A Guiding Wind (Japanese:風は導くThe Wind Guides) is the thirteenth chapter ofFire Emblem: Path of Radiance.

Plot

Main articles:A Guiding Wind/Script andA Guiding Wind/Conversations

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Chapter data

Easy/NormalDifficultManiac

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Defend for 10 turns or rout enemy	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat:Ike dies, or enemy seizes location	1–12+2	{{{partner}}}	6−2	23+8	{{{third}}}

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Defend for 10 turns or rout enemy	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat:Ike dies, or enemy seizes location	1–12+2	{{{partner}}}	6−2	28+8	{{{third}}}

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Defend for 10 turns or rout enemy	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat:Ike dies, or enemy seizes location	1–12+2	{{{partner}}}	6−2	38+11	{{{third}}}

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Character data

Characters
New units
Astrid Bow Knight HP 20 Inventory Iron Bow Knight Ward Vulnerary Level 1 NPC, talk to withIke Gatrie Knight HP Varies Inventory Steel Lance Vulnerary Level Varies NPC, talk to withAstrid
Forcibly deployed characters
Available characters

Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method Longbow Dropped byNorris Coin Dropped by enemyRaven (Difficult/Maniac mode) Coin Dropped by enemyRaven (Reinforcement, Difficult/Maniac mode) Killer Bow Open lower leftchest on lower ship Laguz Axe Open upper leftchest on lower ship Elfire Open lower rightchest on lower ship Longsword Open upper right chest on lower ship Occult Open leftchest on upper ship Energy Drop Open middlechest on upper ship Speedwing Open rightchest on upper ship Steel Bow Steal fromNorris

Shop data

Armory and vendor

SwordsLancesAxesBowsKnivesTomesStavesItems

	Name	Cost	Difficulty
	Iron Sword	460	Any
	Steel Sword	700	Difficult/Maniac
	Iron Blade	980	Easy/Normal

	Name	Cost	Difficulty
	Iron Lance	360	Any
	Steel Lance	560	Any
	Javelin	500	Easy/Normal

	Name	Cost	Difficulty
	Iron Axe	270	Difficult/Maniac
	Steel Axe	420	Easy/Normal
	Hand Axe	375	Easy/Normal

	Name	Cost	Difficulty
	Iron Bow	540	Any
	Steel Bow	840	Easy/Normal

	Name	Cost	Difficulty
	Knife	480	Any

	Name	Cost	Difficulty
	Fire	560	Difficult/Maniac
	Wind	520	Easy/Normal
	Elwind	1,650	Easy/Normal
	Thunder	600	Easy/Normal
	Elthunder	1,950	Easy/Normal
	Light	800	Difficult/Maniac

