User blog:Worldracer99/Drace Liveblogs Fire Emblem: Awakening (Chapter Three: Warrior Realm/Chapter Four: Two Falchions)

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Summary
As always...



So the Shepherds are at the border between Ylisse and Ferox, and apparently Ferox is a northern country because it's snowing out. There's this giant fort called the Longfort that goes along the length of the entire border, and the Feroxi guards are mobilizing hey wait I thought this was a diplomatic mission.

The captain of the guard thinks that our group is a bunch of Brigands trying to sneak into the country by pretending to be Ylisseans and orders the guards to kill Chrom. Sumia flies in on her pegasus and saves him, and a battle begins.

Also... I accidentally kinda sorta messed up and set it so that the only Shepherds in this battle were Sumia and Chrom...? Whoops...

Although we did find another guy on the battlefield. Meet Kellam.



Apparently he's been following us since he left. We just didn't notice him. Even though he was standing in plain sight and waving his arms around.

...Whoops.

Anyways, one battle against the guards later, they accept the group as Ylisseans, and let us in. So ends the chapter.

In Chapter Four, the group's been escorted to the Feroxi capital, where the Khan (basically the ruler... also, insert obvious Star Trek joke here) of Feroxi will meet us. Robin makes the assumption that the Khan is going to be a huge muscly guy with lots of chest hair and by this point you already know that it's actually going to be a girl so let's get that out of the way. Meet Flavia, everybody.



Chrom asks for an alliance, but she doesn't have the power to make that decision, apparently. It works like this:

There's a Khan who rules over the eastern part of Ferox, and a Khan who rules over the Western part. Flavia's the East-Khan. Every few years, the Khans have a tournament to decide who gets total power over Ferox. And the West-Khan holds power at the moment, but a new tournament is beginning soon. The Khans choose champions from other countries to fight in the tournament, and Flavia goes "What the heck, I'll hire you guys."

Once the tournament begins, it turns out that the West-Khan's champion is Marth. And he's wielding a sword that's identical to Falchion, Chrom's sword.

Which is odd because there's apparently only one Falchion.

Anyways, one battle later, Flavia's back in power and Flavia's gonna throw a party. We also meet Basilio, the West-Khan.



OH MY LORD NICK FURY SNUCK INTO A NINTENDO GAME WHEN NOBODY WAS LOOKING.

Anyways, Basilio says that the only reason he took Marth on as his champion is because Marth bested the previous champion, Lon'qu. Lon'qu joins our party, basically counting as West Ferox's contribution to the Ylissean cause. Also, apparently Lon'qu is not good with girls. At all.



The Shepherds get back to Ylisstol, where it turns out Maribelle has been kidnapped by a group of Plegians, who claim that they're only doing it cause she attacked first. Obviously this is a load of crap, they're just trying to instigate war.

As the Shepherds make preparations to leave, a little kid named Ricken who's apparently a mage-in-training tries to come along, but Chrom makes him stay behind.

After this, I unlocked the Barracks, which is a thing that uses my 2DS's clock to give bonuses and stuff to characters- XP boosts, getting to know each other better, etc.

Also, Robin and Sully had a Support conversation. It went like this.

Robin: Sully, wat r u doin. You're mumbling and holding your side. Did you get hurt in that battle.

Sully: I'm fine! Go away!

Robin: Are you sure?

Sully: Ugh, I've lost some muscle mass and put on some weight. I need to train harder.

Robin: You look fine to me.

Sully: You're not looking hard enough then.

Robin: I didn't think you were the type to worry about your figure.

Sully: You're such an idiot! This isn't about how I look, this is about how this will affect combat! If I'm not in good condition I'll get my plot killed!

Robin: right right ok i get it yes i'm sorry please don't hurt me [WR's note: This is exactly what my reaction would be. :P]

Sully: Why would I hurt you?

Robin: EXPERT SUBJECT CHANGING SKILLS GO. If you're worried about weight, I found this.

Sully: dabuq is this. It smells awful.

Robin: It's dried seaweed I got from a merchant a few towns back. [WR's note: The following is an actual quote, and the new best line in the game. This quote has also lead me to believe that Tingle and the Happy Mask Salesman had a baby in this universe.] The shopkeeper said it contained "insane quantities of fiber." Then he just kept saying "insane" and cackled while doing a little dance... Quite an odd fellow, really.

Sully: This does not sound safe. At all.

Robin: Well I know how brave you are...

Sully: Was that a dare. I'll try it then.

Robin: I was meaning to try it too, but I've been too scar- busy. I mean busy.

Sully: You've been eating too much pie, Robin. Let's see who can get back in shape faster. GET ON MI LEVL BRUH.

...I'm not sure if they're going to end up married or being best bros. :P

My Thoughts
These were the chapters when I lost my first soldier (Sumia) and when I got my first Game Over. If I wasn't on Casual mode, Sumia would be permadead by now. And it turns out that if Chrom or Robin dies, it's game over.

Sumia's proven to be a complete Glass Cannon. She has great attacking skills (often attacking twice in one turn), but she has awful defense and she and her pegasus are 1-hit killed by arrows. This is especially tough if I want to try to get her together with Chrom because let's face it they're adorable together.

I've also got to deal with only having certain characters in battle- I can't have all of them in one fight. This is a load off my back since I can now manage fewer characters, but picking which ones I want in the fight can be tough.

There's also this feature called the Convoy...? IDK how that works, really, but I've stored tons of weapons and stuff in it. I've also unlocked several Paralogues (which are sidequests) and I'm now available to summon phantoms from past games to fight by my side or something. IDK. If you guys know how anything from the Bonus Box works, let me know in the comments.

Current Party
As always, if you want to know anybody's individual stats, strengths, or weaknesses, let me know.
 * Chrom (Level 7 Lord, C-level Support with Robin)
 * Kellam (Level 6 Knight)
 * Sumia (Level 1 Pegasus Knight)
 * Lissa (Level 2 Cleric)
 * Sully (Level 3 Cavalier, C-level Support with Robin and Stahl)
 * Robin (Level 5 Tactician, C-level Support with Chrom and Sully)
 * Lon'qu (Level 4 Myrmidon)
 * Virion (Level 3 Archer)
 * Vaike (Level 3 Fighter)
 * Frederick (Level 1 Great Knight)
 * Stahl (Level 2 Cavalier, C-level Support with Sully)
 * Miriel (Level 1 Mage)

Next time: Chapters Five and Six.