Altena

Not to be confused with Altina, a background character in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn.

Altena Artwork of Altena from Treasure.

Gender Female Race Human Age Born: Grann Year 757 20 (in Genealogy of the Holy War's second generation) Family Ethlyn (mother) Quan (father) Leif (younger brother) Travant (adoptive father) Arion (adoptive brother) Seliph (cousin) Sigurd (maternal uncle) Byron (grandfather) Oifey (distant relative) Title(s) Princess of Leonster Adoptive princess of Thracia Starting class Wyvern Knight Voiced by Morgan Berry (English, Heroes) Haruka Tomatsu (Japanese, Heroes) Appearance(s) Genealogy of the Holy War Thracia 776 Awakening Heroes

“	How do you ever expect the citizens of Thracia to be content thriving off the blood and sweat of other nations? ...Your ways leave much to be desired, father.	”	— Altena, to Travant

Altena (Japanese: アルテナ Altenna) is the princess of Leonster, the daughter of Quan and Ethlyn, the elder sister of Prince Leif, and a full-blooded descendant of the Crusader Njörun as well as a bearer of the Baldr bloodline of Chalphy. As an infant, she was with her parents when they and the Lanceritter were murdered by King Travant and the Thracian Wyvern Knights in the Aed Massacre, and in its aftermath she was taken by Travant along with her father's Gáe Bolg, which she was capable of wielding. She was raised as Travant's daughter along with Arion, Travant's actual son and her foster brother, and as she grew she served as a princess of Thracia and a Wyvern Knight in Thracia's army during the era of Grannvale occupation of the Munster District to the north.

It was not until seventeen years later that she met Leif and learned of her true parentage, as he and Seliph led their revolution army through the Thracian Peninsula. Convinced of the truth of Leif's words, at the advice of Arion she allied with Leif and Seliph, assisting in the defeat of Thracia before moving on with them to reclaim Miletos and launch an assault on Grannvale itself. At Grannvale, she convinced Arion to assist Seliph rather than continue to serve Julius.

Biography

As Leif's fledgling army fled through the mountains to Hannibal's mansion to rendezvous with the Leonster knights under his protection, Altena and Travant were touring the region, and were informed by Merlock that the army was in fact a bandit group. There, she had a discussion with Travant about his dreams for Thracia and the Munster District, and his resignation to the inevitable damnation upon him for his methods, before leaving, entrusting the situation to Marlock.

Later, Altena travelled to Tarrah during the Friege siege against it and took up residence in a house on its outskirts. When Deen came to visit, by Arion's request she gave him the Dragon Lance, and reminded and encourage him of his role in protecting Linoan in lieu of Arion himself.

Following the fall of Bloom and the Grannvale occupation of the Munster District, Travant dispatched Altena and Coulter to assault Munster, now occupied by Ced. Altena's misgivings about attacking innocents caused her to refuse to continue the attack; Coulter refused to listen and insisted on the doomed raid, losing to Seliph's army. During this encounter and the subsequent loss of Meath Castle, Altena merely observed from the mountains; Finn, a former Leonster Knight, noticed her presence and identified her as Quan's lost daughter.

After the loss of Meath, Altena reported back to a displeased Travant, who ordered her to sortie again to reclaim Meath; this time, she complied in full, given the lack of risk to innocents. During this fight, she was stopped by Leif, who revealed her true identity to her; initially in disbelief, she saw the truth from looking at her brother, and fled the battlefield to confront Travant about his hand in the deaths of her true parents. In response, Arion subdued her, and she recovered after Travant died on the battlefield. Acting under the encouragement of Arion, Altena reluctantly left Thracia to ally with Leif and Seliph.

In the last throes of the final confrontation at Grannvale, when Arion and a squad of Thracian mercenaries came under the payroll of Julius to subdue the revolution base at Chalphy, Altena convinced Arion to stand down and ally with Seliph.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

Altena is a playable character during the second generation. In Chapter 8, Altena appears as an enemy unit once Connacht has been seized. As the area near her is inacessible, it is impossible to fight her in this chapter. In Chapter 9, Altena appears an enemy unit affiliated with Thracia at the start of the chapter. If Finn is still alive and Leif talks to her, she will retreat for the map, causing Travant to appear. Once Travant is defeated, Altena will emerge from Thracia castle. She will actively move toward Seliph, and activates her own recruitment by talking to him.

