Not to be confused withRennak, a boss fromBerwick Saga.

Rennac (Japanese:レナックRennac) is a snarkyrogue who appears inFire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. He is a hired guard for PrincessL'Arachel ofRausten along withDozla; he is often trying to escape from her.

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Role

Rennac first appears inChapter 4, in which he, along withL'Arachel andDozla, appear on the northeast cliffs overlooking whereEirika's army is fighting monsters. L'Arachel declares that they must charge down the cliffs and help them, while Rennac snidely reminds her they will die if they choose to do so. After the battle, she energetically introduces herself to Eirika, as Rennac quietly accompanies her, quite annoyed by her energy. Still, he follows her as the group leaves.

Eirika's route

InChapter 9 L'Arachel's group appears again. She excitedly announces that they are going on the overland route toRausten. Rennac tries to stop her, but is ignored, sadly forced to continue. However, he can be seen in a house, asking the visitor not to tell L'Arachel that he is hiding there; he gives whoever visits adragonshield. At the end of the chapter, if neither of the two houses were destroyed, he comes up and asks Eirika if L'Arachel and Dozla are still in the city. She tells him they have left; he happily rejoices and gives her anangelic robe.

Later, inChapter 11, L'Arachel and Dozla appear again. She notices that Rennac is gone, but barely seems to miss him.

InChapter 14, Rennac appears in Jehanna Hall, aiming to loot the castle's treasure and leave. He can either offer Eirika to hire him for 9,980 gold, or L'Arachel just manages to persuade him to come with her by her assertive force. Afterwards, he joins Eirika's army and helps her for the rest of the war.

Ephraim's route

L'Arachel and her group appear at the end ofChapter 10. She informs Ephraim that no ships are leaving port because of a ghost ship. However, she also declares that she herself is finding a ship to help purge the ship of evil. Rennac is unenthusiastic about this, pleading that this end.

Luckily for him, he escapes before they board the ship. InChapter 11, L'Arachel mentions that he is gone, but does not really mind this.

He reappears inChapter 14 in Grado Keep, hoping to steal the treasure of the castle. Either Ephraim or L'Arachel can recruit him. If Ephraim talks to him, he is frightened, having heard tales of Ephraim's supposed brutality. He asks for 9,980 gold to hire him and all his treasure; Ephraim can accept or decline. If L'Arachel talks to him, he joins for free out of her forceful assertiveness. He joins Ephraim's army and helps for the rest of the war.

Starting stats and growth rates

Eirika's routeEphraim's route

Rogue Level 1 Affinity

Recruitment:Chapter 14, talk to withEirika and pay 9,980Gold or talk to withL'Arachel StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 28 Luck 5 Strength 10 Defense 9 Skill 16 Resistance 11 Speed 17 Constitution 7 Movement 6 Aid 6 Max HP 65% Luck 25% Strength 25% Defense 25% Skill 45% Resistance 30% Speed 60% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Steel Sword Vulnerary Member Card Weapon Levels B -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Rogue Level 1 Affinity

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Analysis

Rennac is a late-joiningRogue. As a Rogue, he can open doors and chests and can steal items from enemies. His base speed is very high, allowing him to steal from most foes without issues. Additionally, he has a 100% chance to find hidden items, and joins just beforeChapter 15, a chapter with hidden items.

Despite his utility, Rennac has many disadvantages. His availability is much lower than Colm's, and by the time he joins, there will be fewer items to steal and chests to open. Stealing is more valuable in the early game, as the player has access to fewer keys.The Sacred Stones offers many keys to the player for free, so thief utility is seldom significant. When Rennac joins, he often has nothing to do unless the player prefers to use lockpicks over keys.

Rennac's combat is decent, as his speed is high enough to double; however, he can only use swords, which have low might, no 2-range option until theLight Brand orRunesword inChapter 19, andweapon triangle disadvantage against lances, which are common. Because of this, Rennac will often get attacked by enemies he cannot kill or even counter. His durability is decent, but not amazing.

Rennac also suffers from redundancy. Deploying two thieves is almost never necessary except for Chapter 15, where there are multiple hidden items. In other chapters, there is little Rennac can do that Colm cannot. Colm also has a significant availability advantage; in the average playthrough, Colm will help the player much more than Rennac. In skirmishes in foggy areas two thieves can be useful.

The player can replace Colm with Rennac once the latter joins. Rennac will have higher stats on average, andRogues do not need lockpicks to open doors and chests. Even so, the high number ofDoor Keys andChest Keys inThe Sacred Stones calls Rennac's usefulness into question. Using mounted units with keys is often faster than having Rennac open everything.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

Only one variation of Rennac is currently available inHeroes. The normal variation of Rennac is one of the characters added to the game in theCalling of Blood update, and became available for summoning by players on January 7, 2022

Rennac: Rich "Merchant"

Starting stats

Rennac: Rich "Merchant" is only available at 5★ rarity.

