List of Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn characters

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This is a character list, with plot details, for the video game Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. It is a tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems, published by Nintendo for the Wii console, and the tenth game of the Fire Emblem series. The list summarizes the roles of all playable characters (units that can be controlled by the player) and major non-player characters (units that cannot be controlled by the player) that appear during the course of the story. For general information about the game itself, see the main article.

Most of these characters also appear in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, to which this game is a chronological sequel.

Main playable characters

Characters: New - Micaiah. Returning - Ike.

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Micaiah

Race: Branded (Heron)

Class: Light Mage -> Light Sage -> Light Priestess

A wielder of magic and the leader of the Dawn Brigade, Micaiah (ミカヤ, Mikaya) is the main character of the first part of the game. She is a Branded, one descended from beorc and laguz ancestry, and has the ability to sacrifice her health to an ally to heal them. She can also foresee impending danger, an ability given to her by the Goddess Yune who accompanies her in the form of a bird. She leads the Dawn Brigade with her foster brother and protector Sothe, stealing from the Begnion Occupation Army and giving back to the people of Daein, who frequently refer to her as the "Silver-Haired Maiden". Unlike Sothe, Micaiah holds Ike in disdain, blaming him for the current state of Daein. After merging the Dawn Brigade with the Daein Liberation Army, Micaiah leads Daein to victory over Begnion's occupation on Pelleas' behalf. King Pelleas makes her the Supreme Commander of the Daein Army.

Due to her kind heart and devotion to her people, the citizens and soldiers grow very fond of her, believing she is a goddess and calling her "The Priestess of Dawn"; they revere her more than they do their king. In the third part of the game, out of devotion to her king and despite her personal feelings, she fights the Laguz Alliance on behalf of Begnion. She later sings the Galdr of Release and becomes the Goddess Yune's vessel. At the end of the game, she becomes the new Queen of Daein and reveals herself as both Sanaki's older sister and the trueborn Apostle. She will marry Sothe if they share an "A" support.

Micaiah appears as a sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Ike

Race: Beorc

Class: Hero -> Vanguard

Ike (アイク, Aiku), the hero of the Mad King's War, returns in Radiant Dawn as the main character of the latter half of the game. As part of a ruse, he and his Greil Mercenaries stay hidden during the Crimean rebellion, joining at the last minute to save Lucia from her execution. He later aids the Laguz Alliance when it invades Begnion; he then leads the Apostle's armies united with those of Gallia, Crimea, and Phoenicis. He is the wielder of the divine blade Ragnell, which he had previously used while duelling with the Black Knight. It is at the Tower of Guidance where he finally avenges his father's death and defeats the Black Knight in a one-on-one duel. It is then revealed that, as a child, he witnessed Elena's death at the hands of Greil, but his memory was sealed by Sephiran to protect him. Once the goddess Ashera is defeated and stability is returned to the world, Ike leaves the continent of Tellius forever; should he have an "A" level support with either Soren or Ranulf, that character will accompany him. At the end of the Japanese version of the game, it calls Ike the Hero of the Blue Flames, a reference to the Japanese title for Path of Radiance, The Trail of Blue Flame.

Ike's Radiant Dawn incarnation is a sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and his Path of Radiance incarnation is a sticker, trophy, and playable character in Brawl.

Other playable characters

Returning characters also appeared in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, to which Radiant Dawn is a sequel.

Starting in Part I

Characters: New - Edward, Leonardo, Nolan, Laura, Aran, Meg, Volug, Fiona, Vika, Rafiel, Nailah. Returning - Sothe, Ilyana, Tauroneo, Zihark, Jill, Tormod, Muarim, the Black Knight.

Edward

Race: Beorc

Class: Myrmidon -> Swordmaster -> Trueblade

Edward (エディ, Edi) is a trainee Myrmidon of Daein's Dawn Brigade. He is a reckless sword fighter who is easily excitable. He receives his personal sword, Caladbolg, as a gift from Pelleas. After the war, he lives as an ordinary commoner (despite Micaiah's wishes), but he often bears good news to the queen.

Leonardo

Race: Beorc

Class: Archer -> Sniper -> Marksman

Leonardo (レオナルド, Reonarudo) is an archer of the Dawn Brigade. He is a friend to, and (in terms of personality) opposite of, Edward, to whom he constantly tries to teach self-control. Like Edward, he is given his personal bow, Lughnasadh, as a gift from Pelleas. At the end of the game, he helps to rebuild the Daein Army and becomes well-known for his good looks and skill.

Nolan

Race: Beorc

Class: Fighter -> Warrior -> Reaver

Nolan (ノイス, Noisu) is a fighter in the Dawn Brigade and is the only adult among its beorc members. Like Edward and Leonardo, he is given his personal axe, Tarvos, as a gift from Pelleas. At the game's end, he travels across the land aiding those in need, eventually earning himself a place in legends for his work.

Laura

Race: Beorc

Class: Priest -> Bishop -> Saint

Laura (ローラ, Rōra) is a priest of a Daein village. She joins the Dawn Brigade to find medicine to aid her village's ill abbot. She is a childhood friend of Aran. Laura mistakes the Dawn Brigade as group of bandits, but she is devout to her faith and trusts in their good will. After the game ends, she returns to her church and serves as mother to many orphans.

Sothe

Race: Beorc

Class: Rogue -> Whisper

Sothe (サザ, Saza) was the first of the Path of Radiance cast announced to return. Sothe first met Micaiah when he was a young child, and the two eventually formed a close bond, treating each other as brother and sister. During Path of Radiance, Sothe first appeared as an orphaned stowaway seeking a lost, unnamed companion; in Radiant Dawn, it is revealed that this companion was Micaiah, who fled Daein to prevent him from being affected by her identity as a Branded. After the Mad King's War, Sothe returned to Daein's capital of Nevassa, found Micaiah, and expressed how upset he was that she had abandoned him. As a result, Micaiah realized how important she was to him, and she swore to never leave him again.

Although Sothe is very protective of Micaiah, whom he trusts implicitly, they continue to have their disagreements throughout the game. He argues with her over his strong respect for Ike, who Micaiah believes is responsible for destroying Daein in the Mad King's War. Furthermore, although Micaiah considers the Black Knight a hero for saving her life, Sothe views him as a rival for the position of Micaiah's protector. Despite their differences, Sothe stays by her side during their battles, even when they are forced to fight against Ike and the Laguz Alliance by the Begnion Senate. At the end of the game, he and Micaiah will marry if they share an "A" support.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Sothe appears as a trophy and a sticker.

Ilyana

Race: Beorc

Class: Thunder Mage -> Thunder Sage -> Archsage

Ilyana (イレース, Irēsu) is a Thunder Mage who travels with a group of merchants. She is an ill-looking girl who is perpetually hungry. She joins the Dawn Brigade in Part I after Micaiah rescues her from a Daein prison; she subsequently fights to liberate Daein from Begnion's rule. She also joins Ike's group in Part III when her merchant convoy arrives in Begnion. As a result, she is the most playable character in the game. After the war, she continues traveling with the merchants, and is hungry to this day.

Aran

Race: Beorc

Class: Soldier -> Halberdier -> Sentinel (America) / Lancer (UK)

Aran (ブラッド, Buraddo) is a soldier guarding one of the Daein prison camps. He is a childhood friend of Laura. After meeting Laura at the prison camp, he assists her and the rest of the Dawn Brigade in their escape. He becomes a watchman at the end of the game that is dependable for his honest - albeit clumsy - work.

Meg

Race: Beorc

Class: Armor Sword -> Sword General -> Marshall

Meg (メグ, Megu) is one of Brom's daughters. She decides to travel to Daein in search of Zihark, whom she has been told is her fiancé. Traveling alone, she dresses herself in full-plate armor for protection. At the end of the game, she instead ends up marrying normally and lives happily with her family.

Volug

Race: Laguz

Class: Wolf

Volug (オルグ, Orugu) is a wolf laguz and assistant to Queen Nailah. Like Leanne, he speaks - in the rare instances that he does talk - mostly in the ancient tongue. He possesses the skill Wildheart, which allows him to halfshift, meaning that while he can transform at any time and remain that way, he is not as strong as if he transformed normally. The skill scroll may be removed during Part 3. He accompanies Queen Nailah and Rafiel, until he is ordered by the Queen to act as Micaiah's personal bodyguard in his shifted form.

