Nowell Valley (Japanese:ノエル渓谷Noel Valley) is the tenth chapter ofFire Emblem: Thracia 776.

Plot

Main article:Nowell Valley/Script

Leif's forces reach Nowell Valley, and Leif discusses their strategy withDryas, who takes note of the enemy ballistae and proposes three strategies to deal with them. After conferring with Dryas, Leif and his forces assault the valley and move toward its defending fort, Fort Nowell. Once the defending general,Largo, notices the attack, he sendsFred andOlwen to Fort Dandrum in order to warn it about the attackers. However, they stay behind for a moment to delay Leif's forces before leaving.

After Fred and Olwen leave the battlefield, Leif defeats Largo and conquers the fort. He then discusses the upcoming battle at Fort Dandrum with his advisors, recognizing that it will be a difficult one, because Dandrum is a well-fortified zone and its commander will know about the attack ahead of time.

Chapter data

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Seize the throne	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat:Leif dies	8–14	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	30+2	{{{third}}}

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

Character data

Characters
New units
None
Forcibly deployed characters
Available characters

Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method Rescue Visit northern house Magic Up Visit southern house

Shop data

Armories and vendors

SwordsLancesAxesBowsTomesStavesItemsSecret

	Name	Cost
	Iron Sword	2,200
	Steel Sword	2,900
	Slim Sword	2,600
	Iron Blade	2,000

None

None

None

	Name	Cost
	Thunder	3,200

	Name	Cost
	Heal	2,200

	Name	Cost
	Vulnerary	600
	Torch	500

None

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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 Friege Ballista 3 6 20~25 4~9 0~5 3~8 0~5 0~3 5~10 6~11 0 Ballista Authority: Largo Dvorak Wyvern Knight 8 1 24~34 7~17 1~11 6~16 6~16 0~10 9~19 8~18 9~10 Silver Lance Action: ★ Moves to attack units in range; otherwise moves toward units with fewer than three allied units within eight tiles of them. Friege Cavalier 12 1 20~34 3~17 0~14 3~17 4~18 0~14 3~17 6~20 8~9 Long Lance Authority: Largo Begins moving if any of the Cavaliers, southwest threeSoldiers, orMage are provoked. Friege Cavalier 15 1 20~37 3~20 0~17 3~20 4~20 0~17 3~20 6~20 8~9 Ridersbane Authority: Largo Begins moving if any of the Cavaliers, southwest threeSoldiers, orMage are provoked. Friege Cavalier 14 1 20~36 3~19 0~16 3~19 4~20 0~16 3~19 6~20 8~9 Armorslayer Authority: Largo Begins moving if any of the Cavaliers, southwest threeSoldiers, orMage are provoked. Friege Soldier 12 3 20~34 3~17 0~14 0~14 0~14 0~14 1~15 6~20 5~6 Javelin Authority: Largo Begins moving if any of them, theCavaliers, orMage are provoked. Friege Mage 10 1 18~30 0~12 2~14 2~14 3~15 0~12 0~12 4~16 6~7 Thunder Authority: Largo Begins moving if any of theCavaliers or southwest threeSoldiers are provoked. Friege Cavalier 10 1 20~32 3~15 0~12 3~15 4~16 0~12 3~15 6~18 8~9 Long Lance Authority: Largo Begins moving if any of the Cavaliers, southwest threeSoldiers, orMage are provoked. Friege Sword Armor 8 5 20~30 4~14 0~10 0~10 0~10 0~10 8~18 9~19 5~6 Long Sword Authority: Largo Does not move. Friege Bow Armor 6 1 20~28 4~12 0~8 0~8 0~8 0~8 8~16 9~17 5~6 Long Bow Authority: Largo Does not move. Friege Bow Armor 8 1 20~30 4~14 0~10 0~10 0~10 0~10 8~18 9~19 5~6 Long Bow Authority: Largo Does not move. Friege Soldier 10 2 20~32 3~15 0~12 0~12 0~12 0~12 1~13 6~18 5~6 Javelin Authority: Largo Does not move. Thief Thief 10 1 16~28 1~13 0~3 1~13 6~18 0~12 0~12 5~17 7~8 Lockpick •Iron Sword •S Drink Steal Ignores combat; each turn, randomly either does not move or moves to raid houses then to escape to the west. Friege Sword Armor 14 1 20~36 4~20 0~16+5 0~16 0~16 0~16 8~20 9~20 5~6 Flame Sword •Bridge Key •Vulnerary Authority: Largo Does not move. Friege Soldier 6 1 20~28 3~11 0~8 0~8 0~8 0~8 1~9 6~14 5~6 Short Lance Authority: Largo Moves to attack units in range. Thief Thief 9 1 16~27 1~12 0~3 1~12 6~17 0~11 0~11 5~16 7~8 Rapier •S Drink Steal Ignores combat; each turn, randomly either does not move or moves to raid houses then to escape to the west. Friege Bishop 5 1 20~27 0~7 5~12 2~9 2~9 0~7 1~8 4~11 5~6 Bolting •Physic •Heal Authority: Largo Does not move. Largo General 8 1 42 15 3 12 9 18 17 17 6 Great Lance •Great Bow •Ridersbane •Knight Proof Authority: ★★★ Action: ★★ Does not move; stands on agate, the chapter's seize point.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Fred Paladin 1 1 33 10 4 11+5 10 4 9 11 9 Lightning Sword Immortal* Authority: Largo On turn 6, begins ignoring combat and moving to escape to the west. Olwen Mage Knight 2 1 24 5 10 8 10 5 4 5 8 Dire Thunder •Vulnerary Immortal* Authority: Largo Action: ★ On turn 6, begins ignoring combat and moving to escape to the west.

