This article is about the chapter. For the location, seeThracia § Mount Violdrake.

Mount Violdrake (Japanese:紫竜山Purple Dragon Mountain) is the eighth chapter ofFire Emblem: Thracia 776. To playthe following side quest, the player must captureRumei and not release him—as he mounts on turn 16, the player has until then to do so; additionally,Dagdar andTanya must have been in the party at the end ofChapter 3.

Plot

Main article:Mount Violdrake/Script

Leif's group leaves CastleMeath; they are accompanied byCarrion, a knight working underHannibal, who is guiding them through the mountains toTarrah. Once some ways into the mountains, Carrion tells Leif that they should detour to Hannibal's mansion to meet up with several survivors fromLeonster hidden there under Hannibal's protection. Carrion also tells Leif that CountDryas is there, news that Leif is happy to hear.

Unfortunately, they encounter a mountain village under attack from bandits. Leif rushes to their aid and is confused to find that several of the bandits originate fromDagdar's group; includingMarty. Carrion notes that this is strange; why would Dagdar's bandits attack a village under Dagdar's protection?

Before the battle begins a man namedGomez shown instructing aThracian mercenary namedRumei to stop any and all intruders from entering Dagdar's mansion. Leif's forces capture and interrogate Rumei; Leif is informed that Dagdar andTanya are in the mansion and Gomez is out to kill them. Leif frees Rumei and hurries into the mansion to rescue Dagdar and Tanya.

Chapter data

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Seize the throne	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat:Leif dies	6–8+2	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	12+62	{{{third}}}

Units are arranged based on their position in deployment order after Leif.

Character data

Characters
New units
Carrion Cavalier HP 24 Inventory Steel Lance Level 1 Automatically from turn 1 Marty Brigand HP Varies Inventory Varies Level Varies Enemy;capture or talk to withOsian orHalvan Dagdar Warrior HP Varies Inventory Varies Level Varies Automatically at the end of the chapter if Tanya was not in the party at the end ofChapter 3 Tanya Bow Fighter HP Varies Inventory Varies Level Varies Automatically at the end of the chapter if Dagdar was not in the party at the end ofChapter 3
Forcibly deployed characters
Available characters

Marty,Dagdar, andTanya will only rejoin if they were in the party at the end ofChapter 3; they retain their levels, stats, inventory, and skills from the end Chapter 3.

Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method Knight Proof Visit northernvillage Luck Ring Visit southernvillage

Shop data

Armories and vendors

SwordsLancesAxesBowsTomesStavesItemsSecret

None

None

	Name	Cost
	Iron Axe	1,100
	Steel Axe	1,700
	Hand Axe	1,000
	Hammer	1,200

None

None

None

	Name	Cost
	Vulnerary	600
	Antitoxin	1,500
	Torch	500
	Door Key	500

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Enemy data

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.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Brigand Warrior 8 1 28~38 8~18 1~4 5~15 6~16 0~10 6~16 10~20 6~7 Poison Axe •Poison Bow •Vulnerary Moves to attack units in range. Brigand Brigand 5 2 22~29 5~12 0~3 0~7 0~7 0~7 3~10 9~16 6~7 Poison Axe • The one that does not stand on ahouse moves to attack units in range. • The one that stands on a house does not move. Brigand Brigand 8 1 22~32 5~15 0~3 0~10 0~10 0~10 3~13 9~19 6~7 Poison Axe Moves to attack units in range. Brigand Brigand 7 1 22~31 5~14 0~3 0~9 0~9 0~9 3~12 9~18 6~7 Poison Axe •Vulnerary Moves to attack units in range. Brigand Hunter 3 2 20~25 3~8 0~3 0~5 0~5 0~5 2~7 8~13 6~7 Poison Bow Moves to attack units in range. Brigand Brigand 7 1 22~31 5~14 0~3 0~9 0~9 0~9 3~12 9~18 6~7 Poison Axe Does not move. Brigand Brigand 10 2 22~34 5~17 0~3 0~12 0~12 0~12 3~15 9~20 6~7 Poison Axe Does not move. Marty Brigand Var. 1 Var. Var. Var. Var. Var. Var. Var. Var. Var. Varies • Retains his level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end ofChapter 3; Not present if he died or was taken away after being captured. • Moves to attack units in range. Rumei Wyvern Knight 5 1 36 10 2 6 5 6 4 9 7 Ridersbane •Steel Lance •Iron Sword •Vulnerary •Knight Proof Action: ★ • Does not move; stands on agate, the chapter's seize point. • At the start of turn 16 enemy phase, he mounts and begins moving to attack units in range.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Brigand Brigand 7 26 22~31 5~14 0~3 0~9 0~9 0~9 3~12 9~18 6~7 Poison Axe -- Brigand Brigand 8 18 22~32 5~15 0~3 0~10 0~10 0~10 3~13 9~19 6~7 Poison Axe -- Brigand Hunter 3 18 20~25 3~8 0~3 0~5 0~5 0~5 2~7 8~13 6~7 Poison Bow --

Reinforcements

All reinforcements are halted upon Rumei's defeat.

• Turns 5–30; has an 80% chance to appear each turn
  • 1Brigand, level 7, from the furthest northern end of the river
• Turns 7–24; has a 30% chance to appear each turn
  • 1Brigand, level 8, from the far northern forests
  • 1Hunter from the far northern forests

Boss data

Main article:Rumei

Wyvern Knight Level 5 Action ★

Stats Max HP 36 Speed 7/5 Strength 13/10 Luck 6 Magic 2 Defense 9/4 Skill 8/6 Constitution 9 Movement 9/6 FCM 0

Inventory Skills Ridersbane Steel Lance Iron Sword Vulnerary Knight Proof -- Weapon Levels C A -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Strategy

This is the first chapter that grants you access tobattle preparations, so feel free to move your items and weapons around. It is also important to keep track of thefatigue level of your units and plan ahead, so make it a habit to review the state of your units before battle. As units likeFergus,Brighton orMachyua have been in your party for at least five chapters, and are likely to have seen plenty of combat, it is likely they'll have to sit out of this one due to their high fatigue. This is also a good opportunity to restAsbel, as his boss-killing is not needed in this chapter, but is very useful in the next chapter.

The battle itself is rather simple, asLeif's forces move left to handleBrigands and reachDagdar's mansion. This makes it a good chapter for training up units, though be mindful of the warrior.Marty has found himself on the enemy side, but when spoken to byOsian orHalvan, or captured, he will defect. Do remember that Osian hasWrath and may ORKO Marty if provoked, however.

To playthe following side quest,Rumei must be captured, but not released. Do this before he mounts his wyvern on turn 16, though. However, Rumei has 14 defense due to the gate, so simply sending in mounted unit may not be enough to capture him in a timely manner due to the stat penalties when attempting a capture. Using a thief to reverse steal a crusader scroll into Rumei's inventory is very useful for whittling down his HP without risking an accidental crit. An alternative method of capturing Rumei is to simply have a thief with 7 constitution steal Rumei'sIron Sword; once it has been taken, Rumei can be captured with any unit of sufficient constitution.

Future chapters have plenty of doors to open, so purchasing someDoor Keys at the vendor is also recommended. TheFinal Chapter in particular requires six different doors to be opened quickly, all in different places.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

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  Map of the chapter

References