Tauroneo

Race: Beorc

Class: Lance General -> Marshall

Tauroneo (タウロニオ, Tauronio) was once one of Daein's steadfast Great Riders. He pledges allegiance to the Daein royal family and protects Pelleas, the prince of Daein. Like Jill, he defected from the Daein Army in the Mad King's War; after Ashnard's defeat and Daein's subjugation, he became determined to help Daein recover, and so joined the Daein Liberation Army. He spends much of Part I guarding Pelleas.

Zihark

Race: Beorc

Class: Swordmaster -> Trueblade

Zihark (ツイハーク, Zihāku) is a citizen of Daein and a member of the Daein Liberation Army along with Tauroneo and Jill. He fights to protect the laguz. In the Mad King's War, he tried to prevent the Daein Army from beginning a massacre of the laguz; as such, he feels that Daein is in the wrong when Pelleas orders Daein's military forces to fight against the Laguz Alliance in Begnion's defence. He had a laguz lover prior to Path of Radiance; their doomed relationship profoundly changed his life. He becomes a traveling mercenary after the game, helping to resolve conflicts between beorc and laguz wherever he goes. He eventually settles in Gallia.

Jill

Race: Beorc

Class: Dracoknight -> Dragonmaster -> Dragonlord

Jill (ジル, Jiru) is a Dracoknight of Daein, who betrayed her country in the Mad King's War. In Path of Radiance, her father, Shiharam, was killed due to a forced-order to flood the Talrega region of Daein. After the Mad King's War, she and Haar ran a delivery service in Talrega; three years after the War, she joined the Daein Liberation Army along with Tauroneo and Zihark. At the game's end, Micaiah makes her Governor of Talrega, which Jill leads to an age of prosperity. At the end of the game, Jill marries Haar if they have an "A" support.

Fiona

Race: Beorc

Class: Lance Knight -> Lance Paladin -> Silver Knight

Fiona (フリーダ, Furīda) is the daughter of Lanvega—formerly one of Daein's Great Four Riders. She governs the Marado territory in place of her late father. Although she initially aids the Begnion Occupation Army when it defended Marado, she and her troops defect when a Begnion general resorts to killing innocents to get the Daein Liberation Army to surrender. After the chapter, she joins the party as a Lance Knight. After the end of the game, she governs Marado and her people for the remainder of her life.

Tormod

Race: Beorc

Class: Fire Sage -> Archsage

Tormod (トパック, Topakku) is the leader of the Laguz Emancipation Army. He is a cheery character who, in the Mad King's War, found a good friend in Sothe and became Calill's pupil. Under Empress Sanaki's orders, he heads to Daein to gather information. He travels along with his laguz friend and surrogate father, Muarim. He joins Micaiah's team alongside Muarim and Vika, and later accompanies Prince Rafiel to Gallia. After the events of the game, he becomes a laguz relations officer in Begnion and helps former slaves escape poverty.

Muarim

Race: Laguz

Class: Tiger

Muarim (ムワリム, Muwarimu) is the Deputy Leader of the Laguz Emancipation Army and is Tormod's surrogate father. He was originally a Begnion aristocrat's slave. Along with Tormod, he aids the fight for the liberation of Daein. He is nearly transformed into a Feral One - which would increase his fighting prowess but dramatically shorten his lifespan and rob him of his sanity and reason - by Izuka: he is only saved by Rafiel's galdr. At the game's end, he becomes Begnion's first-ever laguz officer and helps Tormod with his work.

Vika

Race: Laguz

Class: Raven

Vika (ビーゼ, Bīze) is a raven laguz who works alongside Tormod and Muarim in the Laguz Emancipation Army. She is the only female raven in the game. She is uneasy around Micaiah for a reason she can't identify, but the two warm-up to each other near the end of Part I. Later in the game, it is revealed that laguz are able to sense Branded, or Parentless, as the laguz refer to such people. It is common for laguz to treat Parentless as though they don't exist, making it likely that Vika's unease around Micaiah was in actuality her instincts alerting her to the presence of a Branded.

Rafiel

Race: Laguz

Class: Heron

Rafiel (ラフィエル, Rafieru) is the first Prince of Serenes, and Reyson and Leanne's elder brother. Twenty-three years before the game, he was captured and auctioned off to a Begnion noble (later revealed to be Senator Hetzel). He then fell ill; his wings never fully recovered, and Rafiel was never able to fly again. Duke Hetzel brought him to a temple, where he cared for the wounded Heron. At one point, Hetzel even promised to return Rafiel to Serenes Forest upon his recovery; however, before Rafiel could make a full recovery, the Forest was burned and the Herons were slaughtered by the people of Begnion. Rafiel escaped Duke Hetzel's custody and collapsed; he awoke in Daein's eastern Desert of Death. He was saved from the Desert by Nailah of Hatari, who looked after him for the next twenty years. As such, he holds Nailah in high regards, and he remains extremely loyal to her.

He meets Micaiah in the Desert of Death as she searches for Pelleas; he fights in the Daein Liberation Army not long thereafter. After the overthrow of the Begnion Occupational Army, he travels to Gallia, where he reunites with his family. He later abandons the Apostle's Army to side with Micaiah and Daein. At the end of the game, he awakens his long-bedridden father with his song and returns to Hatari. If Nailah dies however, he remains in Serenes.

Nailah

Race: Laguz

Class: Wolf Queen

Nailah (ニケ, Nike) is the Queen of Wolves. She takes the form of a white wolf. She and her tribe reside in Hatari, a nation east of the Desert of Death that has long been forgotten by the rest of Tellius. She is also responsible for rescuing Rafiel from the Desert of Death, whom she protects throughout the game. After the events of the game, she returns to her nation to lead her people back across the desert.

The Black Knight

Race: Branded

Class: Black Knight

Defeated by Ike in a duel at the end of Chapter 27 of Path of Radiance, the Black Knight (漆黒の騎士, Shikkoku no Kishi), a former Rider of Daein, returns. As the Black Knight, he protects Micaiah when Jarod attempts to kill her. He continues to protect Micaiah in the final battle against the Begnion Occupational Army and in the war against the Laguz Alliance. As Zelgius (ゼルギウス, Zerugiusu), he leads the Begnion Central Army against the invading laguz. He serves Prime Minister Sephiran selflessly and views him as his master. All of his actions are guided by Sephiran's will, including his eventual return to Daein as the Black Knight.

Despite being an antagonist for parts of the game, he is a very noble and selfless soldier: he spared Skrimir during their duel; against Senator Valtome's orders, he refused to fight a defenseless Elincia; he follows the vast majority of his orders without question, regardless of his personal opinions. He is also a Branded, which he reveals to Sephiran. It was Sephiran who gave him his sword, Alondite, and his armor, which was blessed by the goddess. Because of his identity as a Branded, he suffered from much shunning and loneliness throughout his life. His sole wish was to face his teacher, Gawain, and defeat him; his pursuit of this duel was the only action he undertook of his own accord after becoming Sephiran's follower. He engages Ike in a second duel in Radiant Dawn, this time to the death also revealing his true identity to be Zelgius . He dies believing that Ike fought with all of the skill Gawain possessed in his prime, and rests peacefully, waiting for Sephiran to join him. Ike considers Zelgius his final teacher.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the Black Knight appears as a trophy and a sticker.

Starting in Part II

Characters: New - Heather. Returning - Elincia, Marcia, Nealuchi, Leanne, Haar, Nephenee, Brom, Lucia, Lethe, Mordecai, Geoffrey, Astrid, Kieran, Makalov, Devdan/Danved, Calill.

Elincia

Race: Beorc

Class: Queen

Elincia (エリンシア, Erinshia), the Princess of Crimea from Path of Radiance returns as Queen and main character of Part II. She leads in select chapters, and in others gives command to her subordinates, Lucia and Geoffrey. Her role in the plot is to quell a rebellion in Crimea started by corrupt nobles. Later in the game, her troops fight alongside Ike's and Tibarn's armies. As in Path of Radiance, she has exclusive usage of the sword Amiti, a blade passed down through Crimean royalty. She and Geoffrey marry at the end of Radiant Dawn if they share an "A" rank support.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Elincia appears as a trophy.

Marcia

Race: Beorc

Class: Falconknight -> Seraph Knight

After being discharged from Begnion's Holy Guards, Marcia (マーシャ, Māsha) became a member of the Crimean Royal Knights, along with her brother Makalov. Since joining the Crimean army, she has become a close friend of Elincia, but continues to be repulsed by her brother's fondness for gambling and drinking.

