Nordion (Japanese:ノディオンNodion) is a state of the Kingdom ofAgustria, comprising the southern region of the country near the border withVerdane. Its ruling noble family are the bearers of theholy lineage ofHoðr of theTwelve Crusaders, rather than the kingdom's royal family at Agusti.

History

Following the foundation of Agustria as a whole, Hoðr bore numerous children, but of his children only his youngest daughter inherited his Brand and majorHoly Blood. This daughter married a member of House Nordion, inadvertently permanently transferring his Holy Blood to House Nordion. As a result, while the Agusti royal family were Hoðr's direct descendants, the Nordion family were the sole possessors of the holy blood; scions of Nordion were granted access to theMystletainn, Hoðr's weapon, only if they swore fealty to the Agusti crown.^[1] In the intervening years, Nordion became something of a military powerhouse among the Agustrian states, housing the famousCross Knight cavalry brigade.

By Grann 757, House Nordion was under the rule ofEldigan, the Lionheart, a close friend ofSigurd ofChalphy. Under Eldigan, Nordion opposed the actions of KingChagall in his military build-up and heated anti-Grannvale sentiment, but Eldigan was imprisoned for trying to advise him on the matter, and later nonetheless entered Chagall's service despite his best intentions, clashing with Sigurd on the battlefield during the Agustrian war with Grannvale. In the war's aftermath, House Nordion was left deserted, as Eldigan's sisterLachesis, wifeGrahnye and sonAres all fled Agustria in escape of the Grannvale occupation. Twenty-one years later in Grann 778, Ares returned to Agustria following the defeat of the Grannvale Empire bySeliph and assumed the Agustrian throne for himself.

Characters from Nordion

Character	Description	Appears in
Eldigan	The "Lionheart" of Nordion, and successor to the Mystletainn. Loyal to Chagall to a fault.	Genealogy of the Holy War,Awakening,Heroes
Lachesis	A noblewoman of Nordion and Eldigan's younger sister.	Genealogy of the Holy War,Awakening,Heroes
Grahnye	Eldigan's wife, ofLeonster heritage.	None
Ares	Son of Eldigan and Grahnye, later king of Agustria. Raised as a mercenary following his parents' deaths.	Genealogy of the Holy War,Awakening,Heroes
Diarmuid	Son of Lachesis. Raised inTirnanog with Seliph.	Genealogy of the Holy War,Thracia 776
Nanna	Daughter of Lachesis; later queen of the reunited Thracia and the wife ofLeif. Raised on the run inThracia with Leif.	Genealogy of the Holy War,Thracia 776,Awakening,Heroes
Tristan	Orphaned son of aCross Knight and brother of Jeanne; a member of the Tirnanog resistance. (Substitute character for Diarmuid)	Genealogy of the Holy War
Jeanne	Orphaned daughter of a Cross Knight and sister of Tristan; adopted and raised by Finn in Thracia. (Substitute character for Nanna)	Genealogy of the Holy War
Eva	A knight of Nordion, tasked with the protection of Lachesis.	Genealogy of the Holy War
Eve	A knight of Nordion, tasked with the protection of Lachesis.	Genealogy of the Holy War
Alva	A knight of Nordion, tasked with the protection of Lachesis.	Genealogy of the Holy War

Gameplay

Nordion Castle is present as acastle in Chapters1 and2 ofFire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, as a partner castle. It is inaccessible in the former owing to a neutral guard blocking the path to it; partway through the chapter, the Nordion army underEldigan emerges to fightElliot. In Chapter 2, Sigurd's army's first task is to helpLachesis and her knights defend Nordion from an impending assault from Heirhein.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

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  The coat of arms of Nordion from theFire Emblem Trading Card Game.
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  Nordion inChapter 2 ofGenealogy of the Holy War.

References