Harken

"I have seen much blood in my days... Yet Lord Elbert welcomed me as an honored knight. When I lost him, I lost myself... Yet Lord Eliwood accepted me without question."

- Harken to Marcus in a support conversation

Harken (ハーケン, Hāken?) is a hero in service to house Pherae. On a mission accompanying Lord Elbert, he becomes the last surviving of his knights after their infamous trip. After the attack on his group, he decides to take revenge on the Black Fang by infiltrating their ranks and destroying them from within. His suicidal tendencies are only matched by his self-worth troubles coming from his blurry background and his love for his fiancée, the paladin Isadora, who he promised to marry once the war was over and he returned.

During the course of Blazing Sword
Watching Nergal wipe out the Pheraen Knights drove Harken to insanity because of his powerlessness, which in turn led him to forget his promise to Isadora, who would greatly resent this when they found each other again. However, Harken's former instructor, the paladin Marcus, helps him greatly to remember his duty to Pherae and ease his doubts about his worth as an ally, and he also becomes a guide and older brother figure for the young Lowen.

If he has an A support with Isadora, they renew their promise and get married; if he has one with Vaida, they develop some degree of understanding yet leave each other. You can recruit Harken in chapter 25 of Eliwood's story and in chapter 27 in Hector's story. If you defeat less than 3 promoted enemies before the 9th turn on Kenneth's map /Open less than 4 doors before the 9th turn on Jerme's map, Harken will join you if you make him talk with one of the following characters: Eliwood, Hector, Oswin, Lowen, Isadora or Marcus.

While Marcus and Eliwood are seen in the War on Bern, Harken makes no appearance at all. It is possible he settled down or that he went to war with Bern. If so, it is unknown if he survived.

Base Stats
Level 8 Hero
 * HP: 38
 * STR: 21
 * SKL: 20
 * SPD: 17
 * DEF: 15
 * RES: 10
 * LUK: 12
 * Weapon: Brave Sword

Growth Stats

 * HP: 80%
 * STR: 35%
 * SKL: 30%
 * SPD: 40%
 * LCK: 20%
 * DEF: 30%
 * RES: 25%

Death quote
Harken: I'm already dead... If I leave my body here, I do so without regret...

Final Chapter: Light quote
Harken: Lord Elbert... I will protect your son.

Trivia
Harken seems to be a remake of Astram from Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi and its remakes, as both are Heroes and dedicated soldiers to their lieges, and are also engaged to a female Paladin.

Etymology
'Harken' or 'hark' in archaic English was a verb meaning 'to listen.' It is often spelled 'hearken.'