| Site News |
|---|
| Warning: This wiki contains spoilers. Read at your own risk! Social media: If you would like, please join our Discord server, and/or follow us on X (Twitter) or Tumblr! |
Holy Blood: Difference between revisions
From Fire Emblem Wiki, your source on Fire Emblem information. By fans, for fans.
m (Text replace - "Leaf" to "Leif") |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{TranslationNeeded|Japanese|the Japanese term of the concept}} | {{TranslationNeeded|Japanese|the Japanese term of the concept}} | ||
[[File:Ss fe04 holybloodseliph.png|thumb|right|256px|[[Seliph]]'s Holy Blood chart, marking his major [[ | [[File:Ss fe04 holybloodseliph.png|thumb|right|256px|[[Seliph]]'s Holy Blood chart, marking his major [[Baldur]] and minor [[Naga]] blood.]] | ||
The '''Holy Blood''' system is a gameplay mechanic of {{FE4}} and a story element of | The '''Holy Blood''' system is a gameplay mechanic of {{FE4}} and a story element of it, {{title|Thracia 776}} and {{title|Awakening}}. It deals with the genealogy of the descendants of the [[Twelve Crusaders]] and the ability to inherit their "holy blood", the connection with the [[dragon]] gods bestowed upon the Crusaders at the [[Miracle of Darna]]. Possession of holy blood increases the combat abilities of an individual and allows them to wield the holy weapon of their ancestors. | ||
==Overview== | |||
In [[Jugdral]], there are thirteen lines of holy blood: the twelve lines of the Crusaders themselves, and that of their enemy [[Loptous]], passed on through the emperors of the [[Lopt Empire]] and linked into the modern day by Saint [[Maira]]. The lineages of the Crusaders were preserved through their assembly of various kingdoms and noble houses across [[Jugdral]], while the descendants of Maira secluded themselves into [[Verdane]]'s Spirit Forest to prevent the Loptous bloodline from influencing the world. Most of the lines are simply named for their Crusader originator, for example "Baldur blood" for the lineage of Baldur; the exceptions are [[Heim]] and [[Sety (Crusader)|Sety]]'s lineages, which are instead named for the dragons with whom they blood-bonded, [[Naga]] and [[Forseti (dragon)|Forseti]]. Outside of Jugdral, there exists two further holy blood lineages not associated with Loptous or the Twelve Crusaders: that of the royal family of [[Ylisse]], [[Founder of Ylisse|whose ancestor]] also blood-bonded with [[Naga]], and that of the Fell Dragon [[Grima]]'s vessels. | |||
Holy blood manifests in two distinct forms: minor blood and major blood. While both carry power, minor blood carries signficantly less. Possession of major blood grants an individual the ability to wield the holy weapon | ===Major and minor blood=== | ||
Holy blood manifests in two distinct forms: minor blood and major blood. While both carry power, minor blood carries signficantly less. Possession of major blood grants an individual the ability to wield the holy weapon wielded by their Crusader ancestor, whereas minor blood does not. Generally, even in direct lineage, major blood is significantly rarer and, in groups of children of a given bearer of major blood, will often only manifest in just one of the children, with no criteria as to on which child it will manifest<ref>''"Additionally, it doesn't matter if the person is the eldest child or if they're male, there is no rule, so often there are occasions where the direct family has no successors of the holy weapons. For instance, the [[Nordion]] Royal Family are all branch descendants of Black Knight Hezul (the direct descendants are the Agusty Royal Family), but they are the sole inheritors of the pact-forming blood (of Hezul who formed a patch with the dragon tribe) that allows them to wield Mystletainn."'' - Designers' notes from a ''Seisen no Keifu playing guide, as translated by [http://www.serenesforest.net/general/designer4_2.html Serenes Forest]</ref>. Major holy blood in children will manifest either if one parent possessed major blood themselves, or if both parents possessed the same type of minor blood; [[Manfroy]] of the [[Lopt Sect]] used the latter to his advantage in the sect's scheme to revive the Loptous lineage, by having two bearers of minor Loptous blood reproduce to produce [[Yurius|a child]] bearing major Loptous blood, able to wield the tome and become a vessel for the dark god. | |||
Possession of holy blood manifests physically by the appearance of | ===Holy weapons=== | ||
In the Miracle of Darna, each Crusader received a holy weapon alongside their blood bond from their respective dragon, each incredibly powerful and boosting the [[:Category:Stats|natural abilities]] of their wielder even further. These twelve weapons all contain a [[dragonstone]] from their creator dragon, and are sealed in such a way that only possessors of major holy blood in the matching bloodline are capable of wielding them<ref>''"Q: How do the Holy Weapons work?"''<br>'''"A: The dragon tribe has the ability to transfer their power and will into dragon stones (what humans refer to as orbs). The [[Falchion]] from {{title|Monshou no Nazo}} and powerful magic like [[Aura]], as well as the orbs on the 13 Holy Weapons of Jugdral, are all dragon stones. Humans can obtain tremendous strength from these dragon stones, but they are also in danger of losing their own will. Usually, only those who have formed blood pacts with the dragon tribe can use the power of the dragon stones, but there are exceptions if the seal on the orb has been broken."'' - Designers' notes from a ''Seisen no Keifu'' playing guide, as translated by [http://www.serenesforest.net/general/designer4_2.html Serenes Forest]</ref>. Additionally, the connection to the holy bloodlines can enable the weapons to restore lost memories of their wielder; for example, wielding [[Yewfelle]] helped restore the memories of [[Briggid]] after being raised by the pirates of [[Orgahil]]. | |||
By the era of {{title|Awakening}}, however, the sealing of the weapons to the holy bloodlines appears to have faded, as five of the weapons were wielded by the [[Deadlords]] and can be subsequently used by any member of [[Chrom]]'s army of [[Weapon ranks|suitable skill]]. | |||
===Brands=== | |||
