Zofia

Zofia
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Capital	Zofia Castle
Government	Kingdom
Continent	Valentia

“	He came into violent dispute with his younger sister Mila, who dreamed of a paradise in which all living beings could frolic in freedom.	”	— Prologue of Gaiden

Zofia (pronounced /⁠zoʊˈfiə⁠/^[key]^[1]; Japanese: ソフィア Sofia) is a nation occupying the southern half of the continent Valentia. It was founded under the guidance of its patron deity, the Earth Mother Mila, and through Mila's pacifistic philosophy the people of Zofia came to adopt peaceful, hedonistic ways.

History

Zofia was founded in antiquity as a result of the schism between Mila and Duma, each of whom set out to found their own nation in half of Valentia to embody their ideals and philosophies. As a believer in peace above all else, Mila sought to build a paradise where all who lived there could live freely, which led the people of Zofia to forget about toil while emphasizing leisure.^[2] Despite the mutual distrust between Zofia and its Duma-founded rival Rigel, they were bound by a pact between the gods to ensure peace between them;^[3] at some point in their history, Rigel sent to Zofia the Royal Sword as a symbolic gift of national friendship.^[4]

Eons later, by the year 603, Mila had mysteriously vanished through Duma's machinations, and her absence led to a famine across Zofia.^[5] Three years later, the Zofian general Desaix instigated a coup against the royal family after a decade of having its members assassinated, and afterward requested assistance in his conquest from Rigel. The Deliverance, a liberation force led by the knight Clive, formed to oppose him, but when the tide turned against them, they sent an appeal to the retired warrior Mycen in the south-western corner of the nation. While Mycen declined, his adopted grandson Alm was given command of the army and turned the tide of the conflict, quickly driving Desaix and his supporters out of the capital. Meanwhile, the exiled princess Celica left on a journey to find Mila, eventually meeting Alm, her childhood friend, again.

Alm and Celica parted ways at the Zofian capital: Alm sought to lead an invasion of Rigel to put an end to the war, while Celica continued her quest for Mila through the Zofian deserts and later through Rigel's swamplands. By the time the war had come to an end, Alm had learned of his true identity as the Rigelian prince, and following his defeat of Duma, Alm and Celica married and reunified Rigel and Zofia into a single nation, the Kingdom of Valentia, with Alm as its first king.

Notable locations in Zofia

Zofia Castle

Main article: Zofia Castle

Zofia Castle is the nation's capital and the home of its royal family, found in the center of the kingdom's land.

Ram

Main article: Ram

The province of Ram, in the south-western corner of Valentia, is the home of Ram Village, where Alm and Mycen lived. The path between the village and the capital features Ram Forest and Ram Valley.

Novis

Main article: Novis

Novis Island, found off the south-east coast of Valentia, is the home of the Novis Monastery, where Celica was raised under the tutelage of the priest Nomah.

Seabound Shrine

Main article: Seabound Shrine

An isolated and abandoned Mila Shrine on an island off the Valentian coast is the lair of a Necrodragon.

Zofia Harbor

Main article: Zofia Harbor

The primary port of Zofia, on the eastern coast. Palla and Catria arrived here from Archanea in their search for Est.

Desaix's Fortress

Main article: Desaix's Fortress

The traitor Desaix holds his headquarters in a fortress north of the capital, near the Rigelian border.

Temple of Mila

Main article: Temple of Mila

The greatest of all shrines to Mila is situated in Zofia's north-east, on the other side of a large desert. It holds a gateway leading to Rigel, but it is often inaccessible because the Gorge of Valentia runs through it.

Gorge of Valentia

The Gorge of Valentia is a great river which divides the two kingdoms. Its flow is controlled by a floodgate on the border's west, which Alm needed to access in order to lead an attack on Rigel. The gorge also runs through the Temple of Mila.

