Crest

Crests (紋章 Monshō, Crest) are a game mechanic introduced in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Similar to the Holy Blood from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, many of the nobility, who are descended from Fódlan's Ten Elites and Four Saints who fought during the War of Heroes, hail from families that bear Crests. Believed to be blessings bestowed by the Goddess, Crests are passed down by bloodline, but not all descendants inherit Crests and only a small number of people can invoke their abilities. Some Crests also allow their holders to wield a Hero's Relic associated with that Crest.

Crests are classified as either Major Crests that contain immense power, or Minor Crests that contain weaker power. Generally, it is believed that the stronger that a hero's blood runs within an heir, the higher the chance of that heir possessing a Major Crest. It is still possible for a child from a distant branch of a bloodline to be born with a Major Crest unexpectedly, however, and it is unknown why this occurs.

Several Crests appear prominently in the coat of arms and insignia throughout Fódlan: the Crest of Seiros for the Adrestian Empire and the Church of Seiros, the Crest of Blaiddyd for the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus, and the Crests of Riegan, Goneril, Daphnel, and Gloucester for the Leicester Alliance. The Crests of Seiros, Blaiddyd, and Riegan are also used to mark the capital cities on the map of Fódlan.

Crests of the Ten Elites
&dagger; Indicates the holder of a Minor Crest.

&Dagger; Indicates the holder of a Major Crest.

Crests of the Four Saints
&dagger; Indicates the holder of a Minor Crest.

&Dagger; Indicates the holder of a Major Crest.

Crests of the Divine
&dagger; Indicates the holder of a Minor Crest.

&Dagger; Indicates the holder of a Major Crest.

Crests of Unknown Origin
&dagger; Indicates the holder of a Minor Crest.

&Dagger; Indicates the holder of a Major Crest.