Possession of holy blood manifests physically by the appearance of Brands on the bodies of their possessors, appearing at a varying point in their life and acting as proof of their holy lineage<ref>''"A mark known as a Brand surfaces on their bodies, which is the proof of forming a blood pact with the dragon tribe. Although, the time of appearance of the holy markings differs wildly for each person, sometimes appearing during their youth or even when they're in their old age."'' - Designers' notes from a ''Seisen no Keifu playing guide, as translated by [http://www.serenesforest.net/general/designer4_2.html Serenes Forest]</ref>; however, in rare cases the Brand will not appear on a descendant, but will still show up on the descendant's own children<ref>{{Cite|'''Owain''': Oh, right! Sorry. Guess I should have shown you before. It's my Brand. The one carried by House Ylisse. So no more need to worry, eh?<br>'''Lissa''': Th-then you know? That I don't...<br>'''Owain''': That your Brand never surfaced? Yes, you told me as such. You said it always weighed on you... You should have seen how happy you were the day mine appeared! You were sobbing and laughing for an hour without pause!<br>'''Lissa''': I was kind of hoping to grow out of the crying thing...<br>'''Owain''': Yes, well. No more worrying. It was by chance alone your Brand never surfaced. We're all family, linked by blood. You really are Chrom's sister. My Brand proves our lineage.|[[Owain]] and [[Lissa]]|Awakening}}</ref>. The placement varies based on the individual: [[Deirdre]] and [[Emmeryn]]'s [[Naga]] Brands appeared on their foreheads, [[Galzus]] and [[Mareeta]]'s Brands are on their backs, and [[Chrom]] and [[Owain]]'s Naga Brands are located on their upper arms. It is unclear whether only major holy blood causes Brands to appear or whether they are present on minor holy blood possessors too. | |||
As obvious distinguishing traits of holy blood lineage, the people of some countries, like [[Agustria]], have historically taken advantage of this in witch hunts to find and burn bearers of Loptous blood, though generally unsuccessfully and never capturing actual possessors of Loptous blood<ref>{{Cite|I wonder if there still are any blood relatives of the Dark Lord Loptous around... Each year big towns like Agusty and Mackily hold witch hunts and arrest a ton of people. Then they burn 'em at the stake for doin' what? Absolutely nothin'! Is that nuts or what!?|A villager|Seisen no Keifu}}</ref>. [[Arvis]], a possessor of minor Loptous blood, was paranoid about his Loptous heritage being revealed despite also possessing major Fala blood, and so made an effort to keep his Brands hidden. | |||
==Mechanics== | ==Mechanics== | ||
===[[Inheritance]]=== | ===[[Inheritance]]=== | ||
For the second generation, a child unit will, unlike the lore might suggest, inherit all of the holy blood types held by both of their parents. A child will always inherit at least minor holy blood of these blood types; to inherit major holy blood, one of a handful of circumstances will allow them to do so: | For the second generation, a child unit will, unlike the lore might suggest, inherit all of the holy blood types held by both of their parents. A child will always inherit at least minor holy blood of these blood types; to inherit major holy blood, one of a handful of circumstances will allow them to do so: | ||
* If parent of the same sex as the child has major blood, the child will also have it. | * If a parent of the same sex as the child has major holy blood, the child will also have it. | ||
** | ** The exceptions to this rule are the children of [[Brigid]] and [[Ethlyn]]. [[Faval|The former's son]] will always inherit her major [[Ulir]] blood and if her husband has major blood, it will be inherited by [[Patty|her daughter]] instead. As for Ethlyn, [[Altena|her daughter]] will always inherit [[Quan|her husband's]] major [[Noba]] blood while [[Leif|her son]] will only have minor Noba. | ||
* If both of their parents possessed the same type of minor holy blood, the child will have major holy blood. | * If both of their parents possessed the same type of minor holy blood, the child will have major holy blood. | ||
* [[ | * [[Ares]] and [[Shanan]] are fixed characters, completely independent of the love and inheritance system, and will always have major [[Hezul]] and [[Odo]] blood respectively. From a story perspective, both fit the first criteria: Ares's father was [[Eldigan]] (major Hezul), while Shanan's father was [[Mariccle]] (major Odo), and neither of their mothers are known to have had any holy blood of their own. | ||
* The parents of [[Seliph]] and [[ | * The parents of [[Seliph]] and [[Julia]] are fixed, and so they will always inherit from their parents the major holy blood matching their weapon type ([[Baldur]] and [[Heim|Naga]] respectively). Additionally, neither will inherit [[Loptous]] blood from [[Deirdre|their mother]] or, in Julia's case, [[Arvis|her father]]. | ||
With major holy blood, there is some inconsistency in the ability to use their matching holy weapon [[ | With major holy blood, there is some inconsistency in the ability to use their matching holy weapon. For example, [[Larcei]] and [[Ulster]] are both [[Myrmidon]]s, and if Holyn (who has minor Odo just like [[Ayra|their mother]]) is their father, both will inherit major Odo blood. However, only their cousin [[Shanan]] is allowed to use [[Balmung|the matching holy weapon]], assuming a glitch to move Balmung into their inventory is not used. Also, even if a character had the needed major blood to wield a holy weapon, they are unable to wield it unless their class is able to use its weapon type. | ||
While all holy blood types except [[Dain]] are available in playable units, there are five where it is impossible for a player unit to have major holy blood. No playable unit can have major [[Tordo]], [[Fala]], [[Neir]], Dain or Loptous holy blood, as there is either no access to parent units who possess major holy blood of these types or because there is no access to two parent units of different genders who both possess minor holy blood of these types. | While all holy blood types except [[Dain]] are available in playable units, there are five where it is impossible for a player unit to have major holy blood. No playable unit can have major [[Tordo]], [[Fala]], [[Neir]], Dain or Loptous holy blood, as there is either no access to parent units who possess major holy blood of these types, or because there is no access to two parent units of different genders who both possess minor holy blood of these types. | ||
Substitute units, of course, do not inherit anything as they are static characters who are not the product of playable parent units being paired up. [[Linda]] and [[Amid]] are the only substitute units to possess any holy blood at all (both have minor Tordo), for story reasons to adequately fulfill their role as substitutes for [[Teeny]] and [[Arthur]]. | Substitute units, of course, do not inherit anything as they are static characters who are not the product of playable parent units being paired up. [[Linda]] and [[Amid]] are the only substitute units to possess any holy blood at all (both have minor Tordo), for story reasons to adequately fulfill their role as substitutes for [[Teeny]] and [[Arthur]]. | ||
