Land of Sorrow (Shadow Dragon)

This page is about the chapter from Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem Book 1, and Shadow Dragon. For the act from Gaiden and Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, see Land of Sorrow (Gaiden).

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Land of Sorrow

Location Gra Bastion New units Palla, Catria, Astram* Boss(es) Jiol

Land of Sorrow (Japanese: 悲しみの大地・グラ Gra, Land of Sorrow) is the fourteenth chapter in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light and Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the eleventh chapter in book 1 of Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem.

Plot

Main article: Land of Sorrow (Shadow Dragon)/Script

As Marth and his men descend upon Gra Bastion, King Jiol requests reinforcements from Dolhr, but is disappointed and horrified to learn he is only receiving Macedonian pegasus knights. His fears prove to be well-founded, and Marth cuts down Jiol and avenges his father's death. In the aftermath, Marth cannot find Falchion. Malledus reports that Gharnef is currently in possession of the holy blade, and Marth reluctantly elects to pursue him to Khadein to retrieve it.

Chapter data

Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light Mystery of the Emblem Shadow Dragon

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Seize	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Marth dies	14+2	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	18+18-2	{{{third}}}

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Seize	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Marth dies	13+3	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	22+20-3	{{{third}}}

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Seize	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Marth dies	14+2	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	22+18-2	{{{third}}}

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Character data

Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light Mystery of the Emblem Shadow Dragon

Characters
New units
Palla Pegasus Knight HP 25 Inventory -- Level 8 Enemy, talk to with Marth* Catria Pegasus Knight HP 19 Inventory -- Level 3 Enemy, talk to with Marth*
Available characters

Characters
New units
Palla Pegasus Knight HP 22 Inventory -- Level 8 Enemy, talk to with Marth* Catria Pegasus Knight HP 19 Inventory -- Level 3 Enemy, talk to with Marth* Astram Hero HP 24 Inventory -- Level 1 Enemy, talk to with Midia
Available characters

Characters
New units
Palla Pegasus Knight HP 22 Inventory -- Level 8 Enemy, talk to with Marth* Catria Pegasus Knight HP 20 Inventory -- Level 5 Enemy, talk to with Marth*
Available characters

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Item data

Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light Mystery of the Emblem Shadow Dragon

Items

Name Obtainment Method Vulnerary Dropped by enemy Thief (×2) Silver Sword Dropped by Jiol Wyrmslayer Dropped by Palla 10,000 G Right chest Silver Card Left Chest Thoron Visit the village

Items

Name Obtainment Method Vulnerary Dropped by enemy Thief (×2) Silver Sword Dropped by Astram Silver Lance Dropped by Jiol Silver Card Left chest 5,000 Gold Right chest

Items

Name Obtainment Method Stonehoist Dropped by enemy Ballistician Vulnerary Dropped by enemy Thief Silver Sword Dropped by enemy Thief Bullion (S) Treasure room, left chest Silver Card Treasure room, right chest Thoron Visit the village Killer Bow Dropped by Jiol

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Shop data

Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light Mystery of the Emblem Shadow Dragon

Armories and vendors

Swords Lances Axes Bows Tomes Staves Items Secret

Name	Cost
Armorslayer	760
Rapier	900
Killing Edge	1250

Name	Cost
Ridersbane	820
Silver Lance	1800

None

Name	Cost
Steel Bow	560
Silver Bow	2200

Name	Cost
Fire	300
Thunder	460

Name	Cost
Heal	780

Name	Cost
Vulnerary	600
Door Key	500

None

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Armories and vendors

Swords Lances Axes Bows Tomes Staves Items Secret

	Name	Cost
	Iron Sword	420
	Steel Sword	760
	Silver Sword	2000

	Name	Cost
	Slim Lance	450
	Silver Lance	1600

	Name	Cost
	Steel Axe	600

	Name	Cost
	Steel Bow	560

	Name	Cost
	Fire	1000
	Thunder	630

	Name	Cost
	Heal	1000

	Name	Cost
	Vulnerary	300
	Door Key	500

None

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Armories and vendors

Swords Lances Axes Bows Tomes Staves Items Secret

	Name	Cost
	Armorslayer	1000

	Name	Cost
	Silver Lance	2200
	Ridersbane	1200

None

	Name	Cost
	Steel Bow	770
	Silver Bow	2100

	Name	Cost
	Thunder	420

	Name	Cost
	Heal	800

	Name	Cost
	Door Key	500
	Vulnerary	360
	Pure Water	600

None

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Enemy data

Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light Mystery of the Emblem Shadow Dragon Shadow Dragon (Hard-5)

