Eight Legends

In the story events of Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken, the Eight Heroes were characters who fought the dragons during the period known as the Scouring. Each carried what were known as the Divine Weapons, which power was so great they caused a series of elemental imbalances that caused the retreat of the dragons through the Dragon's Gate. This ended the Scouring.

After the fight with the dragons, the heroes parted ways, and some founded Elibe's history. The Eight Heroes were:


 * Archsage Athos, who resided in Arcadia after the Scouring. He is otherwise known as the 'Living Legend'.
 * The Enigma Brammimond, who sleeps in the Shrine of the Seals. Brammimond is a Druid. His use of the dark arts caused him to develop a complex, where he mirrored the personality of those around him.
 * The Champion Roland, who founded Lycia. He is the great ancestor of Eliwood and Roy.
 * The Berserker Durbans who settled in the Western Isles. His Divine Weapon was the axe Armads, which was passed down to Hector during the story of Rekka no Ken.
 * Saint Elimine founded Eturia and the main religion of the world. Her present followers still speak about her.
 * Divine Knight Hanon, a female Nomad who founded Sacae.
 * Holy Knight Barigan, who founded Ilia.
 * The Hero Hartmut, was was the first King of Bern. He wielded both Exaccus and the Sword of Seals, and is Zephiel's great ancestor.

The Eight Heroes are based on The Song of Roland from French Mythology in real life.

Divine Weapons
The Divine Weapons were used by the Eight Heroes to fight back against the Dragons during the Scouring.


 * Forblaze, the Scorching Reason. This was a Fire tome used by Athos.
 * Apocalypse, the Revealing Darkness. It was a Dark tome used by Bramminond.
 * Durandal, the Blazing Sword. It was the Divine Weapon of Roland, and was eventually passed down to Eliwood during the story of the game. The Blazing Sword is the namesake of Rekka no Ken's title.
 * Armads, the Thunder Axe. It was used by Durbans. During the game's events, it is given to Hector by Durbans' spirit, who refers to himself as 'Armads'.
 * Aureola, the Supreme Light. The Aureola was a Light tome that belonged to Elimine. Athos brings it with himself during the last chapter in Rekka no Ken.
 * Miugre, the Gale Bow. This belonged to Hanon.
 * Malte, the Lance of Ice and Snow. Barigan's Divine Weapon.
 * Exaccus, Hartmut's Divine Weapon. He also had the Sword of Seals, which was a sword with more strength than the Divine Weapons. In Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi, Exaccus is in Zephiel's posession and is used in his last encounter with Roy's army.