| Line 27: | Line 37: | ||
Each type of holy blood is associated with a set of [[growth rate]] bonuses, with each totalling up to a 50% overall bonus. A unit in possession of minor holy blood in a bloodline will have these growth rates added to their own base growth rates; for example, [[Ira]] possesses minor [[Odo]] holy blood, so she gains a further 20% [[HP]] growth and 30% [[Skill (stat)|Skill]] growth added on top of her own base growth rates of 50% HP and 30 % Skill. | Each type of holy blood is associated with a set of [[growth rate]] bonuses, with each totalling up to a 50% overall bonus. A unit in possession of minor holy blood in a bloodline will have these growth rates added to their own base growth rates; for example, [[Ira]] possesses minor [[Odo]] holy blood, so she gains a further 20% [[HP]] growth and 30% [[Skill (stat)|Skill]] growth added on top of her own base growth rates of 50% HP and 30 % Skill. | ||
The same principle applies for units in possession of major holy blood; however, the growth rate bonuses are doubled for such units. For example: [[ | The same principle applies for units in possession of major holy blood; however, the growth rate bonuses are doubled for such units. | ||
:For example: [[Larcei]], Ayra's daughter, will by default inherit minor Odo holy blood from her mother and will gain the +20% HP and +30% Skill growth bonuses. However, if [[Holyn]] (minor Odo) is her father, she will instead inherit major Odo holy blood, doubling the bonuses given to +40% HP and +60% Skill. | |||
The growth rate bonuses will stack, so units in possession of multiple holy blood types will gain the growth bonuses from both types. For example: if | The growth rate bonuses will stack, so units in possession of multiple holy blood types will gain the growth bonuses from both types. | ||
:For example: if Larcei's father is [[Lex]], Lakche will inherit minor Neir as well as minor Odo, giving her the stacked bonuses of +40 HP, +30 Skill and +30 Defence. | |||
===[[Weapon rank]]s=== | ===[[Weapon rank]]s=== | ||
As a general rule, a unit in possession of a line of holy blood will receive an increased [[weapon rank]] in the line's matching weapon type '''''if''''' they are capable of using said matching weapon type in their base class. | As a general rule, a unit in possession of a line of holy blood will receive an increased [[weapon rank]] in the line's matching weapon type '''''if''''' they are capable of using said matching weapon type in their base class. | ||
:For example: [[Patty]] (minor Ulir blood by default) will receive an increase in her [[sword]] rank if Holyn (minor Odo) is her father as she, a [[Thief]], is capable of using swords, but she will ''not'' receive an increase in her [[Wind (magic)|wind magic]] rank if [[Lewyn]] (major Forseti) is her father, because she is not capable of using Wind magic to begin with. | |||
If this criteria is met, a unit in possession of minor holy blood will have their matching weapon rank increased one rank from its base value, and a unit in possession of major holy blood will possess a ★ rank in their matching weapon type, granting them access to the matching holy weapon. | If this criteria is met, a unit in possession of minor holy blood will have their matching weapon rank increased one rank from its base value, and a unit in possession of major holy blood will possess a ★ rank in their matching weapon type, granting them access to the matching holy weapon. | ||
:For example: [[Teeny]] and [[Arthur]] both normally possess a C rank in wind magic. If Lewyn is their father, both will inherit his Forseti blood, but only Arthur will receive major blood while Teeny will receive minor blood, as above. If this is the case, Teeny will possess a B rank in wind magic because of her minor blood, while Arthur will receive a ★ rank because of his major blood, allowing him to use the [[Forseti (tome)|Forseti tome]]. | |||
If children obtain new weapon types upon promoting, they will also gain | If children obtain new weapon types upon [[class change|promoting]], they will also gain the weapon rank boosts afforded by their holy blood. Additionally, should their promoted class increase the weapon rank of their current weapon types, their rank boost will added to their new base rank. | ||
:For example: [[Arthur]] is a [[Mage]] and thus would normally have C rank in Fire, Wind and Thunder magic. Suppose that [[Holyn]] is Arthur's father, thus he possesses minor Tordo and minor Odo. As a Mage, he would now have a B rank in Thunder magic (base rank C + 1 from minor Tordo) prior to promotion; when promoted to [[Mage Knight]], a class which has base B ranks in Sword, Thunder, Fire and Wind, his holy blood increases will boost him to an A rank in swords and Thunder instead. | |||
==Data== | ==Data== | ||
===Judgral=== | |||
<small> | <small> | ||
{| valign="center" align="center" border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="3" width="70%" style="{{roundt}}; border:1px solid {{Color2}}; background-color:{{Color1}}; text-align: center" | {| valign="center" align="center" border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="3" width="70%" style="{{roundt}}; border:1px solid {{Color2}}; background-color:{{Color1}}; text-align: center" | ||
| Line 46: | Line 62: | ||
!style="{{round}}; border:1px solid {{Color2}}"|Growth rate bonuses | !style="{{round}}; border:1px solid {{Color2}}"|Growth rate bonuses | ||
|- | |- | ||
<!-- | <!--Baldur begins here--> | ||
|-align="center" valign="center" style="width:70%" | |-align="center" valign="center" style="width:70%" | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File: | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:SNESHolyBloodBaldur.gif]]<br>'''[[Baldur]]''' | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK Tyrfing.png|x100px]]<br>[[ | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK Tyrfing.png|x100px]]<br>[[Tyrfing]] | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|'''''[[Vylon]]''''', '''[[Sigurd]]''', [[ | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|'''''[[Vylon]]''''', '''[[Sigurd]]''', [[Ethlyn]], [[Oifey]], '''[[Seliph]]''', [[Altena]], [[Leif]] | ||
|valign="center" style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"| | |valign="center" style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"| | ||
