Duma Tower

File:Ss fe02 duma's tower map.png

Celica at the Tower of Duma on the world map.

The Tower of Duma (Japanese: ドーマのとう Doma's Tower) is a Valentian monument of worship to the Dark God Duma, situated in the northernmost reaches of Rigel. It is the final dungeon of Fire Emblem Gaiden, and the final destination for both Alm and Celica on their different journeys.

History

In her quest to locate the missing Earth Mother Mila, Celica ultimately arrived at the Tower of Duma, where after confronting waves of Duma's servants she encountered the dark priest Juda at the tower's peak. Judah offered Celica the opportunity to save Alm from being trapped in Dragon Mountain by a landslide, by offering herself up as a sacrifice to Duma in exchange for Judah clearing Alm's path. As a result, Celica was trapped in the tower's altar basement, beset by hordes of Mogalls and other servants led by Duma himself.

Later, after conquering Rigel and killing Emperor Rudlf, Alm learned of a path to Duma's altar directly from the basement of Rigel Castle and followed it, obtaining Falchion and emerging at the altar to aid Celica's struggling party. Together, the armies of the two defeated Judah and Duma himself, ending the war and ridding Valentia of the influence of both gods as the culmination of Rudlf's plan.

Gameplay

Celica's route

In Celica's route, the Tower of Duma is accessed in late Chapter 4 as her final destination. Celica must scale the tower by fighting her way through three rooms containing skirmishes, before being trapped by Juda to allow Alm's route to continue past Dragon Mountain. There are also three sets of lion heads present across the four intermediary floors: the entrance floor holds two, the second and third floor hold one each which are counted as the same pair in terms of uses, and the top floor contains another two.

style="Template:Roundtl; border:none" width="100%" colspan="2"|Skirmish enemies and allied units fielded
style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222; color:#fff" width="15%"|# Units style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222; color:#fff"|Skirmish enemies Skirmish 1 6* Dread Fighter x3 • HiKnight x1 • Sorcerer x2 Skirmish 2 4* Bow Knight x1 • Draco Zombie x3 Skirmish 3 4* Bow Knight x1 • Draco Zombie x3

Alm's route

Alm accesses the basement dungeon of the Tower of Duma in Chapter 5, comprising the chapter's entirety; unlike Celica's straightforward path through the main tower, Alm's path involves navigating a convoluted puzzle-like layout.

The first goal is to have Alm navigate a series of pits and fall into the right places, fighting through three skirmishes with his army as he proceeds, to reach the stairway leading back up to the treasury. Once he enters the treasury, Alm must fight three more skirmishes, except these times he fights alone with no allies. After clearing all three, Alm receives Falchion from a treasure chest, then must backtrack and navigate the pits again to find another stairway leading to the door where Celica's army is trapped. On entering the doorway, the final battle against Duma begins, with Alm and Celica's armies fighting together.

style="Template:Roundtl; border:none" width="100%" colspan="2"|Skirmish enemies and allied units fielded

style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222; color:#fff" width="15%"|# Units style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222; color:#fff"|Skirmish enemies Skirmish 1, basement 2 10* Shaman x1 • Witch x4 • Dread Fighter x2 • HiKnight x3 Skirmish 2, basement 3 10* Mogall x1* • Dread Fighter x6 • Bahdess x1 • Kelves x1 • Belrez x1 Skirmish 3, basement 4 10* Mogall x2 • Dread Fighter x2 • Witch x4 • HiKnight x6 Skirmish 4, stairway to treasure room 1* Wight x10 Skirmish 5, stairway to treasure room 1* Deathgoyle x10 Skirmish 6, stairway to treasure room 1* White Dragon x2 Final battle 20* Duma • Juda • Marla • Heste • Ganeph • Gold x2 • Bahdess x1 • Kelves x1 • Belrez x1 • Mogall x9

style="Template:Roundtl; border:none" width="100%" colspan="2"|Maps of the Tower of Duma (basements)

style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222; color:#fff" width="15%"|Floor Map style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222; color:#fff"|Insert map Basement 1 File:Cm fe02 duma's tower b1.png File:Cm fe02 duma's tower b1a.png Basement 2 File:Cm fe02 duma's tower b2.png -- Basement 3 File:Cm fe02 duma's tower b3.png -- Basement 4 File:Cm fe02 duma's tower b4.png -- Basement 5 File:Cm fe02 duma's tower b5.png --

Trivia

• In Fire Emblem Awakening, the area roughly where the Tower of Duma was in Gaiden is instead occupied by the Mila Shrine Ruins.

Gallery

• Ss fe02 duma's tower map.png

  The Tower of Duma on the world map in Gaiden.

• Ss cm fe02 duma's tower exterior.png

  The exterior of the Tower of Duma, as visited by Celica, in Gaiden.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English (unofficial)	Tower of Doma	Used in the Gaiden fan translation.