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Unforgivable Sin

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Unforgivable Sin

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Location

Salmo

New units

Bastian, Volke

Boss(es)

Izuka

Previous chapter(s)

Revelations

Next chapter(s)

Rebirth

...Dare not speak to me that way again... My work is humanity's greatest triumph... Depraved? Ha! ...Show them the meaning of genius! Come, my children, defend me! Come, my Feral Ones!
— Izuka

Unforgivable Sin (Japanese: 許されざる罪 Unforgivable Sin) is the fifth chapter of Part IV of Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. In this chapter, Tibarn and his army finally strike down Izuka, the insane creator of the Feral Ones.

Plot

Main articles: Unforgivable Sin/Script and Unforgivable Sin/Conversations

As Tibarn's army continues to travel to the Tower of Guidance, they take a short break in the woods. At night, when most are sleeping, he speaks with Elincia about Almedha and Pelleas (the latter only if he was spared). Tibarn remarks that he initially doubted that Almedha was really Dheginsea's daughter, but came to believe it after seeing how fierce she truly was. Elincia, on the other hand, noticed how similar she and Kurthnaga looked and acted. Tibarn then notes that laguz mainly identify others through scent, as well as that Almedha lacked a distinct beorc or laguz scent. Elincia then remarks that Almedha lost her powers when she became pregnant with Pelleas. Tibarn recounts an old song telling how, if a laguz and a beorc produced a child, the laguz parent would be punished, becoming something that was neither laguz nor beorc. Suddenly, Count Bastian returns to Elincia from his long disappearance. Using flowery language, he then asks Tibarn, Elincia, and Reyson to speak with him in private. Elincia is then led to Geoffrey, Volke, and a mysterious hooded man. Volke announces that "their captive" has disappeared, and Bastian pays him to recapture him. Bastian then asks Reyson and Tibarn to instead meet after they recover the escaped captive. He then takes the hooded man away, leading Elincia and Lucia to wonder about the man's identity.

The next morning, Geoffrey begins his hunt for the escapee, asking Tibarn and Ranulf to assist him. When Elincia and Lucia see him up so early, he bolts away, and the two follow him. When they catch up to the force, they find a horde of Feral Ones being controlled by a strange man; Bastian clarifies that this man is Izuka, their escapee, and that he is the creator of the process of turning laguz into Feral Ones. Tibarn is infuriated by Izuka and threatens his life, while Izuka rebuffs him and calls the Feral Ones "humanity's greatest triumph." Elincia then orders the army to strike him down.

After Izuka dies, his "creations" soon follow. With him out of the way, Reyson sings a galdr for the repose of the laguz that were harmed by Izuka's practices. Jorge then calls Bastian, alerting him that the hooded man is out of control, and Daniel is unable to hold him down. As Bastian and the others go to the hooded man, he is revealed to be none other than Duke Renning, Elincia's uncle, albeit with his mind broken by the Feral One drugs. Away from Renning, Bastian reveals that Renning survived Daein's attempts on his life, and, when Ashnard heard of this, he was kidnapped and fed the drug, turning into Bertram, one of the Four Riders. After Betram's defeat in the previous war, Bastian took him to his castle, and hired Volke to investigate into a cure for him. Volke and Bastian then later captured Izuka and interrogated him, where he unsuccessfully attempted to barter his freedom by offering to create an antidote. When Bastian is done speaking, Elincia asks Reyson to sing the galdr of rebirth to Renning to heal his mind. Confident in his ability, boosted further by the order granted by Ashera, Reyson then sings the galdr, returning Renning's sanity. Tibarn and Reyson then speak together, musing how they find it more difficult to see Ashera as a villain when her power aided in healing Renning.

Beginning log

Tibarn's group passes quickly through Salmo, drawing steadily closer to the imperial capital. The hardships of the journey lead the group to overcome their racial differences, and form bonds of friendship and trust. However, Almedha, the queen mother of Daein, remains alone and aloof, lost in thoughts of her own. Her son, Pelleas, also seems to guard some secret thought, tucked deep within his heart.