{{tablebegin}} style="background: transparent; border: 2px solid {{Color2}}; {{round|5px}}; width:250px; text-align: center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="5" | {{tablebegin}} style="background: transparent; border: 2px solid {{Color2}}; {{round|5px}}; width:250px; text-align: center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="5" | ||
| Line 77: | Line 93: | ||
|-align="center" valign="center" style="width:70%" | |-align="center" valign="center" style="width:70%" | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:SNESHolyBloodOdo.gif]]<br>'''[[Odo]]''' | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:SNESHolyBloodOdo.gif]]<br>'''[[Odo]]''' | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK Balmung.png|x100px]]<br>[[ | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK Balmung.png|x100px]]<br>[[Balmung]] | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|'''''[[Mananan]]''''', '''''[[Mariccle]]''''', [[ | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|'''''[[Mananan]]''''', '''''[[Mariccle]]''''', [[Ayra]], [[Holyn]], '''[[Shanan]]''', '''''[[Galzus]]''''', [[Larcei]], [[Ulster]], '''''[[Mareeta]]''''' | ||
|valign="center" style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"| | |valign="center" style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"| | ||
{{tablebegin}} style="background: transparent; border: 2px solid {{Color2}}; {{round|5px}}; width:250px; text-align: center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="5" | {{tablebegin}} style="background: transparent; border: 2px solid {{Color2}}; {{round|5px}}; width:250px; text-align: center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="5" | ||
| Line 133: | Line 149: | ||
|-align="center" valign="center" style="width:70%" | |-align="center" valign="center" style="width:70%" | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:SNESHolyBloodUlir.gif]]<br>'''[[Ulir]]''' | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:SNESHolyBloodUlir.gif]]<br>'''[[Ulir]]''' | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK Yewfelle.png|x100px]]<br>[[Yewfelle]] | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|'''''[[Ring]]''''', '''[[Briggid]]''', [[Adean]], ''[[Andorey]]'', '''[[Faval]]''', [[Patty]], [[Lester]], [[Lana]] | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|'''''[[Ring]]''''', '''[[Briggid]]''', [[Adean]], ''[[Andorey]]'', '''[[Faval]]''', [[Patty]], [[Lester]], [[Lana]] | ||
|valign="center" style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"| | |valign="center" style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"| | ||
| Line 160: | Line 176: | ||
<!--Blaggi begins here--> | <!--Blaggi begins here--> | ||
|-align="center" valign="center" style="width:70%" | |-align="center" valign="center" style="width:70%" | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:SNESHolyBloodBlagi.gif]]<br>'''[[ | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:SNESHolyBloodBlagi.gif]]<br>'''[[Blagi]]''' | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK Valkyrie Staff.png|x100px]]<br>[[Valkyrie Staff]] | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK Valkyrie Staff.png|x100px]]<br>[[Valkyrie Staff]] | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|'''''[[Claud]]''''', [[Sylvia]], [[Leen]], [[Corpul]] | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|'''''[[Claud]]''''', [[Sylvia]], [[Leen]], [[Corpul]] | ||
| Line 189: | Line 205: | ||
|-align="center" valign="center" style="width:70%" | |-align="center" valign="center" style="width:70%" | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:SNESHolyBloodTordo.gif]]<br>'''[[Tordo]]''' | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:SNESHolyBloodTordo.gif]]<br>'''[[Tordo]]''' | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK Mjolnir.png|x100px]]<br>[[Mjölnir]] | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|'''''[[Reptor]]''''', '''''[[Bloom]]''''', [[Tailto]], ''[[Ethnia]]'', [[Arthur]], [[Teeny]], [[Amid]], [[Linda]], ''[[Ishtore]]'', '''''[[Ishtar]]''''', ''[[Kempf]]'', ''a vessel of [[ | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|'''''[[Reptor]]''''', '''''[[Bloom]]''''', [[Tailto]], ''[[Ethnia]]'', [[Arthur]], [[Teeny]], [[Amid]], [[Linda]], ''[[Ishtore]]'', '''''[[Ishtar]]''''', ''[[Kempf]]'', ''a vessel of [[Anguilla]]'' | ||
|valign="center" style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"| | |valign="center" style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"| | ||
{{tablebegin}} style="background: transparent; border: 2px solid {{Color2}}; {{round|5px}}; width:250px; text-align: center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="5" | {{tablebegin}} style="background: transparent; border: 2px solid {{Color2}}; {{round|5px}}; width:250px; text-align: center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="5" | ||
| Line 217: | Line 233: | ||
|-align="center" valign="center" style="width:70%" | |-align="center" valign="center" style="width:70%" | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:SNESHolyBloodFala.gif]]<br>'''[[Fala]]''' | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:SNESHolyBloodFala.gif]]<br>'''[[Fala]]''' | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK Valflame.png|x100px]]<br>[[Valflame]] | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|'''''[[ | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|'''''[[Viktor]]''''', '''''[[Arvis]]''''', [[Azel]], ''[[Hilda]]'', ''[[Julius]]'', [[Julia]], '''''[[Saias]]''''', ''a vessel of [[Equus]]'' | ||
|valign="center" style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"| | |valign="center" style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"| | ||
{{tablebegin}} style="background: transparent; border: 2px solid {{Color2}}; {{round|5px}}; width:250px; text-align: center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="5" | {{tablebegin}} style="background: transparent; border: 2px solid {{Color2}}; {{round|5px}}; width:250px; text-align: center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="5" | ||
| Line 245: | Line 261: | ||
|-align="center" valign="center" style="width:80%" | |-align="center" valign="center" style="width:80%" | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:SNESHolyBloodHezul.gif]]<br>'''[[Hezul]]''' | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:SNESHolyBloodHezul.gif]]<br>'''[[Hezul]]''' | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK Mystletainn.png|x100px]]<br>[[Mystletainn]] | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|'''''[[ | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|'''''[[Eldigan]]''''', [[Raquesis]], '''[[Ares]]''', [[Nanna]], [[Delmud]] | ||
|valign="center" style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"| | |valign="center" style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"| | ||
