Mount Violdrake

This article is about the chapter. For the location, see Thracia § Mount Violdrake.

Mount Violdrake

Location Mount Violdrake New units Carrion, Marty Boss(es) Rumei Previous chapter(s) The Shield of Thracia Next chapter(s) The Banner of Njörun Dagdar's Manor (side quest) Side quest conditions Rumei is captured and not released and both Dagdar and Tanya were in the party by the end of Chapter 3.

“	Still, this is most curious... This is Dagdar's territory, and the villages are under his protection. Why are they attacking...?	”	— Carrion

Mount Violdrake (Japanese: 紫竜山 Purple Dragon Mountain) is the eighth chapter of Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. To play the following side quest, the player must capture Rumei and not release him—as he mounts on turn 16, the player has until then to do so; additionally, Dagdar and Tanya must have been in the party at the end of Chapter 3.

Plot

Main article: Mount Violdrake/Script

Leif's group leaves Castle Meath; they are accompanied by Carrion, a knight working under Hannibal, who is guiding them through the mountains to Tarrah. Once some ways into the mountains, Carrion tells Leif that they should detour to Hannibal's mansion to meet up with several survivors from Leonster hidden there under Hannibal's protection. Carrion also tells Leif that Count Dryas is there, news that Leif is happy to hear.

Unfortunately, they encounter a mountain village under attack from bandits. Leif rushes to their aid and is confused to find that several of the bandits originate from Dagdar's group; including Marty. Carrion notes that this is strange; why would Dagdar's bandits attack a village under Dagdar's protection?

Before the battle begins a man named Gomez shown instructing a Thracian mercenary named Rumei to stop any and all intruders from entering Dagdar's mansion. Leif's forces capture and interrogate Rumei; Leif is informed that Dagdar and Tanya are in the mansion and Gomez is out to kill them. Leif frees Rumei and hurries into the mansion to rescue Dagdar and Tanya.

Chapter data

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Seize the throne	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Leif dies	6–8+2	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	12+62	{{{third}}}

Units are arranged based on their position in deployment order after Leif.

Character data

Characters
New units
Carrion Cavalier HP 24 Inventory  Steel Lance Level 1 Automatically from turn 1 Marty Brigand HP Varies Inventory Varies Level Varies Enemy; capture or talk to with Osian or Halvan Dagdar Warrior HP Varies Inventory Varies Level Varies Automatically at the end of the chapter if Tanya was not in the party at the end of Chapter 3 Tanya Bow Fighter HP Varies Inventory Varies Level Varies Automatically at the end of the chapter if Dagdar was not in the party at the end of Chapter 3
Forcibly deployed characters
Available characters

Marty, Dagdar, and Tanya will only rejoin if they were in the party at the end of Chapter 3; they retain their levels, stats, inventory, and skills from the end Chapter 3.

Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method Knight Proof Visit northern village Luck Ring Visit southern village