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Gra Knight 5 1 Steel Sword Moves to attack any player unit in range; moves south of the throne if no one is in range. Gra Knight 9 1 Silver Lance Moves to attack any player unit in range; moves south of the throne if no one is in range. Gra Knight 5 1 Ridersbane Moves to attack any player unit in range; moves south of the drawbridge if no one is in range. Gra Knight 5 2 Javelin Moves to attack any player unit in range; moves south of the drawbridge if no one is in range. Gra Knight 5 1 Lance Moves to attack any player unit in range; moves south of the drawbridge if no one is in range. Gra Thief 7 1 Iron Sword Drops a Vulnerary upon defeat. Begins to move when either thief is attacked. Gra Thief 5 1 Iron Sword Drops a Vulnerary upon defeat. Begins to move when either thief is attacked. File:Ma nes01 priest enemy.gif Gra Priest 5 1 Mend -- File:Ma nes01 priest enemy.gif Gra Priest 10 1 Fortify -- Gra Ballistician 3 1 Stonehoist Moves to attack any player unit in range; moves south of the drawbridge if no one is in range. Gra Archer 5 2 Bowgun Moves to attack any player unit in range of any archer. Gra Archer 5 1 Bowgun Moves to attack any player unit in range; moves south of the village if no one is in range. Gra Archer 5 2 Steel Bow Moves to attack any player unit in range; moves south of the village if no one is in range. Gra Sniper 3 1 Silver Bow Moves to attack any player unit in range; moves to block the treasure room entrance if no one is in range. Jiol General 5 1 Silver Sword Drops a Silver Sword upon defeat. Does not move; stands on a throne, the chapter's seize point.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Catria Pegasus Knight 3 1 Killing Edge • Moves to Marth and initiates her recruitment. • Does not appear if Minerva was not recruited. Palla Pegasus Knight 8 1 Silver Lance Drops a Wyrmslayer upon defeat. • Moves to Marth and initiates her recruitment. • Does not appear if Minerva was not recruited. Dragoon Pegasus Knight 5 16 Lance Only two appear if Minerva wasn't recruited.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes File:Ma snes01 knight enemy.gif Gra Knight 5 1 Silver Lance -- File:Ma snes01 knight enemy.gif Gra Knight 9 1 Silver Lance -- File:Ma snes01 knight enemy.gif Gra Knight 5 1 Ridersbane -- File:Ma snes01 knight enemy.gif Gra Knight 5 2 Javelin -- File:Ma snes01 knight enemy.gif Gra Knight 5 1 Steel Lance -- Thief Thief 7 1 Iron Sword • Vulnerary -- Thief Thief 5 1 Iron Sword • Vulnerary -- Gra Bishop 3 1 Mend -- Gra Bishop 7 1 Fortify -- Gra Archer 5 5 Steel Bow -- Gra Sniper 3 1 Silver Bow -- Gra Sniper 5 1 Silver Bow -- Gra Hero 1 1 Steel Sword -- Catria Pegasus Knight 3 1 Iron Lance • Killing Edge* Will move to Marth and initiate her recruitment instead of attacking. Palla Pegasus Knight 8 1 Silver Lance Will move to Marth and initiate her recruitment instead of attacking. Astram Hero 1 1 Silver Sword -- Jiol General 5 1 Silver Lance Does not move; stands on a throne, the chapter's seize point.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Pegasus Pegasus Knight 5 20 Steel Lance --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Gra Knight 7 1 Steel Lance -- Gra Knight 11 1 Silver Lance -- Gra Knight 7 1 Ridersbane -- Gra Knight 7 2 Javelin -- Gra Knight 7 1 Iron Lance -- Gra Thief 9 1 Iron Sword • Vulnerary Prioritizes destroying the village. Gra Thief 7 1 Iron Sword • Silver Sword Prioritizes opening a chest, then escaping. Gra Curate 7 1 Mend -- Gra Curate 12 1 Fortify -- Gra Ballistician 3 1 Stonehoist -- Gra Archer 7 3 Steel Bow Two immediately begin moving unprovoked. Gra Archer 7 2 Longbow -- Gra Cavalier 7 2 Steel Lance -- Gra Cavalier 7 2 Iron Lance -- Gra Sniper 3 1 Silver Bow -- Jiol General 1 1 Silver Lance • Killer Bow Immobile; stands on a throne, the chapter's seize point.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Catria Pegasus Knight 5 1 Killer Lance Will move to Marth and initiate her recruitment instead of attacking. Palla Pegasus Knight 8 1 Dragonpike Will move to Marth and initiate her recruitment instead of attacking. Dragoon Pegasus Knight 7 8 Steel Lance -- Dragoon Pegasus Knight 7 8 Javelin --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Gra Knight 7 2 Silver Lance -- Gra Knight 11 1 Silver Lance -- Gra Knight 7 1 Ridersbane -- Gra Knight 7 2 Javelin -- Gra Thief 9 1 Silver Sword • Vulnerary Prioritizes destroying the village. Gra Thief 7 1 Silver Sword • Silver Sword Prioritizes opening a chest, then escaping. Gra Curate 7 1 Mend -- Gra Curate 12 1 Fortify -- Gra Ballistician 3 1 Stonehoist -- Gra Archer 7 3 Silver Bow Two immediately begin moving unprovoked. Gra Archer 7 2 Longbow -- Gra Cavalier 7 4 Silver Lance -- Gra Sniper 3 1 Silver Bow -- Jiol General 1 1 Silver Lance • Killer Bow Immobile; stands on a throne, the chapter's seize point.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Catria Pegasus Knight 5 1 Killer Lance Will move to Marth and initiate her recruitment instead of attacking. Palla Pegasus Knight 8 1 Dragonpike Will move to Marth and initiate her recruitment instead of attacking. Dragoon Pegasus Knight 7 8 Silver Lance -- Dragoon Pegasus Knight 7 8 Javelin --

