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Secret Book

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Secret Book

FEMN Secret Book.png
Artwork of a secret book from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.


Permanently increases Skill by 2.

Type

Item

First game

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

The Secret Book (Japanese: 秘伝の書 Secret Book) is one of several enhancing items in the Fire Emblem series. Its function is to permanently increases the skill of any unit by, usually, two points. Exceptions to this are the original Archanea games, where this item adds five points.

The Secret Book is available in every game of the series other than Gaiden, its remake Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, and the Jugdral games. Its equivalent in Thracia 776 is the Skill Ring.

Data

Game Icon Uses Worth Effects and notes
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light -- 1 2,550 Permanently increases skill by 5 points when used.
Mystery of the Emblem Is snes01 secret book.png 1 10,000 Permanently increases skill by 5 points when used.
The Binding Blade Is gba secret book.png 1 8,000 Permanently increases skill by 2 points when used.
The Blazing Blade Is gba secret book.png 1 8,000 Permanently increases skill by 2 points when used.
The Sacred Stones Is gba secret book.png 1 8,000 Permanently increases skill by 2 points when used.
Path of Radiance Is gcn secret book.png 1 8,000 Permanently increases skill by 2 points when used.
Radiant Dawn Is wii secret book.png 1 8,000 Permanently increases skill by 2 points when used.
Shadow Dragon Is ds secret book.png 1 2,500 Permanently increases skill by 2 points when used.
New Mystery of the Emblem Is ds secret book.png 1 2,500 Permanently increases skill by 2 points when used.
Awakening Is 3ds01 secret book.png 1 2,500 Permanently increases skill by 2 points when used.
Fates Is 3ds02 stat booster.png 1 10,000 Permanently increases skill by 2 points when used.
Sells for 1,000 gold.
Three Houses Is ns01 stat booster.png 1 2,500 Permanently increases dexterity by 2 points when used.
Engage Is ns02 secret book.png 1 2,500 Permanently increases dexterity by 2 points when used.

Locations

Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

Treasure Chapter 17, chest
Secret Shop Chapter 21

Mystery of the Emblem

Dropped by Book 2: Chapter 6, enemy Bishop
Treasure Book 1: Chapter 12, chestChapter 14, chest
Book 2: Chapter 9, chestChapter 11, hidden treasureChapter 16, chest
Secret Shop Book 1: Chapter 19
Book 2: Final Chapter-1

The Binding Blade

Treasure Chapter 8, chestChapter 18 (Ilia route), village
Secret Shop Chapter 21

The Blazing Blade

Inventory Eliwood's tale: Canas
Hector's tale: Canas
Treasure Eliwood's tale: Chapter 12, villageChapter 22x, chest
Hector's tale: Chapter 12, villageChapter 23x, chest
Transfer data After receiving the data from the Mario Kart: Double Dash!! bonus discUS or from a Monthly Nintendo demo machine in June 2003JP[1], transfer it into a savefile through the Transfer Data menu. Only one can be transferred per save file, and the transfer can only be done from Chapter 12 onward.

The Sacred Stones

Dropped by Chapter 10 (Ephraim's route), enemy Fleet
Dropped by (Skirmish)* Wight*Deathgoyle*Draco Zombie*Elder Bael*
Treasure Chapter 5, villageChapter 11 (Eirika's route), chest
Secret Shop* Rausten Court

Path of Radiance

Dropped by Chapter 12, enemy Raven (×1/×2)
Treasure Chapter 14, village

Radiant Dawn

Steal from Part 2: Chapter 2, enemy Maraj
Bargains Part 1: Chapter 7
Part 3: Chapter 5

Shadow Dragon

Treasure Chapter 17, chest
Secret Shop Chapter 21

New Mystery of the Emblem

Dropped by Chapter 6, enemy Bishop
Treasure Chapter 11, hidden in the sandChapter 17, chest
Secret Shop Chapter 21

Awakening

Dropped by Chapter 13, enemy Risen ChiefParalogue 23, enemy Priam
Treasure Chapter 6, chestChapter 21, chest
Merchant (Anna) Any location
Higher chance at: Mount PrismOrigin PeakSea-King's ThroneConqueror's WhetstoneMountain VillageWarriors' TombWellspring of TruthGarden of Giants
Renown bonus 630 Renown points; only one copy can be obtained through this means per save file.

Fates

Dropped by Birthright: Chapter 8, enemy FugaChapter 15, enemy Wolfssegner
Conquest: Chapter 12, enemy RyomaChapter 20, enemy Fuga
Revelation: Chapter 10, enemy Cavalier
Treasure Conquest: Chapter 13, village
Vendor Rod Shop: Level 3 (limit 1)
Staff Store: Level 3 (limit 1)
Lottery Shop Dawn Lottery/Dusk Lottery: Gold Prize
Rank rewards Battle Rank: 200 (limit 1) • Visitor Rank: 1000 (limit 1)

Three Houses

Dropped by Falling Short of Heaven, enemy Vice Bishop
Event Chapter 3 mission, automatically at the end of the map if all NPCs survived
Treasure Chapter 22 missionVerdant Wind, chestRetribution, chest
Armory Anna's Shop (Limited: 1)

Engage

Dropped by Chapter 8, enemy Axe Fighter (Normal/Hard)/Mage (Maddening)The Hero-King, enemy Thief
Treasure Chapter 20, right eastern chest

Warriors: Three Hopes

This list may be incomplete.
Event Coming Clean, clear the chapter • Love and Hate in Wartime, clear the chapter • Mercenary Complications, clear the chapter

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Mystery of the Emblem
Increases
Skill by 5*
しようするとわざが
5あがる
The Binding Blade
(Description)
Increases Skill by 2 points.
Vanishes after use.*
戦いのわざを伝える書
技+2 使うと失われます
The Binding Blade
(Use screen)
Increases skill.*
『技』が増えます
The Blazing Blade
(Description)
Increases Skill by 2 points.
Vanishes after use.
戦いのわざを伝える書
技+2 使うと失われます
The Blazing Blade
(Use screen)
Increases skill.
『技』が増えます
The Sacred Stones
(Description)
Increases Skill by 2 points.
Vanishes after use.
戦いのわざを伝える書
技+2 使うと失われます
The Sacred Stones
(Use screen)
Raises skill.
『技』が増えます
Path of Radiance
A magic item that increases
the user's skill.
『技』が増える
Radiant Dawn
An item that increases skill by 2.
使うと『技』が2増える
Shadow Dragon
An item that increases skill by 2.
使うと技が+2される書
New Mystery of the Emblem
An item that increases skill by 2.*
使うと技が+2される書
Awakening
Permanently increases Skill by 2.
使うと技+2
Fates
Permanently increases Skill by 2.
使うと技+2
Three Houses
Permanently increases dexterity by 2.
使うと技+2。
Engage
Expend to grant Dex+2 to user
permanently.
使うと技+2

Etymology and other languages

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

Secret Book

--

Japanese

秘伝の書

Secret book; rendered as ひでんのしょ in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light and Mystery of the Emblem.

Spanish

Libro secreto

Secret book

French

Tome secret

Secret book

German

Geheimbuch

Secret book

Italian

Tomo segreto

Secret book

Korean

비전의 책
비전서

• Secret book; used in Fates and Engage.
• Secret book; used in Three Houses.

Simplified Chinese

秘传之书

Book of secrets

Traditional Chinese

秘傳之書

Book of secrets

See also

References

  1. Serenes Forest: Download events (retrieved 31 May 2012)
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