The Rite of Blades

Intermission 1 The Rite of Blades
Level Indicator:	LV.29 (Normal) LV.34 (Hard) LV.40 (Lunatic)
Stamina Cost:	10 (Normal) 10 (Hard) 10 (Lunatic)
Victory Requirements:	—
Reward:	1 (Normal)  1 (Hard)  1 (Lunatic)
BGM:	The Grandeur of Askr
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Map availability

This map is a Main Story map which was made available on:

• 2017-11-28T04:00:00Z (Notification)

Unit data

Normal

AI settings

Group	Index	Unit	Start turn	Notes
1	#1	Seliph	After group is engaged	Attacks breakable terrain
	#2	Linde	After group is engaged	Attacks breakable terrain
	#3	Merric	After group is engaged	Attacks breakable terrain
	#4	Julia	After group is engaged	Attacks breakable terrain
	#5	Eliwood	After group is engaged	Attacks breakable terrain

See AI for a detailed description of the enemy movement settings.

Enemy units

Enemy data
LV. 29 HP 39 Atk 32 Spd 17 Def 21 Res 18 Divine Tyrfing Rally Speed — HP +3 Brash Assault 1 — — #1 Seliph
LV. 29 HP 28 Atk 31 Spd 27 Def 10 Res 18 Dark Aura Ardent Sacrifice — Speed +1 — Fortify Res 1 — #2 Linde
LV. 29 HP 36 Atk 25 Spd 22 Def 19 Res 13 Dark Excalibur — Rising Wind (4) HP +3 — Spur Res 1 — #3 Merric
LV. 29 HP 29 Atk 31 Spd 19 Def 11 Res 23 Divine Naga — Dragon Gaze (4) Resistance +1 — Breath of Life 1 — #4 Julia
LV. 29 HP 30 Atk 32 Spd 21 Def 16 Res 22 Blazing Durandal — Holy Vestments (3) — Axebreaker 1 Spur Res 1 — #5 Eliwood

Hard

AI settings

Group	Index	Unit	Start turn	Notes
1	#1	Seliph	After group is engaged	Attacks breakable terrain
	#2	Linde	After group is engaged	Attacks breakable terrain
	#3	Merric	After group is engaged	Attacks breakable terrain
	#4	Julia	After group is engaged	Attacks breakable terrain
	#5	Eliwood	After group is engaged	Attacks breakable terrain

See AI for a detailed description of the enemy movement settings.

Enemy units

Enemy data
LV. 34 HP 45 Atk 40 Spd 20 Def 25 Res 21 Divine Tyrfing Rally Speed — HP +4 Brash Assault 2 — — #1 Seliph
LV. 34 HP 31 Atk 39 Spd 33 Def 12 Res 21 Dark Aura Ardent Sacrifice — Speed +2 — Fortify Res 2 — #2 Linde
LV. 34 HP 41 Atk 32 Spd 27 Def 22 Res 15 Dark Excalibur — Rising Wind (4) HP +4 — Spur Res 2 — #3 Merric
LV. 34 HP 32 Atk 39 Spd 22 Def 14 Res 29 Divine Naga — Dragon Gaze (4) Resistance +2 — Breath of Life 2 — #4 Julia
LV. 34 HP 33 Atk 39 Spd 25 Def 19 Res 27 Blazing Durandal — Holy Vestments (3) — Axebreaker 2 Spur Res 2 — #5 Eliwood

Lunatic

AI settings

Group	Index	Unit	Start turn	Notes
1	#1	Seliph	After group is engaged	Attacks breakable terrain
	#2	Linde	After group is engaged	Attacks breakable terrain
	#3	Merric	After group is engaged	Attacks breakable terrain
	#4	Julia	After group is engaged	Attacks breakable terrain
	#5	Eliwood	After group is engaged	Attacks breakable terrain

See AI for a detailed description of the enemy movement settings.

Enemy units

Enemy data
LV. 40 HP 53 Atk 51 Spd 25 Def 30 Res 26 Divine Tyrfing Rally Speed — HP +5 Brash Assault 3 — — #1 Seliph
LV. 40 HP 36 Atk 50 Spd 40 Def 15 Res 27 Dark Aura Ardent Sacrifice — Speed +3 — Fortify Res 3 — #2 Linde
LV. 40 HP 48 Atk 41 Spd 32 Def 28 Res 19 Dark Excalibur — Growing Wind (4) HP +5 — Spur Res 3 — #3 Merric
LV. 40 HP 38 Atk 50 Spd 27 Def 17 Res 35 Divine Naga — Dragon Fang (4) Resistance +3 — Breath of Life 3 — #4 Julia
LV. 40 HP 39 Atk 50 Spd 30 Def 24 Res 32 Blazing Durandal — Sacred Cowl (2) — Axebreaker 3 Drive Res 2 — #5 Eliwood