Chapter data

Easy Normal/Hard

Chapter Data
Conditions
Unit Data
Victory: Defeat Izuka Player Partner Other Enemy
Defeat: Tibarn or Elincia dies 2–18+1 {{{partner}}} 1−1 51+∞
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Bonus EXP
Requirement Easy Normal Hard
Clear the chapter 5,000 5,000 2,500
Clear the chapter in 10/15 turns or less 2,500/1,250 2,500/1,250 1,250/625

This map's elemental affinity is Wind.

Character data

Characters
New units
Bastian
Small portrait bastian fe10.png
Arch Sage
HP
45
Inventory
Arcwind
Elthunder
Elfire
Elixir
Level
10
Automatically from the start
Volke
Small portrait volke fe10.png
Assassin
HP
52
Inventory
Peshkatz
Stiletto
Silver Knife
Level
13
NPC, talk to with Bastian or Elincia and pay him 3,000G
Required characters
Tibarn ​Elincia 01 ​
Available characters
Reyson ​Ranulf ​Lucia 02 ​Tauroneo ​Pelleas ​Geoffrey ​Edward ​Leonardo ​Nolan ​Laura ​Ilyana ​Aran ​Meg ​Volug ​Jill ​Zihark ​Fiona ​Marcia ​Nealuchi ​Haar ​Brom ​Nephenee ​Heather ​Lethe ​Mordecai ​Kieran ​Astrid ​Makalov ​Danved ​Calill ​Rolf ​Boyd ​Oscar ​Shinon ​Gatrie ​Rhys ​Mia ​Kyza ​Lyre ​Janaff ​Ulki ​Tanith ​

This chapter follows the Hawk Army; Tibarn, Reyson, Ranulf, Elincia, Lucia, Tauroneo, Pelleas (if he was spared), and Geoffrey are all available regardless of player choice. Any other returning units shown above are available only if they were allocated to the Hawk Army at the beginning of Part 4.

Item data

Items
Name Obtainment Method
Is wii fenrir.png Fenrir View base conversation "Pelleas"
(Pelleas must have been spared to view this)
Is wii shriek scroll.png Shriek View base conversation "Birds"
(Janaff and Ulki must have been allocated to the Hawk Army to view this)
Is wii balberith.png Balberith Dropped by Izuka
Is wii coin.png Coin Hidden treasure (in the southeast swamp, just left of a dead tree)
Is wii coin.png Coin Hidden treasure (two spaces left of the northeastern Red Dragon)
Is wii coin.png Coin Hidden treasure (on the far western islet, two spaces north of a Tiger)
Is wii olivi grass.png Olivi Grass Hidden treasure (just southeast of two dead trees on the southeast islet)
Is wii olivi grass.png Olivi Grass Hidden treasure (three spaces south of the furthest left Tiger on Izuka's islet)
Is wii ashera icon.png Ashera Icon Hidden treasure (in the swamp, just right of a Red Dragon)

Shop data

Armory and vendor

Swords Lances Axes Bows Knives Tomes Staves Items Bargains

Name Cost
Is wii iron sword.png Iron Sword 500
Is wii steel sword.png Steel Sword 800
Is wii silver sword.png Silver Sword 1,800
Is wii iron blade.png Iron Blade 800
Is wii steel blade.png Steel Blade 1,400
Is wii silver blade.png Silver Blade 3,600
Is wii killing edge.png Killing Edge 3,600
Is wii wind edge.png Wind Edge 700

