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Shepherds (Japanese:小さな自警団Little Vigilantes) is the second chapter inFire Emblem Awakening. It is another chapter againstRisen as theShepherds begin their trek towardFerox.

Plot

Main article:Shepherds (chapter)/Script

The group finally arrives in Ylisstol, the capital ofYlisse. ExaltEmmeryn makes a public appearance, andRobin's companions explain that thefirst Exalt slew thefell dragon long ago and that Emmeryn is a symbol of the peace he fought so hard for.Chrom further explains that Emmeryn is the only thing keeping war from breaking out between Ylisse andPlegia.Lissa also reveals that Emmeryn is her and Chrom's older sister and that they are Ylissean royalty, much to Robin's shock. The four visit the palace and meet Emmeryn. Afterwards, Chrom,Frederick, Emmeryn, and Emmeryn's retainerPhila decide to hold a war council concerning the monsters, and Lissa takes her leave with Robin.

Lissa escorts Robin into theShepherds' garrison and introduces them to most of the rest of the Shepherds. Chrom arrives shortly afterwards and explains that they have been ordered to march to the neighboring kingdom ofRegna Ferox to seek a military alliance against the new threat. The group begins to head north, but along the road is ambushed by a group of the humanoid monsters, who have been namedRisen by theYlissean war council. The Shepherds destroy the Risen.

Summary

Lissa introduces the other Shepherds. They head north to Regna Ferox to seek military aid against the creatures from the woods, now named "Risen."

Chapter data

NormalHardLunatic

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Rout the enemy	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat:Chrom orRobin dies	8+1	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	12	{{{third}}}
Map dimensions: 15 columns by 20 rows

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Rout the enemy	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat:Chrom orRobin dies	8+1	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	14	{{{third}}}
Map dimensions: 15 columns by 20 rows

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Rout the enemy	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat:Chrom orRobin dies	8+1	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	16	{{{third}}}
Map dimensions: 15 columns by 20 rows

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Character data

Characters
New units
Stahl Cavalier HP 22 Inventory Bronze Sword Level 2 Automatically from turn 1 Vaike Fighter HP 24+5 Inventory -- Level 3 Automatically from turn 1 Miriel Mage HP 18 Inventory Fire Iron Axe Level 1 Automatically from turn 2
Forcibly deployed characters
Available characters

Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method Iron Sword Dropped by enemyMercenary Iron Lance Dropped by enemySoldier

Shop data

After clearingchapter 3, the shop at this location will become available.

Armory contents

Normal stockPossible merchant items

Item	Price
Fire	540
Thunder	630
Wind	450
Flux	540

Item	Price
If amerchant is present in The Northroad on theworld map, a random selection of three of the below items will also be available until the merchant leaves:
Iron Sword	520
Iron Lance	560
Iron Axe	600
Iron Bow	560
Beast Killer	1,650
Blessed Bow	1,540
Concoction	600
Master Seal	2,500
Second Seal	2,500
A rare item	Varies
The following items may randomly appear in any slot designated "Rare item":Hammerne,Seraph Robe,Energy Drop,Spirit Dust,Secret Book,Speedwing,Goddess Icon,Dracoshield,Talisman,Arms Scroll.

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Event tiles

• Column 4, row 14: On the northeast side of amountain formation
• Column 10, row 7: Southwest of the northeastfort

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.

NormalHardLunatic(+)

