Nephenee

"It's a war. There ain't nothin' you can do. We just have to get used to it."

- Nephenee talking to Brom in a support conversation

Nephenee (ネフェニー, Nefenī?) appears in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn.

Nephenee has rural origins, but prefers not to speak in order to hide her strong countryside accent— she only speaks to fellow residents of the countryside such as Brom and Heather, though Calill also tried to teach her how to shake her country roots. Nephenee is the oldest daughter of a large family, but left them behind in order to defend her Crimean homeland from the Daein invasion. She has 3 triplet brothers and two sisters. It has been shown, through supports with Devdan, that she is easily pressured and intimidated (especially by Devdan himself). In Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, she and Brom quell a local rebellion that is incited by Ludveck's subordinates; she then travels to the Royal Palace in Melior to alert Elincia about the uprising. She fights alongside Ike during Part III, joining up with the merchant caravan on the way. After the war, she continues to live with her family in Melior and joins the fight when she is needed. A running gag in Radiant Dawn is that a female rogue named Heather seems to have affections for her.

Personality
She appears to be a simple country girl, and seems to dislike war. She is kind and seems warm, although she is easily scared that someone will dislike her because of her country accent.

Recruitment

 * Chapter 11: Her prison door was opened and she survived in Chapter 10.

Base Stats
|Soldier |Wind |7 |22 |8 |2 |10 |11 |6 |9 |3 |8 |10 |6 |Lance - E |Wrath |N/A

Growth Rates
|55% |40% |20% |55% |55% |25% |35% |25%

Recruitment

 * Part 2: Chapter 1: Automatically from Start, available in Chapter 1, 2 and Endgame.
 * Part 3: Chapter 2: Automatically from Base, available in Chapter 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 and Endgame.
 * Part 4: Can select to join the team Micaiah/Ike/Tibarn, available in which team she joined and Endgame.

Base Stats
|Halberdier |Wind |1 |32 |15 |6 |19 |20 |12 |15 |14 |7 |12 |7 |Lance - B |Wrath Critical +5 Shove |Steel Greatlance Vulnerary

Growth Rates
|45% |35% |15% |70% |65% |40% |35% |45%

Epilogue

 * Relentless Halberdier (最強の村娘, The Strongest Country Girl in the Japanese Version)

Nephenee lived with her family in Melior. Time and again she raised her lance in defense of the realm.

Etymology
The meaning is uncertain. 'Nephele' in Greek myth was a cloud nymph created by Zeus in the image of his wife, Hera, because he knew Ixion desired her. Ixion, mistaking Nephele for Hera, raped her, and Zeus banished him to the underworld. Their children were the centaurs. Also, 'nepenthe' refers to a mythical drug mentioned in the Odyssey that cures grief by causing forgetfulness. It is mentioned in the poem "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe.