This is my FE Journal!
it only discusses the characters and the story,so no need to read if your not interested in this game... stare
Story -
Path of Radiance is set in the new Tellius universe and, as usual, has very little plot connection to other Fire Emblem games. The story follows the epic journey of Ike, the son of a legendary Greil Mercenary. For years these mercenaries have performed their work in relative peace, aiding whomever could pay their fee.
This smooth life for Ike is cut short by the sudden invasion of the nation Daein into Crimea. The Greil Mercenaries find themselves caught in the middle of an all-out war, and their group is beginning to break apart from dispute among its members. Ike finds himself in the position of leadership almost immediately, and heads towards Gallia in an attempt to find peace in neutrality. Gallia is the homeland of the Laguz, a race of were-humans who transform into savage beasts, and who possess an ancient hatred against Ike's people. Tensions mount, and Ike soon finds himself at the center of a hidden darkness that will change the future of Tellius forever.
- Characters -
* Ike (Ranger)
The son of Greil, leader of the Greil Mercenaries, who takes over leadership after his father is killed by the Black Knight. For the majority of the game, he is in the service of Princess Elincia, his employer. He holds a personal grudge against the Black Knight and seeks revenge for his father's death. After chapter 17 of the game, he upgrades to the class of Lord.
* Elincia (Princess Crimea)
Elincia, Princess of Crimea and only remaining member of the Crimean bloodline, employs Greil's Mercenaries for the greater part of this game, eventually joining in Chapter 26. She is the only member of the Princess Crimea class, which is, essentially, a winged Valkyrie class. She is the only fighter that can wield Amiti, her sword, modeled after a Brave Sword.
* Mist
Sister of Ike, Mist is a gentle girl who keeps a medallion that once belonged to her mother with her at all times. Unbeknownst to her, the medallion is actually Lehran's Medallion; the Fire Emblem. Disliking constantly being left behind when her brother enters the battlefield, she eventually forces her way into the mercenary company's ranks by use of her skills with a healing staff. Mist is one of only a few beorc with a spirit gentle enough to keep the medallion's chaotic energies in check when held in her grasp.
* Greil (Hero)
Ike's father, and the founder of the Greil Mercenaries. He was once known as General Gawain, one of the Riders of Daein, but fled his homeland with his wife for reasons that become clear late in the game. Before chapter eight, he dies in a duel with a former pupil, the Black Knight.
* Volke (Thief)
Initially, Volke approaches Ike's company as an old associate of Greil, saying that he has an important intelligence report to give them. However, he refuses to deliver this report until Ike can gather together 50,000 gold as a fee. As it turns out, both the report and Volke's claim that he is a thief are a ruse. Volke is actually an assassin, who was hired by Greil many years ago after being driven berserk by Lehran's Medallion. Volke's job was to constantly tail Greil and kill him should he ever lose his mind again. Volke was also entrusted with passing the history of the medallion on to Ike. Volke can open doors and chests without keys, as well as stealing items and unequipped weapons from enemies, but he will charge you 50 gold each time he provides this service.
* Jill (Wyvern Rider)
The daughter of a Daein officer, Jill was raised from an early age to despise laguz. She longs to prove herself as a soldier to make her father proud, but after assisting Ike in fighting off some Kilvas crow pirates, she inadvertantly accompanies the mercenaries on their journey to Begnion. During the journey, she learns that laguz aren't inherently evil, and begins to open herself up to the others.
* Tormod (Mage)
A young boy that leads a laguz emancipation group based in a Begnion desert, Tormod wishes to free the laguz that remain enslaved by Begnion nobles. He joins the company with the highest starting weapon levels of any mage.
* The Apostle
The political and religious leader of the Begnion Theocracy, Apostle Sanaki is in actually a young girl that is said to be the vessel of the goddess Ashera. At first, she treats Ike and Elincia coldly and with disdain, but it is in fact a ruse, as she needs Ike's help in uncovering a laguz slave-trading ring that other Begnion nobles are participating in. Her greatest desire is to atone for the genocide her people committed on the heron tribe twenty years earlier.
* Sephiran (Bishop)
The prime minister of Begnion, Sephiran travels the contient in disguise to learn the whereabouts of the Fire Emblem. Ike first encounters him after setting him free from a Daein prison. Sephiran later explains Elincia's plight to the apostle prior to the mercenaries' arrival in Begnion.
* Reyson (Bird Tribe - Heron) The prince of the heron tribe, and one of the few herons that survived the Serenes Massacre. Initially, he bears a hatred for all humans, but after seeing Ike save his sister Leanne from Oliver, he finds it within himself to see that not all beorc are evil.
* Leanne (Bird Tribe - Heron)
Reyson's sister, she slept in the remains of Serenes Forest for twenty years before she was discovered by Ike and the Greil Mercenaries. Like all herons, she is frail and delicate, but her lack of contact with beorc prevents her from speaking anything but the ancient language of the heron tribe. After being left in King Tibarn's care, she is kidnapped by the Black Knight, but is eventually rescued by Naesala.
* Ranulf (Beast tribe - Cat)
A Gallian laguz who assists Ike many times throughout the game. He eventually joins the party late in the game, being the fourth of the beast laguz to do so. He is generally considered to be the most powerful of the four exluding the king, despite losing rather badly to the Black Knight. Unlike many laguz before meeting Ike, Ranulf consistently uses the term beorc and does not hate them so strongly. He is, however, distrustful of Ike in their first encounter.