Nealuchi

Race: Laguz

Class: Raven

An elderly raven chamberlain and advisor to Naesala, Nealuchi (ニアルチ, Niaruchi) fights to defeat Duke Ludvek's rebellion in Crimea. He is assigned to guard the Serenes Princess, Leanne, on behalf of his King and Prince Reyson. He is very fond of the heron siblings. He calls Naesala "nestling" (much to the latter's chagrin), as he was the raven king's caretaker when he was a child. After the game's end, when the bird tribes are united into one nation, he works to cleanse the severely-damaged reputation of the raven clan. With each year that passed, he set a new age record.

Leanne

Race: Laguz

Class: Heron

The Princess of Serenes and Reyson's younger sister, Leanne (リアーネ, Riāne) slept in Serenes Forest for over twenty years and speaks mostly in the Old Tongue. She is currently learning how to speak the New Tongue. Along with Nealuchi, she journeys to Crimea to enlist the aid of the Greil Mercenaries; she subsequently aids Queen Elincia in the fight against Duke Ludveck. Leanne, like the other herons, can sense emotions: it is due to this power that she knows of Naesala's inner turmoil. She is very loyal to the Raven King, and she goes so far as to defend him against an enraged Skrimir. Leanne and Naesala marry if they have a "A" rank support; she later gives birth to two children: a heron girl and a raven boy.

Haar

Race: Beorc

Class: Dragonmaster -> Dragonlord

Haar (ハール, Hāru) was once a Dracoknight of Daein who was attached to Shiharam's fleet; before this, he was a member of Begnion's Holy Dracoknights. Along with Shiharam, he left for Daein due to the senate's corruption. After Shiharam died in the Mad King's War, Haar began flying across the continent as a cargo carrier. He becomes involved in quelling the Crimean rebellion when Marcia pressures him into defending Elincia and Leanne, and he later helps Ike during the Begnion-Laguz war. He takes a very calm, nonchalant attitude to the world, and he constantly has trouble staying awake. At the end of the game, if Jill and Haar have an "A" rank support, he will marry her.

Nephenee

Race: Beorc

Class: Halberdier -> Sentinel (America) / Lancer (UK)

Nephenee (ネフェニー, Nefenī) is a country girl living in Crimea's countryside. She is a shy woman who doesn't talk much due to embarrassment at her thick country accent. She acts as the 'main character' for chapter one in Part II. She and Brom quell a local rebellion that is incited by Ludveck's subordinates; she then travels to the Royal Palace in Melior to alert Elincia about the uprising. She also fights alongside Ike during Part III, joining up along with the merchant caravan on the way. After the war, she continues to live with her family in Melior and joins the fight when needed.

Brom

Race: Beorc

Class: Axe General -> Marshall

Brom (チャップ, Chappu) is a farmer living in Crimea's countryside. He is the father of many sons and daughters, one of whom is Meg. He is responsible for suggesting that Meg marry Zihark, which subsequently encouraged her to leave for Daein by herself to look for him. He helps Nephenee quell the uprising in Part II, using axes these days instead of lances. He is another of Ike's allies that joins along with the merchants in Part III. In stark contrast to Nephenee, once the war is over, he returns home and lives as a farmer for the rest of his life, never picking up another weapon.

Heather

Race: Beorc

Class: Rogue -> Whisper

Heather (ヘザー, Hezā) is a young Rogue who scouring the countryside villages of Crimea for gold to pay for her mother's medicine. She becomes tied up in the rebellion when Brom and Nephenee enlist her help in quashing a local insurrection. She then travels with the two to Melior and helps to find evidence of Ludveck's involvement. She, too, fights with Ike during Part III, arriving with the merchants as support. It is heavily implied that she is a lesbian: she joins the Crimean Army so she can "meet all the pretty girls", and she frequently flirts with other female soldiers. At the game's end, she returns home to care for her mother and swears off her thievery, though she always seems to have an ample supply of gold.

Lucia

Race: Beorc

Class: Swordmaster -> Trueblade

Lucia (ルキノ, Rukino) is Queen Elincia's bodyguard and the queen's foster sister. She has direct control over the Palace Guard and has the benefit of unrestricted conduct. She is captured by Duke Ludveck's rebels who intend to execute her, but is subsequently rescued by the Greil Mercenaries. She acts as the 'main character' for one chapter in Part II.

Lethe

Race: Laguz

Class: Cat

Lethe (レテ, Rete) is a cat warrior of Gallia. She appears to be a strict commander of a small unit back in Gallia. Although Lethe argues incessantly with Lyre, her twin sister, her top priority is her sister's safety. She once despised beorc, but after fighting in the Mad King's War, she finally began to understand them. She aids Crimea during the rebellion, and also fights with Ike during the Begnion-Laguz war.

Mordecai

Race: Laguz

Class: Tiger

Mordecai (モウディ, Moudi) is a warrior of the beast country, Gallia. Along with Lethe, he is stationed in Crimea to offer support and to foster relations between the two nations. He is portrayed as one of the more peace-loving and innocent beast laguz.

Geoffrey

Race: Beorc

Class: Lance Paladin -> Silver Knight

Geoffrey (ジョフレ, Jefure) is the leader of the Crimean Royal Knights and is Lucia's younger brother. He is renowned for being an honest man who often is at odds with the Crimean nobles. He acts as a 'main character' for one chapter in Part II. His close ties to Elincia result in rumors among the nobility that he is sharing a secret romance with her; if they get an "A" rank support, they wed after Ashera's defeat.

Astrid

Race: Beorc

Class: Bow Paladin -> Silver Knight

Astrid (ステラ, Sutera, Germany: Stella) is a member of the Crimean Royal Knights. She was a member of Begnion's noble House Damiel and was engaged, against her wishes, to Duke Lekain of Gaddos; she left home to avoid becoming a trophy wife. She is currently engaged to Makalov, despite her friends' protests. She adamantly defends Makalov whenever he is criticized for his poor drinking, gambling, and work habits. She marries Makalov if they have an "A" support, but she never tames him.

Kieran

Race: Beorc

Class: Axe Paladin -> Gold Knight

Kieran (ケビン, Kebin) is the deputy commander of the Crimean Royal Knights. He is loud, hot-blooded, excitable, and immensely proud. Kieran often trains with intense passion: he tends to hurt himself during these training sessions, but he doesn't seem to care. He views his superior, Geoffrey, as an idol, and has a one-sided, bitter rivalry with Oscar. Kieran is intensely loyal to Crimea.

Makalov

Race: Beorc

Class: Sword Paladin -> Gold Knight

Makalov (マカロフ, Makarofu) is a member of the Crimean Royal Knights, Astrid's fiancé, and Marcia's elder brother. He is a man with a deep love for gambling and drinking, much to his sister's disgust. Despite his penchant for trying to elude responsibility, he reluctantly fights for Crimea when the rebellion gets out of hand. After the war, he stays on as a member of the Crimean Royal Knights and, miraculously, is never fired.

Devdan/Danved

Race: Beorc

Class: Halberdier -> Sentinel (America) / Lancer (UK)

The peace-loving halberdier, Devdan (ダラハウ, Darahau), apparently returns under the name Danved. In the Japanese version, Devdan's name is in reverse katakana, effectively giving the equivalent spelling of Nadved (ウハラダ, Uharada); in Path of Radiance, Nadved is a picture Devdan drew and voiced in a support conversation with Largo. In the character relations chart it shows two Devdans - one being Devdan and the other being Danved. Despite being identical in looks and mannerisms, Danved denies all claims that he is Devdan. When the Royal Knights attack Ludveck's castle, he assists them in place of Largo (who, having lost an arm in an accident, is incapable of fighting) and Calill, as Geoffrey didn't want to get civilians involved at that point. Upon Ashera's defeat, Danved starts up a travelling show; it is said his act could make anyone laugh.

Calill

Race: Beorc

Class: Fire Sage -> Archsage

Calill (カリル, Kariru) is a (self-proclaimed) first-class Sage. She is married to Largo, the berserker of Path of Radiance, who now owns a pub and is retired from fighting; together they are raising an adopted daughter named Amy. She is also Tormod's magic tutor. At Lucia's request, she assists in the battle against Ludveck when he lays siege to Fort Alpea.

Starting in Part III

Characters: New - Lyre, Kyza. Returning - Mist, Titania, Soren, Oscar, Boyd, Rolf, Gatrie, Shinon, Rhys, Mia, Ranulf, Reyson, Janaff, Ulki, Sigrun, Tanith.

