Talons Alight (Japanese:舞い降りる鉤爪Talons Alight) is the fifteenth chapter ofHector's tale inFire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, and is the first chapter exclusive to Hector's tale.

Plot

Main article:Talons Alight/Script

WhileEliwood andHector are finishing their business in CastleLaus, they are suddenly attacked by a group of mercenaries. Eliwood speculates that the mercenaries are led byEubans, whose mercenary company is extremely loyal to Laus and famed for their surprise attacks. The two lords were prepared for a sneak attack and manage to defend the throne; the mercenaries retreat before Hector and Eliwood can give chase, allowing them to pursue to their true target,Darin.

Chapter data

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Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Defend the throne for 7 turns	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat:Hector orEliwood dies, or an enemy reaches the throne	1–9	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	10+11	{{{third}}}
Map dimensions: 15 columns by 17 rows

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Defend the throne for 7 turns	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat:Hector orEliwood dies, or an enemy reaches the throne	1–9	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	16+19	{{{third}}}
Map dimensions: 15 columns by 17 rows

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Character data

Characters
New units
None
Forcibly deployed characters
Available characters

Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method Door Key Steal from enemyMercenary Vulnerary Steal from enemyMage Vulnerary Steal from enemyMage Lockpick Steal from enemyThief Silver Axe Open leftchest Mend Open rightchest Steel Bow Dropped bySealen (Normal Mode, drops unequipped item) Longbow Dropped bySealen (Normal Mode, drops unequipped item) Dragonshield Dropped bySealen(Hard Mode only)

Enemy data

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Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Sealen Nomad 15 1 26 10 9 7 10 7 6 7 7 Longbow •Steel Bow Moves to attack units in range. Merc Nomad 3 1 17~18 5~6 4~5 5~7 0 4~5 0~1 7 7 Iron Bow Moves to thethrone. Merc Knight 4 1 19~20 6~7 2~4 0~1 0 9~10 0~1 13 4 Steel Lance -- Merc Archer 4 1 19~21 4~6 4~5 3~5 0 3~4 0~1 7 5 Iron Bow -- Merc Thief 4 1 17~18 3~4 2~3 10~11 0 2~3 0~1 6 6 Iron Sword •Lockpick Ignores combat; moves to open all doors andchests, then moves to escape to the south Merc Mage 3 2 16~18 1~3 2~3 3~4 0 3~4 3~4 6 5 Fire •Vulnerary The northeast one moves to thethrone. Merc Mercenary 3 1 19~20 4~5 8~9 8~9 0 4~5 0~1 9 5 Iron Sword •Door Key Ignores combat until theDoor Key is no longer in his inventory or all doors have been opened. Merc Soldier 6 1 23~25 5~6 1~2 1~3 0 0~1 0~1 6 5 Iron Lance -- Merc Soldier 6 1 23~25 5~6 1~2 1~3 0 0~1 0~1 6 5 Javelin --

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Merc Fighter 4 1 22~23 6~7 2~4 4~6 0 2~3 0~1 11 5 Iron Axe Moves to attack destructible terrain, then moves to attack units unprovoked. Merc Myrmidon 4 2 17~19 4~6 10~11 10~11 0 2~3 0~1 8 5 Iron Sword -- Merc Mercenary 4 2 20~21 5~6 9~10 8~10 0 4~5 0~1 9 5 Iron Sword -- Merc Cavalier 4 3 21~23 5~7 3~4 5~6 0 6~7 0~1 9 7 Iron Sword •Iron Lance -- Merc Cavalier 4 3 21~23 5~7 3~4 5~6 0 6~7 0~1 9 7 Javelin --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Sealen Nomad 15 1 28~30 11~12 10~12 8~10 10 7~8 6~7 7 7 Longbow •Steel Bow •Dragonshield Moves to attack units in range. Merc Nomad 3 3 19~22 6~8 5~8 6~10 0 4~6 0~2 7 7 Iron Bow The one north ofSealen and the northwest one move to thethrone. Merc Knight 4 4 22~25 7~10 3~6 0~2 0 10~12 0~3 13 4 Steel Lance -- Merc Thief 4 1 19~21 3~5 3~6 11~14 0 2~4 0~3 6 6 Iron Sword •Lockpick Ignores combat; moves to open all doors andchests, then moves to escape to the south Merc Mage 3 2 18~22 3~7 3~6 4~6 0 3~5 4~6 6 5 Fire •Vulnerary The northeast one moves to thethrone. Merc Mercenary 3 1 22~25 5~8 9~12 9~11 0 4~7 0~3 9 5 Iron Sword •Door Key -- Merc Soldier 6 1 26~30 7~9 2~4 1~5 0 0~2 0~2 6 5 Iron Lance -- Merc Soldier 6 1 26~30 7~9 2~4 1~5 0 0~2 0~2 6 5 Javelin -- Merc Archer 4 2 22~25 5~8 5~8 4~7 0 3~5 0~2 7 5 Iron Bow --

