In Search of Truth

In Search of Truth

Location Castle Santaruz and its surroundings Required units All living units New units Eliwood's tale: Matthew, Serra, Guy Hector's tale: Guy Boss(es) Boies Previous chapter(s) Birds of a Feather Next chapter(s) False Friends The Peddler Merlinus (sidequest) Side quest conditions Visit the northern village to unlock Chapter 13x.

“	Ha! The cub thinks he's a wolf! Does your bite match your bark? Tell you what: If you make it to the castle alive, we'll find out, eh? Geh heh heh hehhh!	”	— Boies to Hector and Eliwood

In Search of Truth (Japanese: 真実を求めて Seeking the Truth) is the thirteenth chapter in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. In order to unlock Chapter 13x, the player must visit the northern village in this chapter.

Plot

Main articles: In Search of Truth/Script (Eliwood) and In Search of Truth/Script (Hector)

Helman has received news of the fight between Zagan and Eliwood. Although Helman agreed to Ephidel's plan to dissuade Eliwood, it is clear that Ephidel sent in the bandits with the intention to kill him. Helman announces his intent to receive Eliwood's party and explain everything. Ephidel calmly attempts to discourage Helman from betraying the Black Fang, who refuses to listen; Ephidel announces that he has no use for the marquess anymore and stabs him, leaving him to bleed out. Meanwhile, Eliwood and Hector approach Castle Santaruz, but are stopped by Boies who challenges them to make it to the castle alive and summons his underlings.

After Eliwood and Hector defeat Boise, they enter the castle and find Helman on the floor, dying. In his final moments, Helman apologizes to Eliwood for the trouble he has caused; he tells Eliwood that Darin, the marquess of Laus, knows all, and to beware of the Black Fang. Eliwood and Hector decide to heed Helman's final words and continue on towards Laus to seek answers from its marquess.

Beginning log

Eliwood's tale: "Eliwood enters Santaruz, only to be attacked by a strange group. In a desperate moment, he is rescued by a childhood friend, Marquess Ostia's younger brother, Hector. The assailants' leader reveals that an unknown party seeks Eliwood's head...Eliwood cannot help but think this is related to his father's disappearance. In search of more traces of his father's footsteps, Eliwood sets out for the castle of Lord Helman, the marquess of Santaruz."

Hector's tale: "Hector rescues Eliwood and the two friends are reunited. The paladin Marcus reveals news: Someone has called for Eliwood's death. Pherae's problems must be connected to the attempt on Eliwood's life. Searching for more clues, Hector and friends depart for the castle of Marquess Santaruz."

Chapter data

Eliwood Normal Eliwood Hard Hector Normal Hector Hard

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Seize gate	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Eliwood or Hector dies	10+1	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	12+7-1	{{{third}}}

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Seize gate	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Eliwood or Hector dies	10+1	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	16+10-1	{{{third}}}

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Seize gate	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Eliwood or Hector dies	10+1	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	14+7-1	{{{third}}}

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Seize gate	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Eliwood or Hector dies	10+1	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	19+10-1	{{{third}}}

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Units are arranged based on their position in deployment order. The non-main lord will be moved from their initial position to a fixed tile.

• In Eliwood's tale, deployment order if everyone is alive is: Eliwood, Marcus, Lowen, Rebecca, Dorcas, Bartre, Hector, Matthew, Oswin, Serra
• In Hector's tale, deployment order if everyone is alive is: Hector, Matthew, Eliwood, Marcus, Rebecca, Lowen, Dorcas, Bartre, Oswin, Serra

Character data

Eliwood's tale Hector's tale

Characters
New units
Matthew Thief HP 18 Inventory Iron Sword Lockpick Level 2 Automatically from turn 1 Serra Cleric HP 17 Inventory Heal Vulnerary Level 1 Automatically from turn 1 Guy Myrmidon HP 21 Inventory Killing Edge Vulnerary Level 3 Enemy, talk to with Matthew
Available characters