	Name	Cost	Difficulty
	Heal	800	Any
	Mend	1,000	Any

	Name	Cost	Difficulty
	Vulnerary	300	Any
	Pure Water	900	Easy/Normal

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Enemy data

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Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Soldier Myrmidon 16 1 24~26 10~11 1 13~15 14~16 4~5 6~7 3~4 6 Iron Sword -- Soldier Myrmidon 15 1 23~25 8~10 1 9~10 13~15 4 6 3~4 6 Iron Sword -- Soldier Myrmidon 15 1 24~25 9~10 1 13~14 14 4 6 3~4 6 Steel Sword -- Soldier Myrmidon 14 1 23~24 9~10 1 12~14 13~14 3~4 5~6 3 6 Iron Sword -- Soldier Myrmidon 14 1 23~24 9~10 1 12~14 13~14 3~4 5~6 3 6 Killing Edge -- Soldier Myrmidon 13 1 22~23 8~10 1 12~13 12~13 3~4 5~6 3 6 Steel Sword -- Soldier Soldier 15 2 28~30 8~9 2 10~12 10~11 3~4 8~9 4~5 6 Steel Lance -- Soldier Soldier 15 1 28~30 8~9 2 10~12 10~11 3~4 8~9 4~5 6 Javelin -- Soldier Soldier 14 1 28~29 6 1~2 7~8 10 3 8~9 4~5 6 Iron Lance -- Soldier Soldier 12 1 26~28 6 1 7~8 8~9 2~3 7 3~4 6 Iron Lance -- Soldier Halberdier 5 1 34~36 12 3~4 10~11 9~10 1~2 11 7~8 7 Javelin Does not move. Soldier Halberdier 4 1 33~35 11~12 3 10~11 9~10 1~2 10~11 7~8 7 Javelin Does not move. Soldier Fighter 14 1 32~34 11~12 1 8~9 8~9 4 7 4 6 Hammer -- Soldier Fighter 12 1 31~33 9~10 1 7 8 3 6~7 3 6 Hand Axe -- Soldier Archer 17 1 26 8~9 1 13~14 10~11 2~3 7 5~6 6 Longbow -- Soldier Archer 13 1 23~24 6~7 1 12 8~9 2~3 6~7 4~5 6 Steel Bow -- Soldier Archer 12 1 22~23 6~7 1 9~10 7~8 2 6~7 4~5 6 Iron Bow -- Soldier Mage 13 1 21~22 2 9~11 7~8 9~10 2 5~6 10~11 5 Fire Does not move. Soldier Mage 13 1 21~22 2 9~10 8~9 9~10 2 5~6 10 5 Thunder -- Soldier Raven 5 1 29 10 4 12~13 15~16 1 10 8 8 Beak Starts moving unprovoked. Soldier Raven 4 1 28 9~10 4 12 14~15 0~1 10 8 8 Beak Starts moving unprovoked. Norris Sniper 5 1 35 13 4 18 14 4 13 5 7 Longbow •Steel Bow Adept Does not move until he is attacked.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Soldier Raven 6 1 30 11 4 13 16~17 1 10~11 9 8 Beak •Steal Prioritizes opening achest, then escaping. Soldier Raven 4 7 28 9~10 4 12 14~15 0~1 10 8 8 Beak •Steal Prioritizes opening achest, then escaping.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Soldier Myrmidon 14 1 25~26 11 1 13 13~14 3~4 6~7 3 6 Iron Sword -- Soldier Myrmidon 13 2 24~25 9~11 1 12~13 12~14 3 6~7 2~3 6 Steel Sword -- Soldier Myrmidon 12 1 24~25 9~10 1 11~12 12~13 3 6 2~3 6 Iron Sword -- Soldier Myrmidon 12 1 24~25 9~10 1 11~12 12~13 3 6 2~3 6 Killing Edge -- Soldier Myrmidon 11 1 24 9 1 11~12 11~12 3 6 2 6 Steel Sword -- Soldier Soldier 13 2 29~31 8~9 1~2 9~11 9~10 3 8~9 4 6 Steel Lance -- Soldier Soldier 13 1 29~31 8~9 1~2 9~11 9~10 3 8~9 4 6 Javelin -- Soldier Soldier 12 1 29 9 1 9 8~9 2~3 8 4 6 Iron Lance -- Soldier Soldier 10 1 27 7~8 1 8~9 8 2 7~8 3 6 Iron Lance -- Soldier Halberdier 3 1 34~35 11 3 9 8 1 10 6~7 7 Javelin Does not move. Soldier Halberdier 2 1 33~34 10~11 2~3 8~9 8 1 9~10 6 7 Javelin Does not move. Soldier Fighter 12 1 33~34 11 1 7 8 3 8 3 6 Hammer -- Soldier Fighter 10 1 32~33 10 0~1 7 7 2~3 6~7 2 6 Hand Axe -- Soldier Archer 15 1 26~27 8~9 1 13 8~9 2 7~8 5 6 Longbow -- Soldier Archer 11 1 23~24 7 1 10~12 7~8 2 7 4 6 Steel Bow -- Soldier Archer 10 1 24 6~7 1 10~11 7 1~2 7 3 6 Iron Bow -- Soldier Mage 11 1 22 2 9~10 7 9 2 4~5 9~11 5 Thunder -- Soldier Mage 11 1 22 2 9~10 7 9 2 4~5 9~11 5 Fire Does not move. Soldier Raven 3 1 29 10 4 11 14 0 11 7~8 8 Beak Starts moving unprovoked. Soldier Raven 2 1 27~28 10 4 11 13 0 10 7 8 Beak Starts moving unprovoked. Norris Sniper 5 1 35 13 4 18 14 4 13 5 7 Longbow •Steel Bow Adept Does not move until he is attacked.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Soldier Raven 4 1 30 11 4 12 14~15 0 11 8 8 Beak •Steal Prioritizes opening achest, then escaping. Soldier Raven 2 7 27~28 10 4 11 13 0 10 7 8 Beak •Steal Prioritizes opening achest, then escaping.