—Almedha
Almedha is a non-playable character from Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. She is the daughter of Dheginsea, the King of Goldoa. She is also the sister of Rajaion and Kurthnaga. She was Ashnard's de facto wife, and allegedly, Pelleas' mother.
Profile[]
Born as the princess of Goldoa, Almedha was the daughter of King Dheginsea, the younger sister of Prince Rajaion, and older sister of Prince Kurthnaga. In her adulthood, she left Goldoa for Daein where she grew close to Ashnard. Intrested in her heritage, Ashnard took her as a mistress and sired a son together. Due to the nature of their union, Ashnard being a Beorc and Almedha being a Laguz, their son was Branded and Almedha lost the ability to transform into her dragon form. When their son showed no notable features or talents, Ashnard had utilized the boy's existence to lure Rajaion into a trap, ultimately resulting in Rajaion being turned into Ashnard's mount.
Ashnard swiftly abandoned both Almedha and their son. Almedha lived a quiet existence in Daein and pained over the loss of her son, who was secreted away to parts unknown for the boy's safety. In her secluded life, she did not interact with either Ashnard or their son in over twenty years.
Radiant Dawn[]
News arrived to Almedha of a boy claiming to be her son, Pelleas, as he had a curious brand on his hand and matched the likely physical description of her son. Overjoyed by her reunion, Almedha devoted her entire being into protecting the boy as much as she could throughout the events of Radiant Dawn.
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In truth, Pelleas is not her son, and the mark on his hand, confused for a Brand, is in fact the mark of a Spirit Charmer. Though Pelleas truly believed he is Ashnard and Almedha's son, as he was an orphan, he was in truth an unwitting puppet manipulated by Izuka working on behalf of the Begnion Senate.
In the Epilogue, if certain criteria are fulfilled, Almedha and her younger brother Kurthnaga discover that Soren, and not Pelleas, is her true son. These criteria are as follows:
- The player must play on a New Game +.
- Soren must attack Micaiah in Chapter 3-7.
- When given the choice to kill Pelleas, the player must instead choose to spare him.
- Soren must fight Pelleas in Chapter 3-E.
- Pelleas must fight Sephiran in Chapter 4-E(4)
- Soren and Pelleas must both survive until the end of the game.
Personality[]
Almedha is an overprotective, aloof, and overbearing woman, so emotionally and mentally exhausted by all of her ordeals that she claims at one point that she would rather have all the people of Daein die than lose her son again. (Her son Soren incidentally shares some of her emotional nature, as demonstrated when he reveals his past to Ike.) Almedha also has an apparent distrust of Micaiah despite Micaiah's efforts in assisting Prince Pelleas during the fight to liberate Daein and the subsequent rebuilding of the nation. In particular, she appears to take offense to Micaiah's more adept handling of military and political matters that Pelleas struggles with.
Non-Canon Appearances[]
Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)[]
Almedha is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:
Choose Your Legends Placement History[]
| Round | Placement | Character Version | Votes |
|---|
| CYL1 | 653 |  Radiant Dawn |
93 |
| CYL2 | 659 ↓6 |
Radiant Dawn |
88 ↓5 |
| CYL3 | 454 ↑205 |
Radiant Dawn |
199 ↑111 |
| CYL4 | 487 ↓33 |
Radiant Dawn |
112 ↓87 |
| CYL5 | 417 ↑70 |
Radiant Dawn |
92 ↓20 |
| CYL6 | 381 ↑36 |
Radiant Dawn |
143 ↑51 |
| CYL7 | 337 ↑44 |
Radiant Dawn |
96 ↓47 |
| CYL8 | 219 ↑118 |
Radiant Dawn |
258 ↑162 |
Etymology[]
As a Spanish given name, Almeda is a transfer of the Spanish surname which is derived from Almeida, a habitational name from Arabic al-medina "the city". Its use has been influenced by Alameda, a topographic name from Spanish alameda "poplar grove", and ultimately by the Spanish word álamo "poplar". In the English-speaking world, Almeda is as much a borrowing of the Spanish name as it used to be the traditional "translated" form of a Welsh saint's name. Which saint exactly would have been Anglicized as Almeda is disputed by modern-day academics: the most popular theory opts for Eluned or Eiliwedd.
Amrita, Amrit or Amata, is a Sanskrit word literally meaning "immortality" and is often referred to in ancient Indian texts as nectar, ambrosia and carries the same meaning. Its first occurrence is in the Rigveda, where it is considered one of several synonyms for soma, the drink of the devas.
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