Enemy data

Easy Normal/Hard

Enemy Units
Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes
Feral Ones Cat 18 8 Claw
Shove
Authority: Izuka
Permanently shifted.
Feral Ones Tiger 18 6 Fang
Shove
Authority: Izuka
Permanently shifted.
Feral Ones Raven 19 4 Beak
Shove Canto
Authority: Izuka
Permanently shifted.
Feral Ones Hawk 19 4 Talon
Shove Canto
Authority: Izuka
Permanently shifted.
Feral Ones Red Dragon 14 5 Breath
Shove
Authority: Izuka
Permanently shifted.
Feral Ones Tiger 19 6 Fang
Shove
Authority: Izuka
Permanently shifted.
Feral Ones Cat 19 12 Claw
Shove
Authority: Izuka
Permanently shifted.
Feral Ones Red Dragon 15 1 Breath
Shove
Authority: Izuka
Permanently shifted.
Feral Ones Tiger 22 3 Fang
Shove
Authority: Izuka
Permanently shifted.
Feral Ones Cat 22 1 Claw
Shove
Authority: Izuka
Permanently shifted.
Izuka Summoner 13 1 BalberithThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.This item or skill is locked to this unit. RewarpThis item or skill is locked to this unit.
Shove Flare
Authority:
• Will not move except by rewarping.
• Summons four random Feral Ones if he performs no other action that turn.
Reinforcements
Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes
Feral Ones Cat 19 Claw
Shove
Authority: Izuka
Permanently shifted.
Feral Ones Tiger 19 Fang
Shove
Authority: Izuka
Permanently shifted.
Feral Ones Raven 19 Beak
Shove Canto
Authority: Izuka
Permanently shifted.
Feral Ones Hawk 19 Talon
Shove Canto
Authority: Izuka
Permanently shifted.
Feral Ones Red Dragon 14 Breath
Shove
Authority: Izuka
Permanently shifted.

Reinforcements

  • Each turn, Izuka will summon four random Feral Ones, one on each side of him. However, he will not summon them if he performs another action that turn, such as attacking or rewarping. The Feral Ones' levels may also vary slightly.

NPC data

NPC Units
Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills
Small portrait volke fe10.png Volke Assassin 13 1 52 30 5 36 35 19 26 22 7 Peshkatz Stiletto Silver Knife
Stillness Critical +25 Shove Lethality
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Boss data

Main article: Izuka
Small portrait izuka fe10.png
Summoner
Level 13
Affinity Is wii thunderaffin.png
Constitution 9
Authority
Stats
Max HP 46 Speed 25
Strength 15+3 Luck 19
Magic 38 Defense 18
Skill 29 Resistance 37
Movement 6 Weight 9
Inventory Skills
BalberithThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.This item or skill is locked to this unit.
RewarpThis item or skill is locked to this unit.
Shove
Flare
Weapon Levels
Swords -- Lances -- Axes -- Bows -- Knives -- Strike weapons --
Fire magic -- Thunder magic -- Wind magic -- Light magic -- Dark magic SS Staves S
Biorhythm
Best
Good
Normal
Bad
Worst

Strategy


This section has been marked as a stub. Please help improve the page by adding information.


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

Recruiting Volke is a net benefit in the long-run; Peshkatz alone may be considered worth his recruitment cost, and he unlocks a base conversation in Endgame (1) if he is alive that grants 20,000 gold.

Every enemy except Izuka is a laguz, so anti-laguz weapons are very effective. Particularly, this is the last battle with beast or bird laguz, and the second-to-last featuring dragon laguz (the last being Endgame (3)), so anti-laguz weapons will have little use past this chapter.

On turn 1, Elincia can recruit Volke. Physically bulky units—like Tibarn and Tauroneo—can draw in enemies; fire-wielding units like Bastian can quickly defeat the beast laguz, and Crossbow-wielders can one-shot the bird laguz. Tibarn can be sent toward Izuka before other units, to either defeat him outright or make him teleport away and stop summoning reinforcements.