{{tablebegin}} style="background: transparent; border: 2px solid {{Color2}}; {{round|5px}}; width:250px; text-align: center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="5" | {{tablebegin}} style="background: transparent; border: 2px solid {{Color2}}; {{round|5px}}; width:250px; text-align: center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="5" | ||
| Line 273: | Line 289: | ||
|-align="center" valign="center" style="width:70%" | |-align="center" valign="center" style="width:70%" | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:SNESHolyBloodNoba.gif]]<br>'''[[Noba]]''' | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:SNESHolyBloodNoba.gif]]<br>'''[[Noba]]''' | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK Gae Bolg.png|x100px]]<br>[[ | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK Gae Bolg.png|x100px]]<br>[[Gáe Bolg]] | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|'''''[[Calf]]''''', '''[[ | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|'''''[[Calf]]''''', '''[[Quan]]''', '''[[Altena]]''', [[Leif]] | ||
|valign="center" style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"| | |valign="center" style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"| | ||
{{tablebegin}} style="background: transparent; border: 2px solid {{Color2}}; {{round|5px}}; width:250px; text-align: center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="5" | {{tablebegin}} style="background: transparent; border: 2px solid {{Color2}}; {{round|5px}}; width:250px; text-align: center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="5" | ||
| Line 301: | Line 317: | ||
|-align="center" valign="center" style="width:70%" | |-align="center" valign="center" style="width:70%" | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:SNESHolyBloodNeir.gif]]<br>'''[[Neir]]''' | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:SNESHolyBloodNeir.gif]]<br>'''[[Neir]]''' | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK Helswath.png|x100px]]<br>[[Helswath]] | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|'''''[[Langobalt]]''''', '''''[[Danan]]''''', [[Lex]], '''''[[Burian]]''''', [[Johan]], [[ | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|'''''[[Langobalt]]''''', '''''[[Danan]]''''', [[Lex]], '''''[[Burian]]''''', [[Johan]], [[Johalvier]] | ||
|valign="center" style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"| | |valign="center" style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"| | ||
{{tablebegin}} style="background: transparent; border: 2px solid {{Color2}}; {{round|5px}}; width:250px; text-align: center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="5" | {{tablebegin}} style="background: transparent; border: 2px solid {{Color2}}; {{round|5px}}; width:250px; text-align: center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="5" | ||
| Line 329: | Line 345: | ||
|-align="center" valign="center" style="width:70%" | |-align="center" valign="center" style="width:70%" | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:SNESHolyBloodNarga.gif]]<br>'''[[Heim|Naga]]''' | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:SNESHolyBloodNarga.gif]]<br>'''[[Heim|Naga]]''' | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK Narga.png|x100px]]<br>[[ | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK Narga.png|x100px]]<br>[[Book of Naga]] | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|'''''[[Azmur]]''''', '''''[[Kurth]]''''', '''[[ | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|'''''[[Azmur]]''''', '''''[[Kurth]]''''', '''[[Deirdre]]''', [[Seliph]], '''[[Julia]]''', ''[[Linoan]]'' | ||
|valign="center" style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"| | |valign="center" style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"| | ||
{{tablebegin}} style="background: transparent; border: 2px solid {{Color2}}; {{round|5px}}; width:250px; text-align: center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="5" | {{tablebegin}} style="background: transparent; border: 2px solid {{Color2}}; {{round|5px}}; width:250px; text-align: center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="5" | ||
| Line 354: | Line 370: | ||
{{tableend}} | {{tableend}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
<!-- | <!--Forseti begins here--> | ||
|-align="center" valign="center" style="width:70%" | |-align="center" valign="center" style="width:70%" | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File: | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:SNESHolyBloodForseti.gif]]<br>'''[[Ced (Crusader)|Forseti]]''' | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK Forseti.png|x100px]]<br>[[Forseti (tome)|Forseti]] | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|'''[[ | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|'''[[Lewyn]]''', '''[[Ced (character)|Ced]]'''{{hover|*|Canonically as defined by Thracia 776; in the gameplay of Seisen no Keifu, he doesn't have it by default.}}, [[Fee]]{{hover|*|Canonically as defined by Thracia 776; in the gameplay of Seisen no Keifu, she doesn't have it by default.}}, ''[[Musar]], [[Maybell]], [[Meng]], [[Bleg]], a vessel of [[Ovis]]'' | ||
|valign="center" style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"| | |valign="center" style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"| | ||
{{tablebegin}} style="background: transparent; border: 2px solid {{Color2}}; {{round|5px}}; width:250px; text-align: center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="5" | {{tablebegin}} style="background: transparent; border: 2px solid {{Color2}}; {{round|5px}}; width:250px; text-align: center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="5" | ||
| Line 386: | Line 402: | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:SNESHolyBloodLoptous.gif]]<br>'''[[Loptous]]''' | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:SNESHolyBloodLoptous.gif]]<br>'''[[Loptous]]''' | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK Loptous.png|x100px]]<br>[[Loptous (tome)|Loptous]] | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FESK Loptous.png|x100px]]<br>[[Loptous (tome)|Loptous]] | ||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|''[[Maira]]'', ''[[Cigyun]]'', [[ | |style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|''[[Maira]]'', ''[[Cigyun]]'', [[Deirdre]], ''[[Arvis]]'', '''''[[Julius]]''''', ''[[Saias]]'' | ||
|valign="center" style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"| | |valign="center" style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"| | ||
