War of the Stones: Difference between revisions

Some time in the year 801 or so<ref>{{Cite|How do you intend to use the Sacred Stone, Lyon? Do you really think you can tap into its power?|Ephraim in a flashback labeled as taking place two years prior to the events of the game, which takes place in year 803|The Sacred Stones}}</ref> Lyon tells Ephraim and Eirika of his experiments with Grado's Sacred Stone, and his most recent success of healing young girl that had been nearly burned to death in a house fire.<ref>{{Cite|Uh-huh... A while back, a fire ravaged Serafew, and a little girl got trapped in the flames. Her burns were terrible: not even healing staves were able to cure her injuries. But just a sliver of the stone’s power restored her life and healed her wounds. We saved that girl’s life, Ephraim! Oh, if you could have seen the tears of joy in her mother’s eyes!|Lyon|The Sacred Stones}}</ref> While the twins express some concern about messing with power that should not be trifled with,<ref>{{Cite|Do you think this is wise? The power contained within the stones is beyond our understanding... [[Fado|My father]] tells me that the stones possess a power not to be trifled with.|Eirika|The Sacred Stones}}</ref> they still encourage Lyon to further his research and save more people.<ref>{{Cite|Ephraim: If you hope to use the power of the Sacred Stone for good, I trust you can. I'm behind you all the way.<br>Eirika: I agree with Ephraim entirely. You spend every night in the library, studying cures for your father’s illness. The power of the Sacred Stones is too powerful to be used for personal gain. But you, Lyon... I think you’ll be fine. You’re the kindest person I know.|Ephraim and Eirika|The Sacred Stones}}</ref> However, Lyon is holding back some extremely important information regarding his research. Using a primitive version of a spell dubbed the "Time Shear",<ref>{{Cite|We read of a spell entitled the time shear. It causes, in effect, a hole in time. This spell warps time, punches a hole through cause and effect.[..,]Oh, we dedicated years to studying this spell. You see, the greater the disaster, the farther it sends ripples through time. We learned to read these ripples from the future, hoping to save lives. |[[Knoll]] discussing Lyon's studies with [[Natasha]]|The Sacred Stones}}</ref> Lyon saw within a vision that Grado would be destroyed within the next half-decade.<ref>{{Cite|...Within five years, half of Grado will be destroyed.[...]In the southern half of the continent, there will be a terrible quake. The ground will shake violently. The earth will crack open wide. Cities will fall. Fields will burn in the earth’s hot blood. Few will survive. This is what we have foreseen.|[[Knoll]] speaking with [[Natasha]]|The Sacred Stones}}</ref>

The creation of the Dark Stone is also the catalyst for the resurgence of monster presence on Magevl. Though Grado has not yet declared war, Magvel is in a time of unrest. The princess of Rausten, [[L'Arachel]], begins a journey across Magvel to purify it of monsters, keeping her identity as Rausten's heir secret.<ref>{{Cite|The truth is... The princess was enflamed by the words of the court troubadour, [[Saaga]]... She forced us to allow her to journey forth anonymously on a quest for justice.|A generic Rausten soldier discussing L'Arachel's travel motives|The Sacred Stones}}</ref>