Starting stats and growth rates

Growth rates include holy blood bonuses. The inherited amount of gold can fluctuate between 2,000 and 12,000. Altena will inherit all of Quan's lances; she will always inherit Gáe Bolg, regardless of whether the player obtained it in Chapter 3.

Wyvern Knight Level 17 Holy Blood Movement 9

Recruitment: Chapter 9, enemy, talk to with Leif if Finn are alive, then defeat Travant and let her talk to Seliph Stats Growth Rates Max HP 45~51 Speed 16~19 Strength 20~23+10 Luck 7~13 Magic 2 Defense 19~21+10 Skill 15~17+10 Resistance 1~2 Max HP 135% Speed 60% Strength 65% Luck 25% Magic 7% Defense 55% Skill 45% Resistance 12% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Gáe Bolg Inherited items Inherited gold Adept Critical Weapon Levels A ★ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Stats to the left of the "~" are Altena's minimum stats, those she will have if neither Quan nor Ethlyn gain any stats and the random number used to generate luck is its lowest value. Stats to the right of the "~" are Altena's average stats, calculated from her parents' average stats at level 30; this luck stat can vary by up to ±5.

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Skills	Weapon level
Wyvern Lord	+0	+2	+0	+2	+1	+0	+3	+0	+0	Follow-Up	A ★

Love growths and events

Altena is not capable of gaining love growth with anyone.

• In Chapter 9, when she appears as an enemy, Leif can initiate a conversation with Altena which prompts her to leave the battlefield and sets in motion the process of recruiting her.
  • Later if the above conversation happened, the turn after Travant has been killed, Altena will reappear as an enemy. She will seek out Seliph and automatically talk to him, which recruits her.
• In Chapter 9, either Hannibal or Finn can initiate a conversation with Altena after Grutia has been seized, awarding her +3 HP.
• In Chapter 10, Leif can initiate a conversation with Altena at any time, awarding her +1 Luck.
• In Chapter 10, Coirpre/Charlot can initiate a conversation with Altena after Miletos has been seized, awarding her +5 Resistance.
• In the Endgame, when Arion appears as an enemy, Altena can talk to him, turning him and his Wyvern Knights into partner units.

Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

Altena is the only playable Wyvern Knight in Genealogy of the Holy War, as well as the second flier you get in the second generation. She joins at level 17, thus very close to promotion, likely able to promote after clearing the arena. She has good base stats and her best growth is her 135% HP growth, but she also has great growths in strength, defense and speed and a good skill growth, improved by her two types of Holy Blood: Major Njörun from her father and Minor Baldr from her mother. Altena joins with a powerful set of offensive skills: Critical and Adept, and she also gets Follow-Up upon promotion, not to mention she also has the Gáe Bolg, which grants her a +10 bonus to strength, skill and defense, granting her powerful offense. While Altena may seem like an incredible combat unit at first, it quickly becomes apparent how, despite her great strength, she is fairly slow and is significantly weighed down by the Gáe Bolg, which has 15 weight in comparison to other lances' 12 weight. Altena will rarely double any enemies with it after promotion, so she must either one-shot them, get a crit, proc Adept or use a brave weapon. The other lances apart from Javelins are lighter, but they're much weaker, and Adept and Critical, while useful, are not always reliable. Luckily for her, Altena can use swords, which do not slow her down as much due to their low weight, and she can use all non-legendary swords due to her Baldr blood, which grants her an A rank in swords, so she can double reliably with them. While she can deal a lot of damage, she struggles in killing enemies in one hit if she can't outspeed them.

Altena has a few other issues, however. For instance, she is a flier in Genealogy. This might not seem bad at first, as she is a prime candidate to rescue villages due to her ignoring terrain penalties, until you realise that fliers do not get terrain bonuses and don't get increased movement from roads, meaning that she will struggle to keep up with the player's cavalry. Altena is also vulnerable to arrows and magical attacks, which is a major issues in the last two chapters of the game. In these chapters, there are many magic-using and bow-using enemies that will either one-shot Altena or bring her close to death. Even though she has a high defense, her weakness to bows still causes her to take noticeable damage, and she can't afford to get hit by mages. Another thing worth noting is that unlike in most games, enemies in Genealogy will not attack if they are facing a target with very high Defense. Since Altena can frequently have 30-40 Defense, many enemies will not even attempt to attack her while she has the Gáe Bolg equipped. While this seems helpful at first, due to the high enemy density in Genealogy it can be rather irritating to defeat them one by one, especially if the player is trying to play fast.

