Crumbling League (Japanese:同盟の崩壊Collapse of the alliance) is the fourth chapter ofFire Emblem: The Binding Blade. While traveling toOstia, Roy's army is attacked byLaus' forces, which are lead by none other thanMarquess Laus himself.

Plot

Main article:Crumbling League/Script

Roy's forces enterLaus, the territory of LordErik, on their way towardOstia. In the meantime,Narcian confers with Erik about the latter aligning himself with Bern. He also retrieves Erik's "gift" for him: an Etrurian noblewoman,Clarine. Narcian tries to talk to Clarine, but she only laughs at him and insults him. Their interaction is interrupted by a soldier who barges in to tell the Wyvern General thatSlater has been defeated by Roy at Araphen. Narcian, annoyed by the interruption, orders Erik to imprison Clarine and to block the road toward Ostia, then leaves.

The battle begins, and during it,Rutger visits Clarine in her cell. He takes her away from the cell, and Clarine initially resists him, but she soon realizes that he is leading her out of the castle. He gives her a previously prepared horse and tells her to run, claiming that his actions are motivated by his hatred ofBern.

Clarine eventually makes it to Roy and talks to him, ordering him to protect her from Laus's soldiers.Merlinus protests against her joining the army, but she declares she can help by healing wounded allies, and Roy accepts her inclusion.

In the meantime, Rutger is ordered by Erik to prepare for battle and eventually enters the battlefield. After he is deployed, Clarine can talk to him. When she does, she convinces him to join Roy's side by revealing to him that Roy is fighting Bern, a nation Rutger hates.

The battle concludes with Erik's defeat. Roy expresses his disbelief that Erik would betray Lycia and fears there is no peaceful solution to this conflict, then asksGuinivere if she intends to return to Bern. Guinivere says she wants to stay, because she disagrees with her brother's method of "freeing the world." She must stop him somehow, even though he believes in his cause.

Chapter data

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Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Seize the castle gate	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat:Roy dies	14+2	{{{partner}}}	0+1−1	16+10−1	{{{third}}}
Map dimensions: 30 columns by 17 rows

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Seize the castle gate	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat:Roy dies	14+2	{{{partner}}}	0+1−1	16+18−1	{{{third}}}
Map dimensions: 30 columns by 17 rows

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Units are arranged based on their position in deployment order. If every unit is recruited and alive, the deployment order is:Marcus,Alen,Bors,Wolt,Lance,Merlinus,Elen,Ward,Lot,Dieck,Shanna,Chad, andLugh.

Character data

Characters
New units
Clarine Troubadour HP 15 Inventory Heal Vulnerary Level 1 NPC, will automatically move and talk toRoy Rutger Myrmidon HP 22 Inventory Killing Edge Level 4 Enemy, talk to withClarine
Forcibly deployed characters
Available characters

Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method Vulnerary Steal from enemyArcher (reinforcement) Vulnerary Steal from enemyFighter (reinforcement) Vulnerary Steal from enemyFighter (reinforcement) Door Key Visiting the northeasternvillage Steel Blade Visiting the northwesternvillage Angelic Robe Visiting the southernvillage