{{tablebegin}} style="background: transparent; border: 2px solid {{Color2}}; {{round|5px}}; width:250px; text-align: center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="5" | {{tablebegin}} style="background: transparent; border: 2px solid {{Color2}}; {{round|5px}}; width:250px; text-align: center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="5" | ||
| Line 414: | Line 430: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|text align="lef" "style="color:#fff"|<small>'''Note:''' A '''bold''' name means that character possesses major blood, while an ''italics'' name marks a nonplayable character, or a character unseen in the gameplay of ''Seisen no Keifu'' who has been confirmed to possess that holy blood by other material like {{title|Thracia 776}} or official artbooks explaining backstory.</small> | |text align="lef" "style="color:#fff"|<small>'''Note:''' A '''bold''' name means that character possesses major blood, while an ''italics'' name marks a nonplayable character, or a character unseen in the gameplay of ''Seisen no Keifu'' who has been confirmed to possess that holy blood by other material like {{title|Thracia 776}} or official artbooks explaining backstory.</small> | ||
|} | |||
===Ylisse=== | |||
<small> | |||
{| valign="center" align="center" border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing="3" width="50%" style="{{roundt}}; border:1px solid {{Color2}}; background-color:{{Color1}}; text-align: center" | |||
!style="{{round}}; border:1px solid {{Color2}}"|Bloodline | |||
!style="{{round}}; border:1px solid {{Color2}}"|Weapon | |||
!style="{{round}}; border:1px solid {{Color2}}"|Default bearers | |||
|- | |||
<!--Naga begins here--> | |||
|-align="center" valign="center" style="width:70%" | |||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FEA Brand of the Exalt.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Founder of Ylisse|Naga]]''' | |||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FEA Falchion.png|x100px]]<br>[[Falchion]] | |||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[Emmeryn]], [[Chrom]], [[Lissa]], [[Lucina]], [[Owain]] | |||
|- | |||
<!--Grima begins here--> | |||
|-align="center" valign="center" style="width:70%" | |||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:FEA Brand of the Fell Dragon.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Grima]]''' | |||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|N/A | |||
|style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[Validar]], [[Avatar (Awakening)|Avatar]], [[Morgan (Awakening)|Morgan]] | |||
|- | |||
|}</small> | |||
{|align=center border=0 cellpadding=3 cellspacing="3" width="50%" style="{{roundb}}; border-right:1px solid {{Color2}}; border-left:1px solid {{Color2}}; border-bottom:1px solid {{Color2}}; background-color:{{Color1}}" | |||
|- | |||
|text align="lef" "style="color:#fff"|<small>'''Note:''' No clarification has currently been made in any source material as to whether these characters possess major or minor blood; it is implied that most of these characters possess major blood, however nothing has been confirmed.</small> | |||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 06:16, 21 March 2013
| This page is missing other-language names and terminology for the Japanese language, for the Japanese term of the concept. Please help improve the page by adding this information. |
The Holy Blood system is a gameplay mechanic of Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War and a story element of it, Thracia 776 and Awakening. It deals with the genealogy of the descendants of the Twelve Crusaders and the ability to inherit their "holy blood", the connection with the dragon gods bestowed upon the Crusaders at the Miracle of Darna. Possession of holy blood increases the combat abilities of an individual and allows them to wield the holy weapon of their ancestors.
Overview
In Jugdral, there are thirteen lines of holy blood: the twelve lines of the Crusaders themselves, and that of their enemy Loptous, passed on through the emperors of the Lopt Empire and linked into the modern day by Saint Maira. The lineages of the Crusaders were preserved through their assembly of various kingdoms and noble houses across Jugdral, while the descendants of Maira secluded themselves into Verdane's Spirit Forest to prevent the Loptous bloodline from influencing the world. Most of the lines are simply named for their Crusader originator, for example "Baldur blood" for the lineage of Baldur; the exceptions are Heim and Sety's lineages, which are instead named for the dragons with whom they blood-bonded, Naga and Forseti. Outside of Jugdral, there exists two further holy blood lineages not associated with Loptous or the Twelve Crusaders: that of the royal family of Ylisse, whose ancestor also blood-bonded with Naga, and that of the Fell Dragon Grima's vessels.
Major and minor blood
Holy blood manifests in two distinct forms: minor blood and major blood. While both carry power, minor blood carries signficantly less. Possession of major blood grants an individual the ability to wield the holy weapon wielded by their Crusader ancestor, whereas minor blood does not. Generally, even in direct lineage, major blood is significantly rarer and, in groups of children of a given bearer of major blood, will often only manifest in just one of the children, with no criteria as to on which child it will manifest[1]. Major holy blood in children will manifest either if one parent possessed major blood themselves, or if both parents possessed the same type of minor blood; Manfroy of the Lopt Sect used the latter to his advantage in the sect's scheme to revive the Loptous lineage, by having two bearers of minor Loptous blood reproduce to produce a child bearing major Loptous blood, able to wield the tome and become a vessel for the dark god.
Holy weapons
In the Miracle of Darna, each Crusader received a holy weapon alongside their blood bond from their respective dragon, each incredibly powerful and boosting the natural abilities of their wielder even further. These twelve weapons all contain a dragonstone from their creator dragon, and are sealed in such a way that only possessors of major holy blood in the matching bloodline are capable of wielding them[2]. Additionally, the connection to the holy bloodlines can enable the weapons to restore lost memories of their wielder; for example, wielding Yewfelle helped restore the memories of Briggid after being raised by the pirates of Orgahil.
By the era of Awakening, however, the sealing of the weapons to the holy bloodlines appears to have faded, as five of the weapons were wielded by the Deadlords and can be subsequently used by any member of Chrom's army of suitable skill.