Mist

Race: Beorc

Class: Cleric -> Valkyrie

Mist (ミスト, Misuto) is Ike's younger sister. The forces of order and chaos are balanced in her heart, allowing her to touch the Fire Emblem without going berserk,which means that she has a pure heart. She fights with the Greil Mercenaries out of a fear of being separated from her brother. When the Medallion reaches its critical state, she is the only beorc affected by its call, and she collapses in the same manner as the herons. She eventually marries Boyd, but only if they have an A Support level.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mist appears as a sticker.

Titania

Race: Beorc

Class: Axe Paladin -> Gold Knight

Titania (ティアマト, Tiamato) is the deputy commander of the Greil Mercenaries in Path of Radiance. She was among its first members when Greil founded the company, and she still mourns her deceased commander. With Greil gone, she believes her duty is to look after Ike and the others. There are indications within at least the first game that Titania was in love with Greil. After the war, she visits the graves of her fallen comrades once a year.

Soren

Race: Branded (Black Dragon)

Class: Wind Sage -> Arch Sage

Soren (セネリオ, Senerio) is the cold and calculating tactician of the Greil Mercenaries. It is due to his advice that the Laguz Alliance succeeds in penetrating the centre of Begnion. He is loyal only to Ike and holds an unshakable faith in him.

Soren is a Branded - someone born with both beorc and laguz blood - and has experienced prejudice from both societies. Soren was born to Mad King Ashnard of Daein and Princess Almedha of Goldoa. When Ashnard discovered that his son could not transform into a dragon, he used him as a hostage to capture a laguz who could: Prince Rajaion of Goldoa, Almedha's brother, willingly became the subject of Ashnard's experiments in order to protect his nephew. Once Rajaion had surrendered, Ashnard abandoned the infant Soren in Gallia, where he was subsequently raised by a bitter old woman. Not long into his residence with her, Soren was sold to an old sage who mistook him for a Spirit Charmer, someone who allows a spirit into their body and possesses great magical abilities. After the sage died, Soren was alone and near-death before eventually being discovered by Greil and a young Ike. Soren never forgot Ike's kindness to him during this time, and he later travelled across Crimea to find him again.

In a special conversation in the epilogue, it is revealed that Pelleas is an imposter who was placed on the throne because he was easy to control. Soren is both the true King of Daein and a Prince of Goldoa, though his mother never tells him this. As such, Soren is likely over twenty years old, though the laguz blood in his veins make him appear to be the same age as Ike.

From the second playthrough onwards, a memory scene involving Ike and Soren can be unlocked if the player has A support in both Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn as well as the right requirements Should Soren and Ike have an A-rank support at the game's end, they will leave Tellius to explore unknown lands together.

Oscar

Race: Beorc

Class: Lance Paladin -> Silver Knight

Oscar (オスカー, Osukā) is a member of the Greil Mercenaries and the eldest of the three brothers. He is an easygoing man who can remain calm in tight situations. Before being hired by Greil, he was a knight in the Crimean Army; he left his post to take care of his brothers. Although Kieran has declared Oscar to be his eternal rival, the rivalry is very one-sided: in truth, Oscar finds himself endeared to the Crimean knight. Oscar rejoins the Crimean Royal Knights at Elincia's request at the end of Radiant Dawn, but still does mercenary work in his spare time.

Boyd

Race: Beorc

Class: Warrior -> Reaver

Boyd (ボーレ, Bōre) is a member of the Greil Mercenaries and the middle sibling of the three brothers. He is a somewhat blunt and hot-headed young man. Although he often quarrels with his siblings, he cares for them deeply. After the game, he trains endlessly to make sure that he doesn't lose his position to "some stupid rookie"; he never does. He eventually marries Mist, but only if they have an A Support level.

Rolf

Race: Beorc

Class: Sniper -> Marksman

Rolf (ヨファ, Yofa) is a member of the Greil Mercenaries, the youngest of the three brothers, and the youngest member of the mercenary company. Despite all of this, he is a very mature, loyal young man. He was first taught the how to use a bow by Shinon so that, like Mist, he could be of some use to the group. It is revealed in an Info conversation that he is in fact Oscar's and Boyd's half-brother: they share the same father, but have two different mothers. Although he is given the opportunity to return to his mother, he chooses to stay with his brothers.

Gatrie

Race: Beorc

Class: Lance General -> Marshall

Gatrie (ガトリー, Gatorī) is the gullible and womanizing knight from Path of Radiance. Like Shinon, he is a senior member of the group. He is a rather jolly man, although he becomes instantly smitten with any woman he comes upon. He even becomes infatuated with Lyre, provoking Shinon to comment that he "would hit on a tree if [Shinon] dressed it in a skirt." He and Shinon are good partners and often operate together, though he seems oblivious to Shinon's disgust at his skirt-chasing tendencies. At the game's end, Gatrie becomes a famous mercenary and a household name; he found many women, but never true love.

Shinon

Race: Beorc

Class: Sniper -> Marksman

Shinon (シノン, Shinon) is Gatrie's friend and a senior member of the Greil Mercenaries who bears a deep respect for the company's founder, Greil. He has a smart mouth and his attitude, particularly toward Ike and the laguz, leaves much to be desired, but his skill with a bow is unmatched. He first taught Rolf how to use a bow. At the game's end, although he is adept at anything he puts his hand to, he chooses nothing as his specialty.

Rhys

Race: Beorc

Class: Bishop -> Saint

Rhys (キルロイ, Kiruroi) is the healer of the Greil Mercenaries. His body is very weak, and he is frequently ill. He cares greatly for his friends and worries constantly for their well-being. He is also largely ignorant of the outside world. After the war, he creates a chapel in the Greil Mercenaries' Fort, where he teaches the local villagers.

Mia

Race: Beorc

Class: Swordmaster -> Trueblade

Mia (ワユ, Wayu) is the newest member of the Greil Mercenaries. In Path of Radiance, she was captured by Daein soldiers, but was released by Greil. She returned to pay her debt, but remained with the mercenaries, claiming to have "fallen in love" with Ike's swordsmanship. She learned some of her sword fighting skills from Ike. Her training tends to be aggressive, and when she attempts to spar with Ike, she convinces Rhys to stand by in order to heal any wounds they may receive. After the war, Mia traveled around the continent in search of new opponents, but stops by Greil's Retreat to rest.

Lyre

Race: Laguz

Class: Cat

Lyre (リレ, Rire) is the younger twin sister of Lethe who is discussed in a support conversation between Ranulf and Lethe in Path of Radiance. She and Lethe frequently quarrel due to Lethe's overbearing temperament and superior military rank. Despite joining the army to be closer to her sister and Ranulf , Lyre has neither the appearance nor the temperament of a warrior. She is also friends with Kyza, though the two bicker on several occasions.

Kyza

Race: Laguz

Class: Tiger

Kyza (キサ, Kisa) is a tiger laguz and a member of the Gallian Army who, like Lyre, was also briefly touched upon in a support conversation between Ranulf and Lethe in the last game. He is one of Ranulf's subordinates. He and Lyre constantly fight for Ranulf's attention. Despite his strength, the majority of his allies find him stuffy and boring. At the end of the game, he continues to be a loyal military officer that trains each and every day.

Ranulf

Race: Laguz

Class: Cat

Ranulf (ライ, Rai) is a commander of the Gallian army. He usually operates alone, gathering intelligence and negotiating with beorc. In the war with Begnion, he acts as a supervisor to the commander, Skrimir, and often quarrels with him due to Skrimir's hot-headed and violent tactics. He briefly battles with Skrimir in order to stop him from foolishly charging into the enemy forces and unintentionally sacrificing their soldiers. His followers, Lyre and Kyza, bicker and fight for his attention, but he doesn't seem to care. Ranulf serves as a main character for much of Part 3. If he and Ike share an A support, he'll accompany Ike when he leaves Tellius.

Reyson

Race: Laguz

Class: Heron

Reyson (リュシオン, Ryushion) is the prince of the fallen kingdom of Serenes. He is the younger brother of Rafiel, but, having lived in Phoenicis for two decades, has picked up many personality traits from the hawks: he possesses a temper and an iron will that are quite lacking in his brother. Like all herons, he does not attack and plays a supporting role on the battlefield. He also can heal allies standing next to him. When the bird tribes are united at the end of the game, he becomes a leader in the political arena.

Janaff

Race: Laguz

Class: Hawk

Janaff (ヤナフ, Yanafu) is the aide of King Tibarn. He has a youthful appearance and acts like a young child but, like most laguz, his age far exceeds that of any beorc (he's over 110 years old). He has extraordinary vision and also known as the "Eyes" of the Hawk King. Strangely enough, Janaff is actually 5 years older than Ulki. He, Ulki and Tibarn all grew up together.