Story

Opening

English・Japanese

???？？？	【Summoner】... 【Summoner】... Good evening. I must apologize for this intrusion... I'm using a special rite to speak with you while you slumber. Thanks to Embla and Múspell, you've been drawn into the chaos of war... I want to do whatever I can, no matter how small, to help you. But how rude of me... I haven't introduced myself yet.		【Summoner】様… 【Summoner】様… こんばんは。 お休み中のところ、 大変失礼いたします。 今、私の儀式で… 眠っているあなたに 語りかけて います。 エンブラ、ムスペルとの 戦いの渦中にあるあなたに、 少しでもお力添えをしたくて… …あら、ごめんなさい。 申し遅れました。
Gunnthráスリーズ	I am Gunnthrá, eldest princess of Nifl, the Kingdom of Ice. Do you know my younger sister, Fjorm? She has a gentle soul, but she... Well... She has an unfortunate tendency to agonize over things. But I must apologize once again. My sister is not the reason I wished to speak with you this evening... No, I have some useful information for you. In the west of Askr, there is a shrine for the Rite of Awakening. And further west of that...		私はスリーズと申します。 氷の王国ニフルの第一王女です。 フィヨルムとはもう お会いになりましたか？ 私はフィヨルムの姉なのです。 あの子は思 いつめすぎるところが 玉にきずですけれど、 でも本当に優しい良い子で… …あら、ごめんなさい。 お伝えしたいのは そのことではなくて… アスク王国の西方に、 アスクの【覚醒の儀】の 神殿がありますね。 そのさらに西方に…

Beginning of the battle

English・Japanese

Alfonseアルフォンス	And here it is. Another shrine, further west. It's just as you said it would be, 【Summoner】. And to think that it was here all along, none of us the wiser...		西方にある神殿… 【Summoner】が 言ったとおりだったね。 まさかこんな場所に こんな神殿があるなんて… 僕たちも知らなかったよ。
It's uncanny! You know just about everything, don't you? Tell me a juicy secret, 【Summoner】!		すごいです！ 【Summoner】さんは 何でもご存じなんですね。		Sharenaシャロン
Annaアンナ	On your guard, everyone. Remember that this information came from a voice in a dream... There's every chance that this is a trap laid by our enemies. Proceed with caution. We're going in.		みんな、気をつけて。 【Summoner】が夢で 聞いたという謎の人物の声… 敵の罠である可能性も 無いわけじゃないわ。 慎重に奥へ進むわよ！

Ending

English・Japanese

Annaアンナ	This shrine really is similar to the one we explored before. We've already made it to the depths...
Annaアンナ			ここが神殿の最奥部… この間の神殿と よく似たつくりみたいね。
Yes, it is, isn't it? And look—a stone slab, just like the one in the other shrine!		ほんとですね、 あ、前みたいに 石板がありますよ！		Sharenaシャロン
Oh, dear Brother... It's your time to shine!		お兄様、お兄様！ さあ、出番です！		Sharenaシャロン
Alfonseアルフォンス	I'm no translator, Sharena, but... Very well. I'll do what I can to decipher the text.		…僕は解読係じゃないんだけどな。 わかったよ、読んでみよう。 ええと…
Alfonseアルフォンス	"Speak not of this rite. Reveal it to none. Never may these runes be transcribed. You are so enjoined... "Find you here a fragment of the Rite of Awakening for Embla..."		『この儀を語るを禁ず。 　この儀を写すを禁ず。 　この儀を明かすを禁ず』 『これなる儀は 　エンブラの【覚醒の儀】… 　その片鱗をあらわすもの』
This writing... It's from the Emblian Empire? How did this end up here in Askr?		エンブラ帝国の…！？ そんなものが どうしてこのアスクに？		Annaアンナ
Alfonseアルフォンス	"This is a rite of honing. As a stone sharpens a blade, so do these words. Tomes, too, are made keener... "Even 10,000 warriors may not equal this power in battle... "Yet it shall remain under seal... "When the flames, as foretold, lick the land...Askr the seal shall break." Beyond that, it's just details on how to perform the rite.		『儀は、刃を研ぐに似たるもの。 　剣はその力を増し、 　書はその魔を増す』 『封じられし殺戮の力… 　されど、戦においては 　万の兵に勝る味方とならん』 『我がアスクが 　予言の炎に焼かれし時、 　この禁を解くものとす』 ここから先は、 儀式の手順が 書かれているようだ…
Well, then. What shall we do, Commander?		どうします、アンナ隊長？		Sharenaシャロン
Annaアンナ	This power may come from our enemies...but if we use it wisely, it could help us greatly.		敵国エンブラの力… でも、使い方を誤らなければ 強力な武器になるかもしれない…
Annaアンナ	There's no question in my mind. We must carry this knowledge back to base and get to work.		迷う理由はないわ。 持ち帰って、 詳しく調べてみましょう！

Story
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Gallery

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In other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	刃の儀式
German	Das Ritual der Klingen
Spanish (Europe)	Rito de espadas
Spanish (Latin America)	Rito de espadas
French	Le rituel des lames
Italian	Il rito delle lame
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)	刃之儀式
Portuguese	Ritual das lâminas