Nephenee

Nephenee (ネフェニー, Nefenī?) appears in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn. She is generally considered to be the best Halberdier in both games.

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 Ludvek'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 Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn is that a female rogue named Heather seems to have affections for her.

Nephenee is a very powerful unit in both games she appears in. Like most Sentinels, she has good skill stats, and defense rivaling that of a Marshall, but not a max defense stat able to rival a Marshall, as Sentinels have max defense as 45 while Marshalls have 50 max defense, rivaling that of all Ashera's max stats. Nephenee also has good speed and resistance increases, unlike Marshalls.

Recruitment
To obtain her, in Path of Radiance, you have to talk to her with Ike in Chapter 10. In Radiant Dawn, she automatically joins you in Part II, along with Brom.

Etymology
The meaning is uncertain. 'Nephele' in Greek myth was a cloud nymph whom Ixion raped because he thought she was Hera. Their children were the centaurs. Also, 'nepenthe' refers to a mythical drug mentioned in the Odyssey that cures grief by causing forgetfulness.