Ulki

Race: Laguz

Class: Hawk

Ulki (ウルキ, Uruki) is the aide of King Tibarn. He is a highly introverted person. Ulki has extraordinary hearing and is also known as the "Ears" of the Hawk King. Surprisingly, despite his older appearance and attitude, Ulki is actually 5 years younger than Janaff.

Sigrun

Race: Beorc

Class: Falconknight -> Seraph Knight

Sigrun (シグルーン, Shigurūn) is the commander of Begnion's Holy Guard. She is known as kind and somewhat carefree by her subordinates and is loved by them. Sigrun allowed Marcia to leave the Holy Guard (much to Tanith's dismay) to search for her brother, Makalov. In the previous game, she revealed to Ike that she is actually a noble, but unlike other nobles in Begnion she does not consider Beorc superior to Laguz in any way. Sigrun is also a deceptively skilled warrior for her age who constantly worries about the Apostle's well-being and being loyal to her. After the game, she spends the rest of her life continuing to guard Sanaki.

Tanith

Race: Beorc

Class: Falconknight -> Seraph Knight

Tanith (タニス, Tanisu) is the deputy commander of Begnion's Holy Guard. She is an honest and loyal knight, who has placed her full trust in Sanaki. Amongst her subordinates, she has a reputation for being a strict and fearful officer (earning the nickname 'Great Demon', as revealed in the previous game.) Along with Sigrun, she spends her entire life guarding the Empress. Whereas Sigrun understood Marcia's leave of absence from the Falcon Knights, Tanith is not so forgiving.

Starting in Part IV

Characters: New - Skrimir, Pelleas. Returning - Naesala, Sanaki, Tibarn, Stefan, Oliver, Bastian, Volke, Giffca, Caineghis, Renning, Kurthnaga, Ena, Nasir, Gareth, Sephiran/Lehran.

Naesala

Race: Laguz

Class: Raven King

Naesala (ネサラ, Nesara) is the King of Kilvas. He is forced to betray the Laguz Alliance by Duke Lekain, who threatened him with a blood pact signed by a previous Raven King. Naesala subsequently returns to Begnion, where he works for Sanaki. He is also good friends with Reyson and Leanne. He saves Leanne and Nealuchi when they attempt to defend him from Skrimir. After the game's end, he abdicates his rule of the raven clan and works as a diplomat for Tellius. If he and Leanne reach an A-level support, they will marry and have two children a Raven boy and Heron girl.

Sanaki

Race: Beorc

Class: Empress

Sanaki (サナキ, Sanaki) is the Empress and Apostle of Begnion. She escapes Begnion when the Senate, led by Duke Lekain of Gaddos, seizes control of the Empire; she subsequently forms an alliance with Gallia, Crimea, Phoenicis, and Serenes to reclaim her throne. Lekain later reveals that Sanaki once had an elder sister: only firstborn daughters of Altina's lineage can hear Ashera's voice, and so Sanaki is a false Apostle. Upon defeating Lekain, she discards the title of "Apostle" and rules only as Begnion's Empress. Unlike her sister (who is later revealed to be Micaiah), Sanaki did not inherit the brand. She has a personal fire tome called Cymbeline.

Skrimir

Race: Laguz

Class: Lion

Skrimir (スクリミル, Sukurimiru) is the nephew of Gallia's King Caineghis. He commands the Laguz Alliance in the war with Begnion. Prior to the events of Radiant Dawn, he was named Caineghis' successor: according to Ranulf, his second-in-command, Skrimir's actions in the war will prove his ability to lead his people. To Ranulf's unending annoyance, he is an extremely impulsive and fiery commander who cares nothing for strategy. He hold's Soren's strategic mind in high regard: at one point, he even invites Soren to sit beside him at a meeting (which, of course, Soren declines). His recklessness is taken advantage of by Begnion's General Zelgius (Black Knight), who challenges the Gallian commander to a duel: Skrimir suffers a humiliating defeat. The loss deals a great blow to Skrimir's pride, and he is forced to subdue his impulsiveness. A somewhat-wiser, more becalmed Skrimir then leads the Laguz Alliance back to Gallia; he later accompanies Micaiah's Silver Army to Begnion. Caineghis abdicates after the war, and Skrimir ascends to the throne of Gallia.

Tibarn

Race: Laguz

Class: Hawk King

Tibarn (ティバーン, Tibān) is the Hawk King of Phoenicis. Despite his collected manner, he can be blinded by his dislike of beorc, particularly those of Begnion. He is shown at several times to be a savage, unforgiving warrior. When he discovers the truth about the Serenes Massacre, he forms an alliance with Gallia and Kilvas and declares war on Begnion. In the war between the laguz and Begnion, he engages Begnion's General Zelgius to save Ranulf from being killed. He also leads the third of Yune's forces - the Hawk Army - in Part IV. After Ashera is defeated, the bird tribes are united, and Tibarn is made the king of the united bird tribes.

Pelleas

Race: Beorc (Spirit Charmer)

Class: Dark Sage -> Archsage

Pelleas (ペレアス, Pereasu) is believed to be the son of Ashnard and the Prince of Daein. However, he is not the true Prince: he is merely a spirit charmer who was tricked by Izuka into believing that he was royalty. (The true Prince is later revealed to be Soren, who is a Branded: Almedha was a dragon laguz and Ashnard was a beorc.) It is on Pelleas' behalf that the Daein Liberation Army overthrows the Begnion Occupational Army. Although he is shown to be a weak leader who follows Almedha's and Izuka's advice without question, his love for his country is extraordinarily strong. On the day of his coronation, Izuka fools him into signing a blood pact with Begnion that forces him to follow the orders of the Begnion Senate: should he not, the Senate would invoke the pact's curse, leading to the slow deaths of all of Daein's citizens. This pact is what forces Pelleas to send the Daein Army against the Laguz Alliance. Upon conferring with Micaiah, he frantically begins to research a means of dispelling the pact: he learns that its curse can only be prevented if the signer of the pact is killed by a third party. He then asks that Micaiah kill him to save Daein.

At this point, the player is given the option of having either Micaiah or Tauroneo kill him. However, in all subsequent playthroughs, the player can have Micaiah refuse the request altogether. In this case, the group realizes that killing Lekain would also dispel the blood pact, and Pelleas thus begins to regain his confidence. He will later fight with Tibarn's army in Part IV while accompanying his "mother", Almedha. He learns that he is not the King of Daein when confronting Izuka in battle: as Izuka says, Pelleas is merely a pawn in Izuka's and Lekain's machinations. At the end of the game, he surrenders his throne to Micaiah after revealing his lack of royal blood, but then becomes a member of the royal court.

Stefan

Race: Branded (Lion)

Class: Trueblade

Stefan (ソーンバルケ, Sōnbaruke) is a skilled swordsman who resides in a colony of Branded in the Grann Desert. It is strongly implied that he is descended from Soan, one of Ashera's three heroes: his Japanese name is very similar to Soan's, and his character ending describes him as "Lion-Blooded" ("Lion's Descendant" in the Japanese version). After the events of the game, he establishes a settlement of Branded, which eventually grows into an independent nation.

Oliver

Race: Beorc

Class: Saint

Duke Oliver (オリヴァー, Orivā) Tanas was believed to have been killed in the previous game for crimes against the state. He was deeply involved in laguz slavery and was defeated by the Greil Mercenaries. Afterward, he was rescued by the Senate; he then lived in secrecy at his mansion in the dukedom of Tanas. He is a researcher, and self-proclaimed protector of beauty. He is unique among Fire Emblem boss characters in that he is recruitable, and will change sides upon speaking with Rafiel to protect the heron prince. Upon the end of the game, he becomes a benefactor of artists - especially to those who paint him.

Bastian

Race: Beorc

Class: Archsage

Bastian (ユリシーズ, Yurishīzu), the Count of Fayre, is very loyal to Queen Elincia. He hatches a plan to draw out the Crimean rebels and is responsible for contacting Ike to stop Lucia's execution. He hires Volke to work exclusively as his agent. It is revealed that during the Mad King's War, Bastian saved Prince Renning, Elincia's uncle, who was actually Daein's General Bertram in disguise. He also holds affections toward Lucia which are not as passionately returned by her. After the game, he uses his diplomatic skills to ensure that many peace treaties are signed. If he and Lucia have an "A" support at the game's end, Bastian continues his attempts to woo her; she never gives in.