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Risen Chief Barbarian 4 1 26 11 0 7 8 3 4 1 - Hand Axe -- Risen Mercenary 2 2 17~18 6~7 0 8~9 7~8 3~4 2~3 0 5 Iron Sword -- Risen Barbarian 2 4 18~19 7~8 0 3~4 5~6 2~3 2~3 0 5 Iron Axe -- Risen Soldier 2 3 17~18 6~7 0 6~7 6~7 4~5 2~3 0 5 Iron Lance -- Risen Soldier 2 1 17~18 6~7 0 6~7 6~7 4~5 2~3 0 5 Iron Lance -- Risen Mercenary 2 1 17~18 6~7 0 8~9 7~8 3~4 2~3 0 5 Iron Sword --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Risen Chief Barbarian 4 1 31 13 0 8 10 4 4 1 - Hand Axe Gamble -- Risen Mercenary 2 2 22~23 8~9 0 10~11 9~10 5~6 2~3 0~1 5 Iron Sword Patience Can have 0–1 skill(s) at random • The southern one immediately begins moving unprovoked. • The northern one begins moving if a northernBarbarian,Soldier, or Mercenary is provoked. Risen Barbarian 2 4 24~25 9~10 0 4~5 7 3~4 2~3 0 5 Iron Axe Gamble Can have 0–1 skill(s) at random • The southern two immediately begin moving unprovoked. • The northern two both begin moving if either of them or a northernMercenary orSoldier is provoked. Risen Soldier 2 5 23~24 8~9 0 8~9 8~9 6~7 2~3 0~1 5 Iron Lance • The southern four immediately begin moving unprovoked. • The northern one begins moving if a northernMercenary,Barbarian, or Soldier is provoked. Risen Soldier 2 1 23~24 8~9 0 8~9 8~9 6~7 2~3 0~1 5 Iron Lance Begins moving if a northernMercenary,Barbarian, or Soldier is provoked. Risen Mercenary 2 1 22~23 8~9 0 10~11 9~10 5~6 2~3 0~1 5 Iron Sword Patience Can have 0–1 skill(s) at random Begins moving if a northern Mercenary,Barbarian, orSoldier is provoked.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Risen Chief Barbarian 4 1 40 17 0 10 13 6 4 1 5 Short Axe Gamble Will not move until a unit is in range of at least two of the following—him, the two northernMercenaries, the two northernBarbarians, or the two northernSoldiers—or until one of them is fought; in either case, he begins moving. Risen Barbarian 2 5 33 14 0 7 10 6 3 1 5 Steel Axe Gamble Can have 0–1 skill(s) at random • The southern three immediately begin moving unprovoked. • The northern two will not move until a unit is in range of at least two of the following—either of them, theRisen Chief, the two northernMercenaries, or the two northernSoldiers—or until one of them is fought; in either case, they begin moving. Risen Mercenary 2 3 30 12 0 15 13 8 3 1 5 Steel Sword Patience Can have 0–1 skill(s) at random • The southern two immediately begin moving unprovoked. • The northern one will not move until a unit is in range of at least two of the following—him, theRisen Chief, the northern Mercenary, the two northernBarbarians, or the two northernSoldiers—or until one of them is fought; in either case, they begin moving. Risen Soldier 2 5 32 11 0 11 11 9 4 1 5 Steel Lance • The southern four immediately begin moving unprovoked. • The northern one will not move until a unit is in range of at least two of the following—him, theRisen Chief, the two northernMercenaries, the two northernBarbarians, or the northern Soldier—or until one of them is fought; in either case, they begin moving. Risen Soldier 2 1 32 11 0 11 11 9 4 1 5 Steel Lance •Iron Lance Will not move until a unit is in range of at least two of the following—him, theRisen Chief, the two northernMercenaries, the two northernBarbarians, or the northern Soldier—or until one of them is fought; in either case, they begin moving. Risen Mercenary 2 1 30 12 0 15 13 8 3 1 5 Steel Sword •Iron Sword Patience Can have 0–1 skill(s) at random Will not move until a unit is in range of at least two of the following—him, theRisen Chief, the northern Mercenary, the two northernBarbarians, or the two northernSoldiers—or until one of them is fought; in either case, they begin moving.

Lunatic+ mode is set up exactly the same as Lunatic mode, only varying by enemies having two additional skills at random from the following pool:

• Pass
• Hawkeye
• Luna+
• Vantage+

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Boss data

Main article:Risen Chief

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Barbarian Level 4 Movement -

Stats Max HP 26 Speed 8 Strength 11 Luck 3 Magic 0 Defense 4 Skill 7 Resistance 1

Inventory Skills Hand Axe -- Weapon Levels -- -- D -- -- --

Barbarian Level 4 Movement -

Stats Max HP 31 Speed 10 Strength 13 Luck 4 Magic 0 Defense 4 Skill 8 Resistance 1

Inventory Skills Hand Axe Gamble Weapon Levels -- -- C -- -- --

Barbarian Level 4 Movement 5

Stats Max HP 40 Speed 13 Strength 17 Luck 6 Magic 0 Defense 4 Skill 10 Resistance 1

Inventory Skills Short Axe Gamble Weapon Levels -- -- A -- -- --

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Strategy

On Normal and Hard difficulties, the enemies will start packing Iron weapons as standard issue, while on Lunatic and Lunatic+ they start packing Steel. Watch your back. There are a ton of enemies lurking about, so your first order of business is to pair up Frederick and Chrom and send Frederick to face them down. Have Frederick use his Bronze Sword on turn one to evade the Barbarians (incidentally, Hawkeye Barbarians make your life miserable on Lunatic+), pull out the Silver Lance to deal with the Soldiers and Mercenaries, and don't be afraid to chug Virion's Elixir if you need to. Between his base Speed and Chrom's class pair-up bonuses, Frederick can double the enemy Barbarians if two of the following things have happened: Chrom reached 10 Speed, Frederick and Chrom got a C-rank support, and Frederick grew a point of Speed. He can double the Soldiers too if all three have happened. Meanwhile, the other Shepherds should try to pull in the western Mercenary and dogpile him for some quick experience. Virion and the incoming Miriel's 2-range chip damage will be invaluable here. You also want Stahl and Sully to be on the left side of the small four-space safe zone you start in so you can beat a hasty retreat to the southwest corner of the map once he's dead. Once the initial wave is dealt with, heal up and grab the nearby event tile.

Once everyone's patched up, pair Frederick and Chrom again and send them to the northwest fort. There, Frederick can pull in the second wave of enemies and kill them. The boss of this map isn't much different from the last one, and can be dealt with using the same tactics as last time. It definitely helps if you can give this kill to Chrom or Robin.

Trivia

• The map for this chapter is reused forFire Emblem Fates, as the xenologueBefore Awakening. It is also used as the setting for theFire Emblem Awakening microgame inWarioWare Gold.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

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