Overall, while Altena is still decent and can fight enemies, her weaknesses limit her usefulness. However, as long as her weaknesses are taken into account, she can still be of use to the player despite her shortcomings.

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Role

Altena, along with Travant, appears in the opening cutscene of Chapter 9. In Chapter 23, she appears as an enemy unit. Once Alphand is killed, she will move to escape the map.

Stats

See also: The Fiend's Lair

Altena is present in Chapter 23 as an enemy. However, she cannot be legitimately fought or defeated, and leaves the battlefield when Coulter begins his attack.

Wyvern Knight Level 14 Action --

Stats Max HP 24 Speed 8 Strength 9 Luck 2 Magic 1 Defense 12 Skill 6 Constitution 5 Movement 9 FCM 0

Inventory Skills Dragon Lance Adept Vantage Immortal* Weapon Levels E D -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Fire Emblem Awakening

Altena is playable as a SpotPass character, released in the Genealogy of the Holy War second-generation character set. She is also present as an enemy in the first and third installments of the Lost Bloodlines DLC series.

Starting stats and growth rates

Wyvern Lord Level 8 Movement 8

Recruitment: SpotPass, hire her for 12,200 G or defeat her in a skirmish Stats Growth Rates Cap Modifiers Max HP 59 Speed 24 Strength 32+2 Luck 10 Magic 7 Defense 34 Skill 23 Resistance 8 Max HP 85% Speed 45% Strength 85% Luck 55% Magic 25% Defense 45% Skill 55% Resistance 20% Speed −1 Strength +4 Luck 0 Magic −3 Defense +2 Skill +2 Resistance −1 {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Gáe Bolg* Strength +2 Tantivy Quick Burn Luna Weapon Levels -- A D -- -- --

Reclassing options

Altena Base classes:* Wyvern Rider Wyvern Lord Griffon Rider Reclass options: This unit can reclass to any female class available through reclassing.

See reclass for more details on the reclassing system.

Growth rates when reclassed

Tactician/Grandmaster Cavalier Paladin Knight Great Knight General Mercenary/Hero Bow Knight Archer Sniper Myrmidon Swordmaster Assassin Thief Trickster

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Tactician/Grandmaster	80%	70%	40%	55%	45%	55%	45%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Cavalier	85%	75%	25%	60%	50%	55%	45%	20%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Paladin	85%	75%	25%	60%	50%	55%	45%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Knight	90%	80%	25%	55%	40%	55%	50%	20%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Great Knight	90%	80%	25%	55%	45%	55%	50%	20%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
General	90%	80%	25%	55%	40%	55%	50%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Mercenary/Hero	85%	75%	25%	65%	50%	55%	45%	20%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Bow Knight	90%	75%	25%	65%	50%	55%	40%	20%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Archer	85%	70%	25%	70%	45%	55%	45%	20%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Sniper	85%	70%	25%	70%	45%	55%	50%	20%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Myrmidon	80%	75%	25%	65%	55%	55%	40%	20%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Swordmaster	80%	75%	25%	65%	55%	55%	40%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Assassin	80%	75%	25%	70%	55%	55%	40%	20%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Thief	75%	70%	30%	65%	55%	55%	40%	20%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Trickster	75%	65%	40%	65%	50%	55%	40%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Pegasus Knight Falcon Knight Dark Flier Wyvern Rider Griffon Rider Troubadour Cleric War Cleric Mage/Sage Dark Mage Dark Knight Sorcerer Troubadour/Valkyrie Bride

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Pegasus Knight	80%	70%	30%	65%	55%	55%	40%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Falcon Knight	80%	70%	35%	65%	55%	55%	40%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Dark Flier	80%	65%	40%	60%	50%	55%	40%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Wyvern Rider	85%	85%	25%	55%	45%	55%	45%	20%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Griffon Rider	85%	80%	25%	60%	50%	55%	40%	20%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Troubadour	75%	55%	45%	50%	50%	55%	40%	30%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Cleric	75%	60%	40%	55%	45%	55%	40%	30%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
War Cleric	85%	70%	40%	50%	45%	55%	45%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Mage/Sage	75%	55%	45%	60%	50%	55%	40%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Dark Mage	90%	60%	40%	55%	45%	55%	45%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Dark Knight	90%	70%	40%	55%	45%	55%	45%	20%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Sorcerer	85%	55%	45%	55%	45%	55%	45%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Troubadour/Valkyrie	75%	55%	45%	50%	50%	55%	40%	30%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Bride	80%	75%	35%	60%	50%	55%	45%	25%	{{{cha}}}

