Astrid

Astrid
Game Data
Game	Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
First Seen	Chapter 13: A Guiding Wind (Path of Radiance) Part 2, Chapter 3: Geoffrey's Charge (Radiant Dawn)
Starting Class	Bow Knight (Path of Radiance) Bow Paladin (Radiant Dawn)
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“Wh-what did you just say!? There are no gentlemen in this land half as fine as Sir Makalov!”
—Astrid, putting in a good word for Makalov.

Astrid (ステラ Sutera, Stella in the Japanese and German version) is a playable character from Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. She is a member of the Crimean Royal Knights, and a former member of Begnion's noble House Damiel. Astrid was engaged to Duke Lekain of Gaddos, a sinister man and the main antagonist of Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, against her wishes. In order to avoid being put through such misery, she left home to seek her fortunes elsewhere.

Biography

Astrid was born into House Damiell, a prominent house of nobles in Begnion. Her family was very strict and controlling, with several of her siblings being married off to people they neither loved nor grew to love, as can be seen from the sorrowful letters they sent to Astrid.

Astrid was later arranged to marry Vice Minister Lekain, who is at least thirty years older than she is. She then decided to resist accepting her fate, whereupon she enlisted with the Begnion knights. However, being somewhat timid and hesitant while wielding her bow in battle, Astrid decided to overcome this weakness by assigning Gatrie as her bodyguard.

Path of Radiance

Astrid makes her first appearance in Chapter 13 of Path of Radiance. The ship she travels on in this chapter is incidentally the carrier of the Apostle Sanaki, causing it to be targeted by Daein soldiers and a few hired Kilvas Ravens. This leads to Astrid being dragged into the ensuing conflict, where she fights alongside Gatrie in order to protect the hapless civilians below-deck.

Prior to the start of Chapter 13, Astrid is observed to converse with Gatrie, with the latter expressing concern over the idea of her directly participating in it. She responds by displaying confidence in her skill with the bow, assuring Gatrie of her ability to protect herself.

After the chapter ends, Astrid will enlist into Ike's group, deciding that she will eventually be able to follow them away from Begnion. Astrid will stay on with the group until the game ends.

Through her Support Conversations, Astrid is observed to be an individual with a sweet temperament, and is often shy and meek when speaking to others. During her Support Conversations with Makalov, Astrid hands over a family heirloom to him, who makes plans to sell it for money to gamble. He later returns the heirloom, claiming that Marcia has forced him into doing so. (If Marcia has been slain prior to the activation of this conversation, Ike will tell Makalov off in her stead). This act of returning the pendant to Astrid causes her to deeply respect Makalov, in spite of his roguish and dishonest ways.

After the events of Path of Radiance, Astrid will be invited to join the Crimean Royal Knights.

Radiant Dawn

Astrid appears in Part 2 of Radiant Dawn, alongside Makalov, Kieran and the other Royal Knights, where she is shown to adamantly defend Makalov's drinking, gambling and poor work etiquette in Largo and Calill's inn.

Alongside the other Crimean Royal Knights, Astrid will launch an attack on Felirae Castle in Chapter 2-3. However, this proves to be a trap set by Ludveck, who has proceeded to lay siege on Fort Alpea at the time. The Royal Knights will later reinforce Elincia's forces in Castle Crimea at the end of Part 2.

Astrid will join the Laguz Alliance in Part 3 and become involved in the march towards the Tower of Guidance. During this time, she is described to constantly follow Makalov around, "cleaning up his messes", as quoted from Marcia.

She can speak to Levail at the Tower of Guidance if she is brought inside. Their dialogue suggests that they know each other from the past, but it is never stated how they came to be acquaintances.

Astrid will marry Makalov if they share an A support at the end of Radiant Dawn, and never succeeds in taming him.

In Game

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Recruitment

• Chapter 13: Starts as an Other Unit; Have Ike speak to her in order to recruit her.

Base Stats

Starting Class								Affinity
Bow Knight								Wind
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Wt	Mov
1	20	6	2	6	7	3	5	4	7	9	8
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Paragon				Bow - D				Iron Bow Knight Ward Vulnerary

Growth Rates

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
45%	40%	20%	55%	50%	40%	30%	25%

Support Conversations

See also: Astrid/Supports

• Gatrie
• Sothe
• Makalov

Promotion Gains

Item Required					Promoted Class
( Master Seal)					Paladin
1	+5	+2	+2	+2	+1	+3	+2	+1	+1
Weapon Levels
/ / E*

* Depends on player's choice.

Overall

Although she is initially somewhat difficult to train, Astrid can very quickly grow to hold her own, and can easily become a rather consistent unit. This is largely due to her Paragon skill, which doubles the amount of EXP she gets. However, this could be removed at a later level for battle-oriented skills like Sol or Adept; removing it is a good idea once Astrid reaches close to par with the rest of the other used units, especially since keeping Paragon on too long could cause Astrid to level up too quickly without gaining enough weapon experience.