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Soldier Myrmidon 14 1 25~26 10 1 14 13~14 4 6~7 3 6 Iron Sword -- Soldier Myrmidon 13 1 24~26 10 1 12 12~14 3 6~7 3 6 Steel Sword -- Soldier Myrmidon 13 1 24~26 10 1 12 12~14 3 6~7 3 6 Iron Blade -- Soldier Myrmidon 12 1 24~25 10 1 12 12~13 3 6 2~3 6 Iron Sword -- Soldier Myrmidon 12 1 24~25 10 1 12 12~13 3 6 2~3 6 Killing Edge -- Soldier Myrmidon 11 1 23 9 1 11 12 3 6 2 6 Steel Sword -- Soldier Soldier 14 1 31 9 2 11 10 3 9 5 6 Steel Lance -- Soldier Soldier 13 2 29~30 9 1~2 10 9~10 2~3 8~9 4 6 Steel Lance -- Soldier Soldier 13 1 29~30 9 1~2 10 9~10 2~3 8~9 4 6 Javelin -- Soldier Soldier 12 1 29 8 1 10 9 2~3 8 4 6 Iron Lance -- Soldier Soldier 10 2 28 7~8 1 8~9 8 2 7 3 6 Iron Lance -- Soldier Halberdier 3 1 36 13 3 13 12 4 10~11 7 7 Javelin Does not move. Soldier Halberdier 2 2 35~36 11~12 3 12~13 11~12 3 9~11 6~7 7 Javelin Does not move. Soldier Fighter 13 1 34 11 1 7 8 3 8 3 6 Steel Axe -- Soldier Fighter 12 1 33 11 1 7 8 3 7 3 6 Hammer -- Soldier Archer 15 1 26 8 1 15 11 4 10 5 6 Steel Bow -- Soldier Archer 12 1 25 8 1 12~13 10 2~3 8 4 6 Steel Bow -- Soldier Archer 11 1 24 7 1 12~13 8 2~3 8 4 6 Steel Bow -- Soldier Archer 10 1 23 7 1 11 8 2~3 7 4 6 Iron Bow -- Soldier Mage 13 1 24 2 11 8 10 2 6 12 5 Thunder -- Soldier Mage 11 1 22 2 9~10 7 8~9 2 5 10 5 Thunder -- Soldier Mage 11 1 22 2 9~10 7 8~9 2 5 10 5 Fire Does not move. Soldier Raven 3 1 29 10 4 11 14 0 11 8 8 Beak •Coin Starts moving unprovoked. Soldier Raven 2 1 28 9~10 4 11 13 0 10 7 8 Beak Starts moving unprovoked. Norris Sniper 5 1 35 13 4 18 14 4 13 5 7 Longbow •Steel Bow Adept Does not move until he is attacked.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Soldier Raven 4 1 30 11 4 12 14~15 0~1 11 8 8 Beak •Coin •Steal Prioritizes opening achest, then escaping. Soldier Raven 2 4 28 9~10 4 11 13 0 10 7 8 Beak •Steal Prioritizes opening achest, then escaping. Soldier Raven 2 3 28 9~10 4 11 13 0 10 7 8 Beak •Coin •Steal Prioritizes opening achest, then escaping.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Soldier Myrmidon 16 1 26~27 12 1 14 15 4 7 4 6 Iron Sword -- Soldier Myrmidon 15 2 25~27 10~11 1 13~14 14~15 4 7 3~4 6 Steel Sword -- Soldier Myrmidon 15 1 25~27 10~11 1 13~14 14~15 4 7 3~4 6 Iron Blade -- Soldier Myrmidon 14 2 25~26 10 1 12~13 13~14 3~4 6~7 3 6 Killing Edge -- Soldier Myrmidon 14 1 25~26 10 1 12~13 13~14 3~4 6~7 3 6 Iron Sword -- Soldier Myrmidon 13 1 25 9 1 12 13 3~4 6~7 3 6 Steel Sword -- Soldier Soldier 16 1 33 10 2 12 11 4 9~10 5 6 Steel Lance -- Soldier Soldier 15 3 31~32 9~10 2 10~12 10 3 9~10 4~5 6 Steel Lance -- Soldier Soldier 15 1 31~32 9~10 2 10~12 10 3 9~10 4~5 6 Javelin -- Soldier Soldier 14 1 31 9 2 10 10 3 9~10 4 6 Iron Lance -- Soldier Soldier 12 2 29~30 8 1 10 9 2 8 4 6 Iron Lance -- Soldier Halberdier 5 2 41~43 15 4 16~17 14~15 5 14 10 7 Javelin -- Soldier Halberdier 4 2 39~41 14~15 4 16 13~14 5 13~14 9 7 Javelin -- Soldier Fighter 15 1 37 12 1 9 10 4 9 4 6 Steel Axe -- Soldier Fighter 14 1 35 12 1 8 9 3 8 4 6 Hammer -- Soldier Archer 17 2 27 9 1 15~16 11~12 5 10~11 6~7 6 Steel Bow -- Soldier Archer 14 2 25~26 8~9 1 14 10 4 9 5 6 Steel Bow -- Soldier Archer 13 1 25 7 1 13 9~10 3 9 5 6 Steel Bow -- Soldier Archer 12 1 24 7 1 13 9~10 3 8 4 6 Iron Bow -- Soldier Mage 15 4 24~25 2~3 11~12 9 11~12 2~3 6 13 5 Thunder -- Soldier Mage 13 1 23 2 11 8 10 2 5 11 5 Fire Does not move. Soldier Mage 13 1 23 2 11 8 10 2 5 11 5 Thunder -- Soldier Raven 5 1 31 11 4 12 15 1 11 8 8 Beak •Coin Starts moving unprovoked. Soldier Raven 4 2 30 10~11 4 12 14~15 0~1 11 8 8 Beak Starts moving unprovoked. Norris Sniper 5 1 35 13 4 18 14 4 13 5 7 Longbow •Steel Bow Adept Does not move until he is attacked.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Soldier Raven 6 1 33 12 4 13 16 1 12 8~9 8 Beak •Coin •Steal Prioritizes opening achest, then escaping. Soldier Raven 4 10 29~30 10~11 4 12 14~15 0~1 11 8 8 Beak •Steal Prioritizes opening achest, then escaping.