Izuka will summon powerful reinforcements if he performs no other action that turn. As long as he has uses of Rewarp less, he will teleport himself away when a player unit is nearby, though this will prevent him from summoning reinforcements that turn. Using Vigor can allow a strong unit to approach and defeat Izuka without allowing him the chance to escape. With Balberith, Izuka has 53 magical attack and 25 attack speed; most units should be able to avoid being double and survive one hit, even if Flare activates.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Unforgivable Sin

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Japanese

許されざる罪

Unforgivable Sin

Spanish

Pecado imperdonable

Unforgivable sin

French

Faute impardonnable

Unforgivable sin

German

Unverzeihliche Sünde

Unforgivable sin

Italian

Peccato mortale

Mortal sin

Gallery


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Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Playable characters Part I AranBlack KnightEdwardFionaIlyanaJillLauraLeonardoMegMicaiahMuarimNailahNolanRafielSotheTauroneoTormodVikaVolugZihark
Part II AstridBromCalillDanvedElinciaGeoffreyHaarHeatherKieranLeanneLetheLuciaMakalovMarciaMordecaiNealuchiNephenee
Part III BoydGatrieIkeJanaffKyzaLyreMiaMistOscarRanulfReysonRhysRolfShinonSigrunSorenTanithTitaniaUlki
Part IV BastianCaineghisEnaGarethGiffcaKurthnagaLehranNaesalaNasirOliverPelleasRenningSanakiSkrimirStefanTibarnVolke
Non-playable characters AimeeAlderAlmedhaAmyAshuneraDanielJorgeLargoMustonNicoYuneZelgius
Bosses Part I AgonyBurtonDjurIsaiyaJarodLavertonPainPugoRadminWystanZaitan
Part II LudveckMarajTashoriaYeardleyZeffren
Part III CallumGoranIkeIstvanLethe/KezhdaLombrosoMicaiahRoarkRommitSeptimusSergeiSigrunSilvanoVeyona
Part IV AsheraBlack KnightCatalenaDheginseaHetzelIzukaLekainLevailNumidaOliverSephiranValtomeYuma
Background characters AltinaElenaGreilLanvegaLilliaLoraziehMisahaRajaionRamonSoan
Regalia and personal weapons AlonditeAmitiAshera StaffBalberithBaselardCaladbolgCreiddyladCymbelineDouble BowEttardFloreteLughnasadhMatronaRagnellRexauraRexboltRexcaliburRexflameTarvosThaniUrvanVague KattiWishblade
Chapters Part I P: Under Gray Skies • 1: Maiden of Miracles • 2: The Dispossessed • 3: A Faint Light • 4: A Distant Voice • 5: The Lost Heir • 6: Raise the Standard (stage 1stage 2) • 7: A Gathering Hope • 8: Glory Unwanted • 9: One SurvivesE: Daein, Arise!
Part II P: On Drifting Clouds • 1: Winds of Rebellion • 2: Tides of Intrigue • 3: Geoffrey's ChargeE: Elincia's Gambit
Part III P: The Great Advance • 1: Laguz and Beorc • 2: Stormclouds • 3: River Crossing • 4: The General's Hand • 5: Retreat! • 6: A Reason to Fight • 7: Rivals Collide • 8: Incandescent Glow • 9: Marauders • 10: The Heart of Crimea • 11: Just Cause • 12: The Price • 13: Blood ContractE: From Pain, Awakening
Part IV P: Chaos Named • 1: Road to the Empire • 2: Silent World • 3: Distortions • 4: Revelations • 5: Unforgivable SinE: Rebirth (1)E: Rebirth (2)E: Rebirth (3)E: Rebirth (4)E: Rebirth (5)
Locations TelliusBegnion (SienneTower of Guidance) • CrimeaDaeinDesert of DeathGalliaGoldoaGrann DesertHatariKilvasPhoenicisSerenes Forest
Groups, objects and events Ancient languageBlood pactDawn BrigadeDisciples of OrderGreat FloodGreil MercenariesLaguz AllianceLehran's MedallionMad King's War • Races (BeorcBrandedLaguzZunanma) • Serenes MassacreWarp Powder
Lists Base conversationsChaptersCharacters (Availability chart) • Classes (Class change) • Hidden treasureItemsScriptsSkillsWeapons
Related topics Data transferList of version differences (Name chart) • Other games (Path of Radiance) • Pre-release information (Unused content) • Sound RoomTimeline