For the artifact appearing in mainlineFire Emblem series titles, seeFire Emblem (Archanean item). For the items similar to the Gleamstones, seeGeosphere,Lightsphere,Lifesphere,Starsphere, andDarksphere.

TheShield of Flames (Japanese:炎の盾Shield of Flames) is anAytolisian artifact appearing inFire Emblem Warriors; it is clearly inspired by the ArchaneanFire Emblem. During the events ofWarriors,Lianna,Rowan, andDarios make it their goal to complete the Binding Shield to drive backVelezark's monster forces.

The Shield of Flames provides no gameplay benefits, though it is available as an optional visual bonus for Lianna and Rowan in the form ofCostumes.

History

An unspecified, but presumably long, time before the events ofWarriors a dragon capable of crossingOutrealms namedVelezark arrived in the realm. Shortly thereafter he attacked a kingdom with a Divine Dragon guardian. The two dragons clashed but the Divine Dragon was unable to defeat him in a direct fight. The Divine Dragon then creates the Shield of Flames to seal away the Chaos Dragon Velezark. Gravely injured, creating the Shield of Flames was one of the Divine Dragon's last acts. After sealing Velezark away the Divine Dragon also created two swords,Facinna andEnliron from her fangs, and passed away. In her resting place stands a great tree, similar to theMila Tree appearing inFire Emblem Awakening, teeming with her strength; the swords are enshrined at the tree's peak as well.

The Shield has since been enshrined in a great temple inAytolis.Lianna,Rowan andDarios, after defending the temple from enemy forces, hear of the legend of the Divine Dragon andVelezark and set out to find the heroes of legend needed to complete it. They eventually meet up with and befriend the required heroes. However, Velezark manages to possess Darios after he is captured byGristonne and Darios steals the shield; he then delivers it to his father,Oskar, who is trying to revive Velezark and use the Chaos Dragon's power for himself. Darios, who is still under Velezark's influence, is successful in reviving Velezark by using Oskar as a replacement sacrifice afterYelena, the intended sacrifice, is rescued by Lianna and Rowan. With Velezark's revival Darios is freed from the dragon's control but is thrown into a chasm, presumably to his death, by Velezark while returning the Shield of Flames to Lianna and Rowan.

Lianna and Rowan, with the Shield of Flames in hand, go to the Divine Dragon's tree and obtain Facinna and Enliron. Using all three artifacts, Lianna and Rowan defeat Velezark after striking him down in combat.

Gleamstones

TheGleamstones (Japanese:輝石Shinestones) are five orbs of heroic power prophesied to be formed when certain heroes from other worlds arrive in the realm ofWarriors. During the events ofWarriors the gems do indeed manifest from specific heroes over the course of the story. With the exception of Marth, each gleamstone seems to match the corresponding character's color palette. The gems, which do not have known individual names, are as follows:

Marth's Gleamstone	Corrin's Gleamstone	Xander's Gleamstone	Ryoma's Gleamstone	Chrom's Gleamstone

Etymology and other languages

Shield of Flames

Gleamstone

Gallery

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  Official render of the Shield of Flames with no Gleamstones fromWarriors.
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  Official render of the Shield of Flames with all Gleamstones fromWarriors.
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  The Shield of Flames in theFire Emblem Warriors reveal trailer.
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  Rowan with the Shield of Flames variant of his LordCostume.
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  Rowan with the Shield of Flames variant of his Great LordCostume.
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  Lianna with the Shield of Flames variant of her LordCostume.
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  Lianna with the Shield of Flames variant of her Great LordCostume.

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