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 16/17/18 Attack 6/7/8 Speed 11/12/13 Defense 11/12/13 Resistance 2/3/4 Maximum HP 35/39/42 Attack 34/37/41 Speed 39/42/46 Defense 30/34/37 Resistance 21/25/28 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Vicious Dagger+ -- Night Sky

Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Iron Dagger	★★★★★	★★★★★	50
	Steel Dagger	★★★★★	★★★★★	100
	Vicious Dagger	★★★★★	★★★★★	200
	Vicious Dagger+	★★★★★	★★★★★	300
	Night Sky	★★★★★	★★★★★	100
	Glimmer	★★★★★	—	200
A	Atk/Spd Solo 1	★★★★★	—	60
A	Atk/Spd Solo 2	★★★★★	—	120
A	Atk/Spd Solo 3	★★★★★	—	240
A	Atk/Spd Solo 4	★★★★★	—	300
B	Disarm Trap 1	★★★★★	—	60
B	Disarm Trap 2	★★★★★	—	120
B	Disarm Trap 3	★★★★★	—	240

Personality

Rennac is a quite sarcastic and contemptuous man. As a rogue, he takes great pride in his abilities, charging 9,980 gold toEirika orEphraim for his services.^[1][2] He is slightly greedy, and states that gold makes him happy when asked by L'Arachel.^[3] Often, he bemoans his terrible misfortune, in his view, and he greatly resents his work for L'Arachel.^[4] He is able to dance, shown in his conversations with L'Arachel, who at first doubts this. Rennac learned this from going to parties and dancing with his father's friends' daughters.^[5] Regardless of his negative character traits, he still has a sweet side, shown when he tries to court Tethys in their series of support conversations or, according to his ending, doesn't try very hard to keep away from L'Arachel.

Rennac is a rogue hired by L'Arachel to guard her along with Dozla. He receives very little pay for this; however, she states that he has received "ample compensation" as the joy from doing good.^[6] Still, however, he does have a soft spot for her, again, shown in his ending in which he does not try very hard to get away from L'Arachel. Although he is a rogue, he is the son of a wealthy merchant fromCarcino, but was forced to work for what he has at a young age.^[7]

Supports

Main article:Rennac/Supports

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Endings

Rennac, Rich "Merchant"
L'Arachel summoned Rennac back to Rausten, and he was forced to return. He was never able to escape his service to the self-centered princess who became queen. Admittedly, he didn't try very hard.

Quotes

Death quote

Battle quotes

Heroes quotes

Main article:Rennac/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Rennac is featured on one card inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Rennac
	Rich "Merchant", Rennac
		"Have Lady L'Arachel and her man, Sir Stubble-chin, gone yet? I'm finally free! No more getting bossed around by that witless ninny!"
		Attack: 50	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Rogue		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Masterful Pick:[Activate] [] Reveal the top card of your opponent's deck. If that card's deployment cost is 3 or more, draw a card. Fated for Servitude:[Trigger][Once per turn] When this unit reveals a card using "Masterful Pick", if you have an ally "L'Arachel", you may pay the cost and if you do: Untap this unit.
	Card #B11-040HN • Artist:Doji Shiki
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Rennac .

Flavor text

Meet some of the Heroes entries

Rennac: Rich "Merchant"
Here's Rennac, a thief from Carcino! He's one of L'Arachel's traveling companions, charged with keeping her safe on her mission to rid the land of monsters!	Well, I say "companion," but strictly speaking, Rennac was hired to protect her…and he doesn't seem very happy about the way the Princess of Rausten treats him compared to the way she treats their other companion—her retainer, Dozla.	I hear that Rennac's father was one of the greatest merchants in Carcino, but also incredibly miserly. He insisted that his son earn his keep with hard work, and so, unable to benefit from his family's fortune, young Rennac turned to thievery instead.	In Rennac's view, money is the only thing worth believing in. Well, if that's what it'll take to win him over, I'm sure the Order of Heroes can afford to keep him motivated!
Closely Associated Characters
L'Arachel Dozla {{{Related_name3}}} {{{Related_name4}}} {{{Related_name5}}} Princess of Rausten. Dozla and Rennac accompany her on their quest to defeat the monsters around Magvel. An attendant in L'Arachel's service. A hearty man with a thirst for life, who treasures children above all else. The other of L'Arachel's companions. {{{Related_blurb3}}} {{{Related_blurb4}}} {{{Related_blurb5}}}

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

520

Rennac The Sacred Stones

206

CYL 2 (2018)

594

Rennac The Sacred Stones

138 (−68)

CYL 3 (2019)

552 (+17)

Rennac The Sacred Stones

137 (−1)

CYL 4 (2020)

544 (−26)

Rennac The Sacred Stones

155 (+18)

CYL 5 (2021)

527 (−17)

Rennac The Sacred Stones

117 (−38)

CYL 6 (2022)

760 (+231)

Rennac The Sacred Stones

25 (−92)

CYL 7 (2023)

794 (+34)

Rennac The Sacred Stones

14 (−11)

CYL 8 (2024)

838 (+44)

Rennac The Sacred Stones

13 (−1)

CYL 9 (2025)

863 (+25)

Rennac The Sacred Stones

10 (−3)

CYL 10 (2026)

850 (−13)

Rennac The Sacred Stones

8 (−2)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	823

Trivia

• Rennac's base stats were significantly increased in international versions of the game; most notably, his resistance was increased from 3 to 11.
• In Eirika's Route, if Eirika tries to recruit Rennac, the background music will not change.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Rogue Sword

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Rennac fromThe Sacred Stones.

Battle animations

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  Rennac attacking with asword as aRogue inThe Sacred Stones.
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  Rennac performing acritical hit with a sword as a Rogue inThe Sacred Stones.

CG images

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  CG image of Rennac,L'Arachel, andDozla inThe Sacred Stones.

Portraits

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  Portrait of Rennac fromThe Sacred Stones prototype.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Rennac: Rich "Merchant".
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  Artwork of Rennac: Rich "Merchant".
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  Artwork of Rennac: Rich "Merchant".
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  Artwork of Rennac: Rich "Merchant".

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Rennac: Rich "Merchant".
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  Artwork of Rennac: Rich "Merchant".
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  Artwork of Rennac: Rich "Merchant".
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  Artwork of Rennac: Rich "Merchant".
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  Rennac in artwork ofColm: Capable Thief.
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  Rennac in artwork ofL'Arachel: Princess of Light.

Cipher artwork

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  Rennac in artwork ofL'Arachel.

References

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