Characters from Zofia

Character	Description	Appears in
Liprica	The late queen of Zofia, and a former priestess to Mila.	Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Lima IV	The late king of Zofia.	Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Celica	The exiled princess of Zofia, raised as a priestess in Novis.	Gaiden, Awakening, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Alm	A hero from Ram, who leads the Deliverance.	Gaiden, Awakening, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Mycen	A retired Zofian knight of great renown.	Gaiden, Awakening, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Lukas	A Zofian soldier serving the Deliverance against Desaix.	Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Gray	A villager from Ram.	Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Tobin	A villager from Ram.	Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Kliff	A villager from Ram.	Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Clair	A Zofian knight who serves the resistance. Clive's younger sister.	Gaiden, Awakening, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Clive	Former leader of the Zofian resistance against Desaix. Clair's elder brother.	Gaiden, Awakening, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Python	A member of the Deliverance.	Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Forsyth	A member of the Deliverance.	Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Boey	A mage from Novis, and a companion of Celica.	Gaiden, Awakening, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Mae	A mage from Novis, and a companion of Celica.	Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Genny	A Mila cleric from Novis, and a companion of Celica.	Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Nomah	Archbishop of the Mila faith, and Celica's mentor.	Gaiden, Awakening, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Faye	A villager from Ram. Obsessed with Alm.	Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Conrad	Prince of Zofia and half-brother of Celica. Originally acts under the guise of a masked knight.	Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Slayde	Captain of the Zofian guard, and underling of Desaix.	Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Desaix	A former Zofian general who turned traitor and seized control of the kingdom.	Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Gameplay

Zofia is the subject of Acts 1, 2 and 3 of Fire Emblem Gaiden. Act 1 charts Alm's journey from Ram to the Zofian capital, Act 2 charts Celica's journey from Novis to the same destination, and Act 3 depicts Alm's fight against Desaix in the north-west of Zofia and his quest for the floodgate to enter Rigel, as well as Celica's journey to the Temple of Mila through the eastern deserts.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Zofia	As of Fire Emblem Awakening. Possibly derived from Sophia, an idealized embodiment of wisdom originating from Greek philosophy. The name may have been altered from "Sofia" to distinguish it from Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.
Japanese	ソフィア	Officially romanized as Sofia; as above.
Spanish	Zofia	As above.
French	Zofia	As above.
German	Zofia	As above.
Italian	Zofia	As above.
Dutch	Zofia	As above.
Portuguese (Brazil)	Zofia	Used in Heroes.^[6]
Korean	소피아	Sofia; as above.
Simplified Chinese	索菲亚	Sofia
Traditional Chinese	索菲亞	Sofia

Gallery

Artwork of Zofia castle from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Illustration of a Zofian settlement from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Emblem of Zofia from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

References

↑ "Two Armies" trailer for Shadows of Valentia"
↑ "It was due to the gods that this land Valentia came to be divided into North and South. And in doing so they mistakenly involved themselves too deeply with the concerns of mankind. As a result, the people of Zofia forgot the meaning of toil, and the people of Rigel forgot the meaning of leisure. As things were, we would all certainly come to ruin." — Mycen, Fire Emblem Gaiden
↑ "But the "Pact of the Gods" upheld by Zofia and Rigel means we shouldn't come to blows, right? Our guardian, the Lady Mila, would never permit such a thing." — Alm, Fire Emblem Gaiden
↑ "Desaix escaped with the valuable "Royal Sword." That was a gift sent by the Rigelian Empire as a sign of friendship in the past. No normal person can use it. It's a special sword." — A man, Fire Emblem Gaiden
↑ "But Father, it's been three years since we last grew crops. What in the world befell the Earth Goddess Mila? I want to find out for myself." — Celica, Fire Emblem Gaiden
↑ "A princesa de Zofia; treinada como sacerdotisa. [...]" — Help text description of Celica: Caring Princess, Fire Emblem Heroes

