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Valla (Japanese:透魔王国Kingdom of Tōma) is an illusory kingdom that exists in a world separate fromHoshido andNohr. The only consistent entrance into Valla is by jumping into theBottomless Canyon, which sits between Hoshido and Nohr right at the border of the two kingdoms. This entrance opens and closes periodically every few decades, when the skies between Hoshido and Nohr switch places.
The kingdom boasts strange geometry, as the land and sky itself seems to be rent in pieces, and floats about seemingly at random. It is unknown if the kingdom was always like this orAnankos did this when he destroyed it. Another strange feature of the kingdom is the very powerful curse placed over it, also created by Anankos. Anyone who speaks of Valla outside its borders vanishes into seafoam, never to be heard from again. The age of this curse is somewhat unspecified, but there seems to be no written or historical knowledge of the kingdom outside of it, so presumably the curse is quite old.
History
Long before the events ofFire Emblem Fates the kingdom was founded byCadros. It was a prosperous place under its lineage of kings and the guidance ofAnankos. However, Anankos fell to degeneration like theArchanean dragons and became crazed. After Anankos killed a Vallite king and the kingdom's inhabitants,Arete, the king's wife, and her childAzura, along withMikoto and her childCorrin fled the ruined kingdom. Arete made her way into the Nohrian upper class as one ofGaron's wives andMikoto ended up in Hoshido and wedSumeragi.
Curse
After destroying Valla, Anankos laid a curse that kills any person outside of Valla who speaks of it; however, it has no effect on those who hear what triggers the curse. The curse kills its victims by vaporizing them, though they will still have time to speak. The curse was sufficient for the existence of Valla to fall out of common knowledge.
Vallite soldiers
During his reign, Anankos formed an army comprising of soldiers raised from the dead, similar to howGrima formed theRisen. These soldiers are surrounded by a violet aura and will turn semi-invisible when attacking. They will not perform their victory animations after defeating an enemy, instead resuming their neutral pose after doing so. The Vallite soldiers' portraits give them glowing purple eyes and the aforementioned violet aura.
Notable locations in Valla
Gyges
The Vallite capital, and the lair ofAnankos during the events ofFates. It is also the place he was felled byCorrin's forces.
Characters from Valla
| Character | Description | Appears in |
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 Anankos | ASilent Dragon, and one of theFirst Dragons. He is also the progenitor of the Hoshidan and Nohrian royal families. | Fates |
 Arete | Deceased queen of Valla, marriedGaron sometime after fleeing the country. She was killed by the Vallite curse when she tried to tell someone of her kingdom's plight. | Fates |
 Azura | An alleged Nohrian princess kidnapped by Hoshido. | Fates,Heroes |
 Mikoto | Arete's sister, marriedSumeragi some time after leaving Valla. | Fates,Heroes |
 Corrin | A person of noble heritage raised in Nohr. Of some sort ofdragon heritage. | Fates,Heroes |
 Lilith | AnAstral Dragon and daughter of Anankos. | Fates,Heroes |
 Anthony | A Vallite working for Anankos. | Fates |
Genealogy
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Trivia
- Birthright is the only path in which Valla does not appear or is mentioned at all during the storyline.
- Valla likely takes some inspiration from Valhalla in Norse mythology:
- A realm inhabited by einherjars; deceased warriors resurrected for the purpose of serving the gods, similar to the Vallite warriors fought in Valla.
- Valhalla translates to "Hall of the Fallen" and "Hall of the Slain".
- It is sometimes depicted as a heaven like environment in the sky, just like Valla.
- Valla might also take some inspiration from the real world fallen kingdom of Loulan:[2]
- Loulan was located in what is today western China and was an important stop on the Silk Road between the east and the west. Valla is similarly located in the Bottomless Canyon between the eastern-styled Hoshido and western-styled Nohr.
- For several centuries, Loulan was buried under desert sand and was forgotten by the rest of the world until its recent rediscovery. Likewise Valla was hidden from the rest of the world with very few people who knew about its existence.
- Many of the visuals of Valla, like Anankos's mask andYato's hilt, are taken from Buddhism, which was widely practiced in Loulan.
- In the Japanese version, the castle Gyges is known as Loulan (ロウラン).
Etymology and other languages
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Valla | Presumably a shortening ofValhalla, the Norse version of the afterlife where accomplished warriors go after death. |
| Japanese | 透魔王国 | Kingdom of Tōma; lit. "invisible kingdom". |
| Spanish | Valla | -- |
| French | Valla | -- |
| German | Valla | -- |
| Italian | Valla | -- |
| Portuguese | Valla | Used inHeroes as an option for the player's location in their profile card. |
| Traditional Chinese | 透魔 | Invisible kingdom; used inHeroes as an option for the player's location in their profile card. |
Gallery
Artwork of Valla's symbol.
- ↑"That over there is the royal capital of Valla, the stone castle Gyges" — Anthony,Fire Emblem Fates
- ↑ u/Tatami-chan,Worldbuilding in FE: Fates -- Valla and its Chinese influences, reddit.com,Published: Augsust 9, 2020,Retrieved: May 7, 2021
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