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Promotion stat gains

Archer Cavalier Cleric Dark Mage Wyvern Rider Knight Mage Mercenary Myrmidon Pegasus Knight Tactician Thief Troubadour

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sniper	+4	+2	+1	+4	+3	+0	+5	+3	+1	--
Bow Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+4	+0	+1	+2	+3	E, E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Paladin	+7	+3	+1	+2	+2	+0	+3	+6	+1	--
Great Knight	+8	+5	+0	+1	-1	+0	+7	+1	+0	E, E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
War Cleric	+8	+5	+2	+2	+2	+0	+5	+0	+1	E
Sage	+4	+1	+4	+3	+3	+0	+3	-1	+1	E, E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sorcerer	+5	+1	+3	+2	+1	+0	+3	+3	+1	--
Dark Knight	+7	+3	+2	+4	+2	+0	+5	+1	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Wyvern Lord	+5	+4	+0	+2	+2	+0	+3	+3	+1	E
Griffon Rider	+3	+2	+0	+4	+4	+0	+0	+3	+1	--

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
General	+10	+4	+0	+3	+2	+0	+4	+3	+1	E
Great Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+3	+0	+3	+1	+3	E, E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sage	+4	+1	+3	+2	+3	+0	+2	+2	+1	E, E
Dark Knight	+9	+4	+1	+3	+1	+0	+7	+2	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Hero	+6	+3	+1	+3	+3	+0	+3	+3	+1	E, E
Bow Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+3	+0	+1	+2	+3	E, E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Swordmaster	+4	+3	+1	+2	+3	+0	+2	+3	+1	--
Assassin	+5	+4	-1	+4	+2	+0	+1	+0	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Falcon Knight	+4	+2	+1	+3	+3	+0	+2	+3	+1	E
Dark Flier	+3	+1	+4	+1	+2	+0	+1	+3	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Grandmaster	+4	+3	+3	+2	+2	+0	+2	+2	+1	--

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Assassin	+5	+5	+0	+7	+4	+0	+3	+1	+1	E
Trickster	+3	+1	+4	+4	+3	+0	+1	+5	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Valkyrie	+3	+0	+2	+2	+3	+0	+2	+3	+1	E
War Cleric	+8	+5	+2	+2	+1	+0	+5	+1	-1	E

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Skill set

Like all female bonus units in Awakening, Altena has access to all base class and advanced class skills available to standard female units.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

Altena is one of the characters added to the game in the Gullinkambi update, and became available for summoning by players on January 9, 2020. Only one variation of Altena is currently available in Heroes, based on her Genealogy of the Holy War incarnation. Altena is notably the last character to debut as a five-star exclusive to become available at four-star rarity at the end of her initial New Heroes banner; changes to how characters get added to the four-star character pool that took effect with the Special Heroes-based Lovely Gifts update would get extended to New Heroes-based updates with the On Dark Wings update subsequent to the Lovely Gifts update.

Starting stats

★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★★

Rarity ★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 17/18/19 Attack 7/8/9 Speed 4/5/6 Defense 7/8/9 Resistance 5/6/7 Maximum HP 38/41/44 Attack 30/33/36 Speed 19/22/25 Defense 32/35/38 Resistance 14/17/20 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Steel Lance -- --

Rarity ★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 17/18/19 Attack 8/9/10 Speed 4/5/6 Defense 8/9/10 Resistance 5/6/7 Maximum HP 39/42/45 Attack 32/35/38 Speed 20/23/26 Defense 34/37/41 Resistance 15/18/21 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Silver Lance -- Retribution

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 18/19/20 Attack 8/9/10 Speed 5/6/7 Defense 8/9/10 Resistance 6/7/8 Maximum HP 42/45/48 Attack 34/37/40 Speed 22/25/29 Defense 36/39/43 Resistance 16/20/23 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Earthly Gáe Bolg -- Retribution