* Ena (Red Dragon)
Initially, an enemy to Ike and company. She is introduced at the beginning of the game as a mysterious woman acting as a tactician for Petrine. She is later promoted to general and battles Ike at the Daein capital. It is here that the player finds out Ena is a laguz of the dragon tribe. She is almost killed by the Black Knight after her failure, but Ike saves her. She is the only granddaughter of Nasir.
* Nasir (White Dragon)
Hundreds of years old, Nasir is a laguz of the Goldoan dragons who went to great lengths to change his appearance and habits to seem more human. He assists the group a great deal before being revealed as a traitor. However, it is later discovered he only did so to protect Ena, his granddaughter. Ike forgives him and he joins the final battle if Ike has defeated the Black Knight.
* Tibarn (Bird Tribe - Hawk)
The King of Phoenicis, and nicknamed the Hawk King. Tibarn is one of the 4 laguz kings on the continent, and one of the two you can recruit at the end of the game. Intially, he held a very deep resentment towards humanity and had already resolved to destroy them. However, Ike changes his perspective and he aids Ike in the war.
* Naesala (Bird Tribe - Raven)
The King of Kilvas, Naesala is first introduced as a villianous laguz of the ravens (or crows). To improve the fortunes of his country, he is willing to do whatever it takes, including betraying his oldest friend Reyson. He eventually sees the errors of his ways, and becomes one of the two laguz kings who can aid you in the final battle.
* Caineghis (Beast Tribe - Lion)
The King of Gallia, of the beast tribe. He aids the Ike and the group a great deal at the beginning of the game, even saving Ike's life in his first encounter with the Black Knight. He has a deep respect for Ike's parents as well as the Princess Crimea's, as they were the few beorc who worked hard to reestablish a trusting and peaceful bond between laguz and beorc.
* Giffca (Beast Tribe - Lion)
A beast laguz with high ranking. King Caineghis describes him as his "shadow" and asks that he is paid no more mind than to the air itself. What exactly it is that Giffca does is hard to say, though many think he is either a body guard or advisor to the king. Giffca does not play a large role in the plot or game itself, as his first line is "..." but he does find Ranulf as he is escaping port Tellius and aids him.
Major Antagonists and Villains
The characters in this section are the most notable of the adversaries that Ike and the mercenaries face on their journey.
* Ashnard (King Daein)
The king of the nation of Daein, Ashnard wages war on Crimea in an effort to ignite a continent-wide conflict. His goal is to obtain Lehran's Medallion, the Fire Emblem, which holds the spirit of an evil god that thrives on chaotic energies. Although he obtains the medallion and makes numerous efforts to sow the seeds of war across Tellius, he is ultimately defeated at the end of the game despite being able to use the medallion to release the Dark God.
* Shiharam (Wyvern Lord)
Jill's father, and a former Begnion soldier. Years before, he and his entire Wyvern unit defected from Begnion to join Daein, and he worked hard to make sure that his men and his daughter could be accepted as true Daein soldiers. Petrine orders him and his unit to flood Daein lands in an effort to slow Ike's forces down. Although he doesn't want to open the floodgate since doing so would damage land and crops owned by Daein commoners, he follows orders, but sends Haar away so that he may survive the battle.
* Oliver (Bishop)
A corpulent, egotistical bishop and senator of Begnion, Oliver secretly deals in the slave trade of laguz, as well as buying valuable items Naesala's crows steal from ships at sea. Upon seeing Reyson, he convinces Naesala to sell the heron prince to him for an enormous sum, thinking of him as a work of art. Although not explicitly stated, it may also be insinuated that Oliver also has a sexual infatuation with Reyson. Oliver's misdeeds are eventually uncovered by the Greil Mercenaries, and he meets his end in Serenes Forest when he tries to capture Leanne.
The Four Riders of Daein
The Four Riders are a quartet of Daein's most powerful officers. They do not appear in proper battle until the last third of the game.
* The Black Knight (General)
One of the most powerful enemies in the game. The Black Knight's identity is kept a secret, save for the fact that he was once a student of the former General Gawain. After killing Greil, he becomes Ike's mortal enemy, and he spends much of the game performing acts to enable Ashnard's efforts. His weapon and armor are blessed by the goddess, making almost any attack near useless. The only thing able to even do damage to it is the Ragnell, obtained in the 2nd half of Chapter 27. The Black Knight can be defeated by Ike at the end of Chapter 27; it is also possible to run away from him. This determines whether it is Ena or Nasir that joins the party later in the game.
* Petrine (Paladin)
Petrine is a beautiful woman, but also a battle-hardened soldier. She has absolutely no tolerance for incompetence and cowardice; the only person that she fears is her liege, Ashnard. She is known for wielding a magical lance imbued with the power of fire.
* Bryce (General)
One of the Four Riders of Daein, dating back to the era of the previous Daein king. Bryce is a noble soldier and loyal to his nation; even after learning that Ashnard rose to power by killing everyone else that stood in line to ascend to the throne, he remains a Daein soldier to the end and dies honorably in battle.
* Bertram (Paladin)
A mysterious general dispatched to stop Ike's advance to the Crimean capital in Chapter 26. Like the Black Knight, Bertram has never removed his armor and thus his appearance is a mystery. Unlike the other generals, he seems to have little intelligence as he is only able to mutter few words. He may have been suffering or under someone's control as when he finally meets Ike, he asks Ike to kill him.
That's all! xd
Umi Azura Community Member 
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