This page is about the Elibean Manakete; for the Valentian villager, seeFaye.

Fae (Japanese:ファFa) is amanakete residing inArcadia, and one of the last surviving pure-bloodeddragons inElibe.

Biography

Fae is the only pure dragon to still be living in Arcadia as of the modern Elibe era, although half-bloods such asSophia do reside there as well. As with all Arcadian citizens, she was restricted for most of her life from visiting or having any contact with the world outside Nabata,^[1] although in her case the ban was particularly emphatic owing to her dragon nature.^[2]

In the year 980, duringEliwood,Hector, andLyn's expedition into theNabata desert in search of "the living legend", Fae was looking after a small house near the desert border. She passed on to Eliwood's group news that treasure could be found in the desert by sifting near the bones, having also toldPent this earlier.^[3]

During theDisturbance of Bern, when Bern's attempted to invade Arcadia, Fae went into hiding with Igrene untilRoy cleared away the invasion, whereupon she emerged and met Roy. When Roy's army left Arcadia to continue the war inEtruria, Fae wished to go with them but was forbidden from doing so by the elder. Nonetheless, she snuck out on her own and was captured by an Etrurian Revolutionaries detachment led byBern, at a castle on the Etrurian border. She was rescued when Roy learned of her escape and led an assault on the castle. Roy chose to let Fae remain with his army, instead of possibly risking her being caught again on her way back to Arcadia, and she fought in the war.

In the late stages of the war, she learned ofIdunn's history and feared that she herself would become an enemy to humans as well, but with Roy's encouragement she fought Idunn with the hope of helping her. After the war, when Idunn was taken back to Arcadia in an attempt to restore her soul, Fae played with her daily to try and get her acting normally or showing some sign of emotion again.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Role

If she is still alive at the time, Fae is a mandatory unit inChapter 24 and theFinal Chapter. Her survival at the end of the game is one of the criteria to obtain the game's best ending, along with havingRoy use theBinding Blade to defeatIdunn.

Starting stats and growth rates

Manakete Level 1 Affinity

Recruitment:Chapter 15, automatically at the end of the chapter StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 16 Luck 7 Strength 2+12 Defense 2+15 Skill 2+12 Resistance 6+20 Speed 3 Constitution 1 Movement 5 Aid 0 Max HP 130% Luck 150% Strength 90% Defense 30% Skill 85% Resistance 50% Speed 65% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Divinestone Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Analysis

Fae is the only playableManakete unit in Roy's team. All of her base stats are extremely low, meaning she would most certainly die if left exposed during enemy phase. She has a poor movement range of 5 spaces, which will often cause her to fall behind or incapable of escaping enemies with high movement range, such asWyvern Riders/Wyvern Lords. On the plus side, she has very high stat growth rates except for defense. Due to starting at level 1, she will have plenty of room to improve her stats. Because of her lowconstitution, she can be rescued by every unit in the game except Merlinus.

Fae's only weapon of choice is the uniqueDivinestone, which can deal great damage to the enemy Manaketes encountered throughout the game. It additionally grants huge increases to her strength, skill, defense, and resistance; this mitigates her low base stats and allows her to remain durable against non-manakete units. Unfortunately, the Divinestone comes with some severe costs to compensate for its extreme power: the Divinestone is a one-of-a-kind weapon with only 30 uses before breaking; there is no way to obtain another one and Fae cannot use anything else in its place. Unlike other weapons in the game, it cannot be repaired with theHammerne staff. Should her Divinestone break at any time during the main story, she effectively becomes a useless unit for the remainder of the game, which would carry over to the Trial Maps. Without the Divinestone, Fae will lose the bonuses to patch her low base stats and will certainly get annihilated by the enemy forces. As such, it is recommended to keep her from being exposed too much in enemy phase, in order to prevent the enemy units from rapidly wearing down the durability of the Divinestone, especially since she is force-deployed in Chapter 24 and the Final Chapter. The Divinestone doesn't attack enemies in 2-range, so she can take hits at long range without exhausting her weapon's uses.

Thanks to her incredibly high resistance, Fae is ideal bait for dangerous long-range magic and status staff wielders. If she is placed in the bottom deployment slot, enemies are more likely to target her with status, despite a very low chance of hitting, and her pathetic speed is turned to an advantage as she depletes enemy siege tomes twice as fast.

