Awake at Last (Japanese:目覚めWaking) is the first chapter ofFire Emblem Engage. This chapter serves as the proper beginning to the story, and introduces the main characters and world. It additionally introduces gameplay concepts such asterrain, unit types, and further explains theEmblems.

Plot

Main article:Awake at Last/Script

Alear awakens from a thousand-year long sleep with amnesia. They are met by their stewards:Clanne,Framme, andVander, who attempt to explain that Alear is aDivine Dragon, the child of QueenLumera, and that they once fought theFell Dragon,Sombron, one thousand years ago. The four head off from their current location, theSomniel, toLythos down below to meet Lumera. They briefly converse to further explain about the world to Alear, when they notice astrange ring on their hand.

Before they can meet Lumera, the four are ambushed byaggressive humanoid monsters. Alear, worried by them, urges the stewards to run, but Clanne and Framme instead rush ahead to distract them to little avail. Alear and Vander then move in to drive the monsters away. As they move to save the other two, more monsters ambush them, and Alear is left despondent. At this moment, the ring speaks to them and urges them to remember theEmblems. Alear rushes forward and invokes EmblemMarth, who immediately joins the battle alongside them. With their combined might, the two are able to drive away the monsters with ease and save Clanne and Framme.

After the battle, Clanne and Framme apologize to Alear for running ahead, only for more monsters to appear. The four are saved by a dragon, who reveals itself to be Lumera. She and Alear finally reunite, and the former promises to help the latter regain their memories. Lumera transforms back into a dragon and carries the four back to the castle. During the flight, she tells Alear about the world ofElyos and its countries:Firene,Brodia,Elusia,Solm, Lythos, and the fallenGradlon. She explains that, one thousand years ago, Sombron waged war on Elyos, who fought back and imprisoned him by summoning the twelve Emblems from other worlds. She warns that Sombron may be beginning to reawaken, and must be defeated again.

Chapter data

NormalHardMaddening

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Rout the enemy	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat:Alear dies	2	{{{partner}}}	2−2	3+3	{{{third}}}
Map dimensions: 10 columns by 14 rows

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Rout the enemy	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat:Alear dies	2	{{{partner}}}	2−2	4+3	{{{third}}}
Map dimensions: 10 columns by 14 rows

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Rout the enemy	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat:Alear dies	2	{{{partner}}}	2−2	5+3	{{{third}}}
Map dimensions: 10 columns by 14 rows

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Character data

Characters
New units
Alear Dragon Child HP 22 Inventory Iron Sword Vulnerary Level 1 Automatically from turn 1 Vander Paladin HP 40 Inventory Iron Axe Vulnerary Level 1 Automatically from turn 1
Available characters
None

Emblem Ring data

Characters
New units
Marth Emblem HP N/A Inventory Rapier Perceptive Divine Speed Lodestar Rush Level N/A Automatically synced withAlear on turn 4
Available characters
None

Enemy data

NormalHardMaddening

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Dex Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Bld Mov Inventory and Skills ??? Barbarian 5 1 30 4 0 2 9 7 1 5 10 4 Iron Axe • Immune tobreak. • Cannot inflictcritical hits or makechain attacks. • Prioritizes attackingClanne andFramme. • Leaves the map on turn 4. ??? Barbarian 1 2 26 2 0 0 5−3 2 0 0 7 4 Iron Axe • Immune tobreak. • Cannot inflictcritical hits or makechain attacks. • Immediately begins moving unprovoked. • Will not attackClanne orFramme.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Dex Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Bld Mov Inventory and Skills ??? Barbarian 2 3 27 3 0 1 5−3 2 0 0 7 4 Iron Axe • Immune tobreak. • Cannot inflictcritical hits or makechain attacks.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Dex Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Bld Mov Inventory and Skills ??? Barbarian 5 1 30 4 0 2 9 7 1 5 10 4 Iron Axe • Immune tobreak. • Cannot inflictcritical hits or makechain attacks. • Prioritizes attackingClanne andFramme. • Leaves the map on turn 4. ??? Barbarian 1 3 26 2 0 0 5−3 2 0 0 7 4 Iron Axe • Immune tobreak. • Cannot inflictcritical hits or makechain attacks. • Immediately begins moving unprovoked. • Will not attackClanne orFramme.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Dex Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Bld Mov Inventory and Skills ??? Barbarian 2 3 27 4 0 1 5−3 2 0 0 7 4 Iron Axe • Immune tobreak. • Cannot inflictcritical hits or makechain attacks.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Dex Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Bld Mov Inventory and Skills ??? Barbarian 5 1 30 4 0 2 9 7 1 5 10 4 Iron Axe • Immune tobreak. • Cannot inflictcritical hits or makechain attacks. • Prioritizes attackingClanne andFramme. • Leaves the map on turn 4. ??? Barbarian 1 4 26 2 0 0 5−3 2 0 0 7 4 Iron Axe • Immune tobreak. • Cannot inflictcritical hits or makechain attacks. • Immediately begins moving unprovoked. • Will not attackClanne orFramme.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Dex Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Bld Mov Inventory and Skills ??? Barbarian 2 3 27 4 0 1 5−3 2 0 0 7 4 Iron Axe • Immune tobreak. • Cannot inflictcritical hits or makechain attacks.

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Reinforcements

• Turn 4
  • 3Barbarians; one from the western border of the map, one from the northern border of the map, one from near the eastern border of the map

NPC data

NPC Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Dex Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Bld Mov Inventory and Skills Clanne Mage 1 1 19 1 8 11 9 4 7 4 4 4 -- Verdant Faith • Prioritizes moving north. • Leaves the map on turn 4. Framme Martial Monk 1 1 18 3 5 8 7 4 8 5 3 4 -- Crimson Cheer • Prioritizes moving north. • Leaves the map on turn 4.

Strategy

Your first two units are Alear and Vander. Alear is the game's main hero. They have a solid supporting personal skill in Divinely Inspiring and can get some truly potent abilities from Emblems. Vander is a standard-issue Jagen archetype. He is useful in the early-game due to his high bulk, but will fall off by the mid-game. You also get Emblem Marth in the middle of the battle. He specializes in swords, evasion, and death of a thousand cuts. A level 10 bond with him also grants access to Mercurius, which doubles experience gained—a welcome tool.

Start by moving Alear one step north and having Vander attack the nearby Barbarian. On Maddening difficulty, the enemies won't bother wasting their time attacking an enemy they can't damage, so Vander effectively has no enemy phase if he's next to Alear. Don't worry about Framme and Clanne—they will be able to escape to the north without player intervention. Spend the next few turns holding position, knocking down Barbarians, and drinking your Vulnerary if you need to. On turn 4, a story event will move Alear to the north half of the map and give them access to Emblem Marth. Have Vander mop up any stragglers in the south. Engage Alear with Emblem Marth, move them into the rightmost forest, and have them kill the rightmost Barbarian with the Rapier. You will kill another one on enemy phase—finish the last one off on Turn 5 to win the map.

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