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Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Iron Lance	★★★	★★★	50
	Steel Lance	★★★	★★★	100
	Silver Lance	★★★	★★★★	200
	Earthly Gáe Bolg	★★★★★	★★★★★	400
	Retribution	★★★	★★★★	100
	Reprisal	★★★★	—	200
A	Steady Stance 1	★★★	—	50
A	Sturdy Stance 1	★★★	—	120
A	Sturdy Stance 2	★★★★	—	240
B	Brash Assault 1	★★★	—	50
B	Brash Assault 2	★★★★	—	100
B	Brash Assault 3	★★★★★	—	200

Personality

As a contrast to her adoptive father's brutal ways, Altena – like Arion – opted for a kinder approach, refusing to turn her weapons against innocent civilians even if it involved opposing Travant's commands. Where possible, she insisted on Travant opting for a less underhanded and brutal way of life for the good of Thracia, and despite her affection for Travant, had no issue with criticizing his methodology. Where innocents were not involved, however, Altena was a strong and uncompromising warrior. She had little patience for trickery, and to this end brushed off Leif's initial attempts to convince her of her true heritage and was enraged when confronting Travant about the same.

Altena is a fearsome warrior in combat. Her combat prowess is compared to Prince Shannan of Isaach by Larcei. In using the Gáe Bolg, Altena feels she must live up to the past wielders' legacy – including Njörun's – and must use the weapon to fight for peace. This has made Altena dutiful and responsible, but it has also made her withdrawn and aloof, only close to a select group of people in front of whom she is not afraid to open up. She also tries her best not to get her pride get the better of her; while she recognizes her skills as a warrior and is not afraid to speak about them with confidence, she believes that pride comes before a fall.

Altena feels hesitant to meet her father when she has the opportunity to do so in Fire Emblem Heroes, as she has been raised by Travant, the person who had killed her father. She has complicated feelings about Travant – on the one hand, she despises him for what he did to Quan and Ethlyn, but on the other hand, she recognizes that he tried his best to help Thracia. She used to respect Travant, which makes it even more difficult for her to face her parents in Heroes; she feels she betrayed them, and believes that holding any respect for Travant is wrong, but she cannot help continuing to. When Altena does meet her parents in Heroes, she is reassured by them and not judged; this pushes her to continue wielding Gáe Bolg, in their name as well as the name of past wielders. Altena believes that both Leonster and Thracia could be called her home, and wishes to see the two countries united.

Endings

Genealogy of the Holy War

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Quotes

Battle quotes

“	Stop! You can't defeat me!	”	— Altena, as an enemy in Chapter 9 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	So, you're the Prince of Leonster. Think you can take our country!? [...] Shut up! Prattle has no place on the battlefield!!	”	— Altena, when fighting Leif as an enemy in Chapter 9 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	Sorry, but this is where you'll die. Forgive me...	”	— Altena, when fighting Finn as an enemy in Chapter 9 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	Brother, please stop. What is the point in fighting like this!?	”	— Altena, when fighting Arion in Chapter 9 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	Brother...	”	— Altena, when fighitng Arion in the Endgame of Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	I am Altena, daughter of Quan.	”	— Altena's SpotPass parley quote in Awakening.

“	Spare me your ravings!	”	— Altena's SpotPass battle quote in Awakening.

“	Gladly would I join your ranks.	”	— Altena's SpotPass recruitment quote in Awakening.

Death quote

“	Brother...	”	— Altena, in Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	Brother... Arion, my brother...	”	— Altena, as an enemy in Chapter 9 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

