Exalt

"Hear me, Naga! I bear proof of our sacred covenant! In the name of the exalted blood, I ask for the divine dragon's power!"

- Chrom asking to Naga for the power to defeat Grima.

The Exalt is a term used to refer to the ruler of Ylisse, though it can also refer to the royal family. The Exalt rule from the city of Ylisstol, and each member of the royal line has the Mark of Naga, more commonly called the "Brand of the Exalt", somewhere on their body, symbolizing the line's ancient pact with Naga, leader of the Divine Dragons, to defeat the Fell Dragon Grima for the first time.

The bloodline of the Exalt began when the Holy King of Ylisse was granted the power to send Grima into slumber by Naga. In the years following Grima's defeat, the Exalt formed the Harldom of Ylisse, the followers of Grima set up the rival country of Plegia, while the rest of the continent eventually became part of Regna Ferox, ruled alternately by khans of the eastern and western halves of the territory. Over the next thousand years, Ylisse and Plegia fought and Ylisse became more warlike, with the father of Queen Emmeryn becoming reviled for his brutal campaigns. Emmeryn worked hard to erase her father's mark and turn away from war, but a renewed attack by Plegia forced Ylisse to form a vigilante fighting force called the Shepherds, of whom Chrom was their leader. Emmeryn was forced to kill herself in the middle of a great battle to prevent Chrom's death (although it is later reveal she survived in an amnesiac state). Chrom became the new Exalt following his sister's supposed death, and eventually rallied his forces and prevailed against Plegia, and eventually an awakened Grima. Either Chrom puts Grima back into his slumber, or Grima's present-day destined avatar uses the Fell Dragon's power against it and kills it permanently.

In an alternate timeline where Grima was successfully revived, all the Exalt were killed except for Lucina, who was eventually guided by Naga to the Outrealm Gate to return to a time before Grima's awakening.

Known Exalt/Exalt Descendents

 * Emmeryn, has the Mark on her forehead.
 * Chrom, has the Mark on his left shoulder.
 * Lucina, has the Mark in her left eye.
 * Lissa
 * Owain
 * Emmeryn and Chrom's father