The issue regarding the limited uses of the Divinestone can be circumvented by utilizing aglitch to obtain aFirestone from an enemy Manakete. While the Firestone is slightly inferior to the Divinestone in regards to the stat bonuses that it provides (e.g. the Firestone providing a much smaller +5 increase to resistance while the Divinestone provides +20) and lacks the effective bonus damage against manaketes, it can be used an unlimited number of times, alleviating the issues of Fae relying only on the Divinestone in combat. However, as the game does not expect for Fae to wield the Firestone in any capacity, her sprites would glitch, which may or may not cause the game to crash. Because of this, it is entirely up to the player's discretion whether or not going through the trouble of obtaining the Firestone is worth it in the long run.

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Role

Fae makes a cameo appearance in the house inChapter 22E/23H, where she is house-sitting. She has a unique conversation withHawkeye if he visits the house.

Fire Emblem Engage

Role

Fae appears as an equippableBond Ring. She can be summoned usingRoy'sEmblem Ring.

Bond Ring data

Stat modifiers Ring level Str Mag Lck C +0 +0 +1 B +1 +0 +1 A +1 +1 +1 S +1 +1 +2

Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article:Fae/Heroes

There are three different variations of Fae available inHeroes. In addition,Idunn: Dragonkin Duo features her as aDuo Hero alongsideIdunn.

Personality

Despite being several hundred years old already, Fae is in practice little more than a young child. Having spent most of her life locked indoors in Arcadia, she loves playing in and exploring the outside world and takes an interest in almost everything she sees; she has a particular interest in things she finds pretty, such asElffin's hair^[4] and butterflies.^[5] She has trouble listening to orders given to her, finding them to be "no fun" no matter how important they are.^[6] When stories are read to her, asNiime did, she tends to fall asleep once they're finished.^[7]

Fae has trouble understanding certain ideas, such as her destiny to live for near-eternity;^[8] however, she fully understands the concept of death and is distraught at Sophia's suggestion that she would one day die while Fae continues to live. For this reason, many of the people who interact with her deliberately avoid explaining the deaths of others to her, such asIgrene telling her about her deceased daughter, with whom Fae used to be friends.^[9] Upon hearingJahn's story ofthe Scouring at theDragon Sanctuary, she was upset by the idea that she would one day be an enemy to humans.^[10]

Supports

The Binding Blade

Main article:Fae/Supports

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Endings

Fae - Divine Dragon
Short: Vanished without a trace.

Long: After returning to Nabata, Fae was never heard from again. Many historians are skeptical that she even existed...

Quotes

Battle quotes

Death quote

Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article:Fae/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Fae's official artwork fromThe Binding Blade can be viewed inPath of Radiance's extras menu if a copy ofThe Binding Blade is connected to a Japanese copy ofPath of Radiance. This illustration, along with all otherThe Binding Blade-related artwork, is inaccessible in the international versions of the game, owing to the fact thatThe Binding Blade was not released in those regions.

Fire Emblem: Hasha no Tsurugi

Stats

Stats given in:Chapter 26 Manakete Level 1 Affinity Stats Max HP 16 Luck 7 Strength 2 Defense 2 Skill 4 Resistance 7 Speed 2 Constitution 1 Movement 5 Aid --

Fire Emblem Cipher

Fae is featured on four cards inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Fae
	The Dragon Called a God, Fae
		"Hey, hey! When I grow up, am I gonna be pretty?"
		Attack: 50	Support: 20	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Manakete		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Eternal Child:[Activate][Once per turn] Select 1 of your bond cards, then put it at the top of your deck. Pure Divine Dragon:[Always] If you have 6+ bond cards in play, this unit gains +30 attack.
	Card #B05-044R • Artist:Foo Midori
	Innocent Dragon Girl, Fae
		"I'm having lots and lots of fun! I can be outside!"
		Attack: 30	Support: 20	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Manakete		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Pure-Blooded Divine Dragon:[Always] If you have at least 4 bonds, this unit gains +30 attack. Manakete Emblem:[Support] If the attacking unit is, then you may choose a card in your hand and place it in your Bond Area.
	Card #B05-045N • Artist:Foo Midori
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		"Hey, hey, do you think I'll be pretty when I grow up?"
		Attack: 80	Support: 20	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Manakete		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		"Outside is fun!":[Always] During your turn, this unit gains +20 attack. "Let's stay together forever and ever!":[Special] You cannot deploy this card in an Area which your Main Character does not occupy.
	Card #B16-031R(+X) • Artist:Tobi(B16-031R),daigoman(B16-031R+X)
	Dragon Girl of the Hidden Village, Fae
		"My real name is actually reeeeally long. The only bit of it that humans can hear is Fae!"
		Attack: 30	Support: 20	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Manakete		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		"I wanna be all growed up!":[Activate][Once per turn] [] Until the end of your opponent's next turn, this unit gains +20 attack. Dragonblood Emblem:[Support] If you have as many or fewer Bond cards as your opponent, you may choose 1 card from your hand and play it in your Bond Area.
	Card #B16-032N • Artist:Tobi
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Fae .