Volke

Race: Beorc

Class: Assassin

Volke (フォルカ, Foruka) is an assassin-for-hire. Formerly employed by Greil and later Ike in Path of Radiance, he now works for Bastian. He is an extremely enigmatic man. As is revealed at a very late point in the game, he bears a deep grudge against Izuka, a scholar for King Ashnard. He is known to be "The Fireman". After the end of the game, he returns to the shadows to continue his work.

Giffca

Race: Laguz

Class: Lion

Giffca (ジフカ, Jifuka) is King Caineghis' shadow warrior who was raised alongside him from birth. He is a black lion whose strength is comparable to that of his king. Although he is merely a vassal, Skrimir views him with the same respect as he does his own uncle. Giffca later leaves public life with Caineghis after the lion king abdicates.

Caineghis

Race: Laguz

Class: Lion King

Caineghis (カイネギス, Kainegisu) is the King of Gallia. He hopes for a day when beorc and laguz can live together in peace. He views the Laguz-Begnion war with calmness that contrasts starkly with the opinions of his hot-blooded successor and nephew, Skrimir. After the war, he abdicates the throne to Skrimir and lives the rest of his life peacefully.

Renning

Race: Beorc

Class: Gold Knight

Renning (レニング, Reningu), Elincia's uncle, is the former commander of the Crimean Royal Knights who was supposedly killed by Ashnard in Path of Radiance. He was captured by Daein and became one of Ashnard's Four Riders after he was fed the elixir that produces Feral Ones. After being defeated as Bertram, he was secretly rescued by Bastian. However, the Count and Geoffrey fail to heal Renning's mind even with the help of the elixir's inventor, Izuka. His mind is eventually healed when Reyson sings the Galdr of Rebirth. Crimea rejoices upon his return at the end of the game, but Renning chooses to step out of the spotlight and to help his niece govern her country.

Kurthnaga

Race: Laguz

Class: Dragon Prince

Kurthnaga (クルトナーガ, Kurutonāga) is the prince of Goldoa and Dheginsea's youngest child. He leaves Goldoa, along with Ena, to stop the war between Begnion and the laguz, and to find his sister. He first appears in Daein, as a pilgrim who has been detained by the Begnion Occupational Army. He becomes Goldoa's new king following Dheginsea's death in the Tower of Guidance at the end of the game and helps to foster peace between the nations. He finally opens Goldoa to the rest of the continent, so that everyone can thrive in peace and Ashunera can come back to Tellius. It is revealed in Part IV that he is hemophobic.

Ena

Race: Laguz

Class: Red Dragon

Ena (イナ, Ina) is a Red Dragon of Goldoa and Nasir's granddaughter. She was Rajaion's fiancée before he died. In the Mad King's War, she became a General of Daein in order to stay by Rajaion's side; in Radiant Dawn, she leaves Goldoa to fulfill Kurthnaga's wishes. When the game ends, she returns to Goldoa and gives birth to Rajaion's son - the first full blooded dragon born in Goldoa in centuries - whom she also names Rajaion.

Nasir

Race: Laguz

Class: White Dragon

Nasir (ナーシル, Nāshiru) is a White Dragon and Ena's grandfather. In the Mad King's War, he worked as a double agent for Gallia and Daein. He wishes for the day that beorc and laguz can live together peacefully. He sides with Dheginsea to fight against Yune's forces, but joins them if he survives the battle. At the end of the game, he continues his wandering to observe the state of affairs in Tellius, but often looks after his great-grandson.

Gareth

Race: Laguz

Class: Red Dragon

Gareth (ゴート, Gōto) is Prince Kurthnaga's bodyguard. He sides with the Dragon King Dheginsea in the Tower of Guidance, but will join with Yune if he survives. At the end of the game, he is made a chamberlain of Goldoa's castle and a caretaker of Kurthnaga's nephew.

Sephiran/Lehran

Race: Laguz

Class: Chancellor

Sephiran (セフェラン, Seferan), Duke of Persis, is the Prime Minister of Begnion. His true name is Lehran (エルラン, Eruran), the thousand year-old heron who once accompanied the Goddess. It was he who imprisoned Yune in the Medallion with his galdr. He fell in love with and married Altina, the founder of Begnion; she bore his child, who was the very first Branded. By doing this, Lehran created the Apostolic dynasty, every member of which was endowed, like Lehran himself, with the ability to hear the voice of the Goddess. Shortly after the birth, however, Lehran lost the ability to transform and to sing galdr: he became neither beorc nor laguz. He then retreated to Goldoa, where he lived, in secret and in Dheginsea's care, for seven hundred years. He later left Goldoa to find a way to end the mistreatment of laguz slaves when Dheginsea refused to allow Goldoa to interfere. While in Begnion, Lehran met Misaha, the Apostle at the time, who decided to reveal her Brand to the world, despite being warned by Lehran.

It is not revealed until the end of the game that he is a major antagonist: he manipulated the events of both Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn with the ultimate goal of reviving Ashera. He seeks the destruction of the world and the purging of all life: in his eyes, the beorc and the laguz both deserve only death. In a special "memory scene" that plays upon Sephiran's defeat, it is revealed that his decision to awaken the Goddess was largely influenced by the Serenes Massacre. If certain conditions are met and the game has been completed at least once, he can join as a playable character. As is revealed in Ike's own "memory scene," it was Sephiran who sealed Ike's memories of his mother's death. When the game ends, Sephiran lies in Serenes Forest by Lorazieh's urging - allowing the galdrar to heal his worn and ragged soul. It is there where Lehran welcomes the return of Ashunera, and appears with his black wings visible. He has a special light magic tome known as Creiddylad.

Non-playable characters

Primary antagonists

Characters: New - Jarod, Ludveck, Disciples of Order, Valtome, Numida, Levail. Returning - Izuka, Lekain, Hetzel, Dheginsea, Ashera.

Jarod

Race: Beorc

Class: Halberdier

Jarod (ジェルド, Jerudo) is the commander of Begnion's garrison at Daein. He is an extremely cruel man who kills innocents without a second thought. Both Jarod and his superior, Senator Numida, are directly responsible for the countless atrocities committed by the Begnion Occupational Army in Daein. As the Daein Liberation Army grows stronger, he tries harder and harder to put an end to Micaiah, but fails at every attempt. When Numida betrays him, he attempts to assassinate Micaiah himself, but he is thwarted by the timely arrival of the Black Knight. Jarod then returns to Nevassa, the capital of Daein, where he orders his army to destroy the city with its own catapults. He is killed in the Daein Keep by the Liberation Army.

Ludveck

Race: Beorc

Class: Axe General

Duke Ludveck of Felirae is a corrupt nobleman and the ringleader of the Crimean Rebellion. He longs to overthrow Queen Elincia and take her place as the country's ruler. To this end, he orders his subordinates to plant the seeds of revolution in the countryside villages of Crimea. Upon receiving proof of Ludveck's role in the Rebellion, Queen Elincia orders the Crimean Royal Knights to deploy against Felirae. Ludveck correctly predicts the attack, so he leaves Felirae Castle for Fort Alpea, where Queen Elincia has retreated. He also kidnaps Lucia in the hopes of trading her life for the throne. Ludveck takes to the field during the battle at Fort Alpea, but he is defeated by the Crimean Royalists. After his defeat, he is locked away and promised a trial. His fate after this is unknown. He also appears to be fond of Lucia, an irony considering his plan included killing her.

Disciples of Order

Race: Beorc and Laguz

The Disciples of Order are an army formed from members of the Begnion military and Feral Ones under their control. All of the army's members had been turned to stone by Ashera's judgment, only to be restored when it had become apparent that Yune and a force of strong warriors had escaped it. The Disciples of Order were given Ashera's blessing and sent to defeat the Greil, Hawk, and Silver Armies. Though the force is primarily made up of Begnion soldiers, the majority of them have become deluded by Ashera's blessing and consider themselves Ashera's chosen champions.