Characters
New units
Guy Myrmidon HP 21 Inventory Killing Edge Vulnerary Level 3 Enemy, talk to with Matthew
Available characters

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Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method Mine Visit southern village Torch Visit northern village Vulnerary Steal from enemy Archer Vulnerary Steal from Guy or recruit him Vulnerary Steal from enemy Soldier Vulnerary Steal from enemy Brigand (Eliwood Hard Mode only) Vulnerary Steal from enemy Brigand (Eliwood Hard Mode only) Vulnerary Steal from enemy Archer (Eliwood Hard Mode only)

Shop data

Armories and vendors

Swords Lances Axes Bows Anima Light Dark Staves Items Secret

	Name	Cost
	Iron Sword	460

	Name	Cost
	Javelin	400

	Name	Cost
	Hand Axe	300

	Name	Cost
	Iron Bow	540

None

None

None

	Name	Cost
	Heal	600

	Name	Cost
	Vulnerary	300

None

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Enemy data

Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range, representing stats that vary due to random growths. The figures to the left and right of the ~ are the stat's minimum and maximum possible values respectively.

Eliwood Normal Eliwood Hard Hector Normal Hector Hard

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Bandit Archer 3 1 19~20 4~5 3~4 3~4 0 3~4 0~1 7 5 Iron Bow • Vulnerary Begins moving unprovoked if he can attack within two turns. Bandit Soldier 2 3 21~22 3~5 0~1 1~2 0 0~1 0~1 6 5 Iron Lance Moves to attack units in range. Bandit Mercenary 2 1 18~19 4~5 8~9 8~9 0 4~5 0~1 9 5 Iron Sword Moves to attack units in range. Bandit Archer 4 1 19~21 4~6 4~5 3~5 0 3~4 0~1 7 5 Steel Bow -- Bandit Brigand 1 1 20 5 1 5 0 3 0 12 5 Iron Axe -- Guy Myrmidon 3 1 21 6 11 11 5 5 0 5 5 Killing Edge • Vulnerary Moves to attack units in range. Bandit Soldier 2 1 20~21 3~4 0~1 1~2 0 0~1 0~1 6 5 Iron Lance • Vulnerary Moves to attack units in range. Bandit Archer 2 2 18~19 4~5 3~4 3~4 0 3~4 0~1 7 5 Iron Bow Moves to attack units in range. Boies Knight 13 1 27 12 8 4 1 13 7 13 4 Steel Lance Does not move; stands on a gate, the chapter's seize point.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Bandit Brigand 2 2 20~21 5~6 1~2 5~6 0 3~4 0~1 12 5 Hand Axe Moves to raid the villages, then moves to attack units unprovoked. Bandit Soldier 2 2 20~21 3~4 0~1 1~2 0 0~1 0~1 6 5 Iron Lance -- Bandit Archer 2 2 18~19 4~5 3~4 3~4 0 3~4 0~1 7 5 Iron Bow -- Bandit Soldier 6 1 23~25 5~6 1~2 1~3 0 0~1 0~1 6 5 Iron Lance --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Bandit Archer 3 1 19~20 4~5 3~4 3~4 0 3~4 0~1 7 5 Iron Bow • Vulnerary Begins moving unprovoked if he can attack within two turns. Bandit Soldier 2 3 21~22 3~5 0~1 1~2 0 0~1 0~1 6 5 Iron Lance Moves to attack units in range. Bandit Mercenary 2 1 18~19 4~5 8~9 8~9 0 4~5 0~1 9 5 Iron Sword Moves to attack units in range. Bandit Archer 4 1 19~21 4~6 4~5 3~5 0 3~4 0~1 7 5 Steel Bow -- Bandit Brigand 1 2 20 5 1 5 0 3 0 12 5 Iron Axe The western one moves to attack units in range. Guy Myrmidon 3 1 21 6 11 11 5 5 0 5 5 Killing Edge • Vulnerary Moves to attack units in range. Bandit Soldier 2 1 20~21 3~4 0~1 1~2 0 0~1 0~1 6 5 Iron Lance • Vulnerary Moves to attack units in range. Bandit Archer 2 2 18~19 4~5 3~4 3~4 0 3~4 0~1 7 5 Iron Bow Moves to attack units in range. Bandit Brigand 2 2 20~21 5~6 1~2 5~6 0 3~4 0~1 12 5 Hand Axe • Vulnerary Moves to raid the villages, then moves to attack units unprovoked. Bandit Archer 2 1 19~20 4~5 3~4 3~4 0 3~4 0~1 7 5 Iron Bow • Vulnerary Moves to attack units in range. Boies Knight 13 1 27 12 8 4 1 13 7 13 4 Steel Lance Does not move; stands on a gate, the chapter's seize point.