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Reinforcements

• Turn 5
  • 2Raven from the north-west
• Enemy phase of Turn 5
  • 2Raven from the north-west
• Turn 7
  • 2Raven from the north-west
• Turn 9
  • 2Raven from the north-west

NPC data

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NPC Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Astrid Bow Knight 1 1 20 6 2 6 7 3 5+2 4+2 8 Iron Bow •Knight Ward •Vulnerary Paragon -- Gatrie Knight Varies 1 Varies Varies Varies Varies Varies Varies Varies Varies 5 Steel Lance •Vulnerary • Retains his level and stats from the end ofChapter 7. Soldier Soldier 12 1 31~33 8~9 1 9~10 9~10 2~3 11~12 3~4 6 Steel Lance •Javelin -- Soldier Soldier 11 2 30~31 8 1 9 8~10 2 10~11 3~4 6 Steel Lance •Javelin •Vulnerary -- Soldier Soldier 8 1 27~28 7 1 7~8 7 1~2 8~9 2~3 6 Steel Lance •Javelin --

Boss data

Main article:Norris

Sniper Level 5 Attribute Build 10

Stats Max HP 35 Speed 14 Strength 13 Luck 4 Magic 4 Defense 13 Skill 18 Resistance 5 Movement 7 Weight 11

Inventory Skills Longbow Steel Bow Adept Weapon Levels -- -- -- B -- -- -- --

Strategy

This chaotic map has a few famous "gotchas". First up is Astrid. She is very, very weak at level 1 and stands a high likelihood of dying immediately if not promptly recruited. Luckily, recruiting her on turn 1 is doable - Shove Ike one square right with a high build unit like Lethe or Boyd, move the unit "above" Ike forward into the fray, and have Mordecai use Smite to knock Ike two squares forward. Ike should be able to talk to Astrid from there; Astrid can then immediately talk to Gatrie, fire a shot, and retreat to safety. As with Chapter 11, another decent idea is that since you likely have a staff unit with nothing better to do on turn 1, consider using your Ward staff on a low-Res unit you send to the right side of the map, which sports some dangerous enemy mages.

As for Astrid herself, while you might want to feed Astrid XP, the initial turns are still extremely dangerous to her. So no hurry - feel free to play her very cowardly and in the backlines. If you're really committed to having her make an impact quick, you can consider forging a powerful Iron Bow in advance to give to her for this map. Gatrie is thankfully quite self-sufficient, and shouldn't be in much danger of dying.

The Begnion units are mostly there to be punching bags on turn 1 and 2, so don't worry too much about their survival. Turns 2 and 3 are likely to still be quite chaotic. If at all possible, try getting very tanky units like Titania or Mordecai covering the gangplank chokepoints to control the rate of incoming enemies onto the ship. There'll be some ravens on the left side, so be careful there, and if you can't kill them efficiently then be sure to have a unit directly on the defense point - you can't really block flying units from the staircase. If you deploy a flyer (Marcia and/or Jill), make sure they have a Javelin or Short Spear in their inventory, as some of the angles they have on the drawbridges from the sea require a range-2 weapon.

If you survive past the first half of the map, eventually Norris will get frustrated and Naesala will send in scavengers to pick the treasure. If you deployed Volke or Sothe, there's a counterintuitive point that will help during this period: do NOT open the bottom-right treasure chests, at least not right away. The Ravens will take the capture point and they'll take treasure, but they won't, in general, attack units. As long as a lower-right treasure chest is unopened, they'll fly in that direction to open it, which will give you plenty of opportunities to shoot them down, even the ones that already took a treasure.

Norris himself has some funky AI. He won't move at first, even if you move a unit into his threat range, but at some point (after he's engaged on turn 8?), he will start moving, so beware. As is usual with Snipers, if you can get three units to surround him and cut off his movement, he'll be entirely helpless. On the lower difficulty levels, the mages on Norris's ship and the Halberdiers guarding the bridges won't move either, but they will happily move on the higher difficulty levels, so beware.

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