Brands
Possession of holy blood manifests physically by the appearance of Brands on the bodies of their possessors, appearing at a varying point in their life and acting as proof of their holy lineage[3]; however, in rare cases the Brand will not appear on a descendant, but will still show up on the descendant's own children[4]. The placement varies based on the individual: Deirdre and Emmeryn's Naga Brands appeared on their foreheads, Galzus and Mareeta's Brands are on their backs, and Chrom and Owain's Naga Brands are located on their upper arms. It is unclear whether only major holy blood causes Brands to appear or whether they are present on minor holy blood possessors too.
As obvious distinguishing traits of holy blood lineage, the people of some countries, like Agustria, have historically taken advantage of this in witch hunts to find and burn bearers of Loptous blood, though generally unsuccessfully and never capturing actual possessors of Loptous blood[5]. Arvis, a possessor of minor Loptous blood, was paranoid about his Loptous heritage being revealed despite also possessing major Fala blood, and so made an effort to keep his Brands hidden.
Mechanics
Inheritance
For the second generation, a child unit will, unlike the lore might suggest, inherit all of the holy blood types held by both of their parents. A child will always inherit at least minor holy blood of these blood types; to inherit major holy blood, one of a handful of circumstances will allow them to do so:
- If a parent of the same sex as the child has major holy blood, the child will also have it.
- The exceptions to this rule are the children of Brigid and Ethlyn. The former's son will always inherit her major Ulir blood and if her husband has major blood, it will be inherited by her daughter instead. As for Ethlyn, her daughter will always inherit her husband's major Noba blood while her son will only have minor Noba.
- If both of their parents possessed the same type of minor holy blood, the child will have major holy blood.
- Ares and Shanan are fixed characters, completely independent of the love and inheritance system, and will always have major Hezul and Odo blood respectively. From a story perspective, both fit the first criteria: Ares's father was Eldigan (major Hezul), while Shanan's father was Mariccle (major Odo), and neither of their mothers are known to have had any holy blood of their own.
- The parents of Seliph and Julia are fixed, and so they will always inherit from their parents the major holy blood matching their weapon type (Baldur and Naga respectively). Additionally, neither will inherit Loptous blood from their mother or, in Julia's case, her father.
With major holy blood, there is some inconsistency in the ability to use their matching holy weapon. For example, Larcei and Ulster are both Myrmidons, and if Holyn (who has minor Odo just like their mother) is their father, both will inherit major Odo blood. However, only their cousin Shanan is allowed to use the matching holy weapon, assuming a glitch to move Balmung into their inventory is not used. Also, even if a character had the needed major blood to wield a holy weapon, they are unable to wield it unless their class is able to use its weapon type.
While all holy blood types except Dain are available in playable units, there are five where it is impossible for a player unit to have major holy blood. No playable unit can have major Tordo, Fala, Neir, Dain or Loptous holy blood, as there is either no access to parent units who possess major holy blood of these types, or because there is no access to two parent units of different genders who both possess minor holy blood of these types.
Substitute units, of course, do not inherit anything as they are static characters who are not the product of playable parent units being paired up. Linda and Amid are the only substitute units to possess any holy blood at all (both have minor Tordo), for story reasons to adequately fulfill their role as substitutes for Teeny and Arthur.
Growth rates
Each type of holy blood is associated with a set of growth rate bonuses, with each totalling up to a 50% overall bonus. A unit in possession of minor holy blood in a bloodline will have these growth rates added to their own base growth rates; for example, Ira possesses minor Odo holy blood, so she gains a further 20% HP growth and 30% Skill growth added on top of her own base growth rates of 50% HP and 30 % Skill.
The same principle applies for units in possession of major holy blood; however, the growth rate bonuses are doubled for such units.
- For example: Larcei, Ayra's daughter, will by default inherit minor Odo holy blood from her mother and will gain the +20% HP and +30% Skill growth bonuses. However, if Holyn (minor Odo) is her father, she will instead inherit major Odo holy blood, doubling the bonuses given to +40% HP and +60% Skill.
The growth rate bonuses will stack, so units in possession of multiple holy blood types will gain the growth bonuses from both types.
- For example: if Larcei's father is Lex, Lakche will inherit minor Neir as well as minor Odo, giving her the stacked bonuses of +40 HP, +30 Skill and +30 Defence.
Weapon ranks
As a general rule, a unit in possession of a line of holy blood will receive an increased weapon rank in the line's matching weapon type if they are capable of using said matching weapon type in their base class.
- For example: Patty (minor Ulir blood by default) will receive an increase in her sword rank if Holyn (minor Odo) is her father as she, a Thief, is capable of using swords, but she will not receive an increase in her wind magic rank if Lewyn (major Forseti) is her father, because she is not capable of using Wind magic to begin with.
If this criteria is met, a unit in possession of minor holy blood will have their matching weapon rank increased one rank from its base value, and a unit in possession of major holy blood will possess a ★ rank in their matching weapon type, granting them access to the matching holy weapon.
- For example: Teeny and Arthur both normally possess a C rank in wind magic. If Lewyn is their father, both will inherit his Forseti blood, but only Arthur will receive major blood while Teeny will receive minor blood, as above. If this is the case, Teeny will possess a B rank in wind magic because of her minor blood, while Arthur will receive a ★ rank because of his major blood, allowing him to use the Forseti tome.
If children obtain new weapon types upon promoting, they will also gain the weapon rank boosts afforded by their holy blood. Additionally, should their promoted class increase the weapon rank of their current weapon types, their rank boost will added to their new base rank.
- For example: Arthur is a Mage and thus would normally have C rank in Fire, Wind and Thunder magic. Suppose that Holyn is Arthur's father, thus he possesses minor Tordo and minor Odo. As a Mage, he would now have a B rank in Thunder magic (base rank C + 1 from minor Tordo) prior to promotion; when promoted to Mage Knight, a class which has base B ranks in Sword, Thunder, Fire and Wind, his holy blood increases will boost him to an A rank in swords and Thunder instead.