On the whole, Astrid will have relatively balanced stats and will usually cap her skill and speed, with her low HP being offset by her high defense and the Knight Ward. If the player has any spare Arms Scrolls lying around, he/she may consider giving one to Astrid to boost her proficiency in wielding Bows right away, as she tends to hit a B ranking in bows once she becomes a Paladin, rather than as a Bow Knight. Her Strength and Luck growths are average, and may either end up being rather high or rather low. These issues may be easily fixed with the usage of bands from the player's second play-through onwards.

Once Astrid promotes into a Paladin, she can choose to use an additional weapon type of choice. Picking Lances as her secondary weapon is usually the most consistent choice, as there are a large number of Lance users in the second half of the game, and Astrid can KO most Axe users using a Bow, meaning she can afford to run Lances as a secondary weapon without the risks of disadvantage against enemy Warriors. However, if a number of Lance users are already fully trained, then Astrid can opt for Swords instead, though she will need more support for dealing with armored units.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Availability

Part 1											Part 2					Part 3															Part 4							Endgame
P	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	E	P	1	2	3	E	P	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	E	P	1	2	3	4	5	E	A1	A2	A3	A4	A5
														○	△										○		○			○	□	□	□	□	□	□	○	□	□	□	□	□

◎=Forced　○=Available　□=Available for selected　△=Reinforcement

Base Stats

Starting Class								Affinity
Bow Paladin								Wind
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Wt	Mov
2	32	13	8	16	15	17	10	14	7	31	9
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Paragon Canto				Bow - B				Steel Bow Iron Longbow Concoction

Growth Rates

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
55%	40%	20%	45%	40%	70%	30%	50%

Biorhythm

Promotion Gains

Item Required					Promoted Class
( Master Crown)					Silver Knight
1	+4	+3	+4	+2	+2	+3	+4	+0	+0
Weapon Levels
C A*

Overview

Astrid is very difficult to bring up to par with the other available horseback units she is recruited with in Part 2 of Radiant Dawn because of her low level and being locked to Bows, and her unremarkable base strength. However, with access to Paragon, Astrid can level fairly quickly and bring her stats up to par, but only if considerable effort is taken to feed her kills or let her hit an enemy for damage; in the first chapter she is available on, this can be done to some extent, but after that, if no effort has been made in Chapter 2-3, the chances of training Astrid are slim to none.

Even once she reaches par level-wise with other characters, Astrid's strength and speed are not particularly impressive, which, for a Bow user, can be problematic when trying to KO enemies. However, Astrid does excel in HP, skill, and resistance, which, with her excellent movement, allows her to pick off enemy magic users fairly quickly. Astrid's woes begin to subside once she promotes to a Silver Knight, with her strength and speed becoming roughly average. Astrid's main selling point as a Silver Knight is her higher resistance stat, which can be put to considerable use in the endgame with magic users being everywhere.

Quotes

Recruit Conversation (Path of Radiance)

Ike: Are you all right?
Astrid: Who are you?
Ike: My name's Ike. I'm with the Greil Mercenaries. I came to defend this ship—and the apostle, if I can.
Astrid: Is that so? I am Astrid, of House Damiell.
Ike: A blueblood, huh? Well, unless you're good with a sword, you'd better hide yourself in a cabin.
Astrid: I'll do no such thing. I once trained with knight and cavaliers. I may be of noble birth... but I know something of battle. I can fight.
Ike: Well, if you can fight, we can use you. Let's work together. You going to be all right with that?
Astrid: More so than I would be with hiding belowdecks, certainly.

Death Quotes

“I...wanted... to live...more freely... Grandmother...”
—Death Quote in Path of Radiance

Epilogue

Path of Radiance

“Good-bye, General Ike. This war has given me the confidence to enter the service of the Begnion knights. Thank you so much!”
—Astrid's epilogue quote to Ike

Radiant Dawn

• Unassuming Knight (つつましき弓騎士 Tsutsumashiki Yumi Kishi lit. Prudent Bow Knight)

As a Royal Knight renowned through the land, Astrid's beauty and prowess were known to allies and enemies alike.

• (A support with Makalov)

Astrid disregarded opposition and married the worst idler in three countries, but never tamed him.

Other Appearances

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

Astrid is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:

• B03-038N

  

Etymology

Astrid comes from Ástríðr, a Scandinavian name whose roots mean "god" and "beautiful, beloved."

Gallery

Artwork of Astrid from Path of Radiance.

Artwork of Astrid by Kokon Konfuji for Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher).

Astrid as a Bow Knight in Cipher

Astrid's portrait in Path of Radiance.

Astrid's portrait in Radiant Dawn.

Astrid's battle model as a Bow Knight in Path of Radiance.

Astrid's battle model as a Paladin in Path of Radiance.

Astrid's battle model as a Bow Paladin in Radiant Dawn.

Astrid's battle model as a Silver Knight in Radiant Dawn.