Shop data

Armories and vendors

SwordsLancesAxesBowsAnimaLightDarkStavesItemsSecret

	Name	Cost
	Iron Sword	460
	Slim Sword	480

	Name	Cost
	Iron Lance	360
	Slim Lance	450
	Javelin	400

	Name	Cost
	Iron Axe	270
	Hand Axe	300

None

	Name	Cost
	Fire	560

None

None

	Name	Cost
	Heal	600

	Name	Cost
	Vulnerary	300

None

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Enemy data

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Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Erik Cavalier 10 1 26 8 8 9 2 8 2 9 7 Steel Sword •Javelin -- Laus Cavalier 4 1 21~23 5~7 3~4 5~6 0~2 6~7 0~1 9 7 Iron Sword Does not attackClarine; begins moving unprovoked when he can attack a unit within two turns, or on turn 4. Laus Archer 5 2 20~22 5~6 4~5 4~5 1~2 3~4 0~1 7 5 Iron Bow • Does not attackClarine. • The northern one moves to attack units in range. • The southern one begins moving unprovoked when he can attack a unit within two turns. Laus Cavalier 3 3 21~22 5~6 2~3 5~6 0~1 6~7 0~1 9 7 Iron Lance • Does not attackClarine. • The easternmost one moves to attack units in range. Laus Cavalier 3 2 21~22 5~6 2~3 5~6 0~1 6~7 0~1 9 7 Iron Sword • Does not attackClarine. • The easternmost one moves to attack units in range. Laus Cavalier 5 1 22~24 6~7 3~4 5~7 1~2 6~7 0~1 9 7 Iron Lance Does not attackClarine; begins moving unprovoked when he can attack a unit within two turns. Laus Cavalier 2 2 20~21 5~6 2~3 5~6 0~1 6~7 0~1 9 7 Iron Lance Does not attackClarine. Laus Cavalier 2 1 20~21 5~6 2~3 5~6 0~1 6~7 0~1 9 7 Iron Sword Does not attackClarine. Laus Archer 4 1 19~21 4~6 4~5 3~5 0~2 3~4 0~1 7 5 Iron Bow Does not attackClarine; begins moving unprovoked when he can attack a unit within two turns, or on turn 4. Laus Nomad 1 2 16 5 4 5 0 4 0 7 7 Iron Bow Does not attackClarine.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Pirate Pirate 4 3 20~22 5~6 2~4 6~7 0~1 3~4 0~1 10 5 Iron Axe Does not attackClarine; moves to raidvillages, then moves to attack units unprovoked. Pirate Pirate 3 3 20~21 4~6 2~3 6~7 0~1 3~4 0~1 10 5 Hand Axe Does not attackClarine; moves to raidvillages, then moves to attack units unprovoked. Laus Fighter 3 1 21~22 5~7 2~3 4~5 0~1 2~3 0~1 11 5 Iron Axe •Vulnerary Does not attackClarine. Laus Fighter 2 1 20~21 5~6 2~3 4~5 0~1 2~3 0~1 11 5 Iron Axe •Vulnerary Does not attackClarine. Laus Archer 2 1 18~19 4~5 3~4 3~4 0~1 3~4 0~1 7 5 Iron Bow •Vulnerary Does not attackClarine. Rutger Myrmidon 4 1 22 7 12 13 2 5 0 7 5 Killing Edge Does not attackClarine.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Erik Cavalier 10 1 32~36 10~12 10~14 11~13 4~6 8~10 2~4 9 7 Steel Sword •Javelin -- Laus Cavalier 4 1 27~33 7~11 5~10 7~10 2~6 6~9 0~3 9 7 Iron Sword Does not attackClarine; begins moving unprovoked when he can attack a unit within two turns, or on turn 4. Laus Archer 5 2 26~30 7~10 6~11 6~9 3~6 3~6 0~3 7 5 Iron Bow • Does not attackClarine. • The northern one moves to attack units in range. • The southern one begins moving unprovoked when he can attack a unit within two turns. Laus Cavalier 3 3 27~32 7~10 4~9 7~10 2~5 6~9 0~3 9 7 Iron Lance • Does not attackClarine. • The easternmost one moves to attack units in range. Laus Cavalier 3 2 27~32 7~10 4~9 7~10 2~5 6~9 0~3 9 7 Iron Sword • Does not attackClarine. • The easternmost one moves to attack units in range. Laus Cavalier 5 1 28~34 8~11 5~10 7~11 3~6 6~9 0~3 9 7 Iron Lance Does not attackClarine; begins moving unprovoked when he can attack a unit within two turns. Laus Cavalier 2 2 26~31 7~10 4~9 7~10 2~5 6~9 0~3 9 7 Iron Lance Does not attackClarine. Laus Cavalier 2 1 26~31 7~10 4~9 7~10 2~5 6~9 0~3 9 7 Iron Sword Does not attackClarine. Laus Archer 4 1 25~29 6~10 6~11 5~9 2~6 3~6 0~3 7 5 Iron Bow Does not attackClarine; begins moving unprovoked when he can attack a unit within two turns, or on turn 4. Laus Nomad 1 2 20~24 7~9 6~10 7~11 2~4 4~6 0~2 7 7 Iron Bow Does not attackClarine.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Pirate Pirate 4 5 23~27 7~9 3~6 7~9 0~2 3~5 0~2 10 5 Iron Axe Does not attackClarine; moves to raidvillages, then moves to attack units unprovoked. Pirate Pirate 3 5 23~26 6~9 3~5 7~9 0~2 3~5 0~2 10 5 Hand Axe Does not attackClarine; moves to raidvillages, then moves to attack units unprovoked. Laus Fighter 3 1 24~27 7~11 3~5 5~7 0~2 2~4 0~2 11 5 Iron Axe •Vulnerary Does not attackClarine. Laus Fighter 2 1 23~26 7~10 3~5 5~7 0~2 2~4 0~2 11 5 Iron Axe •Vulnerary Does not attackClarine. Laus Archer 2 1 21~23 5~7 4~7 4~6 1~3 3~5 0~2 7 5 Iron Bow •Vulnerary Does not attackClarine. Rutger Myrmidon 4 1 25~26 8~9 13~15 14~16 3~4 5~6 0~1 7 5 Killing Edge Does not attackClarine. Laus Cavalier 4 3 24~28 6~9 4~7 6~8 1~4 6~8 0~2 9 7 Iron Lance -- Laus Cavalier 4 1 24~28 6~9 4~7 6~8 1~4 6~8 0~2 9 7 Iron Lance •Javelin --

