]] | |||
|char=[[Deirdre]] | |||
|description=Cigyun's daughter, and wife of [[Sigurd]] and, later, [[Arvis]]. | |||
|game={{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}, {{title|Awakening}}, {{title|Heroes}} | |||
}} | |||
{{CharPlaceCell | |||
|portrait=[[File:Portrait dimaggio fe04.png]] | |||
|char=[[DiMaggio]] | |||
|description=A Verdane soldier. | |||
|game={{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}} | |||
}} | |||
{{CharPlaceCell | |||
|portrait=[[File:Portrait gerrard fe04.png]] | |||
|char=[[Gerrard]] | |||
|description=A Verdane soldier. | |||
|game={{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}} | |||
}} | |||
{{CharPlaceFtr}} | |||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
Verdane is the subject of [[Lady of the Forest|Chapter 1]] of {{FE4}}; the player's [[Castle#Home castle|starting point]] is Evans Castle, with the final target being to seized Verdane Castle. Additionally, Evans Castle is also present as the final destination of the [[Birth of a Holy Knight|Prologue]], beyond the border with Grannvale, and as the home castle of [[Crisis in Agustria|Chapter | Verdane is the subject of [[Lady of the Forest|Chapter 1]] of {{FE4}}; the player's [[Castle#Home castle|starting point]] is Evans Castle, with the final target being to seized Verdane Castle. Additionally, Evans Castle is also present as the final destination of the [[Birth of a Holy Knight|Prologue]], beyond the border with Grannvale, and as the home castle of [[Crisis in Agustria|Chapter 2]]. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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|eng-name=Verdane | |eng-name=Verdane | ||
|eng-mean=One of the location options for the player's profile card in {{FE13}}. Possibly from [[wikipedia:Verdun|Verdun]], a city in north-eastern France. | |eng-mean=One of the location options for the player's profile card in {{FE13}}. Possibly from [[wikipedia:Verdun|Verdun]], a city in north-eastern France. | ||
| | |jpn-name={{h|ヴェルダン|Verudan}} | ||
| | |jpn-mean=Officially romanized as '''Verdane'''; as above. | ||
|span-name=Verdane | |span-name=Verdane | ||
|span-mean=As above. | |span-mean=As above. | ||
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|kor-mean=Verdane; used in ''Fates'' and ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'', among the choices for the player's country in their profile card. | |kor-mean=Verdane; used in ''Fates'' and ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'', among the choices for the player's country in their profile card. | ||
|ch-trad-name={{h|凡爾登|Fáněrdēng}} | |ch-trad-name={{h|凡爾登|Fáněrdēng}} | ||
|ch-trad-mean=Verdane; from {{hl|凡爾登的王子|Fán'ěrdēng de wángzǐ| | |ch-trad-mean=Verdane; from {{hl|凡爾登的王子|Fán'ěrdēng de wángzǐ|zh-Hant}} "Prince of Verdane" in ''Heroes'', the Chinese translation of [[Jamke]]: Prince of Verdane's epithet. | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|eng-name=Evans | |eng-name=Evans | ||
|eng-mean=Used as a location in the "A Knight, a Friend" [[Lost Lore]] event in {{FEH}}. | |eng-mean=Used as a location in the "A Knight, a Friend" [[Lost Lore]] event in {{FEH}}. | ||
| | |jpn-name={{h|エバンス|Ebansu}} | ||
| | |jpn-mean=Officially romanized as '''Evans'''. | ||
|span-name=Evans | |span-name=Evans | ||
|span-mean=From ''Heroes''. | |span-mean=From ''Heroes''. | ||
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|eng-name=Genoa | |eng-name=Genoa | ||
|eng-mean=Used in the "And Then, Light..." [[Lost Lore]] event in {{FEH}}. | |eng-mean=Used in the "And Then, Light..." [[Lost Lore]] event in {{FEH}}. | ||
| | |jpn-name={{h|ジェノア|Jenoa}} | ||
| | |jpn-mean=Officially romanized as '''Genoa'''. From [[wikipedia:Genoa|Genoa]], a city in Italy and formerly an independent republic. | ||
|span-name=Genoa | |span-name=Genoa | ||
|span-mean=Used in ''Heroes''. | |span-mean=Used in ''Heroes''. | ||
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|eng-name=Marpha | |eng-name=Marpha | ||
|eng-mean=Used in the "And Then, Light..." [[Lost Lore]] event in {{FEH}}. | |eng-mean=Used in the "And Then, Light..." [[Lost Lore]] event in {{FEH}}. | ||
| | |jpn-name={{h|マーファ|Māfa}} | ||
| | |jpn-mean=Officially romanized as '''Marpha'''. Possibly a corruption of {{hl|マーフィ|Māfi}}, the Japanese rendering of Murphy, an Irish surname. | ||
|span-name=Marpha | |span-name=Marpha | ||
|span-mean=Used in ''Heroes''. | |span-mean=Used in ''Heroes''. | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
FESK Verdane Map.png|Map of Verdane from {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}. | FESK Verdane Map.png|Map of Verdane from {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}. | ||
Cm fe04 1.png|Verdane, as depicted in [[Lady of the Forest|Chapter 1]] of {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}. | Cm fe04 1.png|Verdane, as depicted in [[Lady of the Forest|Chapter 1]] of {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}. | ||
FESK Verdane.png|Artwork of Verdane from the {{TCG}}. | FESK Verdane.png|Artwork of Verdane from the {{TCG}}. | ||
FESK Verdane Coat of Arms.png|The coat of arms of Verdane from the {{TCG}}. | FESK Verdane Coat of Arms.png|The coat of arms of Verdane from the {{TCG}}. | ||
