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Victims of War

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Victims of War

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Location

Adlas Plains

Weather

Fog of war

Boss(es)

Novala

Previous chapter(s)

Unbroken Heart

Next chapter(s)

Waterside Renvall

Don't worry. Everything is under control. I've brought along a certain something from Renais. It will negate whatever futile resistance they offer.
— Novala to Riev

Victims of War (Japanese: 憎悪の泥濘 Mire of Hatred) is the sixth chapter of Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. Eirika continues her journey south. She witnesses one of the horrors of war inflicted on the innocent and a secret held closely by the royal bloodline of Renais.

Plot

Main article: Victims of War/Script

Eirika continues her southward journey to Grado in search of Ephraim. She is spurred further by the news she received from Natasha regarding Grado's intent to destroy the Sacred Stones. Eirika opts to travel through a more remote region of Grado to avoid more attention; however, she is located by a small Grado force regardless, having been followed after the clash at Serafew.

Riev and Novala discuss their course of action; they must capture Eirika and her bracelet. Novala reassures Riev that he has a "certain something" from Renais that will guarantee his victory. Riev is placated with this news, and departs, saying he has a mountain of tasks to attend to. Novala is off-put by so plainly being called a servant, and, after Riev's departure, expresses that he will take Riev's place at their master's side after his successful capture of Eirika.

Later, Novala appears before Eirika and her companions and demands Eirika's bracelet; he tells Eirika that Ephraim was defeated and rots in Renvall's dungeons, but Eirika refuses to believe him. Novala then displays a prisoner, a child from Renais, and demands Eirika's bracelet for the child's life; Eirika then surrenders her bracelet to Novala, despite Seth's protests. Novala then demands that they surrender their weapons as well; however, Seth directly refuses. Novala decides to have the hostages transported to a nearby valley, where bael are said to live, to Eirika's and the villagers' horror. Eirika berates Novala for his actions, but Novala teleports to the other end of the valley with the girl; he then sends the girl and another citizen to an isolated part of the valley to be eaten by a bael. The battle then begins.

Eirika is successful in defeating Novala's underlings and Novala himself. If the three villagers survived the chapter, they thank Eirika, and one gifts her an Orion's Bolt. Seth then approaches Eirika, having recovered her bracelet from Novala, and tells her the significance of the bracelet: it is half of the key used to unlock the chamber that Renais's Sacred Stone is hidden in, Ephraim's bracelet being the other half. Seth is concerned by Grado desiring Eirika's bracelet, as this information is supposed to only be known to the Royal family of Renais. Eirika, feeling that time is of the essence, immediately resumes her journey south to rescue Ephraim.

Chapter data

Easy/Normal Difficult

Chapter Data
Conditions
Unit Data
Victory: Defeat Novala Player Partner Other Enemy
Defeat: Eirika dies 1–10 {{{partner}}} 3 24
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Character data

Characters
New units

None

Required characters
Eirika ​
Available characters
Seth ​Franz ​Gilliam ​Vanessa ​Moulder ​Ross ​Garcia ​Neimi ​Colm ​Artur ​Lute ​Natasha ​Joshua ​

Item data

Items
Name Obtainment Method
Is gba iron blade.png Iron Blade Dropped by enemy Mercenary
Is gba elixir.png Elixir Dropped by enemy Troubadour
Is gba halberd.png Halberd Dropped by enemy Fighter (drops unequipped item)
Is gba iron axe.png Iron Axe Dropped by enemy Fighter (drops unequipped item)
Is gba antitoxin.png Antitoxin Visit village
Is gba orion's bolt.png Orion's Bolt Automatically at end of chapter if all civilians survive

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.

Easy Normal Difficult

Enemy Units
Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills
Ma gba soldier enemy.gif Soldier Soldier 7 4 22~24 4~6 1~2 1~2 0~2 0~1 0~1 6 5 Iron Lance
The southern one immediately begins moving unprovoked.
Ma gba soldier enemy.gif Soldier Soldier 7 1 22~24 4~6 1~2 1~2 0~2 0~1 0~1 6 5 Javelin Iron Lance
--
Ma gba fighter enemy.gif Soldier Fighter 6 1 22~23 6~7 2~4 4~6 0~1 2~3 0~1 11 5 Poison Axe
--
Ma gba mage enemy.gif Soldier Mage 6 1 17~18 2~3 3~4 3~5 0~1 3~4 3~5 6 5 Thunder
--
Ma gba soldier enemy.gif Soldier Soldier 6 1 22~23 4~5 0~2 1~2 0~1 0~1 0~1 6 5 Iron Lance
--
Ma gba mercenary enemy.gif Soldier Mercenary 6 1 20~21 5~6 9~10 8~10 0~2 4~5 0~1 9 5 Iron Sword
--
Ma gba knight enemy.gif Soldier Knight 6 2 19~20 6~7 2~4 0~1 0~1 9~10 0~1 13 4 Iron Lance
--
Ma gba priest enemy.gif Soldier Priest 6 1 19~20 1~3 1~3 2~4 1~2 1~2 6~7 5 5 Mend
--
Ma gba shaman enemy.gif Soldier Shaman 6 1 17~18 3~4 1~3 2~4 0~1 2~3 4~6 7 5 Flux
--
Ma gba fighter enemy.gif Soldier Fighter 6 1 22~23 6~7 2~4 4~6 0~1 2~3 0~1 11 5 Steel Axe
--
Ma gba mercenary enemy.gif Soldier Mercenary 6 1 20~21 5~6 9~10 8~10 0~2 4~5 0~1 9 5 Iron BladeThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
--
Ma gba cavalier enemy.gif Soldier Cavalier 7 1 25~27 8~9 4~5 7~9 2~3 8~9 0~1 9 7 Iron Blade
Begins moving unprovoked on turn 2.
Ma gba cavalier enemy.gif Soldier Cavalier 6 1 21~23 5~7 3~4 5~6 0~2 6~7 0~1 9 7 Iron Sword
Begins moving unprovoked on turn 2.
Ma gba cavalier enemy.gif Soldier Cavalier 6 1 21~23 5~7 3~4 5~6 0~2 6~7 0~1 9 7 Iron Lance
Begins moving unprovoked on turn 2.
Ma gba troubadour enemy.gif Soldier Troubadour 6 1 16~17 1~2 1~3 4~5 1~2 2~3 6~7 5 6 Mend ElixirThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Begins moving unprovoked on turn 2.
Ma gba bael enemy.gif Monster Bael 1 1 25 6 3 3 0 6 1 12 5 Poison Claw
Prioritizes attacking the civilians; will likely reach them on turn 8.
Ma gba shaman enemy.gif Novala Shaman 10 1 28 10 8 6 7 5 9 7 5 Flux
Does not move.
Ma gba archer enemy.gif Soldier Archer 6 1 19~21 4~6 4~5 3~5 0~2 3~4 0~1 7 5 Iron Bow
--
Ma gba knight enemy.gif Soldier Knight 6 1 19~20 6~7 2~4 0~1 0~1 9~10 0~1 13 4 Horseslayer Javelin
--
Ma gba fighter enemy.gif Soldier Fighter 5 1 21~22 5~7 2~3 4~5 0~1 2~3 0~1 11 5 Iron Axe HalberdThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
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Reinforcements

