Novala

Novala Novala's portrait in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. An underling serving General Riev. He is a cowardly and ambitious schemer.

Gender Male Race Human Starting class Shaman Appearance(s) The Sacred Stones

“	Well then, my hostage has no more use to me, does she? Ah, such a waste. Wait a moment... I've just had a delicious idea. Have you heard of the giant spiders prowling about this region? They'd appreciate a nice, hot meal, wouldn't you agree?	”	— Novala

Novala (Japanese: ノベラ Novela) is a minor boss appearing in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. He is an underling of Riev seeking Eirika's bracelet.

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Role

Novala is the boss of Chapter 6.

During the chapter he appears with Riev, discussing the best course of action to capture Eirika and her bracelet. Riev leaves after being assured that Novala will be successful.

Once Eirika's forces draw near, he attempts to convince them to surrender; he is successful in obtaining her bracelet after using some Renais citizens as bargaining chips but is unable to convince the group to lay down their weapons. Unperturbed, Novala then sends the citizens to their possible deaths at the hands of a Bael, to Eirika's horror, and commands his accompanying troops to capture the princess and kill the rest of her party.

Novala ends up killed by Eirika's forces regardless of his efforts.

Stats

See also: Victims of War

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.

Chapter 6, Easy/Normal Chapter 6, Difficult

Shaman
Level	10
Affinity

Stats
Max HP	28	Luck	7
Magic	10	Defense	5
Skill	8	Resistance	9
Speed	6	Constitution	7
Movement	5	Aid	6

Inventory
Flux
Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- -- C --

Shaman
Level	10
Affinity

Stats
Max HP	29~30	Luck	7~8
Magic	11~12	Defense	5~6
Skill	8~10	Resistance	9~11
Speed	6~8	Constitution	7
Movement	5	Aid	6

Inventory
Flux
Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- -- C --

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Personality

While Novala puts on a face of respect when Riev is present, he appears to resent him in private and is eager to take his place. The way Novala and Riev discuss their "master" may imply that he is loyal to someone other than Grado, but he is killed before this can be elaborated. One of Novala's primary goals was to garner fame and glory.

Novala is shown to take delight in the suffering of others and is remorseless when he sends the Renais citizens away to be eaten by a Bael lurking in the nearby mountains. He also asserts that he may do as he likes during war and continues to express no remorse for his actions when confronted by Eirika.

Quotes

Battle quotes

“	No! It can't be... They've made it this far?! Grrr... Must I do everything myself!?	”	— Novala

Death quotes

“	Aah... Is this...the end? No fame? No...glory--	”	— Novala

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
The Sacred Stones	An underling serving General Riev. He is a cowardly and ambitious schemer.	グラド帝国将軍アーヴの部下 野心にもえる卑劣な策士

Trivia

• During the ending scenes of Chapter 6, Seth refers to Novala by name despite Novala never disclosing it to anyone in Eirika's group.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Novala
Japanese	ノベラ	Novela
Spanish	Novala	--
French	Novala	--
German	Novala	--
Italian	Novala	--

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Shaman Dark

Battle animations

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  Novala attacking with dark magic as a Shaman in The Sacred Stones.

References

This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series.