Data
Judgral
| style="Template:Round; border:1px solid #b0b0b0"|Bloodline | style="Template:Round; border:1px solid #b0b0b0"|Weapon | style="Template:Round; border:1px solid #b0b0b0"|Default bearers | style="Template:Round; border:1px solid #b0b0b0"|Growth rate bonuses | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:SNESHolyBloodBaldur.gif Baldur |
 Tyrfing |
Vylon, Sigurd, Ethlyn, Oifey, Seliph, Altena, Leif |
| ||||||||||||||||
| File:SNESHolyBloodOdo.gif Odo |
 Balmung |
Mananan, Mariccle, Ayra, Holyn, Shanan, Galzus, Larcei, Ulster, Mareeta |
| ||||||||||||||||
| File:SNESHolyBloodDain.gif Dain |
 Gungnir |
Trabant, Areone |
| ||||||||||||||||
| File:SNESHolyBloodUlir.gif Ulir |
 Yewfelle |
Ring, Briggid, Adean, Andorey, Faval, Patty, Lester, Lana |
| ||||||||||||||||
| File:SNESHolyBloodBlagi.gif Blagi |
 Valkyrie Staff |
Claud, Sylvia, Leen, Corpul |
| ||||||||||||||||
| File:SNESHolyBloodTordo.gif Tordo |
File:FESK Mjolnir.png Mjölnir |
Reptor, Bloom, Tailto, Ethnia, Arthur, Teeny, Amid, Linda, Ishtore, Ishtar, Kempf, a vessel of Anguilla |
| ||||||||||||||||
| File:SNESHolyBloodFala.gif Fala |
 Valflame |
Viktor, Arvis, Azel, Hilda, Julius, Julia, Saias, a vessel of Equus |
| ||||||||||||||||
| File:SNESHolyBloodHezul.gif Hezul |
 Mystletainn |
Eldigan, Raquesis, Ares, Nanna, Delmud |
| ||||||||||||||||
| File:SNESHolyBloodNoba.gif Noba |
File:FESK Gae Bolg.png Gáe Bolg |
Calf, Quan, Altena, Leif |
| ||||||||||||||||
| File:SNESHolyBloodNeir.gif Neir |
 Helswath |
Langobalt, Danan, Lex, Burian, Johan, Johalvier |
| ||||||||||||||||
| File:SNESHolyBloodNarga.gif Naga |
File:FESK Narga.png Book of Naga |
Azmur, Kurth, Deirdre, Seliph, Julia, Linoan |
| ||||||||||||||||
 Forseti |
 Forseti |
Lewyn, Ced*, Fee*, Musar, Maybell, Meng, Bleg, a vessel of Ovis |
| ||||||||||||||||
 Loptous |
 Loptous |
Maira, Cigyun, Deirdre, Arvis, Julius, Saias |
|
| Note: A bold name means that character possesses major blood, while an italics name marks a nonplayable character, or a character unseen in the gameplay of Seisen no Keifu who has been confirmed to possess that holy blood by other material like Thracia 776 or official artbooks explaining backstory. |
Ylisse
| style="Template:Round; border:1px solid #b0b0b0"|Bloodline | style="Template:Round; border:1px solid #b0b0b0"|Weapon | style="Template:Round; border:1px solid #b0b0b0"|Default bearers |
|---|---|---|
| File:FEA Brand of the Exalt.png Naga |
 Falchion |
Emmeryn, Chrom, Lissa, Lucina, Owain |
| File:FEA Brand of the Fell Dragon.png Grima |
N/A | Validar, Avatar, Morgan |
| Note: No clarification has currently been made in any source material as to whether these characters possess major or minor blood; it is implied that most of these characters possess major blood, however nothing has been confirmed. |
References
- ↑ "Additionally, it doesn't matter if the person is the eldest child or if they're male, there is no rule, so often there are occasions where the direct family has no successors of the holy weapons. For instance, the Nordion Royal Family are all branch descendants of Black Knight Hezul (the direct descendants are the Agusty Royal Family), but they are the sole inheritors of the pact-forming blood (of Hezul who formed a patch with the dragon tribe) that allows them to wield Mystletainn." - Designers' notes from a Seisen no Keifu playing guide, as translated by Serenes Forest
- ↑ "Q: How do the Holy Weapons work?"
'"A: The dragon tribe has the ability to transfer their power and will into dragon stones (what humans refer to as orbs). The Falchion from Monshou no Nazo and powerful magic like Aura, as well as the orbs on the 13 Holy Weapons of Jugdral, are all dragon stones. Humans can obtain tremendous strength from these dragon stones, but they are also in danger of losing their own will. Usually, only those who have formed blood pacts with the dragon tribe can use the power of the dragon stones, but there are exceptions if the seal on the orb has been broken." - Designers' notes from a Seisen no Keifu playing guide, as translated by Serenes Forest - ↑ "A mark known as a Brand surfaces on their bodies, which is the proof of forming a blood pact with the dragon tribe. Although, the time of appearance of the holy markings differs wildly for each person, sometimes appearing during their youth or even when they're in their old age." - Designers' notes from a Seisen no Keifu playing guide, as translated by Serenes Forest
- ↑ "Owain: Oh, right! Sorry. Guess I should have shown you before. It's my Brand. The one carried by House Ylisse. So no more need to worry, eh?
Lissa: Th-then you know? That I don't...
Owain: That your Brand never surfaced? Yes, you told me as such. You said it always weighed on you... You should have seen how happy you were the day mine appeared! You were sobbing and laughing for an hour without pause!
Lissa: I was kind of hoping to grow out of the crying thing...
Owain: Yes, well. No more worrying. It was by chance alone your Brand never surfaced. We're all family, linked by blood. You really are Chrom's sister. My Brand proves our lineage." — Owain and Lissa, Fire Emblem Awakening - ↑ "I wonder if there still are any blood relatives of the Dark Lord Loptous around... Each year big towns like Agusty and Mackily hold witch hunts and arrest a ton of people. Then they burn 'em at the stake for doin' what? Absolutely nothin'! Is that nuts or what!?" — A villager, Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu
| Game mechanics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