Valtome

Race: Beorc

Class: Bishop

Valtome (バルテロメ, Baruterome) of Culbert is a high-ranking member of the Senate. He is an extremely narcissistic man. At the behest of the Senate, he takes control of the Begnion Central Army from Zelgius to facilitate the extermination of the laguz. Moments after assuming command of the Army, he issues the order to reach Gallia via Crimea. Following diplomatic protocol, Valtome requests that Elincia provide his soldiers with supplies; after three days of waiting, he allows his troops to ransack the nearby Crimean villages to take the supplies by force. In response, the Queen deploys the Crimean Royal Knights, who drive Valtome's forces out. Valtome journeys to Melior where he attempts to intimidate Elincia into complying with his demands by mentioning that Begnion is Crimea's suzerain state. Valtome then sends the Army to the border of Gallia, where his forces and the Laguz Alliance's meet. It is at this time that Elincia steps between the Central Army and the Laguz Alliance to announce her nation's neutrality and to request that the fight be taken outside of Crimea's borders; both Zelgius and the leaders of the Laguz Alliance comply. Valtome, enraged at Zelgius' and Elincia's insubordinance, commands his private forces to kill Elincia while she is defenseless, but he is driven back by the combined forces of the Laguz Alliance and the Crimean Royal Knights. He orders Zelgius' execution for refusing to assist in the battle, but he is stopped by the Apostle. Having lost control of the Central Army, Valtome flees to Begnion. He is killed near the end of the game, when he leads a small army of Disciples of Order against Elincia's and Tibarn's forces. As would be appropriate, Valtome wields the S-level light tome Valaura, a corrupt spell that poisons upon impact.

Numida

Race: Beorc

Class: Bishop

Numida (ヌミダ, Numida) is a member of the Senate and an ally of Duke Lekain's. He was put in charge of the Imperial Occupation Army in Daein, so he is therefore responsible for the atrocities committed there. He returns to Begnion when the Dawn Brigade merges with the Daein Liberation Army, where he remains for the rest of the game. To protect himself from the backlash from the numerous abuses of power in Daein, he frames Jarod as being solely responsible. He is later killed in the Grann Desert when he leads a column of the Disciples of Order against Micaiah's forces.

Izuka

Race: Beorc

Class: Summoner

Izuka (イズカ, Izuka) is a scholar who worked for the late Mad King Ashnard to develop biological weapons; he is also the father of the peasant boy Nico who lives with his concubine mother in Daein. His research culminated in the creation of the Feral Ones. He looks down on others and applauds his own genius, despite his lack of thought, strategy, and compassion (not to mention sanity). At first appearance he says, "So kid, you like music??", he is loyal to the Daein royal family and wishes for Prince Pelleas to reclaim the throne. Micaiah always rejects or ignores his advice due to his contempt toward laguz and his radical ideas. However, it is later discovered that he is allied to Begnion: he tricked Pelleas into believing that he was the prince in order to manipulate Daein. He is also a user of dark magic. He meets his end in Part IV when the Hawk Army confronts him and his remaining Feral Ones. He is the game's sole Summoner and, in addition to summoning Feral Ones, wields the SS-ranked dark tome, Balberith.

Lekain

Race: Beorc

Class: Saint

Duke Lekain (ルカン, Rukan) of Gaddos, the Vice-Minister of Begnion, is one of the game's major antagonists. He is a very powerful member of the Senate who overthrows Sanaki and takes control of Begnion. Twenty years before the start of the game, he discovered the Apostle Misaha's intentions to publicly reveal her Branded heritage: he ordered her assassination to prevent this. In Radiant Dawn, he actively encourages the Begnion-laguz war in an attempt to exterminate the laguz once and for all. In addition to this, he tricks both Daein and Kilvas into signing blood pacts, thus forcing them to fight for Begnion. He also imprisons Sephiran under false charges; he plans to kill Sanaki and, once more, to pin the blame on the remaining herons. When Ashera begins to pass judgment on the world, Lekain believes that he is one of her chosen champions, and he fights against the party when they enter the Tower of Guidance. In reality, he knows nothing of the truth, a fact exposed by his confused response when Ike questions him about Lehran's Medallion. He wields the SS-ranked light tome, Rexaura.

Hetzel

Race: Beorc

Class: Saint

Duke Hetzel (ヘッツェル, Hettseru) of Animus is a fainthearted member of the senate who follows Lekain and opposes the Apostle's group, despite realizing the foolishness of doing so. He was the one who rescued and cared for Duke Oliver of Tanas upon his defeat in Path of Radiance. He is also responsible for rescuing Rafiel from the laguz slave trade. Although he is Sanaki's second-most trusted advisor (the first being Sephiran), he fights with Lekain and dies in the Tower of Guidance.

Levail

Race: Beorc

Class: Sentinel (America) / Lancer (UK)

Levail is a General in the Begnion Central Army who serves under Zelgius. He is Zelgius' most loyal subordinate. He is a very compassionate young man who seeks to end the Begnion-Laguz Alliance war as quickly and as peacefully as possible. He is not seen after the Light of Judgement until the Apostle's Army enters the Tower of Guidance: he commands the last contingent of Disciples of Order in existence on Zelgius' behalf. Levail is killed shortly before Zelgius, whom he views as "the last true knight", falls in battle. He wields the SS-ranked lance, Wishblade, the same lance that Bryce wielded before he was killed in Path of Radiance.

Dheginsea

Race: Laguz

Class: Black Dragon King

Dheginsea (デギンハンザー, Deginhanzā) is the King of Goldoa and one of the Three Heroes who defeated the Dark God. He is also known as the Black Dragon King. He had three children: Rajaion, Almedha and Kurthnaga. He is referred to by Tibarn as a "living and stubborn fossil". He constantly urges the laguz not to fan the flames of war while the location of Lehran's Medallion is unknown: his top priority is to save the world from destruction. It is to this end that he maintains a policy of perfect neutrality; he also twisted the truth and labelled Yune a "Dark God" to discourage any attempts at waking her and thereby keep Ashera from passing her judgement. In Part IV, he chooses to side with Ashera, leading to a confrontation with his son in the Tower of Guidance.

In scenes shown during subsequent playthroughs, it is revealed that Dheginsea was responsible for treatment of the Branded, labelling Laguz-Beorc union an abomination in an attempt to protect the secret Lehran/Sephiran and Altina held with the birth of their child - the loss of the laguz parent's powers. Further yet, he altered history so as to have Yune viewed as dark and evil in the hopes of preventing war across the continent. He solemnly bore the weight of his decisions, never wavering in his commitment, despite his knowledge of the ultimate atrocities his actions caused.

He is blessed by Ashera, making him incapable of receiving damage from any weapons not similarly blessed. He is mortally wounded by Ike and Micaiah's party after Yune blesses their weapons; before he dies, he orders his vassals to follow Kurthnaga, whom he names the new King of Goldoa.

Ashera

Race: Goddess

Class: Order Incarnate

Ashera (アスタルテ, Asutarute) is the goddess of Tellius who is worshipped across the continent. She sleeps in Begnion's Tower of Guidance and is awakened when the war reaches its peak. She is one half of the creator Goddess Ashunera: she is the embodiment of order, stability, and law. Seven hundred years before the events of Radiant Dawn, she believed that Yune, her other half, was a weakness; Ashera summoned her Three Heroes and sealed Yune away. Upon awakening, Ashera judges the people of the world to be failures, and she turns nearly all of them into stone. She soon learns that a small group of warriors has resisted her judgement, so she reawakens the most loyal members of the Begnion military to fight for her. She is eventually defeated by Ike and Yune.

Other characters

Characters: New - Almedha, Amy, Soan, Yune, Ashunera. Returning - Anna, Merchants, Largo, Gawain/Greil, Elena, Rajaion, Lorazieh, Altina, Misaha.

Anna

Race: Beorc

Anna (アンナ, Anna), a red-haired girl who has appeared in many Fire Emblem games, usually as a game-suspender and tutorial-giver, returns to present this game's tutorials. She plays no other role in the game.

Merchants

Race: Beorc

The Merchants (行商隊, Gyoushou-tai) are a group of travelling vendors that consists of Aimee, Muston, and the twins Daniel and Jorge. Muston sells weapons, Aimee sells other items like herbs, Jorge buys the party's unwanted items, and Daniel makes upgraded weapons at his forge. They first appear when Aimee is captured along with Ilyana in Part I. From info conversations, Aimee appears to be hopelessly in love with Ike, though according to Ike, "she scares him."

Almedha

Race: Laguz

Almedha (アムリタ, Amurita) is Ashnard's former concubine and, allegedly, Pelleas's mother. She herself is the daughter of Dheginsea, King of Dragons. For consorting with a beorc, she lost her laguz abilities shortly after giving birth to her Branded son. Ashnard had hoped that a half-Dragon child would possess some kind of special power; when he learned that it did not, he used both Almedha and his son's lives as bait to lure Rajaion, the Dragon Prince and Almedha's brother, to Daein.

