A Faint Light (Japanese:ほのかの光明A Faint Light) is the third chapter of Part I ofFire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. In this chapter, theDawn Brigade breaksMicaiah andLaura out of a Begnion prison.

Plot

Main article:A Faint Light/Script

Micaiah andLaura are taken to Glaive Prison. There, they meet several other prisoners: the merchantAimee, the thunder mageIlyana, and the travelerKurth.Sothe arrives and breaks the five out. When they return to the courtyard,Edward,Leonardo, andNolan arrive and explain that a Begnion soldier let them in so they could help Laura. Several guards led byBurton arrive, and theDawn Brigade fight their way out. Along the way, they meetAran, the soldier who wished to help Laura, and convince him to defect to their cause.

After making their escape, the Dawn Brigade meet the other members of Aimee and Ilyana's merchant caravan: the armorerMuston and the twin brothersDaniel andJorge. The merchants explain that rumor has it thatAshnard's orphan son is rallying troops in the desert to reclaim Daein. The Dawn Brigade sets out to join him.

Chapter data

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This map's elemental affinity isLight.

Character data

Characters
New units
Ilyana Thunder Mage HP 22 Inventory Thunder Elthunder Level 12 Automatically from turn 1 Aran Soldier HP 24 Inventory Iron Lance Javelin Vulnerary Level 7 Enemy, talk to withLaura
Forcibly deployed characters
Available characters
None

Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method Door Key Dropped by enemyFighter Herb Steal from enemyMyrmidon Vulnerary Steal from enemyArcher Vulnerary Steal from enemyFighter(Easy)/Armored Sword(Normal/Hard) Vulnerary Steal from enemyFighter(Easy)/Archer(Normal/Hard) Iron Axe Steal from enemyFighter (if unequipped) (Easy only) Steel Axe Steal from enemyFighter (if unequipped) (Normal/Hard only) Hand Axe Steal from enemyFighter (if unequipped) Vulnerary Steal from enemyMyrmidon (Easy only) Vulnerary Steal from enemyArcher (Easy only) Steel Lance Steal from enemySoldier (if unequipped) Javelin Steal from enemySoldier (if unequipped) Discipline Steal fromBurton Vulnerary Steal from enemySoldier (reinforcement) (Normal/Hard only) Vulnerary Steal from enemyArcher (reinforcement) (Normal/Hard only) Coin Hidden treasure (the alcove on the right side of the map, north of an Archer)

