Leonster

Leonster

Capital Leonster Castle Government Kingdom Continent Jugdral

“	Ethlyn, you know as well as I that Leonster, a nation built on the legacy of the Crusader Njörun, is far stronger than its size suggests.	”	— Quan

Leonster (Japanese: レンスター Lenster) is one of the four small kingdoms comprising the Munster District of Jugdral, situated in the District's north. Founded by the son of Njörun of the 12 crusaders and considered to be the leader of the District coalition, it was the sole defense against the aggression of the District's southern neighbor Thracia until its eventual fall in Grann 762.

History

Leonster's landscape

Leonster was originally part of the territory of Thracia, following its foundation by the Crusaders Dáinn and Njörun in Grann 648. Following the Tragedy of Gáe Bolg, the Thracian throne was succeeded by Dáinn's son, a cruel and ill-tempered man who terrorized and suppressed the nation's people. In response, Njörun's son led a coalition of Thracian dukes in revolt against Dáinn's son, claiming the northern half of the peninsula as their own individual nations; with Grannvale's mediatory intervention and the eventual assent of Dáinn's son, the territory formally seceded from Thracia and became the independent Munster District, with Njörun's son founding Leonster as the coalition's leader kingdom.

In the subsequent century of cold war between the Munster District and Thracia, Leonster's elite Lanceritter knight legion was the primary deterrent obstructing Thracia's wish to reclaim the lush northern lands of the peninsula; no matter what they tried, Thracia was incapable of advancing past them. The stalemate finally shifted in Grann 761: while on an expedition in the Aed desert, Leonster's Prince Quan, Princess Ethlyn and the Lanceritter were ambushed by a Thracian army spearheaded by its King Travant and were massacred. With Leonster's defenses weakened, Thracia launched an assault on the District with the support of the traitorous Raydrik of Connacht, causing the downfall of Leonster; the castle was set alight by Thracian forces, and the Leonster knight Finn was forced to flee with the infant prince Leif, the princess of Nordion Lachesis and her daughter Nanna. Thracia's hold on the District was short-lived, with the Grannvale Empire launching a strike on the District. Thracia was cowed into becoming a servant state to Grannvale, and as with the rest of the District, Thracia fell under the occupation of the forces of Friege under Bloom.

Fifteen years later, in Grann 776, Leif led a liberation army through the Munster District, culminating with the reclamation of Leonster; however, his forces sustained heavy casualties from this endeavour and were trapped in a siege by the Friege army, but was saved by the timely arrival of Seliph's army to provide support in freeing the Munster District. Following the conclusion of the war, Leonster was assimilated into the New Kingdom of Thracia under Leif's rule, acting as his capital.

Characters from Leonster

Character	Description	Appears in
Calf	The King of Leonster until its fall, and the father of Quan.	None
Alfiona	The Queen of Leonster until its fall, and the mother of Quan.	None
Quan	Son of Calf and Alfiona, and the prince of Leonster.	Genealogy of the Holy War, Awakening, Heroes
Ethlyn	Quan's wife; a scion of House Chalphy and the younger sister of Sigurd, Quan's best friend.	Genealogy of the Holy War, Awakening, Heroes
Altena	The princess of Leonster and eldest child of Quan and Ethlyn; adopted by Travant after the Aed Massacre.	Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776, Awakening, Heroes
Leif	The prince of Leonster and son of Quan and Ethlyn; later king of the unified Thracian peninsula.	Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776, Awakening, Heroes
Finn	A knight of Leonster who served with Quan before raising Leif on the run.	Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776, Awakening, Heroes
Nanna	Princess of Nordion and the daughter of Lachesis; later Leif's queen.	Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776, Awakening, Heroes
Dryas	A Leonster nobleman, knight and advisor to Leif.	Thracia 776
Selphina	A Leonster knight and daughter of Dryas. Married to Glade.	Thracia 776
Glade	A Leonster knight and best friend of Finn. Married to Selphina.	Thracia 776
Carrion	Knight of Leonster; raised by Hannibal following his parents' deaths.	Thracia 776
Cain	A knight of Leonster.	Thracia 776
Alva	A knight of Leonster.	Thracia 776
Robert	A knight of Leonster.	Thracia 776
Xavier	A former Leonster general; cowed into an alliance with Friege to protect his people.	Thracia 776

Genealogy

Genealogy of Leonster and Thracia
??? ??? Njörun ??? Dáinn ??? Calf Alfiona Quan Ethlyn Travant ??? Altena Leif Arion
An unbroken line indicates a direct relationship; a dashed line indicates descent over generations.

Gameplay

Leonster is present as a castle in Chapters 7 and 8 of Genealogy of the Holy War. It starts as a partner castle in Chapter 7 and a player castle in Chapter 8; in both cases, it starts out guarded by Leif, Finn and Nanna/Jeanne. In Chapter 7, Leonster Castle has no access to any of the usual castle amenities aside from the weapon repair shop.

Leonster is the location of four chapters in Thracia 776. In chapter Chapter 17A, the western-southern gates serve as the seize point of the map. In chapter Chapter 17B, the eastern-southern gates serve as the seize point instead. Chapter 18 takes place in the throne room of Leonster, with the goal being to seize the throne. Chapter 20 takes place in the back of the castle; the objective is to defend the throne for at least 15 turns, and defeat the boss Baráth.

Trivia

• The emblem in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776's logo is a mixture of Thracia's and Leonster's coats of arms; it is possibly the coat of arms of Leif's unified Thracia.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Leonster	One of the options for the location on the player's profile card in Fire Emblem Awakening. Derived from Leinster, one of the four traditional provinces of Ireland.
Japanese	レンスター	Officially romanized as Lenster; literally Leinster, as above.
Spanish	Leonster	--
French	Leonster	--
German	Leonster	--
Italian	Leonster	--
Portuguese (Brazil)	Leonster	From Nobre de Leonster "Noble of Leonster", the Portuguese translation of Leif: Prince of Leonster's epithet in Heroes.
Korean	렌스터	Lenster; used in Fates and Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, among the choices for the player's country in their profile card.
Traditional Chinese	倫斯特	Lenster; from 倫斯特的王子 "Prince of Lenster", the Chinese translation of Leif: Prince of Leonster's epithet in Heroes.

Gallery

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  Artwork of Leonster from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.
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  The coat of arms of Leonster from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.
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  Artwork of Leonster from Thracia 776 Illustrated Works.
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  Map indicating Leonster's position from Genealogy of the Holy War.
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  Leonster, as depicted in Chapter 8 of Genealogy of the Holy War.
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  Leonster Castle's southern gate, as depicted in Chapter 17A of Thracia 776.
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  Leonster Castle's eastern gate, as depicted in Chapter 17B of Thracia 776.
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  Leonster Castle's interior, as depicted in Chapter 18 of Thracia 776.
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  The back of Leonster Castle, as depicted in Chapter 20 of Thracia 776.