  • Turn 4 (Difficult only)
    • 3 Cavaliers from near ally starting positions

NPC data

NPC Units
Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills
Ma gba civilian female02 other.gif Renais Cit. Civilian 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 5 --
--
Ma gba civilian male01 other.gif Renais Cit. Civilian 1 1 12 3 0 0 0 4 0 7 5 --
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Ma gba civilian female01 other.gif Renais Cit. Civilian 1 1 10 0 1 0 0 3 1 5 5 --
--

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: Novala

Easy/Normal Difficult

Portrait novala fe08.png
Ma gba shaman enemy.gif Shaman
Level 10
Affinity Is gba fireaffin.png
Stats
Max HP 28 Luck 7
Magic 10 Defense 5
Skill 8 Resistance 9
Speed 6 Constitution 7
Movement 5 Aid 6
Inventory
Flux
Weapon Levels
Swords -- Lances -- Axes -- Bows --
Anima magic -- Light magic -- Dark magic C Staves --

Strategy

This section details unofficial strategies that may help with completion of the chapter. This may not work for everybody.

This section has been marked as a stub. Please help improve the page by adding information.


Send Vanessa to the east as fast as possible to guard the civilians; they will die without intervention. It is also possible to kill Novala before the Bael is close enough to kill the villagers; this generally would involve ignoring most of the enemies and making a beeline for Novala with Seth.

The soldier with the Halberd will always drop the last weapon in his inventory, and he will most commonly attack with the Halberd so you only get a rather common Iron Axe. To counter this and get the valuable Halberd, have Franz and/or Seth bum rush him before he can attack.

Trivia

  • In the prototype, Novala simply kills the child and other villagers after Eirika surrenders her bracelet.

Etymology and other languages

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

Victms of War

Presumably refers to the civilians who are taken hostage and possibly die during the events of the chapter.

Japanese

憎悪の泥濘

Mire of Hatred

Spanish

Víctimas de la guerra

Victms of War

French

Victimes de guerre

Victims of War

German

Opfer des Krieges

Victms of the War

Italian

Vittime di guerra

Victms of War

Gallery


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Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Playable characters AmeliaArturColmCormagDozlaDuesselEirikaEphraimEwanFordeFranzGarciaGerikGilliamInnesJoshuaKnollKyleL'ArachelLuteMarisaMoulderMyrrhNatashaNeimiRennacRossSalehSethSyreneTanaTethysVanessa
Creature Campaign characters CaellachFadoGlenHaydenIsmaireLyonOrsonRievSelenaValter
Non-playable characters DaraKlimtMansel
Bosses AiasBanditBazbaBeranBinksBoneBreguetCaellachCarlyleFomortiisGhebLyonMorvaMurrayNovalaO'NeillOrsonPabloRievSaarSelenaTiradoValterVigardeZonta
Background characters GradoLatonaMacGregorMonicaNada Kuya
Sacred Twins and personal weapons AudhulmaExcaliburGarmGleipnirIvaldiLatonaNidhoggRapierReginleifSieglindeSiegmundVidofnir
Chapters Pre-split P: The Fall of Renais • 1: Escape! • 2: The Protected • 3: The Bandits of Borgo • 4: Ancient Horrors • 5: The Empire's Reach • 5x: Unbroken Heart • 6: Victims of War • 7: Waterside Renvall • 8: It's a Trap!A New Journey
Eirika's Route 9: Distant Blade • 10: Revolt at Carcino • 11: Creeping Darkness • 12: Village of Silence • 13: Hamill Canyon • 14: Queen of White Dunes
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Locations MagvelCarcino (Caer Pelyn) • Darkling WoodsFrelia (Tower of Valni) • Grado (Renvall) • Jehanna (Jehanna HallLagdou Ruins) • Rausten (Melkaen Coast) • Renais (Za'ha Woods)
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