Enemy data

EasyNormalHard

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Begnion Soldier 7 1 24 11 1 10 10 6 9 4 6 Steel Lance Shove -- Begnion Myrmidon 5 1 20 7 0 11 12 6 5 1 6 Iron Sword •Herb Critical +5 •Shove -- Begnion Archer 4 1 21 10 0 11 9 5 6 1 6 Iron Bow •Vulnerary Shove -- Begnion Armored Lance 5 1 25 11 0 8 7 8 12 4 5 Iron Greatlance Shove Does not move. Begnion Armored Axe 6 1 25 12 1 9 7 8 12 5 5 Steel Axe Shove Does not move. Begnion Fighter 5 1 25 11~12 0 8 9 5 6 1 6 Iron Axe •Vulnerary Shove Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Begnion Myrmidon 5 1 20 7 0 11 12 6 5 1 6 Iron Sword Critical +5 •Shove -- Begnion Fighter 5 1 25 11~12 0 8 9 5 6 1 6 Iron Axe •Hand Axe •Vulnerary Shove -- Begnion Fighter 3 1 23 11 0 7 8 5 5 0 6 Iron Axe •Door Key Shove -- Begnion Archer 8 1 23 12 0 13 11 6 8 3 6 Iron Longbow Shove Does not move. Begnion Myrmidon 5 1 20 7 0 11 12 6 5 1 6 Iron Sword •Vulnerary Critical +5 •Shove Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Begnion Soldier 6 1 23 10 1 10 10 6 8 4 6 Iron Lance •Vulnerary Shove Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Burton Sword Knight 11 1 29 13 4 12 13 4 12 5 8 Wind Edge •Discipline Canto Does not move.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Begnion Soldier 5 1 22 9 0 9 10 5 8 3 6 Iron Lance Shove -- Aran Soldier 7 1 24 10 0 12 10 6 11 2 6 Javelin •Iron Lance •Vulnerary Shove --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Begnion Soldier 7 2 23~24 10~11 1 10 10 6 9 4 6 Steel Lance Shove -- Begnion Myrmidon 7 1 21 8 1 12 13~14 6 6 2 6 Steel Sword •Herb Critical +5 •Shove -- Begnion Archer 6 1 21~22 11 0 12 10 6 7 2 6 Steel Bow •Vulnerary Shove Begins moving if the other level 6 Archer is provoked. Begnion Archer 7 1 22 12 0 12 11 6 7 2 6 Steel Bow Shove -- Begnion Archer 6 1 21~22 11 0 12 10 6 7 2 6 Steel Bow Shove Begins moving if the other level 6 Archer is provoked. Begnion Armored Lance 7 1 27 12 0 9 8 8 13 5 5 Javelin Shove Does not move. Begnion Armored Sword 8 1 27~28 11~12 1 8 9 8 14 5 5 Steel Sword •Vulnerary Shove Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Begnion Armored Sword 8 1 27~28 11~12 1 8 9 8 14 5 5 Steel Sword Shove Does not move. Begnion Armored Axe 8 1 26 13 1 9 8 8 13 5 5 Hand Axe Shove Does not move. Begnion Fighter 7 1 26 12~13 0 9 10 6 7 1 6 Steel Axe Shove Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Begnion Myrmidon 7 2 21 8 1 12 13~14 6 6 2 6 Steel Sword Critical +5 •Shove • The northern one immediately begins moving unprovoked. • The southern one begins moving if a unit reaches the area behind the wall. Begnion Fighter 7 1 26 12~13 0 9 10 6 7 1 6 Steel Axe •Hand Axe Shove -- Begnion Soldier 8 1 24 11 1 11 11 6 9 4 6 Steel Lance •Javelin Shove -- Begnion Fighter 5 1 25 11 0 8 9 6 6 1 6 Steel Axe •Door Key Shove Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Begnion Archer 8 1 23 13 0 13 11 6 7 3 6 Iron Longbow •Vulnerary Shove Does not move; stands on the chapter's escape point. Begnion Soldier 8 1 24 11 1 11 11 6 9 4 6 Javelin Shove Does not move. Burton Sword Knight 11 1 29 13 4 12 13 4 13 7 8 Wind Edge •Discipline Canto Will move if a player is in his range.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Begnion Soldier 8 5 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? -- Steel Lance Shove -- Begnion Soldier 8 1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? -- Steel Lance •Vulnerary Shove -- Aran Soldier 7 1 24 10 0 12 10 6 11 2 6 Javelin •Iron Lance •Vulnerary Shove -- Begnion Myrmidon 7 2 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? -- Steel Sword Critical +5 •Shove -- Begnion Archer 6 1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? -- Steel Bow •Vulnerary Shove -- Begnion Soldier 7 2 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? -- Steel Lance Shove --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Begnion Soldier 9 2 25 11~12 1 11 12 6 9~10 5 6 Steel Lance Shove -- Begnion Myrmidon 9 1 23 9 1 13 14 7 6~7 3 6 Steel Sword •Herb Critical +5 •Shove -- Begnion Archer 8 1 23 13 0 12~13 11 6~7 7~8 3 6 Steel Bow •Vulnerary Shove Begins moving if the other level 8 Archer is provoked. Begnion Archer 9 1 24 13 0 13 12 7 8 3 6 Steel Bow Shove -- Begnion Archer 8 1 23 13 0 12~13 11 6~7 7~8 3 6 Steel Bow Shove Begins moving if the other level 8 Archer is provoked. Begnion Armored Lance 9 1 28 13 1 10 9 9 13 5 5 Javelin Shove Does not move. Begnion Armored Sword 10 1 29~30 13 2 9 10 9 14~15 5 5 Steel Sword •Vulnerary Shove Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Begnion Armored Sword 10 1 29~30 13 2 9 10 9 14~15 5 5 Steel Sword Shove Does not move. Begnion Armored Axe 10 1 29 13 1 11 9 9 14 5 5 Hand Axe Shove Does not move. Begnion Fighter 9 1 28 13~14 0 10~11 11 6~7 7~8 2 6 Steel Axe Shove Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Begnion Myrmidon 9 2 22~23 9 1 13 14~15 7 6~7 2~3 6 Steel Sword Critical +5 •Shove • The northern one immediately begins moving unprovoked. • The southern one begins moving if a unit reaches the area behind the wall. Begnion Fighter 9 1 28 13~14 0 10~11 11 6~7 7~8 2 6 Steel Axe •Hand Axe Shove -- Begnion Soldier 10 1 25~26 12 1 11 12 7 10 5 6 Steel Lance •Javelin Shove -- Begnion Fighter 7 1 26 13 0 9 10 6 7 1 6 Steel Axe •Door Key Shove Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Begnion Archer 10 1 25 14 0 13 12 7 9 3 6 Iron Longbow •Vulnerary Shove Does not move; stands on the chapter's escape point. Begnion Soldier 10 1 25~26 12 1 11 12 7 10 5 6 Javelin Shove Does not move. Burton Sword Knight 11 1 29 13 4 12 13 4 13 7 8 Wind Edge •Discipline Canto Will move if a player is in his range.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Begnion Soldier 10 5 25~26 12 1 11~12 12 7 10 5 6 Steel Lance Shove -- Begnion Soldier 10 1 25~26 12 1 11~12 12 7 10 5 6 Steel Lance •Vulnerary Shove -- Aran Soldier 7 1 24 10 0 12 10 6 11 2 6 Javelin •Iron Lance •Vulnerary Shove -- Begnion Myrmidon 9 2 22~23 9 1 13 14~15 7 6~7 2~3 6 Steel Sword Critical +5 •Shove -- Begnion Archer 8 1 23 13 0 12~13 11 6~7 7~8 3 6 Steel Bow •Vulnerary Shove -- Begnion Soldier 9 2 25 11~12 1 11 12 6 9~10 5 6 Steel Lance Shove --

