TheBlack Fang (Japanese:黒い牙Black Fang) was a guild of assassins and mercenaries, operating throughoutElibe and based inBern.

History

The Black Fang was founded in theyear 970 byBrendan Reed for the purpose of targeting the powerful who exploited the weak. In these days, the Fang was a small, close-knit and chivalrous group, beloved by the people of Bern. This period in the Fang's history would later be called the "old Fang" by some of its nostagic survivors. Its four strongest members were theFour Fangs, a renowned body in their own right; among their number were Brendan's two sons,Linus andLloyd.

The Fang's goals changed for the worse after nine years, when Brendan remarried toSonia, also adopting Sonia's "daughter"Nino. The guild's heart and goals slowly twisted, as under Sonia's direction they became the servants ofNergal. Under Sonia's manipulations, their ranks were bolstered withmorphs, they enlisted increasingly cruel and despicable people – including some who they themselves once imprisoned – and they began accepting any job or target so long as they were paid. Brendan was secretly suspicious of Sonia and her actions, and ordered a covert investigation. During this time, the Fang was also infiltrated byLeila, anOstian spy, who was eventually found out and murdered on the orders ofEphidel.

Under Ephidel's direction, the Fang helped contribute to the unrest inLycia, launching an assassination attempt onHector of Ostia, taking control ofSantaruz after its MarquessHelman was fatally wounded by Ephidel, and attempting to ambushEliwood, Hector andLyn in their dealings inBadon. Following the trio's visit toValor, during which they were joined by former FangLegault, Nergal ensured through Sonia that hunting the trio and their group was the top priority of the Fang. During this time, they also accepted a contract from KingDesmond of Bern to steal theFire Emblem and ensure it was not present for PrinceZephiel's coming-of-age ceremony, and to later assassinate Zephiel himself; in the assassination attempt, bothJaffar of the Four Fangs and Nino failed to follow through and defected to Eliwood's group, averting further attempts byUrsula to complete the job. Afterward, Sonia killed Brendan himself for witnessing her talking toLimstella and attempted to killJan and Nino for the same, but was interrupted by the arrival of Eliwood's group and was killed. The last of the Fang was deployed to theShrine of Seals in one final attempt to defeat Eliwood, and with their defeat there, the Black Fang was no more.

Members

Brendan Reed	Sonia	Jan	Legault	Lloyd Reed	Linus Reed
Nino	Ursula	Jaffar	Uhai	Teodor	Jerme
Kenneth	Aion	Pascal	Heintz	Beyard	Wire
Boies	Damian	Zoldam	Cameron	Oleg	Vaida
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Maxime	Igor	Leila	Aesha

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

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  Official image featuring prominent members of the Black Fang.

References