Thracia 776 Playthrough - Chapter 2x

Chapter 2x - The Corsair Isle

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Turn Count: 13 (30)

The abducted cleric is Safiya, who was under the service of Linoan of Tahra. It appears that Tahra is at the brink of collapse under the pressure of the Empire, and child hunts by the Lopt Sect have started to occur. Lithis though is mostly trying to hit on Safi to not much avail.

FE5 is the first FE game that introduces side chapters. FE5 is also the first FE game that introduces Fog of War mechanics, IIRC. We land on the islands and it is night time. Night maps are pitch black. You cannot even see the lay of the land that is covered in darkness.

The enemies aren't too bad to deal with, but it's important not to get too far ahead. There are a couple Warriors standing around who can do some real damage if I walk too far ahead, given that they can actually 2x hit and KO Leif if he's holding the Light Brand. There are a few torches scattered around in forts in the map, which help improve vision making the turns later on a bit more manageable. It takes a number of turns to get through the map due to the sand and narrow pathways around the islands.

I split my forces walking around the first island, and we eventually regroup somewhat by the end. There's no boss for this map, Lithis is unarmed and you can instantly capture him, which is required to recruit him. Shiva is also here sitting on a fort, but we don't have to worry much about him for the time being. He is recruitable later, but from what I remember, we just leave him be for now.

Safiya now meets up with Leif, and mentions that they met on occasion back when Leif, Finn and Nanna were hiding out in Tahra from the empire. Safi tells Leif of the current situation in Tahra, and Leif decides he wants to set out towards Tahra to help them out. Safi convinces us to spare Lithis and let him come along with us.