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Reinforcements

• Turn 2(Easy only)
  • 1Soldier from ally starting positions
  • Aran from ally starting positions
• Turn 2(Normal/Hard only)
  • 1Soldier from the western alley
  • 1Soldier with aVulnerary from the western alley
  • Aran from the western alley
• Turn 7(Normal/Hard only)
  • 1Myrmidon from ally starting positions
  • 1Archer from ally starting positions
• Turn 9(Normal/Hard only)
  • 2Soldiers from the western alley
• Turn 11(Normal/Hard only)
  • 2Soldiers from the southwestern alley
• Turn 12(Normal/Hard only)
  • 2Soldiers from ally starting positions

Partner data

Partner Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Kurth Pilgrim 1 1 55 15 7 8 10 21 15 15 6 -- -- Aimee Vendor 13 1 25 3 10 5 12 0 6 12 6 -- --

Boss data

Main article:Burton

EasyNormal/Hard

Sword Knight Level 11 Affinity Constitution 11 Authority --	Stats Max HP 29 Speed 13 Strength 13 Luck 4 Magic 4 Defense 12 Skill 12 Resistance 5 Movement 8 Weight 35	Inventory Skills Wind Edge Discipline Canto Weapon Levels D -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Biorhythm Best Good Normal Bad Worst

Sword Knight Level 11 Affinity Constitution 11 Authority --	Stats Max HP 29 Speed 13 Strength 13 Luck 4 Magic 4 Defense 13 Skill 12 Resistance 7 Movement 8 Weight 35	Inventory Skills Wind Edge Discipline Canto Weapon Levels D -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Biorhythm Best Good Normal Bad Worst

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Strategy

You get two newcomers in this chapter. Ilyana is the game's only Thunder Mage, and she is screwed over byRadiant Dawn's unique gameplay mechanics. On the plus side, she is the only character capable of using Rexbolt, giving her a unique niche in the army, and her stat spread allows her to mitigate the disadvantages of thunder magic (good Strength to ignore the heavy weight, good Magic to fix the poor might, and good Skill to fix the poor hit). However, she takes valuable experience from the Dawn Brigade and takes it over to the Greil Mercenaries in part 3, who don't particularly need an extra mage. What's worse, if you try to train her in part 3, she is a level 12 tier one unit trying to keep up with mid-level tier 2 units, which never ends well. Using her simply costs too much to be worth it. Aran, on the other hand, is an extremely valuable character. He provides badly-needed bulk to the Dawn Brigade and can get extremely early access to a Silver Lance, making him very powerful. He is outstripped by Nephenee in the endgame, but until then, he will be one of the Dawn Brigade's main backbones.

At the start, observe Burton. He is holding a valuable Discipline scroll, but he doesn't drop it. Sothe is going to have to steal it from him. On Normal and Hard, the Soldier next to Burton has a Steel Lance and a Javelin; we also want to steal the Steel Lance (hehe!) for newcomer Aran. Finally, note the little cubby on the east side of the map. There's a Coin hidden here that Sothe can loot.

On Easy, the most efficient approach is to send Edward, Sothe, and Micaiah east to get the Coin and clear out that half of the map, while everyone else heads west. Aran appears in the north on turn 2 and can be recruited by Laura. Steadily make your way south, get the Coin, and make sure to filch Discipline before blowing Burton up with Thani.

On Normal and Hard, you instead want to send everyone westward for safety's sake. Leave someone just barely in the range of the Soldier with the Steel Lance and Javelin so he is forced to attack with the Javelin, allowing Sothe to steal the Steel Lance and give Aran a damage boost when he gets to C lances. Make sure to loop around and pick up the Coin. Unlike Chapter 1, you get bonus experience for every unit who escapes before Micaiah, including the two partner units (who can be directed to the escape point).

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