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Bandit Brigand 2 3 20~21 5~6 1~2 5~6 0 3~4 0~1 12 5 Hand Axe Moves to raid the villages, then moves to attack units unprovoked. Bandit Soldier 2 2 20~21 3~4 0~1 1~2 0 0~1 0~1 6 5 Iron Lance -- Bandit Archer 2 2 18~19 4~5 3~4 3~4 0 3~4 0~1 7 5 Iron Bow -- Bandit Soldier 6 3 23~25 5~6 1~2 1~3 0 0~1 0~1 6 5 Iron Lance --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Bandit Archer 3 1 19~20 4~5 3~4 3~4 0 3~4 0~1 7 5 Iron Bow • Vulnerary Begins moving unprovoked if he can attack within two turns. Bandit Cavalier 2 3 20~21 5~6 2~3 5~6 0 6~7 0~1 9 7 Iron Lance Moves to attack units in range. Bandit Pegasus Knight 5 1 16~17 5~6 6~7 6~7 0 3~4 3~4 5 7 Iron Lance Moves to attack units in range. Bandit Pegasus Knight 2 1 14~15 4~5 5~6 5~6 0 3~4 2~3 5 7 Iron Lance Moves to attack units in range. Bandit Archer 4 1 19~21 4~6 4~5 3~5 0 3~4 0~1 7 5 Steel Bow -- Bandit Brigand 1 1 20 5 1 5 0 3 0 12 5 Iron Axe -- Bandit Archer 2 3 18~19 4~5 3~4 3~4 0 3~4 0~1 7 5 Iron Bow Moves to attack units in range. Guy Myrmidon 3 1 21 6 11 11 5 5 0 5 5 Killing Edge • Vulnerary Moves to attack units in range; begins moving unprovoked on turn 5. Bandit Soldier 2 1 20~21 3~4 0~1 1~2 0 0~1 0~1 6 5 Iron Lance • Vulnerary Moves to attack units in range. Boies Knight 13 1 27 12 8 4 1 13 7 13 4 Steel Lance Does not move; stands on a gate, the chapter's seize point.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Bandit Brigand 2 2 20~21 5~6 1~2 5~6 0 3~4 0~1 12 5 Hand Axe Moves to raid the villages, then moves to attack units unprovoked. Bandit Soldier 2 2 20~21 3~4 0~1 1~2 0 0~1 0~1 6 5 Iron Lance -- Bandit Archer 2 2 18~19 4~5 3~4 3~4 0 3~4 0~1 7 5 Iron Bow -- Bandit Pegasus Knight 6 1 16~18 5~6 6~8 6~8 0 3~4 3~4 5 7 Iron Lance --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Bandit Archer 3 1 22~24 5~7 4~7 4~6 0 3~5 0~2 7 5 Iron Bow • Vulnerary Begins moving unprovoked if he can attack within two turns. Bandit Cavalier 2 3 23~26 6~8 3~6 6~8 0 6~8 0~2 9 7 Iron Lance Moves to attack units in range. Bandit Pegasus Knight 5 5 18~21 6~8 7~10 7~10 0 3~5 4~6 5 7 Iron Lance The northernmost on and southernmost two move to attack units in range. Bandit Pegasus Knight 2 1 16~19 5~7 6~9 6~9 0 3~5 3~5 5 7 Iron Lance Moves to attack units in range. Bandit Archer 4 1 22~25 5~8 5~8 4~7 0 3~5 0~2 7 5 Steel Bow -- Bandit Brigand 1 1 23~25 7~8 2~3 5~7 0 3~4 0~1 12 5 Iron Axe -- Bandit Archer 2 3 21~23 5~7 4~7 4~6 0 3~5 0~2 7 5 Iron Bow Moves to attack units in range. Guy Myrmidon 3 1 24~25 7~8 12~14 12~14 5 5~6 0~2 5 5 Killing Edge • Vulnerary Moves to attack units in range; begins moving unprovoked on turn 5. Bandit Soldier 2 1 23~26 5~7 1~3 1~4 0 0~2 0~2 6 5 Iron Lance • Vulnerary Moves to attack units in range. Bandit Cavalier 2 1 23~26 6~8 3~6 6~8 0 6~8 0~2 9 7 Javelin Moves to attack units in range. Boies Knight 13 1 30~32 13~15 9~10 4~5 1 14~15 7~9 13 4 Steel Lance Does not move; stands on a gate, the chapter's seize point.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Bandit Brigand 2 3 23~26 7~9 2~4 5~8 0 3~5 0~2 12 5 Hand Axe Moves to raid the villages, then moves to attack units unprovoked. Bandit Soldier 2 2 23~26 5~7 1~3 1~4 0 0~2 0~2 6 5 Iron Lance -- Bandit Archer 2 2 21~23 5~7 4~7 4~6 0 3~5 0~2 7 5 Iron Bow -- Bandit Cavalier 6 2 26~30 7~9 4~8 7~9 0 6~8 0~2 9 7 Iron Sword -- Bandit Pegasus Knight 6 1 18~22 6~8 7~11 7~11 0 3~5 4~6 5 7 Iron Lance --