Reinforcements

• Turn 4, or after reaching the column with the first broken bridge (reaching column 19); does not appear if Largo has been defeated
  • Olwen andFred from in front of the castle

Boss data

Main article:Largo

General Level 8 Action ★★ Authority ★★★

Stats Max HP 42 Speed 9 Strength 15 Luck 18 Magic 3 Defense 17 Skill 12 Constitution 17 Movement 6 FCM 1

Inventory Skills Great Lance Great Bow Ridersbane Knight Proof -- Weapon Levels A A D C -- -- -- -- -- --

Strategy

This is the first map in the game that features ballistae. They have enormous range, deal a lot of damage, and have decent defense. Frail units must remain cautious when going into their range, especially when their ranges overlap.

The first bridge is guarded by aSword Armor wielding aFlame Sword. Capturing this enemy grants the player a second copy of this great weapon. However, this must be done quickly if the player also wishes to visit the villages.

There are two thieves that will run to villages under ballista fire and they will try to destroy them. These villages contain two very good staves, and the thieves themselves possess twoS Drinks. The northern village can be easily visited by a durable mounted unit, though the southern one has a lot of terrain in the way and requires unlocking a bridge. Karin with aLeg Ring will make visiting these villages much easier, though she must dismount if she has to stay within ballista range during enemy phase. A thief can also make this process easier by stealing the S drinks, and the player will likely want to deploy one to steal the boss'sKnight Proof.

Upon crossing column 19 (the column containing the unlocked bridge) or on turn 4 enemy phase,Olwen andFred will appear and attack any unit within their range. They will ignore combat starting on turn 6, so the player can ignore them after turn 5.Dvorak on the other hand will always pursue the player, and the player should remain watchful for his movements.

After taking care of all of the villages and mini-bosses, the map becomes much less difficult. The ballistae can be drained of their ammunition freely, though this will also create fatigue for the attacked units. Additionally, theBolting bishop has a chance to critical any unit that doesn't have aCrusader Scroll. The player can pick off these Ballistae by having mounted units head to the north and south, though the heavy terrain can complicate things. Alternatively, the player can useWarp to bypass all the ballistae, though this will likely force the player to useRepair on it for later chapters.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

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  Map of the chapter