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Reinforcements

All hard mode-exclusive reinforcements are halted whenErik is defeated.

• Enemy phases of turns 4, 6, and 8; and enemy phases of turns 9 and 10 on Hard Mode
  • OnePirate with anIron Axe from the easternmost fort
  • One Pirate with aHand Axe one tile left of the westernmost fort
• Enemy phase of turn 6, ifErik is alive
  • TwoFighters, oneArcher, andRutger from east of the gate
• Enemy phase of turn 11 (Hard mode only)
  • FourCavaliers from the eastern edge of the map

NPC data

NPC Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Clarine Troubadour 1 1 15 2 5 9 8 2 5 5 7 Heal •Vulnerary --

Reinforcements

• Turn 3 other phase
  • Clarine from northeast of the gate

Boss data

Main article:Erik

Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range, representing stats that vary due to random growths. The figures to the left and right of the ~ are the stat's minimum and maximum possible values respectively.^[1]

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Cavalier Level 10

Stats Max HP 26 Luck 2 Strength 8 Defense 8 Skill 8 Resistance 2 Speed 9 Constitution 9 Movement 7 Aid 16

Inventory Javelin Steel Sword Weapon Levels ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Cavalier Level 10

Stats Max HP 32~36 Luck 4~6 Strength 10~12 Defense 8~10 Skill 10~14 Resistance 2~4 Speed 11~13 Constitution 9 Movement 7 Aid 16

Inventory Javelin Steel Sword Weapon Levels ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

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Strategy

This chapter's main difficulty is the high mobility of the enemies. They will reachRoy's party soon, so it is recommended to put the units with the most defense on the first line.Elen andShanna should not be on the second line, though, as the nomads can kill them in one or two hits. It is important to cover the three bridges near the party's starting point.

Clarine will talk toRoy on her own, so the player does not have to send anyone torescue or recruit her. In fact, Clarine can be used as a shield during this chapter, because most enemies will not attack her. The only exceptions to this are thepirates andErik. The other new unit,Rutger, must be recruited withClarine.

Reinforcements will come from the southern forts and the castle: twopirates after turns 4, 6, and 8, whileRutger and his team leaves the castle after turn 6. However, once the first wave of enemies has been cleared, the chapter becomes easier. Thepirates do not pose any threat; any unit with good avoid (for example,Chad orLance) can defeat them.

The player can sendMarcus to the southernvillage andMerlinus to the nearest village; the northeastern village can wait until the first wave of enemies has been defeated andShanna is free to go and visit it.

Erik is quite easy to defeat. Recommended weapons areRoy'srapier, thepoleax obtained inChapter 3, andLugh'smagic. OnceErik has been defeated,Roy can seize the castle and the chapter will end.

Trivia

• This chapter's map is slightly modified and reused inChapter 14 ofFire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.
• In the attract mode ofFire Emblem: The Binding Blade, this map is depicted with fog, even though it has no weather conditions ingame.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

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  Map of the chapter

References