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Reinforcements

• Turns 2 (Hard Mode), 3, and 4
  • 1 Brigand from the fort west of the south bridge
• Turns 5 and 6
  • 1 level 1 Soldier from the left southernmost fort
  • 1 Archer from the right southernmost fort
• Turns 6 (Hard Mode), 7, and 8 (Hard Mode) (Eliwood's tale)
  • 1 level 6 Soldier from the western fort
• Turns 6 and 8 (Hector Hard Mode)
  • 1 Cavalier from the western fort
• Turn 7 (Hector's tale)
  • 1 Pegasus Knight from the western fort

Boss data

Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range, representing stats that vary due to random growths. The figures to the left and right of the ~ are the stat's minimum and maximum possible values respectively.

Main article: Boies

Normal/Eliwood Hard Hector Hard

Knight Level 13 Affinity --

Stats Max HP 27 Luck 1 Strength 12 Defense 13 Skill 8 Resistance 7 Speed 4 Constitution 13 Movement 4 Aid 12

Inventory Steel Lance Weapon Levels -- D -- -- -- -- -- --

Knight Level 13 Affinity --

Stats Max HP 30~32 Luck 1 Strength 13~15 Defense 14~15 Skill 9~10 Resistance 7~9 Speed 4~5 Constitution 13 Movement 4 Aid 12

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Strategy

Augury
This chapter has no augury. Hannah will offer her services beginning in Chapter 14.

This section details unofficial strategies that may help with completion of the chapter. This may not work for everybody.

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Trivia

• Hannah, or a character using her portrait, first appears in the southern village of this chapter. She gives the units who visits a mine, one of her new inventions.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	In Search of Truth	--
Spanish	En busca de la verdad	In Search of the Truth
French	En quête de la vérité	In Search of Truth
German	Suche nach Wahrheit	Search for Truth

Gallery

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References

← Birds of a Feather •	In Search of Truth	• False Friends → • The Peddler Merlinus →