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Unwelcome Change (Japanese:砕かれた日常Broken daily life) is the first chapter inFire Emblem Awakening. This chapter introduces theRisen as well asa mysterious masked youth. Completing this chapter will unlock the ability to viewsupport conversations.

This chapter is the second of two chapters that appeared in the international demo version ofAwakening.

Plot

Main article:Unwelcome Change/Script

The night after the events of theprevious chapter, theShepherds make camp for the night inside a forest.Chrom andLissa are awoken by a strange noise and leave to investigate. Suddenly, an earthquake occurs, setting the forest on fire. Chrom and Lissa flee, only to encounter a strange portal that depositshorrific humanoid creatures. The creatures attack, but the siblings are aided by a mysterious swordsman wearing a mask.Robin andFrederick arrive, and together the five slay the monsters. Afterwards, the masked swordsman introduces himself as "Marth", a name once borne by the legendary Hero-King. Marth warns the group that calamity is coming and that what just transpired was nothing but a prelude.

Summary

A chaotic night in the woods brings tremors and terrors, but a swordsman named Marth comes to the rescue. Back in Ylisstol, Robin meets Emmeryn.

Chapter data

NormalHard/Lunatic

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Rout the enemy	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat:Chrom orRobin dies	4+2	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	7	{{{third}}}
Map dimensions: 16 columns by 16 rows

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Rout the enemy	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat:Chrom orRobin dies	4+2	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	8	{{{third}}}
Map dimensions: 16 columns by 16 rows

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Character data

Characters
New units
Sully Cavalier HP 20 Inventory Bronze Lance Level 2 Automatically from turn 2 Virion Archer HP 19 Inventory Iron Bow Elixir Level 2 Automatically from turn 2
Forcibly deployed characters
Available characters

Item data

There are no items obtained in this chapter.

Shop data

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

Armory contents

Normal stockPossible merchant items

Item	Price
Heal	600
Vulnerary	300

Item	Price
If amerchant is present in West of Ylisstol 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
Rescue	1,280
Physic	1,800
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 10, row 5: Two spaces above the northern fort.
• Column 12, row 10: On the southern fort.

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 Fighter 3 1 24 9 0 8 6 5 4 0 5 Hand Axe Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Risen Fighter 1 3 16 7 0 5 5 3 1 0 5 Bronze Axe Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Risen Mercenary 1 2 15 6 0 8 7 3 2 0 5 Bronze Sword Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Risen Archer 1 1 15 5 0 8 6 2 1 0 5 Bronze Bow Immediately begins moving unprovoked.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Risen Chief Fighter 3 1 29+5 11 0 10 7 7 4 0 5 Hand Axe HP +5 Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Risen Fighter 1 4 21~22 9~10 0 6~7 6~7 5~6 1~2 0 5 Bronze Axe HP +5 •Zeal Can have 0–1 skill(s) at random Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Risen Mercenary 1 2 20 8~9 0 10~11 9~10 4~5 2~3 0~1 5 Bronze Sword Patience Can have 0–1 skill(s) at random Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Risen Archer 1 1 19~20 6~7 0 10~11 7~8 3~4 1~2 0~1 5 Bronze Bow Skill +2 •Prescience Can have 0–1 skill(s) at random Immediately begins moving unprovoked.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Risen Chief Fighter 3 1 37+5 15 0 13 9 11 5 0 5 Short Axe HP +5 Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Risen Fighter 1 3 29 13 0 10 8 9 2 0 5 Iron Axe HP +5 •Zeal Can have 0–1 skill(s) at random Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Risen Mercenary 1 2 27 12 0 14 13 8 3 1 5 Iron Sword Patience Can have 0–1 skill(s) at random Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Risen Archer 1 1 27 9 0 14 10 6 2 1 5 Iron Bow Skill +2 •Prescience Can have 0–1 skill(s) at random Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Risen Fighter 1 1 29 13 0 10 8 9 2 0 5 Hammer HP +5 •Zeal Can have 0–1 skill(s) at random Immediately begins moving unprovoked.

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

NormalHardLunatic

Fighter Level 3 Movement 5

Stats Max HP 24 Speed 6 Strength 9 Luck 5 Magic 0 Defense 4 Skill 8 Resistance 0

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

Fighter Level 3 Movement 5

Stats Max HP 29+5 Speed 7 Strength 11 Luck 7 Magic 0 Defense 4 Skill 10 Resistance 0

Inventory Skills Hand Axe HP +5 Weapon Levels -- -- C -- -- --

Fighter Level 3 Movement 5

Stats Max HP 37+5 Speed 9 Strength 15 Luck 11 Magic 0 Defense 5 Skill 13 Resistance 0

Inventory Skills Short Axe HP +5 Weapon Levels -- -- A -- -- --

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Strategy

Start by having Frederick pair up with Chrom and Lissa pair up with Robin. Move Frederick to the north fort and move Robin out of danger. (He can have either the Silver Lance or Bronze Sword equipped; the Silver Lance is more reliable, but the Bronze Sword is cheaper to replace.) On the enemy phase, the Fighter will suicidally attack Frederick and the Mercenary will wound himself.

Enter Sully and Virion. Sully is a speedy Cavalier who is somewhat frail. Virion is an Archer with questionable bases but good potential if he gets his hands on a Longbow. On turn 2, bring Chrom in front and have him kill the Mercenary if he's still alive. Pair Virion up with Sully. If the last Mercenary has Luna+, have them flee to the north; if not, move Sully two spaces south to pick a fight with him. Keep Robin on the outskirts of the danger zone. On the enemy phase, the Fighters and Archer will attack Chrom, who can survive with a little luck thanks to Frederick and the terrain advantages. If Frederick gets a couple of Dual Strikes, so much the better.

At this point, the battle becomes too hectic for any given strategy to be 100% reliable. If Virion hits the Mercenary with a Dual Strike, he (or Sully, if the Mercenary lacks Vantage+) can actually pick him off. If Sully is injured but can't finish him, she should flee north to get healed by Lissa. At any rate, Chrom or Frederick should finish off the injured enemies. At this point, you can probably manage the boss. Note that he generally prefers attacking squishy units like Robin and Virion over the bulky Frederick, even if Frederick can't counterattack. Also, if you can trade Virion's Elixir over to Frederick, that would be really helpful for the next chapter.

Trivia

• This chapter is one of two in the vanillaAwakening game, and one of four in total, to include genericRisen that do not refer to the Risen as such in dialogue, the others beingparalogue 16,EXPonential Growth, andHarvest Scramble. In the case of this chapter, this is due to the name "Risen" not being formally coined among the game's characters until thenext chapter.
• There is an error present in the animated cutscene during this chapter. Right after Marth calls to Chrom for help,Falchion's hilt can be seen behind Chrom's left shoulder despite it currently being held in his right hand.

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