Minerva (ミネルバ, Minerba) is the elder princess of Macedon, the middle child of the late King Osmond's three children, and the commander of Macedon's Whitewings squadron. In the War of Shadows, she was skeptical of her brother Michalis's claims and intent as he claimed the Macedon throne and directed the country to ally with Dolhr, but was nonetheless forced to serve Michalis and Dolhr as they had taken her sister Maria hostage. When Marth freed Maria from her imprisonment at Castle Deil, Minerva and the Whitewings joined his forces. Several years later, she was gravely injured in a military coup staged by Ryuke and other disgruntled Macedon soldiers, but was saved by Michalis, then widely thought to be dead. Michalis spirited her away to a Khadein village to await Marth's approach, and she allied with Marth upon his arrival, spending the war searching for Maria, who had mysteriously disappeared in the coup.
Minerva's first encounter with Marth's army came when she and the Whitewings were deployed to Lefcandith Valley under the command of Harmein. She came into conflict with Harmein's tactics of choice, and despite being reminded of Maria's predicament under the "care" of Dolhr she still withdrew early in the battle.
After Marth's skirmish at Pyrathi, Catria arrived as a messenger from Minerva, explaining her plight and requesting Marth's assistance. Minerva later arrived at Castle Deil under the pretense of trying to see Maria, instead waiting for Marth's army to arrive and follow through on the offer, whereupon she, Maria and the Whitewings all joined Marth's army.
As in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Minerva's first encounter with Marth's army came when she and the Whitewings were deployed to Lefcandith Valley under the command of Harmein. She came into conflict with Harmein's tactics of choice, and despite being reminded of Maria's predicament under the "care" of Dolhr she still withdrew early in the battle.
After Marth's skirmish at Pyrathi, Catria arrived as a messenger from Minerva, explaining her plight and requesting Marth's assistance. Minerva later arrived at Castle Deil under the pretense of trying to see Maria, instead waiting for Marth's army to arrive and follow through on the offer, whereupon she, Maria and the Whitewings all joined Marth's army.
Minerva's governance of Macedon was abruptly overthrown by a successful coup led by Ryuke, a Macedon knight. She was gravely wounded in the ensuing fight, thought to be beyond help by Ryuke, but was taken away by Michalis upon his request. Michalis spirited her away to a Khadein village to recover and await the arrival of Marth's forces, before leaving to search for the disappeared Maria. Eventually, at the Dragon's Altar, she awoke Maria from her hypnosis at the hands of Gharnef, saving her from being sacrificed to the revival of Medeus.
During the Macedon occupation of Aurelis, Minerva was appalled to encounter deserters from her forces assualting innocent villagers. In an initial skirmish with some of the deserters, she met Hardin who, not identifying himself at all, guided her to a fortress where the deserters, led by Ruben, had set up a headquarters. She and Hardin, accompanied by Catria and Est of the Whitewings and Wolf and Roshea of Aurelis, formed a temporary alliance to eradicate the deserters. After the battle and Hardin's departure, she was informed by one of her soldiers the nature of the mystery man with whom she had allied, and she left the encounter with a newfound respect for Hardin and his resistance against the Macedon occupation.
As in Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi, Minerva's first encounter with Marth's army came when she and the Whitewings were deployed to Lefcandith Valley under the command of Harmein. She came into conflict with Harmein's tactics of choice, and despite being reminded of Maria's predicament under the "care" of Dolhr she still withdrew early in the battle.
After Marth's skirmish at Pyrathi, Catria arrived as a messenger from Minerva, explaining her plight and requesting Marth's assistance. Minerva later arrived at Castle Deil under the pretense of trying to see Maria, instead waiting for Marth's army to arrive and follow through on the offer, whereupon she, Maria and the Whitewings all joined Marth's army.
When Marth's forces arrived at the Macedon border, she explained her intention to follow through on stopping Michalis to Marth and expressed her long-held admiration for her talented elder brother.
As in Monshou no Nazo, Minerva's governance of Macedon was abruptly overthrown by a successful coup led by Ryuke, a Macedon knight. She was gravely wounded in the ensuing fight, thought to be beyond help by Ryuke, but was taken away by Michalis upon his request. Michalis spirited her away to a Khadein village to recover and await the arrival of Marth's forces, before leaving to search for the disappeared Maria. Eventually, at the Dragon's Altar, she awoke Maria from her hypnosis at the hands of Gharnef, saving her from being sacrificed to the revival of Medeus.