Fire Emblem Gaiden

Playable characters	Alm • Atlas • Boey • Catria • Celica • Clair • Clive • Deen • Delthea • Est • Forsyth • Genny • Gray • Jesse • Kamui • Kliff • Leon • Lukas • Luthier • Mae • Mathilda • Mycen • Nomah • Palla • Python • Saber • Silque • Sonya • Tatiana • Tobin • Valbar • Zeke
Non-playable characters	Halcyon • Irma • Lima IV • Liprica • Massena • Mila
Bosses	Barth • Blake • Deen • Delthea • Desaix • Dolth • Duma • Garcia • Garth • Gazelle • Gharn • Grieth • Hestia • Jamil • Jedah • Jerome • Lawson • Magnus • Marla • Mikhail • Mueller • Nuibaba • Rudolf • Shizas • Slayde • Sonya • Tatarrah • Wolff • Xaizor • Zakson • Zeke
Personal weapons	Falchion • Royal Sword
Acts	1: Zofia's Call • 2: The Pilgrimage • 3: War of Deliverance • 4: Land of Sorrow • 5: Together to the End
Locations	Valentia • Mila Shrines • Novis • Rigel (Fear Mountain Shrine • Lost Treescape • Duma Tower) • Zofia (Ram)
Groups, objects and concepts	Deliverance • Monsters
Related topics	Manga adaptation • Name chart • Other games (Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light • Awakening • Echoes: Shadows of Valentia) • Sound Test Mode • Timeline • Unused content • World map

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Playable characters	Alm's Party	Alm • Clair • Clive • Delthea • Faye • Forsyth • Gray • Kliff • Lukas • Luthier • Mathilda • Mycen • Python • Silque • Tatiana • Tobin • Zeke
	Celica's Party	Atlas • Boey • Catria • Celica • Conrad • Deen • Est • Faye • Genny • Jesse • Kamui • Kliff • Leon • Mae • Nomah • Palla • Saber • Sonya • Valbar
	DLC	Emma • Randal • Shade • Yuzu
Non-playable characters		Forneus • Halcyon • Irma • Lima IV • Liprica • Massena • Mila • Peddlers
Bosses		Argentum • Aurum • Barth • Berkut • Blake • Brigand Boss • Cerberus • The Creation • Deen • Delthea • Desaix • Dolth • Duma • Fernand • Garth • Garcia • Gazelle • Gharn • Grieth • Hades • Hestia • Jamil • Jarth* • Jedah • Jerome • Lawson • Magnus • Marla • Mikhail • Mueller • Naberius • Nuibaba • Rinea • Rudolf • Slayde • Sonya • Tatarrah • Wolff • Xaizor • Zakson • Zeke
Regalia and personal weapons		Beloved Zofia • Falchion • Gradivus • Mercurius • Parthia • Royal Sword
Acts		P: Alm and Celica • 1: Zofia's Call • 2: The Pilgrimage • 3: War of Deliverance • 4: Land of Sorrow • 5: Together to the End • Act 6
Locations		Valentia • Duma's Ordeals • Mila's Ordeals • Rigel (Fear Mountain Shrine • Secret Shrine • Lost Treescape • Duma Tower • Duma Temple) • Zofia (Deliverance Hideout • Dragon Shrine • Novis • Ram • Sylvan Shrine • Temple of Mila • Seabound Shrine • Thieves' Shrine) • Archanea • Thabes
Groups, objects and concepts		Death Masks • Book of Valentian Revelations • Deliverance • Mila's Turnwheel • Terrors
Related topics		Ancient Letters • Name chart • Downloadable content • Other games (Gaiden • Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light • Awakening) • Pre-release information (Unused content) • Sidequests • Sound Test • Timeline • World map

[1] "Two Armies" trailer for Shadows of Valentia"

[2] "It was due to the gods that this land Valentia came to be divided into North and South. And in doing so they mistakenly involved themselves too deeply with the concerns of mankind. As a result, the people of Zofia forgot the meaning of toil, and the people of Rigel forgot the meaning of leisure. As things were, we would all certainly come to ruin." — Mycen, Fire Emblem Gaiden

[3] "But the "Pact of the Gods" upheld by Zofia and Rigel means we shouldn't come to blows, right? Our guardian, the Lady Mila, would never permit such a thing." — Alm, Fire Emblem Gaiden

[4] "Desaix escaped with the valuable "Royal Sword." That was a gift sent by the Rigelian Empire as a sign of friendship in the past. No normal person can use it. It's a special sword." — A man, Fire Emblem Gaiden

[5] "But Father, it's been three years since we last grew crops. What in the world befell the Earth Goddess Mila? I want to find out for myself." — Celica, Fire Emblem Gaiden

[6] "A princesa de Zofia; treinada como sacerdotisa. [...]" — Help text description of Celica: Caring Princess, Fire Emblem Heroes

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