Almedha is an extremely overprotective, aloof, and overbearing woman: she claims at one point that she would rather have all the people of Daein die than lose her son again. During Pelleas' short-lived reign, Almedha all but forces him to follow her elitist advice. Having witnessed Ashnard's use of the blood pact to attain power, she instantly recognises the Mark of the Pact that manifests itself on Pelleas' arm. Nevertheless, she remains silent, terrified that, should she mention the means of breaking the pact, Micaiah would kill her son. Her worst fears are realised when Pelleas independently learns the way of ending the pact's power over Daein: he orders Micaiah to end his life. In the Epilogue, if certain criteria are fulfilled, Almedha and Kurthnaga discover that Soren, and not Pelleas, is her true son.

Largo

Race: Beorc

Largo (ラルゴ, Rarugo), the only playable berserker in Path of Radiance returns as a non-playable character. He is a retired berserker who has married Calill; together they are raising an adopted daughter named Amy. Having lost his arm in an accident, Largo is no longer able to fight: as such, he spends much of his free time running his pub. For this reason, he is the only playable character from Path of Radiance who is not playable in this game. In Part IV, Geoffrey and Lucia inform Calill that he was among those turned to stone by Ashera's judgment.

Amy

Race: Branded

Amy is a young girl and the adopted daughter of Largo and Calill: they are raising to believe they are her birth parents. In Part IV, Geoffrey and Lucia bring Amy to Calill, stating that she was one of the few people in all of Melior that avoided Ashera's judgment. This causes some confusion among the other characters, as it had been previously believed only the strongest of warriors had escaped punishment. It is later revealed that Amy was spared due to her identity as a Branded: she was therefore completely unaffected by Ashera's judgment. If Calill is killed prior to her meeting with Amy in Part IV, Ranulf will lie and say that her mother is still alive giving her false hope.

Gawain/Greil

Race: Beorc

Class: Hero

Gawain (ガウェイン, Gawein) was formerly one of Daein's Great Riders. He fathered and raised both Ike and Mist. During his tenure as one of the Four Riders, he taught Zelgius how to fight. He eventually became engaged to Elena, with whom he fled Daein upon Ashnard's ascension; with them they took Lehran's Medallion, which Elena had received from the eldest Heron princess, Lillia. He took up the name Greil (グレイル, Gureiru)shortly before settling in Gallia, where Elena gave birth to Ike and Mist. At one point, Greil came into contact with Lehran's Medallion; the forces of chaos locked within the Medallion caused him to lose his mind, and he entered a killing frenzy, culminating in Elena's death (as she reached to calm him by taking the Medallion). To prevent himself from committing another such act, he hired the assassin Volke to kill him should he touch the Medallion again; he also slashed the tendons in his right hand, costing him much of his fighting strength.

With Elena dead, Greil fled Gallia with his children and founded a mercenary group in Crimea. He also taught Ike how to fight, as seen in Path of Radiance. He was killed in Gallia by his apprentice of old, the Black Knight Zelgius, but his memory remains strong in those who knew him. Greil's axe, Urvan, was used as a marker for his grave until Caineghis passes it on to Ike.

Elena

Race: Beorc

Elena (エルナ, Eruna) was Ike and Mist's mother. She was a priestess at Palmeni Temple in Daein, where she befriended the heron princess Lillia. Sensing the strong spirit of balance present in Elena's heart, Lillia entrusted her with both Lehran's Medallion and the Galdr of Release. Upon King Ashnard's ascension, Elena fled Daein with her husband, Greil; they settled in Gallia, where Elena gave birth to Ike and Mist. She was killed by Greil after he touched the Medallion and went berserk. Elena taught the melody of the Galdr of Release to Ike and Mist as a lullaby.

Rajaion

Race: Laguz

Class: Black Dragon

Rajaion (ラジャイオン, Rajaion) was a prince of the dragon laguz. He was Dheginsea's eldest child, the brother to Almedha and Kurthnaga, and Ena's fiancé. When his sister Almedha lost her laguz powers after becoming pregnant with Ashnard's child, Rajaion stepped in and offered himself as a sacrifice to Ashnard in order to save her and his nephew; Ashnard ordered him arrested and fed a feral one elixir. The elixir, created by Izuka, cost Rajaion his sanity and prevented him from leaving his laguz form. Ashnard then used Rajaion as his own personal steed. At the end of Path of Radiance, Reyson and Leanne used their galdr to restore his body and mind to normal. He died peacefully in Ena's arms before his body was taken back to Goldoa.

Lorazieh

Race: Laguz

Lorazieh is the king of the fallen kingdom of Serenes and the father of Lillia, Rafiel, Reyson, and Leanne. Following the Serenes Massacre, he became bedridden with illness, and the hawk clan spent the next twenty years caring for him. At the end of Radiant Dawn, he finally manages to recover when Rafiel sings a galdr at his bedside. If the game is played for a second time and certain conditions are met, he convinces Lehran to rest in the revitalized Serenes Forest to allow the galdrar to heal his soul.

Soan

Race: Laguz

Soan (ソーン, Sōn) is the second king of Begnion, one of the Three Heroes of legend, and a fierce lion warrior. It is strongly implied that he is Stefan's ancestor: not only does Stefan's Japanese name begin with the word "Soan", but Stefan is also a "lion-blooded" Branded. Soan was the first lion ever created after Ashera made her army.

Altina

Race: Beorc

Altina (オルティナ, Orutina) was the first Empress of Begnion and one of the Three Heroes. She was a sword fighter who fought with both Ragnell and Alondite, swords each used by Ike and the Black Knight respectively. She married the heron Lehran and bore his child, the first Branded. The Apostles of Begnion are her direct descendants.

Misaha

Race: Branded (Heron)

Misaha (ミサハ, Misaha) was the 36th Empress of Begnion; she was the most-loved Apostle in all of Begnion's history. Misaha created the Laguz Emancipation Act and, after meeting with her ancestor, Lehran, decided to publicly announce that she was Branded. Lekain learned of her intentions, and he ordered her assassination; he then put the blame on the Heron clan, leading to the Serenes Massacre. For fifteen turbulent years after her death, Begnion went without an Apostle. Misaha is the grandmother of both Sanaki and Micaiah.

Yune

Race: Goddess

Yune (ユンヌ, Yunnu) is the embodiment of chaos, of freedom, and of change. She is the embodiment of Ashunera's emotions, which were cast aside after they accidentally caused the Great Flood. Yune, terrified of being destroyed by her other half, fought Ashera in a great battle; she was defeated by Ashera's Three Heroes. Although Ashera, who viewed Yune as a weakness, requested the Goddess of Chaos' destruction, Lehran argued that the world needed both chaos and order to survive. The Three Heroes agreed with him, and Altina suggested simply imprisoning Yune within Lehran's Medallion. Ashera relinquished, and Yune was sealed away. In accordance with the Covenant formed between Ashera and the Three Heroes, Dheginsea rewrote history so that it depicted Yune as a "Dark God": this, he hoped, would prevent her from being released from the Medallion and the world from being destroyed.

Seven hundred-twenty years after the formation of the Covenant (two hundred-twenty years before it's fulfillment), Micaiah releases Yune when she sings the Galdr of Release. The Goddess of Chaos then guides her army of Chosen Ones to the Tower of Guidance, where they defeat Dheginsea, Lehran, and Ashera herself. Upon freeing the people of the world from their petrification, Yune vanishes from the world. When locked within the Medallion, Yune manifests herself by possessing Micaiah's animal companion, a small orange bird. Yune is far more childish than Ashera is: she playfully calls her followers things like "organ sacks, meatlings or skin wearers" but gets upset and moody when they call her a Dark God. At the very end of the game, in contrast to the stoic, adult manifestation of Ashera, Yune takes on the appearance of a little girl. Unlike Ashera, who rejects all that is imperfection, Yune loves the beorc and laguz for their faults.

On the second playthrough, Yune and Ashera merge after the final battle to become Ashunera once more.

Ashunera

Race: Goddess

Ashunera (アスタテューヌ, Asutatyūnu) is the creator goddess who created life on Tellius. The Zunanma, the ancestors of the beorc and the laguz, loved her; they called her the Goddess of Dawn in reference to her dawn-colored hair. When the Zunanma evolved into the beorc and the laguz, who then went to war, Ashunera tried to stop them; she lost control of her emotions and accidentally flooded all but one of the continents in the world. To prevent another flood from occurring, Ashunera discarded her emotions, which manifested themselves as Yune, the Goddess of Chaos, and became Ashera, the Goddess of Order. 1200 years after the events of Radiant Dawn, she finally returns to Tellius and watches over it as the creator of the world.

External links

• Fire Emblem: Akatsuki no Megami at Nintendo of Japan.
• Fire Emblem: Akatsuki no Megami Background
• Serenes Forest
• Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Main Site entrance)