Shop data

Armories and vendors

Swords Lances Axes Bows Tomes Staves Items Secret

None

None

	Name	Cost
	Iron Axe	1,100
	Steel Axe	1,700
	Hand Axe	1,000
	Hammer	1,200

None

None

None

	Name	Cost
	Vulnerary	600
	Antitoxin	1,500
	Torch	500
	Door Key	500

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Enemy data

Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range, representing stats that vary due to random growths. The figures to the left and right of the ~ are the stat's minimum and maximum possible values respectively.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Brigand Warrior 8 1 28~38 8~18 1~4 5~15 6~16 0~10 6~16 10~20 6~7  Poison Axe •  Poison Bow •  Vulnerary Moves to attack units in range. Brigand Brigand 5 2 22~29 5~12 0~3 0~7 0~7 0~7 3~10 9~16 6~7  Poison Axe • The one that does not stand on a house moves to attack units in range. • The one that stands on a house does not move. Brigand Brigand 8 1 22~32 5~15 0~3 0~10 0~10 0~10 3~13 9~19 6~7  Poison Axe Moves to attack units in range. Brigand Brigand 7 1 22~31 5~14 0~3 0~9 0~9 0~9 3~12 9~18 6~7  Poison Axe •  Vulnerary Moves to attack units in range. Brigand Hunter 3 2 20~25 3~8 0~3 0~5 0~5 0~5 2~7 8~13 6~7  Poison Bow Moves to attack units in range. Brigand Brigand 7 1 22~31 5~14 0~3 0~9 0~9 0~9 3~12 9~18 6~7  Poison Axe Does not move. Brigand Brigand 10 2 22~34 5~17 0~3 0~12 0~12 0~12 3~15 9~20 6~7  Poison Axe Does not move. Marty Brigand Var. 1 Var. Var. Var. Var. Var. Var. Var. Var. Var. Varies • Retains his level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Chapter 3; Not present if he died or was taken away after being captured. • Moves to attack units in range. Rumei Wyvern Knight 5 1 36 10 2 6 5 6 4 9 7  Ridersbane •  Steel Lance •  Iron Sword •  Vulnerary •  Knight Proof Action: ★ • Does not move; stands on a gate, the chapter's seize point. • At the start of turn 16 enemy phase, he mounts and begins moving to attack units in range.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Brigand Brigand 7 26 22~31 5~14 0~3 0~9 0~9 0~9 3~12 9~18 6~7  Poison Axe -- Brigand Brigand 8 18 22~32 5~15 0~3 0~10 0~10 0~10 3~13 9~19 6~7  Poison Axe -- Brigand Hunter 3 18 20~25 3~8 0~3 0~5 0~5 0~5 2~7 8~13 6~7  Poison Bow --

Reinforcements

All reinforcements are halted upon Rumei's defeat.

• Turns 5–30; has an 80% chance to appear each turn
  • 1 Brigand, level 7, from the furthest northern end of the river
• Turns 7–24; has a 30% chance to appear each turn
  • 1 Brigand, level 8, from the far northern forests
  • 1 Hunter from the far northern forests

Boss data

Main article: Rumei

Wyvern Knight
Level	5
Action	★

Stats
Max HP	36	Speed	7/5
Strength	13/10	Luck	6
Magic	2	Defense	9/4
Skill	8/6	Constitution	9
Movement	9/6	FCM	0

Inventory	Skills
Ridersbane  Steel Lance  Iron Sword  Vulnerary  Knight Proof	--
Weapon Levels C A -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Strategy

This section details unofficial strategies that may help with completion of the chapter. This may not work for everybody.

This is the first chapter that grants you access to battle preparations, so feel free to move your items and weapons around. It is also important to keep track of the fatigue level of your units and plan ahead, so make it a habit to review the state of your units before battle. As units like Fergus, Brighton or Machyua have been in your party for at least five chapters, and are likely to have seen plenty of combat, it is likely they'll have to sit out of this one due to their high fatigue. This is also a good opportunity to rest Asbel, as his boss-killing is not needed in this chapter, but is very useful in the next chapter.

The battle itself is rather simple, as Leif's forces move left to handle Brigands and reach Dagdar's mansion. This makes it a good chapter for training up units, though be mindful of the warrior. Marty has found himself on the enemy side, but when spoken to by Osian or Halvan, or captured, he will defect. Do remember that Osian has Wrath and may ORKO Marty if provoked, however.

To play the following side quest, Rumei must be captured, but not released. Do this before he mounts his wyvern on turn 16, though. However, Rumei has 14 defense due to the gate, so simply sending in mounted unit may not be enough to capture him in a timely manner due to the stat penalties when attempting a capture. Using a thief to reverse steal a crusader scroll into Rumei's inventory is very useful for whittling down his HP without risking an accidental crit. An alternative method of capturing Rumei is to simply have a thief with 7 constitution steal Rumei's Iron Sword; once it has been taken, Rumei can be captured with any unit of sufficient constitution.

Future chapters have plenty of doors to open, so purchasing some Door Keys at the vendor is also recommended. The Final Chapter in particular requires six different doors to be opened quickly, all in different places.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Mount Violdrake	While not named directly, the location this chapter is named after was translated as Mount Violdrake, a portmanteau of violet and drake, in Fire Emblem Awakening and Fire Emblem Heroes (abbreviated as Mt. Violdrake in Awakening).
English (unofficial)	• Purple Dragon Mountain • Mount Violdrake	• Used in FireLizard's translation. • Used in the Lil' Master fan translation patch.
Japanese	紫竜山	"Purple Dragon Mountain" or "Mount Purple Dragon"
Spanish	Monte Violdrake	Mount Violdrake
French	Mont Violdrake	Mount Violdrake
German	Mount Violdrake	--
Italian	Monte Violdrake	Mount Violdrake
Portuguese	Monte Violdrake	Mount Violdrake
Traditional Chinese	紫龍山	Purple dragon mountain

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