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Crest Stone
TheCrest Stone (Japanese:紋章石Emblem Stone) is aweapon type which was introduced inFire Emblem: Three Houses. They are a form of attack used bymonster species found inFódlan, and are their basic methods of attacking.
All Crest Stones have the distinction of having infinite uses, not affected bydurability. They almost always have considerableattacking power, as well asranged capabilities. They do not have a requisiteskill level tied to using them. In-universe, Crest Stones are not weapons in and of themselves; instead, they grant their users immense power, allowing them to perform feats such as flinging large boulders, breathing fire, launching blades of wind, and various others depending on the stone and monster involved. Within gameplay however, they are treated similarly to other weapon types, with their additional powers being represented by animations,barriers, andStaggering Blows that are also held by monster units.
22 different Crest Stones have appeared across theFire Emblem series, all of which originate fromThree Houses.
Overview
Crest Stones are almost entirely physical weapons which use the user'sstrength and target the foe'sdefense stat. The most notable exceptions are the Crest Stones ofIndech andMacuil, two of the Four Saints. While most physical weapons and monster attacks are usually locked to 1range with uncommon exceptions, Crest Stones always possess a range of at least 1–2, with some having even greater ranges. Crest Stones are generally either imbued into their users or ingested by them in some form; as a result, they cannot be unequipped. In-game, Crest Stones are technically consideredgauntlets, meaning they are affected by any ability or effect that relates to gauntlets.
In-universe role
InThree Houses, Crest Stones are a major part ofFódlan's history and society. Originally, they were the hearts ofdragons that lived in ancient times; being their hearts, they naturally contained much of their power, and allowed them to take on their dragon forms. At some point in history, a bandit namedNemesis would murder the creator of the dragons,Sothis, and take her heart, bones, and blood for himself. Later on, Nemesis would return with many other humans to massacre the other dragons, again taking their hearts, bones, and blood to create Crest Stones,Heroes' Relics, andCrests. Each Crest Stone had its respective Crest carved into it as a marking.[1]
Crest Stones are the main source of power for the legendary Heroes' Relics; without a Crest Stone, a Relic is rendered nearly unusable due to its immense weight. In order to properly harness the power of a Relic's Crest Stone, a relevant Crest is required. If one attempts to wield a Relic without the proper Crest, the Crest Stone's power will take its toll on the wielder, to the point of transforming them into a hideousmonster. The monster will also have the Crest Stone embedded into its body somewhere.[2] A human may also be transformed if a Crest Stone's power is harnessed in some other manner, such as by forcefully implanting one within their bodies. These monsters are often draconic in nature, again owing to the Crest Stones being dragon hearts. There is only one Hero's Relic that does not possess a Crest Stone—theSword of the Creator, which originally held the Crest Stone of Sothis, but it was removed and implanted intoByleth shortly after their birth.
Owing to their great power, Crest Stones are often hidden away by humans in secure locations, to avoid them being misused. Most notably, theChurch of Seiros holds many Crest Stones within the Holy Tomb ofGarreg Mach Monastery, possibly to give repose to the fallen dragons that once bore them as their hearts. The Kingdom ofFaerghus also possesses a secure vault containing Crest Stones; during the events ofThree Houses, these are used by Faerghus soldiers as a last resort when they are cornered by theAdrestian Empire.
Crest Stones in theFire Emblem series
| Weapon | Available in: | Notes | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FE01 | FE02 | FE03 | FE04 | FE05 | FE06 | FE07 | FE08 | FE09 | FE10 | FE11 | FE12 | FE13 | FE14 | FE15 | FE16 | FE17 | ||
| Crest Stone (Gautier) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Crest Stone (Beast) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Crest Stone Shard | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Cracked Crest Stone | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Artificial Crest Stone S | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Artificial Crest Stone L | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Giant Artificial Crest Stone | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Pointy Artificial Crest Stone | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Blest Crest Stone Shard | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | Magic weapon. |
| Crest Stone of Seiros | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Real Seiros Crest Stone | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Crest Stone of Macuil | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | Magic weapon. |
| Crest Stone of Indech | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | Magic weapon. |
| Dark Stone (Bird) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Dark Stone (Crawler) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Dark Stone (Wolf) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Crest of Flames Power | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Twin-Crest Power | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Lost Crest Stone | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Lost Crest Stone (Large) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Crest Stone (Chevalier) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Chalice of Blood | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| A✓ means that the weapon is available in that game, while a✗ indicates the contrary. | ||||||||||||||||||
Classes capable of using Crest Stones
| Class | Wields Crest Stones in: | Notes | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FE01 | FE02 | FE03 | FE04 | FE05 | FE06 | FE07 | FE08 | FE09 | FE10 | FE11 | FE12 | FE13 | FE14 | FE15 | FE16 | FE17 | ||
| Black Beast | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Wandering Beast | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Wild Demonic Beast | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Experimental Demonic Beast | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Demonic Beast | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Flying Demonic Beast | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Altered Demonic Beast | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Giant Demonic Beast | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| White Beast | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| The Immaculate One | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Lord of the Lake | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Lord of the Desert | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Giant Bird | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Giant Crawler | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Giant Wolf | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Hegemon Husk | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| Umbral Beast | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | -- |
| A✓ means that the class wields Crest Stones in that game, while a✗ indicates the contrary. | ||||||||||||||||||
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) | Text (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|
| Three Houses | A mysterious stone that was concealed by the Church of Seiros. Engraved with a Crest. | セイロス教団が秘匿する謎の石。 それぞれ異なる紋章が刻まれている。 |
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Crest Stone | -- |
| Japanese | 紋章石 | Emblem Stone.紋章monshō can mean either "crest" or "emblem", though the Japanese version writes it in English as "Emblem" for major Crest icons. |
| Spanish | Piedra emblema | Emblem stone |
| French | Gemme emblématique | Emblematic gem |
| German | Wappenstein | Crest Stone |
| Italian | Pietra segno | Crest stone |
| Korean | 문장석 | Emblem stone |
| Simplified Chinese | 纹章石 | Emblem stone |
| Traditional Chinese | 紋章石 | Emblem stone |
Gallery
Artwork of a Crest Stone fromWarriors: Three Hopes.
References
- ↑"The Crest Stone of each Relic is carved with a specific Crest—the one that has the ability to wield it properly. The Crests are the keys. You need the right one to safely use a Hero's Relic." —Claude,Fire Emblem: Three Houses
- ↑"When Miklan transformed into a Black Beast, he was taken over by something that originated from the Crest Stone. And the Crest Stone was on his body. It all seems to add up." —Claude,Fire Emblem: Three Houses
See also
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