Heroes quotes

Main article: Altena/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Altena is featured on five cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Two of these cards' epithets are still in raw, untranslated Japanese; it needs translation.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Altena
	Dragon Princess Heir to Holy Light, Altena
		"I am Altena, daughter of Quan...! And to fulfill the lost ambitions of my mother and father, I fight!"
		Attack: 60	Support: 40	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Wyvern Lord		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Gáe Bolg's Successor: [Always] While you have an "Altena" card in your Bond Area, this card gains 10 Attack. Princess of Leonster: [Always] While you have a "Quan" card in your Bond Area, this card gains 10 Attack. Rekindled Bond: [Trigger] When an "Altena" or "Ethlyn" card is placed in your Bond Area, you may flip 1 card in your Bond Area face-up.
	Card #B08-091SR • Artist: lack
	Princess of Thracia, Altena
		"I am Altena, daughter of Travant. You seem to be out of sorts..."
		Attack: 40	Support: 30	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Wyvern Knight		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		A War for Whose Sake: [Trigger] When this card is deployed, tap this unit if you do not have an "Altena" or "Leif" card in your Bond Area. Flyer's Emblem: [Support] You may choose one ally that is not the attacking unit, and move it.
	Card #B08-092N • Artist: lack
	Thracian Princess-General, Altena
		"Hear me, soldiers of Thracia. We have no business continuing this battle! All hands, retreat at once!"
		Attack: 60	Support: 30	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Wyvern Knight		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Princess-General's Command: [Activate] [Once per turn] [] Move all other allies to the Back Line.
	Card #B10-048HN • Artist: Sachiko Wada
	願うは争い無き天地, Altena
		"I will assist Leif in bringing unity to Thracia. It is the least I can do to atone for the sins of my adoptive kin."
		Attack: 60	Support: 30	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Wyvern Lord		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Prayer Upon the Gáe Bolg: [Activate] [Once per turn] [ Flip 1 "Altena" Bond card face-down] Until the end of your opponent's next turn, this unit gains +40 attack. Oath Upon Gungnir: [Activate] [Once per turn] [Send 1 Bond card to the Retreat Area] Choose up to 3 enemies other than the Main Character with a Deployment Cost of 2 or lower, and destroy them.
	Card #B15-078SR • Artist: Masaki Hirooka
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		"You would ask us to enrich ourselves at the expense of other lands! Please, Father. This is not the way..." "Prince Arion and Princess Altena? Why, they're the kindest souls you could ever hope to meet. Like peas in a pod, those two are! Always have been, right from the cradle."
		Attack: 30	Support: 30	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Wyvern Knight		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Flowing Blood of Righteousness: [Bond] [Trigger] [] When you play this card in your Bond Area, you may pay the cost and if you do: Choose 1 ally, and move them. Flying Emblem: [Support] You may choose one ally that is not the attacking unit, and move it.
	Card #B15-079N, P15-008PR • Artist: Masaki Hirooka (B15-079N), sachie (P15-008PR)
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Altena .

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Heroes	Daughter of Quan and Ethlyn, and inheritor of the Gáe Bolg. She was raised by her family's enemy, Travant. Appears in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.	キュアンとエスリンの娘で【地槍ゲイボルグ】の継承者。 仇敵トラバントの子として育てられた。 （登場：『ファイアーエムブレム 聖戦の系譜』）

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Altena	As of Fire Emblem Awakening. Possibly a portmanteau of "Athena" and "Artemis", two goddesses in Greek mythology.
English (unofficial)	Altenna	Used in the Genealogy of the Holy War fan translation, and is otherwise widely accepted.
Japanese	アルテナ	Officially romanized as Altenna. Romanized instead as Altena in the Super Tactics Book and the internal files of Heroes.
Spanish	Altena	As above.
French	Altena	As above.
German	Altena	As above.
Italian	Altena	As above.
Portuguese (Brazil)	Altena	As above.
Traditional Chinese	阿爾緹娜	Altenna

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Genealogy of the Holy War Wyvern Knight Wyvern Lord Sword (Silver Sword) Lance (Gáe Bolg) Sword (Silver Sword) Lance (Gáe Bolg)
Thracia 776 Wyvern Knight

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Altena from Treasure.

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  Artwork of Altena from the Trading Card Game.

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  Artwork of Altena, Leif, Ethlyn and Quan from Thracia 776 Illustrated Works.

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  Artwork of Altena, Ethlyn and Quan from Thracia 776 Illustrated Works.

Portraits

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  Portrait artwork of Altena from Thracia 776 Illustrated Works.

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  Portrait of Altena in Awakening.

Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Altena: Luminous Rider from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Altena: Luminous Rider from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Altena: Luminous Rider from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Altena: Luminous Rider from Heroes.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Altena from Cipher.

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  Altena in an artwork of Ethlyn from Cipher.

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  Altena in an artwork of Seliph and Julia from Cipher.

Other appearances

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  Artwork of Altena illustrated by Masamune Shirow.

References

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