All weapons denoted in this shade are forged to have +4 Mt and +20 Hit.

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Reinforcements

Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light

If Minerva was recruited

• Turn 5
  • Palla and Catria from the sea west of the throne.
• Turn 8-15
  • 2 Pegasus Knights from the same area.

If Minerva wasn't recruited

• Turn 8
  • 2 Pegasus Knights from the same area.

Mystery of the Emblem

• Starting Turn 5, continuing until 10 of each have appeared
  • 2 Pegasus Knights from the west sea, north of the throne.

Shadow Dragon

• Turn 5
  • Palla and Catria from the western sea.
• Turns 8-15
  • 1 Pegasus Knight with a Steel Lance*/Silver Lance* from the western sea.
  • 1 Pegasus Knight with a Javelin from the western sea.
• Note: All reinforcements except for Palla and Catria are halted when Jiol is defeated.

Boss data

Main article: Jiol

Boss data

Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light Mystery of the Emblem Shadow Dragon

General Level 5 Movement 5 Experience 64

Stats Max HP 34 Speed 6 Strength 11 Luck 0 Skill 3 Defense 16 W. Level 15 Resistance 0

Inventory Drops Silver Sword Silver Sword Weapons Sword ✓ Lance ✗ Axe ✗ Bow ✗ Tome ✗ Staff ✗ Ballista ✗ Stone ✗

General Level 5 Movement 5 Experience 75

Stats Max HP 41 Luck -- Strength 12 W. Level -- Skill 7 Defense 18 Speed 6 Resistance 3

Weapons Items Silver Lance -- Weapons Sword ✗ Lance ✓ Axe ✗ Bow ✗ Tome ✗ Staff ✗

Normal Hard-5

General Level 5 Movement --

Stats Max HP 34 Speed 6 Strength 11 Luck 0 Magic 1 Defense 16 Skill 3 Resistance 3

Inventory Silver Lance Killer Bow Weapon Levels -- B -- B -- --

General Level 5 Movement --

Stats Max HP 47 Speed 9 Strength 16 Luck 0 Magic 1 Defense 16 Skill 8 Resistance 3

Inventory Silver Lance Killer Bow Weapon Levels -- A -- A -- --

Note: Boss stats in five-star Hard Mode are rounded to the nearest whole number.

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Strategy

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

In this chapter, you get the Pegasus Knights Palla and Catria. Their bases are rather questionable for their join time, but they both have pretty good growths and the next chapter is good for getting them up to snuff. When the chapter starts, your immediate priorities are picking off the enemy Ballistician near the starting point and killing the Fortify Curate over to the west with an artillery barrage. If you have a Thief or appropriate key, you can unlock the drawbridge and proceed directly south; if not, you're taking the long way west around the fort area. Marth and some bodyguards should take the long way anyway since there's a village with a Thoron tome that way. Your next big concern is the Thieves gunning for the treasure on the south side of the map; if you don't catch up to them by about turn 9, they'll make off with your precious Bullion. The real prize down there is the Silver Card, which gives you half off at any shop. The final issue is the Pegasus Knights who spawn on the west edge of the map. Fortunately, your Generals should make quick work of them. Jiol is a fairly standard General boss, and you shouldn't have too much trouble putting him down with mages, but if you really want to do it in style, have Marth gut the dirty father-killer.

Trivia

• Despite enemies having their Killer weaponry forged as standard issue on H5 difficulty at this point of the game, Jiol wields an ordinary unforged Killer Bow.
• This map is reused for Chapter 17 of Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem Book II.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Land of Sorrow	--
Spanish	Recuerdos de trag.	Memories of tragedy
French	Terres de tristesse	Lands of sadness
German	Land der Trauer	Land of Sorrow
Italian	La valle del dolore	The valley of sorrow

Gallery

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  CG image displayed during the intro for Shadow Dragon

References

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