The Rite of Blades

The Rite of Blades

Previous chapter(s) A Power Awakens

“	I am Gunnthrá, eldest princess of Nifl, the Kingdom of Ice. [...] In the west of Askr, there is a shrine for the Rite of Awakening. And further west of that...	”	— Gunnthrá

The Rite of Blades (Japanese: 刃の儀式 Ritual of blades) is the second intermission chapter of Book I in Fire Emblem Heroes, the first chapter chronologically released in the game's Book II era, and the last chapter along Book I's main story path, although it is not numbered as such. Despite being a main story chapter, it is structured more along the lines of a xenologue in that it has only one part, at least in English named the same as the chapter itself. This chapter serves as a backstory to the Weapon Refinery mechanic, and must be cleared in order to access said mechanic; it also serves as a bridge into Book II's story by introducing the player to names signature to the Book II story.

This chapter was added to the game as part of the Book II launch update released on November 28, 2017, alongside the Weapon Refinery mechanic to which it serves as backstory for.

Plot

Main article: The Rite of Blades/Script

As Kiran is sleeping, they are spoken to by a woman named, Gunnthrá, the eldest princess of the Kingdom of Ice, Nifl. After asking if Kiran knows of her sister Fjorm, Gunnthrá tells them about a shrine in Askr further west of the one previously visited.

The next day, the Order of Heroes find the shrine, as was told in Kiran's dream. Inside the shrine, the Order finds another stone slab with ancient text engraved on it, like the one in the previous shrine. Alfonse once again reads the text, telling of the Rite of Awakening for Embla which will empower weapons. Anna gives the order to return to base so that the rite may be put to use.

Chapter data

Intermission 1: The Rite of Blades

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Rout the enemy.	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: All player units are defeated.	4	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	5	{{{third}}}
Map dimensions: 6 columns by 8 rows

Enemy data

Normal Hard Lunatic

Enemy Units

Name Type Lv HP Atk Spd Def Res Skills Eliwood: Knight of Lycia 3★ 29 30 32 21 16 22 Blazing Durandal • Holy Vestments B Axebreaker 1 • C Spur Res 1 -- Merric: Wind Mage 3★ 29 36 25 22 19 13 Dark Excalibur • Rising Wind A HP +3 • C Spur Res 1 -- Linde: Light Mage 3★ 29 28 31 27 10 18 Dark Aura • Ardent Sacrifice A Speed +1 • C Fortify Res 1 -- Seliph: Heir of Light 3★ 29 39 32 17 21 18 Divine Tyrfing • Rally Speed A HP +3 • B Brash Assault 3 -- Julia: Naga's Blood 3★ 29 29 31 19 11 23 Divine Naga • Dragon Gaze A Resistance +1 • C Breath of Life 1 --

Enemy Units

Name Type Lv HP Atk Spd Def Res Skills Eliwood: Knight of Lycia 4★ 34 33 39 25 19 27 Blazing Durandal • Holy Vestments B Axebreaker 2 • C Spur Res 2 -- Merric: Wind Mage 4★ 34 41 32 27 22 15 Dark Excalibur • Rising Wind A HP +4 • C Spur Res 2 -- Linde: Light Mage 4★ 34 31 39 33 12 21 Dark Aura • Ardent Sacrifice A Speed +2 • C Fortify Res 2 -- Seliph: Heir of Light 4★ 34 45 40 20 25 21 Divine Tyrfing • Rally Speed A HP +4 • B Brash Assault 2 -- Julia: Naga's Blood 4★ 34 32 39 22 14 29 Divine Naga • Dragon Gaze A Resistance +2 • C Breath of Life 2 --

Enemy Units

Name Type Lv HP Atk Spd Def Res Skills Eliwood: Knight of Lycia 5★ 40 39 50 30 24 32 Blazing Durandal • Sacred Cowl B Axebreaker 3 • C Drive Res 2 -- Merric: Wind Mage 5★ 40 48 41 32 28 19 Dark Excalibur • Growing Wind A HP +5 • C Spur Res 3 -- Linde: Light Mage 5★ 40 36 50 40 15 27 Dark Aura • Ardent Sacrifice A Speed +3 • C Fortify Res 3 -- Seliph: Heir of Light 5★ 40 53 51 25 30 26 Divine Tyrfing • Rally Speed A HP +5 • B Brash Assault 3 -- Julia: Naga's Blood 5★ 40 38 50 27 17 35 Divine Naga • Dragon Fang A Resistance +3 • C Breath of Life 3 --

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Trivia

• The weapon skills featured on the enemy units in this chapter are Heroes-originated advanced forms of regalia that originally debuted on other characters (Roy: Brave Lion for Blazing Durandal, Sonya for Dark Excalibur, Delthea for Dark Aura, Sigurd for Divine Tyrfing, and Deirdre for Divine Naga), accessible to the characters wielding them in this chapter via the Weapon Refinery mechanic.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	The Rite of Blades	Unlike the first intermission, the general chapter and the individual part share a name in all languages.
Japanese	刃の儀式	Ritual of blades
Spanish	Rito de espadas	Rite of blades
French	Le rituel des lames	The ritual of baldes
German	Das Ritual der Klingen	The Ritual of Blades; abbreviated as Das Ritual d. Klingen in chapter menu.
Italian	Il rito delle lame	The rite of the blades
Portuguese	Ritual das lâminas	Ritual of the blades
Traditional Chinese	刃之儀式	Ceremony of blades

Gallery

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  The map of the Intermission.

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