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Merc Fighter 4 3 25~28 8~11 3~6 5~8 0 2~4 0~2 11 5 Iron Axe Moves to attack destructible terrain, then moves to attack units unprovoked. Merc Fighter 4 2 25~28 8~11 3~6 5~8 0 2~4 0~2 11 5 Hand Axe -- Merc Fighter 4 2 25~28 8~11 3~6 5~8 0 2~4 0~2 11 5 Hammer -- Merc Myrmidon 4 2 20~23 5~8 11~14 11~14 0 2~4 0~3 8 5 Iron Sword -- Merc Mercenary 4 2 23~26 6~9 10~13 9~12 0 4~7 0~3 9 5 Iron Sword -- Merc Cavalier 4 4 24~28 6~9 4~7 6~8 0 6~8 0~2 9 7 Iron Sword •Iron Lance -- Merc Cavalier 4 4 24~28 6~9 4~7 6~8 0 6~8 0~2 9 7 Javelin --

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Reinforcements

All reinforcements are halted whenSealen is defeated.

• Turns 2(Hard Mode), 3, and 4(Hard Mode)
  • 1Fighter with anIron Axe from the northwest corner of the map
• Turns 3 and 5(Hard Mode only)
  • 1Fighter with aHand Axe and 1 with aHammer from the northwest corner of the map
• Turns 3 and 4
  • 1Myrmidon and 1Mercenary from the southern stairway
• Turns 4(Hard Mode)/5(Normal Mode) – 7
  • 2Cavaliers from the eastern stairway

Boss data

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Main article:Sealen

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Nomad Level 15 Affinity --

Stats Max HP 26 Luck 10 Strength 10 Defense 7 Skill 9 Resistance 6 Speed 7 Constitution 7 Movement 7 Aid 18

Inventory Longbow Steel Bow Weapon Levels -- -- -- D -- -- -- --

Sealen will drop whichever weapon is in his lastinventory slot, and as such will drop the Longbow instead if he is made to equip the Steel Bow.

Nomad Level 15 Affinity --

Stats Max HP 28~30 Luck 10 Strength 11~12 Defense 7~8 Skill 10~12 Resistance 6~7 Speed 8~10 Constitution 7 Movement 7 Aid 18

Inventory Longbow Steel Bow Dragonshield Weapon Levels -- -- -- D -- -- -- --

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Strategy

Hannah's Augury

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Intro:Heh heh heh... So, you seek insight into your next battle? Augury:Ah... I see you are surrounded, or soon will be. A dangerous situation, to be sure... Don't worry about defeating every foe you face. Just mind your defenses. And beware the enemy leader. Do not foolishly anger him. Observe his reach and the extent of his powers. Those with weak defenses would do well to remain behind. That's common sense, yes? What else... Oh, yes. Of course. If you would protect your valuables, watch out for thieves. If you don't, they'll steal your eyes from their sockets, they will! That...is all I see.

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If you can draw him out,Sealen has useful items in both modes to loot. In normal mode, if you can trick him into using hisSteel Bow (surrounding him on all sides and placing someone two squares away can work), he will then drop theLongbow. In hard mode, he will always drop theDragonshield. If you have an open spot for Marcus or Oswin, they can lure him away from his starting position and should fare safely against his longbow.

Etymology and other languages

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