Notable merchandise

Image	Information	Price	Release date
	Fae appears in volume 8 of theFire Emblem Heroes: Mini Acrylic Figure Collection. Her volume 8 appearance is based on her standard appearance inHeroes.	¥350	November 2018JP

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Trivia

• Fae's actual name is significantly longer, but she claims it is comprised of sounds humans cannot hear, with the "Fae" part of it being the only part audible to humans.^[11]
• While Fae can normally only attack using a Divine Stone, it ispossible to steal a Fire Dragonstone inFire Emblem: The Binding Blade for Fae to use. However, having Fae use the Fire Dragonstone will glitch her battle animations. Conversely, it is possible for Fae to permanently lose her Divine Stone from an enemy thief despite thieves normally not being able to steal weapons inThe Binding Blade.
• Because theDivinestone is treated as an item and not a weapon, Fae cannot be used in theLink Arena.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
The Binding Blade Manakete Untransformed Divinestone
The Blazing Blade

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Fae fromThe Binding Blade.

Battle animations

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  Fae attacking with aDivinestone as aManakete inThe Binding Blade.

CG images

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  CG image of Fae andIdunn inThe Binding Blade.
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  CG image of Fae inPath of Radiance.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Fae: Divine Dragon.
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  Artwork of Fae: Divine Dragon.
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  Artwork of Fae: Divine Dragon.
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  Artwork of Fae: Divine Dragon.
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  Artwork of Resplendent Fae: Divine Dragon.
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  Artwork of Resplendent Fae: Divine Dragon.
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  Artwork of Resplendent Fae: Divine Dragon.
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  Artwork of Resplendent Fae: Divine Dragon.
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  Artwork of Fae: Holiday Dear.
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  Artwork of Fae: Holiday Dear.
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  Artwork of Fae: Holiday Dear.
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  Artwork of Fae: Holiday Dear.
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  Artwork of Fae: Childlike Dragon.
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  Artwork of Fae: Childlike Dragon.
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  Artwork of Fae: Childlike Dragon.
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  Artwork of Fae: Childlike Dragon.
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  Artwork ofIdunn: Dragonkin Duo, a Duo Hero featuring Fae.
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  Artwork of Idunn: Dragonkin Duo.
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  Artwork of Idunn: Dragonkin Duo.
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  Artwork of Idunn: Dragonkin Duo.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Fae: Divine Dragon.
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  Artwork of Fae: Divine Dragon.
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  Artwork of Fae: Divine Dragon.
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  Artwork of Fae: Divine Dragon.
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  Artwork of Fae: Holiday Dear.
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  Artwork of Fae: Holiday Dear.
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  Artwork of Fae: Holiday Dear.
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  Artwork of Fae: Childlike Dragon.
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  Artwork of Fae: Childlike Dragon.
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  Artwork of Fae: Childlike Dragon.
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  Artwork of Fae: Childlike Dragon.
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  Fae in artwork ofIdunn: Dragonkin Duo.
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  Fae in artwork of Idunn: Dragonkin Duo.
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  Fae in artwork of Idunn: Dragonkin Duo.
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  Fae in artwork of Idunn: Dragonkin Duo.
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  Fae in artwork ofIdunn: Divine Demon.

Wallpapers

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  Image of theHeroes calendar's November 2021 page, featuring Fae: Childlike Dragon.
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  Wallpaper of Fae: Divine Dragon from theA Hero Rises 2018 event.

Other artwork

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  Artwork of Fae,Myrrh, andTiki forHeroes's second anniversary.
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  Artwork ofIdunn and Fae forHeroes's third anniversary.
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  Artwork ofNowi, Tiki, and Fae from thePaired with the Past website.
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  Artwork featuring Fae promoting theChoose Your Legends:Shadows Cup andRound 10 events.
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  Artwork featuring Fae released on the third day of Choose Your Legends: Round 10.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Fae.
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  Artwork of Fae.
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  Artwork of Fae.
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  Artwork of Fae.
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  Artwork of Fae.
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  Fae in artwork ofTiki.
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  Fae in artwork of Tiki.
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  Celebratory artwork ofHugh and Fae for the release ofSeries 16.

References

This article is part ofProject Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in theFire Emblem series.